I’m trying to make use of variables in an automation, but they don’t appear to be getting set. What am I doing wrong? The following yaml was generated using the visual editor.
I had read that, and feared that might be the case. I thought I had tried moving things around, but I must have messed something up in the process. This adjustment seems to work, but I don’t like how I have to duplicate the code. Is there any other option to keep the code cleaner?
alias: Announce Car
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.2018_honda_odyssey_car_info
id: 2018_honda_odyssey
from: null
to: null
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.2013_audi_s4_car_info
id: 2013_audi_s4
from: null
to: null
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.2012_mini_cooper_clubman_car_info
id: 2012_mini_cooper
from: null
to: null
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- 2018_honda_odyssey
sequence:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data: {}
target:
entity_id:
- sensor.google_travel_time_honda_odyssey
- wait_for_trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.google_travel_time_honda_odyssey
attribute: origin_addresses
timeout:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 10
milliseconds: 0
- variables:
car_name: minivan
car_info: "{{ states( 'sensor.2018_honda_odyssey_car_info' ) }}"
car_location_address: >-
{% if states( 'device_tracker.2018_honda_odyssey' ) !=
"not_home" %}
"{{ states( 'device_tracker.2018_honda_odyssey' ) }}"
{% else %}
"{{ state_attr('sensor.google_travel_time_honda_odyssey',
'origin_addresses')[0].split(",")[0] }}"
{% endif %}
- parallel:
- service: notify.alexa_media_alexa_man_cave
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- service: notify.alexa_media_living_room
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- service: notify.alexa_media_master_bedroom
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- 2013_audi_s4
sequence:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data: {}
target:
entity_id: sensor.google_travel_time_audi
- wait_for_trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.google_travel_time_audi
attribute: origin_addresses
timeout:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 10
milliseconds: 0
- variables:
car_name: audi
car_info: "{{ states( 'sensor.2013_audi_s4_car_info' ) }}"
car_location_address: |-
{% if states( 'device_tracker.2013_audi_s4' ) != "not_home" %}
{{ states( 'device_tracker.2013_audi_s4' ) }}
{% else %}
{{ state_attr('sensor.google_travel_time_audi',
'origin_addresses')[0].split(",")[0] }}
{% endif %}
- parallel:
- service: notify.alexa_media_alexa_man_cave
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- service: notify.alexa_media_living_room
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- service: notify.alexa_media_master_bedroom
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- 2012_mini_cooper
sequence:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data: {}
target:
entity_id: sensor.google_travel_time_mini
- wait_for_trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.google_travel_time_mini
attribute: origin_addresses
timeout:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 10
milliseconds: 0
- variables:
car_name: mini cooper
car_info: "{{ states( 'sensor.2012_mini_cooper_clubman_car_info' ) }}"
car_location_address: >-
{% if states( 'device_tracker.2012_mini_cooper_clubman' ) !=
"not_home" %}
{{ states( 'device_tracker.2012_mini_cooper_clubman' ) }}
{% else %}
{{ state_attr('sensor.google_travel_time_mini',
'origin_addresses')[0].split(",")[0] }}
{% endif %}
- parallel:
- service: notify.alexa_media_alexa_man_cave
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- service: notify.alexa_media_living_room
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
- service: notify.alexa_media_master_bedroom
data:
message: The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}
mode: single
Since all your actions are the same, just with different values; attach the appropriate value to variables for each trigger. Then you can collapse all the actions into a single sequence with a single scope instead of using a Choose.
The only major difference will be the Wait for trigger since templates can’t be used in a State trigger. If you think the waiting is actually necessary, there are a couple options:
Use a static delay as I have below.
If it absolutely has to be that specific attribute you would need to set up a template sensor for each one.
There’s no point in parallelizing the Alexa Media calls, and it can actually cause messages to not be announced. If you really need the announcements to be as synchronous as possible the best bet is to create a speaker group in the Alexa app and call its notify service.
alias: Announce Car
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.2018_honda_odyssey_car_info
id: 2018_honda_odyssey
to: null
variables:
car_name: minivan
sensor: sensor.google_travel_time_honda_odyssey
tracker: device_tracker.2018_honda_odyssey
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.2013_audi_s4_car_info
id: 2013_audi_s4
to: null
variables:
car_name: audi
sensor: sensor.google_travel_time_audi
tracker: device_tracker.2013_audi_s4
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.2012_mini_cooper_clubman_car_info
id: 2012_mini_cooper
to: null
variables:
car_name: mini cooper
sensor: sensor.2012_mini_cooper_clubman_car_info
tracker: device_tracker.2012_mini_cooper_clubman
condition: []
action:
- service: homeassistant.update_entity
data: {}
target:
entity_id: "{{ sensor }}"
- delay: 10
- variables:
car_info: "{{ states(trigger.entity_id) }}"
car_location_address: >-
{% set state = states( tracker) %}
{{ state if state != "not_home" else state_attr(sensor, 'origin_addresses')[0].split(",")[0] }}
- service: notify.alexa_media
data:
message: "The {{ car_name }} is {{ car_info }} at {{ car_location_address }}"
target:
- media_player.man_cave
- media_player.living_room
- media_player.master_bedroom
mode: single
The only reason I had the delay in there the way I had it was because I wanted to make sure the update-entity call completed before I pulled the location of the car. Do you know if I need to wait, or will the update finish before the next step in the action?
