Unable to Create a Trigger-based Sensor in a Separate File

Configuration
1

Hello,
I am struggling to create a trigger-based sensor that is defined in a separate YAML file.
Configuration Details
In my configuration.yaml, I have the following entry:

template: !include_dir_list template

I have a folder where I store multiple YAML files, each defining different sensors:
:open_file_folder: config/template/

Inside this folder, I have a file ‘weather_forecast_card.yaml’ with the following content. However, the sensor does not appear in Home Assistant.

- trigger:
    - platform: time_pattern
      hours: /1
    - platform: homeassistant
      event: start
  action:
    - service: weather.get_forecasts
      target:
        entity_id: weather.forecast_home
      data:
        type: daily
      response_variable: daily
  sensor:
    - name: Weather Forecast Dashboard Card
      unique_id: weather_forecast_dashboard_card
      state: "Something File"
      attributes: some attributes ....

If I remove the trigger section and start the file directly with the sensor definition, the sensor appears in the Developer Tools.

What am i doing wrong ?

2

Read the documentation. For the way you have formatted your separate configuration file, as a list, you are using the wrong include type.

Each file contains a list:

  • !include_dir_merge_list will return the content of a directory as a list by merging all files (which should contain a list) into 1 big list.

Each file contains a list entry, i.e. a dict:

  • !include_dir_list will return the content of a directory as a list with each file content being an entry in the list. The list entries are ordered based on the alphanumeric ordering of the names of the files.
3

Thank you for the help.
I am new to Home Assistant.
I spend the time reading and learning and it works fine with !include_dir_merge_list

Thanks again