Use attributes for trigger.entity_id in data_template automation

Feature Requests
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I tried to use the friendly name of trigger.entity_id under data_template in my automation. Example…

- alias: 'Alarm tripped'
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.frontdoor
      state: 'Open'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.entrance_motion
      state: 'Active'
  condition:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: alarm_control_panel.zone_a
      state: armed_away
  action:
    service: notify.notify
    data_template:
      message: "Alarm tripped at {{ trigger.entity_id }}"
      title: ""

But it is not working because attributes seem to not passing over to data_template.

I hope this can be supported in future. Thanks.

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I second that.

3

Consider {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }}

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Thank you that worked for me.

- alias: 'Announcement Movie playing'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: media_player.kodi
    from: 'paused'
    to: 'playing'
  action:
    service: notify.notify
    data_template:
      message:  >
        {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.media_title }} is now {{ states.media_player.kodi.state }} in the {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }}.
      title: ""

- alias: 'Announcement Movie paused'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: media_player.kodi
    from: 'playing'
    to: 'paused'
  action:
    service: notify.notify
    data_template:
      message:  >
        {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.media_title }} is now {{ states.media_player.kodi.state }} in the {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }}.
      title: ""

resulted in below for me

16-06-07 22:01:37 homeassistant.core: Bus:Handling <Event logbook_entry[L]: domain=automation, message=has been triggered, name=Announcement Movie playing>

16-06-07 22:01:37 homeassistant.core: Bus:Handling <Event call_service[L]: service_call_id=1979396784-11, domain=notify, service_data=title=, message=Pacific Rim is now playing in the Media Room., service=notify>

16-06-07 22:01:49 homeassistant.core: Bus:Handling <Event call_service[L]: service_call_id=1979396784-12, domain=media_player, service_data=entity_id=media_player.kodi, service=media_play_pause>

16-06-07 22:01:49 homeassistant.components.automation: Executing Announcement Movie paused

16-06-07 22:01:49 homeassistant.core: Bus:Handling <Event logbook_entry[L]: domain=automation, message=has been triggered, name=Announcement Movie paused>

16-06-07 22:01:49 homeassistant.core: Bus:Handling <Event call_service[L]: service_call_id=1979396784-13, domain=notify, service_data=title=, message=Pacific Rim is now paused in the Media Room., service=notify>

TTS speaks movie (announcing movie played/paused) to me now. YEAH!

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Thank you very much! It works!!!