Use template for entity_id (in automation trigger)

Configuration
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Same setup as above, just a different trigger: with Time Pattern trigger, the check is done every second → so there is no one minute lag → the reaction is instant :slight_smile:

alias: test_toggles
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: time_pattern
    seconds: "*"
condition:
  - condition: template
    value_template: |-
      {{ 
        states 
        | selectattr(
          'entity_id', 
          'match', 
          '^(input_boolean).test_toggle_*'
        ) 
        | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on')
        | list
        | count
        
        != 
        
        states('input_number.test_toggles_being_on_count')
        | int(0)
      }}
action:
  - service: notify.persistent_notification
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: |-
        test_toggles_being_on_count changed from {{
          states('input_number.test_toggles_being_on_count')
          | int(0) 
        }}  to  {{ 
          states
          | selectattr(
            'entity_id', 
            'match', 
            '^(input_boolean).test_toggle_*'
          ) 
          | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on')
          | list
          | count
        }}
  - service: input_number.set_value
    metadata: {}
    data:
      value: |-
        {{ 
          states 
          | selectattr(
            'entity_id', 
            'match', 
            '^(input_boolean).test_toggle_*'
          ) 
          | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on') 
          | list 
          | count 
          | float(0.0) 
        }}
    target:
      entity_id: input_number.test_toggles_being_on_count
mode: single