Using scripts with light template

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I think I’m a bit confused here and could use some help. I am trying to create a script that runs custom light effects depending on an input_select via a light template.

this is my light template:

- platform: template
  lights:
    living_room_light_template:
      friendly_name: "Living Room Light Template"
      level_template: "{{ state_attr('light.living_room_lights','brightness') }}"
      value_template: "{% if states('switch.living_room_ceiling_light_relay') == 'off' %} {{'off'}} {%else%} {{ states('light.living_room_lights') }} {%endif%}"
      temperature_template: "{{state_attr('light.living_room_lights','color_temp_kelvin') | int}}"
      hs_template: "{{ state_attr('light.living_room_lights','hs_color') }}"
      effect_list_template: "{{ state_attr('input_select.living_room_light_effects', 'options') | list}}"
      effect_template: "{{ states('input_select.living_room_light_effects')}}"
      turn_on:
        action: script.living_room_lights_on
      turn_off:
        action: script.living_room_lights_off
      set_level:
        action: light.turn_on
        target:
          label_id: living_room_lights
        data:
          brightness: "{{ brightness }}"
      set_temperature:
        action: light.turn_on
        target:
          label_id: living_room_lights
        data:
          color_temp: "{{ color_temp }}"
      set_hs:
        action: light.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id: "{{ label_entities('Living Room Lights') | list }}"
          #transition: "{{ transition | float }}"
          hs_color:
            - "{{ hs[0] }}"
            - "{{ hs[1] }}"
      set_effect:
        - action: script.living_room_lights_effect
          data:
            effect: "{{ effect }}"
      set_rgb:
        action: light.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id: "{{ label_entities('Living Room Lights') | list }}"
          #transition: "{{ transition | float }}"
          rgb_color: ({{ r }} , {{ g }} , {{ b }})
########### not available on Wiz Matter Bulbs Currently
#      set_rgbww:
#        action: light.turn_on
#        data:
#          entity_id: "{{ label_entities('Living Room Lights') | list }}"
#          #transition: "{{ transition | float }}"
#          rgbww_color: ({{ r }} , {{ g }} , {{ b }}, {{ cw }}, {{ ww }})
#      supports_transition_template: "{{ true }}"

And this is my script:

sequence:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{effect == 'Warm White'}}"
        sequence:
          - action: light.turn_on
            target:
              label_id: living_room_lights
            data:
              kelvin: 2650
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{effect == 'Cool White'}}"
        sequence:
          - action: light.turn_on
            target:
              label_id: living_room_lights
            data:
              kelvin: 5400
alias: Living Room Lights Effect
description: ""

I’m getting an error:

2025-02-25 13:23:52.605 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.script.living_room_light_template] Living Room Light Template: Error executing script. Service not found for call_service at pos 1: Action script.living_room_lights_effect not found

A pop up says: “action script.living_room_lights_effect uses action light.turn_on which was not found.”

I also think I’m not passing the effect variable properly and could use some guidance on that.

Thanks in advance

2

Error message seems pretty clear to me, no script with entity id script.living_room_lights_effect exists. Double check what entity id the script actually has, as I am pretty sure it will not automatically update if/when you changed the name/alias of the script.

3

This was the problem. I originally fat fingered the name and corrected it in the UI:

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I did not realize that the name did not actually change in the yaml file:

living_room_light_efffects:
  sequence:

However, now when I correct the name in the scripts.yaml, the entity ID in the UI says:
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and it throws an error saying the ID is already in use if i change it to match.

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks for your help so far.

4

Go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities and find the script.living_room_lights_effect entity (it will probably have a red exclamation icon in the rightmost column) and delete it. Then rename the “new” entity.

5

Appreciate it, thanks.