Using template as source with flex-table-card

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1

I’d like to use the template expression label_entities(‘EELIGHTS’) as the source for entities in flex-table-card. I’ve tried putting that expression in various places, including a {% for %} for the entities: include, but have no success as yet.

I have tried calling a script without success:

sequence:
  - variables:
      response: |-
        {% set ns = namespace(entities=[]) %}
        {% for e in label_entities('EELIGHTS') | expand %}
          {% set ns.entities = ns.entities + 
            [ 
              { 
                'name': e.name,
                'id': e.entity_id,
                'state': e.state,
                'setting': states('input_text.'+ (e.entity_id | replace('switch.', '')))
              }
            ]
          %}
        {% endfor %}
        {{ ns.entities }}
  - stop: done
    response_variable: response
alias: GetLights
description: ""

with the following in dashboard:

          - type: custom:flex-table-card
            entities: []
            action: script.getlights
            columns:
              - name: ID
                data: x.name
              - name: State
                data: x.state
              - name: Setting
                data: x.setting
2

Use your switch.tapo* include then add some excludes for the extra items.

I have this to just get the door open/close sensors.

entities:
  include:
    - binary_sensor.*door*
  exclude:
    - binary_sensor.*universal*
    - binary_sensor.*battery*
    - binary_sensor.*home_*
    - binary_sensor.*door_lock
3

I do not think that will produce a list, this does:

{{ label_entities('Television') | list  }}

Produces:


[
  "switch.switchlinc_relay_dual_band_1f_a6_c9",
  "switch.switchlinc_relay_dual_band_1f_bd_69"
]

Template editor can be very valuable to debug.

4

What I need to known is how to get some list such as that over to the flex-table-card?

5

Ok, super.

What I need to known then is how to get some list such as that over to the flex-table-card? I tried using a script but don’t know how to debug it further.

6

So, I should give up on using labels, or template, or script?

7

Never give up if it is something you want to do. :slight_smile:
The way I showed you will certainly cause more work if you end up adding more sensors that would be included in binary_sensor.door. You might have to add more excludes.

I don’t have time to look in depth right now. But, according to the script docs for stop, the response_variable must be key value pairs. Your are outputting a list.

If you look at the docs for flex-table-card, the list in the output of the script is created as the value of a key output.

8

Thanks for all the help. Got the script to work by nesting the array within an object in the response, and using the name of the object in the dashboard.

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