Using Template in Scripts for an Input Select

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I’ve been trying at this for a few days now…not sure whats going on. Essentially I use an input_select to keep track of which media device I am currently using (my TV has a Kodi Box for Live TV, Roku for Netflix/Hulu and Chromecast for music/misc). I would like to have a ‘smart pause’ button that directs a pause signal to the correct device. I think it should look something like this:

 brendans_bedroom_media_pause:
  sequence:
    - service: script.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: >
          {% if states.input_select.brendan_bedroom_active_media_player.state == "Roku" %}
            script.brendans_roku_play_pause
          {%-elif states.input_select.brendan_bedroom_active_media_player.state == "Chromecast" %}
            script.brendans_chromecast_play_pause
          {%-elif states.input_select.brendan_bedroom_active_media_player.state == "Kodi" %}
            script.brendans_kodi_play_pause
          {% else %}
            script.brendans_roku_play_pause
          {% endif %}

I’ve also tried:

  brendans_bedroom_media_pause:
    sequence:
      - service: script.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id: >
            {% if is_state("input_select.brendan_bedroom_active_media_player.state", "Roku") %}
              script.brendans_roku_play_pause
            {%-elif is_state("input_select.brendan_bedroom_active_media_player.state", "Chromecast") %}
              script.brendans_chromecast_play_pause
            {%-elif is_state("input_select.brendan_bedroom_active_media_player.state", "Kodi") %}
              script.brendans_kodi_play_pause
            {% else %}
              script.brendans_roku_play_pause
            {% endif %}

As a reference point, the ‘else’ condition doesn’t seem to work as well, and none of the scripts are running.

2

In both cases, you need to replace data: with data_template:

Your first attempt should work after that change. In your second attempt, you need to remove the .state after every input_select. See the templating docs for the correct use of is_state().