What template to use both mdi:icon and entity_picture: svg

Installation Home Assistant OS
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hi,
how could i use an mdi icon and an entity_picture in a template for an entity. The reason is the icon I need for the ‘else’ situation isnt an mdi icon, but was made for me today on the Mdi GitHub.

would need something like:

  templates:
    icon: >
      if (state === 'on') return 'mdi:ghost';
      return 'local/svg/ghost-off.svg';

or

“{% if state == ‘on’ %}mdi:ghost
{% else %}/local/svg/ghost-off.svg
{% endif %}”

not sure what template this should be… tried it before in another setting but wasnt successful , please have a look if this could be.

2

I think you will need to use a template sensor for this if you go here there is an example of exactly what you are trying to do.

3

sure, i use the template sensors, as posted btw, but cant find a way to use both icon and entity_picture in one template.

4

Have a look at my package called presence you find an example where I change my home status between icons and pictures.

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5

thanks! and of course, things couldn’t have been simpler… just never crossed my mind to use both icon_ and entity_picture_template for the same sensor… that is, this is what you where referring to isnt it?

  tina:
    friendly_name: "Tina Occupancy"
    value_template: >-
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.tina_home', 'on') %}
        Home
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Kindy') %}
        Kindy
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Stocklands') %}
        Stocklands
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Parlour') %}
        Parlour
	      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_samsung', 'UK') %}
        UK
      {% else %}
        Away
      {% endif %}
    entity_picture_template: >-
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.tina_home', 'on') %}
        /local/tina.jpg
      {% endif %}
    icon_template: >-
      {% if is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Kindy') %}
        mdi:school
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Stocklands') %}
        mdi:cart
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Parlour') %}
        mdi:coffee
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_samsung', 'UK') %}
        mdi:earth
      {% else %}
        mdi:walk
      {% endif %}
6

yeah that’s the one sorry I wasn’t near my pc to show example.

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7

I just noticed there is a spacing error in that

{% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Parlour') %}
    Parlour
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_samsung', 'UK') %}
    UK
  {% else %}
    Away
  {% endif %}

the last elif should be inline with the rest

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are these mutually exclusive?

 entity_picture_template: >-
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.tina_home', 'on') %}
        /local/tina.jpg
      {% endif %}
    icon_template: >-
      {% if is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Kindy') %}
        mdi:school
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Stocklands') %}
        mdi:cart
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_iphone', 'Parlour') %}
        mdi:coffee
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.admin_samsung', 'UK') %}
        mdi:earth
      {% else %}
        mdi:walk
      {% endif %}

When tina is home, cant the admin be at the other places? (or is Tina the admin…) just asking…

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I’m haven’t completely setup Tina Presence if you look at James Presence it uses input from a few presence trackers I take precedence from top down if the bluetooth trackers see any of our phone they trigger the first option of the input_boolean, if we at either of the other places we use own tracks to update and the icon/picture reacts to state changes of those. So no technically we can’t be in 2 places at once :slight_smile:

With Tina Presence I copied some variables from James Presence so there is a mix of my device trackers and hers just need to finish adding her bluetooth tracking details to the trackers I use own tracks exclusively for hers atm until I get a chance to grab her phone and set it up properly.