Why is this automation failing? trying two levels deep (yaml) automation

Configuration
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This is the error:
Invalid config for [automation]: expected a dictionary @ data[‘condition’][0]. Got None
extra keys not allowed @ data[‘conditions’]. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 152). Please check the docs at https://home-assistant.io/integrations/automation/

# Start boiler 4 houres before Shabat/holiday when we are at home
- alias: 'Boiler: Before Shabat/Chag'
  trigger:
    platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '-04:00:00'
  condition: or
  conditions:
    - condition: and
      conditions:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: group.person
          state: 'home'
        - condition: time
          weekday:
            - fri
        - condition: state
          entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
          state: 'off'
    - condition: and
      conditions:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: group.person
          state: 'home'
        - condition: state
          entity_id: sensor.jewish_calendar_holiday_type
          state: '2'
        - condition: state
          entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
          state: 'off'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.boiler
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
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  condition: or
  conditions:

should be

  condition:
    condition: or
    conditions:
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3

Thank you! that turned out to fix it, however - It still fails.

Log Details (ERROR)

Invalid config for [automation]: [state] is an invalid option for [automation]. Check: automation->trigger->0->state. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 152). Please check the docs at https://home-assistant.io/integrations/automation/ Invalid config for [automation]: [state] is an invalid option for [automation]. Check: automation->trigger->0->state. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 152).

# Start boiler 4 houres before Shabat/holiday when we are at home
- alias: 'Boiler: Before Shabat/Chag'
  trigger:
    platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '-04:00:00'
  condition:
    condition: or
    conditions:
      - condition: and
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: group.person
            state: 'home'
          - condition: time
            weekday:
              - fri
          - condition: state
            entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
            state: 'off'
      - condition: and
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: group.person
            state: 'home'
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.jewish_calendar_holiday_type
            state: 'erev_yom_tov'
          - condition: state
            entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
            state: 'off'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.boiler
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
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Are you sure the error is for this automation? I don’t see state in the trigger.

5

Yes thank you, figured it out myself but still - can’t find any other new automation since it has been working until now.
care to look inside?
much aprriciated…

# Boiler
- alias: 'Boiler Timer'
  hide_entity: False
  trigger:
    platform: template
    value_template: '{{ states.sensor.time.state == states.sensor.boiler_time_long.state }}'
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_timer_status
    state: 'on'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.boiler
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today

# Start boiler at 18:00 every day when we are at home
- alias: 'Boiler: Regular heating'
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: '18:00'
  condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: time
        weekday:
          - sun
          - mon
          - tue
          - wed
          - thu
      - condition: state
        entity_id: group.person
        state: 'home'
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
        state: 'off'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.boiler
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today

# Start boiler 4 houres before Shabat/holiday when we are at home
- alias: 'Boiler: Before Shabat/Chag'
  trigger:
    platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '-04:00:00'
  condition:
    condition: or
    conditions:
      - condition: and
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: group.person
            state: 'home'
          - condition: time
            weekday:
              - fri
          - condition: state
            entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
            state: 'off'
      - condition: and
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: group.person
            state: 'home'
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.jewish_calendar_holiday
            state: 'erev_yom_tov'
          - condition: state
            entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
            state: 'off'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.boiler
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today

# Turn off boiler after 45 min every time
- alias: 'Boiler: Turn off after 45 min'
  initial_state: 'off'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: switch.boiler
    state : 'on'
    for: 00:45:00
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.boiler
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today

# Set Boiler input_boolean to 'on' even if turned-on manually
- alias: 'Boiler: set input_boolean to on'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: switch.boiler
    state : 'on'
  action:
    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today

# Reset Boiler counter
- alias: 'Boiler: Reset daily counter'
  initial_state: 'on'
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: '00:00:00'
  action:
    - service: input_boolean.turn_off
      entity_id: input_boolean.boiler_today
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This is wrong:

- alias: 'Boiler: Turn off after 45 min'
  initial_state: 'off'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: switch.boiler
    state : 'on'
    for: 00:45:00

state: should be to:

Same with:

- alias: 'Boiler: set input_boolean to on'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: switch.boiler
    state : 'on'
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Life saver. thank you very much!

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