WTH Single automation for multiple instances of same automation with different devices

[dvbit]

I understand that.
I wrote “fewer helpers”.
For an automation with 7 parameters in a home with 7 rooms that is 7 helpers vs 49 helpers

I hope I explained

[petro]

And I said…

@petro

An entity will always be created and requests like this in the past have always gone ignored because the system is designed around the state machine which is what stores your data.

If you don’t understand that sentence it means:

You aren’t going to get what you want. You’re always going to get an entity.

Also, that’s a separate WTH.

WTH are there no Variable Entities in HA?

I need this use case all the time and see it often in the community: Sensors with custom states that stay persistent during a restart. What I see most often is that people use a text input to store a state and then derive a template sensor for that to display it or use it in automations. What I do is to use variables. WTH is this not a thing in HA core? Call it variables, custom sensors or whatever, the use case is there. Update as it is unclear for some what I want to propose: A separate …

or

WTH can't input helpers be read only in UI

This is old feature request but still very valid WTH. Using custom cards (often with YAML) to get similar UI graphics (calendar, slider, toggle etc) is not the most user friendly option

Lastly, automations themselves have the ability to store local variables. However they are not editable after creation.

[dvbit]

Ok you are right! Now I UNDERSTAND
Thank you for the constructive debate.
This moves communities forward.
Got it you need a state. Fine

[dvbit]

I think you are one of the few that took time to read carefully. This is what I mean: avoid one input helper per blueprint instance

[dvbit]

This is Not what I meant

[petro]

Dude, I’m done describing it. I know what you want, I know the current WTH’s out here. Everything you’re asking for in this WTH is already being asked for in others, or the functionality exists.

[dvbit]

I feel too that unfortunately the discussion is getting nowhere and
I know what I am suggesting (not asking, this is an open source project and people that are not contributing kindly suggest, do not ask :-)).

I still think that it is not exactly what has been described (just one person above wrote what I meant) but no problem.
Let’s move on.

My best regards

[petro]

What you’re asking for isn’t really complicated. I’ve used appdaemon for years. I found that I didn’t need it anymore because I could get what I want with the built in automation engine, and I have very complicated automations. At this point, you’re either being stubborn or you don’t understand my responses.