This Custom Template for checking if members of a list of entities such as input_booleans or binary_sensors or other custom sensors are displaying True or False.
I found that the !input value of entities you typically get from a BluePrint is a list of entities, so constructs like is_state will not work with them directly. I came up with this to make that easier to manage. Of course bare entities can also be checked by putting them in as a [ ] braces list, so it works both ways.
Templates are available for testing both True and False separately, and you can check if any are that state, all are that state, or only one is that state. Items that are a state other than some of the standard truthy/falsy indications will be ignored. (null, unavailable, unknown, numbers that are not 0 or 1, etc.)
The main reason for using this template is not because it's complicated, it's because the logic check is something you may be using over and over when you are dealing with automations, so being able to repeat the same action over and over is better if there is 1 place in your project the code exists. If you are only going to use this template in one place in your code, just copy the template and paste it in there directly for simplicity.
Documentation for this Custom Template can be found at:
- The Description of each of the templates themselves.
- The github readme: https://github.com/SirGoodenough/Logic-Chekr/blob/master/README.md.
- Home Assistant Community Forum: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/logic-chekr/659934.
This requires HomeAssistant version 2023.11.0 or greater due to the use of the list test in the code.
Install this in HACS or download the logic_chekr.jinja from this repository and place the files into your config\custom_templates directory.
You may need to enable 'experimental features' mode. To do this find the HACS section of the Home Assistant Integration page. Click on the '>' arrow to bring you to the custom integration page. Then click on configure, and select 'enable experimental features' check box. click submit, then float out and restart the HA server to make sure it takes. When you come back HACS will look slightly different, but the Templates section is now visible and you will be able to select it. At some point in time HACS will update and the new interface and options will be the only available interface.
Before you report a 'Bug', you need to make sure you have read the accompanying Descriptions on the templates and this README and have followed all the settings required here. This is important because if these instructions are not followed, you will likely have a bad day and be forced to contact me for help. Not that I don't want to help, but personal interaction takes me a while to respond and is generally non-productive.
Another good thing to do before you ask for help is try testing what you have in the Developer Tools Template Tab in Home Assistant. There you can adjust this and that until you figure out the answer to your question yourself.
This expects a list of entities. This means [ ] braces OR if your entities are pulled from a BluePrint entity selector, that is already a list and you do not need the braces.
- The number of entities that evaluate as True using
bool(value, default) functionis counted. truthy values - Items that do not evaluate as bool will be defaulted to null/undefined.
- If there are one or more that match, True is returned, else False, defaults to False.
This always returns text, so cast to bool on the other end to be certain of the result.
Use of the - character in the return template ensures no unwanted spacing is pulled back with your answer.
Generically, this can be dropped into many templates to to help with the logic status of entities.
- if: >-
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import true_any %}
{{- true_any( [door_open] ) | bool -}} This expects a list of entities. This means [ ] braces OR if your entities are pulled from a BluePrint entity selector, that is already a list and you do not need the braces.
- The number of entities that evaluate as False using
bool(value, default) functionis counted. falsy values - Items that do not evaluate as bool will be defaulted to null/undefined.
- If there are one or more that match, True is returned, else False, defaults to False.
This always returns text, so cast to bool on the other end to be certain of the result.
Use of the - character in the return template ensures no unwanted spacing is pulled back with your answer.
Generically, this can be dropped into many templates to to help with the logic status of entities.
- if: >-
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import false_any %}
{{- false_any( [door_open] ) | bool -}} This expects a list of entities. This means [ ] braces OR if your entities are pulled from a BluePrint entity selector, that is already a list and you do not need the braces.
- The number of entities that evaluate as True using
bool(value, default) functionis counted. truthy values - Items that do not evaluate as bool will be defaulted to null/undefined.
- If there is only one that matches, True is returned, else False, defaults to False.
This always returns text, so cast to bool on the other end to be certain of the result.
Use of the - character in the return template ensures no unwanted spacing is pulled back with your answer.
Generically, this can be dropped into many templates to to help with the logic status of entities.
- if: >-
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import true_one %}
{{- true_one( [door_open] ) | bool -}} This expects a list of entities. This means [ ] braces OR if your entities are pulled from a BluePrint entity selector, that is already a list and you do not need the braces.
- The number of entities are counted.
- The number of entities that evaluate as True using
bool(value, default) functionis counted. truthy values - Items that do not evaluate as bool will be defaulted to True.
- If the 2 counts are the same, True is returned, else False, defaults to False.
This always returns text, so cast to bool on the other end to be certain of the result.
Use of the - character in the return template ensures no unwanted spacing is pulled back with your answer.
Generically, this can be dropped into many templates to to help with the logic status of entities.
- if: >-
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import true_all %}
{{- true_all( [door_open] ) | bool -}} This expects a list of entities. This means [ ] braces OR if your entities are pulled from a BluePrint entity selector, that is already a list and you do not need the braces.
- The number of entities that evaluate as False using
bool(value, default) functionis counted. falsy values - Items that do not evaluate as bool will be defaulted to null/undefined.
- If there is only one that matches, True is returned, else False, defaults to False.
This always returns text, so cast to bool on the other end to be certain of the result.
Use of the - character in the return template ensures no unwanted spacing is pulled back with your answer.
Generically, this can be dropped into many templates to to help with the logic status of entities.
- if: >-
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import false_one %}
{{- false_one( [door_open] ) | bool -}} This expects a list of entities. This means [ ] braces OR if your entities are pulled from a BluePrint entity selector, that is already a list and you do not need the braces.
- The number of entities are counted.
- The number of entities that evaluate as False using
bool(value, default) functionis counted. falsy values - Items that do not evaluate as bool will be defaulted to False.
- If the 2 counts are the same, True is returned, else False, defaults to False.
This always returns text, so cast to bool on the other end to be certain of the result.
Use of the - character in the return template ensures no unwanted spacing is pulled back with your answer.
Generically, this can be dropped into many templates to to help with the logic status of entities.
- if: >-
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import false_all %}
{{- false_all( [door_open] ) | bool -}} Here is a full example that uses this. It is part of a BluePrint showing the use of 2 of the functions. Notice that since door_open is a list from an !input entity selector, no [ ] braces are required.
variables:
# Convert !inputs to variables
cooldown: !input cooldown
door_open: !input door_entity
action:
- alias: Repeat the sequence UNTIL the door is closed
repeat:
sequence:
- alias: This is the delay broke into 2 sec incr so it can be interrupted.
repeat:
while: >
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import true_any %}
{{- true_any( door_open ) | bool and repeat.index < cooldown/2 -}}
sequence:
- delay: 00:00:02
- alias: Send announcement message (potentially again)
if: >
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import true_any %}
{{- true_any( door_open ) | bool -}}
then:
- service: tts.cloud_say
data:
entity_id: !input speaker_target
message: !input announcement_message
options:
gender: !input speaker_gender
voice: !input speaker_voice
language: !input speaker_language
- alias: Delay to make sure the message can complete.
delay: 00:00:10
until: >
{% from 'logic_chekr.jinja' import false_all %}
{{- false_all( door_open ) | bool -}}
Location of this code: https://github.com/SirGoodenough/Logic-Chekr
Home Assistant Community Forum Post link: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/logic-chekr/659934/
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