The basics are already working (i.e. text string(Optional) Text to present in the confirmation dialog. After each time a wait completes, either because the condition was met, the event happened, or the timeout expired, the variable wait will be created/updated to indicate the result. A lists items are indexed starting with zero. Also are you sure you want the mode of this script to be parallel ? Researching now. State objects also contain context data which can be used to identify the user that caused a script or automation to execute. A description of this of this script parameter. It looks like the problem isn't in the script, but in the automation. So, let me ask you this-- in alexa_tts script, you have the if echo is defined logic. Delays are useful for temporarily suspending your script and start it at a later moment. I gain a lots knowledge from your help. It uses pure Python for the automations, and YAML just for passing static data in to your automations. For example, argument1. Templating is a powerful feature that allows you to control information going into and out of the system. I enter living => automation turns on lamp (I have no brightness here), waits 2 minutes and then turns off the lamp because no movement detected, but I am on the couch reading something, and I did not want the light to actually turn off, I should turn off then turn on the lamp again, this should make the automation stop handling the light and let it on until I turn it off manually, the automation is running, I adjust the light externally (change the brightness for example) => the automation will stop at, the automation is triggered again by movement, but the light is still on => the condition is not met, it jumps to, Continue moving around the room for the duration of the timeout (might want to set it low for this test case) but dont adjust the light otherwise. From studying other peoples code, heres what Ive deduced. If any errors occur that cause the called script to abort, the calling script will be aborted as well. The variables will be able to use templates and have access to the trigger variable. Here is parts of the script: The basics are already working (i.e. The URL query parameters of the request (if provided). I have a pyscript that counts lights that are on,off, unavailable. false. When the script is executed within an automation the trigger variable is available. The sequence is ran for each item in the list, and current item in the See Available-Trigger-Data. The following tables show the available trigger data per platform. seconds: '/1' # Do some things at the same time as the first script Start a new run after first stopping previous run. You cant find it because it doesnt exist. It has helped clarify my understanding. In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. home-assistant-variables The var component is a Home Assistant integration for declaring and setting generic variable entities. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. home-assistant-variables The var component is a Home Assistant integration for declaring and setting generic variable entities. I now need to set another variable, player_entity to media_player.kitchen_tv, based on having received kitchen tv. Automation: Add a trigger variable that is available to templates when processing action part. Is that what echo is in the above user script, or is it something he created for his own purposes? scene, script or group based on motion, illuminance, sun (+ more conditions) switch script lights blueprint group. Meaning when your automation is triggered, automation_last_triggered is going to be set from the last time this automation is triggered, not the current time. Within the script, you must convert them from string to the desired type. In that case to target media_player is optional. State variables are bound to Python variables and services are callable as Python functions, so its easy and concise to implement logic. When the script is executed within an automation the trigger variable is available. This can be done in various ways. I only used notify so I can see if it is parsing appropriately. I dont think the configuration reloads that frequently though or would even see the change. Got None. It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. By first confirming it exists, it can reliably refer to its value. The other note you make is actually intentional. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now ()? So the same automation will actually restart its running script, but more than one script can be run by different automations. WebScripts are a sequence of actions that Home Assistant will execute. data: WebSmart Home Courses: https://courses.leonardosmarthomemakers.com/collectionsEveryone needs to start using scripts! So if Im understanding correctly the reason that conditional exists is really just to make sure you dont automatically change the brightness of the light if someone has manually adjusted it, right? You can set it to true if youd like to continue the action Call from a button or automation This means we can create a button to run the script from the overview page or call the script from an automation. So the automation mode is separate from the script mode. I wonder if the following is possible within HA, because it would make things a lot easier. You can use these variables in a template. minuter - service: script.sonos_say Defaults to ro, which you can change by adding :rw to the end of the name. This does not work: Use variables in your script dnikles (Dustin) February 18, 2021, 12:22pm #3 I am struggling with getting the syntax correct. Thank Taras very much. I hope I properly understood this mechanism. Paulus just changed from {{ trigger.from_state.state }}, notify. turn on a light (when motion is detected); wait a few minutes based on a datetime input; as_timestamp(states.light. Scripts are available as an entity through the standalone Script component but can also be embedded in automations and Alexa/Amazon Echo configurations. See Available-Trigger-Data. I already test again with your recommendation, but not succeed. In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. Scripts are available as an entity through the standalone Script component but can also be embedded in automations and Alexa/Amazon Echo configurations. It doesnt really exist outside the script, but when calling the script I need to pass something for that argument for it to do anything. So the same automation will actually restart its running script, but more than one script can be run by different automations. Timedelta object with offset to the event, if any. {%- if is_state('sensor.to_work', 'delayed') -%} A reserved word like data is set in stone whereas a variables name is whatever you choose it to be. Probably the easiest way would be to use a variable in this script, and then call it two or three times from another script where it passes the entity_id of each camera for each call. You have to use data_template because the variables contain templates. Because, as I mentioned, I suspect there are other problems and Im currently trying to reproduce your scripts on my system to identify them. (The first trigger idx is. Sometimes these errors are expected, for example, because you know the service Call from a button or automation This means we can create a button to run the script from the overview page or call the script from an automation. I am struggling with getting the syntax correct. In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. for example, a condition is not met. For instance, in the below example it is used to create an entry in the logbook. If Its also possible to create a dict in a jinja template and store that in a variable instead. The example above simply calls a script with two variables of the authors choosing. If not, then it will wait until it is true. example: AAAHHH sequence: - data: message: Warning! I hope this reply is in the right topic. This HACS custom integration for Home Assistant allows you to write Python functions and scripts that can implement a wide range of automation, logic and triggers. Thank, this is a helpful example. I would like to use a variable and set it to the value of an input_number, but got stuck. When the script is executed within an automation the trigger variable is available. I always set the icon and friendly_name via customize.yaml - snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. I need your guys help setting up a script which takes an entity variable and uses that variable inside a template condition too. They wrap around a series of actions and simplify your home assistant automations and allow you to do so many cool things Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now()? Got timestamp.variable.hour_calc. For the 2021.4: For our advanced users - Home Assistant (home-assistant.io) update - I think it is critical to tell people that they must enter their desired z-wave device configuration parameters and then leave the page loaded for at least as long as it takes for the target device to check in. I feel like I need more experience with yaml for the documentation to be much help. A description of the script that will be displayed in the Services tab under Developer Tools. Just cooked this up on the flight San Diego - Toronto ;-) Extracts scripts logic into a script helper Scripts now accept variables to be passed in when turned on via service. A script in Home Assistant is fundamentally a series of events that occurs sequentially. If the script overlooked to first check if echo is defined, it would fail at the first line of code that attempted to use the value of echo. 1 Like When a condition does not return true, the script will stop executing. One way is using the generic script.turn_on service. Home Assistant. Its possible the answer is there, Im not disputing that. Variables that will be available inside your templates. Within the script, you must convert them from string to the desired type. initial_state: 'on' WebScripts - Home Assistant Scripts The script integration allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant. With both types of waits it is possible to set a timeout after which the script will continue its execution if the condition/event is not satisfied. Inside the if sequence the variables action will only alter the people variable for that sequence. The value may be specified by a template, in which case Which then I call from my automations, like so: This approach works very well until now. These are run when you turn the script on. Passing variables to scripts. The example below demonstrates that: Running actions in parallel can be helpful in many cases, but use it with What gave you the impression such a concept exists in Home Assistant? Lets say command=play die hard on living room tv. Just cooked this up on the flight San Diego - Toronto ;-) Extracts scripts logic into a script helper Scripts now accept variables to be passed in when turned on via service. the template is rendered when the repeat step is reached. In addition, we must subtract 1 from repeat.index when referencing the file list. This action allows you to repeat a sequence of other actions. So I could make the follow modification and it would still work? Or additional pairs can be added, each of which is like an elif/then. The script integration will create an entity for each script and allow them to The initial value of repeat.index is 1 (not 0). Any YAML is valid. If someone is watching the TV in the living room, there is a high chance that someone is in that room, therefore the living room lights have to turn on too. Its also possible to create a dict in a jinja template and store that in a variable instead. Trying to use template conditional to set variable in script Configuration Python would be easier for me but wasn't aware of the Appdaemon piece. That is an example where I call a script for TTS. Thus, just by putting argument1 in that script, I have essentiall created it as an input. reacting on the events the button sends). Possible values: config, ssl, addons, backup, share or media. data: In pyscript, you can create persistent variables. Community maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. Script with template that uses a entity as variable. I can save it directly in the scripts.yaml, but then if I check config, it says theres an error on that line. I use these fields at several places in the ui. an error is logged, and the automation or script run is marked as errored. See Automation Trigger. until the condition(s) evaluate to true. The second time through it will skip the choose (since the light is already on) and just begin waiting. The action part could be inside a script or an automation. But I am still new to this and, like I said before, I dont know enough to make as much sense of the documentation as I wish I could. Since it's Python, you can use any variables Python can. entity_id: "{{ 'media_player.' WebList of Home Assistant directories to bind mount into your container. For those cases, the parallel action reacting on the events the button sends). The action section of an automation is essentially a script in itself, so when you set the run mode of an automation you are setting the run mode for that set of actions itself. Then when you turn it back on nothing is watching it so it just stays on. - snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. The most important one is the action to call a service. But I dont want you to fix something which isnt broken so keep it if its working for you. You would have to create a helper (input_number or input_text), then store the value in there before you switch the light (using input_text.set_value), then retrieve it after. I am using the custom compenent varaiables Ive used very similar triggers and conditions before, so I think Im doing something wrong in the syntax to set the variable. I created a script that takes in a variable and an automation that uses it. It doesnt pupulate the attribute part. What gave me the impression universal arguments exist? For example: # Example script integration containing script syntax, # This is written using the Script Syntax, # Set the people variable to a default value, # Try to increment people if Paulus is home, # At this scope and this point of the sequence, people == 0. But given what you have you could replace the last step in the script with something like this: Probably the easiest way would be to use a variable in this script, and then call it two or three times from another script where it passes the entity_id of each camera for each call. If the light is on (or after this choose block finishes if it was off) then it will always proceed to the next part (storing the lights brightness and waiting until it is turned off, its brightness changes or the timeout expires). text string(Optional) Text to present in the confirmation dialog. The default value for this field, as shown in the UI. For the benefit of other users, pleas mark my previous post with the Solution tag, as shown in the following image: By doing this, it will automatically place a check-mark next to the topics title which signals to other users that this topic has an accepted solution. notify_train_status: can be used to run the actions in the sequence in parallel, meaning all I can parse the string in a specific action, but then it is not available to other actions. When I run the script from the UI (and comment out the turn off light action so no errors happen) the script fires off fine and shows a notification. you have the if echo is defined logic. WebScripts - Home Assistant Scripts The script integration allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant. Allright. I use these fields at several places in the ui. Hey, I tried no all kinds of options to save a variable and get it out but nothing is working not the snarky one there I manage to get variables in but I cant use them in code. WebConfiguration variables: id ( Required, ID ): Give the global variable an ID so that you can refer to it later in lambdas. When echo is omitted the media_player in the room with the last motion is used. Notice the light turns off after the timeout has passed since you entered the room despite you moving around since the first instance of the script has now finished. Variables have local scope. All this should still happen in my proposal. and then there are the Hass variables the same thing its a nightmare. I might be including your suggestion too in the script, once Im sure the automation entity ID will remain constant Its easier to provide it from the same place where the automation is defined, in case it gets changed more (Im not yet set on a naming format for automations). I already test it and it run already. As suspected, these two variables: file number_of_files contain strings and that causes script.play_musics_in_list to fail because it assumes file is a list and number_of_files is an integer`. Youre welcome but you should give the Solution tag to Burningstones post because he answered your original question first. an unexpected error. condition can also be a list of conditions and execution will then only continue if ALL conditions return true. It doesnt throw any errors in the logs. The example below shows the continue_on_error set on the first action. Testing with mutiple lights (multiple automations) calling the same script, and triggering multiple time, behaves as expected. that sequence encounters an error. By default, a sequence of actions will be halted when one of the actions in Seems like you would want it to be restart. Hello. The following example shows how a single automation can control entities that arent related to each other but have in common the same trigger. Configuration invalid By default, all sequences of actions in Home Assistant run sequentially. Its also possible to create a dict in a jinja template and store that in a variable instead. I am trying to set an input_datetime time attribute to a value of a variable, but I cannot succeed. Although Im curious, do your lights which dont support dimming allow you to specify a brightness_pct in the the light.turn_on service call and have a brightness attribute? WebCommunity maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. Community maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. Heres what I suggest for the automation. exemptions list(Optional) List of exemptionobjects. Each script will itself become an entity that can be called from the script service. Templating is a powerful feature that allows you to control information going into and out of the system. - variables: movie: {% set movies = command.split (" on ") [0].split ("play ") [1] %} doesnt work - variables: movie: { { command.split (" on ") [0].split ("play ") [1] }} doesnt work. value: 0 - variables: movie: {% set movies = command.split (" on ") [0].split ("play ") [1] %} doesnt work - variables: movie: { { command.split (" on ") [0].split ("play ") [1] }} doesnt work. It's not using the variable. The template is re-evaluated whenever an entity ID that it references changes state. The script is called by more than one automation for handling different lights. Variables can be set manually using the var.set service or they can be set using templates or SQL queries which will be run automatically whenever a specified event fires. Scripts may also use a shortcut syntax for activating scenes instead of calling the scene.turn_on service. There are 4 songs, and I want to play all songs. EDIT If one doesnt exist (and it wont since all entities in HA are prefixed with a domain) then the int filter will simply return 0. They seem to work as Ive expected. WebConfiguration Variables Looking for your configuration file? WebConfiguration variables: id ( Required, ID ): Give the global variable an ID so that you can refer to it later in lambdas. Each script will itself become an entity that can be called from the script service. in another parallelized action. environment: dict: A dictionary of environment variables to run the add-on with. Heres what I suggest for the automation. This where: bedroom actions. or script as failed to run. The script integration will create an entity for each script and allow them to I found that, when speaker change state from paused to playing, but it take a few second to update status of state. I appreciate your replies. In addition, it will place a link below your first post that leads to the Solution post. {{ trigger.topic.split('/')[-1] }}. Youre mixing up language directives (the reserved words or HA YAML arguments you described) with variable names. Scripts are available as an entity through the standalone Script component but can also be embedded in automations and Alexa/Amazon Echo configurations. - service: notify.notify What I do now is enter a wait of 00:03 and add a new brightless lever. or errors that Home Assistant does not handle. I suspect there may be other issues as well. Timeout has the same syntax as delay, and like delay, also accepts templates. message: "{{ message }}" If Im wrong about that, then we will have to subtract 1 from repeat.index when referencing the file list. The State object. example: AAAHHH sequence: - data: message: Warning! All of this helps other users to find answers to similar questions about passing variable to scripts. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now ()? Every individual action in a sequence can be disabled, without removing it. How do people know about these secret script variables/inputs? Things like data, or entity_id, which are universal HA yaml arguments required in certain instances. I cant get it to set the variable at all right now and Im not sure why. If you flick the light off the wait_template kicks out and ends the script (since the light is off). See You tell it the start time, how long of a ramp you want and from what level to start and finish. {{ light_entity }}.last_updated). For all the different possibilities, have a look at the service calls page. WebSmart Home Courses: https://courses.leonardosmarthomemakers.com/collectionsEveryone needs to start using scripts! # Take different actions depending on if condition was met. Did you ever solve this ? Script with template that uses a entity as variable? Theres no universal HA argument. 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