Thanks for the tip on the Appdaemon. Possible values: config, ssl, addons, backup, share or media. WebUnfortunately Im again seeing weird delays when listening for changed states from the Philips Hue Bridge in Home Assistant. The default value for this field, as shown in the UI. I have spoken too soon and only did a few number of tests which did not reveal all issues. Since the script running from the first movement is eventually just going to timeout and then turn off the lights, regardless of the other instances running in parallel for additional movement. Home Assistant doesn't have variables. Thanks for the tip on the Appdaemon. By default, a sequence of actions will be halted when one of the actions in I feel like I need more experience with yaml for the documentation to be much help. Timedelta object with offset to the event, if any. It doesnt pupulate the attribute part. Thank Taras very much. Thanks for the tip on the Appdaemon. For example, the output of a template is always a string. They seem to work as Ive expected. The script integration will create an entity for each script and allow them to The URL query parameters of the request (if provided). I also saw that the variables section is evaluated before trigger, and its exactly what I need, for this reason: if the light entity was updated by the automation, only them re-enter the automation again (mode: restart) and keep the light on. I have excatly the same issue. an unexpected error. an error is logged, and the automation or script run is marked as errored. {%- else -%} data: And lastly, a default can be added, which would be like the else.. A detailed description of the calendar event, if available. That is an example where I call a script for TTS. 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. Here is parts of the script: Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Custom component to declare/set variables, Set variables, custom component variables, https://github.com/rogro82/hass-variables, rogro82/hass-variables/blob/master/examples/counter.yaml, Using Input Select as an Array (Global variables) in Automations. stop can be useful to halt a script halfway through a sequence when, Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. iteration is available as repeat.item. Timeout has the same syntax as delay, and like delay, also accepts templates. Yes, but it's kind of cumbersome. { { warning }} target: - 'channelid' service: notify.discord This has narrowed it down some. In my scripts.yml: warnme: mode: single fields: warning: description: The text to send. 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. # Perform some other steps here while second script runs # Now wait for called script to complete. In addition, it will place a link below your first post that leads to the Solution post. Im just trying to understand if echo is some universal HA argument, or something he defined. 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. If I want the sonos to start playing at volume 0.02 @ 6.10 and get 0.01 louder every 5 minutes, I now have to add a wait / etc. reacting on the events the button sends). scene, script or group based on motion, illuminance, sun (+ more conditions) switch script lights blueprint group. Why use Scripts? See Available-Trigger-Data. If we apply this approach on the script above, it would look like this: Using the variables in the script requires the use of templates: Script variables that may be used by templates include those provided from the configuration, those that are passed when started from a service and the this variable whose value is a dictionary of the current scripts state. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now()? Seems like you would want it to be restart . This parses out movie and player for me, but if I have any other actions they are not available. For example: More choose can be used together. This form accepts a list of conditions (see conditions page for available options) that are evaluated before each time the sequence Defaults to ro, which you can change by adding :rw to the end of the name. # This action will run, as it is not disabled, shorthand notation of a template condition, True during the first iteration of the repeat sequence, The iteration number of the loop: 1, 2, 3, , True during the last iteration of the repeat sequence, which is only valid for counted loops. # Do some things at the same time as the first script Start a new run after first stopping previous run. Yes, they support calling with that attribute and they simply ignore it. In case I wasnt clear, I was suggesting leave all this, just replace the first few steps of your script with my choose block. input number I just not get it I cant set a sensor value and store ist there. The sequence is ran for each item in the list, and current item in the Thank you for the answers. Start a new run after all previous runs complete. The State object. The sequence of actions is specified using the Home Assistant Script Syntax. Script with template that uses a entity as variable. Youre saying its working which is good but have you tested all the cases you have? Automation: Allow using script sequence syntax for action Alexa: allow script syntax for State variables are bound to Python variables and services are callable as Python functions, so its easy and concise to implement logic. the output of a template is always a string. I hope I properly understood this mechanism. Scripts are a sequence of actions that Home Assistant will execute. Community maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. Community maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. action: The following example shows sending messages out at the time (in parallel): It is also possible to run a group of actions sequantially inside the parallel There is also an error option, to indicate we are stopping because of Example: I have a sensor with a value of 50 today tomorrow it is 53 maybe and I want to preserve the 50 and subtract the 50 from the 53 to get the difference. One way is using the generic script.turn_on service. WebPyscript: Python Scripting for Home Assistant. test_counter: 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. This is the case of an IF-IF. until also accepts a shorthand notation of a template condition. Each sequence is paired with a list of conditions. 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. The script integration will create an entity for each script and allow them to it also uses split to convert file to a list then references a list item using repeat.index. If you need to periodically re-evaluate the template, reference a sensor from the Time and Date component that will update minutely or daily. The script is called by more than one automation for handling different lights. This action allows you to fire an event. You can assign whatever name you want to a variable but I would steer clear of using words that have special meaning for Jinja2 (like function names, if, else, in, for, etc) to avoid ambiguity. The variables will be able to use templates and have access to the trigger variable. See Automation Trigger. Still have no luck in setting the variable even with the example. A script in Home Assistant is fundamentally a series of events that occurs sequentially. Yes, but it's kind of cumbersome. Thank, this is a helpful example. - snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. The value of the variable. {{ light_entity }}.last_updated) %}. Thank you, this fixes my issue but adds another one. For example: A variable named repeat is defined within the repeat action (i.e., it is available inside sequence, while & until.) See The JSON data of the request (if it had a JSON content type) as a mapping. tttt August 21, 2019, 5:19am #5 Thank you again for your help! They wrap around a series of actions and simplify your home assistant automations and allow you to do so many cool things What are you referring to when you say secret script variables/inputs? You can however define a new variable based on the other variable. Yes, but it's kind of cumbersome. type ( Required, string): The C++ type of the global variable, for example bool (for true / false ), int (for integers), float (for decimal numbers), int [50] for an array of 50 integers, etc. At least thats my understanding. Solution is quite simple, just change the order of delay service and wait_template service like below: Thanks Taras for your strongly support. type ( Required, string): The C++ type of the global variable, for example bool (for true / false ), int (for integers), float (for decimal numbers), int [50] for an array of 50 integers, etc. And from my tests its behaving as expected. The following describes trigger data associated with all platforms. just one minor issue, but I already fix it. how to set a variable as the value of itself multiplied with 3600, There are examples on github I used this approach at script start, which sometime return the correct entity, but most of the time do not: Is there one automation per light? sequence, regardless of whether that action encounters an error. Im very fresh in this area, so could you please help to explain for me why we have to use data_template instead of data in this case. See Available-Trigger-Data. I use lutron lights and the lutron integration represents my lights with no dimming options as switches in HA rather then lights so I have no experience with non-dimmable light entities. I am passing a string in a variable to a script. But somewhere on here theres a script that I found that does exactly that. It looks like the problem isn't in the script, but in the automation. You can use these variables in a template. The following tables show the available trigger data per platform. I wish HA would provide a way for temporary variables inside an automation that would persist across the actions. (See the conditions page for available options and how multiple conditions are handled.) When I run the automation, nothing happens. The template variable this is also available when evaluating any trigger_variables declared in the configuration. Believe me, I wish I knew more too. This action allows you to repeat a sequence of other actions. Ill have to reproduce what youve created on my test system before I can confirm my suspicion. Each automation use its set mode and will instantiate its own script object. Its possible the answer is there, Im not disputing that. That isnt how it works. See You can set it to true if youd like to continue the action Automation: Allow using script sequence syntax for action Alexa: allow script syntax for # Wait for IFTTT event or abort after specified timeout. I already test it and it run already. Automations support templating in the same way as scripts do. WebList of Home Assistant directories to bind mount into your container. I didnt realize I couldnt mark multiple. condition can also be a list of conditions and execution will then only continue if ALL conditions return true. 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. WebBoth work like script level variables. See Log Levels for a list of valid options. That seems like a good thing since it means it turns the light off for you when you walk away, right? Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. caution and only if you need it. FWIW, passing number_of_files is optional because it can be calculated from the file variable. However, what is being passed via the file variable is assumed to be a list (because the script treats it that way with {{file[repeat.index]}}. actions in the else part, you may want to consider using It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. Tg till jobb r {{ '' }} that sequence encounters an error. 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`. Otherwise if someone is in the bathroom longer then you have the timeout set I think its going to turn off the lights on them, even if they are moving around. I created a script that takes in a variable and an automation that uses it. It should be picked up by the automation again only when I turn it off and motion is detected. text string(Optional) Text to present in the confirmation dialog. from now on, all subsequent triggers will stop at the first condition until I manually turn off the light. icon: mdi:alarm A parameter field used by this script. I just want to store a sensor value and subtract it the next day to get the difference why is that so difficult. Every individual action in a sequence can be disabled, without removing it. - variables: movie: {% set movies = command.split (" on ") [0].split ("play ") [1] %} doesnt work - variables: movie: { { command.split (" on ") [0].split ("play ") [1] }} doesnt work. The idea is to simply suspend the automation until you manually turn off the light, at which moment the automation will kick in again. If one action fails or errors, the other actions will keep running until These are run when you turn the script on. data_template: Is there a way to loop, if I wanted to do this for two or three cameras? 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. WebConfiguration variables: id ( Required, ID ): Give the global variable an ID so that you can refer to it later in lambdas. you have the if echo is defined logic. When max is exceeded (which is effectively 1 for single mode) a log message will be emitted to indicate this has happened. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Template variables to use throughout a script. Templates can also be used to pass a value to the variable. The same concept applies to the studio room. This causes it only to be shown in the UI, when the user has advanced mode enabled. A custom Home Assistant component for declaring and setting generic variable entities dynamically. The reason is: if I change the light (turn off / on, adjust brightness) by external means (wall switch, remote, etc) the automation should stop handling the lights until they are turned off. example: AAAHHH sequence: - data: message: Warning! I have a script sonos_say which I pass a property message to and it reads it back, now I would like to send a template and have it parse it, but it just reads it back as plain text. It's not using the variable. Imagine if the script was called like this without supplying an echo variable: 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. WebAutomation Trigger Variables - Home Assistant Automation Trigger Variables Automations support templating in the same way as scripts do. 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. Events can be used for many things. The first variant allows you to define variables that will be set when the trigger fires. Possible values: config, ssl, addons, backup, share or media. WebConfiguration variables: id ( Required, ID ): Give the global variable an ID so that you can refer to it later in lambdas. It's not using the variable. What this is doing is its looking for an entity literally called light_entity and getting its last_updated time. This makes sense. I think this topic is outdated. A script in Home Assistant is fundamentally a series of events that occurs sequentially. Passing variables to scripts. false. Sometimes these errors are expected, for example, because you know the service rogro82/hass-variables/blob/master/examples/counter.yaml Lets say I get the player variable set to kitchen tv. A description of the script that will be displayed in the Services tab under Developer Tools. Variables created/modified in one parallelized action are not available This action supports nesting, however, if you find yourself using nested if-then Inherites template variables from event or state template based on the type of trigger selected for the device. [light_entity].last_updated), as_timestamp(states.light.~light_entity~.last_updated). 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. What I want is simply to copy the state of my sensor including the attributes to the variable for safe keeping while the sensor changes state to something else (in this case a different type of package coming which will set a different variable). I think the way you want to do that is just by changing this first bit here: So what will happen is this will turn on the light to the specified brightness only if it is off (then a small delay so the state is updated). Any errors that occur in the called scripts that cause them to abort will not affect the calling script. And I cant find the correct approach to do it! You can set continue_on_error for those cases on such an action. WebBoth work like script level variables. it really cant be that hard but I get it with no variable solution to work. Configuration I still think my proposal with the choose supports this use case? 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). tttt August 21, 2019, 5:19am #5 Thank you again for your help! Here is a fresh copy of the script with the modifications: Its absolutely perfect now. In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. See also script variables for how to define variables accessible in the entire script. Passing variables to scripts. If so you could customize your light entities using customize.yaml. 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? reacting on the events the button sends). But I dont want you to fix something which isnt broken so keep it if its working for you. I think youre close, but you have some YAML formatting issues. Seems like you would want it to be restart. But when I tried to excute automation morning, just volume of speaker was set to 0.3. 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. That works well. text string(Optional) Text to present in the confirmation dialog. Therefore the condition template must revert to the original test which was less than or equal to. Timedelta object how long state has been to state, if any. I feel like it should work one of the ways Ive tried but it simply doesnt. Maybe try: Is there a way to only send a notification if the camera is offline? I appreciate your replies. WebSmart Home Courses: https://courses.leonardosmarthomemakers.com/collectionsEveryone needs to start using scripts! While executing a script you can add a condition in the main sequence to stop further execution. Sample yaml below. That said, I'm almost done moving all of my automations off Home Assistant and onto AppDaemon. WebList of Home Assistant directories to bind mount into your container. github.com # supports seconds, milliseconds, minutes, hours. So the automation mode is separate from the script mode. /config/www/media/dog_bark/bark.mp3, Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/script/, Trying to use template conditional to set variable in script. I use for my wife and I everyday. WebUnfortunately Im again seeing weird delays when listening for changed states from the Philips Hue Bridge in Home Assistant. I only used notify so I can see if it is parsing appropriately. In pyscript, you can create persistent variables. 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. # Take different actions depending on if condition was met. Im not at home right now so I cant look into further at the moment. Defaults to ro, which you can change by adding :rw to the end of the name. Thats to confirm the script was passed a variable named echo. Some of the caveats of running actions in parallel: It is possible to halt a script sequence at any point. Researching now. Researching now. Im receiving a string from IFTTT, then I parse it out and get a movie and a player. The following script converts number_of_files to an integer before it compares it to repeat.index. See Available-Trigger-Data. 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. It looks like the problem isn't in the script, but in the automation. By using states[light_entity] its working. Hello. there is no guarantee that they will be completed in the same order. If a script contains only 1 action, the wrapping list can be omitted. It will turn on the lamp then begin to wait two minutes. Templating is a powerful feature that allows you to control information going into and out of the system. You can also use event_data to fire an event with custom data. A custom Home Assistant component for declaring and setting generic variable entities dynamically. 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. choose instead. Inside the if sequence the variables action will only alter the people variable for that sequence. Tried this one: With this error message: Imagine if the script was called like this without supplying an echo variable: - service: script.alexa_tts data: message: "Home Assistant has been started." The script integration will create an entity for each script and allow them to Please show an example of what you want to achieve and Im sure well be able to help you. 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