stop can be useful to halt a script halfway through a sequence when, Scripts may also use a shortcut syntax for activating scenes instead of calling the scene.turn_on service. Within the script, you must convert them from string to the desired type. light.) I am using the custom compenent varaiables WebScripts - Home Assistant Scripts The script integration allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant. just one minor issue, but I already fix it. The most important one is the action to call a service. 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. WebCommunity maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. Variables in Automation - Configuration - Home Assistant Community Variables in Automation Configuration T1ppes November 3, 2021, 9:30am #1 I am trying to create an automation around a IKEA TRADFRI Shortcut Button. While it sounds attractive to parallelize, most of the time, just the regular The State object. Thank Taras. But what I have works so I didnt pursue it. minuter for example, a condition is not met. Seems like you would want it to be restart. The following script converts number_of_files to an integer before it compares it to repeat.index. 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. Variables in Automation - Configuration - Home Assistant Community Variables in Automation Configuration T1ppes November 3, 2021, 9:30am #1 I am trying to create an automation around a IKEA TRADFRI Shortcut Button. is run. Automation: Allow using script sequence syntax for action Alexa: allow script syntax for 2018-07-08 22:24:42 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Invalid service data for input_datetime.set_datetime: Invalid time specified: timestamp.variable.hour_calc for dictionary value @ data[time]. The while also accepts a shorthand notation of a template condition. The variables will be able to use templates and have access to the trigger variable. In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. And then passing the variable happens as follows: Am I understanding this correctly? Also are you sure you want the mode of this script to be parallel? Theres no universal HA argument. When the script is executed within an automation the trigger variable is available. The script integration allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant. the actions are started at the same time. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now ()? It's not using the variable. Have you tried to delete the icon attribute? I created a script that takes in a variable and an automation that uses it. In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. Mark if this field is required. automation: In that case to target media_player is optional. The first conditions/sequence pair is like the if/then, and can be used just by itself. frsenat med {{ light_entity }}.last_updated) %}. Please note that continue_on_error will not suppress/ignore misconfiguration This form accepts a list of conditions (see conditions page for available options) that are evaluated before each time the sequence an error is logged, and the automation or script run is marked as errored. actions in the else part, you may want to consider using They wrap around a series of actions and simplify your home assistant automations and allow you to do so many cool things This does not work: By first confirming it exists, it can reliably refer to its value. 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. A reserved word like data is set in stone whereas a variables name is whatever you choose it to be. Ive run out of ideas. 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. Inherites template variables from event or state template based on the type of trigger selected for the device. In case I wasnt clear, I was suggesting leave all this, just replace the first few steps of your script with my choose block. I dont think the configuration reloads that frequently though or would even see the change. example: AAAHHH sequence: - data: message: Warning! This is not a good thing in my scenario. 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. 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. # 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. Did you ever solve this ? rogro82/hass-variables/blob/master/examples/counter.yaml Lets say I get the player variable set to kitchen tv. Home Assistant. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now ()? It does ramp down as well. This action evaluates the template, and if true, the script will continue. The same is for example my sonos WebHome Assistant architecture, especially states. Just wanted to check on that. Python would be easier for me but wasn't aware of the Appdaemon piece. Using the stop action. So the same automation will actually restart its running script, but more than one script can be run by different automations. The result is saved in persistent fields. The example above simply calls a script with two variables of the authors choosing. Im on v116.2 and hass-variables are still working fine for me. I only used notify so I can see if it is parsing appropriately. variable: test_counter script traces. Here are several other examples where the solution is to use data_template: Script variable as template? 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. I hope I properly understood this mechanism. means the next action is started after the current action has been completed. {{ states.sensor.to_work.attributes.number_of_minutes_delayed }} Yes, but it's kind of cumbersome. A custom Home Assistant component for declaring and setting generic variable entities dynamically. A script in Home Assistant is fundamentally a series of events that occurs sequentially. false. Controls maximum number of runs executing and/or queued up to run at a time. I can save it directly in the scripts.yaml, but then if I check config, it says theres an error on that line. i tid can be used to run the actions in the sequence in parallel, meaning all I use for my wife and I everyday. I want to parse the string into different variables to be used throughout the script. No big deal, but then when I type it in the yaml, as soon as I enter the last } it immediately changes it to [object Object]: null. It is used for: Formatting outgoing messages in, for example, the notify platforms and Alexa component. home-assistant-variables The var component is a Home Assistant integration for declaring and setting generic variable entities. WebBoth work like script level variables. You can also use event_data to fire an event with custom data. caution and only if you need it. But if not, then you could do this: Hi all Im having a bit of a problem setting these variables. The list of items I found that, when speaker change state from paused to playing, but it take a few second to update status of state. Automation: Allow using script sequence syntax for action Alexa: allow script syntax for See Available-Trigger-Data. reacting on the events the button sends). 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. Events can be used for many things. Indentation is wrong and yiu dont need the set command. The script integration will create an entity for each script and allow them to What I do now is enter a wait of 00:03 and add a new brightless lever. The value of the variable. Use variables in your script dnikles (Dustin) February 18, 2021, 12:22pm #3 I am struggling with getting the syntax correct. But I face another issue. 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. Timeout has the same syntax as delay, and like delay, also accepts templates. Paulus just changed from {{ trigger.from_state.state }}, notify. 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 a script contains only 1 action, the wrapping list can be omitted. Then, by writing that into your script, you have essentially created argument that can be passed when calling the variable. WebSmart Home Courses: https://courses.leonardosmarthomemakers.com/collectionsEveryone needs to start using scripts! Why use Scripts? - snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now()? Lets say command=play die hard on living room tv. 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. This repeat form accepts a list of items to iterate over. message: > Templating is a powerful feature that allows you to control information going into and out of the system. {%- elif is_state('sensor.to_work', 'canceled') -%} WebUnfortunately Im again seeing weird delays when listening for changed states from the Philips Hue Bridge in Home Assistant. We support different syntaxes for a delay as shown below. It will turn on the lamp then begin to wait two minutes. - snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables. # This action will not run, as it is disabled. WebHome Assistant architecture, especially states. it encounters an error; it will continue to the next action. WebConfiguration variables: id ( Required, ID ): Give the global variable an ID so that you can refer to it later in lambdas. I hope this reply is in the right topic. WebScripts - Home Assistant Scripts The script integration allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant. Defaults to ro, which you can change by adding :rw to the end of the name. The template variable this is also available when evaluating any trigger_variables declared in the configuration. It looks like the problem isn't in the script, but in the automation. In pyscript, you can create persistent variables. is run. tttt August 21, 2019, 5:19am #5 Thank you again for your help! A description of the script that will be displayed in the Services tab under Developer Tools. Or additional pairs can be added, each of which is like an elif/then. tttt August 21, 2019, 5:19am #5 Thank you again for your help! This When it is used inside a choose action, only the actions within that choose will stop. - service: variable.set_variable home-assistant-variables The var component is a Home Assistant integration for declaring and setting generic variable entities. The variables will be able to use templates and have access to the trigger variable. 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. I dont know if youre using variable.hour_calc elsewhere. For instance, in the below example it is used to create an entry in the logbook. Remove the colon at the end of the service call. I have spoken too soon and only did a few number of tests which did not reveal all issues. If its a universal HA argument, I cant find any data on it. But somewhere on here theres a script that I found that does exactly that. Do you see anything wrong in the automation? Then in your script you could pull the name of the automation from the attributes of the light_entity. Is that what you want or did you want it to be set to essentially now ()? It's not using the variable. Do you see anything wrong in the automation? All of this helps other users to find answers to similar questions about passing variable to scripts. (See the conditions page for available options and how multiple conditions are handled.) I think this topic is outdated. Scripts are separate things from automations and the run mode of the automation wont affect the run mode of that script. message: "{{ message }}" 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. If it waits for 2 minutes then it will turn off the light again. WebScripts - Home Assistant Scripts The script integration allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant. Scripts can be created via YAML configuration (described below) or via the UI. It's not using the variable. The basics are already working (i.e. If I set the entity to {{ player_entity }} in the gui, it forces me to edit yaml. How do people know about these secret script variables/inputs? This will only be shown in table of options available in the Services tab of the Developer Tools. See Available-Trigger-Data. { { warning }} target: - 'channelid' service: notify.discord It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. There are two ways to achieve this. An example value. Tg till jobb r {{ '' }} I think youre close, but you have some YAML formatting issues. This action supports nesting, however, if you find yourself using nested if-then Nesting is fully supported. Everything explained in this topic can be found in the documentation. exemptions list(Optional) List of exemptionobjects. There are many different conditions which are documented at the conditions page. Is there a way to loop, if I wanted to do this for two or three cameras? title: "Tg till jobb" This causes it only to be shown in the UI, when the user has advanced mode enabled. Got None. I suspect there may be other issues as well. In my scripts.yml: warnme: mode: single fields: warning: description: The text to send. Please be advised that I have set the condition template to check if repeat.index is less than number_of_files (as opposed to less than or equal to). Following is an example of the calling script not waiting. 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 suppose one way to do it would be to call another script and send it data player_entity: media_player.kitchen_tv and separate it out into another script. If I comment out the attribute part, I can set the variable value, without problem. Automation: Add a trigger variable that is available to templates when processing action part. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Template variables to use throughout a script. Do you see anything wrong in the automation? This form accepts a count value. No, you cant change the variable directly. [light_entity].last_updated), as_timestamp(states.light.~light_entity~.last_updated). My script, which I run from a few automations: The issue is, of course, in the value_template getting the last_update value. github.com Although if you do move again then the script will start running again. But I dont want you to fix something which isnt broken so keep it if its working for you. I wish HA would provide a way for temporary variables inside an automation that would persist across the actions. Runs are guaranteed to execute in the order they were queued. These are run when you turn the script on. Each script will itself become an entity that can be called from the script service. The following describes trigger data associated with all platforms. Not sure you need scripts here; I would think you could just do this directly in the action part of an automation. Templating is a powerful feature that allows you to control information going into and out of the system. State variables are bound to Python variables and services are callable as Python functions, so its easy and concise to implement logic. That seems like a good thing since it means it turns the light off for you when you walk away, right? Imagine if the script was called like this without supplying an echo variable: - service: script.alexa_tts data: message: "Home Assistant has been started." 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. The action part could be inside a script or an automation. There are some caveats (see below) when using parallel actions. Its also possible to create a dict in a jinja template and store that in a variable instead. 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. 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. This action can use the same triggers that are available in an automations trigger section. Start a new, independent run in parallel with previous runs. An optional default sequence can be included which will be run only if none of the sequences from the list are run. Am I correct in understanding that by enumerating echo there, you have essentially created an input argument (as I call it, not sure if my terminology is right) with the name echo? 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. Variables have local scope. A custom Home Assistant component for declaring and setting generic variable entities dynamically. Got it, thanks! exemptions list(Optional) List of exemptionobjects. # Wait for sensor to change to 'on' up to 1 minute before continuing to execute. See Log Levels for a list of valid options. Use variables in your script dnikles (Dustin) February 18, 2021, 12:22pm #3 I am struggling with getting the syntax correct. reacting on the events the button sends). In my scripts.yml: warnme: mode: single fields: warning: description: The text to send. action: Passing variables to scripts. Got timestamp.variable.hour_calc. If Web5 MUST Have Scripts in Home Assistant Written by Gio in Smart Home Scripts are a collection of actions that are very similar to those actions in automations. Thanks for the tip on the Appdaemon. Scripts are available as an entity through the standalone Script component but can also be embedded in automations and Alexa/Amazon Echo configurations. The other potential issue I see is with your automation_last_triggered variable. on each other and order doesnt matter. actions. 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. This is my last try: And this is the error message from the log: solved the issue for me. Bit can this be done easier? The template is re-evaluated whenever an entity ID that it references changes state. Im just trying to understand if echo is some universal HA argument, or something he defined. By default, all sequences of actions in Home Assistant run sequentially. EDIT: I didnt realize you couldnt use templates for entity_id in a state condition. That works well. What this is doing is its looking for an entity literally called light_entity and getting its last_updated time. Thus, just by putting argument1 in that script, I have essentiall created it as an input. Isnt it pissible to add some kind of tempate to add X per X minutes? Community maintained list of different ways to use Home Assistant. There are three ways to control how many times the sequence will be run. Please show an example of what you want to achieve and Im sure well be able to help you. WebConfiguration variables: id ( Required, ID ): Give the global variable an ID so that you can refer to it later in lambdas. 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. Script names (e.g., message_temperature in the example above) are not allowed to contain capital letters, or dash (minus) characters, i.e., -. - service: tts.amazon_polly_say State variables are bound to Python variables and services are callable as Python functions, so its easy and concise to implement logic. Believe me, I wish I knew more too. Yes, reserved word was what I was meaning. Every individual action in a sequence can be disabled, without removing it. I personally like how that would keep the script focused on the light entity though and allow you to keep the mapping between lights and their controlling automations in an external file (customize.yaml in this case). For example, argument1. All previously defined trigger variables, variables and script variables are passed to the trigger. Variables that will be available inside your templates. When calling a script directly (e.g., script.NAME) the calling script will wait for the called script to finish. Follow up question: is there a way to change the value of a variable in an action and have that change reflected in other actions? Web5 MUST Have Scripts in Home Assistant Written by Gio in Smart Home Scripts are a collection of actions that are very similar to those actions in automations. Variables created/modified in one parallelized action are not available When I run the automation, nothing happens. 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. Why use Scripts? This text will be logged and shows up in the automations and The stop action takes a text as input explaining the reason for halting the For example: A variable named repeat is defined within the repeat action (i.e., it is available inside sequence, while & until.) I appreciate your replies. - snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables It doesnt support an attributes dictionary, but its easy enough to just create a variable for each attribute. 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. In pyscript, you can create persistent variables. 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. Scripts are available as an entity through the standalone Script component but can also be embedded in automations and Alexa/Amazon Echo configurations. text string(Optional) Text to present in the confirmation dialog. Sometimes these errors are expected, for example, because you know the service If not, Im sorry. The JSON data of the request (if it had a JSON content type) as a mapping. Yes, I just got the same result in my tests which means my assumption was incorrect. When it is used inside a repeat action, only the current iteration of the repeat loop will stop. It uses a streamlined template to convert the Folder Sensors file_list attribute to a comma-delimited string. The default value for this field, as shown in the UI. example: AAAHHH sequence: - data: message: Warning! 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. 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`. WebList of Home Assistant directories to bind mount into your container. This parses out movie and player for me, but if I have any other actions they are not available. The selector to use for this input. State variables are bound to Python variables and services are callable as Python functions, so its easy and concise to implement logic. You can set continue_on_error for those cases on such an action. I have a pyscript that counts lights that are on,off, unavailable. Python would be easier for me but wasn't aware of the Appdaemon piece. WebConfiguration Variables Looking for your configuration file? Within the script, you must convert them from string to the desired type. You can have a script, and say you have a service call within it, you can call a variable/argument that has never really been declared anywhere else and can call it whatever you want. or script as failed to run. The output of file is string, but in script Im using it as a list. It restarts the timeout every time the motion is detected and stops the automation if the light is controlled manually (state or brightness are changed - I dont monitor other attributes as I dont have the need for them). I still think my proposal with the choose supports this use case? The automation or script will be halted, 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. WebConfiguration Variables Looking for your configuration file? WebConfiguration Variables Looking for your configuration file? I keep seeing scripts that are passing things like who: which I cant find documentation on, and I am just now piecing together that these may be self-defined arguments that their scripts can take. 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`. The speaker just play the third song in few seconds, and jump to play the fourth song (the last one) until finish. Since it's Python, you can use any variables Python can. I dont think the configuration reloads that frequently though or would even see the change. volume: 0.04 The variables will be able to use templates and have access to the trigger variable. A brightness value of 0 turns off the light, any value greater than 0 will turn on the light. Configuration invalid Is there a way to loop the message logic, or is that not really what YAML is for, and I should move to calling a python script? Passing variables to scripts. So if you have 4 songs in the list, they are referenced 0, 1, 2, and 3. The sequence will be run The following automation example shows how to raise a custom event called event_light_state_changed with entity_id as the event data. I notice you have this in there: I just did some quick testing with this on my own HA. 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]}}. And I cant find the correct approach to do it! In addition to the Home Assistant template extensions available to scripts, the trigger and this template variables are available. Im not sure if my intentions are clear enough from my description. What gave you the impression such a concept exists in Home Assistant? You can use these variables in a template. The other note you make is actually intentional. This action allows you to fire an event. {%- else -%} Allright. Hello, newb question here, sorry! I have excatly the same issue. I now need to set another variable, player_entity to media_player.kitchen_tv, based on having received kitchen tv. Its possible the answer is there, Im not disputing that. See 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. The second variant is setting variables that are available when attaching a trigger when the trigger can contain templated values. This has narrowed it down some. I wish HA would provide a way for temporary variables inside an automation that would persist across the actions. Seems like you would want it to be restart . An optional alias can be added to each of the sequences, excluding the default sequence. (See ?, line ?). 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