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Create Expression to call out Entity ID of Tripped Binary Sensor

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    Interestingly enough I am using almost the exact same expression elsewhere just fine Screenshot 2022-09-06 170412.png

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      You're right... it is almost the exact same expression... almost. (I'm teaching here... look closely at the one the works, and the one that doesn't).

      Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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        Interestingly enough I am using almost the exact same expression elsewhere just fine Screenshot 2022-09-06 170412.png

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        #10

        Hi @Pabla

        I'm sorry if I'm saying something wrong and out of the context of this discussion, but I'll put what I have that seems to be what you are looking for, using DynamicGroupController, which was an excellent feature that @toggledbits implemented.

        config > reactor.yaml

          - id: groups
            enable: true
            implementation: DynamicGroupController
            name: Dynamic Group Controller
            config:
              groups:
                "dgc_low_battery":
                  name: DGC Low Battery
                  select:
                    - include_capability:
                      - battery_power
                  filter_expression: >
                    entity.attributes.battery_power.level < 0.3
                "dgc_tripped":
                  name: DGC Tripped
                  select:
                    - include_capability:
                      - door_sensor
                      - motion_sensor
                      - co_detector
                      - smoke_detector
                      - leak_detector
                  filter_expression: >
                    entity.attributes?.door_sensor?.state == true or
                    entity.attributes?.motion_sensor?.state == true or
                    entity.attributes?.co_detector?.state == true or
                    entity.attributes?.smoke_detector?.state == true or
                    entity.attributes?.leak_detector?.state == true
                "dgc_internal_motion":
                  name: DGC Internal Motion
                  select:
                    - include_entity:
                      - "hubitat>40"
                      - "hubitat>41"
                      - "hubitat>43"
                      - "hubitat>73"
                  filter_expression: >
                    entity.attributes?.motion_sensor?.state == true
        
        

        When I then have the information loaded, it is easy to handle in many situations.

        a9029020-79e6-4052-a1bd-cc59c9f423b5-image.png

        In the example below, I put in the array HouseSECURITY which devices I want to monitor, according to the way the house is, and then I crosscheck with what comes from DynamicGroup, and display messages, take actions, etc..

        26cabf4a-530b-475e-8d14-31191c0c8a4f-image.png

        At the moment, the house is in Day mode, so there is nothing, at night I load in this variable the list of doors and windows; when it is travel, I add movement.

        I don't know if I helped or hindered.

        Thanks.

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          #11

          It would be my preference that Pabla find his error, since the way he's doing it will work... worked before, and he said that, he just changed something that made it not work, and some troubleshooting is necessary. In this case, a "code review" is sufficient (a review of the failing expression, perhaps in conjunction with a careful comparison to the working similar expression).

          Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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          • toggledbitsT toggledbits

            You're right... it is almost the exact same expression... almost. (I'm teaching here... look closely at the one the works, and the one that doesn't).

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            @toggledbits said in Create Expression to call out Entity ID of Tripped Binary Sensor:

            You're right... it is almost the exact same expression... almost. (I'm teaching here... look closely at the one the works, and the one that doesn't).

            Had a feeling it was a typo mistake, gonna take a look with some fresh eyes later today.

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            • wmarcolinW wmarcolin

              Hi @Pabla

              I'm sorry if I'm saying something wrong and out of the context of this discussion, but I'll put what I have that seems to be what you are looking for, using DynamicGroupController, which was an excellent feature that @toggledbits implemented.

              config > reactor.yaml

                - id: groups
                  enable: true
                  implementation: DynamicGroupController
                  name: Dynamic Group Controller
                  config:
                    groups:
                      "dgc_low_battery":
                        name: DGC Low Battery
                        select:
                          - include_capability:
                            - battery_power
                        filter_expression: >
                          entity.attributes.battery_power.level < 0.3
                      "dgc_tripped":
                        name: DGC Tripped
                        select:
                          - include_capability:
                            - door_sensor
                            - motion_sensor
                            - co_detector
                            - smoke_detector
                            - leak_detector
                        filter_expression: >
                          entity.attributes?.door_sensor?.state == true or
                          entity.attributes?.motion_sensor?.state == true or
                          entity.attributes?.co_detector?.state == true or
                          entity.attributes?.smoke_detector?.state == true or
                          entity.attributes?.leak_detector?.state == true
                      "dgc_internal_motion":
                        name: DGC Internal Motion
                        select:
                          - include_entity:
                            - "hubitat>40"
                            - "hubitat>41"
                            - "hubitat>43"
                            - "hubitat>73"
                        filter_expression: >
                          entity.attributes?.motion_sensor?.state == true
              
              

              When I then have the information loaded, it is easy to handle in many situations.

              a9029020-79e6-4052-a1bd-cc59c9f423b5-image.png

              In the example below, I put in the array HouseSECURITY which devices I want to monitor, according to the way the house is, and then I crosscheck with what comes from DynamicGroup, and display messages, take actions, etc..

              26cabf4a-530b-475e-8d14-31191c0c8a4f-image.png

              At the moment, the house is in Day mode, so there is nothing, at night I load in this variable the list of doors and windows; when it is travel, I add movement.

              I don't know if I helped or hindered.

              Thanks.

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              #13

              @wmarcolin that’s my next plan! I want to get comfortable with some basic expressions first then dive into the dynamicgroupcontroller

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              • PablaP Pabla

                @wmarcolin that’s my next plan! I want to get comfortable with some basic expressions first then dive into the dynamicgroupcontroller

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                @pabla said in Create Expression to call out Entity ID of Tripped Binary Sensor:

                dynamicgroupcontroller

                I highly recommend taking the time to use DynamicGroupController, before I had huge global variables, complexity to monitor and create array, when this feature was implemented it made these group management actions by characteristics much easier. Good luck!

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                • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                  You're right... it is almost the exact same expression... almost. (I'm teaching here... look closely at the one the works, and the one that doesn't).

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                  #15

                  @toggledbits said in Create Expression to call out Entity ID of Tripped Binary Sensor:

                  You're right... it is almost the exact same expression... almost. (I'm teaching here... look closely at the one the works, and the one that doesn't).

                  okay so I checked and noticed that I wrote attribute singular and in the working one made it attributes plural. Still no success.. I even got someone else to check the syntax and they weren't able to find a difference between the working and non-working expression.

                  I fear I am overlooking something super basic which I thought I fixed but I have yet to find the error

                  Edit: I had a typo in my array of entities all is well

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                    Did the behavior change? If so, what does the new behavior look like? If not, what is in the logs?

                    Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                      Did the behavior change? If so, what does the new behavior look like? If not, what is in the logs?

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                      @toggledbits it works as expected now, I had a typo in one of my entities in the array.

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                      • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                        You can't do it in x_hass_system.call_service (specifically and uniquely) because the data is an object field in that action, and the substitution doesn't work in object types, only in strings. You need to use the actions available in x_hass_tts. If your media_player.living_room does not natively have x_hass_tts actions listed, you'll need to add them by copy-pasting this to a file called local_hass_devices.yaml in your config directory (and restart Reactor):

                        entities:
                          # This media player supports TTS
                          "hass>media_player_living_room":
                            services:
                              - tts
                        

                        Unfortunately the Hass API doesn't expose enough info for Reactor to know that device supports the service, so it has to be done manually.

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                        @toggledbits said in Create Expression to call out Entity ID of Tripped Binary Sensor:

                        You can't do it in x_hass_system.call_service (specifically and uniquely) because the data is an object field in that action, and the substitution doesn't work in object types, only in strings.

                        This restriction has been lifted in build 22251. The data will now be stored as a string rather than an object, so that substitution can occur. This requires that any use of call_service be edited, so that the stored data is updated to the new form. You'll get alerts for actions that need to be edited. See the announcement for build 22251 for more info.

                        Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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