Issue with YXpad (can't use "y" variable) in Honeycomb Menu

[Scarpetta3]

Hello, I was able to use all the features of this spectacular menu that you develop, I missed just one thing. I have tried a lot but it seems I can't figure out what I am missing. I am tying to make xypad work for my cover but I receive an error. I searched a lot in guides (for example this one: Link from which I substantially copy and paste the snippet of code for my service call on cover) and in your documentation but with no success.

This is my code for a nested Honeycomb Menu (if I put it on a non nested I have the same result):

tap_action:
  type: "custom:button-card"
  action: call-service
  service: honeycomb
  service_data:
    entity: cover.tapparella_camera_singola
    xy_pad:
      on_release: true
      y:
        # action: call-service
        service: cover.set_cover_position
        service_data:
          entity_id: cover.tapparella_camera_singola
          position: '{{  y }}'

The error I receive is the follow:

Failed to perform the action cover/set_cover_position. expected int for dictionary value @ data['position']

For now what I want to reach is to have a number from that "y" variable. The next step will be to return "100" for positive values and "0" for negative ones.

Thank You very much in advance

Regards Matteo

[Sian-Lee-SA]

Check the browser inspector and viewv the datav that is being sent through the webssocket when you make the xy_pad call

[Scarpetta3]

Hello, I have found this two elements in the sent messages of the web socket.

FIRST ONE:

{type: "call_service", domain: "cover", service: "set_cover_position", return_response: false,…} domain : "cover" id : 62 return_response : false service : "set_cover_position" service_data : {entity_id: "cover.tapparella_camera_singola", position: "3.225"} entity_id : "cover.tapparella_camera_singola" position : "3.225" type : "call_service"

SECOND ONE:

{type: "call_service", domain: "system_log", service: "write", return_response: false,…} domain : "system_log" id : 63 return_response : false service : "write" service_data : {logger: "frontend.js.modern.202410024",…} level : "debug" logger : "frontend.js.modern.202410024" message : "Unhandled promise rejection from Chrome 130.0.0.0 on Windows 10\n{\n \"code\": \"invalid_format\",\n \"message\": \"expected int for dictionary value @ data['position']\"\n}" type : "call_service"

The only thing that I can notice is that is a double format.

Any suggestions? Can I do some other inspections?

Thank You Regards

[Sian-Lee-SA]

try position: '[[[ return parseInt( {{ y }} ) ]]]'... or Math.round() if you wish to round

[Scarpetta3]

Ok, so probably we have found the first issue. But if I'll try to use the other template syntax '[[[ ]]]' it works only without the use of the passed variable {{ y }}. Infact this dumb snippet works:

position: '[[[if (5 > 0) {return 100;} else {return 0;}]]]'

It obviously return always 100 but it works. But this one, instead, broke the honeycomb menu that doesn't appear anymore:

position: '[[[if ({{ y }} > 0) {return 100;} else {return 0;}]]]'

Also this one doesn't work:

position: '[[[ return {{ y }}; ]]]'

For the second issue, the only thing that I was concern about is the fact that this XYpad is inside a nested honeycomb menu (the button with the "icon cover", if pressed, open a second Honeycomb menu) and if u try to use the second templating syntax '[[[ ]]]' over there it broke the honeycomb Menu.

So I tryed to move the YXpad to the first Honeycomb Menu (not nested) and everything work smooth with this snippet code:

position: '[[[if ({{ y }} > 0) {return 100;} else {return 0;}]]]'

Does this have any sense for you?

Thank You very much again Regards

[Sian-Lee-SA]

What does console log show when the menu doesn't open?

[Sian-Lee-SA]

Also not sure why youy have

tap_action:
  type: "custom:button-card"

this is not valid for a tap_action

[Scarpetta3]

Sorry for this:

tap_action: type: "custom:button-card"

I removed it but nothing change. Instead for the console output, here:

Uncaught (in promise) HoneyCombJSTemplateError: SyntaxError: Unexpected token '{' in 'if ({{ y }} > 0) {return 100;} else {return 0;}'
    at new Function (<anonymous>)
    at honeycomb-menu.js:24:1757
    at ct (honeycomb-menu.js:24:2027)
    at honeycomb-menu.js:24:1626
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at ct (honeycomb-menu.js:24:1609)
    at honeycomb-menu.js:24:1626
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at ct (honeycomb-menu.js:24:1609)
    at honeycomb-menu.js:24:1626

Thanks

[Sian-Lee-SA]

Give latest release a try, also remember to clear and hard refresh when updating js files

[Scarpetta3]

I have tryed like you suggest the latest release that you push few hours ago. Everything works now, also in nested honeycomb Menu. I will test deep tomorrow cause here it's late but I can't see why it has to fail now.

Glad to see it was not completely my fault about that. I was very frustating about that.

Thank You very much for the support and for the substantially immediate fix for the issue.

Regards Matteo