Question, Using IF statement in multi_calls

[JayChun]

It's just a question about java script tempating. I am making 'multi_calls' that call different actions depending on the button entity state.

If button entity state is ON.

• Turn off the entity
• Turn off a relative automation

if button entity state is OFF.

• Turn on the entity
• Turn on a relative automation

There are probably many ways to make it, but I'd like to handle by Button-card.

This is my code, but it is not working. Can someone please explain what is wrong?

tap_action:
  action: nothing
  multi_calls: |
    [[[
      if ( states['switch.digital_frame_hdmi'].state == "on" ) {
          hass.callService(
            "switch",
            "turn_off",
            { entity_id: "switch.digital_frame_hdmi" }
          );
          hass.callService(
            "automation",
            "turn_off",
            { entity_id: "automation.switch_digital_album_control" }
          ) }
      if ( states['switch.digital_frame_hdmi'].state == "off" ) {
          hass.callService(
            "switch",
            "turn_on",
            { entity_id: "switch.digital_frame_hdmi" }
          );
          hass.callService(
            "automation",
            "turn_on",
            { entity_id: "automation.switch_digital_album_control" }
          ) }
    ]]]

[JayChun]

I inserted { } in the code, and updated it in the body. But the switch and automation are 'turn off' and 'turn on' and repeats over and over again.

[JayChun]

I made another single button-card and test the code. It's working well.

But the code is not a standalone button, it is button-card inside button-card. I think the problem is that doesn't work with button-card which made with 'customfield' inside parent button-card.

[il77781]

@JayChun, have you tried adding do_not_eval: true for this nested button-card? Something like this:

type: custom:button-card
############
custom_fields:
  nested_card:
    do_not_eval: true
    card:
      type: custom:button-card
      #############
      tap_action:
        action: nothing
        multi_calls: |
          [[[
            if ( states['switch.digital_frame_hdmi'].state == "on" ) {
                hass.callService(
                  "switch",
                  "turn_off",
                  { entity_id: "switch.digital_frame_hdmi" }
                );
                hass.callService(
                  "automation",
                  "turn_off",
                  { entity_id: "automation.switch_digital_album_control" }
                ) }
            if ( states['switch.digital_frame_hdmi'].state == "off" ) {
                hass.callService(
                  "switch",
                  "turn_on",
                  { entity_id: "switch.digital_frame_hdmi" }
                );
                hass.callService(
                  "automation",
                  "turn_on",
                  { entity_id: "automation.switch_digital_album_control" }
                ) }
          ]]]

Of course, I don't know how relevant this is to you yet, but it seems to me that it should work...