Use variable in entity id

[mathgim]

I have many radiators having a dedicated name each of them. I have a dropdown list for users to select the radiator they want to visualize. I would like the vairable to be inside the entity id. Is it already possible? entity: ${climate.radiator_RADIATOR} or something like that : entity: climate.radiator_${RADIATOR}

[ildar170975]

Both your variants are wrong. The 2nd variant MAY work with https://github.com/iantrich/config-template-card/pull/110 (have not checked). Use smth like:

${"climate.radiator_" + RADIATOR}

[mathgim]

Yes it works, thank you! Is there a way to transform the variable in that way:

• all spaces become underscores
• all capital letters become small letters

Otherwise, HA does not recognize the entity id. Last solution would be to modify the names in the dropdown list but I wanted to keep them as they are for aesthetic reasons 😊

Mathieu

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Both your variants are wrong. The 2nd variant MAY work with #110https://github.com/iantrich/config-template-card/pull/110 (have not checked). Use smth like:

${"climate.radiator_" + RADIATOR}

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[ildar170975]

Is there a way to transform the variable in that way:

Use JS to make required transformations. All templates in the card are based on JS.

[hitnrun30]

OK, i have something similar but cant get it to work. I created a select template with the values of my remotes. I want to

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - type: entities
    entities:
      - entity: select.chromecast_devices
        name: Select Chromecast
    show_header_toggle: false
  - type: custom:config-template-card
    variables:
      - states['select.chromecast_devices'].state
    entities:
      - select.chromecast_devices
    card:
      type: entities
      entities:
        - entity: ${"select.chromecast_devices"} 

How do I get it to make the entity the value of the select?

[ildar170975]

Strongly suggest to ask similar questions in an already present dedicated config-template-card thread in Community and leave GitHub for reporting bugs & proposing FRs & PRs.

[hitnrun30]

I was actually able to figure it out.

The Template is

  - select:
  - name: "Chromecast Devices"
    state: > 
         {% if is_state("input_text.chromecast_device", "") %}
          living_room_tv
         {% else %}
          {{ states('input_text.chromecast_device') }}
         {% endif %}
    options: >
      {{ states.remote
      | map(attribute ='entity_id') | list | replace('remote.', '') }}
    select_option:
      - service: input_text.set_value
        target:
          entity_id: input_text.chromecast_device
        data:
          value: "{{ option }}"

And in the view

type: custom:config-template-card
variables:
  DEVICE: states['select.chromecast_devices'].state
entities:
  - select.chromecast_devices
card:
  type: vertical-stack
  cards:
    - type: entities
      entities:
        - entity: select.chromecast_devices
          name: Select Chromecast
          show_header_toggle: false
        - entity: ${"remote." + DEVICE}

this way I was able to use it dynamically.

[ildar170975]

Then please close the issue if resolved.

[hitnrun30]

Then please close the issue if resolved.

I would if I opened it

[ildar170975]

Answers to the initial question were provided here - https://github.com/iantrich/config-template-card/issues/130#issuecomment-1567520661