auto_entities --> customized version including last event and question regarding an operator in the if

[mkohmaier]

Hi,

I customized the auto_entities template a bit. It includes the following new features:

• Shows the number of days until delivery instead of the date
• Shows the last event message for each parcel
• Corrected the display of the delivery date if already delivered (did not work for me in the original version)

But I also have an issue I cannot solve, maybe somebody has an idea? In the if block for the days calculation I'd like to have a greater than statement. But when I change it to the following code, it just does not work. I don't know how to debug/troubleshoot in Home Assistant, maybe somebody can help?

Here's the code snippet that I would like to use but doesn't work:

{% if days == 0 %}
{% set days = "today" %}
{% elif days == 1 %}
{% set days = "tomorrow" %}
{% elif days > 1 %}
{% set days = "in " + (days | string) + " days" %}
{% else %}
{% set days = "unknown" %}
{% endif %}

Here's the current complete code, containig a working version of the of block.:
`
type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: entities
title: Pakete
filter:
template: >
{# Fetch parcel data from sensor #} {% set parcels =
state_attr('sensor.parcel_raw_shipment_data', 'deliveries') or [] %} {% set
enroute = namespace(list=[]) %} {% set delivered = namespace(list=[]) %}

{# Loop through each parcel #} {% for parcel in parcels %}
  {% set statuscode = parcel.status_code | int %}
  {% set carrier = parcel.carrier_code | upper %}
  {% set name = parcel.description if parcel.description else 'Unknown sender' %}
  {% set barcode = parcel.tracking_number %}

  {# Format the expected delivery time #}
  {% set lastmsg = parcel.events[0].event %}
  {% if parcel.date_expected %}
    {% set time = strptime(parcel.date_expected, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') %}
    {% set days = (((as_timestamp(time) - as_timestamp(now())) + 7200) | int /60/1440) | round(0) %}
    {% if time.time()|string == '00:00:00' %}
      {% set time = time.date() %}
    {% endif %}
  {% else %}
    {% set time = parcel.events[0].date %}
  {% endif %}
  {% if days == 0 %}
  {% set days = "today" %}
  {% elif days == 1 %}
  {% set days = "tomorrow" %}
  {% else %}
  {% set days = "in " + (days | string) + " days" %}
  {% endif %}
  
  {# Classify parcel based on status code #}
  {% if statuscode in [2, 3, 4] %}
    {% set row = {
      'type': 'custom:template-entity-row',
      'name': '[' ~ carrier ~ '] ' ~ name ~ ' - ' ~ barcode,
      'state': '',
      'secondary': 'Delivery ' ~ days ~ ' - ' ~ lastmsg,
    } %}
    {% set enroute.list = enroute.list + [row] %}
  {% elif statuscode == 0 %}
    {% set row = {
      'type': 'custom:template-entity-row',
      'name': '[' ~ carrier ~ '] ' ~ name ~ ' - ' ~ barcode,
      'state': '',
      'secondary': 'Zugestellt: ' ~ time ~ ' - ' ~ lastmsg
    } %}
    {% set delivered.list = delivered.list + [row] %}
  {% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{# Build final list for card #} [
  {% if enroute.list | count > 0 %}
    {
      "type": "section",
      "label": "📦 Unterwegs"
    },
    {{ enroute.list | join(',') }},
  {% endif %}
  {% if delivered.list | count > 0 %}
    {
      "type": "section",
      "label": "✅ Zugestellt"
    },
    {{ delivered.list | join(',') }}
  {% endif %}
]

show_empty: true
grid_options:
columns: full
`

[PineappleEmperor]

Hey @mkohmaier, nice! Have you had a look at the python code for the Active Shipment sensor? It does much the same as what you're doing and may help you.

In terms of debugging, the easiest way in HA is to use the developer tools > template > template editor to see if it returns any errors.

I have my own custom version of this and use the following:

{% set time = time.date() %}
{% if time == today %}
  {% set time = 'today' %}
{% endif %}
{% if time == today + timedelta(days=1) %}
  {% set time = 'mañana' %}
{% endif %}
{% if time == today + timedelta(days=2) %}
  {% set time = 'overmorrow' %}
{% endif %}