Input Boolean

The input_boolean integration allows the user to define boolean values that can be controlled via the frontend and can be used within conditions of automation. This can for example be used to disable or enable certain automations.

To enable input booleans in your installation, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
input_boolean:
  notify_home:
    name: Notify when someone arrives home
    initial: off
    icon: mdi:car

Services

This integration provides the following services to modify the state of the input_boolean and a service to reload the configuration without restarting Open Peer Power itself.

Service	Data	Description
`turn_on`	`entity_id(s)` `area_id(s)`	Set the value of specific `input_boolean` entities to `on`
`turn_off`	`entity_id(s)` `area_id(s)`	Set the value of specific `input_boolean` entities to `off`
`toggle`	`entity_id(s)` `area_id(s)`	Toggle the value of specific `input_boolean` entities
`reload`		Reload `input_boolean` configuration

Restore State

If you set a valid value for initial this integration will start with state set to that value. Otherwise, it will restore the state it had prior to Open Peer Power stopping.

Automation Examples

Here’s an example of an automation using the above input_boolean. This action will only occur if the switch is on.

automation:
  alias: Arriving home
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.motion_garage
    to: 'on'
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.notify_home
    state: 'on'
  action:
    service: notify.pushbullet
    data:
      title: ""
      message: "Honey, I'm home!"

You can also set or change the status of an input_boolean by using input_boolean.turn_on, input_boolean.turn_off or input_boolean.toggle in your automations.

    - service: input_boolean.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: input_boolean.notify_home