- alias: Fire Event
trigger:
platform: state
- entity_id: light.kitchen
+ entity_id: switch.kitchen
to: 'on'
action:
- event: event_light_turned_on
+ event: event_light_state_changed
event_data:
- entity_id: "{{ trigger.entity_id }}"
+ state: "on"
The following automation shows how to capture the custom event event_light_turned_on, and retrieve corresponsing entity_id that was passed as the event data.
- alias: Capture Event
trigger:
platform: event
- event_type: light_turned_on
+ event_type: event_light_state_changed
action:
- service: notify.notify
data_template:
- message: "{{ trigger.event.data.entity_id }} is turned on."
+ message: "kitchen light is turned {{ trigger.event.data.state }}"