Struggling with template trigger

@sparkydave wrote:

If I use the following template in the dev panel, it works, but it doesn’t trigger my automation.

- alias: 'Salt lamp auto OFF with phones'
    trigger:
      - platform: time
        at: '21:00:00'
      - platform: template
        value_template: "{{ state_attr('sensor.daves_s7_battery_level', 'is_charging') }}"   ### Dave's S7 on charge?
    condition:
      - condition: time
        after: '21:00:00'
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ state_attr('sensor.daves_s7_battery_level', 'is_charging') }}"   ### Dave's S7 on charge?
    action:
      - service: light.turn_off
        entity_id: light.salt_lamp

Can someone please explain what I’m doing wrong?

I tried changing the template to:
value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('sensor.daves_s7_battery_level', 'is_charging') }}"

…based on the docs but that doesn’t work in the dev panel

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