Template with if then for x minutes

@broyuken1 wrote:

I have an automation I’m trying to set up but am getting stuck at the end.

- id: automaticdoorlights
  alias: Lights - Doors
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.kid1_closet_door_sensor, binary_sensor.kid2_closet_door_sensor
    platform: state
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.kid1_closet_door_sensor, binary_sensor.kid2_closet_door_sensor
    for: 0:01:00
    from: 'off'
    platform: state
    to: 'on'
  action:
  - data_template:
      entity_id: '{{ trigger.entity_id.replace("binary_sensor", "light").replace("_door_sensor",
        "_light") }}'
      transition: 2
    service_template: '{% if "trigger.for" == "0:01:00" %}light.turn_off{% elif trigger.to_state.state
      == "on" %}light.turn_on{% elif trigger.to_state.state == "off" %}light.turn_off{%
      endif %}'

It’s a contact sensor on a closet door with a light that should turn on when it’s opened and turn off when it’s closed. That part all works fine. I also want the light to turn off if the door is left open for a minute. I have the trigger set up, and I have the if/then statement part recognizing the for part, but I’m guessing that the issue is that part of the statement is returning a string and part is returning an integer but I’m not 100% sure. Does anyone have advice?

Thanks in advance.

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