From fbecc55c8fd88b98c52c0328d8d8e1492ed5b5e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rzen <rzenetl@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 16:52:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix an issue with an input template

---
 fan-cadence.yaml | 10 +++-------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fan-cadence.yaml b/fan-cadence.yaml
index 04be358..6844c3f 100644
--- a/fan-cadence.yaml
+++ b/fan-cadence.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 blueprint:
   name: Fan Cadence with Light Check
   description: >
-    Turns on a fan every X minutes for Y seconds, but keeps it on if any selected lights are on.
+    Turns a fan on every X minutes for Y seconds, but only turns it off if none of the specified lights are on.
   domain: automation
   input:
     fan_entity:
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ blueprint:
           domain: fan
 
     interval_minutes:
-      name: Interval (minutes)
-      description: How often to start the fan cycle
+      name: Interval Between Fan Cycles (minutes)
       default: 15
       selector:
         number:
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ blueprint:
 
     duration_seconds:
       name: Fan On Duration (seconds)
-      description: How long the fan stays on each cycle
       default: 60
       selector:
         number:
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ blueprint:
 trigger:
   - platform: homeassistant
     event: start
-  - platform: time
-    at: "00:00:00"  # ensures automation starts at midnight if HA is already running
 
 variables:
   fan: !input fan_entity
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ action:
             seconds: "{{ duration }}"
         - condition: template
           value_template: >
-            {{ lights | map('states') | select('eq', 'on') | list | length == 0 }}
+            {{ expand(lights) | map(attribute='state') | select('eq', 'on') | list | length == 0 }}
         - service: fan.turn_off
           target:
             entity_id: "{{ fan }}"