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Added doc for controlling two or more covers at once
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110 changes: 107 additions & 3 deletions source/_components/cover.template.markdown
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Expand Up @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cover:
covers:
garage_door:
friendly_name: "Garage Door"
value_template: "{% raw %}{{is_state('sensor.garage_door > 0'}}{% endraw %}"
value_template: "{% raw %}'{{is_state('sensor.garage_door > 0'}}'{% endraw %}"
open_cover:
service: script.open_garage_door
close_cover:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ In this section you will find some real life examples of how to use this cover.
This example converts a garage door with a controllable switch and position sensor into a cover.

```yaml
{% raw %}
cover:
- platform: template
covers:
garage_door:
friendly_name: 'Garage Door'
value_template: "{% raw %}{{ sensor.garage_door }}{% endraw %}"
value_template: "{{ sensor.garage_door }}"
open_cover:
service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.garage_door
Expand All @@ -72,6 +73,109 @@ cover:
stop_cover:
service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.garage_door
icon_template: "{% raw %}{% if not is_state('sensor.garage_door', 'on') %}mdi:garage-open{% else %}mdi:garage{% endif %}{% endraw %}"
icon_template: "{% if not is_state('sensor.garage_door', 'on') %}mdi:garage-open{% else %}mdi:garage{% endif %}"{% endraw %}
```

### {% linkable_title Multi Covers %}

This example allows you to control two or more covers at once.

```yaml
{% raw %}
homeassistant:
customize:
all_covers:
assume_state: true

cover:
- platform: template
covers:
all_covers:
friendly_name: 'All Covers'
open_cover:
service: script.cover_all_open
close_cover:
service: script.cover_all_close
stop_cover:
service: script.cover_all_stop
set_cover_position:
service: script.cover_all_set_position
data_template:
position: "{{ position }}"
value_template: >
{% if is_state('sensor.all_covers', 'open') %}
open
{% else %}
closed
{% endif %}

icon_template: >
{% if is_state('sensor.all_covers', 'open') %}
mdi:window-open
{% else %}
mdi:window-closed
{% endif %}

entity_id:
- cover.bedroom
- cover.livingroom

sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
all_covers:
value_template: >
{% if is_state('cover.bedroom', 'open') %}
open
{% elif is_state('cover.livingroom', 'open') %}
open
{% else %}
closed
{% endif %}

entity_id:
- cover.bedroom
- cover.livingroom

script:
cover_all_open:
sequence:
- service: cover.open_cover
entity_id: cover.bedroom
- service: cover.open_cover
entity_id: cover.livingroom
cover_all_stop:
sequence:
- service: cover.stop_cover
entity_id: cover.bedroom
- service: cover.stop_cover
entity_id: cover.livingroom
cover_all_close:
sequence:
- service: cover.close_cover
entity_id: cover.bedroom
- service: cover.close_cover
entity_id: cover.livingroom
cover_all_set_position:
sequence:
- service: cover.set_cover_position
entity_id: cover.bedroom
data_template:
position: "{{ position }}"
- service: cover.set_cover_position
entity_id: cover.livingroom
data_template:
position: "{{ position }}"

automation:
- alias: 'Close covers at night'
trigger:
- platform: sun
event: sunset
offset: '+00:30:00'
action:
service: cover.set_cover_position
entity_id: cover.all_covers
data_template:
position: 25{% endraw %}
```