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Adds documentation for as_function and apply as described here: home-assistant/core#142033 home-assistant/core#144227

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  • Documentation
    • Expanded templating documentation with details on Jinja extensions, including the "Expression Statement" extension.
    • Added a new section explaining advanced macro usage, including how to return non-string values from macros.
    • Introduced explanations and examples for the apply and as_function functions, demonstrating advanced template processing techniques.

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The documentation for Home Assistant templating was enhanced to include the "Expression Statement" Jinja extension (do) alongside existing extensions. It added examples for macros returning non-string values using a returns argument and introduced a new section explaining the apply and as_function functions, which enable macros to return native data types and be invoked as callable functions.

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source/_docs/configuration/templating.markdown Added "Expression Statement" Jinja extension to enabled list, updated links, changed macro example syntax highlighting to jinja, added examples for macros returning non-string values, and introduced a new section explaining apply and as_function functions with usage examples.

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sequenceDiagram
    participant Template as Jinja Template
    participant Macro as Macro with returns argument
    participant as_function as as_function Filter
    participant apply as apply Function
    participant User as Template User

    User->>Template: Define macro with returns argument
    Template->>Macro: Call macro with returns=callback
    Macro->>returns: Invoke returns with value (e.g., dict, number)
    User->>as_function: Convert macro to callable function
    as_function->>Macro: Provide returns callback
    Macro-->>as_function: Return native value via returns
    User->>apply: Use apply to invoke macro/function with parameters
    apply->>Macro: Call macro/function with arguments
    Macro-->>apply: Return result (native type)
    apply-->>User: Provide result in template context
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66-67: Enable the Expression Statement extension correctly
The addition of the Expression Statement (do) extension alongside Loop Controls is appropriate for Home Assistant’s templating needs. The links point to the stable Jinja docs and are up to date.


83-83: Switch code fence to jinja for syntax highlighting
Changing the code block from a generic fence to jinja ensures proper syntax highlighting in the docs.


100-100: Fix raw block closing tag syntax
Updating {$ endraw }} to {% endraw %} corrects the Jinja raw‐block and prevents rendering errors.


1378-1397: Document apply and as_function in dedicated section
The new “Working with macros” section clearly introduces apply (filter/test) and as_function, with practical examples. This aligns with PR objectives and improves discoverability of the features.


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106-114: Macro example is clear and functional
The macro_is_switch snippet correctly demonstrates using do returns(...) and converting to a callable via as_function.
Consider switching the code-fence language from text to jinja for syntax highlighting.

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67-67: Addition of Expression Statement extension looks good
Including the do (Expression Statement) extension is correct for enabling side-effect statements in macros.


102-104: Great explanation of non-string macro returns
The description of passing a returns argument and converting a macro with as_function is accurate and clear.


118-119: Good summary of exporting utility functions
The closing remark effectively reinforces that you can return native types instead of only rendering strings.

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102-120: Remove duplicated as_function example
This snippet under Reusing templates duplicates the detailed documentation introduced later in the "Working with macros" section. To avoid confusion, consolidate into a single location (preferably the dedicated "Working with macros" section) as suggested in a previous review.


100-101: ⚠️ Potential issue

Fix raw block closing tag
The current closing tag {$ endraw }} is invalid and will break the build. It should be:

- {$ endraw }}
+ {% endraw %}
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67-67: Consistent Jinja extension version links
You’ve added the Expression Statement extension (do), which is great. To keep link styles consistent, consider using the same version path for both extensions. For example, change the Loop Controls link to /en/latest/extensions/#loop-controls or update the Expression Statement link to /en/3.0.x/extensions/#expression-statement.


1378-1396: Document apply and as_function filters
This new section clearly explains the apply and as_function features. Consider adding a minimal code block example with jinja syntax highlighting for the apply use case, for instance:

{{ [1,2,3] | map('apply', double) | list }}
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83-83: Explicit jinja syntax highlighting
Adding the jinja language tag to the code block improves readability in rendered docs.

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Thank you, @depoll 👍

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