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Update 'now()' and 'utcnow()' (home-assistant#3625)
* Update 'now()' and 'utcnow()' * Add note
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- `is_state('device_tracker.paulus', 'home')` will test if the given entity is specified state.
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- `is_state_attr('device_tracker.paulus', 'battery', 40)` will test if the given entity is specified state.
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- `now()` will be rendered as current time in your time zone.
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- For specific values: `now().second`, `now().minute`, `now().hour`, `now().day`, `now().month`, `now().year`, `now().weekday()` and `now().isoweekday()`
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- `utcnow()` will be rendered as UTC time.
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- For specific values: `utcnow().second`, `utcnow().minute`, `utcnow().hour`, `utcnow().day`, `utcnow().month`, `utcnow().year`, `utcnow().weekday()` and `utcnow().isoweekday()`.
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- `as_timestamp()` will convert datetime object or string to UNIX timestamp
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- `distance()` will measure the distance in meters between home, entity, coordinates.
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- `closest()` will find the closest entity.
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If your template uses an `entity_id` that begins with a number (example: `states.device_tracker.2008_gmc`) you must use a bracket syntax to avoid errors caused by rendering the `entity_id` improperly. In the example given, the correct syntax for the device tracker would be: `states.device_tracker['2008_gmc']`
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<p class='note warning'>
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Rendering templates with time is dangerous as updates only trigger templates in sensors based on entity state changes.
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</p>
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## {% linkable_title Home Assistant template extensions %}
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In templates, besides the normal [state object methods and properties](/topics/state_object/), there are also some extra things available:

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