Merge pull request #4209 from arsaboo/templatefix

Removed the entity_id option from template sensors

source/_components/binary_sensor.template.markdown

@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ binary_sensor:
             description: Name to use in the frontend.
             required: false
             type: string
-          entity_id:
-            description: Add a list of entity IDs so the sensor only reacts to state changes of these entities. This will reduce the number of times the sensor will try to update its state.
-            required: false
-            type: string, list
           device_class:
             description: The type/class of the sensor to set the icon in the frontend.
             required: false
@@ -126,13 +122,11 @@ binary_sensor:
 ```
 {% endraw %}
 
-### {% linkable_title Combining Multiple Sensors, and Using `entity_id` %}
+### {% linkable_title Combining Multiple Sensors %}
 
 This example combines multiple CO sensors into a single overall
 status. When using templates with binary sensors, you need to return
-`true` or `false` explicitly. `entity_id` is used to limit which
+`true` or `false` explicitly.
-sensors are being monitored to update the state, making computing this
-sensor far more efficient.
 
 {% raw %}
 ```yaml
@@ -142,10 +136,6 @@ binary_sensor:
       co:
         friendly_name: "CO"
         device_class: gas
-        entity_id:
-          - sensor.bedroom_co_status
-          - sensor.kitchen_co_status
-          - sensor.wardrobe_co_status
         value_template: >-
           {{ is_state('sensor.bedroom_co_status', 'Ok')
              and is_state('sensor.kitchen_co_status', 'Ok')
@@ -190,14 +180,6 @@ binary_sensor:
   - platform: template
     sensors:
       people_home:
-        entity_id:
-          - device_tracker.sean
-          - device_tracker.susan
-          - binary_sensor.office_124
-          - binary_sensor.hallway_134
-          - binary_sensor.living_room_139
-          - binary_sensor.porch_ms6_1_129
-          - binary_sensor.family_room_144
         value_template: >-
           {{ is_state('device_tracker.sean', 'home')
              or is_state('device_tracker.susan', 'home')

source/_components/cover.template.markdown

@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ cover:
         description: Name to use in the frontend.
         required: false
         type: string
-      entity_id:
-        description: Add a list of entity IDs so the switch only reacts to state changes of these entities. This will reduce the number of times the cover will try to update its state.
-        required: false
-        type: [string, list]
       value_template:
         description: Defines a template to get the state of the cover. Valid values are `open`/`true` or `closed`/`false`. [`value_template`](#value_template) and [`position_template`](#position_template) cannot be specified concurrently.
         required: exclusive
@@ -201,9 +197,6 @@ cover:
           {% else %}
             mdi:window-closed
           {% endif %}
-        entity_id:
-          - cover.bedroom
-          - cover.livingroom
 
 sensor:
   - platform: template
@@ -217,9 +210,6 @@ sensor:
           {% else %}
             closed
           {% endif %}
-        entity_id:
-          - cover.bedroom
-          - cover.livingroom
 
 script:
   cover_group:

source/_components/light.template.markdown

@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ light:
         description: Name to use in the frontend.
         required: false
         type: string
-      entity_id:
-        description: Add a list of entity IDs so the switch only reacts to state changes of these entities. This will reduce the number of times the light will try to update its state.
-        required: false
-        type: [string, list]
       value_template:
         description: Defines a template to get the state of the light.
         required: false

source/_components/sensor.template.markdown

@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ sensor:
         description: Name to use in the frontend.
         required: false
         type: string
-      entity_id:
-        description: Add a list of entity IDs so the sensor only reacts to state changes of these entities. This will reduce the number of times the sensor will try to update its state.
-        required: false
-        type: string, list
       unit_of_measurement:
         description: Defines the units of measurement of the sensor, if any.
         required: false
@@ -71,12 +67,11 @@ sensor:
 ## {% linkable_title Considerations %}
 
 If you are using the state of a platform that takes extra time to load, the
-Template Sensor may get an `unknown` state during startup. This results
+Template Sensor may get an `unknown` state during startup. To avoid this (and the resulting
-in error messages in your log file until that platform has completed loading.
+error messages in your log file), you can use `is_state()` function in your template.
-If you use `is_state()` function in your template, you can avoid this situation.
 For example, you would replace
 {% raw %}`{{ states.switch.source.state == 'on' }}`{% endraw %}
-with this equivalent that returns `true`/`false` and never gives an unknown
+with this equivalent that returns `true`/`false` and never gives an `unknown`
 result:
 {% raw %}`{{ is_state('switch.source', 'on') }}`{% endraw %}
 

source/_components/switch.template.markdown

@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ switch:
         description: Name to use in the frontend.
         required: false
         type: string
-      entity_id:
-        description: Add a list of entity IDs so the switch only reacts to state changes of these entities. This will reduce the number of times the switch will try to update its state.
-        required: false
-        type: [string, list]
       value_template:
         description: Defines a template to set the state of the switch.
         required: true