Template Device Tracker

Home Assistant custom component that creates the Device Tracker entity based on templates.

Configuration

All configuration variables are optional, except name and location.

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the device tracker.
location	template	Defines a template to get the state of the device tracker. The state is home if the template evaluates as True, not_home if False, otherwise template value will be used as is.
source_type	template	Defines a template to get the source_type attribute of the device tracker.
unique_id	string	The unique ID of the device tracker.
icon	template	Defines a template for the icon of the device tracker.
picture	template	Defines a template for the entity picture of the device tracker.
attributes	map[attribute: template]	Defines templates for attributes of the device tracker.

Example Configuration

device_tracker_template:
  - name: ESPHome Presence
    unique_id: esphome_presence
    location: "{{ states('binary_sensor.esphome_ble_presence') }}" # home or not_home
    source_type: bluetooth_le

  - name: Fake GPS Presence
    location: "{{ 'Near Home' if is_state('binary_sensor.some_binary_sensor', 'on') else False }}"  # Near Home or not_home
    source_type: gps

Installation

Recommended method: HACS

• Install and configure HACS
• Open HACS > Three dots in the upper right corner > Custom Repositories
• Add the dext0r/ha-template-device-tracker repository (type Integration)
• Search for and open Device Tracker Template > Download
• Reboot Home Assistant

Manual method:

• Download device_tracker_template.zip archive from latest release
• Create a subdirectory custom_components/device_tracker_template in the directory where the configuration.yaml file is located
• Extract the contents of the archive to custom_components/device_tracker_template
• Reboot Home Assistant