wait until, same entity diferent result

[uberiain]

Hi, I have one little problem with wait until. If I put the entity directly in the wait until node it works correctly

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But if I put the entity externally to the wait until node, it always exits through the timeout exit:

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The entity is one binary_sensor based on ping.
Any help will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

[zachowj]

Check the docs for the wait-until node—you’re using an incorrect format.

See the correct structure in the example here:
https://zachowj.github.io/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/node/wait-until.html#example

It should look like this:

msg.payload = {
  entities: {
    entity: ["binary_sensor.freenas"]
  }
};

[uberiain]

Thanks for your rapid response, but is the same result. Always go to timeout.

This is the output of debug:
5/6/2025, 10:08:04node: entrada
msg : Object
object
_msgid: "cdb1292c5e45ac06"
payload: object
entities: object
entity: array[1]
0: "binary_sensor.freenas"
5/6/2025, 10:08:19node: debug 5
msg : Object
object
_msgid: "cdb1292c5e45ac06"
payload: object
entities: object
entity: array[1]
0: "binary_sensor.freenas"
substring: array[0]
regex: array[0]

[uberiain]

Hi, again I test the same with one switch switch.tz3000_amdymr7l_ts011f_interruptor, and the same results.

[uberiain]

I'll present the two cases:

In the first case, it seems to work correctly, with the following parameters:
The entity defined in the Wait Until node with a timeout of 1 minute, with the state set to off.
a.- Entering with the state set to off, it exits through the wait until node's first exit.
b.- Entering with the state set to on and waiting for the minute, it exits through the timeout exit, the second exit.
c.- Entering with the state set to on and changing it to off before the minute is up, it exits through the first exit.
I believe this is the correct behavior.

I think I've found a way to reproduce the problem, at least in the second case:

The entity is defined in a node external to the Wait Until node, in this node a timeout of 1 minute is defined, with the state set to off.

a. Entering with the state set to off, the wait until node waits and exits through the timeout node, which I believe is incorrect.
b. Entering with the state set to on and waiting for the minute, the wait until node exits through the timeout exit, which I believe is correct.
c. Entering with the state set to on and changing it to off before the minute has passed, the wait until node exits through the first exit, which is the correct behavior.

These are the differences in the behavior of the Wait Until node. I think the second behavior is incorrect.