This will be the main place that my rtl_433 work with Home Assistant will take place. Some things are ready, some are not. Read on
I am just hosting a script, I think regardless it is best if there are improvements to the current discovery script, until such time when an integration can be done correctly. I still firmly believe we should not be at the whim of a big project making breaking changes.
For example, most don't use the autodiscover because it finds all the entities you don't want, and doesn't have the ones we as a community do, such as contact sensors. Work done to improve the discovery script will not be wasted!
I have updated a config template, to work with the existing "next" and standard branches. I have listed all available options with descriptions. Simply copy and paste what I have in your config template, then remove the "-" from what you don't want.
This isn't ready yet. I plan to continue to work on it. The more I looked into fixing the Discovery Script. The more I realized a true integration was needed.
I am actively looking into the best way to do this, and want to do it right. I am thinking of building a HACS Custom component using the websocks from rtl_433. Help and ideas welcome.
I would like to take over the current HA addon for RTL_433. Currently waiting to see if the current maintainer would like me to do so, or if a fork is needed. Similar to the discovery script, I feel it is worth doing right. Currently the add-on does indeed work. I have ideas on how to help make it better, and more transparent and easier to understand.
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Add more to the auto discover script. We know the community done more. PIRs and Contact sensors are what we want, and they were not in the previous script I have started, but help is welcome
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Documentation, and getting started improvements. That means good documentation for anyone looking to get into rtl_433 with an easy guide.
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Make a new add-on repository, or take over current projects with edits.
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Make an integration (not an add-on ) to replace the discovery script.