2021.12: New configuration menu, the button entity, and gorgeous area cards!

Ildar_Gabdullin · December 17, 2021, 2:17am

This is a good news for me.
Since I cannot provide myself a unique id, shall I use this approach:

Create an automation in yaml-file in some package w/o id.
Create an empty or useless automation via UI.
Go to automation.yaml file, find this automation and copy its id.
Go to UI and delete the automation.
Go to the 1st automation in yaml-file and add this id.
Reload automations.
Now the 1st automation will be available for debugging (I do not editing).

Is it correct?

sparkydave · December 17, 2021, 2:28am

Easier solution:
https://www.uuidgenerator.net/

Ildar_Gabdullin · December 17, 2021, 2:41am

Thank you for a hint.
Does it matter which type of id to use - “version 1” or “version 2”?
Also, will “212ffa0c-e750-4ed4-acda-520656662852” be a good id for automation - since by default HA uses ids of a different format?

sparkydave · December 17, 2021, 2:43am

It simply needs to be unique so either will work. The format of the example you gave is the same as what I get from Studio Core Server.

nickrout · December 17, 2021, 2:56am

It is as simple as this: call the first one 1, the second one 2, and so on. They do not have to be uuids, just unique among your system.

petro · December 17, 2021, 3:35am

You can template the for section, that thread is outdated

petro · December 17, 2021, 3:37am

Yep, I just take my alias and add underscores to them. Bam, unique_ids.

nickrout · December 17, 2021, 3:39am

great idea

jspanitz · December 17, 2021, 4:11am

Same issue here but with Sengled devices.

d2inhr · December 17, 2021, 4:19am

yep. 12.2 broke mine too

skynet01 · December 17, 2021, 5:55am

Is it just my setup but the gauges got broken in Safari? This is for the latest 2012.12.2 update. This appears to be tied to Monterey 12.1 update.

Ildar_Gabdullin · December 17, 2021, 6:04am

So, id may contain letters instead of digits?

DieMetRik · December 17, 2021, 6:08am

Its after update from iOS 15.1 to 15.2
Before update:

after update:

skynet01 · December 17, 2021, 6:21am

it’s happening for me on Monterey 12.1 not just iOS … maybe that did it as well

DieMetRik · December 17, 2021, 6:44am

On 12.0.1:

Marc965 · December 17, 2021, 7:13am

Hi!
Since v2021.12.1 my Hue Integration is not working very well.
It seems that many “hue_events” are lost.
Icons and states are not published at every time.
My Hue.System itself is working very well, but home assistant seems to be unable to follow the state changes. Sometimes it works, but most time not.
Sometimes a button in home assistant is not able to turn on the light.

Any suggestions to avoid this?

bjorn.sivertsen · December 17, 2021, 7:14am

Loads has been written about this. Scroll up.

Marc965 · December 17, 2021, 7:16am

thanx, i am reading a long time but dont find anything…

bjorn.sivertsen · December 17, 2021, 7:18am

Just to paraphrase, Hue got upgraded, and that introduced some unforeseen errors. So it is being actively worked on right now.

Marc965 · December 17, 2021, 7:29am

Ah, ok, i am waiting for 2021.12.3!
Thanks for your answer.