2023.4: Custom template macros, and many more new entity dialogs!

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  1. Can custom templates be used inside blueprints?
    btw, currently secrets cannot.
    Update 08.04.23: yes, macros may be used in blueprints.

  2. Currently the “custom_templates” folder seems to be located ONLY in “/config”. But many people have packages located in a separate folder like “/config/conf” (btw - blueprints MUST be located in “/config/blueprints” ). If custom templates CANNOT be used inside blueprints - then these people may want to keep this “custom_templates” folder inside that “conf folder”.
    Update 08.04.23: these macros may be used in Lovelace & blueprints too, this makes them “universal” (i.e. not only related to “configuration”), so no need to place these macros inside some particular “conf folder”.

  3. Also, it would be great to have a possibility to organize “.jinja” files in folders inside that “custom_templates” folder.
    Update 08.04.23: I may create 4 jinja-files for different needs (like “time_utils.jinja”, “lovelace_utils.jinja”), each file may contain plenty of macros - so there is no need to create subfolders.

  4. Also, calling “homeassistant.reload_custom_templates” service should be added here as a separate entry:
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