Input_select lets you set select options dynamically using set_options, which is great. What is not great is that it does not give you the option of making these changes permanent. Therefore any changes made to the input_select options are wiped out when HASS restarts, as it reverts to its original configuration made from configuration.yaml or the UI.
Does anybody know of a workaround that would allow to save these changes so that they actually reload when HASS restarts?
Not possible. There’s a feature request but… Look at ‘template select’ if you want a dynamic list that can be filled programattic and almost always can fill the use case.
Thanks for the quick answer Nathan. I will look that up!
It could be done by combining a Template Select with a trigger-based Template Sensor that stores the options.
OK very interesting! Thanks for the link. I’ll keep that option in mind for other projects…
What I ended up doing though is simply store my data in input_text helpers in JSON format. It’s a bit cumbersome I admit (I used 10 helpers) but it’s fairly easy to use and, most importantly, the data survives a restart.