Thanks for the info! For this option, weāll need to use tags. What tags allow us to do is replace the old notification with your new message. Iāll then create an option to clear the message when the Reminder Notification Entity is used. That way, others will know itās been handled. I might even add a little extra flair⦠but youāll have to wait and see!
All good on the coding side⦠easy enough to do. But thanks for offering to help!
Hi, I am using your blueprint for my washingmachine, dishwasher etc, and they all work great!!
Now I wanted to create one for my carcharger. All the other appliances are connected to smartplugs, the charger is not.
Still, I have power sensors, energy sensors, so I thought this would be possible to set up.
But for some reason itās not working.
Here is my yaml-code:
Could you have a look and tell me where I go wrong.
sensor.25_vermogen = power in kW. (session)
sensor.25_levensduur_verbruik = energy in kWh (accumulative)
Thanks!
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New Features
Notification Tags - Use a tag to keep your notifications organized. When a new notification with the same tag is sent, it replaces the old one, preventing clutter from multiple notifications for the same appliance.
Reminder Notification Options - Added two new options:
Enable Reminder Notification + Notify When Done: Receive repeated reminders until the Reminder Notification Entity is ON or the maximum notification count is reached. When the entity turns ON, a one-time notification will be sent using the Notify When Done Message.
Enable Reminder Notification + Clear When Done: Receive repeated reminders until the Reminder Notification Entity is ON or the maximum notification count is reached. When the entity turns ON, the notification will be cleared.
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Great blueprint here. Is it possible to add support for the notification timeout value and the notification icon on the android side? I can takeover the blueprint and add it manually in the notification section, but it would be nice to have it built-in.
Using the ātake overā option often defeats the purpose of blueprints, which are designed to be reusable, manageable, and updatable, without needing to dive into custom YAML unless absolutely necessary. Once someone uses ātake over,ā they:
⢠Lose automatic updates
⢠Risk breaking changes when modifying internal logic
⢠Often end up duplicating blueprint features unintentionally
Iāve never been a fan of this option.
Instead, I recommend using custom actions. They offer the flexibility to add personal logic while still preserving all the benefits of the blueprint model, including versioning, structure, and future-proofing.
That said, thanks for your suggestion and it has been noted in the list.
Did you have a chance to look at this. So one can set a custom notification icon?
I couldnāt find it in the change logs between 2.8 (where I made the changes and 3.2)
Thanks for the reply! Iām aware of the ramifications of ātaking overā, and Iām aware of the custom actions. I use custom actions already to set booleans and timers for other things. Custom actions donāt fire when the reminder notifications go out though, so in this case it would not be useful (except for the one-time notification) unless I rewrote the reminder notifications logic all within a custom action. Hence my request for the additions.
This is hands down the most useful blueprint I run, and invoked second only to the adaptive lighting one you wrote. But suddenly itās not speaking at the end of the cycle. The automation trips. My phone gets a notification, but piper doesnāt speak anymore. I donāt think Iāve changed anything, as other automations that have piper continue to work.
My trace however, gets stuck on Watchdog, and disabling watchdog doesnāt seem to change anything.
Sorry Marc, I was going to look at it but didnāt . Thanks for checking in again. Iāve got it now and had a quick look ā interesting stuff. Let me do some testing and thinking.
My only concern is that users will need to know what to put in there, and I like my blueprints to be easy to use with no YAML experience.
Thanks for your kind words. This seams strange⦠could you please provide us your YAML of the automation? This YAML code are the settings you have selected in the automation so I can help. To do this go into your automation, top right 3 dots, Edit in YAML, copy all the code, come back to the forum and in your reply at the top tool bar click on ā</>ā and paste code in there.
Watchdog⦠it goes past that step as you said your getting notified.
It will start recording all the counts, service etc and you go past that.
Custom end actions and you go past that. This is done before the end notification. I tested it here again and this works. You should see this in the trace an the heading is Perform the custom end action. Have a look there.
End notification and you receive it so your getting to the end.
It will then do the reminder 5 time every 10 min unless you open the lid and then it will clear your notification.
Perhaps I missed thisā¦
Is there a way to disable the end notification when weāre not home? I saw mention of this earlier and you (@Blacky) said that one could use a global condition but that itās only checked when the automation starts. Iām using the blueprint for a washer and dryer. It seems like the only real use case is that someone starts the appliance, then leaves the house. Itās not a huge deal, but it would be nice to suppress the notifications if no one is home.
I like my blueprints to be easy to use with no YAML experience.
And I think that really helps with the setup of the blueprints. Thatās why I called it overrides (you could call it Advanced Yaml Overrides). It allows users to make changes if they want, but donāt need to do so, as it would be optional
Yes that is correct if you use a global condition it not perfect. I do have it on my list to develop so it will come but I just donāt know when I am going to do it and it will flow through most of my blueprints.
No worries. I just wanted to be sure something like didnāt already exist. And yes, I can totally see how a change like this would ripple through the code.