🔹 Auto-entities - Automatically fill cards with entities

[AleXSR700 (Alex)]

Does anybody know of a way to simply create a vertical list of areas with any of the stock cards?

The left most column should simply list the areas name’s rather than the full sensor name (here just as place holder a glance card).

type: horizontal-stack
cards:
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: glance
      show_state: false
      show_icon: false
      columns: 1
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: sensor.eq3_temp*
      exclude: []
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: glance
      show_name: false
      show_icon: false
      columns: 1
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: sensor.eq3_temperature*
      exclude: []
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: glance
      show_name: false
      show_icon: false
      columns: 1
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: sensor.xiaomi_temperature*
      exclude: []
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: glance
      show_name: false
      show_icon: false
      columns: 1
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: sensor.xiaomi_humidity*
      exclude: []

[Tsar (Christian)]

Meanwhile I found it !
For people looking for an example of mushroom integration, he is mine :

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - type: custom:mushroom-title-card
    subtitle: Batteries
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    sort:
      method: state
      numeric: true
    card:
      type: entities
    filter:
      include:
        - entity_id: '*battery_level*'
        - attributes:
            device_class: battery
            state_class: measurement
          options:
            type: custom:mushroom-template-card
            primary: '{{ states[''this.entity_id''].attributes.friendly_name }}'
            secondary: '{{ states[''this.entity_id''].state }}%'
            icon: >-
              {% set battery_level = states['this.entity_id'].state |float(0) %}
              {% set battery_round = (battery_level / 10) | int(0) * 10 %} {% if
              (battery_round >= 100) %}
                {{ 'mdi:battery' }}
              {% else %}
                {% if (battery_round > 0) %}
                  {{'mdi:battery-' ~ battery_round}}
                {% else %}
                  {{ 'mdi:battery-alert' }}
                {% endif %}
              {% endif %}
            icon_color: >-
              {% set battery_level = states['this.entity_id'].state |int(0) %}
              {% set battery_round = (battery_level / 10) | int(0) * 10 %} {% if
              (battery_level >= 50) %}
                {{ 'green' }}
              {% else %}
                {% if (battery_level > states('input_number.number_batterij_drempel') |int(0)) %}
                  {{'orange'}}
                {% else %}
                  {{ 'red' }}
                {% endif %}
              {% endif %}
            tap_action:
              action: none
            double_tap_action:
              action: none
      exclude:
        - attributes:
            friendly_name: '* Battery Level'
      sort:
        method: state
        numeric: true

[Mariusthvdb (Marius)]

why use the icon template? you’ve selected the device_class: battery, which does that for you
or doesnt the mushroom card show the core device_class? (asking since I dont use the Mushroom cards)

[Tsar (Christian)]

If you don’t specify an icon in a mushroom template card, none will be displayed

[Mariusthvdb (Marius)]

I see, that’s not good

though I believe custom:card-button doesnt follow device_class either. pity really.

[andre217 (Andre)]

Did you figure out a way to hide hidden entities? As far as my research goes, there is still no template option (Access hidden entity status from template? - #5 by giorgos).

My workaround so far: I created a group with the hidden elements and excluded this within the auto-entities card.

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

No, I haven’t done anything with hidden entities - do not have them.
Your solution with a group seems to be OK. If the group may be created automatically - then it would be great.
Is there any way to determine the “hidden” flag in templates?

[PaoloTK]

Is it possible to use auto-entities with Mushroom Chips cards? The mushroom chip card expects a single entity parameter rather than a list of entities. Auto entities would have to create a separate card for each entity in the list.

[cburbs]

Looking for some help - I want a card to show if any devices are playing plex. This is what I have so far.
Things I am looking to add. Sort in order by device name, test implementing with mini media player, Title of movie/show playing. Or looking for what others are doing for this.

type: custom:auto-entities
card:
 type: entities
filter:
 include:
  - entity_id: media_player.plex_*
   state: /playing|paused|'on'/

[AleXSR700 (Alex)]

@cburbs

Sort in order by device name,

Can’t help with the rest, not using media_player, but there is a sort option for auto-entities.
options - sort:

@all:
Can anybody think of a way of checking how many entities are being auto created by auto-entities? I would like to make some cards conditional on the amount of entities to be displayed.
Auto-entities does seem to have an internal counter that can be used for count: but I cannot see how to access it in Javascript.

[Tomahawk]

I have problems wrapping my head around this simple task. Instead of displaying “state” in the Glance-card, I want to display the “show_last_changed” or “last-changed” (custom:auto-entities) for all entities showing up in the card.
Any ideas?

type: custom:auto-entities
show_empty: false
sort:
  method: name
card:
  type: glance
  show_state: false
filter:
  include:
    - entity_id: binary_sensor.window_sensor*_access_control
      state: 'on'
    - entity_id: light.dimmer_*
      state: 'on'
#      options:
#        secondary_info: last-changed ???
    - entity_id: binary_sensor.smoke_detector*_smoke_alarm_smoke_detected
      state: 'on'
    - entity_id: binary_sensor.flood_sensor*_water_alarm_water_leak_detected
      state: 'on'

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

@AleXSR700

checking how many entities are being auto created by auto-entities

If filterering is done by using a “template” option, then a count of filtered items may be calculated.

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

1. Remove “show_state: false” - it prevents displaying “last-changed”.
2. If you need a “last-changed” displayed for every item (not only “light”) then the “options” must be specified for each item.
3. Use “show_last_changed: true” instead of what you wrote (it is unsupported).

[AleXSR700 (Alex)]

Filtering is done using include/exclude.

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

That was an answer… You cannot define a count unless you filter it manually.

[AleXSR700 (Alex)]

Manually with a template? So the card does not even internally count the amount of entities?

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

@AleXSR700

So the card does not even internally count the amount of entities?

Dunno. If it does - an average user cannot access this info. Does the Entities card publish anywhere a number of rows included? No.

@AleXSR700

Manually with a template?

Yes.

[AleXSR700 (Alex)]

I was hoping that it would be possible to either access the internal count number or maybe count something like “for s in series” or something, i.e. get the number of series that are being plotted. Something like that.

[info4hx4 (John)]

I have a printer that has multiple color inks. They are used to print ‘professional’ pictures.

I am successfully displaying the various ink color levels, sorted properly, lowest on top using the Auto-Entities card. I am delighted as I no longer have to guess which ink I have to order.

Two features I would like to add, I just cannot seem to figure out how.

1. Is there a way to set a level (say 20%) where the icon display changes color?

2. Is there a way to reduce the displayed entity string (using regex?) as the actual color does not show in mobile, it is too long.

I was trying to figure out how option is used but could not figure it.

This is what I have now.

type: custom:auto-entities
card:
  type: entities
  title: Epson Color ink status
entities:
  - entity: sensor.epson_xp_15000_series
filter:
  include:
    - entity_id: /.*epson_xp_15000_series_.*$/
sort:
  method: state
  reverse: false
  numeric: true
show_empty: true

Left is how it looks on desktop, while right is on the phone.

Again, thank you for an excellent card!

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

@info4hx4

Is there a way to set a level (say 20%) where the icon display changes color?

Kind of this:

    - entity_id: ...
      options:
        card_mod:
          style: |
            :host {
              {% if states(config.entity) ..... %}
                place here your styles
              {% endif %}
            }

@info4hx4

Is there a way to reduce the displayed entity string (using regex?) as the actual color does not show in mobile, it is too long.

This may only be achieved by using a “template” option. Check for examples here.