🔹 Auto-entities - Automatically fill cards with entities

GlennHA · January 5, 2021, 4:43pm

The type you are using for the template is actually ‘special row elements’, at least that is how it is working for me.
https://www.home-assistant.io/lovelace/entities/

type: 'custom:auto-entities'
show_empty: true
card:
  type: entities
filter:
  template: |
    {%- for chore in state_attr('sensor.grocy_chores', 'chores') -%}
      {{ { 'entity' : 'sensor.grocy_chores',     
           'name' : chore.name,
           'icon' : 'mdi:broom',   
           'type' : 'button',
            }
             }},
    {%- endfor -%}

LocoLoco · January 5, 2021, 9:19pm

Hi Marius,

Maybe you can help me. The auto-entities in the glance card works how I want it.
But, with the auto-entities I don’t now how to show the image instead of the standard icon.

Can you help me?

Mariusthvdb · January 5, 2021, 9:39pm

please post a config and a sensor you want to show an image for. My guess is, you want to customize the sensor using an image instead of the icon. if that’s the case, you need something like this:

homeassistant:


  customize:

    sensor.afvalwijzer_restafval:
      entity_picture: /local/afvalwijzer/restafval_saver.png
      friendly_name: Restafval

    sensor.afvalwijzer_plastic:
      entity_picture: /local/afvalwijzer/plastic_saver.png
      friendly_name: Plastic

    sensor.afvalwijzer_gft:
      entity_picture: /local/afvalwijzer/gft_saver.png
      friendly_name: Gft

    sensor.afvalwijzer_papier:
      entity_picture: /local/afvalwijzer/papier_saver.png
      friendly_name: Papier

which should be somewhere in your configuration.yaml (so not in the Lovelace card).

the lovelace auto-entities card will show these sensors, with their customized images, instead of the default mdi:icon.

LocoLoco · January 6, 2021, 8:00pm

This is exactly what I am looking for.
I think thought that is has to be in a separate file “customize.yaml”

Thx, works perfect

Mariusthvdb · January 6, 2021, 9:54pm

nope, it cán be, but doesn’t have to be.

It hás to be in the hierarchy I posted, and where you put that is up to you.

personally, I have all my generic customizations in a dedicated package, and all specific ones in their own package along with all other configs of that specific set of integration / uses.

Abbadon89 · January 12, 2021, 4:43pm

is there any way to use auto-entities with button card?

thorschtn · January 14, 2021, 12:29pm

Sure. You can use any (?) card within the auto-entities.

I use custom:button-card to display the pollen-forecast:

              - type: 'custom:auto-entities'
                card:
                  title: 'Pollen: Heute'
                  type: entities
                  style: [...]
                filter:
                  include:
                    - entity_id: sensor.fc1*
                      state: low
                      options:
                        type: 'custom:button-card'
                        entity_id: this.entity_id
                        layout: icon_name_state2nd
                        styles: [...]
                        show_label: true
                        label: niedrig
                        show_state: false

Abbadon89 · January 14, 2021, 12:59pm

I dont know if that is exactly what i need. i Want to generate and sort entities i specify in include option to generate button like this in horizontal-stack-card

Jamie_Pryer · January 20, 2021, 10:38am

hey all,
is there a way to do an “or” statement for the “state” which you have within include?

i wanted to include either “error” or “unavailable” here:

  include:
    - label: Robots
      type: section
    - name: '*Rover*'
      domain: vacuum
      options:
        name: Rover Issue
        type: 'custom:secondaryinfo-entity-row'
        secondary_info: '<b style=''color:red''>[[ vacuum.rover.attributes.status ]]</b>'
      state: unavailable

i tried this both with and without the " and the - but didnt work

state:
  - "unavailable"
  - "error"

ASNNetworks · January 21, 2021, 12:54am

The docs mention the or option for filters. Pretty sure you can achieve what you want by using it.

or: Match any in a list of filters.

Jamie_Pryer · January 21, 2021, 1:18am

hey, i see that, but cant get it to work still?

      state: 
        or: 
          unavailable
          error

GlennHA · January 21, 2021, 1:32am

See below, it must be under include or exclude

type: 'custom:auto-entities'
sort:
  method: entity_id
  numeric: true
card:
  type: entities
  color: '#0707de'
  show_header_toggle: false
  state_color: true
  title: ''
show_empty: false
unique: true
filter:
  include:
    - entity_id: '*prusa*'
    - entity_id: sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_b90adf_current_consumption
  exclude:
    - state: 'off'
    - state: unavailable
    - state: unknown
    - state: '0'

ASNNetworks · January 21, 2021, 1:36am

Try:

type: custom:auto-entities
card:
  type: entities
  show_header_toggle: false
filter:
  include:
    - or:
       - state: unavailable
       - state: error

Hurde · January 21, 2021, 2:55pm

I had previously set up auto-entities to show my local bus and train schedules (in real time). The data is obtained via a REST sensor from their API.

I haven’t used the setup for a while due to Covid, but now I tried to get it back running. I copied the setup, but for some reason auto-entities does not seem to honor the filter options:

First, it should not display lines that have under three minutes until departure. Next, I tried to exclude line 39 from Helsinki but it shows up there. Same for Leppävaara, 550 shows up even when excluded.

Here is a example of the sensor entity values (not taken at the same time as above):

Does anybody have any clues what could be wrong?

sir106 · January 21, 2021, 5:39pm

Hi,

just need some help with special options. maybe someone has an idea?

Problem:

I want to have all switches with state ON, excluding some entities…

I just were able to exclude 1 (one) entity. tried several variations - but did not succeed excluding multiple entities.

any idea what could help?

my not working example

- type: custom:auto-entities
card:
  type: glance
  title: active entities
  show_state: true
  show_header_toggle: false
  state_color: true
filter:
  include:
   - domain: switch
      state: "on"
      not:
        entity_id: switch.fritzbox_7590_ui_wifi    
        entity_id: switch.fritzbox_7590_ui_wifi_5ghz
      options:
        secondary_info: last-changed

GlennHA · January 21, 2021, 6:41pm

use exclude

sir106 · January 21, 2021, 6:59pm

thanks!! so easy that helped me to look the right direction…

basti4k · January 24, 2021, 12:09pm

How can i show the Headline with a Icon ?

Example:
header

- type: custom:stack-in-card
        title: Test
        style: |
          ha-card .card-header {
            font-size: var(--font-size-subtitle);
            margin-bottom:0;
            padding-bottom:0;
          }
        cards:
          - type: custom:auto-entities
            card:
              show_header_toggle: false
              #title: Shelly
              type: entities
            filter:
              include:
                - entity_id: '*shelly*'

this works only for the headline, but how can i add a icon ?

Thanks for help!

Daniel_Cook · January 25, 2021, 4:35am

Is it possible for the auto-entities plugin to show only those entities from a given Integration, e.g. Z-wave or Zigbee?

GlennHA · January 25, 2021, 5:41am

yes, depending on your naming convention