Automatic creation of helpers for blueprints

Sir_Goodenough · October 27, 2024, 1:17am

Use MQTT discovery to create entities is my favorite way to do it in blueprints that I share.
Example:

SirGoodenough/HA_Blueprints/blob/d1c15d75a7b5fa3042d60f7eee2d7633ea8a27a3/Automations/Octoprint_Additional_Buttons_Helper.yaml#L666


      
                  payload: M18 E3
                  qos: "1"
                  retain: false
              - alias: Clear the PRESS
                service: mqtt.publish
                data:
                  topic: '{{ cf_cmd_t }}'
                  payload: ""
                  qos: "1"
                  retain: false
          default:
          - alias: Home Button Create
            service: mqtt.publish
            data:
              "topic": "{{ h_c_topic }}"
              "retain": true
              "payload": >
                { "~": "{{ printer_topic }}",
                  "avty_t": "{{ avty_t }}",
                  "pl_avail": "{{ pl_avail }}",
                  "pl_not_avail": "{{ pl_not_avail }}",

There is also this. Add the template, and create whatever you want on the fly…

Come back in a couple of years and let me know if these have helped you.