Breaking changes to customize in 0.39.0

Configuration
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Hi,

it was interesting to know that the format has changed again. This on-line tool from @balloob was supposed to help, however, it does not work correctly with the following customization formats:

homeassistant:
  customize:
    - entity_id: sensor.wintablet, sensor.mypc
      icon: mdi:tablet
    - entity_id: sensor.next_bus, sensor.mot_*
      icon: mdi:bus

Any ideas how it will work in 0.39 if different entities need the same icon and you don’t want to repeat the same code for each entity?

2

You need to use a customize_glob entry, here is what the conversion tool output for your config:

homeassistant:
  customize:
    sensor.wintablet: &ref_0
      icon: 'mdi:tablet'
    ' sensor.mypc': *ref_0
    sensor.next_bus: &ref_1
      icon: 'mdi:bus'
  customize_domain: {}
  customize_glob:
    ' sensor.mot_*': *ref_1
3

thank you, @touliloup
Will this output work with ref? The format of the output doesn’t look correct in terms of formating.

4

It used to be so simple and foolproof!

5

The new format is actually easier compared to the one inbetween.

Ref is valid YAML, it will just allow you to re-use the same block without specifying it again.

Noticed a bug in the tool, it would not strip the strings properly. Hence the quotation marks around the entities with a space inside. Updated version is here: https://jsfiddle.net/balloob/d2e56q6f/74/

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6

Hi All,

Have been pretty busy of late and have just upgraded from 0.38 to 0.41.

The breaking changes with Customize in 0.39 are causing me a bit of trouble at the moment. I’ve tried using the tool by @balloob to convert but I’m not having much luck.

Can anyone help me convert my “customize”?

https://pastebin.com/dHxL1kn0

Many thanks :slight_smile:

7

I think it has been reverted back to the old style, so no need to use the tool, but I might be wrong.

8

OK, Its not recognising any of my customise config since upgrading. I can’t see where it’s reverted back? Is there any up to date documention for it?

9

I think this is the up-to-date documentation: