🔹 Browser_mod - turn your browser into a controllable device, and a media_player

xADDRx · May 20, 2022, 10:08am

Hi Chris

Thanks for the reply. I had read this information in the Doc. I just don’t know where to insert them in the automation

reste_narquois · May 20, 2022, 1:33pm

Ah, ok. Does this work? (I have to admit I’ve never tried it myself!)

  - id: '1642017204324'
    initial_state: true
    alias: System - Dashboard - Display Doorbell Cam
    description: ''
    trigger:
      <snip>
    condition: []
    action:
      - service: browser_mod.popup
        data:
          large: true
          auto_close: true
          title: Türklingel
          style:
            $: ".mdc-dialog__surface {\n  background: transparent !important;\n  border-style:\
              \ none !important;\n  border: 0px !important;\n  box-shadow: none;\n}\n"
          card:
            <snip>
      - alias: "Wait 20s"
        delay: 20
      - service: browser_mod.close_popup

GoodyGizmos · May 23, 2022, 7:38pm

I just installed browser mod. I read the doc and now I’m trying out some things:

It seems popups only work over secure (HTTPS) sessions. So, it works over my Nabu Casa account, but not over a local (HTTP) connection. Is that intentional?

I’m trying to rename entities using

browser_mod:
  prefix: "browser_mod_"
  disable:
    - media_player
    - camera
  devices:
    <device-id1234>:
      name: fire_hd_8_blue_fully

I’ve restarted HA a couple times, but it never renames the entities. Is that still functional or is something wrong with my syntax?

Sireone · May 27, 2022, 2:34am

Not for the life of me can I get the alias working. It’s like a catch 22. When I access Lovelace from a client, all three devices/entities gets created with the deviceID. In my case light.browser_5697e4d9_ee89c964. When I add name: in the yaml file, it does not change the devices or entities to remove the deviceID.

In reading the following issues link, it states that you cannot change the name of already created entities. It recomends changing the deviceID. But upon doing so, it creates a NEW entitiy with the deviceID, hence putting you back in the same loop.

github.com/thomasloven/hass-browser_mod

Device Id not replaced by alias

opened 07:10PM - 26 Apr 21 UTC

closed 09:30AM - 10 May 21 UTC

stittel

My Home Assistant version: core-2021.4.6, supervisor-2021.04.0 I use browser …mod HACS, latest version 1.3.0 I expected that the device id was replaced by the name as mentioned But the device id is not being replaced by the alias. The prefix is applied. **Minimal** steps to reproduce: I checked the log but don't see any errors I checked the developer tools for the particular device id I uninstalled the browser_mod HACS, restarted Home Assistant, reinstalled browser mod again. No result. `configuration.yaml` # The least amount of code or steps possible to reproduce my error I added the following to the top of the configuration.yaml file: ``` browser_mod: prefix: "browser_mod_" devices: ef1d212f-90d0bc54: name: imac_st 7351ff94-d017bf2e: name: mobiel ``` # Put your code/steps here **Error messages from the browser console:** No errors // Select everything from the browser console and copy it // Paste it here ![2021-04-26_21-01-27](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63233867/116137409-cba79580-a6d3-11eb-8bca-b8f3f7af48c6.png) --- **By replacing the space in the checkboxes ([ ]) with an X below, I indicate that I:** - [ X] Understand that this is a channel for reporting bugs, not a support forum (https://community.home-assistant.io/). - [ X] Have made sure I am using the latest version of the plugin. - [X ] Have followed the troubleshooting steps of the "Common Problems" section of https://github.com/thomasloven/hass-config/wiki/Lovelace-Plugins. - [ X] Understand that leaving one or more boxes unticked or failure to follow the template above may increase the time required to handle my bug-report, or cause it to be closed without further action.

How are you supposed to change the name of the entity?

ChenH · May 27, 2022, 1:39pm

Hey,
I’ve install Browser_mod from HACS
added “browswer_mod:” to configuration.yaml

trying to launch:

service: browser_mod.popup
data:
title: Popup example
large: true
hide_header: true
auto_close: true
time: 20

and nothing happend, no popup…

Can someone help me?

arganto · May 27, 2022, 3:15pm

“from HACS” means only in HACS or on HA integration page as well?

ChenH · May 27, 2022, 3:32pm

[quote=“ChenH, post:1457, topic:123806, full:true”]
Install on HACS.
I see several entities on the integration page but they all “Unavailable”

I tried to reinstall browser_mod, clear browser cache and still no popup

arganto · May 27, 2022, 3:36pm

Can you always paste as code?

And secondly, can you please test such an example in developer tools?

service: browser_mod.popup
data:
  title: Popup example
  card:
    type: entities
    entities:
      - light.bed_light
      - light.kitchen_lights
      - light.ceiling_lights

ChenH · May 27, 2022, 4:05pm

Paste the code,
Press “call service”
It gives me green “V” and nothing more, no popup
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ChenH · May 27, 2022, 4:08pm

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arganto · May 27, 2022, 4:12pm

Please share the relevant part of configuration.yaml

ChenH · May 27, 2022, 4:13pm

just added there (configuration.yaml):

browser_mod:

arganto · May 27, 2022, 4:17pm

Then unfortunately I have currently no other idea. Refresh Browsercache? Or try another clean browser directly?

ChenH · May 27, 2022, 4:19pm

thanks a lot.
I’ll keep trying

wmaker · May 28, 2022, 4:33pm

Could it be that what is missing in the config data is the deviceID: browsermod-device-id-or-alias that will tell browsermod which device you want the popup to appear on.

arganto · May 28, 2022, 5:59pm

No. Working without.

hapis.sarkawi · May 31, 2022, 6:01am

Might be a stupid question,

Why does the popup card for more-info only works on local network but not when your outside of local network?

When i use my phone(android) on local network the popup card shows up, but when i turn off my phone’s wifi and try to use the popup more info it does not show up.

GoodyGizmos · May 31, 2022, 12:15pm

GoodyGizmos:

I just installed browser mod. I read the doc and now I’m trying out some things:

It seems popups only work over secure (HTTPS) sessions. So, it works over my Nabu Casa account, but not over a local (HTTP) connection. Is that intentional?

I’m trying to rename entities using
browser_mod:
  prefix: "browser_mod_"
  disable:
    - media_player
    - camera
  devices:
    <device-id1234>:
      name: fire_hd_8_blue_fully
I’ve restarted HA a couple times, but it never renames the entities. Is that still functional or is something wrong with my syntax?

To follow up…it seems that there are quite a few issues since 2022.5. Now that I’m confident about my syntax, here are the things I’ve observed as a new browser_mod user:

Camera entity enabled without camera: true specified in the configuration. In the case of this device, I don’t mind, but it’s still a bug.
Integration page currently shows 3 devices and 4 entities, but with my configuration should show 3 and 7 (3 * (light + sensor) + binary_sensor) or 8 if counting the camera from (1) above.
If I clear out the integration filter and search all entities for “browser_mod,” I get 17 entries including all of the 3 missing sensors from (2) and the binary_sensor for my fully kiosk browser. The rest appear to be a mix of restored entities for which I have not yet set an alias, but…
The browser_mod prefix seems to work for some entities, but not others. I know that it won’t work for entities with an alias, but see (5).
The alias name seems to work for some entities, but not others.

@thomasloven Do you have everything you need to troubleshoot these issues? Like I said above, I think they’re covered one way or another by current GitHub issues. Also, along with an alias entity_id, is there a way to change the friendly_name of each entity via the configuration? Thank you.

sumur1au · June 1, 2022, 12:49am

Is it possible to get the read deviceID of the current browser in a Javascript Template on a lovelace card ?

jsdphilly · June 6, 2022, 7:09pm

Did you ever find a solution to this?

Is it possible to make the pop up on mobile not take the entire screen?