Calendar event dates on dashboard

Configuration Frontend
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With the removal of the Garbage Collection custom integration, I’ve been having a hard time figuring out how to mirror what I was doing with it. I’ve seen a number of posts about things similar but nothing that seems to match what I want to do.

With the previous integration I had entities for the different garbage collection events (ie. papers, bottles, garbage) which are now local calendar events. I would use those entities to display when the next occurrence was using Mushroom chips. For example, I had a papers chip that displayed the date of the next pickup, or ‘Tomorrow’ or ‘Today’.

Any idea how I could achieve this now?

2

Why don’t you use the Waste Collection Schedule integration? It works fine for me.

3

Thanks for pointing that out, didn’t know it existed. Did you set yours up with an ICS file by any chance? Having trouble getting the sensors set up correctly.

4

Yes, I use an ICS file.

PS: Please show the setup you have already made.

5

I basically just have this so far:

waste_collection_schedule:
  sources:
    - name: ics
      args:
        file: "www/huntington_garbage_calendar_2023.ics"

- platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Garbage
    types:
      - Trash Collection
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Bottles
    types:
      - Bottles, Cans & Plastics Recycling
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Papers
    types:
      - Paper & Cardboard Recycling

I’m getting some data in the calendar.ics entity that’s being created by the integration but I think the issue is that I’m not getting the summary attribute that seems to be needed for the sensors to pick them up.

6

It is important, that the types are identical to the description in the ICS-file.

Here is, what I have:

waste_collection_schedule:
  sources:
    - name: ics
      args:
        file: "www/abfall.ics"
      customize:
        - type: Restmuell
          alias: restmuell
          icon: mdi:trash-can
        - type: Gelbe Tonne
          alias: gelbetonne
          icon: mdi:trash-can
        - type: Altpapier
          alias: papier
          icon: mdi:recycle
  fetch_time: "04:00"
  day_switch_time: "12:00"

and this in the -sensor section:

 - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: abfallRest
    source_index: 0
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: 'noch {{value.daysTo}} Tage'
    types:
      - restmuell
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: abfallGelbersack
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: 'noch {{value.daysTo}} Tage'
    types:
      - gelbetonne
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: abfallPapier
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: 'noch {{value.daysTo}} Tage'
    types:
      - papier
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: abfallNaechster
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: 'am: {{value.date.strftime("%d.%m.%Y")}}'

if you want to have a sensor with the list of types, for example when you want to send a list to your mobile, you can add:

- platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: AbfallNotifyTyp
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: '{{value.types}}'
7

Do the sensors have to be the title or description from the ICS events? The file that my town provides has very long descriptions for each.

Another weird thing I noticed is that in the calendar.ics entity created by the integration shows the next event being this:

Start time
December 26, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
End time
December 27, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM

Although if I import the ics file into my Google Calendar it shows the proper events for the year.

8

No, not the sensors. In the first part of my last post under customized: that types must be identical with the description in the ICS.

To change this to your needs (a short description) use the alias under customize. For

- type: Bottles, Cans & Plastics Recycling     # use
  alias: bottlecanplastic

without any spaces.

In the 2. part of my last post in the -sensor section, the name of the sensor can be any word, you like and the -types must be identical to the alias from above.

- platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: anywordyoulike
    source_index: 0
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: 'in {{value.daysTo}} days'
    types:
      - bottlecanplastic

This creates a sensor named sensor.anywordyoulike

9

Ya I had tried that based on your setup yesterday and still no luck. Not sure what’s going wrong.

10

Post, what you have now, please

11

Source:

waste_collection_schedule:
  sources:
    - name: ics
      args:
        file: "www/huntington_garbage_calendar_2023.ics"
      customize:
        - type: Monday Thursday Trash Collection
          alias: garbage
          icon: mdi:trash-can
        - type: Bottles, Cans & Plastics Recycling
          alias: bottles
          icon: mdi:bottle-wine
        - type: Paper & Cardboard Recycling
          alias: papers
          icon: mdi:newspaper-variant
  day_switch_time: "12:00"
  fetch_time: "04:00"

Sensors:

  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Garbage
    types:
      - garbage
    details_format: "upcoming"
    source_index: 0
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Bottles
    types:
      - bottles
    details_format: "upcoming"
    source_index: 0
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Papers
    types:
      - papers
    details_format: "upcoming"
    source_index: 0
12

On first sight: mine has “source_index” only once (with first entry), and the value_template’s are missing.

13

Tried both with and without the value_template and removed the source_index on everything but the first sensor, but still the same issue.

14

And what values are in your sensors, if any? Also a look at your ICS file would be usefull.

15

This is essentially what all the sensors from the integration show:
Screenshot 2023-06-26 074600

And this is what the calendar.ics entity shows:

Screenshot 2023-06-26 074647
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Can’t upload the ICS directly, but here’s the link to download it:
https://www.huntingtonny.gov/trashcalendar
Click the “Add to calendar” dropdown then “Download ICS”

16

Thank you, your ICS looks very much different to mine. The best way is to ask @mampfes to add support for your town. Or you take a look on github, how it is handeled for other cities in US: github. I guess your district (TZID=America/New_York:…) has to be selected and some more.

17

Will do, thanks for all of the help!

I decided to just set up static sources for now. One last question, do you know how I can set up the value_template to show Today, Tomorrow, or MM/DD/YYYY of the next pickup? I tried this but it didn’t seem to work:
'{% if value.daysTo == 0 %}Today{% elif value.daysTo == 1 %}Tomorrow{% else %}{{value.date.strftime("%m.%d.%Y")}}{% endif %}'

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- platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: anywordyoulike
    source_index: 0
    details_format: "upcoming"
    value_template: '{% if value.daysTo == 0 %}Today{% elif value.daysTo == 1 %}Tomorrow{% else %}{{value.date.strftime("%m.%d.%Y")}}{% endif %}'
    types:
      - bottles

This works only if you use the integration.