Eliminating repeated code

Configuration
1

How can I prevent repeated code? For each chromecast in my home, I have code like the below. Seems wasteful to have, except for a few lines like the object and player names, the same exact code repeated over and over.

homeassistant:
#----------------------------------------------------------------
  customize:
    input_text.mmp_living_room:
      friendly_name: Music
      icon: mdi:headphones
      custom_ui_state_card: state-card-mini-media-player
      config:
        player: media_player.cast_livingroom
        buttons:
          - name: Top 40
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_top40
          - name: Mix
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_mix
          - name: Love
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_love
          - name: 70s
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_70s
          - name: 80s
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_80s
          - name: 90s
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_90s
          - name: Top Rock
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_hardrock
          - name: Hard Rock
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_hardrock
          - name: Hair Bands
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_hairbands
          - name: Oldies
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_oldies
          - name: Old School
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_oldschool
          - name: Comedy
            icon: mdi:music-note
            script: script.play_radio_comedy

input_text:
#----------------------------------------------------------------
  mmp_living_room:
    name: ' '
2

Put the repeated code in an include file and include it everywhere it needs to be.

3

But it needs to be modified slightly (in the example above, the name of the chromecast and name of the entity are different for each room).

4 
customize_glob:
  input_text.mmp*:
    icon: mdi:headphones
    friendly_name: Music
    custom_ui_state_card: state-card-mini-media-player
    
customize:
  input_text.mmp_living_room:
    config:
      player: media_player.cast_livingroom
      buttons: !include repeated_buttons.yaml

  input_text.mmp_back_room:
    config:
      player: media_player.cast_back_room
      buttons: !include repeated_buttons.yaml

Etc

(edit) just realised you can repeat friendly_name too, code block edited.

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5

OMG - this is gold! Thank you!

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