Yes! I did find a solution. It is not very nice, but it works. If you are familiar with custom components.
create custom_components/flux_led/light.py. The change I have done is to poll for state one extra time, and it does work quite well.
CODE (posting in a sec)
"""
Support for Flux lights.
For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
https://home-assistant.io/components/light.flux_led/
"""
import logging
import socket
import random
import time
import voluptuous as vol
from homeassistant.const import CONF_DEVICES, CONF_NAME, CONF_PROTOCOL
from homeassistant.components.light import (
ATTR_BRIGHTNESS, ATTR_HS_COLOR, ATTR_EFFECT, ATTR_WHITE_VALUE,
EFFECT_COLORLOOP, EFFECT_RANDOM, SUPPORT_BRIGHTNESS, SUPPORT_EFFECT,
SUPPORT_COLOR, SUPPORT_WHITE_VALUE, Light, PLATFORM_SCHEMA)
import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
import homeassistant.util.color as color_util
REQUIREMENTS = ['flux_led==0.22']
_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
CONF_AUTOMATIC_ADD = 'automatic_add'
ATTR_MODE = 'mode'
DOMAIN = 'flux_led'
SUPPORT_FLUX_LED = (SUPPORT_BRIGHTNESS | SUPPORT_EFFECT |
SUPPORT_COLOR)
MODE_RGB = 'rgb'
MODE_RGBW = 'rgbw'
# This mode enables white value to be controlled by brightness.
# RGB value is ignored when this mode is specified.
MODE_WHITE = 'w'
# List of supported effects which aren't already declared in LIGHT
EFFECT_RED_FADE = 'red_fade'
EFFECT_GREEN_FADE = 'green_fade'
EFFECT_BLUE_FADE = 'blue_fade'
EFFECT_YELLOW_FADE = 'yellow_fade'
EFFECT_CYAN_FADE = 'cyan_fade'
EFFECT_PURPLE_FADE = 'purple_fade'
EFFECT_WHITE_FADE = 'white_fade'
EFFECT_RED_GREEN_CROSS_FADE = 'rg_cross_fade'
EFFECT_RED_BLUE_CROSS_FADE = 'rb_cross_fade'
EFFECT_GREEN_BLUE_CROSS_FADE = 'gb_cross_fade'
EFFECT_COLORSTROBE = 'colorstrobe'
EFFECT_RED_STROBE = 'red_strobe'
EFFECT_GREEN_STROBE = 'green_strobe'
EFFECT_BLUE_STROBE = 'blue_strobe'
EFFECT_YELLOW_STROBE = 'yellow_strobe'
EFFECT_CYAN_STROBE = 'cyan_strobe'
EFFECT_PURPLE_STROBE = 'purple_strobe'
EFFECT_WHITE_STROBE = 'white_strobe'
EFFECT_COLORJUMP = 'colorjump'
EFFECT_MAP = {
EFFECT_COLORLOOP: 0x25,
EFFECT_RED_FADE: 0x26,
EFFECT_GREEN_FADE: 0x27,
EFFECT_BLUE_FADE: 0x28,
EFFECT_YELLOW_FADE: 0x29,
EFFECT_CYAN_FADE: 0x2a,
EFFECT_PURPLE_FADE: 0x2b,
EFFECT_WHITE_FADE: 0x2c,
EFFECT_RED_GREEN_CROSS_FADE: 0x2d,
EFFECT_RED_BLUE_CROSS_FADE: 0x2e,
EFFECT_GREEN_BLUE_CROSS_FADE: 0x2f,
EFFECT_COLORSTROBE: 0x30,
EFFECT_RED_STROBE: 0x31,
EFFECT_GREEN_STROBE: 0x32,
EFFECT_BLUE_STROBE: 0x33,
EFFECT_YELLOW_STROBE: 0x34,
EFFECT_CYAN_STROBE: 0x35,
EFFECT_PURPLE_STROBE: 0x36,
EFFECT_WHITE_STROBE: 0x37,
EFFECT_COLORJUMP: 0x38
}
FLUX_EFFECT_LIST = [
EFFECT_RANDOM,
] + list(EFFECT_MAP)
DEVICE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
vol.Optional(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
vol.Optional(ATTR_MODE, default=MODE_RGBW):
vol.All(cv.string, vol.In([MODE_RGBW, MODE_RGB, MODE_WHITE])),
vol.Optional(CONF_PROTOCOL):
vol.All(cv.string, vol.In(['ledenet'])),
})
PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICES, default={}): {cv.string: DEVICE_SCHEMA},
vol.Optional(CONF_AUTOMATIC_ADD, default=False): cv.boolean,
})
def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
"""Set up the Flux lights."""
import flux_led
lights = []
light_ips = []
for ipaddr, device_config in config.get(CONF_DEVICES, {}).items():
device = {}
device['name'] = device_config[CONF_NAME]
device['ipaddr'] = ipaddr
device[CONF_PROTOCOL] = device_config.get(CONF_PROTOCOL)
device[ATTR_MODE] = device_config[ATTR_MODE]
light = FluxLight(device)
lights.append(light)
light_ips.append(ipaddr)
if not config.get(CONF_AUTOMATIC_ADD, False):
add_entities(lights, True)
return
# Find the bulbs on the LAN
scanner = flux_led.BulbScanner()
scanner.scan(timeout=10)
for device in scanner.getBulbInfo():
ipaddr = device['ipaddr']
if ipaddr in light_ips:
continue
device['name'] = '{} {}'.format(device['id'], ipaddr)
device[ATTR_MODE] = MODE_RGBW
device[CONF_PROTOCOL] = None
light = FluxLight(device)
lights.append(light)
add_entities(lights, True)
class FluxLight(Light):
"""Representation of a Flux light."""
def __init__(self, device):
"""Initialize the light."""
self._name = device['name']
self._ipaddr = device['ipaddr']
self._protocol = device[CONF_PROTOCOL]
self._mode = device[ATTR_MODE]
self._bulb = None
self._error_reported = False
def _connect(self):
"""Connect to Flux light."""
import flux_led
self._bulb = flux_led.WifiLedBulb(self._ipaddr, timeout=5)
if self._protocol:
self._bulb.setProtocol(self._protocol)
# After bulb object is created the status is updated. We can
# now set the correct mode if it was not explicitly defined.
if not self._mode:
if self._bulb.rgbwcapable:
self._mode = MODE_RGBW
else:
self._mode = MODE_RGB
def _disconnect(self):
"""Disconnect from Flux light."""
self._bulb = None
@property
def available(self) -> bool:
"""Return True if entity is available."""
return self._bulb is not None
@property
def name(self):
"""Return the name of the device if any."""
return self._name
@property
def is_on(self):
"""Return true if device is on."""
return self._bulb.isOn()
@property
def brightness(self):
"""Return the brightness of this light between 0..255."""
if self._mode == MODE_WHITE:
return self.white_value
return self._bulb.brightness
@property
def hs_color(self):
"""Return the color property."""
return color_util.color_RGB_to_hs(*self._bulb.getRgb())
@property
def supported_features(self):
"""Flag supported features."""
if self._mode == MODE_RGBW:
return SUPPORT_FLUX_LED | SUPPORT_WHITE_VALUE
if self._mode == MODE_WHITE:
return SUPPORT_BRIGHTNESS
return SUPPORT_FLUX_LED
@property
def white_value(self):
"""Return the white value of this light between 0..255."""
return self._bulb.getRgbw()[3]
@property
def effect_list(self):
"""Return the list of supported effects."""
return FLUX_EFFECT_LIST
def turn_on(self, **kwargs):
"""Turn the specified or all lights on."""
if not self.is_on:
self._bulb.turnOn()
hs_color = kwargs.get(ATTR_HS_COLOR)
if hs_color:
rgb = color_util.color_hs_to_RGB(*hs_color)
else:
rgb = None
brightness = kwargs.get(ATTR_BRIGHTNESS)
effect = kwargs.get(ATTR_EFFECT)
white = kwargs.get(ATTR_WHITE_VALUE)
# Show warning if effect set with rgb, brightness, or white level
if effect and (brightness or white or rgb):
_LOGGER.warning("RGB, brightness and white level are ignored when"
" an effect is specified for a flux bulb")
# Random color effect
if effect == EFFECT_RANDOM:
self._bulb.setRgb(random.randint(0, 255),
random.randint(0, 255),
random.randint(0, 255))
return
# Effect selection
if effect in EFFECT_MAP:
self._bulb.setPresetPattern(EFFECT_MAP[effect], 95)
return
# Preserve current brightness on color/white level change
if brightness is None:
brightness = self.brightness
# Preserve color on brightness/white level change
if rgb is None:
rgb = self._bulb.getRgb()
if white is None and self._mode == MODE_RGBW:
white = self.white_value
# handle W only mode (use brightness instead of white value)
if self._mode == MODE_WHITE:
self._bulb.setRgbw(0, 0, 0, w=brightness)
# handle RGBW mode
elif self._mode == MODE_RGBW:
self._bulb.setRgbw(*tuple(rgb), w=white, brightness=brightness)
# handle RGB mode
else:
self._bulb.setRgb(*tuple(rgb), brightness=brightness)
time.sleep(1)
self._bulb.update_state(retry=2)
def turn_off(self, **kwargs):
"""Turn the specified or all lights off."""
self._bulb.turnOff()
time.sleep(1)
self._bulb.update_state(retry=2)
def update(self):
"""Synchronize state with bulb."""
if not self.available:
try:
self._connect()
self._error_reported = False
except socket.error:
self._disconnect()
if not self._error_reported:
_LOGGER.warning("Failed to connect to bulb %s, %s",
self._ipaddr, self._name)
self._error_reported = True
return
self._bulb.update_state(retry=2)