Get ESPHOME BT Proxy's scanning status

ESPHome
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Hi all, is there a way to get into HA status scanning’s status of ESPHOME Bluetooth proxy?

Here my running code.
Is there a way to expose to HA status mentioned above?

> substitutions: #substitute your own values in this section
>   device_name: "esp32-bluetooth-proxy-1"
>   static_ip: 192.168.1.100
>   gateway: 192.168.1.254
>   subnet: 255.255.255.0
>   dns1: 192.168.1.241
> 
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> esphome:
>   name: '${device_name}'
>   friendly_name: '${device_name}'
>   on_boot:
>     priority: -100
>     then:
>       - logger.log: --- BT Scan started ON BOOT!!!! ---
>       - light.turn_on:
>           id: led_gpio2
>           effect: "Fast Pulse"
> 
> esp32:
>   board: esp32dev
>   framework:
>     type: esp-idf
> 
> time:
>   - platform: sntp
>     id: sntp_time
>     timezone: Europe/Rome
>     servers:
>       - 0.pool.ntp.org
>       - 1.pool.ntp.org
>       - 2.pool.ntp.org
>   - platform: homeassistant
>     id: esptime
> 
> logger:
>   level: DEBUG #VERY_VERBOSE
> 
> api:
>   encryption:
>     key: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> 
> ota:
>   platform: esphome
>   password: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> 
> wifi:
>   ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
>   password: !secret wifi_password
>   manual_ip:
>     static_ip: $static_ip
>     gateway: $gateway
>     subnet: $subnet
>     dns1: $dns1
>     
>   ap:
>     ssid: '${device_name}'
>     password: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> 
> esp32_ble_tracker:
>   id: ble_tracker_1
>   scan_parameters:
>     continuous: true
>   on_ble_advertise:
>     then:
>       - lambda: |-
>           ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "New BLE device");
>           ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "  address: %s", x.address_str().c_str());
>           ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "  name: %s", x.get_name().c_str());
>           ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "  Advertised service UUIDs:");
>           for (auto uuid : x.get_service_uuids()) {
>               ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "    - %s", uuid.to_string().c_str());
>           }
>           ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "  Advertised service data:");
>           for (auto data : x.get_service_datas()) {
>               ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "    - %s: (length %i)", data.uuid.to_string().c_str(), data.data.size());
>           }
>           ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "  Advertised manufacturer data:");
>           for (auto data : x.get_manufacturer_datas()) {
>               ESP_LOGD("ble_adv", "    - %s: (length %i)", data.uuid.to_string().c_str(), data.data.size());
>           }
>   on_scan_end:
>   - then:
>       - lambda: |-
>             ESP_LOGD("ble_auto", "############ The scan has ended! ###########");
> 
> bluetooth_proxy:
>   active: true
> 
> 
> output:
>   - platform: ledc
>     pin: GPIO2
>     id: gpio2_led
> 
> light:
>   - platform: monochromatic
>     output: gpio2_led
>     name: "LED GPIO2"
>     id: led_gpio2
>     internal: False
>     effects:
>       - pulse:
>           name: "Fast Pulse"
>           transition_length: 1s
>           update_interval: 1s
> 
> 
> binary_sensor:
>   - platform: status
>     name: "Display Status"
> 
> sensor:
>   - platform: wifi_signal
>     name: "Segnale WiFi"
>     update_interval: 60s
> 
>   - platform: uptime
>     name: "Tempo di attività"
> 
> 
> button:
>   - platform: template
>     name: Start scan ESP32 BT Proxy 1
>     id: scan_esp32bt_proxy_1
>     on_press:
>       then:
>         - logger.log: --- BT Scan started ---
>         - light.turn_on:
>             id: led_gpio2
>             effect: "Fast Pulse"
>         - esp32_ble_tracker.start_scan:
>   - platform: template
>     name: Stop scan ESP32 BT Proxy 1
>     id: no_scan_esp32bt_proxy_1
>     on_press:
>       then:
>         - logger.log: --- BT Scan stopped!!! ---
>         - light.turn_off: led_gpio2
>         - esp32_ble_tracker.stop_scan:
2

If you add a name to your gpio2_led it will appear as an entity in HA, will that do the trick?

3

Hi, I am using that way to control it, but is not secure 100% that scanning is active or not.
I need to monitor real status of scanning. So I need to find a 100% secure way.
Can you confirm that ESP32 Bluetooth Low Energy Tracker Hub doesn’t expose nativly what I am searching?

4

Doesn’t look like it does have any status exposed. The on_scan_end action you have writes to the log, are the logs accurate enough? If so you could add an action after the log entry to switch the LED off perhaps.

5

Found a solution.
Created a

> 
> input_text:
>   stato_scanning_bt_proxy_1:
>     name: Scanning BT attivo o no su esp32-bluetooth-proxy-1
>     initial: "spento"

then an automation:

alias: BT Scanning Status - esp32-bluetooth-proxy-1
description: ''
trigger:
platform: event
event_type: esphome.ble_scanning_state
action:
 - data_template:
 entity_id: input_text.stato_scanning_bt_proxy_1
value: '{{ trigger.event.data.status }}'
action: input_text.set_value

and last in ESPHOME configuration:

> esp32_ble_tracker:
> 	.....
>   on_ble_advertise:
>     then:
> 	.....
>       - homeassistant.event:
>           event: esphome.ble_scanning_state
>           data:
>             status: "acceso"
> 
>   on_scan_end:
>   - then:
> 	.....
>       - homeassistant.event:
>           event: esphome.ble_scanning_state
>           data:
>             status: "spento"
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