is it possible to configure a fake light in HASS?
I would like to use this to simplify my automations.
Please explain further.
Do you mean that you want something on the dashboard that you can turn on and off with an automation to check that the automation is working? If so, use an input boolean.
Do you mean that you want a device that you can set the status of from outside of homeassistant and reflect that change as a trigger for automations? If so you can use the rest api or a python script.
But even then there may be something better or more convenient to your use case.
thank you, I think an input boolean will do the job.