Is it possible to customize the message sent using the new Alert component

Configuration
1

I haven’t had a chance to test the alert component, but will it be possible to customize the message that is sent in the alert? I don’t see in the documentation how that is done.

2

Whatever you name the alert, that is the message that is sent. In the example:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
alert:
  garage_door:
    name: Garage is open
    entity_id: input_boolean.garage_door
    state: 'on'
    repeat: 30
    can_acknowledge: True
    skip_first: True
    notifiers:
      - ryans_phone
      - kristens_phone

The message would be “Garage is open”. You can also use states and variables like you can in notifications.

3

Ok. That makes sense. What about including images and things like that?

4

Don’t know if that is supported. I don’t think so.

5

How can I trigger e.x a sonos notification script, by leveraging the notifiers part of this component?
Is it even possible?
I mean, this component seems to be ok for mobile messages, but I think it would be just as suitable for TTS notifications.

6

I’d like to use actionable iOS notifications, like:

“The coffee machine has been on for a long time…”
<Turn it off>

It looks like the alert component isn’t setup for this. Is that right? Would I have to recreate a “normal” automation to do this?
Is this sort of feature planned for alert, or will it always be simple?