I have a question about the logbook card. Since version 2022.6 there is showed the text: “triggered by service logbook.log” after my message.
Before version 2022.6 this wasn’t showed:
I have some dummy entities created. And I use the logbook.log service to log an action (cutsom text) of an automation on those entities. In the logbook card I show those dummy entities.
Here you don’t want to see that extra text of triggered by… Does anybody know how I can hide this extra text?
Hey, did you find a way around this? I use the logbook card to show the recent unlock events of my front door but now it just looks messy with the additional text. I wonder also if there is a way to not show it or maybe another way around it.
Hi Foil,
No I don’t have found a way to hide it. But it is really not an improvement. Actually we should report it as a bug.
Hi Martin,
I am looking for the same functionality that you have created. A custom logbook with your own messages.
Can you share with us how you set this up?
What I have already tried myself is by creating an input_text helper.
But as you can see in the image below, this is not the same result as what you have
Thanks in advance!
I have created some template sensors:
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
automation_log_entity:
unique_id: "Automation_log_entity"
friendly_name: "Automation log entity"
value_template: "on"
automation_covers_log_entity:
unique_id: "Automation_covers_log_entity"
friendly_name: "Automation covers log entity"
value_template: "on"
icon_template: mdi:window-shutter
automation_lights_log_entity:
unique_id: "Automation_lights_log_entity"
friendly_name: "Automation lights log entity"
value_template: "on"
icon_template: mdi:lightbulb-multiple
automation_washingmachine_log_entity:
unique_id: "Automation_washingmachine_log_entity"
friendly_name: "Automation washing machine log entity"
value_template: "on"
icon_template: mdi:washing-machine
automation_dryer_log_entity:
unique_id: "Automation_dryer_log_entity"
friendly_name: "Automation dryer log entity"
value_template: "on"
icon_template: mdi:tumble-dryer
Next i have added the logbook card in the UI:
type: logbook
entities:
- sensor.automation_log_entity
- sensor.automation_covers_log_entity
- sensor.automation_lights_log_entity
- sensor.automation_washingmachine_log_entity
- sensor.automation_dryer_log_entity
hours_to_show: 168
title: Automatiseringen logboek
For all my automations I use Node-RED. In a call service node I add my message to the log.
[{"id":"48eae9f88a05d511","type":"api-call-service","z":"424560624253eb90","name":"Add message to logbook","server":"63f26c18.71f4f4","version":5,"debugenabled":false,"domain":"logbook","service":"log","areaId":[],"deviceId":[],"entityId":["sensor.automation_covers_log_entity"],"data":"{\"name\":\"Rolluiken voorkant\",\"message\":\"Rolluiken voorkant geopend.\",\"domain\":\"cover\"}","dataType":"json","mergeContext":"","mustacheAltTags":false,"outputProperties":[],"queue":"none","x":290,"y":820,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"63f26c18.71f4f4","type":"server","name":"Home Assistant","version":4,"addon":true,"rejectUnauthorizedCerts":true,"ha_boolean":"y|yes|true|on|home|open","connectionDelay":true,"cacheJson":true,"heartbeat":false,"heartbeatInterval":30,"areaSelector":"friendlyName","deviceSelector":"friendlyName","entitySelector":"friendlyName","statusSeparator":"at: ","statusYear":"hidden","statusMonth":"short","statusDay":"numeric","statusHourCycle":"h23","statusTimeFormat":"h:m"}]
Hi Martin,
Thank you so much for sharing with us.
I succeeded now.
Now there should indeed be an option to disable the ‘triggered by text’…
I found another way to get this done.
I created a Text Helper. In my situation, I called it “Alarm Log”
Via Node-RED, I change the value of the Text Helper each time I want an entry in my logbook
[{"id":"89a6de34c3f49b1a","type":"server-state-changed","z":"c5bc44e52b8d6f12","name":"Alarm systeem","server":"e7575a56.84bb08","version":4,"exposeToHomeAssistant":false,"haConfig":[{"property":"name","value":""},{"property":"icon","value":""}],"entityidfilter":"input_select.alarm_systeem","entityidfiltertype":"exact","outputinitially":false,"state_type":"str","haltifstate":"","halt_if_type":"str","halt_if_compare":"is","outputs":1,"output_only_on_state_change":true,"for":"0","forType":"num","forUnits":"minutes","ignorePrevStateNull":false,"ignorePrevStateUnknown":false,"ignorePrevStateUnavailable":false,"ignoreCurrentStateUnknown":false,"ignoreCurrentStateUnavailable":false,"outputProperties":[{"property":"payload","propertyType":"msg","value":"","valueType":"entityState"},{"property":"data","propertyType":"msg","value":"","valueType":"eventData"},{"property":"topic","propertyType":"msg","value":"","valueType":"triggerId"}],"x":80,"y":2020,"wires":[["cb19ca9e75ad5426"]]},{"id":"cb19ca9e75ad5426","type":"api-call-service","z":"c5bc44e52b8d6f12","name":"Schijf in log","server":"e7575a56.84bb08","version":5,"debugenabled":false,"domain":"input_text","service":"set_value","areaId":[],"deviceId":[],"entityId":["input_text.alarm_log"],"data":"{\"value\":\"Alarm systeem is {{ data.new_state.state }}\"}","dataType":"json","mergeContext":"","mustacheAltTags":false,"outputProperties":[],"queue":"none","x":310,"y":2020,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"e7575a56.84bb08","type":"server","name":"Home Assistant","version":5,"addon":true,"rejectUnauthorizedCerts":true,"ha_boolean":"y|yes|true|on|home|open","connectionDelay":true,"cacheJson":true,"heartbeat":false,"heartbeatInterval":"30","areaSelector":"friendlyName","deviceSelector":"friendlyName","entitySelector":"friendlyName","statusSeparator":"at: ","statusYear":"hidden","statusMonth":"short","statusDay":"numeric","statusHourCycle":"h23","statusTimeFormat":"h:m","enableGlobalContextStore":true}]
Through HACS, I installed Frontend Repository “Logbook Card”
I have configured the following Lovelace Card in my dashboard:
type: custom:logbook-card
entity: input_text.alarm_log
max_items: 5
desc: true
show:
state: true
duration: false
start_date: true
end_date: false
icon: false
separator: true
title: ' '
history: 30
With this as a result:
For me, this is the perfect alternative.
I hope this helps you guys.
One problem with this option is that you don’t have icons at your own custom message.
But I don’t understand why there are icons in the messages below your custom message?
You have only 1 entity: input_text.alarm_log.
Do you know how you get those icons below?
Hi Martin,
in text messages I use emoji icons.
You can find and copy them from this site:
https://emojipedia.org
Okay clear. Thanks.
Hi fellas, and thanks for the hints.
I’ve found a way to include the lovelace icons “automagically”, and want to share it.
Nothe that there is also an emoticon in one log, just for a try.
type: custom:logbook-card
entity: input_text.gar_logs_aperture
state_map:
- icon: mdi:door-open
value: '*Relay*'
icon_color: '#34b7eb'
- icon: mdi:door-open
value: '*Porta*'
icon_color: '#d6a318'
- icon: mdi:gate-arrow-left
value: '*Scorrevole*'
icon_color: '#4469cf'
max_items: 5
desc: true
group_by_day: true
show:
state: true
duration: false
start_date: true
end_date: false
icon: true
separator: true
title: ' '
history: 30
custom_logs: true
