Does this allow for an interruption TTS to music and then music resuming afterwards in the same way that Assistant Relay does when broadcasting to all devices?
Yes , that is exactly what it does.
Thatâs great! Perhaps you could submit a PR to the Assistant Relay repo as I know he was hoping to see targeted broadcasts possible.
This is achieving using the beta version 4.0 of https://github.com/Apipa169/Assistant-Relay-for-Hassio
Itâs just not documented well. I was only able to see it could broadcast to specific devices by the new GUI that it ships with. I was then able to work out what the commands from HA had to be to send to specific devices.
Donât think Iâm doing anything special. What does yours show?
A link to share my experience with an Echo device and this custom component 
I did encounter another state that I would like to account for⊠âunavailable.â Although as itâs not a valid playing state, Iâm not sure itâs something that can be accounted for easily.
I keep a few of my Sonos speakers powered off using a Z-wave appliance module because I donât use them often. I would like to show them as unavailable, orâeven betterâshow a button that would allow me to turn on the relevant appliance module instead!
Iâve just added your code to a conditional Lovelace card so that when the power is off, it displays only a button to turn it on; and if the power is on and the device_tracker shows it is âhomeâ, then it shows your display instead:
type: vertical-stack
cards:
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: switch.sonos_casita_power_current_value
state: 'off'
card:
type: button
tap_action:
action: toggle
entity: switch.sonos_casita_power_current_value
show_state: true
icon: 'mdi:power'
name: Sonos Casita
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: device_tracker.sonoszp_8
state: home
- entity: switch.sonos_casita_power_current_value
state: 'on'
card:
cards:
- cards:
- entities:
- height: 1
size: 5
type: 'custom:gap-card'
- entity: media_player.sonos_casita
group: true
artwork: cover
source: full
info: short
type: 'custom:mini-media-player'
- entity: media_player.sonos_casita
hide:
name: true
controls: true
icon: true
info: true
mute: true
power: true
source: true
volume: true
progress: true
shortcuts:
buttons:
- data:
entity_id: script.sonos_casita_talking_heads
icon: 'mdi:radio'
id: script.turn_on
name: Talking Heads
type: service
- data:
entity_id: script.sonos_casita_van_morrison
icon: 'mdi:radio'
id: script.turn_on
name: Van Morrison
type: service
- data:
entity_id: script.sonos_casita_flogging_molly
icon: 'mdi:radio'
id: script.turn_on
name: Flogging Molly
type: service
- data:
entity_id: script.sonos_casita_line_in
icon: 'mdi:ethernet-cable'
id: script.turn_on
name: Line-in
type: service
columns: 1
show_group_count: true
show_progress: true
type: 'custom:mini-media-player'
volume_stateless: true
- cards:
- color_type: icon
aspect_ratio: 2/1
color: auto
entity: media_player.sonos_living_room
name: Living Room
show_name: true
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.turn_on
service_data:
entity_id: script.sonos_living_room_join_unjoin_living_room
show_state: false
state:
- color: '#00FF00'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-wireless'
value: playing
- color: '#8C8C8C'
icon: 'mdi:speaker'
value: paused
- color: '#FF0000'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-off'
value: idle
styles:
card:
- height: 50px
name:
- font-size: 12px
type: 'custom:button-card'
- color_type: icon
aspect_ratio: 2/1
color: auto
entity: media_player.sonos_upstairs
name: Upstairs
show_name: true
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.turn_on
service_data:
entity_id: script.sonos_upstairs_join_unjoin_living_room
show_state: false
state:
- color: '#00FF00'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-wireless'
value: playing
- color: '#8C8C8C'
icon: 'mdi:speaker'
value: paused
- color: '#FF0000'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-off'
value: idle
styles:
card:
- height: 50px
name:
- font-size: 12px
type: 'custom:button-card'
- color_type: icon
aspect_ratio: 2/1
color: auto
entity: media_player.sonos_portable
name: Portable
show_name: true
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.turn_on
service_data:
entity_id: script.sonos_portable_join_unjoin_living_room
show_state: false
state:
- color: '#00FF00'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-wireless'
value: playing
- color: '#8C8C8C'
icon: 'mdi:speaker'
value: paused
- color: '#FF0000'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-off'
value: idle
styles:
card:
- height: 50px
name:
- font-size: 12px
type: 'custom:button-card'
- color_type: icon
aspect_ratio: 2/1
color: auto
entity: media_player.sonos_basement
name: Basement
show_name: true
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.turn_on
service_data:
entity_id: script.sonos_basement_join_unjoin_living_room
show_state: false
state:
- color: '#00FF00'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-wireless'
value: playing
- color: '#8C8C8C'
icon: 'mdi:speaker'
value: paused
- color: '#FF0000'
icon: 'mdi:speaker-off'
value: idle
styles:
card:
- height: 50px
name:
- font-size: 12px
type: 'custom:button-card'
type: horizontal-stack
type: vertical-stack
mode: vertical
style: |
ha-card {
font-variant: small-caps;
--ha-card-background: rgba(34, 34, 34, .2);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.3);
background-size: 100% 68px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
.card-header {
font-size: 20px;
}
type: 'custom:stack-in-card'
This actually works just fine as a valid state:
- color: '#FF0000'
icon: 'mdi:close-circle-outline'
value: unavailable
Now, powering on the appliance module from this button will likely take some scripting. I might try it, but as it stands thatâs over my head.
EDIT: I canât believe this worked. This may seem really straightforward for most of you, but I donât code. This script does exactly what I was shooting for:
# Sonos Casita Join/Unjoin Living Room
sonos_casita_join_unjoin_living_room:
alias: Sonos Casita Join/Unjoin Living Room
sequence:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
state: playing
sequence:
- service: sonos.unjoin
data:
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
state: paused
sequence:
- service: sonos.join
data:
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
master: media_player.sonos_living_room
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
state: idle
sequence:
- service: sonos.join
data:
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
master: media_player.sonos_living_room
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
state: unavailable
sequence:
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: media_player.sonos_casita
default: []
mode: single
âŠIâm using this card and scripts in two areas, for two different Sonos devices. Now I need to figure out a smooth way to unjoin the master from another device while itâs playing, and what that UI will look likeâŠ
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Thanks for posting!
Im trying to set the buttons up to change radio stations on a squeezebox system.
I have the stations saved in âPlaylistsâ in LMS but cant get the stations to change.
In Dev tools I can use:
service: squeezebox.call_method
data:
entity_id: media_player.portable_radio
command: playlist
parameters:
- play
- Radio_2
Ive tried two ways but still not working:
shortcuts:
columns: 2
buttons:
- name: Radio 2
type: service
id: media_player.play_media
data:
entity_id: media_player.portable_radio
command: playlist
parameters:
- play
- Radio_2
- name: Radio 2
type: playlist
id: Radio_2
Any help where Iâm going wrong on this?
I believe that if you are calling the âplaylist playâ method of the Logitech Media Server CLI, you need to include the folder name as well as the playlist name. So if you have saved the playlist to a folder called âPlaylistsâ, the second parameter should be:
- /Playlists/Radio_2
If you were really going belt and braces, you could include the full directory path to your playlist folder as well as the playlist name.
In that case your second parameter should be:
- /<path-to-your-playlist-folder>/Playlists/Radio_2
PS You can find your setting for the Playlists folder under âBasic Settingsâ in LMS
I tried what you suggested Chris but it still wonât select a station coming up with the same errors as before, either:
Failed to call service media_player/play_media. Expecting Value 1 line 1 (char0)
Or
Failed to call service media_player/play_media. extra keys not allowed @ data [âcommandâ ]
Sorry, I didnât think to check the rest of your code, which is not the correct way to call a service from the shortcut object on the mini media card. Does this work?
shortcuts:
columns: 2
buttons:
- name: 'Radio 2'
type: service
id: squeezebox.call_method
data:
entity_id: media_player.portable_radio
command: playlist
parameters:
- play
- /Playlists/Radio_2
The most important part is to assign the shortcut type to service and the shortcut id to squeezebox.call_method.
That did it, thank you, been working on this for a while. Thanks again.
Am I correct to conclude that the icon state color only reacts on âoffâ to âplayingâ? Chromecast device properly changes on these status changes. However my SONOS media player icon color always stays on when it returns from âplayingâ to âpausedâ. Unless I have overlooked one of the configuration options, canât we have the icon color react to âplayingâ=ON and âsomething else-off,idle, pausedâ = OFF?
Sorry to bring back an old topic. but, is there a way to not have an idle_view ie. always full view?
Also, Is there a way to have the media browser icon directly on the card?
I just noticed that the state is not idle but off.
Is there a way to keep the controls on the card even when off?
Hi All, I am using HACS to load the player but it is not loading. i already deleted the cache, reloaded. deleted the app restarted has and tried again but with the same result.
does anyone know what I should do next? By the way the player is working!
Thanks
Hi,
I know i am a little out of topic, but I got here searching for answers (which i found, thanks to this post)
but i am really interested in your ui, the look of it, could you let me know what âthemeâ it is that you are using or its completely custom?
thanks
Please donât ask for private answers.