Make a Multiple-Choice-Switch out of 1 button (Press once, Press twice in x (milli)seconds)

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Hi @valet,

As @francisp recommended, ControllerX is able to do this without any boilerplate logic, you just need to focus on what you want to do when the controller is clicked, held, released, tapped twice, etc.

For example, if ControllerX is configured properly, the following configuration would by default (without the merge_mapping attribute):

  • Turn on/off your light with on and off button
  • Change brightness smoothly when holding the button.

In addition, with the merge_mapping attribute it would:

  • turn on full brightness when on clicked twice
  • turn on min brightness when off clicked twice
  • Turn on a scene when on clicked 3 times
  • Send a message to Telegram when off clicked 3 times
example_app:
  module: controllerx
  class: E1743Controller # Assuming your "IKEA Clicker" is an E1743 switch
  integration:
    name: z2m
    listen_to: mqtt
  controller: IKEA Clicker
  multiple_click_delay: 500 # default value
  merge_mapping:
    "on$2": on_full_brightness
    "off$2": on_min_brightness
    "on$3":
      service: scene.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: scene.my_scene
    "off$3":
      service: notify.telegram
      data:
        message: A message to Telegram when off clicked 3 times

As you can see from the example, the combinations are endless and the clicks are configurable by action$number_of_times_clicked. Also if you want to change the delay for the multiple clicks to be recognized, you can change the multiple_click_delay attribute (500ms by default).

If you are interested in using it and you have problems setting it up, I can help you out if needed.

Documentation: https://xaviml.github.io/controllerx/
Repository: https://github.com/xaviml/controllerx
Community forum topic: ControllerX. Bring full functionality to light and media player controllers
Installable via HACS.

Regards,
Xavi M.

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