Mealie in HA

[skank]

Hi thx again

[paddy0174 (Patrick)]

If you use the code from above, I think I remember, there was a typo or such a thing (it’s been a while…). If it doesn’t work on your first try, please report back, than I’ll have a look at my file/automation.

[paddy0174 (Patrick)]

Edit: with version 2024.8.1 ths issue underneath is fixed!

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@my.spider.died

TLDR - here’s the final complete configuration, which fixes the “JSON result was not a dictionary or list with 0th element a dictionary” log statement:

rest:
  - resource_template: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
    headers:
      Authorization: !secret mealie_api_token
    params:
      perPage: 1
      queryFilter: checked=false
      orderBy: food.name
      orderDirection: asc
    sensor:
      - name: Mealie Shopping List Items
        availability: >
          {{ value_json['total'] }}
        #Sensor to view items which are on any Mealie shopping list
        #Extract the ingredient data in the following format: "food - quantity unit" eg. "apples - 1.5 kilogram", or "Empty List" if no items are left in the list
        value_template: >
          {# If no items in list, return "Empty List" #}
          {% if value_json['total'] == 0 %}
            Empty List

          {# If distinct food is not defined use display name instead #}
          {% elif value_json['items'][0]['food'] == none %}
            {{ value_json['items'][0]['display'] }}

          {# If quantity is available, include it in the output #}
          {% elif value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] > 0 %}
            {{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }} - {{ (value_json['items'][0]['quantity'] | round(3) | string).rstrip('0').rstrip('.') }} {{ value_json['items'][0]['unit']['name'] if value_json['items'][0]['unit'] is not none }}

          {# Otherwise, print just the food name #}
          {% else %}
            {{ value_json['items'][0]['food']['name'] }}
            
          {% endif %}
      - name: Mealie Shopping List Item To Delete
        availability: >
          {{ value_json['total'] }}
        #Extract the ingredient's ID. Required to delete through the API later on.
        value_template: >
          {{ value_json['items'][0]['id'] }}

rest_command:
  #Command to delete a Mealing shopping list item
  mealie_delete_from_shopping_list:
    url: >
      {{ url }}/{{ states('sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete') }}
    method: delete
    headers:
      Authorization:  !secret mealie_api_token

automation:
  #Automation to regularly refresh the "Mealie Shopping List Items" sensor 
  - id: mealie_update_rest_sensors
    alias: "Mealie - Update Rest Sensors"
    initial_state: "on"
    trigger:
      - platform: time_pattern
        seconds: "/10" #How often do you want to check for updates in Mealie?
    action:
      - service: homeassistant.update_entity
        data:
          entity_id:
            - sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
            - sensor.mealie_shopping_list_item_to_delete

  #Automation to transfer items from the Mealie shopping list to another list of your choice
  - id: mealie_transfer_shopping_list
    alias: "Mealie - Transfer Shopping List"
    description: "When shopping list items are added to the Mealie shopping list, transfer them to an alternative list."
    mode: queued
    max: 10
    initial_state: "on"
    variables:
      target_shopping_list: todo.groceries_list #CHANGEME: entity ID of your shopping list
      notify_service: notify.mobile_app_michael_s_galaxy_s10 #CHANGEME: where to be notified if items fail to delete from Mealie shopping list
    trigger:
      - id: "regular_trigger"
        platform: state
        entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
      - id: "fallback_trigger"
        platform: time_pattern
        minutes: "/10"
    condition:
      - condition: not
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
            state: "Empty List"
    action:
      - alias: "Ensure shopping list item isn't now 'Empty List'"
        condition: not
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
            state: "Empty List"

      - alias: "Add shopping list item to target list"
        service: todo.add_item
        target:
          entity_id: "{{ target_shopping_list }}"
        data:
          item: "{{ states('sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items') }}"
          description: Imported From Mealie

      - alias: "Delete shopping list item from Mealie"
        service: rest_command.mealie_delete_from_shopping_list
        data:
          url: !secret mealie_shopping_items_api_endpoint
        response_variable: mealie_delete_response

      - alias: "Notify if item failed to delete from Mealie"
        if: "{{ mealie_delete_response['status'] != 200 }}"
        then:
          - service: "{{ notify_service }}"
            data:
              title: "Failed to delete item from Mealie list"
              message: "{{ mealie_delete_response['content'] }}"
              data:
                notification_icon: "mdi:food-off"
                
      - alias: "Refresh Mealie shopping list items sensor, in case more items need processing"
        service: homeassistant.update_entity
        data:
          entity_id:
            - sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items

If someone is using this, there is an issue in 2024.8.0 regarding REST sensors, so this will not work for now (the sensor setup is blocked).

For what I read on the issue, it should be solved in 2024.8.1.

The issue is here, and the PR is here.

[jeffcrum]

Thanks for this @my.spider.died. This is awesome.

It would not go well with the wife if she was adding recipes/items to the shopping list in Mealie while the automation is running. Items would disappear in the process. She would think she did something wrong and add them again. They would end up in HA multiple times.

My lovelace tab has

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - type: entities
    entities:
      - entity: automation.mealie_transfer_shopping_list
  - type: todo-list
    entity: todo.grocery

Giving

After explaining to her that she can add items in Mealie or in HA, she is loving it. Before heading to the store, she has to turn on the automation so it will do the transfers.

Then, I have the following automation that turns off the Transfer Shopping List Automation when we get ‘Empty List’.

alias: Mealie - Turn Off Transfer Automation
description: When the list is empty, turn off the transfer automation
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.mealie_shopping_list_items
    to: Empty List
condition: []
action:
  - action: homeassistant.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: automation.mealie_transfer_shopping_list
    data: {}
mode: single

[my.spider.died (Michael)]

Glad it’s working so well for you @jeffcrum!

Since writing the guide above, an official Mealie integration has been added in Home Assistant 2024.7, which includes a todo-list entity for each Mealie shopping list you have - I’d recommend using that going forward as a more reliable approach to getting the data into Home Assistant from Mealie, rather than the rest sensor solution I documented before. (I haven’t tried this myself yet though!)

But then you can still use the “Transfer Shopping List” automation to move it to another list if needed.

[jeffcrum]

Well, of course it has been added. I am always behind the times. LOL!

Glad it was added officially. But, as the saying goes … If it ain’t broke … blah blah blah.

[skank]

Hi

I’ve set up Mealie before, using the old way:
I’ve set up multiple rest sensors for mealie todays meal id and todays meal name

• for every day0 ,1,2,3,4,5 and 6 i have 2 rest sensors for name and date

Should i get rid of that and use somehow the new integration?

However, i have this in my dashboard

type: vertical-stack
        cards:
          - show_state: true
            show_name: true
            camera_view: auto
            type: picture-entity
            entity: sensor.mealie_todays_meal
            camera_image: camera.mealie_recepten
            name: Lunch
            tap_action:
              action: navigate
              navigation_path: /lovelace-dashboard/mealie
          - type: markdown
            content: |-
              <table>
              {% for i in range(7) %}
                {% set index = i|string %}
                {% set meal_date = states("sensor.mealie_day" + index + "_date") %}
                {% set meal_name = states("sensor.mealie_day" + index + "_name") %}
                {% if meal_date != 'unknown' %}
                <tr>

                  {{ ['zo','ma','di','wo','do','vr','za'][strptime(meal_date, "%Y-%m-%d").weekday()] }}  {{ meal_name }}
                
                {% endif %}
              {% endfor %}
              </table>
            card_mod:
            style:
              ha-markdown:
                $: |
                  a { 
                    all:unset; 
                    color:white ! important;
                    cursor: pointer ! important;
                  }  

Should i adjust the dashboard?
Would love to hear what to do now.
Thx