Mahko_Mahko
September 22, 2022, 3:25am
42
I think I made more changes but didn’t publish/change them.
Try this, then if it works, I’ll update my earlier post…
- platform: template
sensors:
melbourne_pollen_forecast_api:
friendly_name: Melbourne Pollen Forecast via API
value_template: ''
attribute_templates:
melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast: >-
{% set forecastpageHTML = states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_api_html.attributes.forecastpage %}
{{
'{\n' +
forecastpageHTML
|replace('Monday', 'Mon')
|replace('Tuesday', 'Tue')
|replace('Wednesday', 'Wed')
|replace('Thursday', 'Thu')
|replace('Friday', 'Fri')
|replace('Saturday', 'Sat')
|replace('Sunday', 'Sun')
|replace('Melbourne Pollen Forecast', '"days": [')
|replace('<H2 ', '*NL*{*NL*"day_short_name":"<H1 ')
|replace('</h2>', '</H2>",*NL* ')
|replace('<P', '"date":"<P')
|replace('P>', '<\/P>",*NL* ')
|replace('<div class="pollen-forecast-level', '"pollen_level":"<<div class="pollen-forecast-level')
|replace('Low', 'Low"},')
|replace('Moderate', 'Moderate"},')
|replace('High', 'High"},')
|replace('Extreme', 'Extreme"},')
|striptags
|replace('*NL*', '\n') + ']\n}'
}}
my_district_asthma_forecast_today: >-
{% set myDistrict = 'Central' %}
{% set asthmaForecastHTML = states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_api_html.attributes.div7 %}
{% set myDistrictasthmaForecast = asthmaForecastHTML
|replace('\r\n','')
|replace('>' + myDistrict + '</td>', '>x' + myDistrict + 'x<')
| regex_findall(find='>x' + myDistrict + 'x<'+'([\\s\\S]*?)</p>', ignorecase=False)
|striptags
|replace(' ','')
%}
{{myDistrictasthmaForecast}}
#Change myDistrict value above to one of:
# Central
# East Gippsland
# Mallee
# North Central
# North East
# Northern Country
# South West
# West and South Gippsland
# Wimmera
Thanks you, that appears to have worked. Thanks…
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Mahko_Mahko
September 23, 2022, 3:32am
44
I’ve been playing with some 6day forecast summary stats while I’m active on this.
This template sensor counts the number of low, moderate, high, and extreme days in the next 6 days.
It also assigns a weighting of 1,2,3,4 for each of the levels then calculates an overall rating based on a simple average.
This can be used to trigger alerts and help plan your week. For example I might plan to work-from-home rather than cycle in, and let the boss know that ahead of time etc…
Might be a more concise way to do it, but it works (I think)…
- platform: template
sensors:
melbourne_pollen_forecast_api_6day_summary_stats:
friendly_name: Melbourne Pollen Forecast 6 Day Summary Stats
#Todo: Comment code properly
value_template: >-
{% set count_low = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "Low" -%}
{% set count_low.count = count_low.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{% set count_moderate = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "Moderate" -%}
{% set count_moderate.count = count_moderate.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{% set count_high = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "High" -%}
{% set count_high.count = count_high.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{% set count_extreme = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "Extreme" -%}
{% set count_extreme.count = count_extreme.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{% set overall_pollen_rating = (count_low.count*1 + count_moderate.count*2 + count_high.count*3 + count_extreme.count*4)/6 %}
{%- if overall_pollen_rating <= 1 -%}
{% set overall_pollen_level = 'Low' %}
{%- elif overall_pollen_rating <= 2 -%}
{% set overall_pollen_level = 'Moderate' %}
{%- elif overall_pollen_rating <= 3 -%}
{% set overall_pollen_level = 'High' %}
{%- elif overall_pollen_rating <= 4 -%}
{% set overall_pollen_level = 'Extreme' %}
{%- endif -%}
{{overall_pollen_level}}
attribute_templates:
count_of_low_days: >-
{% set count_low = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "Low" -%}
{% set count_low.count = count_low.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{{count_low.count}}
count_of_moderate_days: >-
{% set count_moderate = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "Moderate" -%}
{% set count_moderate.count = count_moderate.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{{count_moderate.count}}
count_of_high_days: >-
{% set count_high = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "High" -%}
{% set count_high.count = count_high.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{{count_high.count}}
count_of_extreme_days: >-
{% set count_extreme = namespace(count = 0) %}
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.pollen_level == "Extreme" -%}
{% set count_extreme.count = count_extreme.count+1 %}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}
{{count_extreme.count}}
six_day_outlook_description: >-
The 6 day pollen outlook level is {{states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api_6day_summary_stats.state}}.
There are {{states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api_6day_summary_stats.attributes.count_of_moderate_days}} moderate days,
{{states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api_6day_summary_stats.attributes.count_of_high_days}} high days and
{{states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api_6day_summary_stats.attributes.count_of_extreme_days}} extreme days.
Tommorrow is {{states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level}},
Saturday is
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.day_short_name == "Sat" -%}
{{days.pollen_level}}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}, and
Sunday is
{% for days in states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api.attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days %}
{%- if days.day_short_name == "Sun" -%}
{{days.pollen_level}}
{%- endif -%}
{% endfor %}.
Great work @Mahko_Mahko . I set it up a couple of days ago and it was working fine until today when I ran into the same issue with rendering cards as @obrien.craig .
Haven’t changed anything and my sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api looks like this:
friendly_name: Melbourne Pollen Forecast via API
melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast: {
"days": [
{
"day_short_name":"Wed",
"date":"05 October 2022",
"pollen_level":"LOW
{
"day_short_name":"Thu",
"date":"06 October 2022",
"pollen_level":"MODERATE
{
"day_short_name":"Fri",
"date":"07 October 2022",
"pollen_level":"LOW
{
"day_short_name":"Sat",
"date":"08 October 2022",
"pollen_level":"LOW
{
"day_short_name":"Sun",
"date":"09 October 2022",
"pollen_level":"LOW
{
"day_short_name":"Mon",
"date":"10 October 2022",
"pollen_level":"LOW]
}
my_district_asthma_forecast_today: not-available
My card config:
- type: vertical-stack
cards:
- type: horizontal-stack
cards:
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level);]]]
label: |
[[[return 'Pollen Today';]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'Low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'High')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
size: 70%
aspect_ratio: 2.5/1
layout: icon_state
color_type: card
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.6vw
- color: black
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'Low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'High')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[0].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.8vw
- color: black
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0]);]]]
label: |
[[[return 'Thunderstorm Asthma Today';]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'high')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
size: 70%
aspect_ratio: 2.5/1
layout: icon_state
color_type: card
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.5vw
- color: grey
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'high')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.my_district_asthma_forecast_today[0] == 'extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.8vw
- color: black
state:
- text-transform: capitalize
- type: horizontal-stack
cards:
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
label: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level);]]]
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].day_short_name);]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'High')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
color_type: card
size: 50%
aspect_ratio: 1.8/1
layout: icon_state
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.5vw
- color: grey
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'High')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 1.0vw
- color: black
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
label: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level);]]]
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].day_short_name);]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'Low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'High')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
size: 50%
aspect_ratio: 1.8/1
layout: icon_state
color_type: card
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.5vw
- color: grey
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'Low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'High')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[2].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 1.0vw
- color: black
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
label: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level);]]]
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].day_short_name);]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'Low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'High')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
size: 50%
aspect_ratio: 1.8/1
layout: icon_state
color_type: card
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.5vw
- color: grey
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'Low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'High')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[3].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 1.0vw
- color: black
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
label: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level);]]]
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].day_short_name);]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'Low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'High')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
size: 50%
aspect_ratio: 1.8/1
layout: icon_state
color_type: card
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.5vw
- color: grey
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'Low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'High')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[4].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 1.0vw
- color: black
- type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api
label: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level);]]]
state_display: >
[[[return
(states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].day_short_name);]]]
icon: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'Low')
return "mdi:emoticon-happy";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return "mdi:emoticon-neutral";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'High')
return "mdi:emoticon-sad";
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return "mdi:emoticon-angry";
else
return "mdi:help-circle";
]]]
show_label: true
show_state: true
show_name: false
size: 50%
aspect_ratio: 1.8/1
layout: icon_state
color_type: card
styles:
name:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 0.5vw
- color: grey
icon:
- color: |
[[[
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'Low')
return 'lime';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'Moderate')
return 'yellow';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'High')
return 'orange';
if (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[5].pollen_level == 'Extreme')
return 'red';
else
return 'grey';
]]]
label:
- font-weight: bold
- font-size: 1.0vw
- color: black
Mine appears to have broken too. Stay tuned. Seems to just be the card.
I can confirm there was a breaking change due to the API changing from reporting the pollen forecasts in title case to upper case (e.g “Low” is now “LOW”) in the api.
I’ve made the required changes/fixes and it should be ok again. I’ve updated the main solution post with neccessary changes.
The changes are in this section, but it probably wouldn’t hurt to be using my whole config line-for-line, as that may make debugging easier if you need a bit of help from me.
|replace('<div class="pollen-forecast-level', '"pollen_level":"<<div class="pollen-forecast-level')
|replace('LOW', 'Low"},')
|replace('MODERATE', 'Moderate"},')
|replace('HIGH', 'High"},')
|replace('EXTREME', 'Extreme"},')
|striptags
|replace('*NL*', '\n') + ']\n}'
}}
Not sure what’s up with the Thunderstorm Asthma forecast for this season.
Also at time of publishing one day of forecast seemed to be missing (from the API).
Will monitor that.
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I’ve also noticed that the API and the webpage can report different results.
The webpage is also consistent with the app.
Possibly they use different versions of the API or have different update intervals.
Not sure “who is right”…
Mine’s broken again lol. Stay tuned…
And so hilariously this has now changed back to lower case and so I’ll revert back to previous code. If it happens again I might do something smarter…
Updated solution post.
Sorry - accidentally turned off all email notifications from the forum so just saw your replies. It actually started working again miraculously - likely due to them reverting the change to case. Will circle back here if it happens again! Thanks for looking into it though
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I’ve noticed that the pollen forecasts via the API are not consistent with what’s in the app. And so am becoming skeptical as to whether the data source we are using for this is still valid.
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JJW.AU
October 18, 2022, 4:23am
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Can you please confirm if the code snippets are the latest? Not working for me and I see there was a breaking change around capitalisation in the API but that’s not in the code snippets?
Mahko_Mahko:
2022-10-06: Fixed breaking change due to pollen forecast in API changing from title case to upper case (Low > LOW etc.)
2022-10-08 Reversed #2 above as it changed back! lol…
For me, that issue changed, and then changed back!
But mine has also changed yet again so it looks like the breaking change has returned…
Fix will be confirmed soonish… It is expected to be as per config snippet in this post.
I can confirm there was a breaking change due to the API changing from reporting the pollen forecasts in title case to upper case (e.g “Low” is now “LOW”) in the api.
I’ve made the required changes/fixes and it should be ok again. I’ve updated the main solution post with neccessary changes.
The changes are in this section, but it probably wouldn’t hurt to be using my whole config line-for-line, as that may make debugging easier if you need a bit of help from me.
|replace('<div c…
I’ve built an intial handle for the intermittent breaking change where the api fllips between upper and title case.
The main solution post has bee updated and the change noted at the bottom. It should be working again and a bit more reliable now.
The change is in this part.
melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast: >-
{% set forecastpageHTML = states.sensor.melbourne_pollen_api_html.attributes.forecastpage %}
{% set LowerForecastpageHTML = forecastpageHTML|lower %}
{{
'{\n' +
LowerForecastpageHTML
|replace('monday', 'Mon')
|replace('tuesday', 'Tue')
|replace('wednesday', 'Wed')
|replace('thursday', 'Thu')
|replace('friday', 'Fri')
|replace('saturday', 'Sat')
|replace('sunday', 'Sun')
|replace('melbourne pollen forecast', '"days": [')
|replace('<h2 ', '*nl*{*nl*"day_short_name":"<h1 ')
|replace('</h2>', '</h2>",*nl* ')
|replace('<p', '"date":"<p')
|replace('p>', '<\/p>",*nl* ')
|replace('<div class="pollen-forecast-level', '"pollen_level":"<<div class="pollen-forecast-level')
|replace('low', 'Low"},')
|replace('moderate', 'Moderate"},')
|replace('high', 'High"},')
|replace('extreme', 'Extreme"},')
|striptags
|replace('*nl*', '\n') + ']\n}'
}}
I’m still not convinced the API is giving us valid forecasts this year, but that’s another matter…
JJW.AU
October 19, 2022, 4:50am
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FYI I think the card widget code also may need updating to have flexibility in the uppercase/sentence case values coming through. I tested with a simple || addition and seemed to fix it.
EDIT: Sorry just saw that you already mentioned thunderstorm asthma alerts aren’t working via the API
e.g.:((states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'LOW') || (states['sensor.melbourne_pollen_forecast_api'].attributes.melbourne_6day_pollen_forecast.days[1].pollen_level == 'Low'))
I think it should be ok. Because I now process upper or title case to be title case. So the upstream card doesn’t need adjusting.
I just validated this against the app. So maybe forecasts are still ok.
Dropping back from version 5 to 4 appears to bring back the thunderstorm asthma forecast.
Use:https://api.pollenforecast.com.au/app/json/app_data.php?app=1&version=4 https://api.pollenforecast.com.au/app/json/app_data.php?app=1&version=5
