I like how that sounds, but tbh I’m not able to read thorugh that code and really understand it yet.
Is it something like this?
If remote_learn_switch is on (done using a button?),
then take the IR command (that starts with "Pronto: Data = ") from the log and put it in learned_command?
publish_state is new to me, maybe something like ‘save and make available’?
I’ve got some reading to do 
and thanks… I don’t want to trample all over this thread with me getting my head around things though, better in the one I started while getting mine going?