Reusable (input) components

Configuration
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Is it possible to create reusable components?

For example, I’ve some input_select components, one for each day of the week.
The code for these components are nearly the same (besides the identifier and name).

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It depends on what you are doing. Can you post all your code? I can see if it can be simplified.

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Here is a link to the code on my GitHub repository. Thanks for taking a look!

https://github.com/maartenpaauw/home-assistant-config/tree/master/input_selections

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Are you trying to reuse the same selection device (input_select) or automation?

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I mean, I’m creating 7 (nearly) the same components (monday to sunday). Which is the same code. I was wondering if it is possible to create or reuse 2 or more (7 in my case) “the same” components. Something like:

dinner_planner_[variable]:
  name: [variable]
  options: !include options/meals.yaml
  icon: mdi:food
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You can by creating your own custom component to create a bunch with python. Unfortunately, there is no way to automatically declare ‘interface objects’ using yaml. You can only automate where templating is aloud.

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Use customize_glob. Example…

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TIL

@maartenpaauw, ignore my last post!

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Thanks a lot!

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No problem, thanks for the help :slight_smile:

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I’ve to come back to this solution. I can’t get it to work.

The error I got:

    - Invalid config for [input_select]: required key not provided @ data['input_select']['dinner_planner_monday']['options']. Got None. (See /Volumes/docker/home-assistant/./configuration.yaml, line 86). Please check the docs at https://home-assistant.io/components/input_select/

The code (under customize_glob):

input_select.dinner_planner_*:
  config:
    icon: mdi:food
    options:
      - "Test 1"
      - "Test 2"
      - "Test 3"

The input_select code:

dinner_planner_monday:
  name: Maandag
  # options: !include options/meals.yaml
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I also couldn’t find the key config listed in the possible values list.

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Yeah, for sub-key options (I don’t know what they’re called!) you would use an include for the repeated code :+1:

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Okay thanks for letting me know :grinning:.

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