Saving a number or string state

[impeham (Liran)]

i would like to have a state that i can set and read - it should not be in the UI. the purpose is to test its last value and based on that - perform another operation. i thought about using MQTT with “retained” and save it in the broker but it would be better to keep it in HASS.

what is the best method to use such state parameter?

[tom_l]

I use MQTT. There are also a couple of ‘variables’ custom integrations:

Custom Component: Generic Variable Entities

https://github.com/snarky-snark/home-assistant-variables/ Overview: The var integration Hey all. I’ve created a custom component called var for generic variable entities. This component is basically a slightly more flexible template sensor. Variable entity attributes can be set manually from a service or dynamically through the use of templates and/or SQL queries. All of a variable’s attributes (including dynamic template attributes) can be set using the var.set service. Variables can be displa…

rogro82/hass-variables

[impeham (Liran)]

Thanks - exactly what i was looking for