Often when creating an automation, I would like to be able to simulate different scenarios that the automation will need to deal with.
I can set the state of entities to simulate whether conditions will be met or not but…
I’d like an option in the overflow menu of each trigger called say: Simulate Trigger.
This would set as many trigger variables as possible so that actions in the action section can process the information available.
For example, I’ve just been tweaking my automation that notifies me of updates to the system, add-ons and HACS integrations. Each trigger passes information about the type of updated and version. I’d like to be able to simulate triggering this automation to check that the information will be displayed by the notify service action in the way I wish.
Although I can go so far with Developer tools, I’m really left waiting for an actual update in order to test my automation.