Specify entity names for Multiple sensors as dictionary possible?

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Hi! I want to add multiple sensors to my config. I already got multiple switches and was confused about the different syntax. I am not sure if it is just as it is, or if I am missing anything.

I can define a "switch" with a "platform" and multiple "switches" if which each entry gets its own entity name.

switch:
  platform: command_line
  switches:
    zebes_rtp_receiver_mute:
      command_on: "pactl --server zebes.local load-module module-rtp-recv"
      command_off: "pactl --server zebes.local unload-module module-rtp-recv"
      command_state: "pactl --server zebes.local list short modules | grep module-rtp-recv -q"
      friendly_name: Zebes RTP Receiver

    phaaze_rtp_receiver_mute:
      command_on: "pactl --server phaaze.local load-module module-rtp-recv"
      command_off: "pactl --server phaaze.local unload-module module-rtp-recv"
      command_state: "pactl --server phaaze.local list short modules | grep module-rtp-recv -q"
      friendly_name: Phaaze RTP Receiver

But for sensors i can only provide a list/array with sensors, and the name is converted into a snake_case name.

sensor:
    # https://www.home-assistant.io/components/sensor.command_line/
  - platform: command_line
    name: Zebes System Volume Sensor #TODO this is used as entity id
    command: >
        DEFAULT_SINK=$(pactl --server zebes.local info | awk \'/^Default Sink:/{ print $3 }\');
        pactl --server zebes.local list sinks | awk \'/^\\s+Name: /{isdefault = $2 == \"\'\"${DEFAULT_SINK}\"\'\"} /^\\s+Volume: / && isdefault {print $5; exit}\';
    scan_interval: 10
    command_timeout: 5
    unit_of_measurement: "%"
    value_template: '{{ value | replace("%", "") | int }}'

Is there an other way to define the sensor entity names, hopefully via a dictionary, similar to switches? I do not want to rely on the human readable “name” gets converted to a snace_case name. This makes it ultra difficult to search&replace names (for renaming) and general debugging.

I fount entity_id as alternative, is this the best choice I can make? Where is this documented, except on forum posts? Are there plan to make the sensors and switches have the same structure?
Edit: specifying entity_id does not work. It always uses the name.
Edit2: For the template sensor it seems to be possible. I am using the command line sensor. https://www.home-assistant.io/components/sensor.template/

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There are definitely inconsistencies between how different platforms are configured. You just have to follow the docs for each platform.

For the ones like the command line sensor, I would name: be whatever it would normally get converted to (e.g., zebes_system_volume_sensor, or something shorter), then use customization to change the friendly_name to something more readable.