Trigger state change input_number

Third party integrations Node-RED
1

I have a home assitant configuration including the following numbers.yaml:

dosing_time:
  name: "Chlorine Dosing time"
  min: 0
  max: 1000
  step: 1

which are included in my configuration.yaml as this:

input_number: !include numbers.yaml

I want to use this number to log a parameter generated in a nodered flow like so.

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however, this flow is running every hour.
if the function1 outputs the same value, nothing shows up in the home assistant log.
only when the value changes do i see log entries.

how can change this behavior to always log the input_number when it is written also if the value is the same?

2

I understand the logbook only shows state changes, so if it doesn’t change it won’t write a log entry. However, in this case you can write your own log entry:

service: logbook.log
data:
  name: "Test Number"
  entity_id: input_number.test_number
  message: "Value didn't change"
  domain: input_number

This will appear in the logbook for the entity. You also get “triggered by service logbook.log” appended to the message.