When adding entities through MQTT or that I create with AppDaemon it seems like random chance if the associated graph will be a bar chart or proper trend if I send it a number. Surely there should be a way to set this in customisation or something?
There is. If you want a line graph the entity must have a unit of measurement.
This is a bit opaque and I’ve had to search to find it multiple times.
What if I want a line graph without a unit of measurement? E.g. I have a Python script that gets a light brightness from an LDR connected to my Pi. I wrote it myself and roughly configured it so 100 is bright and 0 is dark… but there’s no proper unit of measurement.
In order to get a line graph, I have to say this is “lux” or something… but it’s not.
I’d rather a customisation.
I have used these units to overcome that situation in the past:
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You mean, like… anything? As long as it has a value?
(Again, still seems opaque, but at least its nonsensical vs disinformation/misleading.)
Yes, anything at all.
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