Automation

Here are two simple automation examples of what you can do with the data that HACS provides:

New repositories added#

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If you click the link here you will get to the page in HACS for that repository.

automation hacs_new_repo:
  - alias: Create a notification when something is added to HACS
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: hacs/repository
      event_data:
        action: registration
    condition:
      condition: template
      value_template: "{{ trigger.event.data.repository is defined }}"
    action:
      service: persistent_notification.create
      data_template:
        title: New repository in HACS
        message: >-
          {% set repo = trigger.event.data.repository %}
          {% set id = trigger.event.data.repository_id %}
          [{{ repo }}](/hacs/repository/{{ id }})
          was just added to HACS.

Updates pending#

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automation hacs_updates:
  - alias: Create a notification when there is updates pending in HACS
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.hacs
    condition:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ states(trigger.entity_id) != 'unknown'}}"
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ (states(trigger.entity_id) | float) != 0}}"
    action:
      service: persistent_notification.create
      data_template:
        title: Updates pending in HACS
        message: >-
          {% for repo in state_attr(trigger.entity_id, 'repositories') %}
            **{{ repo.display_name }}** _{{ repo["installed_version"] }}_ -> _{{ repo["available_version"] }}_
          {% endfor %}