Feature request: 'switch on with the last configuration'

[vlavorini]

Hi there,

what I suggest is a simple 'turn on' button, which function is to use the last configuration (ex. cooling function, automatic fan spin, etc) and just turn on the device(s).

This will be useful in case someone (like me) want to integrate it in the simplest possible way to a dashboard. Moreover, it can be used in an 'Entities' card in the dashboard to turn on/off all the desired devices with a single action.

Is this feasible?

[rospogrigio]

Maybe with an automation, try to work on it! 😉

[vlavorini]

too much advanced for me at the moment, no idea where to start. Any suggestion?

[rospogrigio]

I think you should store the last status that you want to restore in a template sensor, probably, and then use an automation to store and restore it.
To start studying you probably want to read:
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/template/
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/basics/
Bye!

[Xander-V]

You can easily use a snapshot of the climate entity. Have a look at a blueprint by raffy-ops: https://gist.github.com/raffy-ops/2bdf967036d8d274fb1f62572ed5e545

Then it is as simple as importing that blueprint, creating a helper binary value and using that as the pause trigger. To toggle, you simply add that binary helper as a button in your dashboard! To make it a bit more fancy/reliable, set the climate state as the actual state for the button so you will actually see the status of the aircon change a few seconds after you push the button.

Be aware, since the blueprint uses a standard snapshot name, if you have multiple aircons, you have to copy the blueprint yaml, change the name for the snapshot both in line 84 (save name) and 101 (reload).