v1.9.8

v1.9.8 - 2026-04-27

Changed

• Hybrid battery-entity detection with device_class: battery as primary method: Battery entities are now identified first by their Home Assistant device_class attribute (value "battery"), which is a language-independent enum defined by HA itself. This makes detection robust against entity-ID or friendly-name changes caused by locale or integration updates.
  • Primary: If device_class == "battery", the entity's state value is used directly as the battery level (0–100 %). This covers all modern integrations that expose a dedicated battery sensor.
  • Fallback 1: Well-known attribute names (battery_level, battery, Battery) are still checked for devices that report battery as an attribute on their main entity (common in Zigbee/Z-Wave devices).
  • Fallback 2: The existing entity-ID heuristic ("battery" in entity_id) is kept as a last resort for legacy devices, but is no longer the primary detection mechanism.
  • Deduplication by device_id already present in get_all_battery_devices ensures a device is never counted twice even when both a device_class: battery sensor and a battery_level attribute are present on different entities of the same physical device.
• Added BATTERY_DEVICE_CLASS constant to const.py to avoid magic strings and centralise the device-class value used in detection logic.