Weather sensor changes

Release Notes

What's Changed

Notification System Enhancements

• Improved Notifications: The application now sends messages using the following format:

  self.notify_app.send_notification(
      message=f"No Window near {self.ADapi.get_state(self.heater, attribute='friendly_name', namespace=self.namespace)} is open and it is getting hot inside! {in_temp}°",
      message_title="Window closed",
      message_recipient=self.recipients,
      also_if_not_home=False
  )

Breaking change:

• Recipient List Update: Notifications now send recipients as a list to optimize by making only one call to send_notification. Note: This change may affect custom notification apps.

Weather Data Integration

• Removed Automatic Weather Sensor Detection: Users can no longer rely on automatic weather sensor detection.
• Integration with ad-Weather App: Utilize the ad-Weather app for weather data. It offers additional features like dual outside temperature sensors and cloud coverage information.
• Custom Weather App Support: Alternatively, create a custom app to send weather data. The app should trigger an event as follows:

  self.ADapi.fire_event('WEATHER_CHANGE',
      temp=self.out_temp,
      rain=self.rain_amount,
      wind=self.wind_amount,
      lux=self.out_lux,
      cloud_cover=self.cloud_cover
  )

• Cloud Cover Feature: The weather app now includes cloud cover data to prevent screens from closing if cloud coverage exceeds 70%.

Temperature Sensor Improvements

• Backup Indoor Sensor Temperature: A backup temperature sensor (backup_indoor_sensor_temp) is added for use when the main indoor sensor is unavailable or stale.
• Sensor Staleness Handling: If the indoor temperature sensor remains stale for more than two hours, the application will automatically reload the configuration entry for the sensor.

General Improvements

• Various optimizations and enhancements have been made to improve overall performance and user experience.