Release Notes - v0.0.9

🐛 Bug Fix Release

Fixed Packed Time Display Format

Issue: Time entities (V32, V34, V36, V38, V40, V42, V44, V46, V92, V94, V96, V98, V100, V102, V104, V106) were showing "Unable to decode" instead of displaying times in a human-friendly format.

Root Cause: The packed time format from the Blynk API uses null byte (\0) separators between fields, not simple string concatenation. The original implementation expected 2700027000Europe/London0 but the actual format is 27000\027000\0Europe/London\00.

Resolution: Updated the packed_time_text parser to correctly handle null-byte-separated values.

What's Changed

• ✅ Time Display: Time entities now show clean HH:MM format (e.g., 07:30 instead of raw packed values)
• ✅ Regex Pattern: Updated to match time\0time\0timezone\0flag format with null byte separators
• ✅ Decoding Logic: Split times on null bytes instead of fixed 5-digit chunks
• ✅ Encoding Logic: Join times with \0 separators when writing values back to device
• ✅ Debug Logging: Added comprehensive logging to troubleshoot format issues

Example

Before:

• State: 2700027000Europe/London0
• Friendly Format: Unable to decode

After:

• State: 07:30
• State Attributes:
  • decoded_times: ['07:30', '07:30']
  • timezone: Europe/London
  • friendly_format: 07:30, 07:30 (Europe/London)

User Experience Improvements

• Time fields are now editable in simple HH:MM format (e.g., just type 08:00)
• Preserved timezone and flag values when editing times
• Multiple input formats supported:
  • 07:30 - Simple time (preserves existing timezone/flag)
  • 07:30 | Europe/London | 0 - Full format with timezone
  • 07:30, 19:00 | Europe/London | 0 - Multiple times

How to Update

1. Via HACS:

   • Go to HACS → Integrations
   • Find "HA Microclimate"
   • Click "Update" to v0.0.9
   • Restart Home Assistant

2. For Existing Installations:

   • If you already have v0.0.8 installed, delete and re-add the integration to ensure entities use the correct packed_time_text type
   • This will pick up the new decoder and display times correctly

Technical Details

• Format Structure: {time1}\x00{time2}\x00{timezone}\x00{flag}
• Time Encoding: Seconds from midnight (0-86399)
• Example: 27000 seconds = 7.5 hours = 07:30
• Regex Pattern: ^(?P<times>[\d\x00]+)(?P<tz>[A-Za-z_/]+)\x00(?P<flag>\d+)$