Use boolean instead of string

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # sensor.authenticated
 
 A platform which allows you to get information sucessfull logins to Home Assistant.
-  
+
 To get started put `/custom_components/sensor/authenticated.py` here:  
 `<config directory>/custom_components/sensor/authenticated.py`  
-  
+
 **Example configuration.yaml:**
 
 ```yaml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ sensor:
 
 **Configuration variables:**
 
-key | description  
-:--- | :---  
-**platform (Required)** | The sensor platform name.
-**enable_notification (Optional)** | Turn on/off `persistant_notifications` when a new IP is detected, can be `True`/`False` defaults to `True`.
-**exclude (Optional)** | A list of IP adresses you want to exclude.
-  
+| key | required | default | description
+| --- | --- | --- | ---
+| **platform** | yes | | The sensor platform name.
+| **enable_notification** | no | `true` | Turn on/off `persistant_notifications` when a new IP is detected, can be `true`/`false`.
+| **exclude** | no | | A list of IP adresses you want to exclude.
+
 **Sample overview:**\
 ![Sample overview](/img/overview.png)
 
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ logger:
   default: warn
   logs:
     custom_components.sensor.authenticated: debug
-```
+```

custom_components/sensor/authenticated.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 
-__version__ = '0.0.7'
+__version__ = '0.0.8'
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 OUTFILE = '.ip_authenticated.yaml'
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
-    vol.Optional(CONF_NOTIFY, default='True'): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NOTIFY, default=True): cv.boolean,
     vol.Optional(CONF_EXCLUDE, default='None'):
         vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [cv.string]),
     })
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self, hass, notify, log, out, exclude):
         self._country = None
         self._region = None
         self._city = None
-        self._new_ip = 'false'
+        self._new_ip = False
         self._last_authenticated_time = None
         self._previous_authenticated_time = None
         self._exclude = exclude
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ def new_ip(self, ip_address, access_time, hostname):
             geo_region = geo['data']['subdivision_1_name']
             geo_city = geo['data']['city_name']
         self.write_file(ip_address, access_time, hostname, geo_country, geo_region, geo_city)
-        self._new_ip = 'true'
-        if self._notify == 'True':
+        self._new_ip = True
+        if self._notify:
             self.hass.components.persistent_notification.create('{}'.format(ip_address + ' (' + geo_country + ', ' + geo_region + ', ' + geo_city + ')'), 'New successful login from')
         else:
             _LOGGER.debug('persistent_notifications is disabled in config, enable_notification=%s', self._notify)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def update_ip(self, ip_address, access_time, hostname):
         doc[ip_address]['last_authenticated'] = access_time
         doc[ip_address]['hostname'] = hostname
 
-        self._new_ip = 'false'
+        self._new_ip = False
 
         with open(self._out, 'w') as f:
             yaml.dump(doc, f, default_flow_style=False)