Update and Bug Fixes to Renpho Weight Home Assistant Component

[antoinebou12]

Overview

This pull request introduces several updates and bug fixes to the Renpho Weight Home Assistant component, enhancing stability, functionality, and user experience. Key changes include the addition of proxy support, correction of typos in the development status, and improved error handling mechanisms.

Changes Made

• Development Status Typo Correction: Changed 'DEVELOPPEMENT' to 'DEVELOPMENT' to correct the typo in the README and component status indication.
• Proxy Support Added: Integrated the use of aiohttp_socks to facilitate proxy configuration, which allows the component to connect through specified proxy servers.
• Error Handling Improvements: Overhauled error handling across the API interactions, particularly in the authentication methods to provide clearer, more actionable errors.
• Logging Enhancements: Refined logging details to give users better insights into the operations and issues.
• Constants Update: Updated conversion constants with more precise values.

Motivation

The motivation behind these changes was driven by community feedback and issues encountered during the initial deployments of the component. Users experienced difficulties particularly around areas with restricted internet access where proxy usage became necessary. Moreover, the need for more descriptive error messages was highlighted as crucial for troubleshooting.

Testing

Changes were locally tested with different network configurations to ensure reliability and functionality. The updates do not affect existing configurations and provide additional capabilities that can be opted into as needed.

Installation and Upgrade

For users upgrading from a previous version, no changes are required in the configuration if proxy settings are not needed. Users looking to utilize the proxy feature should refer to the updated documentation sections.

Final Notes

These improvements aim to make the Renpho Weight Home Assistant component more robust and user-friendly. Community members are encouraged to update and provide feedback on the modifications.

Pull Request Status: Ready for review