Feat: Override load_today for GECloud (EMS), Huwaei 100% and slow charge bug fixes, Component error handler, doc changes

[gcoan]

New feature:

• Ability to override load_today when using ge_cloud auto-setup, needed for EMS and multi-inverter users Large spikes in load prediction with GECloud EMS #3547
• Ability to override load/pv_today_power for Solis cloud auto-setup, FR: Allow power/load sensors in Solis Cloud to be overridden by Apps.yaml #3655
• Use Octopus Saving session event instead of binary_sensor Change Predbat to use calendar entities for Octopus saving sessions #2741

Bug fixes:

• Large spikes in load prediction with GECloud EMS #3547 Fix component start race condition, start Solar component in new phase 2
• Fix \d web_helper boot error
• EV Charger Total Import Wrong Unit #3643 GECloud, correct scaling of EVC entities. Update log messages
• Huawei battery does not hold SoC as planned. #3106 Huwaei slow rate charge and hold charge at 100%

Documentation changes:

• Fix americanism's Initialize and Optimize - yuck !
• Documentation is contradictory re: input_number.predbat_metric_battery_cycle #3639 Correct battery cycle cost default
• Extend predbat error automation, detect component errors and restart predbat when a component has errored
• Charge Start Service Solax #3628 Solax charge discharge curve warning

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR enhances Predbat’s cloud auto-configuration (GE Cloud + Solis Cloud) by adding opt-out overrides for specific load/PV sensors, and includes several bug fixes and documentation/template updates to improve reliability and configuration clarity.

Changes:

• Add new configuration flags to allow overriding specific auto-configured sensors (ge_cloud_load_today_ignore, solis_cloud_pv_load_ignore).
• Adjust component startup sequencing by introducing a new “phase 2” (moving SolarAPI later) to avoid startup race conditions with cloud components.
• Fix/adjust integration behaviors (GE Cloud EVC scaling, Huawei charge/discharge power handling) plus broad doc/template wording updates.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 52 out of 54 changed files in this pull request and generated 7 comments.

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File	Description
templates/solis_cloud.yaml	Updates Solis Cloud template options and documents new PV/load override flag.
templates/huawei.yaml	Updates Huawei service templates to pass {power} for charge/discharge services.
templates/givenergy_ems.yaml	Updates GE Cloud EMS template, adds GE Cloud direct/automatic settings and override guidance.
templates/givenergy_cloud.yaml	Tweaks header text for clarity.
docs/plugins.md	Documentation wording updates (“initialise”).
docs/output-data.md	Extends example automation to restart Predbat when components are unhealthy.
docs/load-ml.md	Documentation wording updates (“optimised/initialised/optimiser”).
docs/inverter-setup.md	Restructures intro, fixes EMS anchor link, adds GE Cloud override guidance and curve warning note.
docs/faq.md	Aligns wording with updated “Info:” log phrasing for charge-curve messages.
docs/configuration-guide.md	Clarifies/updates battery cycle cost default explanation.
docs/components.md	Documentation wording updates (“optimisation/optimise”).
docs/apps-yaml.md	Documents new ge_cloud_load_today_ignore and solis_cloud_pv_load_ignore options and improves GE/SolaX/Solis sections.
coverage/profile_debug.py	Output wording updates (“optimisation”).
coverage/dev_tests/test_process_load_power.py	Comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/web_mcp.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/web_helper.py	Updates web UI JS comments and modifies plan-renderer timezone-offset regex.
apps/predbat/web.py	Comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_web_if.py	Comment wording updates (“initialised”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_temperature.py	Wording updates (“initialisation/initialised”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_solis.py	Adds get_arg() stub for Solis tests to support new config flag access.
apps/predbat/tests/test_load_ml.py	Wording updates (“optimiser”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_hahistory.py	Wording updates (“initialisation/initialised”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_ge_cloud.py	Updates GE Cloud tests (incl. EVC scaling expectations) and wording updates.
apps/predbat/tests/test_fox_oauth.py	Comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_fox_api.py	Comment wording updates (“initialises/initialisation”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_fill_load_from_power.py	Comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_fetch_pv_forecast.py	Comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_dynamic_load.py	Comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_carbon.py	Wording updates (“initialisation/initialised”).
apps/predbat/tests/test_axle.py	Wording updates (“initialisation/initialised”).
apps/predbat/temperature.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/solis.py	Adds solis_cloud_pv_load_ignore behavior to allow overriding Solis load/PV sensors in auto-config mode.
apps/predbat/solcast.py	Changes PV calibration daily totals accumulation to round each step.
apps/predbat/solax.py	Formatting cleanups and wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/predbat.py	Adds component startup phase 2 and starts it during initialization.
apps/predbat/plugin_system.py	Log/comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/ohme.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/octopus.py	Docstring/log/comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/oauth_mixin.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/load_predictor.py	Docstring/comment wording updates (“initialise/optimiser”).
apps/predbat/load_ml_component.py	Docstring/comment/log wording updates (“initialise/reinitialise”).
apps/predbat/hass.py	Console error wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/ha.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/gecloud.py	Adds ge_cloud_load_today_ignore, adjusts EVC energy/power scaling and log message text.
apps/predbat/fox.py	Docstring/comment wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/fetch.py	Comment wording updates (“initialised”).
apps/predbat/db_manager.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/config.py	Enables Huawei charge_discharge_with_rate, and adds config schema entries for new override flags.
apps/predbat/components.py	Moves SolarAPI to phase 2, adds phase 2 initialization during restart, and updates wording.
apps/predbat/component_base.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise/initialisation”).
apps/predbat/carbon.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/axle.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
apps/predbat/alertfeed.py	Docstring wording updates (“initialise”).
.github/copilot-instructions.md	Documentation wording updates (“optimisation”).

[springfall2008]

Not sure if you saw my comment above, what is the point of solis_cloud_pv_load_ignore?

# if solis_cloud_pv_load_ignore is set to true, override Solis cloud sensors and use load/pv_today/power entries defined in apps.yaml  
        if not self.get_arg("solis_cloud_pv_load_ignore", default=False):
            self.set_arg("load_today", [f"sensor.{self.prefix}_solis_{device}_total_load_energy" for device in devices])
            self.set_arg("pv_today", [f"sensor.{self.prefix}_solis_{device}_pv_energy_total" for device in devices])
            self.set_arg("load_power", [f"sensor.{self.prefix}_solis_{device}_load_power" for device in devices])
            self.set_arg("pv_power", [f"sensor.{self.prefix}_solis_{device}_pv_power" for device in devices])

[gcoan]

I did reply above Trefor #3649 (comment)

The OP has a Solis inverter and a second inverter so the Solis cloud doesn't have a total view of his PV and load data. The override (which for most people won't be set) provides a way to override the solis cloud with custom apps.yaml templates