Fix issue with solcast poll time setting

What's Changed

• Fix issue with solcast poll time setting, tweak log output by @springfall2008 in #1159

Full Changelog: v7.21.0...v7.21.1

Solcast cloud service support, documentation updates

What's Changed

Added support for Predbat to talk directly to Solcast

You can now set your API key for Solcast in apps.yaml and have Predbat talk directly instead of using the Solcast plugin as follows:

  # Solcast cloud interface, set this or the local interface below
  solcast_host: 'https://api.solcast.com.au/'
  solcast_api_key: 'xxxx'
  solcast_poll_hours: 8

Keep in mind that if you have Predbat connected to Solcast it will use up your maximum polls per day so its best to pick either Predbat direct or Solcast integration but not both.

• Solcast integration by @springfall2008 in #1154
  • Solcast updates, error logging by @springfall2008 in #1156

Documentation updates

Updated the Predbat documentation to include the Predbat add-on and Sunsynk inverters
Added Solcast configuration via Predbat

• Documentation updates for Predbat add-on, Solcast and Sunsynk by @springfall2008 in #1157

Full Changelog: v7.20.6...v7.21.0

Force update refresh after web-socket re-connect

What's Changed

• Force update refresh after web-socket re-connect by @springfall2008 in #1151

Full Changelog: v7.20.5...v7.20.6

Solis bug fix, state refresh fix

What's Changed

• Refresh state every 8 hours and catch some Websocket errors by @springfall2008 in #1150
• Solis bug fix: #1149

Full Changelog: v7.20.4...v7.20.5

Catch some websocket errors

What's Changed

• Catch some websocket errors by @springfall2008 in #1148

Full Changelog: v7.20.3...v7.20.4

Fix bug in non-REST mode operation causing control failures

What's Changed

• Fix bug in non-REST mode operation calling control failures by @springfall2008 in #1147

Full Changelog: v7.20.2...v7.20.3

Ignore startup checks outside appDaemon

What's Changed

• Ignore startup check if AppDaemon not present by @springfall2008 in #1146

Full Changelog: v7.20.1...v7.20.2

Alpha testing Predbat addon

What's Changed

Predbat addon

New Alpha testing Predbat addon

https://github.com/springfall2008/predbat_addon

• Changes for standalone operation by @springfall2008 in #1140
• Watching/restarting for standalone version by @springfall2008 in #1142
• Bump version, fix HA dir paths by @springfall2008 in #1143
• Remove ha_url check by @springfall2008 in #1144
• Remove files that are migrated to predbat_addon by @springfall2008 in #1145

Full Changelog: v7.20.0...v7.20.1

Decoupled Predbat from AppDaemon

What's Changed

Decouped Predbat from AppDaemon

Predbat now communicates with Home Assistant directly if it can do but AppDeamon is still supported
You can set ha_url/ha_key in apps.yaml to define the connection to Home Assistant (for use as stand-alone e.g. MacOS/Linux or inside Docker) or it can pick it up from SUPERVISOR_KEY which is present in Home Assistant add-ons

Functionality should be unchanged but its possible there maybe new bugs

• Support for HA direct connection improved by @springfall2008 in #1132
• Websocket dev by @springfall2008 in #1133
• Decouple call_service from appDaemon by @springfall2008 in #1134
• Standalone Predbat development by @springfall2008 in #1138

Full Changelog: v7.19.7...v7.20.0

Fix battery scaling computation to account for buy rate in export

What's Changed

Changes to the metric computation

Previous Predbat valued the current battery level at the maximum of the minimum import value or the minimum export value. This is now changed to account that if you export you will have to import again and thus the true value maybe lower. The change was made as on Intelligent go evening export sometimes wasn't planned.

• Fix battery scaling computation to account for buy rate in export by @springfall2008 in #1130

Full Changelog: v7.19.6...v7.19.7