v4.9.0

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✨ Daylight Calendar Card v4.9.0

Important

Were you using this card before the rename from Skylight Calendar Card?

Please check Settings → Dashboards → Resources and remove any old Skylight resource:

❌ /hacsfiles/skylight-calendar-card/skylight-calendar-card.js

Keep only the current Daylight resource:

✅ /hacsfiles/daylight-calendar-card/skylight-calendar-card.js

The filename is still skylight-calendar-card.js; the folder should be daylight-calendar-card.

Stale resources can make new features appear missing or broken even when HACS shows the latest version. See the troubleshooting guide:
https://docs.daylightcalendar.com/troubleshooting#updated-to-the-latest-version-but-still-seeing-old-behavior

🆕 New Features

• Custom Event Colors (event_colors)

  • Override Home Assistant calendar colors with custom local colors.
  • Customize the appearance of individual calendars while preserving all existing styling features.

• Persistent Event Cache

  • Added a persistent "last-known-good" event cache with stale-while-revalidate loading.
  • Calendar data remains visible during temporary Home Assistant outages or slow reloads, resulting in a faster and more resilient experience.

• Custom Header Items (header_items)

  • Add structured custom content to the calendar header.
  • Supports configurable text, icons, sensors, and other header elements for highly personalized dashboards.

• Estonian Localization (language)

  • Added Estonian (et) language support.

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⚠️ Fixes / Behavior Changes

• Improved Event Fetch Reliability

  • Added retry throttling after complete calendar fetch failures to reduce unnecessary network requests during outages.

• Event Modal Behavior

  • Prevent accidental dismissal by clicking the modal backdrop.

• Translation Improvements

  • Normalized translation strings and added missing entries for new color-related features.

• Build & Dependency Improvements

  • Fixed Rollup optional native lockfile handling for more reliable builds across platforms.

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📚 Documentation Improvements

• Added documentation for:
  • Custom event colors
  • Persistent event cache
  • Custom header items
• Improved bug report template with additional troubleshooting guidance.

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🙌 New Contributors

• Thanks to @LiivaneLord for adding Estonian language support!

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🔗 Full Changelog

v4.8.0...v4.9.0

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This discussion was created from the release v4.9.0.