Logfile Entry script

logfile_entry.yaml

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###      Log File Entry script
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### Writes one line to a log file
### Provides songle control of the logging format
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### RELEASE 1.0 | Andy Symons | 16-Mar-2024
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### Minor updates
###   16-Mar-2024: 1.0.0  New script.heating_xyz_logfile_entry
###   12-Jun-2024: 1.0.1  Generalised to any log file. Renamed 'logfile_entry'
###   20-Jun-2024: 1.0.2  Updated to use the new 'notify.send_message' service
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script:
  logfile_entry:
    alias: Log File Entry
    mode: parallel
    icon: mdi:script
    max: 100

    fields:
      notification_service:
        name: Notification Service
        description: Name of the (alrady configured) notification service to be used
        example: main_bedroom_heating_log
        selector:
          text:
        required: true

      logfile_title:
        name: Logfile Title
        description: Title for the logfile (appears in the header)
        example: Heating X2
        selector:
          text:
        required: true

      message_preamble:
        name: Message Preamble
        description: Text identifyng the source of the message
        example: Main Bedroom Heating Control
        selector:
          text:
        required: true

      message_body:
        name: Message Body
        description: The substance of the message to be logged
        example: This is a test message
        selector:
          text:
        required: true

    variables:
      notification_service_trimmed: >-
        {{ notification_service | string | trim }}
      notification_service_entity: >-
        {{ "notify." + notification_service_trimmed }}

    sequence:
      - if:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >
              {{ notification_service_entity is defined }}
        then:
          - service: notify.send_message
            data:
              entity_id: >
                {{ notification_service_entity }}
              title: >
                {{ logfile_title | string | trim }}
              message: >
                {{ as_timestamp(now()) | timestamp_custom('%d-%b-%Y %H:%M') + " [" + message_preamble | string | trim + "] " + message_body | string | trim }}
            continue_on_error: true