Home Assistant Local Issue Tracker

issue_tracker.yaml

## Comment out or remove the following block if not using the blueprint from:
## https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-issue-tracker-notifications/371744
automation:
  - id: issue_tracker_notifications
    alias: Issue Tracker Notifications
    description: Send a notification whenever an issue is opened or closed from the Issue Tracker.
    use_blueprint:
      path: drinfernoo/issue_tracker_notifications.yaml
      input:
        notify_group: YOUR_NOTIFICATION_GROUP_HERE

counter:
  issue_number:
    name: Issue Number
    initial: 1
    minimum: 1
    step: 1
    icon: mdi:ticket-confirmation

input_select:
  filter_issues:
    name: Filter Issues
    options:
      - All
      - Open
      - Closed
    initial: Open
    icon: mdi:filter

input_text:
  issue_description:
    name: Issue Description
    initial: ""
    icon: mdi:message-alert

script:
  close_issue:
    alias: Close Issue
    description: Close an existing issue.
    icon: mdi:close-circle-outline
    fields:
      issue_number:
        name: Issue Number
        description: The issue number to close
        example: 42
        selector:
          text:
      user:
        name: User
        description: The user that closed this issue
        example: Arthur Dent
        default: ""
        selector:
          text:
    variables:
      issue_num: "{{ int(issue_number) }}"
      issue: "binary_sensor.issue_{{ issue_num }}"
      time: "{{ utcnow() }}"
    sequence:
      - alias: Close issue
        service: mqtt.publish
        data_template:
          topic: "issue_tracker/{{ issue_num }}"
          retain: true
          payload: >-
            {
              "status": "closed",
              "description": "{{ state_attr(issue, 'description') }}",
              "time": "{{ as_datetime(time) | as_local }}",
              "number": "{{ issue_num }}",
              "user": "{{ user }}"
            }

  open_issue:
    alias: Open Issue
    description: Open a new issue.
    icon: mdi:alert-circle-outline
    fields:
      issue_number:
        name: Issue Number
        description: The issue number to open
        example: 42
        default: ""
        selector:
          text:
      issue_description:
        name: Issue Description
        description: Short description of the issue
        example: Something's broken!
        default: ""
        selector:
          text:
      user:
        name: User
        description: The user that opened this issue
        example: Arthur Dent
        default: ""
        selector:
          text:
    variables:
      issue_num: "{{ issue_number }}"
      issue_desc: "{{ issue_description }}"
      time: "{{ utcnow() }}"
    sequence:
      - alias: Skip opening empty issues
        condition: template
        value_template: "{{ issue_desc != '' }}"
      - alias: Open issue
        service: mqtt.publish
        data_template:
          topic: "issue_tracker/{{ issue_num }}"
          retain: true
          payload: >-
            {
              "status": "open",
              "description": "{{ issue_desc }}",
              "time": "{{ as_datetime(time) | as_local }}",
              "number": "{{ issue_num }}",
              "user": "{{ user }}"
            }
      - alias: Create sensor for issue
        service: mqtt.publish
        data_template:
          topic: "homeassistant/binary_sensor/issue_tracker/{{ issue_num }}/config"
          retain: true
          payload: >-
            {
              "name": "Issue #{{ issue_num }}",
              "unique_id": "issue_{{ time | as_timestamp }}",
              "state_topic": "issue_tracker/{{ issue_num }}",
              "json_attributes_topic": "issue_tracker/{{ issue_num }}",
              "value_template": "{{ '{{ ' + 'value_json.status' + ' }}' }}",
              "icon": "mdi:bug",
              "device": {
                "identifiers": ["issue_tracker"], "name": "Issue Tracker"
              },
              "payload_on": "open",
              "payload_off": "closed"
            }
      - alias: Increment counter
        service: counter.increment
        target:
          entity_id: counter.issue_number
      - alias: Reset description
        service: input_text.set_value
        target:
          entity_id: input_text.issue_description
        data:
          value: ""

issue_tracker_card.yaml

type: entities
title: Issue Tracker
entities:
  - entity: input_text.issue_description
    name: Description
  - type: custom:config-template-card
    entities:
      - counter.issue_number
      - input_text.issue_description
    row:
      type: button
      entity: script.open_issue
      name: ' '
      icon: ' '
      action_name: Submit
      tap_action:
        action: call-service
        service: script.open_issue
        service_data:
          user: ${ user.name }
          issue_number: ${ states['counter.issue_number'].state }
          issue_description: ${ states['input_text.issue_description'].state }
  - type: divider
  - type: custom:auto-entities
    card:
      type: entities
      show_header_toggle: false
    show_empty: false
    entities:
      - input_select.filter_issues
    filter:
      template: >
        {% if is_state('input_select.filter_issues', 'Open') %}
          {% set issue_state = ['on'] %}
        {% elif is_state('input_select.filter_issues', 'Closed') %}
          {% set issue_state = ['off'] %}
        {% elif is_state('input_select.filter_issues', 'All') %}
          {% set issue_state = ['on', 'off'] %}
        {% endif %}

        {% set issues = states.binary_sensor | selectattr('entity_id', 'match',
        'binary_sensor.issue_*') | selectattr('state', 'in', issue_state) |
        map(attribute='entity_id') | list %}

        {% set issues = issues | map('regex_replace', '^.+_(\\d+)$', '\\1') |
        map('int') | sort | map('string') | map('regex_replace', '^(\\d+)$',
        'binary_sensor.issue_\\1') | list %}

        [ {% for issue in (issues | reverse) %}
          {
            "type": "custom:config-template-card",
            "entities": "[{{ issue }}]",
            "row": {
              "type": "custom:template-entity-row",
              "entity": "{{ issue }}",
              "name": "{{ state_attr(issue, 'description') }}",
              "active": {{ is_state(issue, 'on') }},
              "icon": "{{ "mdi:alert-circle-outline" if is_state(issue, 'on') else "mdi:close-circle-outline" }}",
              "state": "{{ state_attr(issue, 'user') }}",
              "secondary": "{{ '#' + state_attr(issue, 'number') + ' - ' + (state_attr(issue, 'status').replace('ed', '') | title) + 'ed on' }} {{
                                float(state_attr(issue, 'time') | as_timestamp) |
                                timestamp_custom('%m/%d/%y at %-0I:%M %p') }}",
              "hold_action": {% if is_state(issue, 'on') %}
                                  {
                                    "action": "call-service",
                                    "service": "script.close_issue",
                                    "service_data": {
                                      "issue_number": {{ state_attr(issue, "number") }},
                                      "user": "${ user.name }",
                                    },
                                    "confirmation": {
                                      "text": "Close issue #{{ state_attr(issue, 'number') }}?",
                                    }
                                  }
                                {% else %}
                                  {
                                    "action": "call-service",
                                    "service": "script.open_issue",
                                    "service_data": {
                                      "issue_number": {{ state_attr(issue, "number") }},
                                      "issue_description": "{{ state_attr(issue, "description") }}",
                                      "user": "${ user.name }",
                                    },
                                    "confirmation": {
                                      "text": "Reopen issue #{{ state_attr(issue, 'number') }}?",
                                    }
                                  }
                                {% endif %}
            }
          },
        {% endfor %} ]

The included card does require:

• template-entity-row
• config-template-card
• auto-entities

Example images of the card and notifications here: https://imgur.com/a/XCbRPCH

HA Community topic here: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-issue-tracker/371742

Blueprint to use for notifications here: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-issue-tracker-notifications/371744