Display of charts for binary sensors

[Archive] Feature request
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Feature description
The graphics make a lot of sense and are very useful. However, for binary-type devices (on/off, presence, opening, etc.) they don’t make much sense.

The data types that will not be supported by the graphics are as follows:

  • Binary
  • Push
  • Camera
  • Color

A dedicated view, accessible on the dashboard (but why not a new section in the web interface as well), would be needed to consult the data history.

For example (and prettier :wink: ):

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Thanks for the request!

Why do you need this feature? Tell me about your personal use case, so we can get an idea of the exact spec :slight_smile:

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For the moment, I would like to be able to consult the history of openings of my front door.

I see several advantages to this:

  • In case of a break-in, I will have the exact time
  • When I slam my door and go for a walk with my dog in the residence, I can make sure no one has entered in my absence (#Lazybone :sweat_smile:)

And then later, do some usage statistics, including how many times per day we open the fridge and correlate it with the temperature drop / electricity consumption.

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Ok, so in short:

  • In the interface, we just display the last 12/24 hours, that does the job
  • If needed, you can select a specific date and see the history for that date

However, there is absolutely no need to visualize 3 months of history at once (it would be too small and unreadable)

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Yes, you’ve summed up the situation well. Even if it might be interesting to know how many times per day the door was opened over a period of 3 months, for example.

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Hello everyone,

How do you see the implementation? An addition to the « chart Â» box or a new box? Or something completely different?

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I think it’s a new type of chart. :thinking:
Then, depending on the sensor, maybe we need to disable or hide some types?

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From my point of view we should be able to implement it in the current graphical view
 But I imagine it will mess up the rendering itself.

Unless, as @spenceur suggested, if we choose « binary sensor Â» as the chart type then only binary sensors can be included to ensure a consistent rendering.

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Just a new chart type for binary devices, in the existing chart widget!

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My first result:

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Any thoughts?

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Excellent, that’s perfect :ok_hand:

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I like it. But we should prevent placing multiple binary sensors so they don’t overlap, as is currently the case in the graphs for the other signals.

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Thanks @_Will_71, I hadn’t thought of that.
We can put several now :slight_smile:

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Great!!! Nice work

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Perfect :+1:

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Here’s the PR:

If anyone wants to test it, I’d appreciate it

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Can you generate a Docker image? :pray:

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It looks great! Thanks for working on it!

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Excellent!! It looks great, it’s exactly what was needed!

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Here is the Docker image: delogzway/gladys:binary_graph