HASS Shades Custom Tile Updates

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Just one related question. When I change the position from another app or the wall switch, the slider on the dashboard doesn’t change the position. Is there a workaround?

It wouldn’t be a problem if it’s only used via the Sharptools, but I have the automation in the HASS which move the blinds.

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When I was originally testing the tweaks to the Vertical Range Input slider I ran into a similar issue.

Your HASS Install

What type of HASS installation are you running (eg. HA OS or Container)? More specifically, is the SharpTools integration running as a Home Assistant Add-on or is it running as its own container?

From the SharpTools Add-on, can you tap the Diagnostics link next to the version number on the home screen of the add-on, then download the diagnostics with at least the SharpTools Addon Settings box checked?

SharpTools HASS Add-on Main Screen - Diagnostics Link
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SharpTools HASS Add-on Diagnostics Export Screen
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Feel free to send the result to support and I can take a look for you – alternatively, read on if you’re interested in reviewing the file yourself.

My Experience (State Subscription)

When I took a closer look at the event subscriptions that were setup in my SharpTools HASS Add-on I realized the event subscription somehow was messed up and it was trying to subscribe to the general state of the shade (open/closed) for the currentPosition.

Under the addonSettings → stioEntitySubscription it was originally something like:

:cross_mark: WRONG

"cover.virtual_shade": {
    "current_position": {    <--- Might have been `state` (can't remember)
        "type": "state",     <--- 🛑 WRONG 🛑 
        "subscribed": true,
        "stioAttributes": [
            "currentPosition"
        ]
    }
}

:white_check_mark: CORRECT

"cover.virtual_shade": {
    "current_position": {
        "type": "attribute", <--- ✅ CORRECT ✅ 
        "subscribed": true,
        "stioAttributes": [
            "currentPosition"
        ]
    }
}

Subscription Cleanup

Manually Edit settings.json

Since I had access to the filesystem where the add-on was running, I was able to edit the data/settings.json to delete that subscription entry manually and restart the add-on. I was hoping I could reproduce the issue and track down why it happened, but I wasn’t able to reproduce it on further tries.

Diagnostics > Subscriptions > Reset

If you don’t have access to the filesystem where the add-on is running, you could also flip the Advanced toggle on in the top-right corner of the Diagnostic page for the add-on and under Event Subscriptions click the red Reset button.

Note that this approach will delete all of the event subscription settings from the add-on, so you’ll need to then refresh a page where SharpTools is running which will kickoff a background healthcheck which automatically tries to fix any missing event subscriptions.

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Interesting outcome - I don’t know what did I do exactly, but now it seems it works. :smiley: I tried many things, but I’m not sure which one did the magic.

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