Various nodes to assist in setting up automation using Node-RED communicating with Home Assistant.
Documentation can be found here.
Have Node-RED installed and working, if you need to install Node-RED see here.
Install via Node-RED Manage Palette
node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket
Install via npm
$ cd ~/.node-red
$ npm install node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket
# then restart node-redFor Home Assistant add-on users:
The Community add-on ships with this node right out of the box.
Under the server node config just check the checkbox for I use the Home Assistant Add-on
The add-on can be found here: https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-node-red#readme
The installed nodes have more detailed information in the Node-RED info pane shown when the node is selected. Below is a quick summary
Listens for all types of events from home assistant with the ability to filter by event type
Listens for only state_changed events from home assistant
Much like the State Changed Node however provides some advanced functionality around common automation use cases.
Outputs the state of an entity at regular intervals, optionally also at startup and every time the entity changes if desired
Need Custom Integration installed in Home Assistant for node to function
Outputs the data received from the created webhook in Home Assistant
Sends a request to home assistant for any domain and service available ( light/turn_on, input_select/select_option, etc..)
Fire an event on the event bus
Need Custom Integration installed in Home Assistant for node to function
Creates a sensor or binary sensor in Home Assistant which can be updated from this node
Fetches the last known state for any entity on input
Get entities based on search criteria with 3 different output options
Fetches HomeAssistant history on input
Allows rendering of templates on input
When an input is received the node will wait until the condition is met or the timeout occurs then will pass on the last received message