Great Tip from @gabrielemariotti to clean up Template Sensors across the board. #529

config/packages/battery_levels.yaml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       low_battery:
         friendly_name: 'Low Battery'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set threshold = 15 -%}
           {%- set domains = ['light', 'switch', 'sensor', 'zwave', 'lock', 'binary_sensor'] -%}

config/packages/garadget.yaml

@@ -25,15 +25,19 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       small_garage_status:
         friendly_name: 'State of the door'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.small_garage.state }}'
       small_garage_time_in_state:
         friendly_name: 'Time Since Change'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.small_garage.attributes["time_in_state"] }}'
       small_garage_wifi_signal_strength:
+        entity_id: []
         friendly_name: 'WiFi strength'
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.small_garage.attributes["wifi_signal_strength"] }}'
         unit_of_measurement: 'dB'
       small_garage_reflection_rate:
+        entity_id: []
         friendly_name: 'Reflection Rate'
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.small_garage.attributes["sensor_reflection_rate"] }}'
 
@@ -47,15 +51,19 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       large_garage_status:
         friendly_name: 'State of the door'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.large_garage.state }}'
       large_garage_time_in_state:
         friendly_name: 'Time Since Change'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.large_garage.attributes["time_in_state"] }}'
       large_garage_wifi_signal_strength:
+        entity_id: []
         friendly_name: 'WiFi strength'
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.large_garage.attributes["wifi_signal_strength"] }}'
         unit_of_measurement: 'dB'
       large_garage_reflection_rate:
+        entity_id: []
         friendly_name: 'Reflection Rate'
         value_template: '{{ states.cover.large_garage.attributes["sensor_reflection_rate"] }}'
 

config/packages/neato.yaml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       neato_status:
         friendly_name: 'Neato Status'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: '{{states.vacuum.carloneato.attributes["status"]}}'
 
 group:

config/packages/network.yaml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       network:
         friendly_name: 'Network Monitor'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['device_tracker'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       network_detail:
         friendly_name: 'Network Monitor Detail'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['device_tracker'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}

config/packages/pihole.yaml

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       carlopihole:
         friendly_name: 'Carlo-PiHole'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: "{{ 'Online' if is_state('device_tracker.carlopihole', 'home') else 'Offline' }}"
 
 # Pi-Hole switch

config/packages/time_date_sensors.yaml

@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       floorplan_date:
         friendly_name: 'Date'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >-
           {{now().strftime("%A")}}, {{now().strftime("%B")}} {{now().strftime("%d")}}
 
   - platform: template
+    scan_interval: 60
     sensors:
       floorplan_time:
         friendly_name: 'Time'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >-
           {{now().strftime("%-I")}}:{{now().strftime("%M")}} {{now().strftime("%p")}}
-
-  - platform: template
-    sensors:
       clock_time:
         friendly_name: 'Clock Time'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >-
           {{now().strftime("%-I")}}:{{now().strftime("%M")}}
 
@@ -40,21 +41,16 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       clock_am_pm:
         friendly_name: 'AM/PM'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >-
           {{now().strftime("%p")}}
-
-  - platform: template
-    scan_interval: 30000
-    sensors:
       clock_day:
         friendly_name: 'Day'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >-
           {{now().strftime("%A")}}
-
-  - platform: template
-    scan_interval: 30000
-    sensors:
       clock_date:
         friendly_name: 'Clock Date'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >-
           {{now().strftime("%B")}} {{now().strftime("%d")}} {{now().year}}

config/packages/twitter.yaml

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ sensor:
     sensors:
       sensor_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Sensors'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['sensor'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ sensor:
           {%- endfor -%}
       automation_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Automations'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['automation'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ sensor:
           {%- endfor -%}
       script_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Scripts'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['script'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ sensor:
           {%- endfor -%}
       binary_sensor_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Binary Sensors'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['binary_sensor'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ sensor:
           {%- endfor -%}
       tracker_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Devices'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['device_tracker'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ sensor:
           {%- endfor -%}
       lights_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Lights'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['light'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ sensor:
           {%- endfor -%}
       protect_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of Smoke Detectors'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {% if states('group.protects') == 'on' %}
           {% for e in states.group.protects.attributes.entity_id if states(e) == 'on'  %}
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ sensor:
           {% endif %}
       camera_count:
         friendly_name: 'Number of online Cameras'
+        entity_id: []
         value_template: >
           {%- set domains = ['camera'] -%}
           {%- for domain in domains -%}

config/sensor/nest.yaml

@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 - platform: template
   sensors:
      upstairs_away_mode:
+       entity_id: []
        value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('climate.upstairs', 'away_mode', 'on') }}"
 
 - platform: template
   sensors:
      downstairs_away_mode:
+       entity_id: []
        value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('climate.downstairs', 'away_mode', 'on') }}"

config/sensor/systemmonitor.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 - platform: template
   sensors:
     last_boot_templated:
+      entity_id: []
       value_template: >-
         {%- set slb = states.sensor.last_boot.state.split(' ') -%}
         {%- set count = slb | length -%}
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
   value_template: '{{ value }}'
 
 #############################################################################################################
-###  This part of the automation is hidden due to the IP address exposed  ##
+###  This part of the automation is hidden due to the External IP address being exposed  ##
 # - platform: template
   # sensors:
     # ipchange: