hass.tibber_prices/custom_components/tibber_prices/sensor
Julian Pawlowski 0a4af0de2f feat(sensor): convert timing sensors to hour-based display with minute attributes
Convert best_price and peak_price timing sensors to display in hours (UI-friendly)
while retaining minute values in attributes (automation-friendly). This improves
readability in dashboards by using Home Assistant's automatic duration formatting
"1 h 35 min" instead of decimal "1.58 h".

BREAKING CHANGE: State unit changed from minutes to hours for 6 timing sensors.

Affected sensors:
  * best_price_period_duration, best_price_remaining_minutes, best_price_next_in_minutes
  * peak_price_period_duration, peak_price_remaining_minutes, peak_price_next_in_minutes

Migration guide for users:
  - If your automations use {{ state_attr(..., 'remaining_time') }} or similar:
    No action needed - attribute values remain in minutes
  - If your automations use {{ states('sensor.best_price_remaining_minutes') }} directly:
    Update to use the minute attribute instead: {{ state_attr('sensor.best_price_remaining_minutes', 'remaining_minutes') }}
  - If your dashboards display the state value:
    Values now show as "1 h 35 min" instead of "95" - this is the intended improvement
  - If your templates do math with the state: multiply by 60 to convert hours back to minutes
    Before: remaining * 60
    After: remaining_minutes (use attribute directly)

Implementation details:
- Timing sensors now use device_class=DURATION, unit=HOURS, precision=2
- State values converted from minutes to hours via _minutes_to_hours()
- New minute-precision attributes added for automation compatibility:
  * period_duration_minutes (for checking if period is long enough)
  * remaining_minutes (for countdown-based automation logic)
  * next_in_minutes (for time-to-event automation triggers)
- Translation improvements across all 5 languages (en, de, nb, nl, sv):
  * Descriptions now clarify state in hours vs attributes in minutes
  * Long descriptions explain dual-format architecture
  * Usage tips updated to reference minute attributes for automations
  * All translation files synchronized (fixed order, removed duplicates)
- Type safety: Added type assertions (cast) for timing calculator results to
  satisfy Pyright type checking (handles both float and datetime return types)

Home Assistant now automatically formats these durations as "1 h 35 min" for improved
UX, matching the behavior of battery.remaining_time and other duration sensors.

Rationale for breaking change:
The previous minute-based state was unintuitive for users ("95 minutes" doesn't
immediately convey "1.5 hours") and didn't match Home Assistant's standard duration
formatting. The new hour-based state with minute attributes provides:
- Better UX: Automatic "1 h 35 min" formatting in UI
- Full automation compatibility: Minute attributes for all calculation needs
- Consistency: Matches HA's duration sensor pattern (battery, timer, etc.)

Impact: Timing sensors now display in human-readable hours with full backward
compatibility via minute attributes. Users relying on direct state access must
migrate to minute attributes (simple change, documented above).
2025-12-26 16:03:00 +00:00
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attributes feat(sensor): convert timing sensors to hour-based display with minute attributes 2025-12-26 16:03:00 +00:00
calculators fix(sensor): streamline lifecycle attrs and next poll visibility 2025-12-26 12:13:36 +00:00
__init__.py refactor(currency)!: rename major/minor to base/subunit currency terminology 2025-12-11 08:26:30 +00:00
chart_data.py feat(sensors): add chart_metadata sensor for lightweight chart configuration 2025-12-05 20:30:54 +00:00
chart_metadata.py fix: support main and subunit currency 2025-12-11 23:07:06 +00:00
core.py fix(sensor): streamline lifecycle attrs and next poll visibility 2025-12-26 12:13:36 +00:00
definitions.py feat(sensor): convert timing sensors to hour-based display with minute attributes 2025-12-26 16:03:00 +00:00
helpers.py feat(sensors): always show both mean and median in average sensor attributes 2025-12-18 15:12:30 +00:00
types.py feat(types): add TypedDict documentation and BaseCalculator helpers 2025-11-22 14:32:24 +00:00
value_getters.py feat(sensor): convert timing sensors to hour-based display with minute attributes 2025-12-26 16:03:00 +00:00