A script in Home Assistant is a sequence of actions that are executed when the script is started or called via start using a action. Scripts are similar to automations, but are not automatically executed when a trigger fires. Scripts are a great way to group a sequence of actions together that can be executed on demand and reused in multiple automations.
Non-working scripts, however, are (just like automations) a source of frustration. And sometimes, it can take you a bit to notice there is an issue with a script. Spook enhances the script integration of Home Assistant by raising repair issues in case it detects something is wrong with a script.
Figure 1:Spook found an issue with a script that is using non-existing entities.
Devices & entities¶
Spook does not provide any new devices or entities for this integration.
Actions¶
Spook does not provide action enhancements for this integration.
Repairs¶
While Spook is floating around in your Home Assistant instance, it will raise repairs issues if it has found something that is not right.
Unknown referenced areas¶
Scripts are inspected for the use of areas. If a script is targeting an area in one of its actions that does not exist, Spook will raise a repair issue. The repairs issue raised will contain the name of the script and the area that is referenced but not found.
Figure 2:Spook found an issue with a script that is using a non-existing area.
To resolve the raised issue, you can either remove the reference to the non-existing area or fix the referenced area. Spook will automatically remove the repair issue once the issue is fixed.
Known limitations
Templates in scripts are not evaluated by Spook. That means that actions that target areas dynamically using a template, are not considered by Spook.
Unknown referenced devices¶
Scripts are inspected for the use of devices. If a script is using a device that does not exist, Spook will raise a repair issue. The repairs issue raised will contain the name of the script and the device that is referenced but not found.
Figure 3:Spook found an issue with a script that is using a non-existing device.
To resolve the raised issue, you can either remove the reference to the non-existing device or fix the referenced device. Spook will automatically remove the repair issue once the issue is fixed.
Known limitations
Templates in script are not evaluated by Spook. That means that devices used in templates, are not considered by Spook.
Unknown referenced entities¶
Scripts are inspected for the use of entities. If a script uses an entity ID that does not exist, Spook will raise a repair issue. The repairs issue raised will contain the name of the script and the entity ID that is referenced but not found.
Figure 4:Spook found an issue with a script that is using non-existing entities.
To resolve the raised issue, you can either remove the reference to the non-existing entity ID or fix the referenced entity ID. Spook will automatically remove the repair issue once the issue is fixed.
Known limitations
- Templates in script are not evaluated by Spook. That means that entity IDs used in templates, or targets generated using templates, are not considered by Spook.
- Comma separated lists of entity IDs are not taken into consideration by Spook. It is advisable to convert these to an actual list in your scripts.
Features requests, ideas, and support¶
If you have an idea on how to further enhance this integration, for example, by adding a new action, entity, or repairs detection; feel free to let us know in our discussion forums.
Are you stuck using these new features? Or maybe you’ve run into a bug? Please check the Support page on where to go for help.