Feature request: MQTT Commands / Toggle Chime

[sberryman]

What do you think about adding a command action TOGGLE_CHIME and an automated button in home assistant that will send the command?

It's annoying the alarm_panel MQTT auto configuration code doesn't support Chime like the standard one (I wen't through the code yesterday). But this would make it easy to switch it on and off.

[f34rdotcom]

Chime toggle command was implemented in the commands subscription and I tested it. It should be solid but if not I will take a look. Ya that would be a good feature to get added to the MQTT Alarm code if it does not do it now. Also I think different arming modes. On a personal note I would like to see "EXIT NOW" state as well as "READY" and "NOT READY".

AlarmDecoder-IoT/components/ad2mqtt/ad2mqtt.cpp

Line 553 in ae68056

ad2_chime_toggle(code, vpart);

I would also like to see those additional states. I probably won't use them but it would make replacing the keypads with a tablet much nicer in the future.

[f34rdotcom]

I have an issue with the current MQTT alarm panel component thingy. Can I add / modify this easily in YAML? It does not show "READY" state and that can be a problem. If not in ready state then it can't be armed and sometimes it needs to be disarmed twice to clear an alarm. The WebUI component does this correctly if you want to see an example.

This needs to be figured out or that alarm panel keypad interface will not work and will cause a lot of confusion.