auto-create helper entities

Author: daredoes

src/controller.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,34 @@ class DefaultDashboardController {
     });
   };
 
+  createInputBoolean = async (): Promise<any> => {
+    const res = await this.hass.callWS({
+      type: 'input_boolean/create',
+      name: 'Default Dashboard',
+      initial: true,
+    });
+    console.log(res);
+    return res;
+  };
+
+  createInputSelect = async (): Promise<any> => {
+    const dashboards = await this.getDashboards().then((boards) => {
+      return boards
+        .filter((d) => !d.require_admin)
+        .flatMap((d) => {
+          return d.url_path;
+        });
+    });
+    const res = await this.hass.callWS({
+      type: 'input_select/create',
+      name: 'Default Dashboard',
+      options: ['lovelace', ...dashboards, 'refresh'],
+      initial: 'lovelace',
+    });
+    console.log(res);
+    return res;
+  };
+
   getStorageSettings = async (): Promise<{ defaultPanel: string | null; isDefaultPanelManaged: string | null }> => {
     const defaultPanel: string | null = localStorage.getItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_OPTIONS.defaultPanel);
     const isDefaultPanelManaged: string | null = localStorage.getItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_OPTIONS.isDefaultPanelManaged);

src/default-dashboard.ts

@@ -74,16 +74,18 @@ const enableIfNull = async () => {
 // Gets the helper entities needed for Default Dashboard, and throws log messages if they are missing
 const getUrlAndToggle = (hass: HomeAssistant) => {
   const url = hass.states[DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_DROPDOWN]?.state;
-  const enabled = hass.states[DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_TOGGLE]?.state === 'on';
-  if (url === null || enabled === null) {
-    if (url === null) {
-      log(`Please create a Dropdown helper with the id \`${DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_DROPDOWN}\``);
+  const enabled = hass.states[DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_TOGGLE]?.state;
+  if (url === undefined || enabled === undefined) {
+    if (url === undefined) {
+      controller.createInputSelect();
+      log(`Created a Dropdown helper with the id \`${DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_DROPDOWN}\``);
     }
-    if (enabled === null) {
-      log(`Please create a Toggle helper with the id \`${DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_TOGGLE}\``);
+    if (enabled === undefined) {
+      controller.createInputBoolean();
+      log(`Created a Toggle helper with the id \`${DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_TOGGLE}\``);
     }
   }
-  return { url, enabled };
+  return { url, enabled: enabled === 'on' };
 };
 
 // Try to enable Default Dashboard, if that is current setting