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2024.1.0: Valve entity type
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- [Building blocks](#building-blocks)
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- [Improved trigger, condition \& action buttons](#improved-trigger-condition--action-buttons)
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- [Unified actions](#unified-actions)
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- [Description \& due support for to-do list items](#description--due-support-for-to-do-list-items)
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- [Description \& due date support for to-do list items](#description--due-date-support-for-to-do-list-items)
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- [New entity type: Valve](#new-entity-type-valve)
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- [Swappable current/target on thermostat \& humidifier cards](#swappable-currenttarget-on-thermostat--humidifier-cards)
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- [New card features](#new-card-features)
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<img class="no-shadow" src='/images/blog/2024-01/add-action-other-integrations.png' alt='Screenshot showing the new add action dialog that neatly groups all other actions that integrations provide.'>
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## Description & due support for to-do list items
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## Description & due date support for to-do list items
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The to-do list integration keeps getting better and better. This release adds
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support for descriptions and due dates!
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If the integration you are using supports it, you can now add descriptions to
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each task on your list.It fully supports the Markdown markup to add links,
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each task on your list. It fully supports the Markdown markup to add links,
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bold text, etc. If due dates (or due date + time) are supported, you can
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set these.
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<img class="no-shadow" src='/images/blog/2024-01/todo-dialog.png' alt='Screenshot showing the new to-do item dialog, where you now can set a description and an URL.'>
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As shown in the screenshot above, there is a whole new dialog to adjust
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your to-do item. But this is not the only change. The list itself has beenz
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your to-do item. But this is not the only change. The list itself has been
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improved as well.
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<img class="no-shadow" src='/images/blog/2024-01/todo-new-dashboard.png' alt='Screenshot showing the improve to-do dashboard, showing descriptions and highlighting overdue items.'>
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A brand new entity type has been added to Home Assistant: Valve!
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This entity type can be used by integrations to expose valves, like for example
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a valve on a radiator, pool or sprinkler system.
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Integrations can use this entity type to expose valves, such as a valve on
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a radiator, pool, sprinkler systems, and main house gas or water lines.
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_TODO: Add screenshot_
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<img class="no-shadow" src='/images/blog/2024-01/valve-entity-type.png' alt='Screenshot showing an the value entity in the Home Assistant UI.'>
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Currently, the Shelly integration supports it and now provides an `valve` entity
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Currently, the [Shelly integration] supports it and now provides a `valve` entity
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for the Valve addon for Shelly Gas. Additionally, support for it has been
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added to MQTT, and the valve entities also work with Amazon Alexa
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added to [MQTT], and the valve entities also work with Amazon Alexa
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Tip: Do you have a switch entity that controls a valve? You can now change the
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entity type to valve in the entity settings.
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[Shelly integration]: /integrations/shelly
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[MQTT]: integrations/valve.mqtt
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## Swappable current/target on thermostat & humidifier cards
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By popular demand, the thermostat and humidifier cards now support setting
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