Anniversaries
The 'anniversaries' component is a Home Assistant custom sensor which counts down to a recurring date such as birthdays, but can be used for any anniversary which occurs annually on the same date.
Any anniversaries entries configured will be added to the home assistant calendar. This also generates the calendar.anniversaries entity, which shows information about the next configured anniversary. N.B. At the moment, only the next occurence of the anniversaries are added to the calendar
Table of Contents
Installation
MANUAL INSTALLATION
- Download the
anniversaries.zipfile from the latest release. - Unpack the release and copy the
custom_components/anniversariesdirectory into thecustom_componentsdirectory of your Home Assistant installation. - Configure the
anniversariessensor. - Restart Home Assistant.
INSTALLATION VIA HACS
- Ensure that HACS is installed.
- Search for and install the "anniversaries" integration.
- Configure the
anniversariessensor. - Restart Home Assistant.
Configuration
Anniversaries can be configured on the integrations menu or in configuration.yaml
Config Flow
In Configuration/Integrations click on the + button, select Anniversaries and configure the options on the form.
configuration.yaml
Add anniversaries sensor in your configuration.yaml. The following example adds two sensors - Shakespeare's birthday and wedding anniversary!
# Example configuration.yaml entry
anniversaries:
sensors:
- name: Shakespeare's Birthday
date: '1564-04-23'
- name: Shakespeare's Wedding Anniversary
date: '1582-11-27'CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
| Parameter | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
No | Friendly name |
date |
Either date or date_template MUST be included |
date in format 'YYYY-MM-DD' (or 'MM-DD' if year is unknown) |
date_template |
Either date or date_template MUST be included |
Template to evaluate date from (Note this is ONLY available in YAML configuration) The template must return a string in either 'YYYY-MM-DD' or 'MM-DD' format, ie: date_template: '{{ states("input_datetime.your_input_datetime") | string }}' |
count_up |
Yes | true or false changes the state to count up from a date (can be useful for non-recurring events) Default: false |
one_time |
Yes | true or false. For a one-time event (Non-recurring) Default: false |
show_half_anniversary |
Yes | true or false. Enables the half_anniversary_date and days_until_half_anniversary attributes. Default: false |
unit_of_measurement |
Yes | Your choice of label N.B. The sensor always returns Days, but this option allows you to express this in the language of your choice without needing a customization |
id_prefix |
Yes | Your choice of prefix for the entity_id Default: anniversary_ NB. the entity_id cannot be changed from within the integration once it has been created. You muse either delete your entity and re-create it or manually rename the entity_id on the configuration -> entities page |
icon_normal |
Yes | Default icon Default: mdi:calendar-blank |
icon_today |
Yes | Icon if the anniversary is today Default: mdi:calendar-star |
days_as_soon |
Yes | Days in advance to display the icon defined in icon_soon Default: 1 |
icon_soon |
Yes | Icon if the anniversary is 'soon' Default: mdi:calendar |
State and Attributes
State
- The number of days remaining to the next occurance. (or days since last occurence if you have chosen the count up option)
Attributes
- years at anniversary: number of years that will have passed at the occurrence counted down to (NOT displayed if year is unknown)
- current years: number of years have passed since the first occurance (ie, current age) (NOT displayed if year is unknown)
- date: The date of the first occurence (or the date of the next occurence if year is unknown)
- next_date: The date of the next occurance
- weeks_remaining: The number of weeks until the anniversary
- unit_of_measurement: 'Days' By default, this is displayed after the state. this is NOT translate-able. See below for work-around
- half_anniversary_date: The date of the next half anniversary (if enabled by
show_half_anniversary) - days_until_half_anniversary: The number of days until the next half anniversary
Notes about unit of measurement
Unit_of_measurement is not translate-able. You can, however, change the text for unit of measurement in the configuration. NB the sensor will always report in days, this just allows you to represent this in your own language.