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packages/view_road_announcement_router.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ################################################################################
 # PACKAGE: View Road Announcement Router
 ################################################################################
+#   1.8: Date: 2026-07-11
+#     - Added MQTT View Rd Feed announcement channel.
+#     - Added mqtt_feed script field.
+#     - MQTT feed publishes the current local date/time to a topic built from
+#       mqtt_view_rd_feed_topic_template by replacing TOPIC with mqtt_feed.
 #   1.7:
 #     - Updated Lounge Google Home Voice to speak short_announcement only.
 #     - This allows long_announcement to remain available for detailed channels
@@ -14,7 +19,7 @@
 #   Central announcement router for general Home Assistant announcements.
 #   Other scripts and automations can call script.view_road_announcement and pass
 #   values such as channels, title, short_announcement, long_announcement,
-#   payload, and indicator.
+#   payload, indicator, and mqtt_feed.
 #
 # How to call this script:
 #
@@ -62,7 +67,13 @@
 #       Blocked by default when input_boolean.quiet_time is on.
 #
 #   mqtt_view_rd_feed:
-#     Placeholder only.
+#     Uses:
+#       mqtt_feed
+#     Publishes the current local date/time to MQTT.
+#     Topic format:
+#       viewroad-status/activityfeed/<mqtt_feed>
+#     Payload format:
+#       YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
 #
 #   led_matrix_1:
 #     Uses:
@@ -285,6 +296,13 @@ script:
         selector:
           text:
 
+      mqtt_feed:
+        name: MQTT Feed Topic
+        description: Activity feed topic suffix. Replaces TOPIC in mqtt_view_rd_feed_topic_template.
+        example: "washing_machine"
+        selector:
+          text:
+
     sequence:
       ##########################################################################
       # PACKAGE SETTINGS / SUBSTITUTIONS
@@ -305,6 +323,7 @@ script:
           default_long_announcement: "Home automation announcement"
           default_payload: ""
           default_indicator: ""
+          default_mqtt_feed: ""
 
           quiet_time_blocked_channels:
             - "google_home_voice"
@@ -322,6 +341,11 @@ script:
           led_matrix_mqtt_qos: 0
           led_matrix_mqtt_retain: false
 
+          mqtt_view_rd_feed_topic_template: "viewroad-status/activityfeed/TOPIC"
+          mqtt_view_rd_feed_datetime_format: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+          mqtt_view_rd_feed_mqtt_qos: 0
+          mqtt_view_rd_feed_mqtt_retain: true
+
       ##########################################################################
       # RESOLVE PASSED VALUES
       ##########################################################################
@@ -333,6 +357,7 @@ script:
       #   long_announcement
       #   payload
       #   indicator
+      #   mqtt_feed
       #
       # Some uppercase variants are also accepted for tolerance.
       #
@@ -395,6 +420,17 @@ script:
               {{ default_indicator }}
             {% endif %}
 
+          ann_mqtt_feed: >-
+            {% if mqtt_feed is defined %}
+              {{ mqtt_feed }}
+            {% elif MQTT_Feed is defined %}
+              {{ MQTT_Feed }}
+            {% elif Mqtt_Feed is defined %}
+              {{ Mqtt_Feed }}
+            {% else %}
+              {{ default_mqtt_feed }}
+            {% endif %}
+
       ##########################################################################
       # NORMALISE CHANNEL LISTS AND MESSAGE TEXT
       ##########################################################################
@@ -406,6 +442,15 @@ script:
           ann_quiet_time_blocked_channels_normalised: >-
             {{ ',' ~ (quiet_time_blocked_channels | join(',') | lower | replace(' ', '') | replace('\n', '') | trim(',')) ~ ',' }}
 
+          ann_mqtt_feed_topic_suffix: >-
+            {{ ann_mqtt_feed | string | trim }}
+
+          ann_mqtt_feed_topic: >-
+            {{ mqtt_view_rd_feed_topic_template | replace('TOPIC', ann_mqtt_feed_topic_suffix) }}
+
+          ann_mqtt_feed_datetime: >-
+            {{ now().strftime(mqtt_view_rd_feed_datetime_format) }}
+
           ann_short_announcement_raw: >-
             {% if short_announcement is defined %}
               {{ short_announcement }}
@@ -575,10 +620,43 @@ script:
       # CHANNEL: MQTT VIEW RD FEED
       ##########################################################################
       #
-      # Placeholder only. No action yet.
+      # Channel name:
+      #   mqtt_view_rd_feed
+      #
+      # Uses:
+      #   mqtt_feed
+      #
+      # Publishes the current Home Assistant local time in AM/PM format.
+      #
+      # Topic format:
+      #   viewroad-status/activityfeed/<mqtt_feed>
+      #
+      # Example:
+      #   mqtt_feed: "dogfed"
+      #
+      # Publishes:
+      #   Topic:   viewroad-status/activityfeed/dogfed
+      #   Payload: 12:32 PM
       #
       ##########################################################################
 
+      - if:
+          - condition: template
+            value_template: "{{ ',mqtt_view_rd_feed,' in ann_channels_normalised }}"
+          - condition: state
+            entity_id: input_boolean.announcement_channel_mqtt_view_rd_feed
+            state: "on"
+          - condition: template
+            value_template: "{{ ann_mqtt_feed_topic_suffix | string | trim | length > 0 }}"
+        then:
+          - action: mqtt.publish
+            data:
+              topic: "{{ ann_mqtt_feed_topic }}"
+              #payload: "{{ now().strftime('%I:%M %p') | regex_replace('^0', '') }}"
+              payload: "{{ now().strftime('%H:%M') }}"
+              qos: "{{ mqtt_view_rd_feed_mqtt_qos | int(0) }}"
+              retain: "{{ mqtt_view_rd_feed_mqtt_retain | bool(true) }}"
+
       ##########################################################################
       # CHANNEL: LOUNGE LED MATRIX DISPLAY - MATRIX 1
       ##########################################################################