various tidyups

packages/view_road_announcement_router.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ################################################################################
 # PACKAGE: View Road Announcement Router
 ################################################################################
+#   1.11: Date: 2026-08-12
+#     - Publish ISO 8601 timestamps to the MQTT activity feed so timestamp
+#       sensors can consume the payload.
+#
 #   1.10: Date: 2026-07-24
 #     - Added 2s delay before TTS speak to separate the cast chime from
 #       the voice announcement.
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@
 #     Topic format:
 #       viewroad-status/activityfeed/<mqtt_feed>
 #     Payload format:
-#       YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
+#       ISO 8601 local timestamp
 #
 #   led_matrix_1:
 #     Uses:
@@ -655,7 +659,7 @@ script:
       # Uses:
       #   mqtt_feed
       #
-      # Publishes the current Home Assistant local time in AM/PM format.
+      # Publishes the current Home Assistant local time as an ISO 8601 timestamp.
       #
       # Topic format:
       #   viewroad-status/activityfeed/<mqtt_feed>
@@ -665,7 +669,7 @@ script:
       #
       # Publishes:
       #   Topic:   viewroad-status/activityfeed/dogfed
-      #   Payload: 12:32 PM
+      #   Payload: 2026-08-12T21:12:00+12:00
       #
       ##########################################################################
 
@@ -682,8 +686,7 @@ script:
           - action: mqtt.publish
             data:
               topic: "{{ ann_mqtt_feed_topic }}"
-              #payload: "{{ now().strftime('%I:%M %p') | regex_replace('^0', '') }}"
-              payload: "{{ now().strftime('%H:%M') }}"
+              payload: "{{ now().isoformat() }}"
               qos: "{{ mqtt_view_rd_feed_mqtt_qos | int(0) }}"
               retain: "{{ mqtt_view_rd_feed_mqtt_retain | bool(true) }}"