Home Assistant TUI

Terminal UI for controlling Home Assistant with vim-style navigation and real-time updates.

Features

• Vim Navigation: hjkl, gg, G, /, n, N for quick movement
• Command Mode: : prefix for filtering and grouping (:lights, :fav, :group type)
• Favorites: Press f to toggle, shown first with ★ marker
• Context Menu: Spacebar for quick device controls
• Filter Tabs: All, Favorites, Lights, Climate, Switches with live counts
• Real-time Updates: WebSocket-based live state changes
• Rich Visualizations: Entity-specific cards inspired by Home Assistant UI
• YAML Config: Project defaults + user overrides

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Home Assistant instance with WebSocket API enabled
• Terminal with 256 color support

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/HamYam/hass_tui.git
cd hass_tui

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Setup environment
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Home Assistant URL and token

# Optional: Install system-wide
./hass  # Creates symlink to ~/.applications/bin/hass

Add ~/.applications/bin to your PATH:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.applications/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

Usage

# From anywhere (after installation)
hass

# Or from project directory
python run.py

Configuration

Config hierarchy (later overrides earlier):

1. ./config.yaml - Project defaults
2. ~/.config/hass_tui/config.yaml - User overrides

Example user config (~/.config/hass_tui/config.yaml):

favorites:
  - light.living_room
  - climate.bedroom

display:
  default_group: type
  default_filter: favorites

filters:
  domains:
    - light
    - climate
    - switch

Keybindings

Navigation

• j/k - Down/Up
• h/l - Left/Right
• gg - Jump to top
• G - Jump to bottom
• / - Search (live filtering)
• n/N - Next/previous match

Actions

• f - Toggle favorite
• space - Context menu
• : - Command mode
• r - Refresh
• c - Reconnect
• q - Quit

Light Controls

• H - Decrease brightness (10%)
• L - Increase brightness (10%)

Commands

• :fav - Show favorites only
• :all - Show all entities
• :lights / :climate / :switches - Filter by type
• :search <term> - Search entities
• :group type|room|state|favorites_first - Change grouping
• :quit - Exit app

Entity Types Supported

• Lights: Brightness, color temperature, RGB colors
• Climate: Temperature control, HVAC modes, humidity
• Switches: On/off, power consumption
• Fans: Speed control
• Covers: Open/close, position
• Media Players: Play/pause, volume

Development

# Run tests (headless mode)
pytest

# Run specific test
pytest tests/test_app.py -v

# Validate config
python validate_config.py

Note: Never run the TUI app via automated scripts - it will corrupt the terminal. Use pytest for testing.

Tech Stack

• Textual - Modern TUI framework
• websockets - WebSocket client
• Pydantic - Config validation
• PyYAML - YAML parsing

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.