From 8ad3beb72fe2f22deec8c3fe2b9ac4e2eb0bb842 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edward Firmo <94725493+edwardtfn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 13:57:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add API connection status sensor (#774)

As requested by users:
- https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/discussions/735#discussioncomment-5755419

Could this be used to prevent some of the "Loading..." or perhaps update screen when connection is reestablished?
---
 nspanel_esphome.yaml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nspanel_esphome.yaml b/nspanel_esphome.yaml
index 0d76931..d1d253d 100644
--- a/nspanel_esphome.yaml
+++ b/nspanel_esphome.yaml
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ binary_sensor:
     entity_category: diagnostic
     icon: mdi:tablet-dashboard
 
+  ##### API connection status
+  - platform: status
+    name: ${device_name} Status
+
 ##### START - SENSOR CONFIGURATION #####
 sensor: