Started on some entity helpers

appdaemon/apps/base.py

@@ -38,3 +38,55 @@ class Timers(Base):
                 return getattr(self, f'_{f}')(name, *args, **kwargs)
         setattr(self, f, fn)
 
+class Entities(Base):
+    def initialize(self):
+        if(getattr(super(), 'initialize', False)):
+            super().initialize()
+
+        self.e = {}
+
+    def register_entity(self, name, entity):
+        self.e[name] = Entities.Entity(self, entity)
+
+    class Entity:
+        def __init__(self, hass, entity):
+            self.entity = entity
+            self.domain, self.name = entity.split('.')
+            self.hass = hass
+            self.hass.listen_state(self._listener, entity=entity, attributes='all')
+            self._listeners = []
+
+
+        def _listener(self, entity, attribute, old, new, kwargs):
+            for l in self._listeners:
+                l['callback'](l['kwarg'])
+        def listen(self, callback, kwarg=None):
+            self._listeners.append({'callback': callback, 'kwarg': kwarg})
+            return self._listeners[-1]
+        def unlisten(self, handle):
+            if handle in self._listeners:
+                self._listeners.remove(handle)
+
+        @property
+        def state(self):
+            return self.hass.get_state(self.entity)
+        @state.setter
+        def state(self, state):
+            self.hass.set_state(self.entity, state=state)
+
+        @property
+        def attributes(self):
+            return self.hass.get_state(self.entity, attribute='all')['attributes']
+
+        def __getitem__(self, key):
+            if key == 'state':
+                return self.state
+            else:
+                return self.attributes.get(key, None)
+        def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+            if key == 'state':
+                self.state = value
+            else:
+                d = self.attributes
+                d[key] = value
+                self.hass.set_state(self.entity, attributes=d)

appdaemon/apps/hello.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import base
 
-class HelloWorld(base.Timers):
+class HelloWorld(base.Entities, base.Timers):
 
     def initialize(self):
         super().initialize()
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ class HelloWorld(base.Timers):
         self.run_in(self.after_time2, 7)
         self.cancel_timer('test2')
 
+        self.register_entity('taklampa', 'light.kontoret')
+
     def after_time(self, kwargs):
         self.log("Running function")
+        self.e['taklampa']['icon'] = "mdi:lamp"
     def after_time2(self, kwargs):
         self.log("Running function2")
+        self.e['taklampa']['icon'] = "mdi:lightbulb"