Allow globs and regex for device names. Fix #20

README.md

@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ filter:
 Show everything that has "light" in its name, but isn't a light, and all switches in the living room:
 ```yaml
 type: custom:auto-entities
-show_empty: false
 card:
   type: entities
   title: Lights on
@@ -241,5 +240,17 @@ filter:
       area: Living Room
 ```
 
+List every sensor belonging to any iPhone:
+```yaml
+type: custom:auto-entities
+card:
+  type: entities
+  title: Phones
+  show_header_toggle: false
+filter:
+  include:
+    - device: /iPhone/
+```
+
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src/filter.js

@@ -92,16 +92,25 @@ export function entity_filter(hass, filter) {
                     break;
                 
                 case "device":
-                    const _deviceEntities = deviceEntities(deviceByName(value));
-                    if(!_deviceEntities.includes(entity.entity_id))
-                        return false;
+                    let _deviceMatch = false;
+                    for(const d of window.cardToolsData.devices) {
+                        if (match(value, d.name)){
+                            if(deviceEntities(d).includes(entity.entity_id))
+                                _deviceMatch = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if(!_deviceMatch) return false;
                     break;
                 
                 case "area":
-                    const _areaDevices = areaDevices(areaByName(value));
-                    const _areaEntities = _areaDevices.flatMap(deviceEntities);
-                    if(!_areaEntities.includes(entity.entity_id))
-                        return false;
+                    let _areaMatch = false;
+                    for (const a of window.cardToolsData.areas) {
+                        if(match(value, a.name)) {
+                            if(areaDevices(a).flatMap(deviceEntities).includes(entity.entity_id))
+                                _areaMatch = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if(!_areaMatch) return false;
                     break;
 
                 default: