Different icons for each alert type

[gridlockjoe]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Not a problem, an enhancement

Describe the solution you'd like
I have manually edited the weatheralerts_1.yaml file to provide distinct icons for the different alert types. Hope you'll be able to include these in the default code.

Under each of the alerts I replaced

icon_template: hass:alert-rhombus

with:

        icon_template: >-
          {% set mapper =  {
              '911 Telephone Outage Emergency' : 'hass:phone-alert',
              'Administrative Message' : 'hass:message-text',
              'Air Quality Alert' : 'hass:blur',
              'Air Stagnation Advisory' : 'hass:blur',
              'Arroyo And Small Stream Flood Advisory' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Ashfall Advisory' : 'hass:cloud-alert',
              'Ashfall Warning' : 'hass:cloud-alert',
              'Avalanche Advisory' : 'hass:alert',
              'Avalanche Warning' : 'hass:alert',
              'Avalanche Watch' : 'hass:alert',
              'Beach Hazards Statement' : 'hass:beach',
              'Blizzard Warning' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Blizzard Watch' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Blowing Dust Advisory' : 'hass:blur',
              'Blowing Dust Warning' : 'hass:blur',
              'Brisk Wind Advisory' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Child Abduction Emergency' : 'hass:human-male-child',
              'Civil Danger Warning' : 'hass:image-filter-hdr',
              'Civil Emergency Message' : 'hass:image-filter-hdr',
              'Coastal Flood Advisory' : 'hass:waves',
              'Coastal Flood Statement' : 'hass:waves',
              'Coastal Flood Warning' : 'hass:waves',
              'Coastal Flood Watch' : 'hass:waves',
              'Dense Fog Advisory' : 'hass:weather-fog',
              'Dense Smoke Advisory' : 'hass:smoke',
              'Dust Advisory' : 'hass:blur',
              'Dust Storm Warning' : 'hass:blur',
              'Earthquake Warning' : 'hass:alert',
              'Evacuation - Immediate' : 'hass:exit-run',
              'Excessive Heat Warning' : 'hass:thermometer-plus',
              'Excessive Heat Watch' : 'hass:thermometer-plus',
              'Extreme Cold Warning' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Extreme Cold Watch' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Extreme Fire Danger' : 'hass:fire-alert',
              'Extreme Wind Warning' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Fire Warning' : 'hass:fire-alert',
              'Fire Weather Watch' : 'hass:fire-alert',
              'Flash Flood Statement' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Flash Flood Warning' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Flash Flood Watch' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Flood Advisory' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Flood Statement' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Flood Warning' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Flood Watch' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Freeze Warning' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Freeze Watch' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Freezing Fog Advisory' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Freezing Rain Advisory' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Freezing Spray Advisory' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Frost Advisory' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Gale Warning' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Gale Watch' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Hard Freeze Warning' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Hard Freeze Watch' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Hazardous Materials Warning' : 'hass:radioactive',
              'Hazardous Seas Warning' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Hazardous Seas Watch' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Hazardous Weather Outlook' : 'hass:message-alert',
              'Heat Advisory' : 'hass:thermometer-plus',
              'Heavy Freezing Spray Warning' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Heavy Freezing Spray Watch' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'High Surf Advisory' : 'hass:surfing',
              'High Surf Warning' : 'hass:surfing',
              'High Wind Warning' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'High Wind Watch' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Hurricane Force Wind Warning' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Hurricane Force Wind Watch' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Hurricane Local Statement' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Hurricane Warning' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Hurricane Watch' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Hydrologic Advisory' : 'hass:message-text',
              'Hydrologic Outlook' : 'hass:message-text',
              'Ice Storm Warning' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Lake Effect Snow Advisory' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Lake Effect Snow Warning' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Lake Effect Snow Watch' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Lake Wind Advisory' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Lakeshore Flood Advisory' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Lakeshore Flood Statement' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Lakeshore Flood Warning' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Lakeshore Flood Watch' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Law Enforcement Warning' : 'hass:car-emergency',
              'Local Area Emergency' : 'hass:alert',
              'Low Water Advisory' : 'hass:wave',
              'Marine Weather Statement' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Nuclear Power Plant Warning' : 'hass:radioactive',
              'Radiological Hazard Warning' : 'hass:biohazard',
              'Red Flag Warning' : 'fire-alert',
              'Rip Current Statement' : 'hass:surfing',
              'Severe Thunderstorm Warning' : 'hass:weather-lightning',
              'Severe Thunderstorm Watch' : 'hass:weather-lightning',
              'Severe Weather Statement' : 'hass:message-text',
              'Shelter In Place Warning' : 'hass:account-box',
              'Short Term Forecast' : 'hass:message-text',
              'Small Craft Advisory' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Small Craft Advisory For Hazardous Seas' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Small Craft Advisory For Rough Bar' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Small Craft Advisory For Winds' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Small Stream Flood Advisory' : 'hass:water-alert',
              'Snow Squall Warning' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Special Marine Warning' : 'hass:sail-boat',
              'Special Weather Statement' : 'hass:message-alert',
              'Storm Surge Warning' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Storm Surge Watch' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Storm Warning' : 'hass:weather-lightning',
              'Storm Watch' : 'hass:weather-lightning',
              'Test' : 'hass:message-text',
              'Tornado Warning' : 'hass:weather-tornado',
              'Tornado Watch' : 'hass:weather-tornado',
              'Tropical Depression Local Statement' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Tropical Storm Local Statement' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Tropical Storm Warning' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Tropical Storm Watch' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Tsunami Advisory' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Tsunami Warning' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Tsunami Watch' : 'hass:waves-arrow-up',
              'Typhoon Local Statement' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Typhoon Warning' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Typhoon Watch' : 'hass:weather-hurricane',
              'Urban And Small Stream Flood Advisory' : 'hass:home-flood',
              'Volcano Warning' : 'hass:image-filter-hdr',
              'Wind Advisory' : 'hass:weather-windy',
              'Wind Chill Advisory' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Wind Chill Warning' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Wind Chill Watch' : 'hass:thermometer-minus',
              'Winter Storm Warning' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Winter Storm Watch' : 'hass:snowflake-alert',
              'Winter Weather Advisory' : 'hass:snowflake-alert' } %}
          {% set state =  states['sensor.weatheralerts_1_alert_1'].attributes.alert_event %}
          {{ mapper[state] if state in mapper else 'hass:alert-rhombus' }}

repeating the same code in each alert block, substituting the alert number.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I'm sure there's a more elegant way to do this.

[gridlockjoe]

That is the full set of alert types available.

[mjnovotny82]

Now color the alerts with what NWS uses - https://www.weather.gov/help-map

[jlverhagen]

Thanks for sharing that! I'll incorporate the icon enhancement into the next update. I'll try to get an option for alert colors when I get around to refactoring the coding of the template.

[jlverhagen]

This is now integrated into the default yaml packages. I'm still working on a more comprehensive release and will integrate this feature directly in the sensor python code to eliminate the need for all of the extra yaml coding.

[jlverhagen]

I believe a color code attribute in a sensor could be used in the UI to color the alert text. If it works as I think it will, then I'll also add a color code attribute for each alert and include that directly in the sensor python code as well.

[jlverhagen]

I have updated the yaml packages with some fixes for the icon code to prevent template errors and a potential fix for the *_most_recent_active_alert sensors to ensure they get the correct icon.

Please report any alert icon related errors or unexpected behavior here.

[mjnovotny82]

FYI. When I copied your updated icon snippet to be included for my Android HA app notifications, I needed to replace hass:.... to mdi:...., otherwise it was just giving the general Home Assistant status bar icon. https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notifications-basic/#notification-status-bar-icon

I also made that change to the 5 alert icon sections for being displayed on the Lovelace Cards. Both hass:... or mdi:... rendered the same.

Eventually, I would love to get my Android notifications colors into the Lovelace cards text display alerts - lines 2985 - 3121 of my modified weatheralerts yaml file.

weatheralerts_custom.yaml.txt

[mjnovotny82]

Here is a demo of the notification alerts.

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