Feature/improve connection logic

custom_components/victron/coordinator.py

@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ async def _async_update_data(self) -> dict:
                     #TODO change this to work with partial updates
                     for key,value in register_info_dict[name].items():
                         full_key = str(unit) + "." + key
-                        self.data["data"][full_key] = None
+                        # self.data["data"][full_key] = None
                         unavailable_entities[full_key] = False
 
-                    _LOGGER.warning(f"no valid data returned for entities of slave: {unit} if device was physically removed please force a rescan to resolve this issue")
+                    _LOGGER.warning(f"no valid data returned for entities of slave: {unit} (if the device continues to no longer update) check if the device was physically removed. Before opening an issue please force a rescan to attempt to resolve this issue")
                 else:
                     parsed_data = OrderedDict(list(parsed_data.items()) + list(self.parse_register_data(data, register_info_dict[name], unit).items()))
                     for key,value in register_info_dict[name].items():

custom_components/victron/hub.py

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ def __init__(self, host: str, port: int) -> None:
         self._client = ModbusTcpClient(host=self.host, port=self.port)
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
 
+    def is_still_connected(self):
+        return self._client.is_socket_open()
+
     def connect(self):
         return self._client.connect()
 

custom_components/victron/sensor.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 from homeassistant.util import utcnow
 from homeassistant.helpers import event, entity
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, HassJob
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, HassJob, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
@@ -147,31 +147,23 @@ def __init__(self, coordinator: victronEnergyDeviceUpdateCoordinator, descriptio
 
         super().__init__(coordinator)
 
-    async def async_update(self) -> None:
+    @callback
+    def _handle_coordinator_update(self) -> None:
         """Get the latest data and updates the states."""      
         try:
-            data = self.description.value_fn(self.coordinator.processed_data(), self.description.slave, self.description.key)
-            if self.entity_type is not None and isinstance(self.entity_type, TextReadEntityType):
-                self._attr_native_value = self.entity_type.decodeEnum(data).name.split("_DUPLICATE")[0]
-            else:
-                self._attr_native_value = data
+            if self.available:
+                data = self.description.value_fn(self.coordinator.processed_data(), self.description.slave, self.description.key)
+                if self.entity_type is not None and isinstance(self.entity_type, TextReadEntityType):
+                    self._attr_native_value = self.entity_type.decodeEnum(data).name.split("_DUPLICATE")[0]
+                else:
+                    self._attr_native_value = data
+
+            self.async_write_ha_state()
         except (TypeError, IndexError):
             _LOGGER.debug("failed to retrieve value")
             # No data available
             self._attr_native_value = None
 
-        # Cancel the currently scheduled event if there is any
-        if self._unsub_update:
-            self._unsub_update()
-            self._unsub_update = None
-
-        # Schedule the next update at exactly the next whole hour sharp
-        self._unsub_update = event.async_track_point_in_utc_time(
-            self.hass,
-            self._update_job,
-            utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=self.coordinator.interval),
-        )
-
     @property
     def available(self) -> bool:
         full_key = str(self.description.slave) + "." + self.description.key