v1.0.3 - Charging State Detection & Sensor Fixes

🚗⚡ Charging State Detection & Sensor Fixes

This release fixes critical bugs with charging state detection and Home Assistant sensor stability, plus adds
Flow Library scorecard compliance.

✨ What's New

State Reconciliation Loop

• Checks charging state every 10 seconds using cached slot data
• No extra API calls - efficient local processing
• Automatically handles immediate/imminent charging slots when car is plugged in
• Self-healing: corrects state if timers miss edge cases

Flow Library Compliance

• ✅ All scorecard criteria now pass
• Added version requirement in package.json (Node-RED >=2.0.0)
• Included 3 example flows for easy getting started

🐛 Bug Fixes

Home Assistant Sensors Going "Unknown"

• Fixed: Sensors no longer go "unknown" when adjusting control sliders/dropdowns
• Sensors maintain last known values while editing pending preferences
• Only update when fresh data arrives from API

Charging State Not Updating

• Fixed: "Charging Now" sensor now updates correctly for immediate slots
• Handles edge case where slots start within 30 seconds of polling
• Reconciliation loop detects changes within 10 seconds maximum

🔧 Improvements

• Enhanced charging state management with redundant detection methods
• Better MQTT state publishing to preserve sensor data during updates

[1.0.2] - 2025-11-30

[1.0.2] - 2025-11-30

Changed

• Updated flow example description in Node-RED help panel for better clarity
• Improved explanation of default behavior: reads by default, manually refreshable, and accepts commands

[1.0.1] - 2025-11-30

Added

• Node.js and Node-RED version requirements in package.json engines field
  • Minimum Node.js: >=14.0.0
  • Minimum Node-RED: >=2.0.0
  • Addresses Flow Library scorecard requirements
• Comprehensive example flows in Node-RED help panel
  • Basic monitoring flow (inject every 5 min)
  • Set preferences from flow (JSON payload with set_limit/set_time)
  • Home Assistant MQTT integration example
• Visual documentation with screenshots
  • Node-RED flow examples showing monitoring, preferences, and preset buttons
  • MQTT integration flow example
  • Home Assistant device page with all entities
• Visual Examples section in Node-RED help panel with embedded GitHub-hosted images
• Screenshots section in README.md showing real-world usage