Features to Add/Improvements (Running List)

[coreywillwhat]

Improvements

• Coordinator to allow official front end changes to polling and spook integration
• 15 min Refresh interval works but might be risky depending on actions and restart. Default should be higher with warning if 15 is selected
• Use RepairsFlow to initiate restart after options update
• Add User Option for UPDATE_SLEEP > Advanced Option
• Make some user options under the configure menu only for 'advanced' mode
  • Update at Startup
  • UPDATE_SLEEP
• Get vehicle health warnings (Sensor)
  • captured one in Q4 e-tron hardly working #207

Clean-Up

• Better Logging
• Define defaults for start_climate_control within audi_services.py rather than audi_account.py to better reflect user selections in logging and cleaner code review.
• readme

Completed

• Built in delay between vehicle action and cloud update

[cdnninja]

Totally agree. A part of this is breaking out the api as well. I referenced the architecture over at kia_uvo as a reference point. I find it much easier to manage and understand.

[coreywillwhat]

That was done over on cyr-ius's fork. Agree that would be a nice path to go wit this.

[cdnninja]

Yeah we chatted on it here: #273 my hope was to have him join us, potentially using that API has the source of moving this forward however I haven't heard back from him. Could be busy with life. :)

My goal is to have this repo as an inclusive collaboration so not dependent on any one person. Since really we all have lives and other things that come up.

[cdnninja]

I took the liberty of creating a repo: https://github.com/audiconnect/audi_connect_api

I will start framing up the plumbing. Feel free to make commits to it anytime you like.

[cdnninja]

@cyr-ius would you be interested in collaborating?

[coreywillwhat]

I've never done any home assistant dev so its been a steep learning curve. I'm sure @cyr-ius could give us some good insight. Put me out of a job haha

[jeffkibuule]

Is it possible to clean up the data coming back from the API. Right now, it looks like it's a passthrough in all lower case, which isn't ideal. Same with the name of some of the sensors. I'd be happy to figure out how to do a PR for this.

[FrankC-BEL]

Would it be possible to also get the vehicle location via the API? This would be great to trigger some automations when the car is home.

[MarcW22]

Hi, first of all thank you guys very much for all the work and effort you put into the this integration. I really appreciate it! But nevertheless i would like to ask if there are any chances to implement sending targets for the navigation system?

Thanks in advance

[coreywillwhat]

Thanks for the suggestion! Is it possible to use the myAudi app for this? I only have the option to navigate via pedestrian route and my phone. I can’t send addresses to the vehicle navigation system. If you have the option, could you please send me screenshots?

[MarcW22]

Thanks for the fast answer!
Yes it's possible and works fine with the my audi app.
Attached the screenshot.

[coreywillwhat]

I've opened #548 as a feature request. I need to get the primary services up and running, then will be working on enhancements such as this. Thanks for raising this!

[MarcW22]

Thanks a lot. Let me know in case i can help with anything. Unfortunately I can't code but testing etc. is possible.

[coreywillwhat]

Closing this discussion in favor of a new discussion #554 which is a better place to discuss the direction we are going.