Paper Buttons Row

This is a complete rewrite of the original button-entity-row plugin, that is more consistent with Home Assistant's button card, it uses actions including tap_action, double_tap_action and hold_action allowing for greater customisation of the buttons behaviour. It also retains the ability to style the button based on state, but adds the ability to style the icon, text, and ripple effect separately. There is a new option for icon alignment and the buttons have haptic feedback.

Options

Button Options

When only an entity is provided the button will attempt to toggle it by default.

Action Options

Each button supports the same actions as seen in Home Assistant's button card.

Presets

A preset is just a predefined button config object that will be deep-merged with the config, just like the base_config option.

Built-in Presets

Presets are now supported by default only the mushroom preset is included.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:paper-buttons-row
    # apply to all buttons
    preset: mushroom
    base_config:
      # the same as above applies to all buttons
      preset: mushroom
    buttons:
      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        # or override on a button level
        preset: mushroom

      - entity: lock.front_door
        # set what state is considered active
        active: unlocked
        styles:
          # override the inactive color
          --pbs-button-rgb-color: red
          # override the active color
          --pbs-button-rgb-active-color: green

      - icon: mdi:power

User-defined Presets

Presets can be defined in the top level of your dashboard, using the "Raw configuration editor" mode.

paper_buttons_row:
  presets:
    my_custom_preset:
      ripple: fill
      styles:
        button:
          color: red

views: ...

Style Options

Each key can be templated e.g.

styles:
  button:
    color: >-
      {% if is_state('light.bedroom', 'on') %}
        red
      {% else%}
        cyan
      {% endif %}

CSS Variables

Base State

• --pbs-button-color – used to override the color of the button.
• --pbs-button-rgb-color – same as above but expects a list of rgb values, e.g. 123, 123, 0.
• --pbs-button-rgb-state-color – this is set automatically to reference an --rgb-state-*-color variable.
• --pbs-button-rgb-default-color - this is used to set the default color of the paper-buttons, it is not set by default.
• --rgb-state-default-color – this is the default color provided by Home Assistant.

Base State (Background)

• --pbs-button-bg-color – used to override the background of the button default is not set.
• --pbs-button-rgb-bg-color – same as above but expects a list of rgb values, e.g. 123, 123, 0.
• --pbs-button-rgb-bg-opacity – defaults to 1.

Active State

• --paper-item-icon-active-color – (deprecated) unset in 2022.12 was originally set to #fdd835.
• --pbs-button-active-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-active-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-state-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-default-color
• --rgb-state-default-color

Active State (Background)

• --pbs-button-bg-active-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-bg-active-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-bg-active-opacity
• --pbs-button-rgb-bg-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-bg-opacity

Unavailable State

• --pbs-button-unavailable-color
• --pbs-button-rgb-unavailable-color
• --rgb-disabled-color

Extra Styles

The extra_styles option allow you to embed extra CSS into paper-buttons-row this allows you to specify custom animations and style the hover and active states among other things.

Animations & Hover/Active Effects

There are two built-in animations blink and rotating.

- type: custom:paper-buttons-row
  extra_styles: |
    /* define custom animation */
    @keyframes bgswap1 {
      0% {
        background-image: url("/local/christmas-lights-ro.png");
      }
      25% {
        background-image: url("/local/christmas-lights-ro.png");
      }
      50% {
        background-image: url("/local/christmas-lights-gb.png");
      }
      75% {
        background-image: url("/local/christmas-lights-gb.png");
      }
      100% {
        background-image: url("/local/christmas-lights-ro.png");
      }
    }
    /* set hover and active effects for buttons */
    paper-button:hover {
      background-color: red;
    }
    paper-button:active {
      background-color: yellow;
    }
    /* styles for the third button only */
    paper-button:nth-child(3):hover {
      background-color: green;
    }
    paper-button:nth-child(3):active {
      background-color: purple;
    }
  buttons:
    - icon: mdi:power
      styles:
        button:
          animation: blink 2s ease infinite
    - styles:
        button:
          width: 64px
          height: 64px
          background-size: cover
          # use custom animation defined earlier
          animation: bgswap1 2s ease infinite
    - icon: mdi:power
      styles:
        button:
          - animation: rotating 2s ease infinite

Data Attributes

If you use the extra_styles option you can use data attributes to style the button based on the domain or state of the configured entity.

• data-domain – The domain of the entity
• data-state – The current templated state, which defaults to the entity state but could refer to an attribute if you configure the state option
• data-entity-state – The state of the current entity.

paper-button[data-state="on"] {
  color: red;
}

Global styles & base config

You can specify styles that apply to the actual flex-box used to contain each row of buttons. You can also specify a default base_config that is deep-merged with the config for each button, this helps reduce repetition in your configs.

type: custom:paper-buttons-row
# styles applied to the row container
styles:
  # override off/on colors
  --pbs-button-bg-color: red
  --pbs-button-bg-active-color: green
  # align all buttons to the left
  justify-content: flex-start
buttons:
  - entity: light.bedroom_light

type: custom:paper-buttons-row
base_config:
  # will be applied to all configured buttons
  state_styles:
    "on":
      # override color for the entire button
      button:
        color: yellow
      # or override for the name only
      name:
        color: var(--primary-text-color)
    "off":
      button:
        color: red
buttons:
  - entity: light.bedroom_light
  - entity: light.kitchen_light

Layout

The pipe or bar | symbol is used to put elements next to each other, and an underscore _ is used to place items below each other. You can also define layouts using a list (row) and nested lists (columns).

These are some examples of simple layouts:

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:paper-buttons-row
    buttons:
      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: icon|name
        # layout: [icon, name]

      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: icon_name
        # layout: [[icon, name]]

      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: name|icon
        # layout: [name, icon]

      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: name_icon
        # layout: [[name, icon]]

Advanced example

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:paper-buttons-row
    buttons:
      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: icon_name|state
        # layout: [[icon, name], [state]]

Templating

Template Object

Examples

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:paper-buttons-row
    buttons:
      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: icon|name|state
        name:
          attribute: friendly_name
          postfix: ": "
        state:
          case: first

The state_text and state_styles options will use the lowercase result of the template for the state field.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - entity: fan.bedroom
        layout: icon|state
        state:
          attribute: speed
        state_styles:
          high:
            color: red
          medium:
            color: yellow
          low:
            color: green
        state_text:
          high: III
          medium: II
          low: I
        # ...

Jinja Templates

Note: that Jinja2 templates are slightly slower to load initially due to latency, as they are rendered in the backend, whereas the other are rendered in the frontend.

Jinja templates have access to a few special variables. Those are:

• config - an object containing the entity row configuration.
• entity - the entity_id from the current entity row configuration. This must be used instead of config.entity for the template to automatically update.
• user - the username of the currently logged in user.
• browser - the deviceID of the current browser (see browser_mod).
• hash - the hash part of the current URL.

Example

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:paper-buttons-row
    buttons:
      - entity: light.bedroom_light
        layout: icon|name|state
        name: "{{ state_attr(config.entity, 'friendly_name') }}: "
        state: "{{ states(config.entity) | title }}"

Embedding in other entity rows

Paper Buttons Row can be embedded within most entity rows. As shown in the image above it inserts a paper-buttons-row row inline, this can be either before or after the final element.

type: entities
entities:
  - entity: light.bedroom_light
    # add the following to a normal entity row to embed paper buttons.
    extend_paper_buttons_row:
      position: # can be either `center` or `right`, defaults to `center`.
      # ... normal paper-buttons-row config goes here.

When extending entity rows there are options to control the position of the inserted buttons, as well as to hide the badge or state elements.

type: entities
entities:
  - entity: input_boolean.test
  - entity: input_boolean.test
    name: Hide State
    extend_paper_buttons_row:
      hide_state: true
      buttons:
        - icon: mdi:power
  - entity: input_select.test
  - entity: input_select.test
    name: Hide Badge
    extend_paper_buttons_row:
      hide_badge: true
      position: right
      buttons:
        - icon: mdi:close

type: entities
show_header_toggle: false
entities:
  - entity: light.bedroom_light
    extend_paper_buttons_row:
      # position defaults to center.
      buttons:
        - entity: scene.daylight
          icon: "mdi:brightness-5"
          name: false
        - entity: script.light_colour_flow
          icon: "mdi:all-inclusive"
          name: false
        - entity: scene.evening
          icon: "mdi:brightness-3"
          name: false
          styles:
            button:
              margin-right: 8px

  - type: divider

  - entity: media_player.family_room_tv
    name: TV
    extend_paper_buttons_row:
      # position after power button.
      position: right
      # use base config to set the default margin for all buttons.
      base_config:
        styles:
          button:
            margin-left: 2px
            margin-right: 2px
      buttons:
        - icon: "mdi:volume-mute"
          # override left margin for first button.
          styles:
            button:
              margin-left: 0px
        - icon: "mdi:volume-minus"
        - icon: "mdi:volume-plus"

Examples

Minimal Setup.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - scene.daylight # simplest way to create a button.

      - entity: scene.rave
        icon: "mdi:track-light" # override or add a mdi icon.

      - entity: script.light_colour_flow
        icon: "mdi:all-inclusive"
        name: false # makes the button icon only.

      - entity: scene.evening
        icon: "mdi:brightness-3"
        name: false

Using style and state_styles.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - entity: light.desk_leds
        icon: "mdi:lightbulb"
        styles: # These are the default styles that can be overridden by state styles.
          button:
            border-radius: 10px
            font-size: 16px
        state_styles:
          "off": # define a state then provide a style object.
            button:
              background-color: var(--table-row-alternative-background-color)
            name:
              color: orange
          "on":
            button:
              background-color: var(--primary-color)
            icon:
              color: "#fdd835" # this will change the icon colour when the entities state is on.
            ripple:
              color: orange # colour the ripple effect.

      - entity: light.monitor_leds
        icon: "mdi:lightbulb"
        layout: icon_name
        # layout: [[icon, name]]
        styles:
          button:
            background-color: var(--table-row-alternative-background-color)
            border-radius: 10px
            font-size: 1.2rem
            padding: 8px
          icon:
            --mdc-icon-size: 40px # make the icon bigger.
        state_styles:
          "on":
            button:
              background-color: var(--primary-color)
            icon:
              color: "#fdd835"
            ripple:
              color: orange

Using state icons, state text and actions.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - entity: lock.front_door
        layout: icon|state # show the state field
        state_icons:
          "unlocked": "mdi:lock-open"
          "locked": "mdi:lock"
        state_text:
          "unlocked": "Unlocked"
          "locked": "Locked"

        state_styles:
          "unlocked":
            button:
              color: green
          "locked":
            button:
              color: red
        styles:
          button:
            background-color: var(--table-row-alternative-background-color)
            border-radius: 40px
            padding: 10px
            font-size: 1.2rem

        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: lock.lock
          service_data:
            entity_id: lock.front_door

        hold_action:
          action: call-service
          service: lock.unlock
          service_data:
            entity_id: lock.front_door

          # it's also possible to add a confirmation dialog to the action.
          confirmation:
            exemptions:
              - user: 22a1119b08c54960822a0c6b896bed2
            text: Are you sure you want to unlock?

Multiple rows of buttons.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - icon: "mdi:chevron-up"
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: esphome.family_room_node_transmit_panasonic
          service_data:
            command: 218145196

  # for multiple rows define multiple `paper-buttons-row`s.
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - icon: "mdi:chevron-left"
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: esphome.family_room_node_transmit_panasonic
          service_data:
            command: 218161644
      - icon: "mdi:checkbox-blank-circle-outline"
      - icon: "mdi:chevron-right"
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: esphome.family_room_node_transmit_panasonic
          service_data:
            command: 218108188

  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      - icon: "mdi:chevron-down"
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: esphome.family_room_node_transmit_panasonic
          service_data:
            command: 218128748

type: entities
entities:
  - type: "custom:paper-buttons-row"
    buttons:
      # multiple rows of buttons can also be defined in one paper-buttons-row
      # by using a list of lists of buttons.
      - - light.monitor_leds
        - light.desk_leds

      - - light.bedroom_light
        - entity: light.bedroom_underglow
          icon: "mdi:lightbulb"

Installation

resources:
  - url: /hacsfiles/lovelace-paper-buttons-row/paper-buttons-row.js
    type: module