What naming scheme do you use for your devices/entities/animations? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Are there any recommended best practices?

I'm doing a fresh setup on a new system and want to use this opportunity to organise things better. Previously it was quite a mess 😅

Some loose thoughts:

I don't really want to use the brand, so I could replace devices
Not all devices have a fixed place (e.g. the phone), so using the room in the name might not be a nice solution, or I could use "portable" instead for those

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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In my installation, I use descriptive names like, e.g. 'wall light couch', 'ceiling light living room', etc. or 'night light', 'bright', 'mood' for scenes.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Same here. My primary use case is making it work naturally for a voice assistant, so it’s a bit inconsistent because it needs to reflect what we actually call things

[-] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

When i add a Bluetooth device to my phone, i use an emoji to show what type of device it is. 🖥️📱🎮🎧

I use the hearing aid emoji for earbuds: 🦻

When i had home assistant working, i used emojis to name all my devices, then when you sort by name, it groups the emojis together.

[-] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

My naming scheme is usually Area_Type_Location, e.g. i have a table lamp on a small table in a corner of my livingroom. the bulb in it is named Livingroom_Light_CornerTable

As for movable devices, i name them Type_Model_Function/Owner, e.g. Phone_Pixel8_ExcessShiv or Tablet_Ipad_MainControl

[-] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

I'm going to second this. I have things labeled like 1F_Kitchen_Counter.

When searching for entities in automations it's easy to type 1F_Kitchen and see all the entities associated with the room.

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