Historical Ticker Widget

The Historical Ticker Widget displays a scrolling feed of past events.

Description

Designed to show a log of recent changes, such as “Front Door opened 5 mins ago”, “Motion detected in Garden 2 mins ago”. It creates a news-ticker style scrolling bar.

Key Features

• Multi-Entity Feed: Monitor multiple sensors at once.
• Scrolling Animation: Smooth horizontal scroll (Ticker) or vertical stacking.
• History Retention: Keeps a local log of recent state changes while the dashboard is open.
• Timestamps: Automatically adds relative formatting (e.g., “(12:45 PM)”).

Configuration

Data

• Entities: List of entities to monitor for changes.
• Max Items: limit the history length.

Appearance

• Speed: Control the scroll speed.
• Mode: “Ticker” (scrolling line) or “List” (static list).
• Transforms: Clean up raw entity values (e.g., capitalize “on” to “On”).

Use Cases

• Security Log: Monitor all door/window sensors.
• Activity Feed: “Kitchen motion”, “Living room lights on”.
• News Feed: Connect to an RSS sensor for actual news headlines.