First add the feed you want using the UI
and enter your feed URL
to be sure to only get the latest news item configure the integration
and set to 1 entry
now you want to set up some text helpers to hold the data
ENSURE THEY ARE SET TO A MAX LENGTH OF 255
you should make one for:
RSS Title
RSS Description
RSS Link
RSS Date
now we need to fill these with data from the integration when new news arrives by triggering on the event
example automation:
alias: RSS Feed Reader
description: ""
triggers:
- trigger: event
event_type: feedreader
event_data:
feed_url: https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/rss/
conditions: []
actions:
- action: input_text.set_value
metadata: {}
data:
value: " {{ trigger.event.data.title }} "
target:
entity_id: input_text.rss_title
- action: input_text.set_value
metadata: {}
data:
value: " {{ trigger.event.data.description }} "
target:
entity_id: input_text.rss_description
- action: input_text.set_value
metadata: {}
data:
value: " {{ trigger.event.data.link }} "
target:
entity_id: input_text.rss_link
- action: input_text.set_value
metadata: {}
data:
value: " {{ trigger.event.data.published }} "
target:
entity_id: input_text.rss_date
mode: single
you should change the URL to match your feeds URL and update the helper entities as needed to point to where you want the data.
now you can create a markdown card on your dashbaord to display the information from the feed
example card:
type: markdown
content: |-
## {{states('input_text.rss_title')}}
### {{states('input_text.rss_description')}}
{{states('input_text.rss_link')}}
{{states('input_text.rss_date')}}
title: Latest From The Open Home Foundation
should look like this:
if it is currently showing no data you can either wait for the next RSS announce or you can reload the integration to force it to grab the most recent news item
I'd be happy just having it input the date/time from when it was updated, as in, when the feed was entered into the helper. Basically, the time I added the headline, rather than the exact second it was published. Exact doesn't matter to me (might for some), as it's just a general guideline...
But this integration IS seriously lacking. Changing the number of feeds isn't making a difference. Once again, nothing is downloading for me. I thought it was because the feeds were set to "1", so I changed it to "2". It's made no difference, and nothing is updating because the integration says it isn't detecting anything.
The last update happened around midnight last night, and now it no longer updates. Last time this required a restart to fix. There are no errors in the logs, and what's worse, there is NO WAY to disable system polling and use an automation to fire the "feedreader" event on a defined schedule to force it. If it stops, it just stops. No warning, nothing...
I'm setting back to one feed, and restarting. I'll see how it goes.