fixes - ui stuff

custom_components/cover_half/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+""" Service to set covers half open"""
+import logging
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.components.cover import DOMAIN as COVER_DOMAIN, ATTR_POSITION
+from homeassistant.const import SERVICE_SET_COVER_POSITION, ATTR_ENTITY_ID
+
+# The domain of your component. Should be equal to the name of your component.
+from homeassistant.helpers.service import async_extract_entity_ids
+
+DOMAIN = "cover_half"
+
+# List of component names (string) your component depends upon.
+# We depend on group because group will be loaded after all the components that
+# initialize devices have been setup.
+DEPENDENCIES = ['group', 'cover']
+
+# Name of the service that we expose.
+SERVICE_SET_HALF = 'set_half'
+
+ATTR_HALF_POSITION = 'half_position'
+
+# Shortcut for the logger
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Validate that all required config options are given.
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    DOMAIN: vol.Schema({})
+}, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
+
+
+async def async_setup(hass, config):
+    """Setup example component."""
+
+    async def async_set_half_service(service):
+        entity_ids = await async_extract_entity_ids(hass, service, expand_group=True)
+        for entity_id in entity_ids:
+            data = {
+                ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity_id,
+                ATTR_POSITION: hass.states.get(entity_id).attributes.get(ATTR_HALF_POSITION, 20)
+            }
+            await hass.services.async_call(COVER_DOMAIN, SERVICE_SET_COVER_POSITION, data)
+
+    hass.services.async_register(DOMAIN, SERVICE_SET_HALF, async_set_half_service)
+    return True

custom_components/cover_half/services.yaml

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+
+dim:
+  description: Sets shutters half open
+  fields:
+    entity_id:
+      description: Name(s) of entities or groups
+      example: 'cover.living_room'

custom_components/dimmer/__init__.py

@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
 
         for entity_id in entity_ids:
             brightness = hass.states.get(entity_id).attributes.get('brightness', 0)
+            state = hass.states.get(entity_id).state
+            if state == 'off':
+                continue
             if factor is not None:
                 data = {ATTR_BRIGHTNESS: clip_value(brightness * factor)}
             if offset is not None: