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Custom Text Sensor
==================
This integration can be used to create custom text sensors in ESPHome
using the C++ (Arduino) API.
Please first read :doc:`/components/sensor/custom` guide,
the same principles apply here and text sensors are very similar
to sensors internally.
The example below is an example of a custom text sensor which constantly publishes
the message "Hello World!".
.. code-block:: cpp
#include "esphome.h"
class MyCustomTextSensor : public PollingComponent, public TextSensor {
public:
// constructor
MyCustomTextSensor() : PollingComponent(15000) {}
void setup() override {
// This will be called by App.setup()
}
void update() override {
// This will be called every "update_interval" milliseconds.
// Publish state
publish_state("Hello World!");
}
};
(Store this file in your configuration directory, for example ``my_text_sensor.h``)
And in YAML:
.. code-block:: yaml
# Example configuration entry
esphome:
includes:
- my_text_sensor.h
text_sensor:
- platform: custom
lambda: |-
auto my_custom_sensor = new MyCustomTextSensor();
App.register_component(my_custom_sensor);
return {my_custom_sensor};
text_sensors:
name: "My Custom Text Sensor"
Configuration variables:
- **lambda** (**Required**, :ref:`lambda <config-lambda>`): The lambda to run for instantiating the
text sensor(s).
- **text_sensors** (**Required**, list): A list of text sensors to initialize. The length here
must equal the number of items in the ``return`` statement of the ``lambda``.
- All options from :ref:`Text Sensor <config-text_sensor>`.
See Also
--------
- :doc:`/components/text_sensor/index`
- :apiclass:`API Reference <text_sensor::TextSensor>`
- :ghedit:`Edit`