Option to leave manual_control on when lights turn off

[emichael]

When you turn a light on, change it so that it becomes manually controlled, turn it off, and then turn it on again, it would be nice if (there was an option so that) AL remembered that the light was manually controlled and left it alone. This is the way my old, very hacky pyscript-based solution worked.

Then, users could reset the manual_control list via an automation (e.g. every day at 3 a.m.).

[basnijholt]

This is the exact way to reset the manual control. How would AL otherwise decide it is no longer manually controlled? Indefinitely?

[emichael]

If the option I am suggesting was enabled, yes, AL would leave a light in manual control indefinitely.

[ademuri]

I also would like this feature. I use motion sensors to trigger my lights, so if I'm out of a room for more than a couple of minutes, the lights will turn off. So, I don't want them to reset just because they've been turned off. I can use the autoreset_control_seconds option or a nightly automation to disable manual control.

[djurny]

Hi there,
You could make an automation that triggers on manual_control events. Upon reception of the manual_control event, you could simply disable either switch.adaptive_lighting_<name> to not have AL control/reset the light when it turns on again. Alternatively, you can disable the switches for adapt_brightness and adapt_color.
Not a solution, but meets your needs I think.
Groetjes,