HA Daily Counter

HA Daily Counter is a custom integration for Home Assistant that provides daily-resettable counters, perfect for tracking repetitive actions like door openings, light switches, sensor triggers, and more. Now with multiple trigger support and custom logic operators.

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✨ Features

• Create one or more counters with custom names.
• Configure one or more trigger entities from multiple domains:
  • Binary Sensors (doors, windows, motion detectors)
  • Sensors (temperature, humidity, etc.)
  • Automations (track automation executions)
  • Scripts (monitor script runs)
  • Input Helpers (input_boolean, input_number, input_select)
• Choose the trigger state from a smart dropdown populated with the entity's known states (on/off, open/closed, input_select options, etc.). Custom values are always allowed.
• Define how multiple triggers are combined with logic operators:
  • AND → All triggers must be active.
  • OR → Any trigger increments the counter.
• Filter entities by domain type for easy selection.
• Auto-associate the counter sensor with the trigger entity's device — the counter appears on the device's page in HA. When monitoring multiple entities the counter is created as an independent virtual device so it is never duplicated across several device pages.
• Auto-reset counters daily at midnight (00:00 local time).
• Persistent values across Home Assistant restarts.
• Fully manageable via the UI (no YAML required).
• Exposed as sensor entities with state_class: total_increasing and mdi:counter icon.
• Includes reset and set services for manual control.
• Multi-language Support: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and German

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🛠 Installation

Option 1: Installation via HACS

1. Go to HACS → Integrations → Custom Repositories.
2. Add the repository URL:

   https://github.com/Geek-MD/HA_Daily_Counter
   

3. Select category Integration.
4. Search for HA Daily Counter in HACS and install it.
5. Restart Home Assistant.

Option 2: Manual installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub.
2. Copy the ha_daily_counter folder into:

   /config/custom_components/ha_daily_counter/
   

3. Restart Home Assistant.

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⚙️ Configuration

1. Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration → HA Daily Counter.

2. Fill in the multi-step form:

   • Step 1 – Counter Setup:
     • Name: Friendly name of the counter.
     • Entity Type: Select the domain to filter entities (Binary Sensor, Sensor, Automation, Script, or Input Helpers).
   • Step 2 – Trigger Entity:
     • Trigger Entity: Entity that will increment the counter (filtered to the selected type).
   • Step 3 – Trigger State:
     • State to Monitor: Select from a dropdown of the entity's known states (e.g., on, off, open). You can type a custom value if needed.
     • Add Another Trigger?: Toggle to add additional triggers. Subsequent entity selectors are automatically filtered to the same domain as the first entity.

3. If multiple triggers are added:

   • For each additional trigger, first select the entity, then select its state from the dropdown.
   • Configure the logic operator (AND/OR) when adding the second trigger.
   • The same logic applies to all subsequent triggers.

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💡 Example Use Cases

• Count how many times the front door opened today.
• Track how often lights were turned on.
• Monitor motion detectors across multiple rooms, combined with OR logic.
• Track automation executions (e.g., how many times "Turn on lights" automation ran).
• Monitor script runs (e.g., count "Night mode" script executions).
• Require two conditions (e.g., window open AND heater on) to increment.
• Use multiple binary sensors to track activity across different zones.

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🖥 Services

Available services under the ha_daily_counter domain:

1. ha_daily_counter.reset_counter

Reset a counter to zero.

service: ha_daily_counter.reset_counter
target:
  entity_id: sensor.my_counter

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2. ha_daily_counter.set_counter

Set a counter to a specific integer value.

service: ha_daily_counter.set_counter
data:
  entity_id: sensor.my_counter
  value: 42

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📊 How It Works

• The counter increases by +1 when its triggers match the configured states.
• If multiple triggers are configured, the logic operator defines how they combine.
• Counters reset to 0 every midnight (local time).
• Values persist across Home Assistant restarts.

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📜 License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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🙏 Credits & Community

Contribution	Contributor
Feature request: attach counter to existing device (#34)	@alsmaison
Only binary sensor entities are shown when selecting a different entity type (#31)	@ikswokinok

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