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components/showcase_component/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.components import i2c, sensor, monochromatic, output
+from esphome.components import i2c, sensor, monochromatic, output, light
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
 CONF_I2C_ADDR = 0x09
 
 showcase_component_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('showcase_component')
-ShowcaseComponent = showcase_component_ns.class_('ShowcaseComponent', cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevice)
+ShowcaseComponent = showcase_component_ns.class_('ShowcaseComponent', cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevice, light.LightOutput)
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = light.BRIGHTNESS_ONLY_LIGHT_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
         cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(ShowcaseComponent),
 

components/showcase_component/showcase_component.h

@@ -5,17 +5,34 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/components/i2c/i2c.h"
 #include "esphome/components/output/float_output.h"
-// TODO: maybe use monochrome leds instead of floatoutput directly?:
-#include "esphome/components/monochromatic/monochromatic_light_output.h"
+#include "esphome/components/light/light_output.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace showcase_component {
 
+/* class Output: public light::LightOutput{ */
+/*    public: */
+/*   void set_output(output::FloatOutput *output) { output_ = output; } */
+/*   light::LightTraits get_traits() override { */
+/*     auto traits = light::LightTraits(); */
+/*     traits.set_supported_color_modes({light::ColorMode::BRIGHTNESS}); */
+/*     return traits; */
+/*   } */
+/*   void write_state(light::LightState *state) override { */
+/*     float bright; */
+/*     state->current_values_as_brightness(&bright); */
+/*     this->output_->set_level(bright); */
+/*   } */
+
+/*  protected: */
+/*   output::FloatOutput *output_; */
+/* }; */
+
 enum State{ Off, Auto, On };
 
 static const char *TAG = "showcase_component.component";
 
-class ShowcaseComponent : public i2c::I2CDevice, public Component, public EntityBase {
+class ShowcaseComponent : public i2c::I2CDevice, public Component, public EntityBase, public light::LightOutput {
  public:
   State s_{Off};
   float b_upper_{1.0};
@@ -36,8 +53,6 @@ class ShowcaseComponent : public i2c::I2CDevice, public Component, public Entity
 
   void set_upper(output::FloatOutput *upper) {this->upper_ = upper;}
   void set_lower(output::FloatOutput *lower) {this->lower_ = lower;}
-  /* void set_upper(monochromatic::MonochromaticLightOutput *upper) {this->upper_ = upper;} */
-  /* void set_lower(monochromatic::MonochromaticLightOutput *lower) {this->lower_ = lower;} */
 
   void write_state(State s){
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Write_state");
@@ -85,8 +100,6 @@ class ShowcaseComponent : public i2c::I2CDevice, public Component, public Entity
 
   output::FloatOutput *upper_;
   output::FloatOutput *lower_;
-  monochromatic::MonochromaticLightOutput *upper2_;
-  monochromatic::MonochromaticLightOutput *lower2_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace empty_i2c_component