'unavailable' state as a working state for animations etc

[stinobook]

The Problem To Be Solved

When retrieving state, the 'unavailable' one doesn't seem to be parsed to SAK. so animation state 'unavailable' can't be used.

this state is useful for displaying if there is a connection issue with an entity.

Additional background:

tried both with and without ' '

        animations:
          - state: 'off'
            styles:
              rectex:
                fill: rgba(97, 69, 71, 1)
                transition: fill 0.5s linear
          - state: 'on'
            styles:
              rectex:
                fill: rgba(0,0,0,0)
                transition: fill 0.5s linear
          - state: 'unavailable'
            styles:
              rectex:
                fill: rgba(97, 69, 71, 1)
                transition: fill 0.5s linear

(Optional): Suggested Solution

make 'unavailable' a working state

current workaround i use is to use the is not operator:

        animations:
          - state: 'off'
            styles:
              rectex:
                fill: rgba(97, 69, 71, 1)
                transition: fill 0.5s linear
          - state: 'on'
            styles:
              rectex:
                fill: rgba(0,0,0,0)
                transition: fill 0.5s linear
          - state: 'on'
            operator: '!='
            styles:
              rectex:
                fill: rgba(97, 69, 71, 1)
                transition: fill 0.5s linear

example, my garage light has lost its connection to the zigbee network, now displayed in my card:

[AmoebeLabs]

What if you use ‘-ua-‘, instead of ‘unavailable’ in the animations section?

[stinobook]

We have a winner! thanks man!