Add an HVAC function to specifie witch mode to turn on the termostat

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I currently have a setup with multiple insteon thermostat. Witch all have many hvac function ( Heat, cool, fan)

Currently, the tool support a on/off toggle switch to support the pid control. It would be great to have an option to specify the signal send to turn on the thermostat. Something like: `configuration.yaml climate:

• platform: smart_thermostat name: Smart Thermostat Example unique_id: smart_thermostat_example heater: switch.on_off_heater target_sensor: sensor.ambient_temperature min_temp: 7 max_temp: 28 ac_mode: False hvac_mode: (" Here we choose between ON, HEAT, COOL or whatever our thermostat signal is compatible with) target_temp: 19 keep_alive: seconds: 60 away_temp: 14 kp: 5 ki: 0.01 kd: 500 pwm: 00:15:00 `

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So i found (probably the solution that others are doing) to fix this. For other people having this issue, using the template system can be use to convert you entitie heat into a switch.

For this, you can go in your configuration.yaml file, and add something like this:

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      heated_floor_living_room:
        turn_on:
          service: climate.set_hvac_mode
          data:
            hvac_mode: "heat"
          target:
            entity_id: climate.34_d2_34_main
        turn_off:
          service: climate.set_hvac_mode
          data:
            hvac_mode: "cool"
          target:
            entity_id: climate.34_d2_34_main

Setup is not entirely working but the switch part of the termostat is good.