button_card_templates only accepts one location and cannot merge directories

Marck commented 1 year ago

Checklist

[X] I updated the card to the latest version available
[X] I cleared the cache of my browser

Describe the bug Not really a bug but more of a question I guess.

I'm having a bit of a issues with my home-assistant setup using button-card with multiple directories in different locations. I have a folder where my minimalist code is along with the button card code (path: /config/workspace/custom_components/ui_lovelace_minimalist)

I also have a few dashboard that need the code from the minimalist directory AND the custom cards directory that is in a different location.

Why do I have it in a different location? Simple: because if HACS updates my minimalist folder it removes everything and all my custom cards would be gone. (path for the custom_cards: /config/workspace/dashboards).

Version of the card Version: 3.4.2

To Reproduce This is the configuration I used:

button_card_templates: !include_dir_merge_named "../../ui_lovelace_minimalist/lovelace/ulm_templates/"

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Expected behavior A way to let the button_card_templates: variable merge multiple directories that are in different locations. I have now the following configuration that cannot merge the two locations (if I define it later, it picks the later defined location): button_card_templates: !include_dir_merge_named "../../ui_lovelace_minimalist/lovelace/ulm_templates/"

I would like something like this:

button_card_templates: 
     - !include_dir_merge_named "/config/workspace/custom_components/ui_lovelace_minimalist"
     - !include_dir_merge_named "config/workspace/dashboards/custom_cards/"

OR a way to better take care of this with two directories. I tried every HASS include option (as described here: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/splitting_configuration/#advanced-usage) but nothing works with two different locations sadly.

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Additional context The alternative I have is to place all my custom_cards in the location where also my minimalist code is (/config/workspace/custom_components/ui_lovelace_minimalist/custom_cards) but that gets wiped after each update of minimalist.

If I have mislabed this as a bug, please point me to the correct form/label.

Marck commented 1 year ago

If there is another workaround I can try, I would love to hear about it because I think this is more a hass issue

Marck commented 1 year ago

Closing this for I have a workaround and it will probably never get answered.

imrs776 commented 1 year ago

@Marck can you describe how did you achieve it? because I need exactly the same thing

Marck commented 1 year ago

@Marck can you describe how did you achieve it? because I need exactly the same thing

I have put my custom cards in a GitHub repo and included that as a git submodule at this location: /config/workspace/custom_components/ui_lovelace_minimalist/custom_cards

If I have an update, I just revert the removal of the submodule

custom-cards / button-card

button_card_templates only accepts one location and cannot merge directories #628