As a long-time MQTT enthusiast, I’ve been exploring ways to streamline my smart home setup. Recently, I stumbled upon an interesting challenge while configuring MQTT entities in Home Assistant. Since the introduction of HA v0.115, there’s been a feature allowing selective reloading of parts of the configuration, which is fantastic for testing changes without a full restart. However, I noticed a peculiar side effect: after reloading MQTT entities, all my devices temporarily went offline, similar to what happens during a restart. This brief outage was a bit jarring, especially since my devices usually maintain a stable connection.
To address this, I implemented an automation that sends a ‘ping’ or announce request to all my MQTT devices post-reload. This ensures they quickly reconnect and resume normal operations. While this workaround has been effective, I’m curious if there’s a more seamless way to trigger this automation directly from the MQTT configuration reload process. Has anyone else encountered this behavior or found a more elegant solution?
I’d love to hear from the community—maybe there’s a built-in feature or a clever workaround I haven’t discovered yet. Let’s brainstorm together and see if we can make MQTT integration even smoother for everyone! 