Octopus API Fixes, Minor bug fixes

What's Changed

Bug fixes

• Octopus API: Refresh saving sessions after join by @springfall2008 in #2087
• Pass on real charge rate for immediate charge mode by @springfall2008 in #2088
• Fix bug with calculate_export_on_charge off creating small charges by @springfall2008 in #2089

Full Changelog: v8.16.2...v8.16.3

Fix set_export_freeze_only

What's Changed

Fixed set_export_freeze_only which when enabled didn't create any export freezes.

• set_export_freeze_only was broken by @springfall2008 in #2084
• Export freeze only test by @springfall2008 in #2086

Full Changelog: v8.16.1...v8.16.2

Octopus direct fixes, changes to default settings

What's Changed

Fixes

• Catch missing data in Octopus direct data, fix ha entity names by @springfall2008 in #2083

Default settings

• Change default metric_min_improvement_export to 3 by @springfall2008 in #2081
• Default for best_soc_keep now 0 by @springfall2008 in #2082

Documentation

• Documentation updates by @gcoan in #2078
• Update compare.md for mistake for On/Off switch by @ma9mwah in #2067

New Contributors

• @ma9mwah made their first contribution in #2067

Full Changelog: v8.16.0...v8.16.1

Octopus Direct, GECloud Direct, Standalone Predbat, REST API

What's Changed

Features

Predbat now supports the new Ohme/HA integration, see the documentation for how to configure this

• Attempt to support new Ohme integration by @springfall2008 in #2051
• New Ohme support by @springfall2008 in #2052

Predbat now is able to talk to GivEnergy Cloud service directly and also auto-configure itself for most standard GE Setup's

• Fixes to wait for API start by @springfall2008 in #2045
• Show GE Cloud entities on web dashboard by @springfall2008 in #2046
• Fixes for gecloud and octopus direct by @springfall2008 in #2050

Predbat now is able to talk to Octopus Energy directly, avoiding the need for the Octopus Integration.

• Octopus API direct by @springfall2008 in #2028
• Fix crash with debug yaml and octopus by @springfall2008 in #2047
• Web interface and octopus API direct fixes by @springfall2008 in #2053
• Octopus direct updates by @springfall2008 in #2056

Predbat can now run standalone without Home Assistant using its own database (for GE Cloud integration only)

• Predbat standalone tweaks by @springfall2008 in #2039
• Suppress auto-update when compiled by @mgazza in #2048
• Refactor the database methods into a database manager by @mgazza in #2059
• Adding db_manager.py by @springfall2008 in #2063

Predbat can not restart itself after losing communication with Home Assistant (required the latest Predbat add on)

Predbat now has a REST API for direct access to its controls/data

• Service JSON API by @springfall2008 in #2040

Bug fixes

• Catch template config differently by @springfall2008 in #2022
• Catch REST crash by @springfall2008 in #2029
• Fix issue with daily no car not going negative by @springfall2008 in #2065
• Reset charge window to 0 when charge is disabled by @springfall2008 in #2031
• Update ginlong_solis.yaml by @springfall2008 in #2055
• Update apps-yaml.md by @springfall2008 in #2064

New Contributors

• @mgazza made their first contribution in #2048

Full Changelog: v8.15.1...v8.16.0

Minor fixes & improvements, new compare_active entity

What's Changed

Improvements

Added new entity switch.predbat_compare_active which will be on when a tariff compare is running. Can be turned on to trigger a compare.

• Compare active entity by @springfall2008 in #2019

Made the web interface port configurable - only for docker users.

• Make web port configurable by @springfall2008 in #2020

Bug fixes

• Catch crash with time being None by @springfall2008 in #2007
• Fix crash with octopus saving slot by @springfall2008 in #2016
• Fix typos and improve documentation by @Moohan in #2001
• Fix currency format issue when page is loaded outside HA wrapper by @springfall2008 in #2017

New Contributors

• @Moohan made their first contribution in #2001

Full Changelog: v8.15.0...v8.15.1

GE Cloud integration, bug fixes

What's Changed

### Features

Givenergy Cloud is now integrated into Predbat, by setting ge_cloud_direct : True in apps.yaml you can directly control Givenergy inverters with the need for a seperate integration.

Note: This is not yet automatic, you will still need to configure apps.yaml to point to the entities created - in later versions an auto-config option will be available.

• Started GE Cloud integration by @springfall2008 in #1991
• Update apps-yaml.md by @springfall2008 in #2002

Bug fixes

• Freeze export was not working due to min improvement by @springfall2008 in #1998
• Rate overrides with date being ignored by @springfall2008 in #2000

Full Changelog: v8.14.4...v8.15.0

Tariff compare feature now re-plans car, reports in pounds

What's Changed

Compare feature updates

• The tariff compare system now re-plans car charging to match the new rates
• Changed to report data in pounds (or other major unit currency)
• Added Intelligent flux links to the documentation

• Tariff compare to re-plan car by @springfall2008 in #1986
• Compare - move to using pounds by @springfall2008 in #1988
• Update compare.md - add intelligent flux by @springfall2008 in #1987

Full Changelog: v8.14.3...v8.14.4

Fix to compare code, {region_code} didn't work

What's Changed

• Fix issue where {region_code} didn't work by @springfall2008 in #1984

Full Changelog: v8.14.2...v8.14.3

Improvements to compare feature

What's Changed

Compare feature improvements

• Reset the starting calculations to 0 when doing a compare so that manual compares are not skewed
• Removed Car/Iboost and Carbon data when its not enabled
• Updated the apps.yaml template to add Snug and also make the region configurable

• Tidy up to calculations/web UI by @springfall2008 in #1982
• Update compare.md by @springfall2008 in #1983

Full Changelog: v8.14.1...v8.14.2

Bug fix and documentation update for tariff compare feature

What's Changed

• Update docs to remove typo on SEG rate compare
• Fix bug with compare not saving current plan by @springfall2008 in #1975

Full Changelog: V8.14.0...v8.14.1