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What naming scheme do you use for your devices/entities/animations? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Are there any recommended best practices?

I'm doing a fresh setup on a new system and want to use this opportunity to organise things better. Previously it was quite a mess 😅

Some loose thoughts:

I don't really want to use the brand, so I could replace devices
Not all devices have a fixed place (e.g. the phone), so using the room in the name might not be a nice solution, or I could use "portable" instead for those

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

My naming scheme is usually Area_Type_Location, e.g. i have a table lamp on a small table in a corner of my livingroom. the bulb in it is named Livingroom_Light_CornerTable

As for movable devices, i name them Type_Model_Function/Owner, e.g. Phone_Pixel8_ExcessShiv or Tablet_Ipad_MainControl

[–] huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

I'm going to second this. I have things labeled like 1F_Kitchen_Counter.

When searching for entities in automations it's easy to type 1F_Kitchen and see all the entities associated with the room.