From ab4a7c83e00314a2f5d2f455987ba530fd08bdd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: diogo464 <diogo464@d464.sh>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:17:56 +0000
Subject: added category field to entity discovery payload

---
 examples/sensor.rs | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/lib.rs         |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/examples/sensor.rs b/examples/sensor.rs
index 2fd2d1f..acbb3ab 100644
--- a/examples/sensor.rs
+++ b/examples/sensor.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,25 @@ async fn main_task(spawner: Spawner) {
         },
     );
 
+    let signal_strength_sensor = embassy_ha::create_sensor(
+        &device,
+        "signal-strength-sensor-id",
+        embassy_ha::SensorConfig {
+            common: embassy_ha::EntityCommonConfig {
+                name: Some("Signal Strength"),
+                category: Some(embassy_ha::EntityCategory::Diagnostic),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            class: embassy_ha::SensorClass::SignalStrength,
+            state_class: embassy_ha::StateClass::Measurement,
+            unit: Some(embassy_ha::constants::HA_UNIT_SIGNAL_STRENGTH_DBM),
+            suggested_display_precision: Some(0),
+        },
+    );
+
     spawner.must_spawn(random_temperature_task(temperature_sensor));
     spawner.must_spawn(random_humidity_task(humidity_sensor));
+    spawner.must_spawn(random_signal_strength_task(signal_strength_sensor));
 
     embassy_ha::run(&mut device, &mut stream).await.unwrap();
 }
@@ -73,4 +90,12 @@ async fn random_humidity_task(mut sensor: embassy_ha::Sensor<'static>) {
     }
 }
 
+#[embassy_executor::task]
+async fn random_signal_strength_task(mut sensor: embassy_ha::Sensor<'static>) {
+    loop {
+        sensor.publish(rand::random_range(-90.0..-30.0));
+        Timer::after_secs(1).await;
+    }
+}
+
 example_main!();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7d31ac5..7766171 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ struct EntityDiscovery<'a> {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     icon: Option<&'a str>,
 
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    entity_category: Option<&'a str>,
+
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     entity_picture: Option<&'a str>,
 
@@ -771,6 +774,7 @@ pub async fn run<T: Transport>(device: &mut Device<'_>, transport: &mut T) -> Re
                 platform: entity_config.platform,
                 state_class: entity_config.state_class,
                 icon: entity_config.icon,
+                entity_category: entity_config.category,
                 entity_picture: entity_config.picture,
                 min: entity_config.min,
                 max: entity_config.max,
-- 
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