Moved sunrise/set calculation to HA via template sensor. Get rid of that (non-working) dirty workaround.

esphome/epaperframe.yaml

@@ -121,21 +121,16 @@ sensor:
     
 text_sensor:
   - platform: homeassistant
-    entity_id: sun.sun
+    name: "Sun Rising ESP"
-    id: sun_state
+    entity_id: sensor.sun_rising_template
-    internal: True
+    id: sun_rising
+    internal: true
     
   - platform: homeassistant
-    entity_id: sun.sun
+    name: "Sun Setting ESP"
-    id: sun_rise
+    entity_id: sensor.sun_setting_template
-    attribute: next_rising
+    id: sun_setting
-    internal: True
+    internal: true
-
-  - platform: homeassistant
-    entity_id: sun.sun
-    id: sun_set
-    attribute: next_setting
-    internal: True
 
   - platform: homeassistant
     entity_id: sensor.moon
@@ -325,33 +320,9 @@ display:
           int sleepingroom_pm25 = int(id(pm25_sleepingroom).state);
           float sleepingroom_co2 = id(co2_sleepingroom).state;
           float serverroom_temp = id(temp_serverroom).state;
-          char sunrise[5] = "";
-          char sunset[5] = "";
           int offsetX = 0;
           int offsetY = 0;
 
-          /*
-          This is Commander1024 doing awful string / time fuckerey full of
-          desperation to format sunrise / sunset times.
-          Don't be like Commander1024
-
-          Format: 2021-10-08T05:40:47.467076+00:00 -> 7:40 (dst)
-          */
-          int dst = id(homeassistant_time).now().is_dst; // returns 1 for dst, otherwise 0
-          struct tm tm;
-          memset (&tm, 0, sizeof (tm));
-          strptime(id(sun_rise).state.c_str(), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S", &tm);
-          time_t rawtime = mktime(&tm);
-          struct tm* ltm = localtime(&rawtime);
-          sprintf(sunrise, "%d:%02d", ltm->tm_hour + dst, ltm->tm_min);
-
-          memset (&tm, 0, sizeof (tm));
-          strptime(id(sun_set).state.c_str(), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S", &tm);
-          rawtime = mktime(&tm);
-          ltm = localtime(&rawtime);
-          sprintf(sunset, "%d:%02d", ltm->tm_hour + dst, ltm->tm_min);
-
-
           /* OUTSIDE */
           it.print(10, 10, id(sensor_unit), "Umwelt");
           /*
@@ -598,15 +569,14 @@ display:
             it.print(80 + offsetX, 200, id(big_sensor_font), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "Lüften!");
           }
 
-          if(id(sun_state).has_state()) {
+          /* ESP_LOGI("Sunrise: %s, Sunset: %s",
-            ESP_LOGI("Sun", "State of the sun: %s, sunrise: %s, sunset: %s",
+                  id(sun_rising).state.c_str(), id(sun_setting).state.c_str());
-                    id(sun_state).state.c_str(), sunrise, sunset);
+          */
 
           it.print(10 + offsetX, 250, id(mdi_small), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "󰖜"); // sun-up
-            it.printf(50 + offsetX, 250, id(sensor_unit), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "%s", sunrise);
+          it.printf(50 + offsetX, 250, id(sensor_unit), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "%s", id(sun_rising).state.c_str());
           it.print(135 + offsetX, 250, id(mdi_small), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "󰖛"); // sun-down
-            it.printf(175 + offsetX, 250, id(sensor_unit), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "%s", sunset);
+          it.printf(175 + offsetX, 250, id(sensor_unit), TextAlign::BASELINE_LEFT, "%s", id(sun_setting).state.c_str());
-          }
 
           /* Serverroom */
           offsetY = 247;

sensors.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   - platform: time_date
     display_options:
       - 'time'
+      - 'date'
 # Raspberry Pi CPU temp
   - platform: command_line
     name: "CPU Temp"
@@ -56,3 +57,15 @@
   - platform: statistics
     name: 'WAN Traffic Out'
     entity_id: sensor.internet_speed_out
+
+  - platform: template
+    sensors:
+      sun_rising_template:
+        friendly_name: "Sun Rising Template"
+        value_template: "{{ as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_rising) | timestamp_custom ('%H:%M') }}"
+        
+  - platform: template
+    sensors:
+      sun_setting_template:
+        friendly_name: "Sun Setting Template"
+        value_template: "{{ as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_setting) | timestamp_custom ('%H:%M') }}"