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

Tariff comparison feature, bug fixes

What's Changed

Tariff comparison feature

While it is quite easy to go off and compare your historical usage against various energy tariff's with existing apps, it is much harder to perform a what-if analysis as the way you control your battery would be different depending on the tariff.

For this reason Predbat offers an energy rate comparison to allow you to know if you are on the best available tariff or when it might be time to switch.

Once you have given Predbat a list of tariff's that you want to compare then it will update its predictions daily and keep a history of these over time.

Please read the 'Compare' section of the updated documentation for details on how to configure this feature in apps.yaml: https://springfall2008.github.io/batpred/compare/

• Tariff comparison feature by @springfall2008 in #1952
• More work on rate comparisons by @springfall2008 in #1959
• Tariff compare improvements by @springfall2008 in #1965
• Compare charts by @springfall2008 in #1967
• Quick fix for debug yaml - don't save compare by @springfall2008 in #1971
• Minor fixes on compare charts and updates by @springfall2008 in #1972

Bug fixes

• Fix bug in basic rates causing zero's near midnight by @springfall2008 in #1961
• Fix to energy data service scaling factor by @springfall2008 in #1968

Full Changelog: v8.13.3...V8.14.0

Bug fixes for car consider full, bug fix for PredAI data reading

What's Changed

• Change hit_car to ignore zero kWh values by @springfall2008 in #1950
• Bug where PredAI data reports as 0 tomorrow by @springfall2008 in #1951

Full Changelog: v8.13.2...v8.13.3

Support for day_of_week energy rates, Octopus consider full option

What's Changed

Features

Added new expert mode option *switch.predbat_octopus_intelligent_consider_full which when enabled will adjust the Octopus plan to account for when your car hits its charge target (some integrations don't pass SOC to Octopus).

• New option octopus_intelligent_consider_full by @springfall2008 in #1942
• Fix for octopus slots being too long by @springfall2008 in #1946

Added ability to set energy rates in apps.yaml by day of week.

• Day of week filter by @springfall2008 in #1945
• Unit tests by @springfall2008 in #1947

Bug fixes

• Attempt to fix freeze not restoring discharge rate issue by @springfall2008 in #1944
• Create cleanup.yaml by @springfall2008 in #1943

Full Changelog: v8.13.1...v8.13.2

Support for new inverter options (monitor my solar dongle)

What's Changed

Additional inverter type support

time.* entities can now be used for charge / discharge time start/end
charge and discharge power can now be in percent as well as in watts

• Attempt to change time format to be more flexible by @springfall2008 in #1927
• Support charge/discharge rate as percent by @springfall2008 in #1929
• Charge rate as a percent missing bits by @springfall2008 in #1930
• Typo with charge rate percent by @springfall2008 in #1931
• Ability to control time fields for charge start/end by @springfall2008 in #1932
• Stop monitor mode trying to hold for car/iboost by @springfall2008 in #1933
• Fixes for time. controls and percent base charge/discharge rate by @springfall2008 in #1935
• Percent controls, used wrong rate by @springfall2008 in #1936
• Inverter percent control fixes by @springfall2008 in #1938
• Compare start/end times in hh:mm also by @springfall2008 in #1939

Bug fixes

• Fix issue with charge rate prediction in monitor mode by @springfall2008 in #1934

Full Changelog: v8.13.0...v8.13.1