@bmercier @Javi

Great progress on eisy UI! Thanks guys!

Are there any plans to introduce the notion of rooms and areas to devices? I think it would improve the user experience significantly.

With the current folder structure, device naming needs to include both the room and device name in the same limited name field so we end up with ugly and clunky device name abbreviations. They're hard to read and inconsistent, especially when those names flow into other platforms like HomeKit where every single device has to be renamed and placed in rooms manually.

Rooms: a property assigned to each device. The device can simply be “Ceiling Light” in “Master Bedroom,” and the room gets prepended to the name where needed. Rooms would also be shared with HomeKit / Apple Home and other platforms so devices land in the right place without manual reassignment.

Areas: zones that group multiple rooms, such as Main Floor, 2nd Floor, Backyard, Basement etc.

Ideally, we could leverage rooms and areas as an object in programs that would allow us to turn off an entire area or room with a single line or light a keypad button if any of the basement lights are on. Maybe something to consider for v2...

Great, idea. We plan on moving alexa/google-home into eisy-ui so may be a good time to investigate the same at the firmware level.