Add a refresh loop for the image view itself.

src/components/image.ts

@@ -1,26 +1,86 @@
-import { CSSResultGroup, LitElement, TemplateResult, html, unsafeCSS } from 'lit';
-import { customElement, property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
+import {
+  CSSResultGroup,
+  LitElement,
+  TemplateResult,
+  html,
+  unsafeCSS,
+  ReactiveController,
+  ReactiveControllerHost,
+} from 'lit';
+import { customElement, property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 
+import { ImageViewConfig } from '../types.js';
+import { View } from '../view.js';
 import { dispatchMediaShowEvent } from '../common.js';
-
-import type { ImageViewConfig } from '../types.js';
 import defaultImage from '../images/frigate-bird-in-sky.jpg';
 
 import imageStyle from '../scss/image.scss';
-import { View } from '../view.js';
+
+
+export class CachedValueController<T> implements ReactiveController {
+  public value?: T;
+
+  protected _host: ReactiveControllerHost;
+  protected _timerSeconds: number;
+  protected _callback: () => T;
+  protected _timerID?: number;
+
+  constructor(host: ReactiveControllerHost, timerSeconds: number, callback: () => T) {
+    (this._host = host).addController(this);
+    this._timerSeconds = timerSeconds;
+    this._callback = callback;
+  }
+
+  public removeController(): void {
+    this._host.removeController(this);
+  }
+
+  protected _updateValue(): void {
+    this.value = this._callback();
+    this._host.requestUpdate();
+  }
+
+  hostConnected(): void {
+    this._updateValue();
+
+    // Start a timer when the host is connected
+    if (this._timerSeconds > 0) {
+      this._timerID = window.setInterval(() => {
+        this._updateValue();
+      }, this._timerSeconds * 1000);
+    }
+  }
+  hostDisconnected(): void {
+    // Clear the timer when the host is disconnected
+    clearInterval(this._timerID);
+    this._timerID = undefined;
+  }
+}
 
 @customElement('frigate-card-image')
 export class FrigateCardImage extends LitElement {
-  @property({ attribute: false })
-  protected imageConfig?: ImageViewConfig;
+  set imageConfig(imageConfig: ImageViewConfig) {
+    this._imageConfig = imageConfig;
+    if (this._cachedValueController) {
+      this._cachedValueController.removeController();
+    }
+    this._cachedValueController = new CachedValueController(
+      this,
+      this._imageConfig.refresh_seconds,
+      this._getImageSource.bind(this),
+    );
+  }
+  @state()
+  protected _imageConfig?: ImageViewConfig;
 
   // A new view should trigger an image re-render.
   @property({ attribute: false })
   protected view?: Readonly<View>;
+  protected _cachedValueController?: CachedValueController<string>;
 
   protected _getImageSource(): string {
-    if (this.imageConfig?.src) {
-      const url = new URL(this.imageConfig.src);
+    if (this._imageConfig?.src) {
+      const url = new URL(this._imageConfig.src);
       url.searchParams.append('t', String(Date.now()));
       return url.toString();
     }
@@ -28,12 +88,15 @@ export class FrigateCardImage extends LitElement {
   }
 
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
-    return html` <img
-      src=${this._getImageSource()}
-      @load=${(e) => {
-        dispatchMediaShowEvent(this, e);
-      }}
-    />`;
+    const src = this._cachedValueController?.value;
+    return src
+      ? html` <img
+          src=${src}
+          @load=${(e) => {
+            dispatchMediaShowEvent(this, e);
+          }}
+        />`
+      : html``;
   }
 
   static get styles(): CSSResultGroup {

src/const.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const CONF_LIVE_WEBRTC_ENTITY = `${CONF_LIVE_WEBRTC}.entity` as const;
 export const CONF_LIVE_WEBRTC_URL = `${CONF_LIVE_WEBRTC}.url` as const;
 
 export const CONF_IMAGE = 'image' as const;
+export const CONF_IMAGE_REFRESH_SECONDS = `${CONF_IMAGE}.refresh_seconds` as const;
 export const CONF_IMAGE_SRC = `${CONF_IMAGE}.src` as const;
 
 export const CONF_MENU = 'menu' as const;

src/editor.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   CONF_EVENT_VIEWER_CONTROLS_THUMBNAILS_SIZE,
   CONF_EVENT_VIEWER_DRAGGABLE,
   CONF_EVENT_VIEWER_LAZY_LOAD,
+  CONF_IMAGE_REFRESH_SECONDS,
   CONF_IMAGE_SRC,
   CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_NEXT_PREVIOUS_SIZE,
   CONF_LIVE_CONTROLS_NEXT_PREVIOUS_STYLE,
@@ -488,16 +489,18 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
    */
   protected _renderStringInput(
     configPath: string,
-    allowedPattern?: string,
+    type?: 'text' | 'number',
   ): TemplateResult | void {
     if (!this._config) {
       return;
     }
+    const allowedPattern = type == 'number' ? '[0-9]' : undefined
     return html` <paper-input
       label=${this._getLabel(configPath)}
       .value=${getConfigValue(this._config, configPath, '')}
       .configValue=${configPath}
-      allowed-pattern=${ifDefined(allowedPattern ? allowedPattern : undefined)}
+      type=${type || 'text'}
+      allowed-pattern=${ifDefined(allowedPattern)}
       prevent-invalid-input=${ifDefined(allowedPattern)}
       @change=${this._valueChangedHandler}
     ></paper-input>`;
@@ -654,7 +657,7 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
           ? html`
               <div class="values">
                 ${this._renderDropdown(CONF_VIEW_DEFAULT, viewModes)}
-                ${this._renderStringInput(CONF_VIEW_TIMEOUT, '[0-9]')}
+                ${this._renderStringInput(CONF_VIEW_TIMEOUT, 'number')}
                 ${this._renderSwitch(CONF_VIEW_UPDATE_FORCE, defaults.view.update_force)}
               </div>
             `
@@ -779,7 +782,10 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
           : ''}
         ${this._renderOptionSetHeader('image')}
         ${options.image.show
-          ? html` <div class="values">${this._renderStringInput(CONF_IMAGE_SRC)}</div>`
+          ? html` <div class="values">
+              ${this._renderStringInput(CONF_IMAGE_SRC)}
+              ${this._renderStringInput(CONF_IMAGE_REFRESH_SECONDS, 'number')}
+            </div>`
           : ''}
         ${this._renderOptionSetHeader('dimensions')}
         ${options.dimensions.show
@@ -869,6 +875,9 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
       value = target.checked;
     } else if (typeof target.value === 'string') {
       value = target.value?.trim();
+      if (target['type'] === 'number') {
+        value = Number(value);
+      }
     } else {
       value = target.value;
     }

src/localize/languages/en.json

@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
       }
     },
     "image": {
-      "src": "Static image URL/data for image view"
+      "src": "Static image URL/data for image view",
+      "refresh_seconds": "Number of seconds after which to refresh"
     },
     "menu": {
       "buttons": {

src/types.ts

@@ -390,12 +390,17 @@ const viewConfigSchema = z
 /**
  * Image view configuration section.
  */
+
+const imageConfigDefault = {
+  refresh_seconds: 0,
+};
 const imageConfigSchema = z
   .object({
     src: z.string().optional(),
+    refresh_seconds: z.number().min(0).default(imageConfigDefault.refresh_seconds)
   })
   .merge(actionsSchema)
-  .optional();
+  .default(imageConfigDefault);
 export type ImageViewConfig = z.infer<typeof imageConfigSchema>;
 
 /**
@@ -710,6 +715,7 @@ export const frigateCardConfigDefaults = {
   live: liveConfigDefault,
   event_viewer: viewerConfigDefault,
   event_gallery: galleryConfigDefault,
+  image: imageConfigDefault,
 };
 
 const menuButtonSchema = z.union([