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Dermot Duffy f18e4cd4b8 refactor: Unify substream actions into substream_{on,off} (#2497)
## Summary

- Collapse `live_substream_{on,off,select}` into a unified
`substream_{on,off}` pair, symmetric with `call_{start,end}`.
- Rename the `camera` field on the former `live_substream_select` to
`stream` (it always was a stream ID).
- Add optional `camera` field to both new actions for targeting a
non-selected base camera.
- YAML configs are migrated automatically; URL bookmarks must be updated
by hand.

## Migration

### Cycling between camera and substream (toggle button)

Before:
```yaml
tap_action:
  action: custom:advanced-camera-card-action
  advanced_camera_card_action: live_substream_on
```

After:
```yaml
tap_action:
  action: custom:advanced-camera-card-action
  advanced_camera_card_action: substream_on
```

### Selecting a specific substream

Before:
```yaml
tap_action:
  action: custom:advanced-camera-card-action
  advanced_camera_card_action: live_substream_select
  camera: camera.front_door_hd
```

After:
```yaml
tap_action:
  action: custom:advanced-camera-card-action
  advanced_camera_card_action: substream_on
  stream: camera.front_door_hd
```

### Turning the substream off

Before:
```yaml
tap_action:
  action: custom:advanced-camera-card-action
  advanced_camera_card_action: live_substream_off
```

After:
```yaml
tap_action:
  action: custom:advanced-camera-card-action
  advanced_camera_card_action: substream_off
```

### URL querystrings (manual update required)

| Before | After |
| --- | --- |
|
`?advanced-camera-card-action.live_substream_select=camera.front_door_hd`
| `?advanced-camera-card-action.substream_on=camera.front_door_hd` |
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Getting Started

Installation

  • HACS is highly recommended to install the card -- it works for all Home Assistant variants. If you don't have HACS installed, start there -- then come back to these instructions.

  • Find the card in HACS:

Home Assistant > HACS > Frontend > "Explore & Add Integrations" > Advanced Camera Card
  • Click Download this repository with HACS.

See Advanced Installation for other installation resources, or Rolling Back to rollback to prior versions.

Adding your card

  • On a Home Assistant dashboard, choose:
[Three dots menu] > Edit dashboard
  • Click + Add Card shown on the bottom of the screen
  • Choose Custom: Advanced Camera Card from the list

Initial configuration

Minimal camera configuration

type: custom:advanced-camera-card
cameras:
  - camera_entity: camera.office

Minimal folder configuration

type: custom:advanced-camera-card
folders:
  - type: ha

Video scrubbing configuration

type: custom:advanced-camera-card
cameras:
  - camera_entity: camera.office
profiles:
  - scrubbing

Multi-camera grid configuration

type: custom:advanced-camera-card
cameras:
  - camera_entity: camera.office
  - camera_entity: camera.kitchen
live:
  display:
    mode: grid

See Configuration for full details on supported configuration options.