Support learning different command types with remote (#39670)

homeassistant/components/remote/__init__.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 ATTR_ACTIVITY = "activity"
 ATTR_COMMAND = "command"
+ATTR_COMMAND_TYPE = "command_type"
 ATTR_DEVICE = "device"
 ATTR_NUM_REPEATS = "num_repeats"
 ATTR_DELAY_SECS = "delay_secs"
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistantType, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
         {
             vol.Optional(ATTR_DEVICE): cv.string,
             vol.Optional(ATTR_COMMAND): vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [cv.string]),
+            vol.Optional(ATTR_COMMAND_TYPE): cv.string,
             vol.Optional(ATTR_ALTERNATIVE): cv.boolean,
             vol.Optional(ATTR_TIMEOUT): cv.positive_int,
         },

homeassistant/components/remote/services.yaml

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ learn_command:
     command:
       description: A single command or a list of commands to learn.
       example: "Turn on"
+    command_type:
+      description: The type of command to be learned.
+      example: "rf"
     alternative:
       description: If code must be stored as alternative (useful for discrete remotes).
       example: "True"

tests/components/remote/common.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.remote import (
     ATTR_ACTIVITY,
     ATTR_ALTERNATIVE,
     ATTR_COMMAND,
+    ATTR_COMMAND_TYPE,
     ATTR_DELAY_SECS,
     ATTR_DEVICE,
     ATTR_NUM_REPEATS,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def learn_command(
     device=None,
     command=None,
     alternative=None,
+    command_type=None,
     timeout=None,
 ):
     """Learn a command from a device."""
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@ def learn_command(
     if command:
         data[ATTR_COMMAND] = command
 
+    if command_type:
+        data[ATTR_COMMAND_TYPE] = command_type
+
     if alternative:
         data[ATTR_ALTERNATIVE] = alternative
 

tests/components/remote/test_init.py

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class TestRemote(unittest.TestCase):
             entity_id="entity_id_val",
             device="test_device",
             command=["test_command"],
+            command_type="rf",
             alternative=True,
             timeout=20,
         )