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 # battery2mqtt
-Push information about batteries in your system to MQTT
+*Push information about batteries in your system to MQTT*
+
+I thought of this project when I switched to using my old laptop as my Home Assistant server. I wanted to track its battery level in Home Assistant to use in automations. I'm very new to Python, so I'm sure there's room for improvement here--I'd love to hear any suggestions (just be gentle, please).
+
+# Summary
+`battery2mqtt` can monitor current battery percentage, charging status, etc. for any batteries present at `/sys/class/power_supply`. The MQTT topic format is `battery2mqtt/$TOPIC/$NAME` where `$TOPIC` is the topic you define and `$NAME` is the name of each battery. For example, if `/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0` is present in your system and you choose `server` to be the topic, the full topic will be `battery2mqtt/server/BAT0`.
+
+# Instructions
+1. Clone repo: `git clone https://github.com/Tediore/battery2mqtt`
+2. Enter directory: `cd battery2mqtt`
+3. Build image: `docker build . -t battery2mqtt`
+4. Customize `docker-compose.yaml` to fit your needs
+5. `docker-compose up -d`
+
+Example compose file with all possible environmental variables listed:
+```yaml
+version: '3'
+services:
+  battery2mqtt:
+    container_name: battery2mqtt
+    image: battery2mqtt:latest
+    environment:
+    - MQTT_HOST=10.0.0.2
+    - MQTT_PORT=1883
+    - MQTT_USER=user
+    - MQTT_PASSWORD=password
+    - MQTT_TOPIC=server
+    - MQTT_QOS=1
+    - INTERVAL=60
+    - MONITORED_CONDITIONS=status,capacity
+    volumes:
+    - /sys/class/power_supply:/sys/class/power_supply:ro
+    restart: unless-stopped
+```
+
+# Configuration
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `MQTT_HOST` | `None` | IP address or hostname of the MQTT broker to connect to. |
+| `MQTT_PORT` | `1883` | The port the MQTT broker is bound to. |
+| `MQTT_USER` | `None` | The user to send to the MQTT broker. |
+| `MQTT_PASSWORD` | `None` | The password to send to the MQTT broker. |
+| `MQTT_TOPIC` | `server` | The topic to send the payload to. |
+| `MQTT_QOS` | `1` | The MQTT QoS level. |
+| `INTERVAL` | `60` | How often (in seconds) battery2mqtt polls for battery info. |
+| `MONITORED_CONDITIONS` | (See below) | Battery properties to send to MQTT (must be a comma-separated string.) |
+
+# Monitored conditions
+You can specify only those conditions that you'd like to track. The default is to track `alarm, capacity, capacity_level, present, status, and voltage_now`. You can add more conditions (found at `/sys/class/power_supply/$NAME`) or choose only those you want to track. The variable in your `docker-compose.yaml` must follow this format:
+
+```
+alarm,capacity,capacity_level,present,status,voltage_now
+```
+
+# Example Home Assistant configuration
+```yaml
+sensor:
+- platform: mqtt
+  name: Server battery
+  state_topic: &battery_topic "battery2mqtt/server/BAT0"
+  value_template: "{{ value_json.capacity }}"
+  unit_of_measurement: '%'
+  icon: 'mdi:battery'
+  json_attributes_topic: *battery_topic
+```