fix_govee_lights.sh

bash 57 lines secrets redacted

Recovers Govee lighting by running a repair routine inside the Home Assistant container.

Note Live script from my home-lab server. Tokens, IDs, phone numbers and other secrets have been replaced with placeholders like <WHATSAPP_GROUP_ID> — everything else is the real, running code.

#!/bin/bash

echo "=== Home Assistant Govee2MQTT Lights Auto-Fix ==="

# HA container name
HA_CONTAINER=$(docker ps --format "{{.Names}}" | grep homeassistant)

if [ -z "$HA_CONTAINER" ]; then
    echo "Home Assistant container not found!"
    exit 1
fi

# Run Python inside HA container
docker exec -i $HA_CONTAINER /bin/bash -c "
python3 - <<'EOF'
import json
import os
import shutil

STORAGE_PATH = '/config/.storage/core.entity_registry'
BACKUP_PATH = '/config/.storage/core.entity_registry.bak'

# 1. Check file exists
if not os.path.exists(STORAGE_PATH):
    print(f'Error: {STORAGE_PATH} not found!')
    exit(1)

# 2. Backup original file
shutil.copy2(STORAGE_PATH, BACKUP_PATH)
print(f'Backup created at {BACKUP_PATH}')

# 3. Load entity_registry
with open(STORAGE_PATH, 'r') as f:
    data = json.load(f)

updated_count = 0

# 4. Patch missing color_mode for lights
for entry in data.get('data', {}).get('entities', []):
    if entry.get('entity_id', '').startswith('light.'):
        capabilities = entry.get('capabilities', {})
        if 'color_mode' not in capabilities or capabilities['color_mode'] is None:
            capabilities['color_mode'] = 'rgb'
            entry['capabilities'] = capabilities
            updated_count += 1
            print(f\"Patched {entry['entity_id']} with color_mode='rgb'\")

# 5. Save patched file
with open(STORAGE_PATH, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f, indent=4)

print(f'=== Patch Complete: {updated_count} lights updated ===')
EOF
"

echo "=== Auto-Fix Script Finished ==="
echo "⚠️ Remember to RESTART Home Assistant to apply changes"

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