Extended OpenAI Conversation

This is custom component of Home Assistant.

Derived from OpenAI Conversation with some new features such as call-service.

Additional Features

• Ability to call service of Home Assistant
• Ability to create automation
• Ability to get data from external API or web page
• Ability to retrieve state history of entities
• Option to pass the current user's name to OpenAI via the user message context

How it works

Extended OpenAI Conversation uses OpenAI API's feature of function calling to call service of Home Assistant.

Since "gpt-3.5-turbo" model already knows how to call service of Home Assistant in general, you just have to let model know what devices you have by exposing entities

Installation

1. Install via registering as a custom repository of HACS or by copying extended_openai_conversation folder into <config directory>/custom_components

2. Restart Home Assistant

3. Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

4. In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

5. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup (API Key is required).

   • Generating an API Key
   • Specify "Base Url" if using OpenAI compatible servers like LocalAI, otherwise leave as it is.

6. Go to Settings > Voice Assistants.

7. Click to edit Assistant (named "Home Assistant" by default).

8. Select "Extended OpenAI Conversation" from "Conversation agent" tab.

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Preparation

After installed, you need to expose entities from "http://{your-home-assistant}/config/voice-assistants/expose".

Examples

1. Turn on single entity

2.mp4

2. Turn on multiple entities

3.mp4

3. Hook with custom notify function

5.mp4

4. Add automation

Oct-31-2023.21-37-45.mp4

5. Play Netflix

IMG_3082.mov

Configuration

Options

By clicking a button from Edit Assist, Options can be customized.
Options include OpenAI Conversation options and two new options.

• Attach Username: Pass the active user's name (if applicable) to OpenAI via the message payload. Currently, this only applies to conversations through the UI or REST API.

• Maximum Function Calls Per Conversation: limit the number of function calls in a single conversation. (Sometimes function is called over and over again, possibly running into infinite loop)

• Functions: A list of mappings of function spec to function.

  • spec: Function which would be passed to functions of chat API.
  • function: function that will be called.

Edit Assist	Options

Functions

Supported function types

• native: built-in function provided by "extended_openai_conversation".
  • Currently supported native functions and parameters are:
    • execute_service
      • domain(string): domain to be passed to hass.services.async_call
      • service(string): service to be passed to hass.services.async_call
      • service_data(object): service_data to be passed to hass.services.async_call.
        • entity_id(string): target entity
        • device_id(string): target device
        • area_id(string): target area
    • add_automation
      • automation_config(string): An automation configuration in a yaml format
    • get_history
      • entity_ids(list): a list of entity ids to filter
      • start_time(string): defaults to 1 day before the time of the request. It determines the beginning of the period
      • end_time(string): the end of the period in URL encoded format (defaults to 1 day)
      • minimal_response(boolean): only return last_changed and state for states other than the first and last state (defaults to true)
      • no_attributes(boolean): skip returning attributes from the database (defaults to true)
      • significant_changes_only(boolean): only return significant state changes (defaults to true)
• script: A list of services that will be called
• template: The value to be returned from function.
• rest: Getting data from REST API endpoint.
• scrape: Scraping information from website
• composite: A sequence of functions to execute.

Below is a default configuration of functions.

- spec:
    name: execute_services
    description: Use this function to execute service of devices in Home Assistant.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        list:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              domain:
                type: string
                description: The domain of the service
              service:
                type: string
                description: The service to be called
              service_data:
                type: object
                description: The service data object to indicate what to control.
                properties:
                  entity_id:
                    type: string
                    description: The entity_id retrieved from available devices. It must start with domain, followed by dot character.
                required:
                - entity_id
            required:
            - domain
            - service
            - service_data
  function:
    type: native
    name: execute_service

Function Usage

This is an example of configuration of functions.

Copy and paste below yaml configuration into "Functions".
Then you will be able to let OpenAI call your function.

1. template

1-1. Get current weather

For real world example, see weather.
This is just an example from OpenAI documentation

- spec:
    name: get_current_weather
    description: Get the current weather in a given location
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        location:
          type: string
          description: The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA
        unit:
          type: string
          enum:
          - celcius
          - farenheit
      required:
      - location
  function:
    type: template
    value_template: The temperature in {{ location }} is 25 {{unit}}

2. script

2-1. Add item to shopping cart

- spec:
    name: add_item_to_shopping_cart
    description: Add item to shopping cart
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        item:
          type: string
          description: The item to be added to cart
      required:
      - item
  function:
    type: script
    sequence:
    - service: shopping_list.add_item
      data:
        name: '{{item}}'

2-2. Send messages to another messenger

In order to accomplish "send it to Line" like example3, register a notify function like below.

- spec:
    name: send_message_to_line
    description: Use this function to send message to Line.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: message you want to send
      required:
      - message
  function:
    type: script
    sequence:
    - service: script.notify_all
      data:
        message: "{{ message }}"

2-3. Get events from calendar

In order to pass result of calling service to OpenAI, set response variable to _function_result.

- spec:
    name: get_events
    description: Use this function to get list of calendar events.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        start_date_time:
          type: string
          description: The start date time in '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z' format
        end_date_time:
          type: string
          description: The end date time in '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z' format
      required:
      - start_date_time
      - end_date_time
  function:
    type: script
    sequence:
    - service: calendar.list_events
      data:
        start_date_time: "{{start_date_time}}"
        end_date_time: "{{end_date_time}}"
      target:
        entity_id: calendar.test
      response_variable: _function_result

2-4. Play Youtube on TV

- spec:
    name: play_youtube
    description: Use this function to play Youtube.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        video_id:
          type: string
          description: The video id.
      required:
      - video_id
  function:
    type: script
    sequence:
    - service: webostv.command
      data:
        entity_id: media_player.{YOUR_WEBOSTV}
        command: system.launcher/launch
        payload:
          id: youtube.leanback.v4
          contentId: "{{video_id}}"
    - delay:
        hours: 0
        minutes: 0
        seconds: 10
        milliseconds: 0
    - service: webostv.button
      data:
        entity_id: media_player.{YOUR_WEBOSTV}
        button: ENTER

2-5. Play Netflix on TV

- spec:
    name: play_netflix
    description: Use this function to play Netflix.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        video_id:
          type: string
          description: The video id.
      required:
      - video_id
  function:
    type: script
    sequence:
    - service: webostv.command
      data:
        entity_id: media_player.{YOUR_WEBOSTV}
        command: system.launcher/launch
        payload:
          id: netflix
          contentId: "m=https://www.netflix.com/watch/{{video_id}}"

3. native

3-1. Add automation

Before adding automation, I highly recommend set notification on automation_registered_via_extended_openai_conversation event and create separate "Extended OpenAI Assistant" and "Assistant"

(Automation can be added even if conversation fails because of failure to get response message, not automation)

Create Assistant	Notify on created

Copy and paste below configuration into "Functions"

For English

- spec:
    name: add_automation
    description: Use this function to add an automation in Home Assistant.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        automation_config:
          type: string
          description: A configuration for automation in a valid yaml format. Next line character should be \n. Use devices from the list.
      required:
      - automation_config
  function:
    type: native
    name: add_automation

For Korean

- spec:
    name: add_automation
    description: Use this function to add an automation in Home Assistant.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        automation_config:
          type: string
          description: A configuration for automation in a valid yaml format. Next line character should be \\n, not \n. Use devices from the list.
      required:
      - automation_config
  function:
    type: native
    name: add_automation

3-2. Get History

Get state history of entities

- spec:
    name: get_history
    description: Retrieve historical data of specified entities.
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        entity_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            description: The entity id to filter.
        start_time:
          type: string
          description: Start of the history period in "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z".
        end_time:
          type: string
          description: End of the history period in "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z".
      required:
      - entity_ids
  function:
    type: composite
    sequence:
      - type: native
        name: get_history
        response_variable: history_result
      - type: template
        value_template: >-
          {% set ns = namespace(result = [], list = []) %}
          {% for item_list in history_result %}
              {% set ns.list = [] %}
              {% for item in item_list %}
                  {% set last_changed = item.last_changed | as_timestamp | timestamp_local if item.last_changed else None %}
                  {% set new_item = dict(item, last_changed=last_changed) %}
                  {% set ns.list = ns.list + [new_item] %}
              {% endfor %}
              {% set ns.result = ns.result + [ns.list] %}
          {% endfor %}
          {{ ns.result }}

4. scrape

4-1. Get current HA version

Scrape version from webpage, "https://www.home-assistant.io"

Unlike scrape, "value_template" is added at root level in which scraped data from sensors are passed.

- spec:
    name: get_ha_version
    description: Use this function to get Home Assistant version
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        dummy:
          type: string
          description: Nothing
  function:
    type: scrape
    resource: https://www.home-assistant.io
    value_template: "version: {{version}}, release_date: {{release_date}}"
    sensor:
      - name: version
        select: ".current-version h1"
        value_template: '{{ value.split(":")[1] }}'
      - name: release_date
        select: ".release-date"
        value_template: '{{ value.lower() }}'

5. rest

5-1. Get friend names

• Sample URL: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users

- spec:
    name: get_friend_names
    description: Use this function to get friend_names
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        dummy:
          type: string
          description: Nothing.
  function:
    type: rest
    resource: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users
    value_template: '{{value_json | map(attribute="name") | list }}'

6. composite

6-1. Search Youtube Music

When using ytube_music_player, after ytube_music_player.search service is called, result is stored in attribute of sensor.ytube_music_player_extra entity.

- spec:
    name: search_music
    description: Use this function to search music
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: The query
      required:
      - query
  function:
    type: composite
    sequence:
    - type: script
      sequence:
      - service: ytube_music_player.search
        data:
          entity_id: media_player.ytube_music_player
          query: "{{ query }}"
    - type: template
      value_template: >-
        media_content_type,media_content_id,title
        {% for media in state_attr('sensor.ytube_music_player_extra', 'search') -%}
          {{media.type}},{{media.id}},{{media.title}}
        {% endfor%}

7. sqlite

7-1. Let model generate a query

• Without examples, a query tries to fetch data only from "states" table like below

  Question: When did bedroom light turn on?
  Query(generated by gpt-3.5): SELECT * FROM states WHERE entity_id = 'input_boolean.livingroom_light_2' AND state = 'on' ORDER BY last_changed DESC LIMIT 1

• Since "entity_id" is stored in "states_meta" table, we need to give examples of question and query.
• Not secured, but flexible way

- spec:
    name: query_histories_from_db
    description: >-
      Use this function to query histories from Home Assistant SQLite database.
      Example:
        Question: When did bedroom light turn on?
        Answer: SELECT datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') last_updated_ts FROM states s INNER JOIN states_meta sm ON s.metadata_id = sm.metadata_id INNER JOIN states old ON s.old_state_id = old.state_id WHERE sm.entity_id = 'light.bedroom' AND s.state = 'on' AND s.state != old.state ORDER BY s.last_updated_ts DESC LIMIT 1
        Question: Was livingroom light on at 9 am?
        Answer: SELECT datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') last_updated, s.state FROM states s INNER JOIN states_meta sm ON s.metadata_id = sm.metadata_id INNER JOIN states old ON s.old_state_id = old.state_id WHERE sm.entity_id = 'switch.livingroom' AND s.state != old.state AND datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') < '2023-11-17 08:00:00' ORDER BY s.last_updated_ts DESC LIMIT 1
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: A fully formed SQL query.
  function:
    type: sqlite

Get last changed date time of state	Get state at specific time

FAQ

1. Can gpt modify or delete data?

   No, since connection is created in a read only mode, data are only used for fetching.

2. Can gpt query data that are not exposed in database?

   Yes, it is hard to validate whether a query is only using exposed entities.

3. Query uses UTC time. Is there any way to adjust timezone?

   Yes. Set "TZ" environment variable to your region (eg. Asia/Seoul).
   Or use plus/minus hours to adjust instead of 'localtime' (eg. datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', '+9 hours')).

7-2. Let model generate a query (with minimum validation)

• If need to check at least "entity_id" of exposed entities is present in a query, use "is_exposed_entity_in_query" in combination with "raise".
• Not secured enough, but flexible way

- spec:
    name: query_histories_from_db
    description: >-
      Use this function to query histories from Home Assistant SQLite database.
      Example:
        Question: When did bedroom light turn on?
        Answer: SELECT datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') last_updated_ts FROM states s INNER JOIN states_meta sm ON s.metadata_id = sm.metadata_id INNER JOIN states old ON s.old_state_id = old.state_id WHERE sm.entity_id = 'light.bedroom' AND s.state = 'on' AND s.state != old.state ORDER BY s.last_updated_ts DESC LIMIT 1
        Question: Was livingroom light on at 9 am?
        Answer: SELECT datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') last_updated, s.state FROM states s INNER JOIN states_meta sm ON s.metadata_id = sm.metadata_id INNER JOIN states old ON s.old_state_id = old.state_id WHERE sm.entity_id = 'switch.livingroom' AND s.state != old.state AND datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') < '2023-11-17 08:00:00' ORDER BY s.last_updated_ts DESC LIMIT 1
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: A fully formed SQL query.
  function:
    type: sqlite
    query: >-
      {%- if is_exposed_entity_in_query(query) -%}
        {{ query }}
      {%- else -%}
        {{ raise("entity_id should be exposed.") }}
      {%- endif -%}

7-3. Defined SQL manually

• Use a user defined query, which is verified. And model passes a requested entity to get data from database.
• Secured, but less flexible way

- spec:
    name: get_last_updated_time_of_entity
    description: >
      Use this function to get last updated time of entity
    parameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        entity_id:
          type: string
          description: The target entity
  function:
    type: sqlite
    query: >-
      {%- if is_exposed(entity_id) -%}
        SELECT datetime(s.last_updated_ts, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') as last_updated_ts
        FROM states s
          INNER JOIN states_meta sm ON s.metadata_id = sm.metadata_id
          INNER JOIN states old ON s.old_state_id = old.state_id
        WHERE sm.entity_id = '{{entity_id}}' AND s.state != old.state ORDER BY s.last_updated_ts DESC LIMIT 1
      {%- else -%}
        {{ raise("entity_id should be exposed.") }}
      {%- endif -%}

Practical Usage

See more practical examples.

Logging

In order to monitor logs of API requests and responses, add following config to configuration.yaml file

logger:
  logs:
    custom_components.extended_openai_conversation: info