Creates a new sensor instance
Configuration settings for the sensor
ProtectedattributesMQTT topic for entity attributes
ProtectedavailabilityMQTT topic for entity availability status
ProtectedbaseBase MQTT topic name for this entity
ProtectedcomponentThe component configuration containing entity-specific settings
ProtectedconfigMQTT topic for entity configuration
ProtectedidentifierUnique identifier for this entity
ProtectedloggerLogger instance for debugging and error reporting
ProtectedmqttThe MQTT client instance used for communication
ProtectedsettingsThe component settings including MQTT configuration
ProtectedstateCallback function to handle state changes
ProtectedstateList of MQTT topics for entity state
ProtectedwroteFlag indicating whether configuration has been written to MQTT
ProtectedgetGets the complete configuration for this entity including MQTT topics
The resolved component configuration with all required MQTT topics
Sets additional attributes for the entity
Key-value pairs of attributes to set
Sets the availability state of the entity
True if the entity is available, false otherwise
Writes the entity's configuration to MQTT for Home Assistant discovery Also sets the entity's initial availability state if not manually managed
Represents a sensor in Home Assistant A sensor reports state values that can be either numeric or string