Show uptime as readable text

[bharvey88]

Version: 26.9.29.1

What does this implement/fix?

Replaces the numeric Uptime sensor with ESPHome's built-in uptime text sensor, so Home Assistant shows uptime as 3d 4h 12m instead of a raw count of seconds. Thanks to @kernelpanic85 for the idea in ApolloAutomation/R_PRO-1#72.

• Uptime is now a text entity. Its history graph and long-term statistics stop, and any automation or template that treats uptime as a number needs updating.
• Home Assistant sees it as a new entity. The old numeric Uptime entity will show as unavailable and can be deleted.
• The ID stays sys_uptime, so component.update: sys_uptime in the report scripts still works.
• At the 60s update interval ESPHome leaves seconds off, so uptime under a minute reads 0m. Battery devices that sleep right after reporting will usually show 0m.

Types of changes

• Bugfix (fixed change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (thanks!)
• Breaking change (repair/feature that breaks existing functionality)
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Updates
  • Updated the ESPHome integration version.
  • Uptime information is now provided as a text sensor instead of a switch, with a space separating its displayed components. The sensor continues to update every 60 seconds.

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Walkthrough

The ESPHome firmware version changes to 26.9.29.1. The uptime sensor moves from switch: to text_sensor: and uses a space as its format separator. Its 60-second update interval remains unchanged.

Changes

ESPHome Core Configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Firmware version and uptime sensor Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml	The firmware version changes to 26.9.29.1. The uptime sensor moves from switch: to text_sensor: and adds a space as its format separator. Its name, ID, and 60-second update interval remain unchanged.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: bunton33

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to df334

The change is ready to merge based on the verified configuration contracts. The documented switch-to-text migration still requires users to update numeric automations and accept the loss of numeric history and statistics.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to df334

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: Integrations

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Review details

Systems and components

• observed — Integrations (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The configured firmware version changes from 26.9.21.1 to 26.9.29.1.
• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The uptime sensor formerly declared under switch: is removed; it used a 60-second update interval and had no format setting.
• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The uptime sensor is declared under text_sensor: with its existing name, ID, and 60-second interval, and now sets the format separator to a space.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title, "Show uptime as readable text," clearly and concisely describes the main change: replacing the numeric uptime sensor with a readable text sensor.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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_{A rabbit checks the sensor's place,
A text sensor now shows the trace.
The firmware number takes a hop,
The timer keeps its steady stop.
A space joins uptime, neat and clear.}

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