Native Variables in 0.115

[snarky-snark]

Home Assistant introduced native variables in release 0.115.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2020/09/17/release-115/#variables

Determine if it makes sense to continue maintaining this custom variable integration. Users should be encouraged in documentation to switch to native variables where possible.

[mvsjes2]

It doesn't look to me like they're planning to implement this in the same way as your solution. I prefer your solution. I would like to keep this going until there is something compatible in place in the main code.

[schneekluth]

I have just switched to you custom component and would like to see it being maintained in the future. I really like your concept of self updating variables. Works pretty nice. Great work!

[genem2]

Just noticing this thread. This is one of my top two components, mainly in regards to the self-updating functionality. Please keep it going if it's not too much effort.

EDIT: I refactored several of my var. entities leveraging the recent Trigger-based template sensors (2021.9), but I couldn't migrate the ones that I needed restored after a HA restart. HA's state restoration only works for input_booleans and input_selects. I think this is my only remaining dependency for this great component,

[matzzzz]

I have just changed to "var" variabler from trigger-based templet sensors due to value sensors didn't survive HA restart, so I really like this integration and hope you will carry on supporting it.

[snarky-snark]

Thanks for the feedback, all. I will do what I can to keep this integration maintained, but I encourage everyone to use the native home assistant features where possible.