"homeassistant: null" makes z2m fail to start

[okastl]

What happened?

After updating from z2m 1.25 to 1.25.1 it fails to start:

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Refusing to start because configuration is not valid, found the following errors:
- devices/0xb4e3f9fffe19f03b/homeassistant must be object
- devices/0x00124b00226babf1/homeassistant must be object

If you don't know how to solve this, read https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/configuration

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The offending setting is homeassistant: null as described here: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/configuration/devices-groups.html

Set homeassistant: null to skip discovery for this device

This no longer works.

What did you expect to happen?

"homeassistant: null" should continue to work.

How to reproduce it (minimal and precise)

Stop z2m.
Add homeassistant: null to a device.
Start z2m.

Zigbee2MQTT version

1.25.1

Adapter firmware version

20220219

Adapter

Slaesh

Debug log

No response

[65698888]

Zigbee2mqtt configuration - Save, click OK and restart the add-in to return to normal.

[okastl]

Zigbee2mqtt configuration - Save, click OK and restart the add-in to return to normal.

Thanks, but this won't make z2m 1.25.1 recognize homeassistant: null parameter.
https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/configuration/devices-groups.html#common-device-options

[mdehaas]

Tried to replace 'null' with '{}' (an empty object) for the devices I do not want discovered in HA. This clears the error but the devices are discovered in HA.

[Koenkk]

Can you provide your complete configuration.yaml?

[okastl]

Can you provide your complete configuration.yaml?

I made a simple example test installation.

configuration.zip

[Soyde]

Hi, same problem here.

I have fixed changing:
Before: homeassistant: null
After: homeassistant: {}

Complete device configuration after fix, like follows:

'0x00123c0001234d5f':
friendly_name: Salón Árbol Navidad
homeassistant: {}

Hope it helps anyone.
Regards!

[okastl]

I have fixed changing: Before: homeassistant: null After: homeassistant: {}

Unfortunately this isn't the same. homeassistant: {} will not skip adding the device to homeassistant discovery, as homeassistant: null did.

[Soyde]

I have fixed changing: Before: homeassistant: null After: homeassistant: {}

Unfortunately this isn't the same. homeassistant: {} will not skip adding the device to homeassistant discovery, as homeassistant: null did.

But at least it solves the problem, Zigbetomqtt starts, and everything works again.
Then, you can edit the device, and disable it at HomeAssistant.

[mdehaas]

I have fixed changing: Before: homeassistant: null After: homeassistant: {}

Unfortunately this isn't the same. homeassistant: {} will not skip adding the device to homeassistant discovery, as homeassistant: null did.

That is indeed what I stated in the next sentence. It is a workaround to get Z2M to start. I could also have commented the line. The effect would be the same.

[mdehaas]

Can you provide your complete configuration.yaml?

The issue is in the devices.yaml file as I think you have understood. Just to be sure.

external_converters: []
devices:
  - devices.yaml
groups:
  - groups.yaml
homeassistant: true
permit_join: false
mqtt:
  base_topic: zigbee2mqtt
  user: addons
  password: RemovedForPosting
  server: mqtt://core-mosquitto:1883
serial:
  port: >-
    /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_slae.sh_cc2652rb_stick_-_slaesh_s_iot_stuff_00_12_4B_00_23_93_26_AB-if00-port0
advanced:
  log_level: info
  pan_id: 6754
  channel: 11
  network_key:
    - removed
    - for
    - posting
  availability_blocklist: []
  availability_passlist: []
  ikea_ota_use_test_url: true
device_options: {}
blocklist: []
passlist: []
queue: {}
frontend:
  port: 8099
experimental: {}
availability: false

[Koenkk]

Fixed now.

Changes will be available in the dev branch in a few hours from now. (https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/advanced/more/switch-to-dev-branch.html)

[okastl]

Fixed now.

Thank you!

[gado070707]

Fixed for me too !
Thank you.