203 files

.HA_VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026.9.2
+2026.9.3

.ha_run.lock

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"pid": 71, "version": 1, "ha_version": "2026.9.2", "start_ts": 1789746086.7330012}
+{"pid": 71, "version": 1, "ha_version": "2026.9.3", "start_ts": 1789839023.3776524}

.storage/lovelace_resources

@@ -81,117 +81,117 @@
       },
       {
         "id": "88b90f2b1d6b45f0b44bee786ee1a525",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-attr-resolver.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-attr-resolver.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "0796c92931dd458e81dc9c2677248274",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-localize.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-localize.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "d2e281920ac7409583eafff1f1db69bd",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-design.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-design.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "9eae9632f0734480be5edd784b030673",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-badges-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-badges-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "5df49cd8a4eb420497b5df22cb31362c",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-child-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-child-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "b44c87d0d74f468cb96c5eabc340f9ee",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-rewards-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-rewards-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "787a96f9c30548708165a48457c99feb",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-approvals-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-approvals-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "84031597de424ad68e7c2bc66d06b72e",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-points-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-points-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "02613225844746b699bfbfac9642eca2",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-reorder-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-reorder-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "7a06a07e17ba4b31b712bc91b77360b4",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-overview-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-overview-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "08b42b53b33b4fa88db932455cf8d5aa",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-activity-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-activity-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "15907eff51784acdba88ff694b574509",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-streak-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-streak-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "1bd6bb5c0a6d4f0d916e3d82cb7fac39",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-weekly-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-weekly-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "289ce5943f5a4972a593697db4c96ece",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-graph-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-graph-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "d2904acee4c74a398dcc7b996c23e7e7",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-reward-progress-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-reward-progress-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "46d378736fd54a26be253f2dfb27202e",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-leaderboard-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-leaderboard-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "db11ae36457842fa826c7991e1d9c6f4",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-parent-dashboard-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-parent-dashboard-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "ce85f301b59a412e9abfe5ffd51cb9a2",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-penalties-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-penalties-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "1959e1629de2422daa8adaf87069c288",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-bonuses-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-bonuses-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "2548524b269c4959bc7e0e967df943af",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-points-display-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-points-display-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "36ada49368db4187a283fbbbef45454f",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-calendar-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-calendar-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "67c32687acd2497b90030ef141f4b6db",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-photo-gallery-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-photo-gallery-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
         "id": "6f0c8348a91f4b74a9b846ab3f62621f",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-family-goal-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-family-goal-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
       },
       {
         "id": "d3c3e144a91247ce8ac524814737d7f8",
-        "url": "/hacsfiles/lovelace-wallpanel/wallpanel.js?hacstag=3095064164663",
+        "url": "/hacsfiles/lovelace-wallpanel/wallpanel.js?hacstag=3095064164670",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
       },
       {
         "id": "73dbd2de03de4530b451a55bfe6c46cf",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-routine-card.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-routine-card.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
@@ -304,11 +304,6 @@
         "url": "/climate_scheduler/static/climate-scheduler-card.js?v=1.15.1",
         "type": "module"
       },
-      {
-        "id": "6f76aeefdbb14d87a0da4c28957efb47",
-        "url": "/album_slideshow_static/album-slideshow-card.js?v=1.9.1",
-        "type": "module"
-      },
       {
         "id": "aafb0bb764874be384629a0ca0a18c53",
         "url": "/my_music_library/my-music-library-card.js?v=3.14.0",
@@ -316,11 +311,16 @@
       },
       {
         "id": "1a4939ce1d2b47f89502176d3c5ac6e7",
-        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-sounds.js?v=5.6.1",
+        "url": "/taskmate/taskmate-sounds.js?v=5.7.0",
         "type": "module"
       },
       {
-        "id": "6669c4f2fe44455b96d5e652e39bea01",
+        "id": "2dfca9e286bb4c5fb92ac3a46332fb3b",
+        "url": "/album_slideshow_static/album-slideshow-card.js?v=1.10.0",
+        "type": "module"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "2e1a9bdf3bfd46859371e8f3389286a9",
         "url": "/climate_scheduler/static/climate-scheduler-card.js?v=1.15.1",
         "type": "module"
       }

custom_components/album_slideshow/camera.py

@@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ _SKIP_SEARCH_LIMIT = 30
 
 _MAX_RENDER_ATTEMPTS = 10
 
+# Fixed floor (in items) for the pairing cooldown exclusion zone, applied on
+# each side of the current index in addition to the percentage-based radius.
+# Keeps tiny albums from pairing consecutive/near-consecutive shots even when
+# a small percentage rounds down to zero.
+_PAIR_GAP_FLOOR = 2
+
+
+def _pair_exclusion_radius(n: int, min_gap_percent: float) -> int:
+    """Items to exclude on each side of the current index for pairing.
+
+    Combines ``_PAIR_GAP_FLOOR`` with a percentage of the album size so tiny
+    albums still get some separation while large albums scale
+    proportionally. A ``min_gap_percent`` of 0 disables the cooldown
+    entirely. The result is capped well below ``n / 2`` so eligible
+    candidates always remain, even for small albums (a ring buffer of
+    ``n`` items only has ``n - 1`` non-self candidates to begin with).
+    """
+    if n <= 3 or min_gap_percent <= 0:
+        return 0
+    radius = max(_PAIR_GAP_FLOOR, round(n * (min_gap_percent / 100.0)))
+    max_radius = (n - 3) // 2
+    return max(0, min(radius, max_radius))
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
 class _NavigationCursor:
@@ -315,6 +338,7 @@ class AlbumSlideshowCamera(Camera):
             "aspect_ratio": self.store.aspect_ratio,
             "pair_divider_px": int(self.store.pair_divider_px),
             "pair_divider_color": self.store.pair_divider_color,
+            "pair_min_gap_percent": int(self.store.pair_min_gap_percent),
             "frame_id": self._frame_id,
             "navigation_buffer_size": self._buffer_depth,
             "previous_frames_cached": len(self._previous_frames),
@@ -1129,6 +1153,27 @@ class AlbumSlideshowCamera(Camera):
     ) -> tuple[Image.Image, MediaItem] | None:
         """Find an image with the opposite orientation of the canvas.
 
+        By default (``pair_min_gap_percent`` = 0) this is the original
+        search: walk forward from the very next item, nearest candidate
+        wins, fully deterministic. Setting ``pair_min_gap_percent`` above 0
+        opts into a cooldown search instead - candidates within that
+        percentage of the current index (wrapping on both sides, since the
+        album is a ring buffer) are excluded so the partner comes from a
+        meaningfully different part of the collection, and the remaining
+        candidates are shuffled before scanning so the same nearby partner
+        isn't picked deterministically every time. Small albums where the
+        cooldown would leave no candidates fall back to the deterministic
+        search (see ``_pair_exclusion_radius``); no eligible partner at all
+        (orientation, recent-repeat, or download failures) is a normal
+        outcome and simply returns ``None``, which the caller renders as a
+        single unpaired image.
+
+        This is a pure function of ``self._index``, ``self._recent_urls``
+        and ``self._rng``'s state, which is exactly what the navigation
+        buffer's cursor snapshots capture - so replaying a cached cursor
+        (Previous/Next) always reproduces the same paired frame; only
+        rendering a slide for the first time consumes new randomness.
+
         Uses metadata wherever possible - only candidates without width/height
         metadata are downloaded and decoded for their orientation. The returned
         PIL image is the caller's to close. The matching ``MediaItem`` is
@@ -1137,12 +1182,22 @@ class AlbumSlideshowCamera(Camera):
         if not items:
             return None
         n = len(items)
+        radius = _pair_exclusion_radius(n, self.store.pair_min_gap_percent)
+        if radius > 0:
+            excluded = {(self._index + d) % n for d in range(-radius, radius + 1)}
+            candidates = [idx for idx in range(n) if idx not in excluded]
+            self._rng.shuffle(candidates)
+        else:
+            candidates = (
+                (self._index + offset) % n
+                for offset in range(1, min(n, limit + 1))
+            )
+
         tries = 0
-        offset = 1
-        while tries < limit and offset < n:
-            idx = (self._index + offset) % n
+        for idx in candidates:
+            if tries >= limit:
+                break
             it = items[idx]
-            offset += 1
             tries += 1
 
             if it.url in self._recent_urls:

custom_components/album_slideshow/config_flow.py

@@ -1254,7 +1254,12 @@ class ConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             }
         )
         return self.async_show_form(
-            step_id="ente", data_schema=schema, errors=errors
+            step_id="ente",
+            data_schema=schema,
+            errors=errors,
+            description_placeholders={
+                "example_url": "https://albums.ente.io/?t=TOKEN#KEY"
+            },
         )
 
 

custom_components/album_slideshow/const.py

@@ -290,6 +290,13 @@ DEFAULT_ORDER_MODE = ORDER_RANDOM
 DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO = "16:9"
 DEFAULT_PAIR_DIVIDER_PX = 8
 DEFAULT_PAIR_DIVIDER_COLOR = "#FFFFFF"
+# Minimum separation (as a percentage of album size) enforced between the
+# current slide's index and a candidate orientation-mismatch pairing
+# partner. Helps avoid nearby photos; does not detect photo sessions. Opt-in: 0
+# (the default) keeps the original deterministic "nearest candidate first"
+# search; a positive value switches to a shuffled search that excludes the
+# cooldown zone around the current index.
+DEFAULT_PAIR_MIN_GAP_PERCENT = 0
 DEFAULT_RECURSIVE = True
 # Per-album download cache. Multiple albums add up: 4 × 150 MB = 600 MB
 # of just-in-case downloaded JPEGs. 75 MB caches roughly 10-20 photos

custom_components/album_slideshow/icloud.py

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Legacy "shared streams" backend (``www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#TOKEN``):
 - ``POST {base}/webstream`` ``{"streamCtag": null}`` -> ``{streamName, photos:
     [{photoGuid, derivatives:{<height>:{checksum,width,height,fileSize}},
     dateCreated, caption, width, height}]}``. May first answer with a
-    ``330`` redirect carrying an ``X-Apple-MMe-Host`` header pointing at the
-    correct partition host; retry there.
+    ``330`` redirect carrying ``X-Apple-MMe-Host`` in the JSON body (or a
+    response header) pointing at the correct partition host; retry there.
 - ``POST {base}/webasseturls`` ``{"photoGuids": [...]}`` -> ``{items:
     {<checksum>: {url_location, url_path, url_expiry}}}``. Build the image URL
     as ``https://{url_location}{url_path}``; it is a signed CDN link that
@@ -31,14 +31,35 @@ Apple strips GPS from shared-album web data, so there is no location.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import base64
+from asyncio import sleep as _sleep
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+from time import monotonic
 from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import quote, urlencode
 
+from aiohttp import (
+    ClientConnectionError,
+    ClientError,
+    ClientPayloadError,
+    ClientSSLError,
+    ClientTimeout,
+)
 import async_timeout
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# CloudKit retains its existing timeout. Legacy listing/URL resolution can be
+# slow for large albums; keep connection, idle-read and total time bounded.
 _TIMEOUT = 30
+_LEGACY_TIMEOUT = ClientTimeout(total=90, connect=15, sock_read=60)
+_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS = 2
+_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS = 1.0
+_RETRYABLE_STATUSES = {408, 500, 502, 503, 504}
+_PARTITION_HOST_RE = re.compile(r"p[0-9]+-sharedstreams\.icloud\.com")
 _MAX_ASSETS = 20_000
 # webasseturls request batch size. A single call handled 40+ guids fine in
 # testing; chunking keeps request bodies bounded for very large albums.
@@ -277,6 +298,10 @@ def parse_photo_meta(photo: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return out
 
 
+class IcloudRequestError(RuntimeError):
+    """A request failure safe to surface without share URLs or response data."""
+
+
 class IcloudClient:
     """Thin async wrapper over the iCloud shared-streams web API."""
 
@@ -291,62 +316,139 @@ class IcloudClient:
     def base_url(self) -> str:
         return base_url(self.token, self._host)
 
-    async def _post(self, path: str, body: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[int, dict[str, str], bytes]:
+    async def _post(
+        self, path: str, body: dict[str, Any], *, operation: str
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Read JSON with a bounded retry and at most one trusted redirect.
+
+        All calls are read-only despite using POST. Retry only the failing
+        request, not previously completed URL batches. Never include a share
+        token, response body, or raw transport exception in diagnostics.
+        """
         session = async_get_clientsession(self.hass)
-        async with async_timeout.timeout(_TIMEOUT):
-            async with session.post(
-                self.base_url + path, json=body, headers=_API_HEADERS
-            ) as resp:
-                return resp.status, dict(resp.headers), await resp.read()
+        started = monotonic()
+        attempt = 1
+        redirects = 0
+        while True:
+            request_started = monotonic()
+            host = self._host or partition_host(self.token)
+            phase = "waiting for response headers"
+            retryable = False
+            try:
+                async with session.post(
+                    self.base_url + path,
+                    json=body,
+                    headers=_API_HEADERS,
+                    timeout=_LEGACY_TIMEOUT,
+                    allow_redirects=False,
+                ) as resp:
+                    status = resp.status
+                    if status not in (200, 330):
+                        detail = f"HTTP {status}"
+                        retryable = status in _RETRYABLE_STATUSES
+                    else:
+                        # A usable 330 header needs no body. Do not let a
+                        # stalled redirect body prevent reaching the new host.
+                        target = resp.headers.get("X-Apple-MMe-Host") if status == 330 else None
+                        payload = None
+                        if not target:
+                            phase = "reading response body"
+                            raw = await resp.read()
+                            phase = "decoding JSON"
+                            try:
+                                payload = json.loads(raw)
+                            except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+                                payload = None
+                        if status == 330:
+                            phase = "handling partition redirect"
+                            if not target and isinstance(payload, dict):
+                                target = payload.get("X-Apple-MMe-Host")
+                            target = target.strip().lower() if isinstance(target, str) else ""
+                            if not _PARTITION_HOST_RE.fullmatch(target):
+                                detail = "HTTP 330 with invalid or missing partition host"
+                            elif redirects or target == host:
+                                detail = "HTTP 330 partition redirect loop"
+                            else:
+                                # The share token must never be sent to a
+                                # caller-supplied or lookalike redirect host.
+                                self._host = target
+                                redirects += 1
+                                _LOGGER.debug(
+                                    "iCloud %s: partition redirect %s -> %s",
+                                    operation, host, target,
+                                )
+                                continue
+                        elif isinstance(payload, dict):
+                            _LOGGER.debug(
+                                "iCloud %s succeeded (host=%s; endpoint=%s; "
+                                "attempt=%d/%d; elapsed=%.1fs; total_elapsed=%.1fs)",
+                                operation, host, path, attempt, _REQUEST_ATTEMPTS,
+                                monotonic() - request_started, monotonic() - started,
+                            )
+                            return payload
+                        else:
+                            detail = "Invalid JSON response (expected an object)"
+            except TimeoutError:
+                detail = (
+                    "TimeoutError "
+                    f"(connect={_LEGACY_TIMEOUT.connect}s, "
+                    f"read={_LEGACY_TIMEOUT.sock_read}s, "
+                    f"total={_LEGACY_TIMEOUT.total}s)"
+                )
+                retryable = True
+            except ClientSSLError as err:
+                detail = type(err).__name__
+            except (ClientConnectionError, ClientPayloadError) as err:
+                detail = type(err).__name__
+                retryable = True
+            except ClientError as err:
+                detail = type(err).__name__
+
+            error = IcloudRequestError(
+                f"iCloud {operation} failed while {phase} "
+                f"(host={host}; endpoint={path}; attempt={attempt}/{_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS}; "
+                f"elapsed={monotonic() - request_started:.1f}s; "
+                f"total_elapsed={monotonic() - started:.1f}s): {detail}"
+            )
+            if not retryable or attempt >= _REQUEST_ATTEMPTS:
+                # Raw aiohttp errors can contain the full album URL. Suppress
+                # that context even when HA logs a traceback of this error.
+                raise error from None
+            _LOGGER.warning("%s; retrying in %.1fs", error, _RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS)
+            await _sleep(_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS)
+            attempt += 1
 
     async def async_get_photos(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Fetch the album's photo list, following a partition redirect once."""
-        import json as _json
-
-        status, headers, raw = await self._post("/webstream", {"streamCtag": None})
-        redirect_host = headers.get("X-Apple-MMe-Host")
-        if redirect_host and redirect_host != self._host:
-            # Our partition guess was wrong; Apple told us the right host.
-            self._host = redirect_host
-            status, headers, raw = await self._post("/webstream", {"streamCtag": None})
-        if status != 200:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"iCloud webstream failed: HTTP {status}")
-        payload = _json.loads(raw)
+        payload = await self._post(
+            "/webstream", {"streamCtag": None}, operation="photo list"
+        )
         return parse_webstream(payload)[:_MAX_ASSETS]
 
     async def async_get_asset_urls(
         self, guids: list[str]
     ) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
         """Resolve signed asset URLs for photo guids, keyed by checksum."""
-        import json as _json
-
         out: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        batch_count = (len(guids) + _URL_BATCH - 1) // _URL_BATCH
         for start in range(0, len(guids), _URL_BATCH):
             chunk = guids[start : start + _URL_BATCH]
-            status, _headers, raw = await self._post(
-                "/webasseturls", {"photoGuids": chunk}
+            batch_number = start // _URL_BATCH + 1
+            payload = await self._post(
+                "/webasseturls", {"photoGuids": chunk},
+                operation=f"image URLs batch {batch_number}/{batch_count} ({len(chunk)} photos)",
             )
-            if status != 200:
-                raise RuntimeError(f"iCloud webasseturls failed: HTTP {status}")
-            payload = _json.loads(raw)
-            items = payload.get("items") if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
+            items = payload.get("items")
             if isinstance(items, dict):
                 out.update(items)
         return out
 
     async def async_validate(self) -> str | None:
         """Return the album name if the token works, else raise."""
-        import json as _json
-
-        status, headers, raw = await self._post("/webstream", {"streamCtag": None})
-        redirect_host = headers.get("X-Apple-MMe-Host")
-        if redirect_host and redirect_host != self._host:
-            self._host = redirect_host
-            status, headers, raw = await self._post("/webstream", {"streamCtag": None})
-        if status != 200:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"iCloud webstream failed: HTTP {status}")
-        payload = _json.loads(raw)
-        return payload.get("streamName") if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
+        payload = await self._post(
+            "/webstream", {"streamCtag": None}, operation="link validation"
+        )
+        return payload.get("streamName")
 
 
 # --- CloudKit backend helpers ---------------------------------------------

custom_components/album_slideshow/manifest.json

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
   "iot_class": "cloud_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/eyalgal/album_slideshow/issues",
   "requirements": ["Pillow", "PyNaCl>=1.5.0"],
-  "version": "1.9.1"
+  "version": "1.10.0"
 }

custom_components/album_slideshow/number.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry, async_add_e
             SlideIntervalNumber(entry, store),
             RefreshHoursNumber(entry, store, coordinator),
             PairDividerWidthNumber(entry, store),
+            PairMinGapPercentNumber(entry, store),
             NavigationBufferSizeNumber(entry, store),
             ImageCacheMbNumber(entry, store),
         ]
@@ -144,6 +145,37 @@ class PairDividerWidthNumber(_BaseNumber):
                 return
 
 
+class PairMinGapPercentNumber(_BaseNumber):
+    _attr_icon = "mdi:arrow-expand-horizontal"
+    _attr_native_min_value = 0
+    _attr_native_max_value = 50
+    _attr_native_step = 1
+    _attr_native_unit_of_measurement = "%"
+
+    def __init__(self, entry: ConfigEntry, store: SlideshowStore) -> None:
+        super().__init__(entry, store)
+        self._attr_unique_id = f"{entry.entry_id}_pair_min_gap_percent"
+        self._attr_name = "Pair minimum gap (% of album)"
+
+    @property
+    def native_value(self):
+        return int(self.store.pair_min_gap_percent)
+
+    async def async_set_native_value(self, value: float) -> None:
+        self.store.pair_min_gap_percent = min(50, max(0, int(value)))
+        self.store.notify()
+
+    async def async_added_to_hass(self) -> None:
+        await super().async_added_to_hass()
+        old = await self.async_get_last_state()
+        if old and old.state not in (None, "unknown", "unavailable"):
+            try:
+                self.store.pair_min_gap_percent = min(50, max(0, int(float(old.state))))
+                self.store.notify()
+            except Exception:
+                return
+
+
 class NavigationBufferSizeNumber(_BaseNumber):
     _attr_icon = "mdi:page-previous-outline"
     _attr_native_min_value = 0

custom_components/album_slideshow/store.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from .const import (
     DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO,
     DEFAULT_PAIR_DIVIDER_PX,
     DEFAULT_PAIR_DIVIDER_COLOR,
+    DEFAULT_PAIR_MIN_GAP_PERCENT,
     DEFAULT_IMAGE_CACHE_MB,
     DEFAULT_NAVIGATION_BUFFER_SIZE,
     DEFAULT_MAX_RESOLUTION,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class SlideshowStore:
     aspect_ratio: str = DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO
     pair_divider_px: int = DEFAULT_PAIR_DIVIDER_PX
     pair_divider_color: str = DEFAULT_PAIR_DIVIDER_COLOR
+    pair_min_gap_percent: int = DEFAULT_PAIR_MIN_GAP_PERCENT
     image_cache_mb: int = DEFAULT_IMAGE_CACHE_MB
     navigation_buffer_size: int = DEFAULT_NAVIGATION_BUFFER_SIZE
     max_resolution: str = DEFAULT_MAX_RESOLUTION

custom_components/album_slideshow/strings.json

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       },
       "ente": {
         "title": "Ente Photos public album",
-        "description": "Paste a public Ente album link, for example https://albums.ente.io/?t=TOKEN#KEY. Copy the whole link including the part after the # - that fragment is the decryption key and the album cannot be read without it. No Ente account or password is needed. Leave the API endpoint blank unless you self-host Ente.",
+        "description": "Paste a public Ente album link, for example {example_url}. Copy the whole link including the part after the # - that fragment is the decryption key and the album cannot be read without it. No Ente account or password is needed. Leave the API endpoint blank unless you self-host Ente.",
         "data": {
           "album_name": "Album name",
           "ente_url": "Album share link",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
       "nextcloud_cannot_connect": "Could not connect to Nextcloud. Check the URL, username, app password and folder path.",
       "invalid_nextcloud_url": "That does not look like a Nextcloud Photos public album link.",
       "nextcloud_public_cannot_connect": "Could not connect to that Nextcloud album. Check the link is still valid.",
-      "invalid_ente_url": "That does not look like an Ente public album link. It should look like https://albums.ente.io/?t=TOKEN#KEY, including the part after the #."
+      "invalid_ente_url": "That does not look like an Ente public album link. It should look like {example_url}, including the part after the #."
       ,"ente_cannot_connect": "Could not open that Ente album. The link may be expired, revoked, or password-protected."
     }
   },

custom_components/album_slideshow/translations/en.json

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       },
       "ente": {
         "title": "Ente Photos public album",
-        "description": "Paste a public Ente album link, for example https://albums.ente.io/?t=TOKEN#KEY. Copy the whole link including the part after the # - that fragment is the decryption key and the album cannot be read without it. No Ente account or password is needed. Leave the API endpoint blank unless you self-host Ente.",
+        "description": "Paste a public Ente album link, for example {example_url}. Copy the whole link including the part after the # - that fragment is the decryption key and the album cannot be read without it. No Ente account or password is needed. Leave the API endpoint blank unless you self-host Ente.",
         "data": {
           "album_name": "Album name",
           "ente_url": "Album share link",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
       "nextcloud_cannot_connect": "Could not connect to Nextcloud. Check the URL, username, app password and folder path.",
       "invalid_nextcloud_url": "That does not look like a Nextcloud Photos public album link.",
       "nextcloud_public_cannot_connect": "Could not connect to that Nextcloud album. Check the link is still valid.",
-      "invalid_ente_url": "That does not look like an Ente public album link. It should look like https://albums.ente.io/?t=TOKEN#KEY, including the part after the #."
+      "invalid_ente_url": "That does not look like an Ente public album link. It should look like {example_url}, including the part after the #."
       ,"ente_cannot_connect": "Could not open that Ente album. The link may be expired, revoked, or password-protected."
     }
   },

custom_components/album_slideshow/www/album-slideshow-card.js

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  *   tap_action: none        # none | more-info
  */
 
-const VERSION = "1.9.1";
+const VERSION = "1.10.0";
 
 const ANIMATED_TRANSITIONS = [
   "fade",
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ const LIVE_FIELDS = [
   "slide_interval",
   "pair_divider_px",
   "pair_divider_color",
+  "pair_min_gap_percent",
 ];
 
 const LIVE_SUFFIX = {
@@ -980,6 +981,7 @@ const LIVE_SUFFIX = {
   slide_interval: "_interval",
   pair_divider_px: "_pair_divider_px",
   pair_divider_color: "_pair_divider_color",
+  pair_min_gap_percent: "_pair_min_gap_percent",
   previous_button: "_previous_button",
   next_button: "_next_button",
   refresh_button: "_refresh_button",
@@ -994,6 +996,7 @@ const LIVE_LABELS = {
   live_slide_interval: "Slide interval (seconds)",
   live_pair_divider_px: "Pair divider size (px)",
   live_pair_divider_color: "Pair divider color",
+  live_pair_min_gap_percent: "Pair minimum gap (% of album)",
 };
 
 function humanizeOption(value) {
@@ -1189,6 +1192,19 @@ function createAlbumSlideshowCardEditorClass(Base) {
     if (s.pair_divider_color) {
       items.push({ name: "live_pair_divider_color", selector: { text: {} } });
     }
+    if (s.pair_min_gap_percent) {
+      items.push({
+        name: "live_pair_min_gap_percent",
+        selector: {
+          number: this._liveNumberConfig(s.pair_min_gap_percent, {
+            min: 0,
+            max: 50,
+            step: 1,
+            unit: "%",
+          }),
+        },
+      });
+    }
     return items;
   }
 
@@ -1401,7 +1417,7 @@ function createAlbumSlideshowCardEditorClass(Base) {
         out[`live_${f}`] = e ? e.state : "";
       }
     }
-    for (const f of ["slide_interval", "pair_divider_px"]) {
+    for (const f of ["slide_interval", "pair_divider_px", "pair_min_gap_percent"]) {
       if (s[f]) {
         const e = st(s[f]);
         out[`live_${f}`] = e ? Number(e.state) : null;
@@ -1594,7 +1610,11 @@ function createAlbumSlideshowCardEditorClass(Base) {
         entity_id: id,
         option: value,
       });
-    } else if (field === "slide_interval" || field === "pair_divider_px") {
+    } else if (
+      field === "slide_interval" ||
+      field === "pair_divider_px" ||
+      field === "pair_min_gap_percent"
+    ) {
       hass.callService("number", "set_value", {
         entity_id: id,
         value: Number(value),