Optimize API polling patterns to avoid excessive calls and improve performance. Use appropriate update intervals based on data freshness requirements rather than aggressive polling schedules.
Optimize API polling patterns to avoid excessive calls and improve performance. Use appropriate update intervals based on data freshness requirements rather than aggressive polling schedules.
Key principles:
Example of problematic polling:
super().__init__(
hass,
_LOGGER,
name=DOMAIN,
update_interval=timedelta(seconds=5), # Too frequent!
)
Better approach using coordinator with reasonable intervals:
class DeviceDataCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator):
def __init__(self, hass: HomeAssistant, api: DeviceAPI):
super().__init__(
hass,
_LOGGER,
name="device_coordinator",
update_interval=timedelta(minutes=15), # More reasonable
)
self.api = api
async def _async_update_data(self):
# Group multiple API calls together
return await self.api.get_all_device_data()
This approach reduces API rate limit issues, improves performance, and provides better user experience while future-proofing for additional platforms.
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