release: jvdd build 9.6.4-jvdd.1 — rebase on upstream v9.6.3

Upstream merged our PR johanzander#180 (AI Analyst model IDs) in 9.6.3, so that
patch is dropped from the fork diff. The fork now carries:

  - external_solar_mode (PR johanzander#167, still pending) — now with mode
    override in addition to grid_charge override
  - SolaxModbus TOU begin/end via time.* entity mirror (issue johanzander#181)

Bumped to 9.6.4-jvdd.1 to stay above upstream's 9.6.3 release.

Author: jdungen

.github/workflows/release-addon.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: Release Add-on
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag to build (e.g. v9.6.2-jvdd.4)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
@@ -30,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Log in to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -46,7 +54,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract version from tag
         id: version
-        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}"
+          echo "version=${TAG#v}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Build and push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -62,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             BUILD_DATE=${{ github.event.release.published_at }}
             BUILD_REF=${{ github.sha }}
           tags: |
-            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/johanzander/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/johanzander/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:latest
+            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository_owner }}/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository_owner }}/bess-manager-${{ matrix.arch }}:latest
           cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.arch }}
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.arch }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [9.6.4-jvdd.1] - 2026-06-26
+
+Rebased on upstream v9.6.3 (which merged our PR #180 — the AI Analyst model-ID fix is now upstream and dropped from this fork's diff). Two jvdd-only patches remain:
+
+### Added (jvdd fork)
+
+- **`external_solar_mode`** battery setting for AC-coupled PV setups (upstream PR #167, still open). When enabled, `SOLAR_STORAGE` periods use `grid_charge=True` **and** TOU mode `battery_first` so the inverter actively pulls from the AC side during the planned solar window. The mode override is critical: with only `grid_charge=True` and TOU still in Load First, the Growatt EMS waits for a trigger that on AC-coupled never comes — battery sits idle even when solar surplus is flowing through the meter.
+
+### Fixed (jvdd fork)
+
+- **SolaxModbus + Growatt MID: TOU begin/end writes silently dropped** — on Growatt MID 15KTL3-XH the SolaxModbus integration's `select.*_inverter_time_N_begin/end` entities are permanently `unavailable` and writes get silently dropped, leaving the TOU slot stuck on a stale time window. The inverter then runs default Load First outside that window regardless of BESS's planned mode. After each select-write for begin/end, mirror the value to the parallel `time.*_time_N_begin/end` entity (which works). Mode/active writes go through select.* unchanged. (upstream issue #181)
+
 ## [9.6.3] - 2026-06-25
 
 ### Fixed

bess_manager/config.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: "BESS Manager"
 description: "Battery Energy Storage System optimization and management"
-version: "9.6.3"
+version: "9.6.4-jvdd.1"
 slug: "bess_manager"
-image: "ghcr.io/johanzander/bess-manager-{arch}"
+image: "ghcr.io/jdungen/bess-manager-{arch}"
 init: false
 arch:
   - aarch64