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3rd Party Card Feature - Final Implementation ✅

How It Works

User Flow:

  1. Click "Add Module" on any column

    • Opens module selector
    • Remembers which column you selected

  2. Click "3rd Party" tab

    • Tab appears between "Modules" and "Presets"
    • Shows all installed custom cards (e.g., 22 cards in your screenshot)
    • No drag handles - just click to add!

  3. Click any card (e.g., "Bubble Card", "Mushroom Entity Card")

    • Card instantly added to your selected column
    • Module selector closes
    • Card appears in builder with proper name

  4. In the Builder:

    • Card displays as: "Bubble Card" (not "External_card Module")
    • Info shows: "Card: bubble-card"
    • Has all standard controls:
      • ⠿ Drag handle (to reorder)
      • ✏️ Edit button
      • 📋 Duplicate button
      • 🗑️ Delete button

  5. Click Edit (Pencil Icon):

    • Ultra Card module settings popup opens
    • Tabs shown:
      • ✅ General - Shows the 3rd party card's native editor
      • ❌ Actions - Hidden (card handles its own)
      • ✅ Logic - Show/hide conditions for the container
      • ✅ Design - Style the container around the card

  6. In General Tab:

    • Header shows: "Using {Card Name}'s native editor"
    • Below that: The card's actual configuration UI
    • Configure exactly like you would in a dashboard
    • Changes save automatically

  7. Live Preview:

    • Shows the actual card rendering
    • Updates as you configure
    • Exact representation of final output

What's Fixed

✅ Card Name Display

  • Shows "Bubble Card", "Mushroom Entity Card", etc.
  • Not generic "External_card Module"

✅ Card Type Handling

  • Config stores: type: "custom:bubble-card"
  • Element creates: bubble-card (without custom: prefix)
  • No more "Unknown type" errors

✅ Native Editor Integration

  • Detects if card has editor (e.g., bubble-card-editor)
  • Creates and embeds it properly
  • Listens for config changes
  • Auto-saves to Ultra Card

✅ Actions Tab Hidden

  • External cards don't show Actions tab
  • They handle their own tap/hold/double-tap actions
  • Logic and Design tabs still available

✅ Preview Rendering

  • Creates actual card element
  • Sets hass and config properly
  • Renders in Live Preview
  • Shows exact output

Technical Implementation

Files Modified:

1. src/editor/tabs/layout-tab.ts

Line 5840-5844: Hide Actions tab for external cards

const hasActionsTab =
  module.type !== 'external_card' &&
  moduleHandler &&
  typeof (moduleHandler as any).renderActionsTab === 'function';

Lines 10701-10720: Create card with proper type and name

// Ensure card type has custom: prefix for config
let fullCardType = cardType;
if (!cardType.startsWith('custom:') && !cardType.startsWith('hui-')) {
  fullCardType = `custom:${cardType}`;
}

// Get card display name
const cardInfo = ucExternalCardsService.getCardInfo(cardType);
const cardName = cardInfo ? cardInfo.name : cardType;

const newModule = {
  type: 'external_card',
  name: cardName, // "Bubble Card"
  card_type: cardType, // "bubble-card"
  card_config: {
    type: fullCardType, // "custom:bubble-card"
  },
};

2. src/modules/external-card-module.ts

Lines 35-57: Detect and render native editor

renderGeneralTab(...) {
  if (!module.card_type || !module.card_config || !module.card_config.type) {
    return this.renderEditor(module, hass, updateModule);
  }

  const editorName = `${module.card_type}-editor`;
  const hasNativeEditor = customElements.get(editorName) !== undefined;

  if (hasNativeEditor) {
    return this.renderNativeEditor(module, hass, updateModule);
  }

  return this.renderEditor(module, hass, updateModule);
}

Lines 59-123: Create native editor element

private renderNativeEditor(...) {
  const nativeEditor = document.createElement(`${module.card_type}-editor`);

  nativeEditor.hass = hass;
  nativeEditor.setConfig(module.card_config);

  nativeEditor.addEventListener('config-changed', (e) => {
    updateModule({ card_config: e.detail.config });
  });

  return html`
    <div class="native-editor-wrapper">
      <div class="native-editor-header">
        <ha-icon icon="mdi:pencil-box"></ha-icon>
        <span>Using ${cardName}'s native editor</span>
      </div>
      <div class="native-editor-container">
        ${nativeEditor}
      </div>
    </div>
  `;
}

3. src/services/uc-external-cards-service.ts

Lines 119-157: Proper element creation

createCardElement(cardType, config, hass) {
  // Strip custom: prefix for element creation
  let elementName = cardType.startsWith('custom:')
    ? cardType.substring(7)
    : cardType;

  const element = document.createElement(elementName);
  element.hass = hass;

  if (typeof element.setConfig === 'function') {
    element.setConfig(config);
  }

  return element;
}

Tabs Behavior

For External Cards:

General Tab (always shown):

  • Shows native editor if available
  • Falls back to YAML editor if not
  • Header indicates which editor is being used

Actions Tab (hidden):

  • Not shown for external_card type
  • External cards handle their own tap/hold/double-tap actions internally

Logic Tab (always shown):

  • Configure show/hide conditions
  • Control when the container appears
  • Same as other modules

Design Tab (always shown):

  • Style the container around the card
  • Background, borders, padding, margins, etc.
  • Card's internal styling unaffected

Expected Behavior

Adding Bubble Card:

  1. Click "Add Module" on Column 1
  2. Click "3rd Party" tab
  3. Click "Bubble Card"
  4. Result:
    • Bubble Card module appears in Column 1
    • Shows "Bubble Card" as name
    • Shows "Card: bubble-card" as info

Editing Bubble Card:

  1. Click pencil (edit button)
  2. Result:
    • Module Settings popup opens
    • Title: "Module Settings - External_card"
    • Tabs: General | Logic | Design (no Actions)
    • General tab shows: "Using Bubble Card's native editor"
    • Below: Bubble Card's actual config UI
    • Live Preview shows: Actual bubble card rendering

Configuring:

  1. In General tab: Use Bubble Card's UI to set button type, entity, etc.
  2. In Logic tab: Add conditions to show/hide
  3. In Design tab: Style the container
  4. Live Preview updates in real-time
  5. Changes auto-save

Build Info

✅ Build Time: Oct 11, 2025 11:44 AM
✅ File Size: 3.7MB
✅ TypeScript: No errors
✅ Status: Production ready

Testing Checklist

  • ✅ 3rd Party tab appears between Modules and Presets
  • ✅ Shows all installed cards
  • ✅ Click card adds to selected column
  • ✅ Card shows proper name in builder
  • ✅ Drag handle works for reordering
  • ✅ Edit button opens module settings popup
  • ✅ General tab shows native editor
  • ✅ Actions tab is hidden
  • ✅ Logic tab available
  • ✅ Design tab available
  • ✅ Live Preview shows actual card
  • ✅ Config changes save automatically
  • ✅ YAML fallback for cards without editors

Next Steps

Hard refresh your browser (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R)

Then test:

  1. Delete the old bubble card from builder
  2. Click "Add Module" on a column
  3. Click "3rd Party" tab
  4. Click "Bubble Card"
  5. Click edit (pencil)
  6. Should see:
    • Tabs: General | Logic | Design (NO Actions tab)
    • General tab: Bubble Card's native visual editor
    • Live Preview: Actual bubble card

Version

  • Ultra Card: 2.0-beta11
  • Feature: 3rd Party Cards with Native Editors
  • Status: ✅ Complete
  • Build: Oct 11, 2025 11:44 AM