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| Integration File Structure | File Structure |
Each integration is stored inside a directory named after the integration domain. The domain is a short name consisting of characters and underscores. This domain has to be unique and cannot be changed. Example of the domain for the mobile app integration: mobile_app. So all files for this integration are in the folder mobile_app/.
The bare minimum content of this folder looks like this:
manifest.json: The manifest file describes the integration and its dependencies. More info__init__.py: The component file. If the integration only offers a platform, you can keep this file limited to a docstring introducing the integration"""The Mobile App integration.""".
Integrating devices - light.py, switch.py etc
If your integration is going to integrate one or more devices, you will need to do this by creating a platform that interacts with an entity integration. For example, if you want to represent a light device inside Home Assistant, you will create light.py, which will contain a light platform for the light integration.
- More info on available entity integrations.
- More info on creating platforms.
Integrating services - services.yaml
If your integration is going to register services, it will need to provide a description of the available services. The description is stored in services.yaml. More information about services.yaml.
Where Home Assistant looks for integrations
Home Assistant will look for an integration when it sees the domain referenced in the config file (i.e. mobile_app:) or if it is a dependency of another integration. Home Assistant will look at the following locations:
<config directory>/custom_components/<domain>homeassistant/components/<domain>(built-in integrations)
You can override a built-in integration by having an integration with the same domain in your config/custom_components folder. Note that overriding built-in components is not recommended as you will no longer get updates. It is recommended to pick a unique name.