[Bug]: Auckland Council only showing 2 weeks post update about hacs_waste_collection_schedule HOT 5 OPEN

@Perchycs i just set the changeover time to 23:59, so it just picks up the rollover the next day.

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This kinda is intended behavior as the new implementation parses the website which only offers dates for the next collection. We could parse the information below the table saying how often a waste type is collected, but this adds a potential breaking point

for the detailed update PR see #1968

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Ah I see, that's great. Thanks for letting me know

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@5ila5, @PHamiltonNZ - There is a slight issue I am seeing with how it works currently by default.

Given only one date is given on the Auckland council website, it cannot obviously parse the next date. So if you accept the default day_switch_time of 10am, it shows up as unknown until the website updates as the next date isn't available to display.

Example of the behaviour I'm seeing and my configuration:-

  sources:
    - name: aucklandcouncil_govt_nz
      args:
        area_number: 12342484543
      customize:
        - type: rubbish
          alias: Rubbish
          icon: mdi:trash-can
        - type: recycle
          alias: Recycling
          icon: mdi:recycle
        - type: food-waste
          alias: Food Scraps
          icon: mdi:food-apple
      calendar_title: Auckland Council Rubbish & Recycling Collections

sensor:
  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Rubbish Collection Date
    types:
      - Rubbish

  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Recycling Collection Date
    types:
      - Recycling

  - platform: waste_collection_schedule
    name: Food Scraps Collection Date
    types:
      - Food Scraps

The only obvious way I can think of to deal with it is to set the day_switch_time variable to say 11:59PM or somehow pickup the unknown result and display something else. Have not waited a week to see if that works though.

Wondering how how are others dealing with this?

Not sure if this can be dealt with in a more gracious way by the addon itself, even if there is a reluctance to parse further information on the website as noted above.

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@Agent6-6-6 what did you end up doing for this issue? I am thinking of templating the 'unknown' result as next week, but curious if anyone has thought of a better way.

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