Plugwise

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- Add a DHW Comfort Mode switch (Feature Request)

- As per [Core Blog `state_class_total`](https://developers.home-assistant.io/blog/2021/08/16/state_class_total)

- USB-Stick
- New: Automatically accepting of joining request of new Plugwise devices if the `Enable newly added entries` system option is turned on (default). A notification will be popup after a new devices is joined.
- Improved: For quicker response switch (relay) requests are handled with priority
- Improved: Dynamically set the refresh interval based on the actual discovered devices with power measurement capabilities
- Improved: Response messages received from Plugwise devices are now validated to their checksums.
- Improved: Using the `device_remove` services will remove the devices from the device registry too.
- Improved: Better handling of timeout issues and reduced communication messages.
- Improved: Corrected log level assignments (debug, info, warning, errors)
- Fixed: Missing power history values during last week of the month.
- Fixed: Prevent a few rarely occurring communication failures.

The developer of the Plugwise Stick integration, brefra, has joined the team. As a result we have added support for the Plugwise Stick.

Earlier versions

Sept 2020

- Add a service: plugwise.delete_notification, this allows you to dismiss a Plugwise Notification from HA Core.
- Support for switching groups created on the Plugwise App has been added, these are available on the Adam with Plugs and on the Stretch.
- Support for the Plugwise Stretch v2 and v3 has been added.

Aug 2020

This custom_component can be installed to replace the HA Core Plugwise component. It can NO LONGER be installed next to the HA Core Plugwise component.
Due to this it behaves exactly as the HA Core Plugwise component: discovery works. But this beta-version has extra features and improvements!

PLEASE NOTE: ~~at the moment you will need to remove the existing Core Plugwise integration(s) before you install this beta custom_component. This is at the moment also needed when you want to return to using the Core Plugwise integration. When this is no longer needed, you can read about it here.~~ Since Core v0.115.0 this is no longer needed.