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[EXPLORATIONAL] Fix issues with deprecated discovery syntax in HomeAssistant 0.84 #53
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This is an explorational PR that attempts to resolve Issue #51 in such a way that won't break lights for users of older HomeAssistant versions (< 0.84).
ISSUE
Home Assistant 0.84 removed the "mqtt_json" platform type, replacing it with a combination of "platform: mqtt" with "schema: json".
This breaks AiLight auto-discovery for users of HA >= 0.84 since current AiLight firmware only sends the now-legacy "mqtt_json" as a platform.
The resolution is simple, but could break lights for AiLights users running older versions of HA./
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Add a variable in config.h that allows user to override the "new way" for HA discovery: