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Summary

Some charger metadata currently only shows up in debug or warning logs:

  • the negotiated OCPP subprotocol and transport
  • the charger's full configuration listing, and which keys it reported as unknown
  • the optional BootNotification fields: meterType, meterSerialNumber, chargeBoxSerialNumber, iccid, imsi, and the 2.x reason and modem fields

Diagnosing interoperability problems (for example a Sigenergy EVDC on OCPP 1.6J) needs exactly this information. Right now the only way to get it is to turn on debug logging and reconnect the charger.

This PR adds three charger-level diagnostic sensors. They go through the existing ChargePointMetric path, so they use sensor_unique_id. Each one is refreshed with _async_refresh_metric_entities for only the metric that changed.

Sensor State Attributes
Version OCPP The negotiated version: 1.6, 2.0.1 or 2.1 subprotocol, offered_subprotocols, transport (ws/wss). Updated on every connect and reconnect. The offer is recorded in select_subprotocol and does not change which subprotocol is selected.
Configuration Keys (OCPP 1.6) Number of keys returned by one keyless GetConfiguration, sent at the end of post_connect One attribute per key, plus readonly_keys, unknown_keys (collected from every keyed GetConfiguration the integration sends), redacted_keys, keys_truncated, truncated_values and measurands_configurable
Boot Notification Timestamp of the last BootNotification Every field received. 1.6 fields are kept as received; 2.x chargingStation fields are flattened (e.g. modem_iccid) and reason is added.

Safety and bounds

  • Redaction: values of keys matching (?i)(authorizationkey|password|secret|token|passphrase|certificate|privatekey) are replaced with redacted.
  • Size limits: at most 200 keys are listed and values are cut to 255 characters. Both cuts are reported in attributes. The state still counts every key.
  • Isolation of the configuration request: it runs last in post_connect, after post_connect_success is set.
    • It has its own 3-second timeout, matching the boot and status triggers in the same function. Without it, a charger that disconnects straight after setup would keep post_connect waiting for the library's 30-second call timeout.
    • A failed, timed-out or empty reply is debug-logged and never breaks setup.
    • Cancellation still propagates.

Docs

docs/user-guide.md gains a "Charger metadata (diagnostics)" section that describes the three sensors.

Related issues

  • Related to Expose charger ocpp boot notification #1755. The Boot Notification sensor's timestamp changes on every boot, so automations can trigger on a charger reboot. This PR does not add a dedicated HA event.
  • I found no existing issue requesting these sensors. Vendor, Model, Serial and Version.Firmware are already exposed as diagnostic sensors; this extends that pattern to the remaining boot and connection fields rather than duplicating those sensors.

Testing

  • New tests/test_charger_metadata.py covers:
    • 1.6 and 2.0.1 boot recording
    • subprotocol and transport capture
    • the configuration snapshot: redaction, truncation, readonly and unknown keys, measurand acceptance
    • snapshot failure, cancellation and an unanswered request
    • one end-to-end test over a real websocket that checks the HA entities
  • ruff check and ruff format --check are clean.
  • The full test suite passes locally under the CI settings (Python 3.14, pytest -n auto --timeout=30).

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  • New Features
    • Added diagnostic sensors for the negotiated OCPP version and connection details, charger configuration, and the latest Boot Notification.
    • Configuration diagnostics indicate unknown or read-only keys and whether values were redacted or truncated. Configuration snapshots are limited in size, and credential-related values are redacted.
    • SIM identifiers remain available as sensor attributes but are excluded from recorder history.
  • Documentation
    • Added a user-guide section explaining the charger metadata sensors and configuration snapshot limits.

Connection and charger metadata was only visible in debug/warning logs:
the negotiated OCPP subprotocol and transport, the charger's complete
configuration listing (and which keys the integration asked for that the
charger reported unknown), and the optional BootNotification fields such
as meterType, meterSerialNumber, chargeBoxSerialNumber, iccid and imsi.
Diagnosing charger interoperability issues (for example a Sigenergy
EVDC on OCPP 1.6J) needs exactly these, and recording them as entities
keeps the protocol version, meter identity and configuration visible
without enabling debug logging.

Three charger-level diagnostic sensors are added:

- Version.OCPP: the negotiated version (1.6 / 2.0.1 / 2.1), with
  attributes subprotocol, offered_subprotocols (captured in
  CentralSystem.select_subprotocol and stashed on the connection, without
  changing selection) and transport (ws, or wss when the central system
  runs with SSL). Recorded on connect and on every reconnect.
- Configuration.Keys (OCPP 1.6): post_connect issues one GetConfiguration
  without a key list after all existing setup. State is the number of
  keys returned; each key becomes an attribute, plus readonly_keys,
  unknown_keys (accumulated from every keyed GetConfiguration the
  integration issues: features, connector count, measurands, configure,
  the get_configuration service), redacted_keys, keys_truncated,
  truncated_values and, when known, measurands_configurable (whether the
  charger accepted the measurand ChangeConfiguration). The request is
  bounded by CONFIG_SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT (3 s, like the trigger requests
  beside it), so a charger that disconnects right after setup cannot hold
  post_connect open for the library call timeout. A failing, timed out or
  empty reply is debug-logged and never breaks post_connect; cancellation
  still propagates.
- Boot.Notification: timestamp of the last BootNotification with every
  field received as string attributes (1.6 kwargs as delivered; 2.x
  chargingStation fields flattened, e.g. modem_iccid, plus reason).

Redaction and bounds: values of keys whose name matches
(?i)(authorizationkey|password|secret|token|passphrase|certificate|privatekey)
are replaced with "redacted". At most 200 keys are listed and values are
truncated to 255 characters; both are reported in attributes, and the
state still counts every key returned.

Related to lbbrhzn#1755.

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The change adds charger diagnostics for OCPP connection details, OCPP 1.6 configuration, and Boot Notification fields. It records these values during connection, configuration retrieval, and boot notifications, then exposes them through charger sensors.

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Charger Diagnostic Metadata

Layer / File(s) Summary
Record connection and boot metadata
custom_components/ocpp/api.py, custom_components/ocpp/chargepoint.py, custom_components/ocpp/enums.py, custom_components/ocpp/ocppv16.py, custom_components/ocpp/ocppv201.py, tests/test_charger_metadata.py
The charge point records offered and negotiated subprotocols, transport, OCPP version, and Boot Notification fields. Tests cover connection metadata and boot fields for OCPP 1.6 and OCPP 2.x.
Capture OCPP 1.6 configuration metadata
custom_components/ocpp/chargepoint.py, custom_components/ocpp/ocppv16.py, tests/test_charger_metadata.py
OCPP 1.6 responses contribute unknown keys and measurand configurability. Snapshot retrieval records up to 200 keys, redacts credential-like values, and truncates other values to 255 characters. Tests cover snapshots, limits, and retrieval failures.
Expose diagnostic sensors
custom_components/ocpp/sensor.py, docs/user-guide.md, tests/test_charger_metadata.py
The sensors and guide describe the diagnostic attributes. Tests cover sensor setup, SIM identifier recorder exclusions, and an end-to-end OCPP 1.6 connection.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CentralSystem
  participant ChargePoint
  participant OCPP16ChargePoint
  participant Charger
  participant ChargerSensors
  CentralSystem->>ChargePoint: Store offered subprotocols on the connection
  ChargePoint->>ChargePoint: Record negotiated subprotocol and transport
  ChargePoint->>OCPP16ChargePoint: Fetch configuration snapshot
  OCPP16ChargePoint->>Charger: Request GetConfiguration without keys
  Charger-->>OCPP16ChargePoint: Return configuration entries
  OCPP16ChargePoint->>ChargePoint: Record snapshot and unknown keys
  ChargePoint->>ChargerSensors: Expose diagnostic metrics
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460-472: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

The boot-notification attributes skip the redaction that the configuration snapshot applies.

_flatten_attrs(fields) copies every BootNotification field into the entity attributes without changes. On OCPP 1.6, these fields include iccid and imsi, which are subscriber identifiers. On 2.x, they include modem_iccid and modem_imsi. The Home Assistant recorder persists entity attributes, so these identifiers are kept in history. The PR redacts credentials in Configuration.Keys, but it does not apply a similar policy to these identifiers. They are not credentials, so this is a privacy-posture decision, not a confirmed leak. Consider one of these options:

  • Mask the identifiers, for example by keeping only the last 4 digits.
  • Exclude the attributes from the recorder with _unrecorded_attributes.
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Review comment at @custom_components/ocpp/chargepoint.py around lines 460 - 472:
Update _record_boot_notification to redact subscriber identifiers before storing
the flattened attributes: mask iccid, imsi, modem_iccid, and modem_imsi while
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The Boot Notification sensor lists every BootNotification field as an
attribute, including the subscriber identifiers iccid and imsi (and the
OCPP 2.x modem_iccid and modem_imsi). Home Assistant writes entity
attributes to the recorder, so these were kept in history indefinitely.

List them in _unrecorded_attributes on ChargePointMetric. They remain
visible on the sensor for diagnosis but are no longer stored. Only the
Boot Notification sensor carries these attribute names, so no other
sensor is affected.

Also add tests for the lines Codecov reported as uncovered: skipped None
fields in 2.x boot payloads, a failure while recording a boot, unknown
configuration keys given as a single string or already known, and a
manual measurand ChangeConfiguration that raises.

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Addressed in b400a72: iccid, imsi, modem_iccid and modem_imsi are now listed in _unrecorded_attributes, so they stay visible on the sensor but are no longer written to recorder history. The end to end test asserts this.

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