Bump version to 0.1.51, fix chat input focus loss, and update card version

Author: techartdev

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to the OpenClaw Home Assistant Integration will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.1.51] - 2026-02-23
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed chat input focus loss while typing by preventing unnecessary card re-renders on frequent Home Assistant state updates.
+
 ## [0.1.50] - 2026-02-21
 
 ### Fixed

custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 # URL at which the card JS is served (registered via register_static_path)
 _CARD_STATIC_URL = f"/openclaw/{_CARD_FILENAME}"
 # Versioned URL used for Lovelace resource registration to avoid stale browser cache
-_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.50"
+_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.51"
 
 OpenClawConfigEntry = ConfigEntry
 

custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "iot_class": "local_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant/issues",
   "requirements": [],
-  "version": "0.1.50",
+  "version": "0.1.51",
   "dependencies": ["conversation"],
   "after_dependencies": ["hassio", "lovelace"]
 }

custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * + subscribes to openclaw_message_received events.
  */
 
-const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.9";
+const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.10";
 
 // Max time (ms) to show the thinking indicator before falling back to an error
 const THINKING_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     this._assistAutoStopTimer = null;
     this._lastAssistantEventSignature = null;
     this._autoScrollPinned = true;
+    this._lastHassRenderSignature = null;
   }
 
   // ── HA card interface ───────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -126,12 +127,36 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
   set hass(hass) {
     const firstSet = !this._hass;
     this._hass = hass;
+    const currentSignature = this._getHassRenderSignature(hass);
     if (firstSet) {
       this._subscribeToEvents();
       this._syncHistoryFromBackend();
       this._loadIntegrationSettings();
     }
-    this._render();
+    if (firstSet || currentSignature !== this._lastHassRenderSignature) {
+      this._lastHassRenderSignature = currentSignature;
+      this._render();
+    }
+  }
+
+  _getHassRenderSignature(hass) {
+    const states = hass?.states || {};
+    const stateEntries = Object.entries(states);
+
+    const statusEntity =
+      states["sensor.openclaw_status"] ||
+      stateEntries.find(([entityId]) => entityId.startsWith("sensor.openclaw_status"))?.[1] ||
+      null;
+
+    const binaryEntity =
+      states["binary_sensor.openclaw_connected"] ||
+      stateEntries.find(([entityId]) => entityId.startsWith("binary_sensor.openclaw_connected"))?.[1] ||
+      null;
+
+    const status = String(statusEntity?.state || "").toLowerCase();
+    const connectedState = String(binaryEntity?.state || "").toLowerCase();
+
+    return `${status}|${connectedState}`;
   }
 
   _getGatewayConnectionState() {

www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (async () => {
   try {
     if (!customElements.get("openclaw-chat-card")) {
-      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.50";
+      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.51";
       console.info("OpenClaw loader importing", src);
       await import(src);
     }