From 2e4a2ee625cf173d8702af04b500d0080b14e103 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: finity69x2 <32221243+finity69x2@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:46:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update sensor.py

address API causing frequent state changes
---
 custom_components/nws_alerts/sensor.py | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/custom_components/nws_alerts/sensor.py b/custom_components/nws_alerts/sensor.py
index 6e607ee..cd25574 100644
--- a/custom_components/nws_alerts/sensor.py
+++ b/custom_components/nws_alerts/sensor.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_IMPORT, ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ATTRIBUTION, CONF_NAME
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import (
+    callback,
+    HomeAssistant, 
+)
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceEntryType
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo
@@ -108,3 +111,9 @@ def device_info(self) -> DeviceInfo:
             manufacturer="NWS",
             name="NWS Alerts",
         )
+
+    @callback
+    def _handle_coordinator_update(self) -> None:
+        """Handle updated data from the coordinator."""
+        if self.coordinator.data != "AttributeError":
+            self.async_write_ha_state()