Multiple data in one sensor

[HvdW]

There are lots of options to show multiple data in a condensed way.
Afaik there's dashticz, aurora, custom dashboard and probably others.
For those who like to stick with the default dashboard I'd like to explain with an example how one can display several data into one sensor using the Virtual Text Sensor.
We're using the Buienradar plugin data.
When you have installed buienradar you can see rain and upcoming rain information like this.

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One can display the same information into a dummy text sensor like this.

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The code is here. (just an example)

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-- Buienradar in text example

return {
	on = {
		timer = {'every 1 minutes'},
		},
	    logging = {
        level = domoticz.LOG_DEBUG,
        -- change LOG_DEBUG to LOG_ERROR to stop logging in the log
        marker = 'Buienradar in a textfile',
        },


	execute = function(domoticz, triggeredItem)
      
        -- domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Leadtime').dump()
        -- domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Duration').dump()
        -- domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Avg Rainrate').dump()
        -- domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Max Rainrate').dump()
        -- domoticz.devices('Rain Intensity').dump()
        -- domoticz.devices('Rainfall next Hour').dump()
        -- domoticz.devices('Rain').dump()
        
        --  ,  , and  
        -- math.floor(domoticz.devices('Tado Kamer Temp').temperature*10)/10 
        domoticz.devices('Buienradar text').updateText('Rain              ' .. math.floor(domoticz.devices('Rain').rain*10)/10 .. ' mm/h'..
            '\n Rain intensity           ' .. domoticz.devices('Rain Intensity').nValue .. ' %'..
            '\n Rainfall next Hour        ' .. domoticz.devices('Rainfall next Hour').nValue .. ' mm/h'..
            '\n \n \n    Next Rainshower Leadtime      ' .. math.floor(domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Leadtime').sensorValue) .. ' min'..
            '\n    Next Rainshower Duration       ' .. math.floor(domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Duration').sensorValue) .. ' min'..
            '\n    Next Rainshower Avg Rainrate   ' .. domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Avg Rainrate').sensorValue .. ' mm/h'..
            '\n    Next Rainshower Max Rainrate   ' .. domoticz.devices('Next Rainshower Max Rainrate').sensorValue .. ' mm/h'..            '\n  ')
end
}

It takes a bit of time to arrage text and data on every line, but once it's done it doesn't need any maintenance.
In the code you see some lines with the dump() statement.
It is used to read the json output to be able to determin what data you need to pick to be displayed.