feature request: make yaml specification an arary to allow multiple repeated sections

[Kamilcuk]

Describe your core improvement

Hello. I'd would like to not have to group things in esphome yaml files configuration depending on the type, but just be able to define multiple sensor: sections or any sections anywhere in the file.

I propose two syntaxes to achieve the goal. My idea can be implemented by making the root of esphome configuration an array:

---
- esphome:
    name: tester

- one_wire:
    - platform: gpio
      pin: GPIO4

######
# pump steering section in this file

- sensor:
  - platform: dht
    pin: GPIO5
    temperature:
      name: pump_temp
    update_interval: 60s

- switch:
    - platform: gpio
      pin: GPIO14
      id: pump

- esphome:
    includes:
      - ./include/pump_steering.hpp

- interval:
  - interval: 5s
    then:
      - lambda: pump_steering(id(pump_temp), id(pump))

################
# other stuff also connected to this esp

- sensor:
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x010b23738cce0528, name: "TempPowrot", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x0e0923b0cfbdab28, name: "TempZaPompaZasilania", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0xab0b23737b510228, name: "TempPowrotObwod1", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x260b23739b243b28, name: "TempPowrotObwod2", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x1a0623b2d29a0628, name: "TempPowrotObwod3", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x1c0623b2f15b1b28, name: "TempPowrotObwod4", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0xbe0623b292202628, name: "TempPowrotObwod5", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }

Alternatively multiple yaml documents can be used within one yaml file:

---
esphome:
    name: tester

one_wire:
    - platform: gpio
      pin: GPIO4

######
# pump steering section in this file
---

sensor:
  - platform: dht
    pin: GPIO5
    temperature:
      name: pump_temp
    update_interval: 60s

switch:
    - platform: gpio
      pin: GPIO14
      id: pump

esphome:
    includes:
      - ./include/pump_steering.hpp

interval:
  - interval: 5s
    then:
      - lambda: pump_steering(id(pump_temp), id(pump))

################
# other stuff also connected to this esp
---

sensor:
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x010b23738cce0528, name: "TempPowrot", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x0e0923b0cfbdab28, name: "TempZaPompaZasilania", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0xab0b23737b510228, name: "TempPowrotObwod1", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x260b23739b243b28, name: "TempPowrotObwod2", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x1a0623b2d29a0628, name: "TempPowrotObwod3", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x1c0623b2f15b1b28, name: "TempPowrotObwod4", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0xbe0623b292202628, name: "TempPowrotObwod5", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }

The behavior of arrays or documents would be just the same as if each entry would be a separate file included with packages: keyword.

Current limitations

Currently, I have to group all sensor: binary_sensor: esphome: etc. in one key, as YAML dictionary rightfully allows one unique key per document.

Technical benefits

The idea is to allow me to group things in esphome depending on their related functionality in one single file, not have to group them by the esphome type. I can currently group in multiple files and use packages, which I do, I believe being able to do that in one document would be a nice addition.

Additional context

No response

[Kamilcuk]

Hello, this can be closed. This is already implemented exactly with packages: keyword. Just:

packages:
- esphome:
    name: tester

- one_wire:
    - platform: gpio
      pin: GPIO4

######
# pump steering section in this file

- sensor:
  - platform: dht
    pin: GPIO5
    temperature:
      name: pump_temp
    update_interval: 60s

- switch:
    - platform: gpio
      pin: GPIO14
      id: pump

- esphome:
    includes:
      - ./include/pump_steering.hpp

- interval:
  - interval: 5s
    then:
      - lambda: pump_steering(id(pump_temp), id(pump))

################
# other stuff also connected to this esp

- sensor:
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x010b23738cce0528, name: "TempPowrot", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x0e0923b0cfbdab28, name: "TempZaPompaZasilania", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0xab0b23737b510228, name: "TempPowrotObwod1", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x260b23739b243b28, name: "TempPowrotObwod2", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x1a0623b2d29a0628, name: "TempPowrotObwod3", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0x1c0623b2f15b1b28, name: "TempPowrotObwod4", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }
    - { platform: dallas_temp, address: 0xbe0623b292202628, name: "TempPowrotObwod5", update_interval: 20s, resolution: 12 }

Thank you and sorry for the noise.