esphome:
  name: host-empty-string-test

host:

api:
  batch_delay: 50ms

select:
  - platform: template
    name: "Select Empty First"
    id: select_empty_first
    optimistic: true
    options:
      - ""  # Empty string at the beginning
      - "Option A"
      - "Option B"
      - "Option C"
    initial_option: "Option A"

  - platform: template
    name: "Select Empty Middle"
    id: select_empty_middle
    optimistic: true
    options:
      - "Option 1"
      - "Option 2"
      - ""  # Empty string in the middle
      - "Option 3"
      - "Option 4"
    initial_option: "Option 1"

  - platform: template
    name: "Select Empty Last"
    id: select_empty_last
    optimistic: true
    options:
      - "Choice X"
      - "Choice Y"
      - "Choice Z"
      - ""  # Empty string at the end
    initial_option: "Choice X"

# Add a sensor to ensure we have other entities in the list
sensor:
  - platform: template
    name: "Test Sensor"
    id: test_sensor
    lambda: |-
      return 42.0;
    update_interval: 60s

binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    name: "Test Binary Sensor"
    id: test_binary_sensor
    lambda: |-
      return true;