Clarification of time formats

[akasma74]

This PR superceeds #10796 (couldn't rebase that).
I couldn't find anything in the current docs on time formats and thought it would be useful to give more details (rather than time | integer description) about ones available.

Description:

Pull request in home-assistant (if applicable): home-assistant/home-assistant#

Checklist:

• Branch: next is for changes and new documentation that will go public with the next Home Assistant release. Fixes, changes and adjustments for the current release should be created against current.
• The documentation follows the standards.

[frenck]

Hi @akasma74, thanks for the PR!

I've reviewed it and left some comments, could you please take a look? Thanks! 👍

[akasma74]

@frenck I've made some changes, hope it's better now.

[frenck]

Thanks, @akasma74! 👍

Happy Hacktoberfest 🎉

[akasma74]

Thanks for approving the PR.
BTW, I was always curious why there is no mention of services to work with generic_thermostat on this page (and tbh it's not that obvious where to look for them) - perhaps it's a good idea to add something like this before the config exapmple?

For the services available to work with generic_thermostat entities please refer to this page.

Shall I add it to this PR or it's better to create a separate one (I support the former, reflecting this in PR's title)?

[frenck]

We are looking for more generic ways to resolve this. Since every entity has one of the core entities as the base (e.g., light, climate, switch), and thus inherits the services. Adding this to every single integration or platform seems a bit cumbersome 😉

[akasma74]

Agree, the more generic way would be ideal.
Just wanted to check that you guys have it on your list as currently it's a bit difficult to use for some and definitely can be improved ;)