Can you add gesture control to the VL6180?

[NonaSuomy]

There is an example with WLED here https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/blob/main/usermods/VL53L0X_gestures/usermod_vl53l0x_gestures.h

Can you add these functions as well? Basically like:
swipe under the sensor turn on/off
pause under the sensor up and down for dimming brightness on an LED pwm strip etc
anything else fun you can think of for a gesture?

Thank you.

[exxamalte]

I'm not quite sure if I understand your request.
Do you want me to add support for the VL6180 sensor to WLED? If so, then I would suggest to ask for this on the WLED Github page.
Or, do you want to implement gestures in an ESPHome device with the VL6180 sensor? In this case, I would probably not add this to this custom component, because gestures should sit on a higher software layer. This custom component provides the raw distance value, and you would then use automations in ESPHome to detect gestures. For example, you could add a template binary sensor that uses the distance value to determine its own on/off state.

[NonaSuomy]

The later,

Had a go with some nudges from ssieb

esphome:
  name: t-energy-008
  friendly_name: T-Energy-008
  includes:
    - "vl6180x_sensor.h"
  libraries:
    - SPI
    - Wire
    - adafruit/Adafruit BusIO @ 1.9.6
    - "Adafruit_VL6180X"
esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: arduino
# Enable logging
logger:

#psram:
#  mode: quad
#  speed: 40MHz

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: !secret encryption_key006

ota:
  password: !secret ota_pass006

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  use_address: !secret use_address_wifi006
  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "T-Energy-008 Fallback Hotspot"
    password: !secret fallbackhotspot006

captive_portal:

web_server:

i2c:
  sda: 21
  scl: 22
  #id: bus_a

output:
  - platform: ledc
    pin: GPIO19
    id: led_output
    #frequency: 19531Hz

light:
  - platform: monochromatic
    name: "Gesture Controlled Light"
    output: led_output
    id: gesture_light

sensor:
  - platform: custom
    lambda: |-
      auto vl6180x_sensor = new VL6180XSensor();
      App.register_component(vl6180x_sensor);
      return {vl6180x_sensor->distance_sensor};
    sensors:
      - name: "VL6180X Distance"
        unit_of_measurement: mm
        accuracy_decimals: 0
        id: distance_sensor
        filters:
          - filter_out: nan
        on_value:
          then:
            - if:
                condition:
                  lambda: 'return id(gesture_brightness).state;'
                then:
                  - lambda: |-
                      // Map the distance range to brightness range
                      float brightness = (200 - id(distance_sensor).state) * (255.0 / 160);
                      id(led_output).set_level(brightness);
                  - homeassistant.service:
                      service: light.turn_on
                      data:
                        entity_id: light.sengled_e11_n1ea_light_2
                        brightness: !lambda "return (int)((1 - ((id(distance_sensor).state - 40) / (160))) * 255);"
            - if:
                condition:
                  lambda: 'return !id(gesture_brightness).state && (id(distance_sensor).state < 40);'
                then:
                  - homeassistant.service:
                      service: light.toggle
                      data:
                        entity_id: light.sengled_e11_n1ea_light_2
binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    name: "Gesture On/Off"
    id: gesture_on_off
    lambda: 'return !id(gesture_brightness).state && (id(distance_sensor).state < 40);'

  - platform: template
    name: "Gesture Brightness Control"
    id: gesture_brightness
    #  Hand is within the sensor range for more than 2 seconds
    filters:
      - delayed_on_off:
          time_on: 3s
          time_off: 4s
    lambda: 'return (id(distance_sensor).state <= 190 && id(distance_sensor).state >= 40);'

Any way for you to get this sensor wrapped into https://esphome.io/components/sensor/vl53l0x.html

Thank you.