Optionally don't convert output of duration and time selectors

homeassistant/helpers/config_validation.py

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def icon(value: Any) -> str:
     raise vol.Invalid('Icons should be specified in the form "prefix:name"')
 
 
-time_period_dict = vol.All(
+time_period_dict_dict = vol.All(
     dict,
     vol.Schema(
         {
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ time_period_dict = vol.All(
         }
     ),
     has_at_least_one_key("days", "hours", "minutes", "seconds", "milliseconds"),
+)
+
+time_period_dict = vol.All(
+    time_period_dict_dict,
     lambda value: timedelta(**value),
 )
 

homeassistant/helpers/selector.py

@@ -259,10 +259,12 @@ class TimeSelector(Selector):
 
     selector_type = "time"
 
-    CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({})
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({vol.Optional("as_str", default=False): bool})
 
-    def __call__(self, data: Any) -> time_sys:
+    def __call__(self, data: Any) -> str | time_sys:
         """Validate the passed selection."""
+        if self.config["as_str"]:
+            return str(cv.time(data))
         return cv.time(data)
 
 
@@ -407,10 +409,14 @@ class DurationSelector(Selector):
 
     selector_type = "duration"
 
-    CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({})
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({vol.Optional("as_dict", default=False): bool})
 
-    def __call__(self, data: Any) -> timedelta:
+    def __call__(self, data: Any) -> dict[str, float] | timedelta:
         """Validate the passed selection."""
+        if self.config["as_dict"]:
+            duration_dict: dict[str, float] = cv.time_period_dict_dict(data)
+            return duration_dict
+
         duration: timedelta = cv.time_period_dict(data)
         return duration
 

tests/helpers/test_selector.py

@@ -248,14 +248,15 @@ def test_boolean_selector_schema(schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "schema,valid_selections,invalid_selections",
-    (({}, ("00:00:00",), ("blah", None)),),
+    "schema,valid_selections,invalid_selections,converter",
+    (
+        ({}, ("00:00:00",), ("blah", None), dt_util.parse_time),
+        ({"as_str": True}, ("00:00:00",), ("blah", None), None),
+    ),
 )
-def test_time_selector_schema(schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections):
+def test_time_selector_schema(schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections, converter):
     """Test time selector."""
-    _test_selector(
-        "time", schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections, dt_util.parse_time
-    )
+    _test_selector("time", schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections, converter)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -382,24 +383,27 @@ def test_attribute_selector_schema(schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "schema,valid_selections,invalid_selections",
+    "schema,valid_selections,invalid_selections,converter",
     (
         (
             {},
             ({"seconds": 10},),
             (None, {}),
+            lambda x: timedelta(**x),
+        ),
+        (
+            {"as_dict": True},
+            ({"seconds": 10},),
+            (None, {}),
+            None,
         ),
     ),
 )
-def test_duration_selector_schema(schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections):
+def test_duration_selector_schema(
+    schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections, converter
+):
     """Test duration selector."""
-    _test_selector(
-        "duration",
-        schema,
-        valid_selections,
-        invalid_selections,
-        lambda x: timedelta(**x),
-    )
+    _test_selector("duration", schema, valid_selections, invalid_selections, converter)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(