HomeKit bridge "Offline" status for ofline MQTT devices

[OwlBawl]

The problem

While HA knows and shows that MQTT device as "Unavailable" - the Homekit bridge is exposing this devices with "Available / Online" state. So you can even false control them...

This is very old issue still not fixed
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/when-a-device-is-unavailable-in-hass-it-does-not-reflect-this-in-apple-home-as-no-response/123381/4

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2024.11.3

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

HomeKit Bridge

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit

Diagnostics information

No response

Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

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[home-assistant]

Hey there @bdraco, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (homekit) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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