Merge pull request #13406 from esphome/bump-2026.1.0

2026.1.0

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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ESPHome
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.1.0b2
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.1.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a

esphome/__main__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
 import argparse
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from datetime import datetime
 import functools
 import getpass
@@ -931,11 +932,21 @@ def command_dashboard(args: ArgsProtocol) -> int | None:
     return dashboard.start_dashboard(args)
 
 
-def command_update_all(args: ArgsProtocol) -> int | None:
+def run_multiple_configs(
+    files: list, command_builder: Callable[[str], list[str]]
+) -> int:
+    """Run a command for each configuration file in a subprocess.
+
+    Args:
+        files: List of configuration files to process.
+        command_builder: Callable that takes a file path and returns a command list.
+
+    Returns:
+        Number of failed files.
+    """
     import click
 
     success = {}
-    files = list_yaml_files(args.configuration)
     twidth = 60
 
     def print_bar(middle_text):
@@ -945,17 +956,19 @@ def command_update_all(args: ArgsProtocol) -> int | None:
         safe_print(f"{half_line}{middle_text}{half_line}")
 
     for f in files:
-        safe_print(f"Updating {color(AnsiFore.CYAN, str(f))}")
+        f_path = Path(f) if not isinstance(f, Path) else f
+
+        if any(f_path.name == x for x in SECRETS_FILES):
+            _LOGGER.warning("Skipping secrets file %s", f_path)
+            continue
+
+        safe_print(f"Processing {color(AnsiFore.CYAN, str(f))}")
         safe_print("-" * twidth)
         safe_print()
-        if CORE.dashboard:
-            rc = run_external_process(
-                "esphome", "--dashboard", "run", f, "--no-logs", "--device", "OTA"
-            )
-        else:
-            rc = run_external_process(
-                "esphome", "run", f, "--no-logs", "--device", "OTA"
-            )
+
+        cmd = command_builder(f)
+        rc = run_external_process(*cmd)
+
         if rc == 0:
             print_bar(f"[{color(AnsiFore.BOLD_GREEN, 'SUCCESS')}] {str(f)}")
             success[f] = True
@@ -970,6 +983,8 @@ def command_update_all(args: ArgsProtocol) -> int | None:
     print_bar(f"[{color(AnsiFore.BOLD_WHITE, 'SUMMARY')}]")
     failed = 0
     for f in files:
+        if f not in success:
+            continue  # Skipped file
         if success[f]:
             safe_print(f"  - {str(f)}: {color(AnsiFore.GREEN, 'SUCCESS')}")
         else:
@@ -978,6 +993,17 @@ def command_update_all(args: ArgsProtocol) -> int | None:
     return failed
 
 
+def command_update_all(args: ArgsProtocol) -> int | None:
+    files = list_yaml_files(args.configuration)
+
+    def build_command(f):
+        if CORE.dashboard:
+            return ["esphome", "--dashboard", "run", f, "--no-logs", "--device", "OTA"]
+        return ["esphome", "run", f, "--no-logs", "--device", "OTA"]
+
+    return run_multiple_configs(files, build_command)
+
+
 def command_idedata(args: ArgsProtocol, config: ConfigType) -> int:
     import json
 
@@ -1528,38 +1554,48 @@ def run_esphome(argv):
 
     _LOGGER.info("ESPHome %s", const.__version__)
 
-    for conf_path in args.configuration:
-        conf_path = Path(conf_path)
-        if any(conf_path.name == x for x in SECRETS_FILES):
-            _LOGGER.warning("Skipping secrets file %s", conf_path)
-            continue
+    # Multiple configurations: use subprocesses to avoid state leakage
+    # between compilations (e.g., LVGL touchscreen state in module globals)
+    if len(args.configuration) > 1:
+        # Build command by reusing argv, replacing all configs with single file
+        # argv[0] is the program path, skip it since we prefix with "esphome"
+        def build_command(f):
+            return (
+                ["esphome"]
+                + [arg for arg in argv[1:] if arg not in args.configuration]
+                + [str(f)]
+            )
 
-        CORE.config_path = conf_path
-        CORE.dashboard = args.dashboard
+        return run_multiple_configs(args.configuration, build_command)
 
-        # For logs command, skip updating external components
-        skip_external = args.command == "logs"
-        config = read_config(
-            dict(args.substitution) if args.substitution else {},
-            skip_external_update=skip_external,
-        )
-        if config is None:
-            return 2
-        CORE.config = config
+    # Single configuration
+    conf_path = Path(args.configuration[0])
+    if any(conf_path.name == x for x in SECRETS_FILES):
+        _LOGGER.warning("Skipping secrets file %s", conf_path)
+        return 0
 
-        if args.command not in POST_CONFIG_ACTIONS:
-            safe_print(f"Unknown command {args.command}")
+    CORE.config_path = conf_path
+    CORE.dashboard = args.dashboard
 
-        try:
-            rc = POST_CONFIG_ACTIONS[args.command](args, config)
-        except EsphomeError as e:
-            _LOGGER.error(e, exc_info=args.verbose)
-            return 1
-        if rc != 0:
-            return rc
+    # For logs command, skip updating external components
+    skip_external = args.command == "logs"
+    config = read_config(
+        dict(args.substitution) if args.substitution else {},
+        skip_external_update=skip_external,
+    )
+    if config is None:
+        return 2
+    CORE.config = config
 
-        CORE.reset()
-    return 0
+    if args.command not in POST_CONFIG_ACTIONS:
+        safe_print(f"Unknown command {args.command}")
+        return 1
+
+    try:
+        return POST_CONFIG_ACTIONS[args.command](args, config)
+    except EsphomeError as e:
+        _LOGGER.error(e, exc_info=args.verbose)
+        return 1
 
 
 def main():

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -1712,17 +1712,16 @@ void APIConnection::on_home_assistant_state_response(const HomeAssistantStateRes
     }
 
     // Create null-terminated state for callback (parse_number needs null-termination)
-    // HA state max length is 255, so 256 byte buffer covers all cases
-    char state_buf[256];
-    size_t copy_len = msg.state.size();
-    if (copy_len >= sizeof(state_buf)) {
-      copy_len = sizeof(state_buf) - 1;  // Truncate to leave space for null terminator
+    // HA state max length is 255 characters, but attributes can be much longer
+    // Use stack buffer for common case (states), heap fallback for large attributes
+    size_t state_len = msg.state.size();
+    SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<256> state_buf_alloc(state_len + 1);
+    char *state_buf = reinterpret_cast<char *>(state_buf_alloc.get());
+    if (state_len > 0) {
+      memcpy(state_buf, msg.state.c_str(), state_len);
     }
-    if (copy_len > 0) {
-      memcpy(state_buf, msg.state.c_str(), copy_len);
-    }
-    state_buf[copy_len] = '\0';
-    it.callback(StringRef(state_buf, copy_len));
+    state_buf[state_len] = '\0';
+    it.callback(StringRef(state_buf, state_len));
   }
 }
 #endif

esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp

@@ -558,8 +558,10 @@ bool APIServer::clear_noise_psk(bool make_active) {
 #ifdef USE_HOMEASSISTANT_TIME
 void APIServer::request_time() {
   for (auto &client : this->clients_) {
-    if (!client->flags_.remove && client->is_authenticated())
+    if (!client->flags_.remove && client->is_authenticated()) {
       client->send_time_request();
+      return;  // Only request from one client to avoid clock conflicts
+    }
   }
 }
 #endif

esphome/components/api/proto.cpp

@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ uint32_t ProtoDecodableMessage::count_repeated_field(const uint8_t *buffer, size
         }
         uint32_t field_length = res->as_uint32();
         ptr += consumed;
-        if (ptr + field_length > end) {
+        if (field_length > static_cast<size_t>(end - ptr)) {
           return count;  // Out of bounds
         }
         ptr += field_length;
         break;
       }
       case WIRE_TYPE_FIXED32: {  // 32-bit - skip 4 bytes
-        if (ptr + 4 > end) {
+        if (end - ptr < 4) {
           return count;
         }
         ptr += 4;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void ProtoDecodableMessage::decode(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t length) {
         }
         uint32_t field_length = res->as_uint32();
         ptr += consumed;
-        if (ptr + field_length > end) {
+        if (field_length > static_cast<size_t>(end - ptr)) {
           ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Out-of-bounds Length Delimited at offset %ld", (long) (ptr - buffer));
           return;
         }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void ProtoDecodableMessage::decode(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t length) {
         break;
       }
       case WIRE_TYPE_FIXED32: {  // 32-bit
-        if (ptr + 4 > end) {
+        if (end - ptr < 4) {
           ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Out-of-bounds Fixed32-bit at offset %ld", (long) (ptr - buffer));
           return;
         }

esphome/components/dallas_temp/dallas_temp.cpp

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void DallasTemperatureSensor::update() {
 
   this->send_command_(DALLAS_COMMAND_START_CONVERSION);
 
-  this->set_timeout(this->get_address_name(), this->millis_to_wait_for_conversion_(), [this] {
+  this->set_timeout(this->get_address_name().c_str(), this->millis_to_wait_for_conversion_(), [this] {
     if (!this->read_scratch_pad_() || !this->check_scratch_pad_()) {
       this->publish_state(NAN);
       return;

esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp

@@ -193,10 +193,18 @@ void BLEClientBase::log_event_(const char *name) {
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, name);
 }
 
-void BLEClientBase::log_gattc_event_(const char *name) {
+void BLEClientBase::log_gattc_lifecycle_event_(const char *name) {
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] ESP_GATTC_%s_EVT", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, name);
 }
 
+void BLEClientBase::log_gattc_data_event_(const char *name) {
+  // Data transfer events are logged at VERBOSE level because logging to UART creates
+  // delays that cause timing issues during time-sensitive BLE operations. This is
+  // especially problematic during pairing or firmware updates which require rapid
+  // writes to many characteristics - the log spam can cause these operations to fail.
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s] ESP_GATTC_%s_EVT", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, name);
+}
+
 void BLEClientBase::log_gattc_warning_(const char *operation, esp_gatt_status_t status) {
   ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] [%s] %s error, status=%d", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, operation, status);
 }
@@ -280,7 +288,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
     case ESP_GATTC_OPEN_EVT: {
       if (!this->check_addr(param->open.remote_bda))
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("OPEN");
+      this->log_gattc_lifecycle_event_("OPEN");
       // conn_id was already set in ESP_GATTC_CONNECT_EVT
       this->service_count_ = 0;
 
@@ -331,7 +339,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
     case ESP_GATTC_CONNECT_EVT: {
       if (!this->check_addr(param->connect.remote_bda))
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("CONNECT");
+      this->log_gattc_lifecycle_event_("CONNECT");
       this->conn_id_ = param->connect.conn_id;
       // Start MTU negotiation immediately as recommended by ESP-IDF examples
       // (gatt_client, ble_throughput) which call esp_ble_gattc_send_mtu_req in
@@ -376,7 +384,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
     case ESP_GATTC_CLOSE_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->close.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("CLOSE");
+      this->log_gattc_lifecycle_event_("CLOSE");
       this->release_services();
       this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::IDLE);
       this->conn_id_ = UNSET_CONN_ID;
@@ -404,7 +412,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
     case ESP_GATTC_SEARCH_CMPL_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->search_cmpl.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("SEARCH_CMPL");
+      this->log_gattc_lifecycle_event_("SEARCH_CMPL");
       // For V3_WITHOUT_CACHE, switch back to medium connection parameters after service discovery
       // This balances performance with bandwidth usage after the critical discovery phase
       if (this->connection_type_ == espbt::ConnectionType::V3_WITHOUT_CACHE) {
@@ -431,35 +439,35 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
     case ESP_GATTC_READ_DESCR_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->write.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("READ_DESCR");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("READ_DESCR");
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_WRITE_DESCR_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->write.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("WRITE_DESCR");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("WRITE_DESCR");
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_WRITE_CHAR_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->write.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("WRITE_CHAR");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("WRITE_CHAR");
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_READ_CHAR_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->read.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("READ_CHAR");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("READ_CHAR");
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_NOTIFY_EVT: {
       if (this->conn_id_ != param->notify.conn_id)
         return false;
-      this->log_gattc_event_("NOTIFY");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("NOTIFY");
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_REG_FOR_NOTIFY_EVT: {
-      this->log_gattc_event_("REG_FOR_NOTIFY");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("REG_FOR_NOTIFY");
       if (this->connection_type_ == espbt::ConnectionType::V3_WITH_CACHE ||
           this->connection_type_ == espbt::ConnectionType::V3_WITHOUT_CACHE) {
         // Client is responsible for flipping the descriptor value
@@ -491,7 +499,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
       esp_err_t status =
           esp_ble_gattc_write_char_descr(this->gattc_if_, this->conn_id_, desc_result.handle, sizeof(notify_en),
                                          (uint8_t *) &notify_en, ESP_GATT_WRITE_TYPE_RSP, ESP_GATT_AUTH_REQ_NONE);
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Wrote notify descriptor %d, properties=%d", notify_en, char_result.properties);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Wrote notify descriptor %d, properties=%d", notify_en, char_result.properties);
       if (status) {
         this->log_gattc_warning_("esp_ble_gattc_write_char_descr", status);
       }
@@ -499,13 +507,13 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
     }
 
     case ESP_GATTC_UNREG_FOR_NOTIFY_EVT: {
-      this->log_gattc_event_("UNREG_FOR_NOTIFY");
+      this->log_gattc_data_event_("UNREG_FOR_NOTIFY");
       break;
     }
 
     default:
-      // ideally would check all other events for matching conn_id
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Event %d", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, event);
+      // Unknown events logged at VERBOSE to avoid UART delays during time-sensitive operations
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Event %d", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, event);
       break;
   }
   return true;

esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h

@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   // 6 bytes used, 2 bytes padding
 
   void log_event_(const char *name);
-  void log_gattc_event_(const char *name);
+  void log_gattc_lifecycle_event_(const char *name);
+  void log_gattc_data_event_(const char *name);
   void update_conn_params_(uint16_t min_interval, uint16_t max_interval, uint16_t latency, uint16_t timeout,
                            const char *param_type);
   void set_conn_params_(uint16_t min_interval, uint16_t max_interval, uint16_t latency, uint16_t timeout,

esphome/components/hmac_sha256/hmac_sha256.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 #include "hmac_sha256.h"
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_HOST)
@@ -26,9 +25,7 @@ void HmacSHA256::calculate() { mbedtls_md_hmac_finish(&this->ctx_, this->digest_
 void HmacSHA256::get_bytes(uint8_t *output) { memcpy(output, this->digest_, SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE); }
 
 void HmacSHA256::get_hex(char *output) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE; i++) {
-    sprintf(output + (i * 2), "%02x", this->digest_[i]);
-  }
+  format_hex_to(output, SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE * 2 + 1, this->digest_, SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE);
 }
 
 bool HmacSHA256::equals_bytes(const uint8_t *expected) {

esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h

@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
       return;
     }
 
-    size_t content_length = container->content_length;
-    size_t max_length = std::min(content_length, this->max_response_buffer_size_);
-
+    size_t max_length = this->max_response_buffer_size_;
 #ifdef USE_HTTP_REQUEST_RESPONSE
     if (this->capture_response_.value(x...)) {
       std::string response_body;

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp

@@ -213,18 +213,12 @@ int HttpContainerIDF::read(uint8_t *buf, size_t max_len) {
   const uint32_t start = millis();
   watchdog::WatchdogManager wdm(this->parent_->get_watchdog_timeout());
 
-  int bufsize = std::min(max_len, this->content_length - this->bytes_read_);
-
-  if (bufsize == 0) {
-    this->duration_ms += (millis() - start);
-    return 0;
+  this->feed_wdt();
+  int read_len = esp_http_client_read(this->client_, (char *) buf, max_len);
+  this->feed_wdt();
+  if (read_len > 0) {
+    this->bytes_read_ += read_len;
   }
-
-  this->feed_wdt();
-  int read_len = esp_http_client_read(this->client_, (char *) buf, bufsize);
-  this->feed_wdt();
-  this->bytes_read_ += read_len;
-
   this->duration_ms += (millis() - start);
 
   return read_len;

esphome/components/hub75/display.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from typing import Any
 
 from esphome import automation, pins
@@ -18,13 +19,16 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ROTATION,
     CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL,
 )
-from esphome.core import ID
+from esphome.core import ID, EnumValue
 from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj, TemplateArgsType
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
+from esphome.helpers import add_class_to_obj
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 from . import boards, hub75_ns
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 CODEOWNERS = ["@stuartparmenter"]
 
@@ -120,13 +124,51 @@ PANEL_LAYOUTS = {
 }
 
 Hub75ScanWiring = cg.global_ns.enum("Hub75ScanWiring", is_class=True)
-SCAN_PATTERNS = {
+SCAN_WIRINGS = {
     "STANDARD_TWO_SCAN": Hub75ScanWiring.STANDARD_TWO_SCAN,
-    "FOUR_SCAN_16PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.FOUR_SCAN_16PX_HIGH,
-    "FOUR_SCAN_32PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.FOUR_SCAN_32PX_HIGH,
-    "FOUR_SCAN_64PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.FOUR_SCAN_64PX_HIGH,
+    "SCAN_1_4_16PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.SCAN_1_4_16PX_HIGH,
+    "SCAN_1_8_32PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.SCAN_1_8_32PX_HIGH,
+    "SCAN_1_8_40PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.SCAN_1_8_40PX_HIGH,
+    "SCAN_1_8_64PX_HIGH": Hub75ScanWiring.SCAN_1_8_64PX_HIGH,
 }
 
+# Deprecated scan wiring names - mapped to new names
+DEPRECATED_SCAN_WIRINGS = {
+    "FOUR_SCAN_16PX_HIGH": "SCAN_1_4_16PX_HIGH",
+    "FOUR_SCAN_32PX_HIGH": "SCAN_1_8_32PX_HIGH",
+    "FOUR_SCAN_64PX_HIGH": "SCAN_1_8_64PX_HIGH",
+}
+
+
+def _validate_scan_wiring(value):
+    """Validate scan_wiring with deprecation warnings for old names."""
+    value = cv.string(value).upper().replace(" ", "_")
+
+    # Check if using deprecated name
+    # Remove deprecated names in 2026.7.0
+    if value in DEPRECATED_SCAN_WIRINGS:
+        new_name = DEPRECATED_SCAN_WIRINGS[value]
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "Scan wiring '%s' is deprecated and will be removed in ESPHome 2026.7.0. "
+            "Please use '%s' instead.",
+            value,
+            new_name,
+        )
+        value = new_name
+
+    # Validate against allowed values
+    if value not in SCAN_WIRINGS:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"Unknown scan wiring '{value}'. "
+            f"Valid options are: {', '.join(sorted(SCAN_WIRINGS.keys()))}"
+        )
+
+    # Return as EnumValue like cv.enum does
+    result = add_class_to_obj(value, EnumValue)
+    result.enum_value = SCAN_WIRINGS[value]
+    return result
+
+
 Hub75ClockSpeed = cg.global_ns.enum("Hub75ClockSpeed", is_class=True)
 CLOCK_SPEEDS = {
     "8MHZ": Hub75ClockSpeed.HZ_8M,
@@ -382,9 +424,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_LAYOUT_COLS): cv.positive_int,
             cv.Optional(CONF_LAYOUT): cv.enum(PANEL_LAYOUTS, upper=True, space="_"),
             # Panel hardware configuration
-            cv.Optional(CONF_SCAN_WIRING): cv.enum(
-                SCAN_PATTERNS, upper=True, space="_"
-            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SCAN_WIRING): _validate_scan_wiring,
             cv.Optional(CONF_SHIFT_DRIVER): cv.enum(SHIFT_DRIVERS, upper=True),
             # Display configuration
             cv.Optional(CONF_DOUBLE_BUFFER): cv.boolean,
@@ -547,7 +587,7 @@ def _build_config_struct(
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     add_idf_component(
         name="esphome/esp-hub75",
-        ref="0.2.2",
+        ref="0.3.0",
     )
 
     # Set compile-time configuration via build flags (so external library sees them)

esphome/components/i2c/i2c.cpp

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ ErrorCode I2CDevice::read_register16(uint16_t a_register, uint8_t *data, size_t
 }
 
 ErrorCode I2CDevice::write_register(uint8_t a_register, const uint8_t *data, size_t len) const {
-  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<17> buffer_alloc;  // Most I2C writes are <= 16 bytes
-  uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get(len + 1);
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<17> buffer_alloc(len + 1);  // Most I2C writes are <= 16 bytes
+  uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get();
 
   buffer[0] = a_register;
   std::copy(data, data + len, buffer + 1);
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ ErrorCode I2CDevice::write_register(uint8_t a_register, const uint8_t *data, siz
 }
 
 ErrorCode I2CDevice::write_register16(uint16_t a_register, const uint8_t *data, size_t len) const {
-  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<18> buffer_alloc;  // Most I2C writes are <= 16 bytes + 2 for register
-  uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get(len + 2);
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<18> buffer_alloc(len + 2);  // Most I2C writes are <= 16 bytes + 2 for register
+  uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get();
 
   buffer[0] = a_register >> 8;
   buffer[1] = a_register;

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus.h

@@ -11,22 +11,6 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace i2c {
 
-/// @brief Helper class for efficient buffer allocation - uses stack for small sizes, heap for large
-template<size_t STACK_SIZE> class SmallBufferWithHeapFallback {
- public:
-  uint8_t *get(size_t size) {
-    if (size <= STACK_SIZE) {
-      return this->stack_buffer_;
-    }
-    this->heap_buffer_ = std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]>(new uint8_t[size]);
-    return this->heap_buffer_.get();
-  }
-
- private:
-  uint8_t stack_buffer_[STACK_SIZE];
-  std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> heap_buffer_;
-};
-
 /// @brief Error codes returned by I2CBus and I2CDevice methods
 enum ErrorCode {
   NO_ERROR = 0,                ///< No error found during execution of method
@@ -92,8 +76,8 @@ class I2CBus {
       total_len += read_buffers[i].len;
     }
 
-    SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<128> buffer_alloc;  // Most I2C reads are small
-    uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get(total_len);
+    SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<128> buffer_alloc(total_len);  // Most I2C reads are small
+    uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get();
 
     auto err = this->write_readv(address, nullptr, 0, buffer, total_len);
     if (err != ERROR_OK)
@@ -116,8 +100,8 @@ class I2CBus {
       total_len += write_buffers[i].len;
     }
 
-    SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<128> buffer_alloc;  // Most I2C writes are small
-    uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get(total_len);
+    SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<128> buffer_alloc(total_len);  // Most I2C writes are small
+    uint8_t *buffer = buffer_alloc.get();
 
     size_t pos = 0;
     for (size_t i = 0; i != count; i++) {

esphome/components/network/ip_address.h

@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ namespace network {
 /// Buffer size for IP address string (IPv6 max: 39 chars + null)
 static constexpr size_t IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE = 40;
 
+/// Lowercase hex digits in IP address string (A-F -> a-f for IPv6 per RFC 5952)
+inline void lowercase_ip_str(char *buf) {
+  for (char *p = buf; *p; ++p) {
+    if (*p >= 'A' && *p <= 'F')
+      *p += 32;
+  }
+}
+
 struct IPAddress {
  public:
 #ifdef USE_HOST
@@ -52,10 +60,15 @@ struct IPAddress {
   }
   IPAddress(const std::string &in_address) { inet_aton(in_address.c_str(), &ip_addr_); }
   IPAddress(const ip_addr_t *other_ip) { ip_addr_ = *other_ip; }
-  std::string str() const { return str_lower_case(inet_ntoa(ip_addr_)); }
+  std::string str() const {
+    char buf[IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    this->str_to(buf);
+    return buf;
+  }
   /// Write IP address to buffer. Buffer must be at least IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE bytes.
   char *str_to(char *buf) const {
-    return const_cast<char *>(inet_ntop(AF_INET, &ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE));
+    inet_ntop(AF_INET, &ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    return buf;  // IPv4 only, no hex letters to lowercase
   }
 #else
   IPAddress() { ip_addr_set_zero(&ip_addr_); }
@@ -134,9 +147,18 @@ struct IPAddress {
   bool is_ip4() const { return IP_IS_V4(&ip_addr_); }
   bool is_ip6() const { return IP_IS_V6(&ip_addr_); }
   bool is_multicast() const { return ip_addr_ismulticast(&ip_addr_); }
-  std::string str() const { return str_lower_case(ipaddr_ntoa(&ip_addr_)); }
+  std::string str() const {
+    char buf[IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    this->str_to(buf);
+    return buf;
+  }
   /// Write IP address to buffer. Buffer must be at least IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE bytes.
-  char *str_to(char *buf) const { return ipaddr_ntoa_r(&ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE); }
+  /// Output is lowercased per RFC 5952 (IPv6 hex digits a-f).
+  char *str_to(char *buf) const {
+    ipaddr_ntoa_r(&ip_addr_, buf, IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    lowercase_ip_str(buf);
+    return buf;
+  }
   bool operator==(const IPAddress &other) const { return ip_addr_cmp(&ip_addr_, &other.ip_addr_); }
   bool operator!=(const IPAddress &other) const { return !ip_addr_cmp(&ip_addr_, &other.ip_addr_); }
   IPAddress &operator+=(uint8_t increase) {

esphome/components/ntc/ntc.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void NTC::process_(float value) {
   double v = this->a_ + this->b_ * lr + this->c_ * lr * lr * lr;
   auto temp = float(1.0 / v - 273.15);
 
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s' - Temperature: %.1f°C", this->name_.c_str(), temp);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "'%s' - Temperature: %.1f°C", this->name_.c_str(), temp);
   this->publish_state(temp);
 }
 

esphome/components/resistance/resistance_sensor.cpp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void ResistanceSensor::process_(float value) {
   }
 
   res *= this->resistor_;
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s' - Resistance %.1fΩ", this->name_.c_str(), res);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "'%s' - Resistance %.1fΩ", this->name_.c_str(), res);
   this->publish_state(res);
 }
 

esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.cpp

@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ Sprinkler::Sprinkler(const std::string &name) {
   // The `name` is needed to set timers up, hence non-default constructor
   // replaces `set_name()` method previously existed
   this->name_ = name;
+  this->timer_.init(2);
   this->timer_.push_back({this->name_ + "sm", false, 0, 0, std::bind(&Sprinkler::sm_timer_callback_, this)});
   this->timer_.push_back({this->name_ + "vs", false, 0, 0, std::bind(&Sprinkler::valve_selection_callback_, this)});
 }
@@ -1574,7 +1575,8 @@ const LogString *Sprinkler::state_as_str_(SprinklerState state) {
 
 void Sprinkler::start_timer_(const SprinklerTimerIndex timer_index) {
   if (this->timer_duration_(timer_index) > 0) {
-    this->set_timeout(this->timer_[timer_index].name, this->timer_duration_(timer_index),
+    // FixedVector ensures timer_ can't be resized, so .c_str() pointers remain valid
+    this->set_timeout(this->timer_[timer_index].name.c_str(), this->timer_duration_(timer_index),
                       this->timer_cbf_(timer_index));
     this->timer_[timer_index].start_time = millis();
     this->timer_[timer_index].active = true;
@@ -1585,7 +1587,7 @@ void Sprinkler::start_timer_(const SprinklerTimerIndex timer_index) {
 
 bool Sprinkler::cancel_timer_(const SprinklerTimerIndex timer_index) {
   this->timer_[timer_index].active = false;
-  return this->cancel_timeout(this->timer_[timer_index].name);
+  return this->cancel_timeout(this->timer_[timer_index].name.c_str());
 }
 
 bool Sprinkler::timer_active_(const SprinklerTimerIndex timer_index) { return this->timer_[timer_index].active; }

esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/number/number.h"
 #include "esphome/components/switch/switch.h"
 
@@ -553,8 +554,8 @@ class Sprinkler : public Component {
   /// Sprinkler valve operator objects
   std::vector<SprinklerValveOperator> valve_op_{2};
 
-  /// Valve control timers
-  std::vector<SprinklerTimer> timer_{};
+  /// Valve control timers - FixedVector enforces that this can never grow beyond init() size
+  FixedVector<SprinklerTimer> timer_;
 
   /// Other Sprinkler instances we should be aware of (used to check if pumps are in use)
   std::vector<Sprinkler *> other_controllers_;

esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ void RealTimeClock::dump_config() {
 
 void RealTimeClock::synchronize_epoch_(uint32_t epoch) {
   ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Got epoch %" PRIu32, epoch);
+  // Skip if time is already synchronized to avoid unnecessary writes, log spam,
+  // and prevent clock jumping backwards due to network latency
+  constexpr time_t min_valid_epoch = 1546300800;  // January 1, 2019
+  time_t current_time = this->timestamp_now();
+  // Check if time is valid (year >= 2019) before comparing
+  if (current_time >= min_valid_epoch) {
+    // Unsigned subtraction handles wraparound correctly, then cast to signed
+    int32_t diff = static_cast<int32_t>(epoch - static_cast<uint32_t>(current_time));
+    if (diff >= -1 && diff <= 1) {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
   // Update UTC epoch time.
 #ifdef USE_ZEPHYR
   struct timespec ts;

esphome/components/wifi_info/text_sensor.py

@@ -79,13 +79,17 @@ async def setup_conf(config, key):
 
 async def to_code(config):
     # Request specific WiFi listeners based on which sensors are configured
+    # Each sensor needs its own listener slot - call request for EACH sensor
+
     # SSID and BSSID use WiFiConnectStateListener
-    if CONF_SSID in config or CONF_BSSID in config:
-        wifi.request_wifi_connect_state_listener()
+    for key in (CONF_SSID, CONF_BSSID):
+        if key in config:
+            wifi.request_wifi_connect_state_listener()
 
     # IP address and DNS use WiFiIPStateListener
-    if CONF_IP_ADDRESS in config or CONF_DNS_ADDRESS in config:
-        wifi.request_wifi_ip_state_listener()
+    for key in (CONF_IP_ADDRESS, CONF_DNS_ADDRESS):
+        if key in config:
+            wifi.request_wifi_ip_state_listener()
 
     # Scan results use WiFiScanResultsListener
     if CONF_SCAN_RESULTS in config:

esphome/components/x9c/x9c.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace x9c {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "x9c.output";
 
-void X9cOutput::trim_value(int change_amount) {
+void X9cOutput::trim_value(int32_t change_amount) {
   if (change_amount == 0) {
     return;
   }
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ void X9cOutput::setup() {
 
   if (this->initial_value_ <= 0.50) {
     this->trim_value(-101);  // Set min value (beyond 0)
-    this->trim_value(static_cast<uint32_t>(roundf(this->initial_value_ * 100)));
+    this->trim_value(lroundf(this->initial_value_ * 100));
   } else {
     this->trim_value(101);  // Set max value (beyond 100)
-    this->trim_value(static_cast<uint32_t>(roundf(this->initial_value_ * 100) - 100));
+    this->trim_value(lroundf(this->initial_value_ * 100) - 100);
   }
   this->pot_value_ = this->initial_value_;
   this->write_state(this->initial_value_);
 }
 
 void X9cOutput::write_state(float state) {
-  this->trim_value(static_cast<uint32_t>(roundf((state - this->pot_value_) * 100)));
+  this->trim_value(lroundf((state - this->pot_value_) * 100));
   this->pot_value_ = state;
 }
 

esphome/components/x9c/x9c.h

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class X9cOutput : public output::FloatOutput, public Component {
   void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
 
-  void trim_value(int change_amount);
+  void trim_value(int32_t change_amount);
 
  protected:
   void write_state(float state) override;

esphome/const.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from esphome.enum import StrEnum
 
-__version__ = "2026.1.0b2"
+__version__ = "2026.1.0"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 VALID_SUBSTITUTIONS_CHARACTERS = (

esphome/core/helpers.h

@@ -362,6 +362,35 @@ template<typename T> class FixedVector {
   const T *end() const { return data_ + size_; }
 };
 
+/// @brief Helper class for efficient buffer allocation - uses stack for small sizes, heap for large
+/// This is useful when most operations need a small buffer but occasionally need larger ones.
+/// The stack buffer avoids heap allocation in the common case, while heap fallback handles edge cases.
+template<size_t STACK_SIZE> class SmallBufferWithHeapFallback {
+ public:
+  explicit SmallBufferWithHeapFallback(size_t size) {
+    if (size <= STACK_SIZE) {
+      this->buffer_ = this->stack_buffer_;
+    } else {
+      this->heap_buffer_ = new uint8_t[size];
+      this->buffer_ = this->heap_buffer_;
+    }
+  }
+  ~SmallBufferWithHeapFallback() { delete[] this->heap_buffer_; }
+
+  // Delete copy and move operations to prevent double-delete
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback(const SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &) = delete;
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &operator=(const SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &) = delete;
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback(SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &&) = delete;
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &operator=(SmallBufferWithHeapFallback &&) = delete;
+
+  uint8_t *get() { return this->buffer_; }
+
+ private:
+  uint8_t stack_buffer_[STACK_SIZE];
+  uint8_t *heap_buffer_{nullptr};
+  uint8_t *buffer_;
+};
+
 ///@}
 
 /// @name Mathematics

esphome/idf_component.yml

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ dependencies:
     rules:
       - if: "target in [esp32s2, esp32s3, esp32p4]"
   esphome/esp-hub75:
-    version: 0.2.2
+    version: 0.3.0
     rules:
-      - if: "target in [esp32, esp32s2, esp32s3, esp32p4]"
+      - if: "target in [esp32, esp32s2, esp32s3, esp32c6, esp32p4]"
   esp32async/asynctcp:
     version: 3.4.91

tests/integration/fixtures/api_homeassistant.yaml

@@ -108,6 +108,25 @@ text_sensor:
             format: "HA Empty state updated: %s"
             args: ['x.c_str()']
 
+  # Test long attribute handling (>255 characters)
+  # HA states are limited to 255 chars, but attributes are not
+  - platform: homeassistant
+    name: "HA Long Attribute"
+    entity_id: sensor.long_data
+    attribute: long_value
+    id: ha_long_attribute
+    on_value:
+      then:
+        - logger.log:
+            format: "HA Long attribute received, length: %d"
+            args: ['x.size()']
+        # Log the first 50 and last 50 chars to verify no truncation
+        - lambda: |-
+            if (x.size() >= 100) {
+              ESP_LOGI("test", "Long attribute first 50 chars: %.50s", x.c_str());
+              ESP_LOGI("test", "Long attribute last 50 chars: %s", x.c_str() + x.size() - 50);
+            }
+
 # Number component for testing HA number control
 number:
   - platform: template

tests/integration/test_api_homeassistant.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ async def test_api_homeassistant(
     humidity_update_future = loop.create_future()
     motion_update_future = loop.create_future()
     weather_update_future = loop.create_future()
+    long_attr_future = loop.create_future()
 
     # Number future
     ha_number_future = loop.create_future()
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ async def test_api_homeassistant(
     humidity_update_pattern = re.compile(r"HA Humidity state updated: ([\d.]+)")
     motion_update_pattern = re.compile(r"HA Motion state changed: (ON|OFF)")
     weather_update_pattern = re.compile(r"HA Weather condition updated: (\w+)")
+    long_attr_pattern = re.compile(r"HA Long attribute received, length: (\d+)")
 
     # Number pattern
     ha_number_pattern = re.compile(r"Setting HA number to: ([\d.]+)")
@@ -143,8 +145,14 @@ async def test_api_homeassistant(
         elif not weather_update_future.done() and weather_update_pattern.search(line):
             weather_update_future.set_result(line)
 
-        # Check number pattern
-        elif not ha_number_future.done() and ha_number_pattern.search(line):
+        # Check long attribute pattern - separate if since it can come at different times
+        if not long_attr_future.done():
+            match = long_attr_pattern.search(line)
+            if match:
+                long_attr_future.set_result(int(match.group(1)))
+
+        # Check number pattern - separate if since it can come at different times
+        if not ha_number_future.done():
             match = ha_number_pattern.search(line)
             if match:
                 ha_number_future.set_result(match.group(1))
@@ -179,6 +187,14 @@ async def test_api_homeassistant(
         client.send_home_assistant_state("binary_sensor.external_motion", "", "ON")
         client.send_home_assistant_state("weather.home", "condition", "sunny")
 
+        # Send a long attribute (300 characters) to test that attributes aren't truncated
+        # HA states are limited to 255 chars, but attributes are NOT limited
+        # This tests the fix for the 256-byte buffer truncation bug
+        long_attr_value = "X" * 300  # 300 chars - enough to expose truncation bug
+        client.send_home_assistant_state(
+            "sensor.long_data", "long_value", long_attr_value
+        )
+
         # Test edge cases for zero-copy implementation safety
         # Empty entity_id should be silently ignored (no crash)
         client.send_home_assistant_state("", "", "should_be_ignored")
@@ -225,6 +241,13 @@ async def test_api_homeassistant(
             number_value = await asyncio.wait_for(ha_number_future, timeout=5.0)
             assert number_value == "42.5", f"Unexpected number value: {number_value}"
 
+            # Long attribute test - verify 300 chars weren't truncated to 255
+            long_attr_len = await asyncio.wait_for(long_attr_future, timeout=5.0)
+            assert long_attr_len == 300, (
+                f"Long attribute was truncated! Expected 300 chars, got {long_attr_len}. "
+                "This indicates the 256-byte truncation bug."
+            )
+
             # Wait for completion
             await asyncio.wait_for(tests_complete_future, timeout=5.0)
 

tests/unit_tests/test_main.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from esphome.__main__ import (
     has_non_ip_address,
     has_resolvable_address,
     mqtt_get_ip,
+    run_esphome,
     run_miniterm,
     show_logs,
     upload_program,
@@ -1988,7 +1989,7 @@ esp32:
     clean_output = strip_ansi_codes(captured.out)
 
     assert "test-device_123.yaml" in clean_output
-    assert "Updating" in clean_output
+    assert "Processing" in clean_output
     assert "SUCCESS" in clean_output
     assert "SUMMARY" in clean_output
 
@@ -3172,3 +3173,66 @@ def test_run_miniterm_buffer_limit_prevents_unbounded_growth() -> None:
     x_count = printed_line.count("X")
     assert x_count < 150, f"Expected truncation but got {x_count} X's"
     assert x_count == 95, f"Expected 95 X's after truncation but got {x_count}"
+
+
+def test_run_esphome_multiple_configs_with_secrets(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    mock_run_external_process: Mock,
+    capfd: CaptureFixture[str],
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """Test run_esphome with multiple configs and secrets file.
+
+    Verifies:
+    - Multiple configs use subprocess isolation
+    - Secrets files are skipped with warning
+    - Secrets files don't appear in summary
+    """
+    # Create two config files and a secrets file
+    yaml_file1 = tmp_path / "device1.yaml"
+    yaml_file1.write_text("""
+esphome:
+  name: device1
+
+esp32:
+  board: nodemcu-32s
+""")
+    yaml_file2 = tmp_path / "device2.yaml"
+    yaml_file2.write_text("""
+esphome:
+  name: device2
+
+esp32:
+  board: nodemcu-32s
+""")
+    secrets_file = tmp_path / "secrets.yaml"
+    secrets_file.write_text("wifi_password: secret123\n")
+
+    setup_core(tmp_path=tmp_path)
+    mock_run_external_process.return_value = 0
+
+    # run_esphome expects argv[0] to be the program name (gets sliced off by parse_args)
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        result = run_esphome(
+            ["esphome", "compile", str(yaml_file1), str(secrets_file), str(yaml_file2)]
+        )
+
+    assert result == 0
+
+    # Check secrets file was skipped with warning
+    assert "Skipping secrets file" in caplog.text
+    assert "secrets.yaml" in caplog.text
+
+    captured = capfd.readouterr()
+    clean_output = strip_ansi_codes(captured.out)
+
+    # Both config files should be processed
+    assert "device1.yaml" in clean_output
+    assert "device2.yaml" in clean_output
+    assert "SUMMARY" in clean_output
+
+    # Secrets should not appear in summary
+    summary_section = (
+        clean_output.split("SUMMARY")[1] if "SUMMARY" in clean_output else ""
+    )
+    assert "secrets.yaml" not in summary_section