[api] Remove duplicate peername storage to save RAM

2026.1.2

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ void APIConnection::start() {
     return;
   }
   // Initialize client name with peername (IP address) until Hello message provides actual name
-  const char *peername = this->helper_->get_client_peername();
-  this->helper_->set_client_name(peername, strlen(peername));
+  char peername[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN];
+  this->helper_->set_client_name(this->helper_->get_peername_to(peername), strlen(peername));
 }
 
 APIConnection::~APIConnection() {
@@ -1524,8 +1524,11 @@ void APIConnection::complete_authentication_() {
   this->flags_.connection_state = static_cast<uint8_t>(ConnectionState::AUTHENTICATED);
   this->log_client_(ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, LOG_STR("connected"));
 #ifdef USE_API_CLIENT_CONNECTED_TRIGGER
-  this->parent_->get_client_connected_trigger()->trigger(std::string(this->helper_->get_client_name()),
-                                                         std::string(this->helper_->get_client_peername()));
+  {
+    char peername[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN];
+    this->parent_->get_client_connected_trigger()->trigger(std::string(this->helper_->get_client_name()),
+                                                           std::string(this->helper_->get_peername_to(peername)));
+  }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_HOMEASSISTANT_TIME
   if (homeassistant::global_homeassistant_time != nullptr) {
@@ -1544,8 +1547,9 @@ bool APIConnection::send_hello_response(const HelloRequest &msg) {
   this->helper_->set_client_name(msg.client_info.c_str(), msg.client_info.size());
   this->client_api_version_major_ = msg.api_version_major;
   this->client_api_version_minor_ = msg.api_version_minor;
+  char peername[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN];
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Hello from client: '%s' | %s | API Version %" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32, this->helper_->get_client_name(),
-           this->helper_->get_client_peername(), this->client_api_version_major_, this->client_api_version_minor_);
+           this->helper_->get_peername_to(peername), this->client_api_version_major_, this->client_api_version_minor_);
 
   HelloResponse resp;
   resp.api_version_major = 1;
@@ -1862,7 +1866,8 @@ void APIConnection::on_no_setup_connection() {
   this->log_client_(ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, LOG_STR("no connection setup"));
 }
 void APIConnection::on_fatal_error() {
-  this->helper_->close();
+  // Don't close socket here - keep it open so getpeername() works for logging
+  // Socket will be closed when client is removed from the list in APIServer::loop()
   this->flags_.remove = true;
 }
 
@@ -2218,12 +2223,14 @@ void APIConnection::process_state_subscriptions_() {
 #endif  // USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
 
 void APIConnection::log_client_(int level, const LogString *message) {
+  char peername[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN];
   esp_log_printf_(level, TAG, __LINE__, ESPHOME_LOG_FORMAT("%s (%s): %s"), this->helper_->get_client_name(),
-                  this->helper_->get_client_peername(), LOG_STR_ARG(message));
+                  this->helper_->get_peername_to(peername), LOG_STR_ARG(message));
 }
 
 void APIConnection::log_warning_(const LogString *message, APIError err) {
-  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s): %s %s errno=%d", this->helper_->get_client_name(), this->helper_->get_client_peername(),
+  char peername[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN];
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s): %s %s errno=%d", this->helper_->get_client_name(), this->helper_->get_peername_to(peername),
            LOG_STR_ARG(message), LOG_STR_ARG(api_error_to_logstr(err)), errno);
 }
 

esphome/components/api/api_connection.h

@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
   bool send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer, uint8_t message_type) override;
 
   const char *get_name() const { return this->helper_->get_client_name(); }
-  /// Get peer name (IP address) - cached at connection init time
-  const char *get_peername() const { return this->helper_->get_client_peername(); }
+  /// Get peer name (IP address) into caller-provided buffer, returns buf for convenience
+  const char *get_peername_to(char *buf) const { return this->helper_->get_peername_to(buf); }
 
  protected:
   // Helper function to handle authentication completion

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ static const char *const TAG = "api.frame_helper";
 static constexpr size_t API_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 168;
 
 #if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERY_VERBOSE
-#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s (%s): " msg, this->client_name_, this->client_peername_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) \
+  do { \
+    char peername_buf[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN]; \
+    this->get_peername_to(peername_buf); \
+    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s (%s): " msg, this->client_name_, peername_buf, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+  } while (0)
 #else
 #define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ((void) 0)
 #endif
@@ -245,8 +250,6 @@ APIError APIFrameHelper::init_common_() {
     HELPER_LOG("Bad state for init %d", (int) state_);
     return APIError::BAD_STATE;
   }
-  // Cache peername now while socket is valid - needed for error logging after socket failure
-  this->socket_->getpeername_to(this->client_peername_);
   int err = this->socket_->setblocking(false);
   if (err != 0) {
     state_ = State::FAILED;

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h

@@ -90,8 +90,16 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
 
   // Get client name (null-terminated)
   const char *get_client_name() const { return this->client_name_; }
-  // Get client peername/IP (null-terminated, cached at init time for availability after socket failure)
-  const char *get_client_peername() const { return this->client_peername_; }
+  // Get client peername/IP into caller-provided buffer (fetches on-demand from socket)
+  // Returns pointer to buf for convenience in printf-style calls
+  const char *get_peername_to(char *buf) const {
+    if (this->socket_) {
+      this->socket_->getpeername_to(std::span<char, socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN>(buf, socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN));
+    } else {
+      buf[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    return buf;
+  }
   // Set client name from buffer with length (truncates if needed)
   void set_client_name(const char *name, size_t len) {
     size_t copy_len = std::min(len, sizeof(this->client_name_) - 1);
@@ -105,6 +113,8 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
   bool can_write_without_blocking() { return this->state_ == State::DATA && this->tx_buf_count_ == 0; }
   int getpeername(struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen) { return socket_->getpeername(addr, addrlen); }
   APIError close() {
+    if (state_ == State::CLOSED)
+      return APIError::OK;  // Already closed
     state_ = State::CLOSED;
     int err = this->socket_->close();
     if (err == -1)
@@ -231,8 +241,6 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
 
   // Client name buffer - stores name from Hello message or initial peername
   char client_name_[CLIENT_INFO_NAME_MAX_LEN]{};
-  // Cached peername/IP address - captured at init time for availability after socket failure
-  char client_peername_[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN]{};
 
   // Group smaller types together
   uint16_t rx_buf_len_ = 0;

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ static constexpr size_t PROLOGUE_INIT_LEN = 12;  // strlen("NoiseAPIInit")
 static constexpr size_t API_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 168;
 
 #if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERY_VERBOSE
-#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s (%s): " msg, this->client_name_, this->client_peername_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) \
+  do { \
+    char peername_buf[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN]; \
+    this->get_peername_to(peername_buf); \
+    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s (%s): " msg, this->client_name_, peername_buf, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+  } while (0)
 #else
 #define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ((void) 0)
 #endif

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_plaintext.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ static const char *const TAG = "api.plaintext";
 static constexpr size_t API_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 168;
 
 #if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERY_VERBOSE
-#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s (%s): " msg, this->client_name_, this->client_peername_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) \
+  do { \
+    char peername_buf[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN]; \
+    this->get_peername_to(peername_buf); \
+    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s (%s): " msg, this->client_name_, peername_buf, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+  } while (0)
 #else
 #define HELPER_LOG(msg, ...) ((void) 0)
 #endif

esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp

@@ -192,11 +192,15 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Remove connection %s", client->get_name());
 
 #ifdef USE_API_CLIENT_DISCONNECTED_TRIGGER
-    // Save client info before removal for the trigger
+    // Save client info before closing socket and removal for the trigger
+    char peername_buf[socket::SOCKADDR_STR_LEN];
     std::string client_name(client->get_name());
-    std::string client_peername(client->get_peername());
+    std::string client_peername(client->get_peername_to(peername_buf));
 #endif
 
+    // Close socket now (was deferred from on_fatal_error to allow getpeername)
+    client->helper_->close();
+
     // Swap with the last element and pop (avoids expensive vector shifts)
     if (client_index < this->clients_.size() - 1) {
       std::swap(this->clients_[client_index], this->clients_.back());

esphome/components/esp32_hosted/__init__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     KEY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
+from esphome.cpp_generator import add_define
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@swoboda1337"]
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
+    add_define("USE_ESP32_HOSTED")
     if config[CONF_ACTIVE_HIGH]:
         esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
             "CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SDIO_RESET_ACTIVE_HIGH",

esphome/components/template/water_heater/__init__.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from .. import template_ns
 CONF_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE = "current_temperature"
 
 TemplateWaterHeater = template_ns.class_(
-    "TemplateWaterHeater", water_heater.WaterHeater
+    "TemplateWaterHeater", cg.Component, water_heater.WaterHeater
 )
 
 TemplateWaterHeaterPublishAction = template_ns.class_(
@@ -36,24 +36,29 @@ RESTORE_MODES = {
     "RESTORE_AND_CALL": TemplateWaterHeaterRestoreMode.WATER_HEATER_RESTORE_AND_CALL,
 }
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = water_heater.water_heater_schema(TemplateWaterHeater).extend(
-    {
-        cv.Optional(CONF_OPTIMISTIC, default=True): cv.boolean,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SET_ACTION): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_RESTORE_MODE, default="NO_RESTORE"): cv.enum(
-            RESTORE_MODES, upper=True
-        ),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE): cv.returning_lambda,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_MODE): cv.returning_lambda,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SUPPORTED_MODES): cv.ensure_list(
-            water_heater.validate_water_heater_mode
-        ),
-    }
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
+    water_heater.water_heater_schema(TemplateWaterHeater)
+    .extend(
+        {
+            cv.Optional(CONF_OPTIMISTIC, default=True): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SET_ACTION): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_RESTORE_MODE, default="NO_RESTORE"): cv.enum(
+                RESTORE_MODES, upper=True
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_CURRENT_TEMPERATURE): cv.returning_lambda,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_MODE): cv.returning_lambda,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SUPPORTED_MODES): cv.ensure_list(
+                water_heater.validate_water_heater_mode
+            ),
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 )
 
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await water_heater.register_water_heater(var, config)
 
     cg.add(var.set_optimistic(config[CONF_OPTIMISTIC]))

esphome/components/template/water_heater/template_water_heater.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TemplateWaterHeater::TemplateWaterHeater() : set_trigger_(new Trigger<>()) {}
 void TemplateWaterHeater::setup() {
   if (this->restore_mode_ == TemplateWaterHeaterRestoreMode::WATER_HEATER_RESTORE ||
       this->restore_mode_ == TemplateWaterHeaterRestoreMode::WATER_HEATER_RESTORE_AND_CALL) {
-    auto restore = this->restore_state();
+    auto restore = this->restore_state_();
 
     if (restore.has_value()) {
       restore->perform();

esphome/components/template/water_heater/template_water_heater.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ enum TemplateWaterHeaterRestoreMode {
   WATER_HEATER_RESTORE_AND_CALL,
 };
 
-class TemplateWaterHeater : public water_heater::WaterHeater {
+class TemplateWaterHeater : public Component, public water_heater::WaterHeater {
  public:
   TemplateWaterHeater();
 

esphome/components/water_heater/__init__.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CODEOWNERS = ["@dhoeben"]
 IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
 
 water_heater_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("water_heater")
-WaterHeater = water_heater_ns.class_("WaterHeater", cg.EntityBase, cg.Component)
+WaterHeater = water_heater_ns.class_("WaterHeater", cg.EntityBase)
 WaterHeaterCall = water_heater_ns.class_("WaterHeaterCall")
 WaterHeaterTraits = water_heater_ns.class_("WaterHeaterTraits")
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _WATER_HEATER_SCHEMA = cv.ENTITY_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
             }
         ),
     }
-).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+)
 
 _WATER_HEATER_SCHEMA.add_extra(entity_duplicate_validator("water_heater"))
 
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ async def register_water_heater(var: cg.Pvariable, config: ConfigType) -> cg.Pva
 
     cg.add_define("USE_WATER_HEATER")
 
-    await cg.register_component(var, config)
-
     cg.add(cg.App.register_water_heater(var))
 
     CORE.register_platform_component("water_heater", var)

esphome/components/water_heater/water_heater.cpp

@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ void WaterHeaterCall::validate_() {
   }
 }
 
-void WaterHeater::setup() {
-  this->pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<SavedWaterHeaterState>(this->get_preference_hash());
-}
-
 void WaterHeater::publish_state() {
   auto traits = this->get_traits();
   ESP_LOGD(TAG,
@@ -188,7 +184,8 @@ void WaterHeater::publish_state() {
   this->pref_.save(&saved);
 }
 
-optional<WaterHeaterCall> WaterHeater::restore_state() {
+optional<WaterHeaterCall> WaterHeater::restore_state_() {
+  this->pref_ = global_preferences->make_preference<SavedWaterHeaterState>(this->get_preference_hash());
   SavedWaterHeaterState recovered{};
   if (!this->pref_.load(&recovered))
     return {};

esphome/components/water_heater/water_heater.h

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class WaterHeaterTraits {
   WaterHeaterModeMask supported_modes_;
 };
 
-class WaterHeater : public EntityBase, public Component {
+class WaterHeater : public EntityBase {
  public:
   WaterHeaterMode get_mode() const { return this->mode_; }
   float get_current_temperature() const { return this->current_temperature_; }
@@ -204,16 +204,15 @@ class WaterHeater : public EntityBase, public Component {
 #endif
   virtual void control(const WaterHeaterCall &call) = 0;
 
-  void setup() override;
-
-  optional<WaterHeaterCall> restore_state();
-
  protected:
   virtual WaterHeaterTraits traits() = 0;
 
   /// Log the traits of this water heater for dump_config().
   void dump_traits_(const char *tag);
 
+  /// Restore the state of the water heater, call this from your setup() method.
+  optional<WaterHeaterCall> restore_state_();
+
   /// Set the mode of the water heater. Should only be called from control().
   void set_mode_(WaterHeaterMode mode) { this->mode_ = mode; }
   /// Set the target temperature of the water heater. Should only be called from control().

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp

@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_start_(bool passive) {
   if (!this->wifi_mode_(true, {}))
     return false;
 
+  // Reset scan_done_ before starting new scan to prevent stale flag from previous scan
+  // (e.g., roaming scan completed just before unexpected disconnect)
+  this->scan_done_ = false;
+
   struct scan_config config {};
   memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
   config.ssid = nullptr;

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cinttypes>
+#include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_WPA2_EAP
 #if (ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR >= 5) && (ESP_IDF_VERSION_MINOR >= 1)
@@ -828,16 +829,29 @@ void WiFiComponent::wifi_process_event_(IDFWiFiEvent *data) {
 
     uint16_t number = it.number;
     scan_result_.init(number);
-
-    // Process one record at a time to avoid large buffer allocation
-    wifi_ap_record_t record;
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_HOSTED
+    // getting records one at a time fails on P4 with hosted esp32 WiFi coprocessor
+    // Presumably an upstream bug, work-around by getting all records at once
+    auto records = std::make_unique<wifi_ap_record_t[]>(number);
+    err = esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_records(&number, records.get());
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+      esp_wifi_clear_ap_list();
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_records failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+      return;
+    }
     for (uint16_t i = 0; i < number; i++) {
+      wifi_ap_record_t &record = records[i];
+#else
+    // Process one record at a time to avoid large buffer allocation
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < number; i++) {
+      wifi_ap_record_t record;
       err = esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_record(&record);
       if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_record failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
         esp_wifi_clear_ap_list();  // Free remaining records not yet retrieved
         break;
       }
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_HOSTED
       bssid_t bssid;
       std::copy(record.bssid, record.bssid + 6, bssid.begin());
       std::string ssid(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(record.ssid));

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_libretiny.cpp

@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_scan_start_(bool passive) {
   if (!this->wifi_mode_(true, {}))
     return false;
 
+  // Reset scan_done_ before starting new scan to prevent stale flag from previous scan
+  // (e.g., roaming scan completed just before unexpected disconnect)
+  this->scan_done_ = false;
+
   // need to use WiFi because of WiFiScanClass allocations :(
   int16_t err = WiFi.scanNetworks(true, true, passive, 200);
   if (err != WIFI_SCAN_RUNNING) {

esphome/core/defines.h

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define USE_DEVICES
 #define USE_DISPLAY
 #define USE_ENTITY_ICON
+#define USE_ESP32_HOSTED
 #define USE_ESP32_IMPROV_STATE_CALLBACK
 #define USE_EVENT
 #define USE_FAN