Merge branch 'dev' into template_select_trigger

Co-authored-by: pre-commit-ci-lite[bot] <117423508+pre-commit-ci-lite[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: J. Nick Koston <nick@home-assistant.io>

esphome/components/esp32/preferences.cpp

@@ -203,10 +203,11 @@ class ESP32Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
   }
 };
 
+static ESP32Preferences s_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *prefs = new ESP32Preferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  prefs->open();
-  global_preferences = prefs;
+  s_preferences.open();
+  global_preferences = &s_preferences;
 }
 
 }  // namespace esp32

esphome/components/esp32_hosted/update/esp32_hosted_update.cpp

@@ -211,11 +211,14 @@ bool Esp32HostedUpdate::fetch_manifest_() {
     int read_or_error = container->read(buf, sizeof(buf));
     App.feed_wdt();
     yield();
-    auto result = http_request::http_read_loop_result(read_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout);
+    auto result =
+        http_request::http_read_loop_result(read_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout, container->is_read_complete());
     if (result == http_request::HttpReadLoopResult::RETRY)
       continue;
+    // Note: COMPLETE is currently unreachable since the loop condition checks bytes_read < content_length,
+    // but this is defensive code in case chunked transfer encoding support is added in the future.
     if (result != http_request::HttpReadLoopResult::DATA)
-      break;  // ERROR or TIMEOUT
+      break;  // COMPLETE, ERROR, or TIMEOUT
     json_str.append(reinterpret_cast<char *>(buf), read_or_error);
   }
   container->end();
@@ -336,9 +339,14 @@ bool Esp32HostedUpdate::stream_firmware_to_coprocessor_() {
     App.feed_wdt();
     yield();
 
-    auto result = http_request::http_read_loop_result(read_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout);
+    auto result =
+        http_request::http_read_loop_result(read_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout, container->is_read_complete());
     if (result == http_request::HttpReadLoopResult::RETRY)
       continue;
+    // Note: COMPLETE is currently unreachable since the loop condition checks bytes_read < content_length,
+    // but this is defensive code in case chunked transfer encoding support is added in the future.
+    if (result == http_request::HttpReadLoopResult::COMPLETE)
+      break;
     if (result != http_request::HttpReadLoopResult::DATA) {
       if (result == http_request::HttpReadLoopResult::TIMEOUT) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Timeout reading firmware data");

esphome/components/esp8266/preferences.cpp

@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ namespace esphome::esp8266 {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "esp8266.preferences";
 
-static uint32_t *s_flash_storage = nullptr;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static bool s_prevent_write = false;         // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static bool s_flash_dirty = false;           // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-
 static constexpr uint32_t ESP_RTC_USER_MEM_START = 0x60001200;
 static constexpr uint32_t ESP_RTC_USER_MEM_SIZE_WORDS = 128;
 static constexpr uint32_t ESP_RTC_USER_MEM_SIZE_BYTES = ESP_RTC_USER_MEM_SIZE_WORDS * 4;
@@ -43,6 +39,11 @@ static constexpr uint32_t ESP8266_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE = 128;
 static constexpr uint32_t ESP8266_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE = 64;
 #endif
 
+static uint32_t
+    s_flash_storage[ESP8266_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE];  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static bool s_prevent_write = false;              // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static bool s_flash_dirty = false;                // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 static inline bool esp_rtc_user_mem_read(uint32_t index, uint32_t *dest) {
   if (index >= ESP_RTC_USER_MEM_SIZE_WORDS) {
     return false;
@@ -180,7 +181,6 @@ class ESP8266Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
   uint32_t current_flash_offset = 0;  // in words
 
   void setup() {
-    s_flash_storage = new uint32_t[ESP8266_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE];  // NOLINT
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Loading preferences from flash");
 
     {
@@ -283,10 +283,11 @@ class ESP8266Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
   }
 };
 
+static ESP8266Preferences s_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *pref = new ESP8266Preferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  pref->setup();
-  global_preferences = pref;
+  s_preferences.setup();
+  global_preferences = &s_preferences;
 }
 void preferences_prevent_write(bool prevent) { s_prevent_write = prevent; }
 

esphome/components/host/preferences.cpp

@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ ESPPreferenceObject HostPreferences::make_preference(size_t length, uint32_t typ
   return ESPPreferenceObject(backend);
 };
 
+static HostPreferences s_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *pref = new HostPreferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  host_preferences = pref;
-  global_preferences = pref;
+  host_preferences = &s_preferences;
+  global_preferences = &s_preferences;
 }
 
 bool HostPreferenceBackend::save(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {

esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct Header {
 enum HttpStatus {
   HTTP_STATUS_OK = 200,
   HTTP_STATUS_NO_CONTENT = 204,
+  HTTP_STATUS_RESET_CONTENT = 205,
   HTTP_STATUS_PARTIAL_CONTENT = 206,
 
   /* 3xx - Redirection */
@@ -126,19 +127,21 @@ struct HttpReadResult {
 
 /// Result of processing a non-blocking read with timeout (for manual loops)
 enum class HttpReadLoopResult : uint8_t {
-  DATA,     ///< Data was read, process it
-  RETRY,    ///< No data yet, already delayed, caller should continue loop
-  ERROR,    ///< Read error, caller should exit loop
-  TIMEOUT,  ///< Timeout waiting for data, caller should exit loop
+  DATA,      ///< Data was read, process it
+  COMPLETE,  ///< All content has been read, caller should exit loop
+  RETRY,     ///< No data yet, already delayed, caller should continue loop
+  ERROR,     ///< Read error, caller should exit loop
+  TIMEOUT,   ///< Timeout waiting for data, caller should exit loop
 };
 
 /// Process a read result with timeout tracking and delay handling
 /// @param bytes_read_or_error Return value from read() - positive for bytes read, negative for error
 /// @param last_data_time Time of last successful read, updated when data received
 /// @param timeout_ms Maximum time to wait for data
-/// @return DATA if data received, RETRY if should continue loop, ERROR/TIMEOUT if should exit
-inline HttpReadLoopResult http_read_loop_result(int bytes_read_or_error, uint32_t &last_data_time,
-                                                uint32_t timeout_ms) {
+/// @param is_read_complete Whether all expected content has been read (from HttpContainer::is_read_complete())
+/// @return How the caller should proceed - see HttpReadLoopResult enum
+inline HttpReadLoopResult http_read_loop_result(int bytes_read_or_error, uint32_t &last_data_time, uint32_t timeout_ms,
+                                                bool is_read_complete) {
   if (bytes_read_or_error > 0) {
     last_data_time = millis();
     return HttpReadLoopResult::DATA;
@@ -146,7 +149,10 @@ inline HttpReadLoopResult http_read_loop_result(int bytes_read_or_error, uint32_
   if (bytes_read_or_error < 0) {
     return HttpReadLoopResult::ERROR;
   }
-  // bytes_read_or_error == 0: no data available yet
+  // bytes_read_or_error == 0: either "no data yet" or "all content read"
+  if (is_read_complete) {
+    return HttpReadLoopResult::COMPLETE;
+  }
   if (millis() - last_data_time >= timeout_ms) {
     return HttpReadLoopResult::TIMEOUT;
   }
@@ -159,9 +165,9 @@ class HttpRequestComponent;
 class HttpContainer : public Parented<HttpRequestComponent> {
  public:
   virtual ~HttpContainer() = default;
-  size_t content_length;
-  int status_code;
-  uint32_t duration_ms;
+  size_t content_length{0};
+  int status_code{-1};  ///< -1 indicates no response received yet
+  uint32_t duration_ms{0};
 
   /**
    * @brief Read data from the HTTP response body.
@@ -194,9 +200,24 @@ class HttpContainer : public Parented<HttpRequestComponent> {
   virtual void end() = 0;
 
   void set_secure(bool secure) { this->secure_ = secure; }
+  void set_chunked(bool chunked) { this->is_chunked_ = chunked; }
 
   size_t get_bytes_read() const { return this->bytes_read_; }
 
+  /// Check if all expected content has been read
+  /// For chunked responses, returns false (completion detected via read() returning error/EOF)
+  bool is_read_complete() const {
+    // Per RFC 9112, these responses have no body:
+    // - 1xx (Informational), 204 No Content, 205 Reset Content, 304 Not Modified
+    if ((this->status_code >= 100 && this->status_code < 200) || this->status_code == HTTP_STATUS_NO_CONTENT ||
+        this->status_code == HTTP_STATUS_RESET_CONTENT || this->status_code == HTTP_STATUS_NOT_MODIFIED) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    // For non-chunked responses, complete when bytes_read >= content_length
+    // This handles both Content-Length: 0 and Content-Length: N cases
+    return !this->is_chunked_ && this->bytes_read_ >= this->content_length;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @brief Get response headers.
    *
@@ -209,6 +230,7 @@ class HttpContainer : public Parented<HttpRequestComponent> {
  protected:
   size_t bytes_read_{0};
   bool secure_{false};
+  bool is_chunked_{false};  ///< True if response uses chunked transfer encoding
   std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string>> response_headers_{};
 };
 
@@ -219,7 +241,7 @@ class HttpContainer : public Parented<HttpRequestComponent> {
 /// @param total_size Total bytes to read
 /// @param chunk_size Maximum bytes per read call
 /// @param timeout_ms Read timeout in milliseconds
-/// @return HttpReadResult with status and error_code on failure
+/// @return HttpReadResult with status and error_code on failure; use container->get_bytes_read() for total bytes read
 inline HttpReadResult http_read_fully(HttpContainer *container, uint8_t *buffer, size_t total_size, size_t chunk_size,
                                       uint32_t timeout_ms) {
   size_t read_index = 0;
@@ -231,9 +253,11 @@ inline HttpReadResult http_read_fully(HttpContainer *container, uint8_t *buffer,
     App.feed_wdt();
     yield();
 
-    auto result = http_read_loop_result(read_bytes_or_error, last_data_time, timeout_ms);
+    auto result = http_read_loop_result(read_bytes_or_error, last_data_time, timeout_ms, container->is_read_complete());
     if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::RETRY)
       continue;
+    if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::COMPLETE)
+      break;  // Server sent less data than requested, but transfer is complete
     if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::ERROR)
       return {HttpReadStatus::ERROR, read_bytes_or_error};
     if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::TIMEOUT)
@@ -393,11 +417,12 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
           int read_or_error = container->read(buf + read_index, std::min<size_t>(max_length - read_index, 512));
           App.feed_wdt();
           yield();
-          auto result = http_read_loop_result(read_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout);
+          auto result =
+              http_read_loop_result(read_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout, container->is_read_complete());
           if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::RETRY)
             continue;
           if (result != HttpReadLoopResult::DATA)
-            break;  // ERROR or TIMEOUT
+            break;  // COMPLETE, ERROR, or TIMEOUT
           read_index += read_or_error;
         }
         response_body.reserve(read_index);

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp

@@ -135,9 +135,23 @@ std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestArduino::perform(const std::string &ur
   // When cast to size_t, -1 becomes SIZE_MAX (4294967295 on 32-bit).
   // The read() method handles this: bytes_read_ can never reach SIZE_MAX, so the
   // early return check (bytes_read_ >= content_length) will never trigger.
+  //
+  // TODO: Chunked transfer encoding is NOT properly supported on Arduino.
+  // The implementation in #7884 was incomplete - it only works correctly on ESP-IDF where
+  // esp_http_client_read() decodes chunks internally. On Arduino, using getStreamPtr()
+  // returns raw TCP data with chunk framing (e.g., "12a\r\n{json}\r\n0\r\n\r\n") instead
+  // of decoded content. This wasn't noticed because requests would complete and payloads
+  // were only examined on IDF. The long transfer times were also masked by the misleading
+  // "HTTP on Arduino version >= 3.1 is **very** slow" warning above. This causes two issues:
+  // 1. Response body is corrupted - contains chunk size headers mixed with data
+  // 2. Cannot detect end of transfer - connection stays open (keep-alive), causing timeout
+  // The proper fix would be to use getString() for chunked responses, which decodes chunks
+  // internally, but this buffers the entire response in memory.
   int content_length = container->client_.getSize();
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Content-Length: %d", content_length);
   container->content_length = (size_t) content_length;
+  // -1 (SIZE_MAX when cast to size_t) means chunked transfer encoding
+  container->set_chunked(content_length == -1);
   container->duration_ms = millis() - start;
 
   return container;
@@ -178,9 +192,9 @@ int HttpContainerArduino::read(uint8_t *buf, size_t max_len) {
 
   if (bufsize == 0) {
     this->duration_ms += (millis() - start);
-    // Check if we've read all expected content (only valid when content_length is known and not SIZE_MAX)
-    // For chunked encoding (content_length == SIZE_MAX), we can't use this check
-    if (this->content_length > 0 && this->bytes_read_ >= this->content_length) {
+    // Check if we've read all expected content (non-chunked only)
+    // For chunked encoding (content_length == SIZE_MAX), is_read_complete() returns false
+    if (this->is_read_complete()) {
       return 0;  // All content read successfully
     }
     // No data available - check if connection is still open

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestIDF::perform(const std::string &url, c
   // esp_http_client_fetch_headers() returns 0 for chunked transfer encoding (no Content-Length header).
   // The read() method handles content_length == 0 specially to support chunked responses.
   container->content_length = esp_http_client_fetch_headers(client);
+  container->set_chunked(esp_http_client_is_chunked_response(client));
   container->feed_wdt();
   container->status_code = esp_http_client_get_status_code(client);
   container->feed_wdt();
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestIDF::perform(const std::string &url, c
 
       container->feed_wdt();
       container->content_length = esp_http_client_fetch_headers(client);
+      container->set_chunked(esp_http_client_is_chunked_response(client));
       container->feed_wdt();
       container->status_code = esp_http_client_get_status_code(client);
       container->feed_wdt();
@@ -239,10 +241,9 @@ int HttpContainerIDF::read(uint8_t *buf, size_t max_len) {
   const uint32_t start = millis();
   watchdog::WatchdogManager wdm(this->parent_->get_watchdog_timeout());
 
-  // Check if we've already read all expected content
-  // Skip this check when content_length is 0 (chunked transfer encoding or unknown length)
-  // For chunked responses, esp_http_client_read() will return 0 when all data is received
-  if (this->content_length > 0 && this->bytes_read_ >= this->content_length) {
+  // Check if we've already read all expected content (non-chunked only)
+  // For chunked responses (content_length == 0), esp_http_client_read() handles EOF
+  if (this->is_read_complete()) {
     return 0;  // All content read successfully
   }
 

esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.cpp

@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ uint8_t OtaHttpRequestComponent::do_ota_() {
     App.feed_wdt();
     yield();
 
-    auto result = http_read_loop_result(bufsize_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout);
+    auto result = http_read_loop_result(bufsize_or_error, last_data_time, read_timeout, container->is_read_complete());
     if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::RETRY)
       continue;
+    // Note: COMPLETE is currently unreachable since the loop condition checks bytes_read < content_length,
+    // but this is defensive code in case chunked transfer encoding support is added for OTA in the future.
+    if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::COMPLETE)
+      break;
     if (result != HttpReadLoopResult::DATA) {
       if (result == HttpReadLoopResult::TIMEOUT) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Timeout reading data");

esphome/components/libretiny/preferences.cpp

@@ -189,10 +189,11 @@ class LibreTinyPreferences : public ESPPreferences {
   }
 };
 
+static LibreTinyPreferences s_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *prefs = new LibreTinyPreferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  prefs->open();
-  global_preferences = prefs;
+  s_preferences.open();
+  global_preferences = &s_preferences;
 }
 
 }  // namespace libretiny

esphome/components/media_player/media_player.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/controller_registry.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/core/progmem.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace media_player {
@@ -107,25 +108,25 @@ MediaPlayerCall &MediaPlayerCall::set_command(optional<MediaPlayerCommand> comma
   this->command_ = command;
   return *this;
 }
-MediaPlayerCall &MediaPlayerCall::set_command(const std::string &command) {
-  if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "PLAY")) {
+MediaPlayerCall &MediaPlayerCall::set_command(const char *command) {
+  if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("PLAY")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PLAY);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "PAUSE")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("PAUSE")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_PAUSE);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "STOP")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("STOP")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_STOP);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "MUTE")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("MUTE")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_MUTE);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "UNMUTE")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("UNMUTE")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_UNMUTE);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "TOGGLE")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("TOGGLE")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TOGGLE);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "TURN_ON")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("TURN_ON")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TURN_ON);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(command, "TURN_OFF")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(command, ESPHOME_PSTR("TURN_OFF")) == 0) {
     this->set_command(MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_TURN_OFF);
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "'%s' - Unrecognized command %s", this->parent_->get_name().c_str(), command.c_str());
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "'%s' - Unrecognized command %s", this->parent_->get_name().c_str(), command);
   }
   return *this;
 }

esphome/components/media_player/media_player.h

@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class MediaPlayerCall {
 
   MediaPlayerCall &set_command(MediaPlayerCommand command);
   MediaPlayerCall &set_command(optional<MediaPlayerCommand> command);
-  MediaPlayerCall &set_command(const std::string &command);
+  MediaPlayerCall &set_command(const char *command);
+  MediaPlayerCall &set_command(const std::string &command) { return this->set_command(command.c_str()); }
 
   MediaPlayerCall &set_media_url(const std::string &url);
 

esphome/components/opentherm/__init__.py

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ from typing import Any
 from esphome import automation, pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import sensor
+from esphome.components.esp32 import include_builtin_idf_component
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_TRIGGER_ID, PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_ESP8266
+from esphome.core import CORE
 
 from . import const, generate, schema, validate
 
@@ -83,6 +85,12 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 
 
 async def to_code(config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    if CORE.is_esp32:
+        # Re-enable ESP-IDF's legacy driver component (excluded by default to save compile time)
+        # Provides driver/timer.h header for hardware timer API
+        # TODO: Remove this once opentherm migrates to GPTimer API (driver/gptimer.h)
+        include_builtin_idf_component("driver")
+
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
 

esphome/components/opentherm/opentherm.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "opentherm.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include <cinttypes>
+// TODO: Migrate from legacy timer API (driver/timer.h) to GPTimer API (driver/gptimer.h)
+// The legacy timer API is deprecated in ESP-IDF 5.x. See opentherm.h for details.
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 #include "driver/timer.h"
 #include "esp_err.h"

esphome/components/opentherm/opentherm.h

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
+// TODO: Migrate from legacy timer API (driver/timer.h) to GPTimer API (driver/gptimer.h)
+// The legacy timer API is deprecated in ESP-IDF 5.x. Migration would allow removing the
+// "driver" IDF component dependency. See:
+// https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/migration-guides/release-5.x/5.0/peripherals.html#id4
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 #include "driver/timer.h"
 #endif

esphome/components/rp2040/preferences.cpp

@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ namespace rp2040 {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "rp2040.preferences";
 
-static bool s_prevent_write = false;        // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static uint8_t *s_flash_storage = nullptr;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-static bool s_flash_dirty = false;          // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static constexpr uint32_t RP2040_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE = 512;
 
-static const uint32_t RP2040_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE = 512;
+static bool s_prevent_write = false;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static uint8_t
+    s_flash_storage[RP2040_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE];  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+static bool s_flash_dirty = false;               // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 
 // Stack buffer size for preferences - covers virtually all real-world preferences without heap allocation
 static constexpr size_t PREF_BUFFER_SIZE = 64;
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ class RP2040Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
 
   RP2040Preferences() : eeprom_sector_(&_EEPROM_start) {}
   void setup() {
-    s_flash_storage = new uint8_t[RP2040_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE];  // NOLINT
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Loading preferences from flash");
     memcpy(s_flash_storage, this->eeprom_sector_, RP2040_FLASH_STORAGE_SIZE);
   }
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ class RP2040Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
   uint8_t *eeprom_sector_;
 };
 
+static RP2040Preferences s_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *prefs = new RP2040Preferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  prefs->setup();
-  global_preferences = prefs;
+  s_preferences.setup();
+  global_preferences = &s_preferences;
 }
 void preferences_prevent_write(bool prevent) { s_prevent_write = prevent; }
 

esphome/components/speaker/media_player/__init__.py

@@ -157,8 +157,14 @@ def _read_audio_file_and_type(file_config):
 
     import puremagic
 
-    file_type: str = puremagic.from_string(data)
-    file_type = file_type.removeprefix(".")
+    try:
+        file_type: str = puremagic.from_string(data)
+        file_type = file_type.removeprefix(".")
+    except puremagic.PureError as e:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"Unable to determine audio file type of '{path}'. "
+            f"Try re-encoding the file into a supported format. Details: {e}"
+        )
 
     media_file_type = audio.AUDIO_FILE_TYPE_ENUM["NONE"]
     if file_type in ("wav"):

esphome/components/template/select/__init__.py

@@ -10,35 +10,65 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_OPTIONS,
     CONF_RESTORE_VALUE,
     CONF_SET_ACTION,
+    CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL,
+    SCHEDULER_DONT_RUN,
 )
+from esphome.core import TimePeriodMilliseconds
+from esphome.cpp_generator import TemplateArguments
 
 from .. import template_ns
 
 TemplateSelect = template_ns.class_(
     "TemplateSelect", select.Select, cg.PollingComponent
 )
+TemplateSelectWithSetAction = template_ns.class_(
+    "TemplateSelectWithSetAction", TemplateSelect
+)
 
 
 def validate(config):
+    errors = []
     if CONF_LAMBDA in config:
         if config[CONF_OPTIMISTIC]:
-            raise cv.Invalid("optimistic cannot be used with lambda")
+            errors.append(
+                cv.Invalid(
+                    "optimistic cannot be used with lambda", path=[CONF_OPTIMISTIC]
+                )
+            )
         if CONF_INITIAL_OPTION in config:
-            raise cv.Invalid("initial_value cannot be used with lambda")
+            errors.append(
+                cv.Invalid(
+                    "initial_value cannot be used with lambda",
+                    path=[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION],
+                )
+            )
         if CONF_RESTORE_VALUE in config:
-            raise cv.Invalid("restore_value cannot be used with lambda")
+            errors.append(
+                cv.Invalid(
+                    "restore_value cannot be used with lambda",
+                    path=[CONF_RESTORE_VALUE],
+                )
+            )
     elif CONF_INITIAL_OPTION in config:
         if config[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION] not in config[CONF_OPTIONS]:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"initial_option '{config[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION]}' is not a valid option [{', '.join(config[CONF_OPTIONS])}]"
+            errors.append(
+                cv.Invalid(
+                    f"initial_option '{config[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION]}' is not a valid option [{', '.join(config[CONF_OPTIONS])}]",
+                    path=[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION],
+                )
             )
     else:
         config[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION] = config[CONF_OPTIONS][0]
 
     if not config[CONF_OPTIMISTIC] and CONF_SET_ACTION not in config:
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            "Either optimistic mode must be enabled, or set_action must be set, to handle the option being set."
+        errors.append(
+            cv.Invalid(
+                "Either optimistic mode must be enabled, or set_action must be set, to handle the option being set."
+            )
         )
+    if errors:
+        raise cv.MultipleInvalid(errors)
+
     return config
 
 
@@ -62,29 +92,34 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
-    await cg.register_component(var, config)
-    await select.register_select(var, config, options=config[CONF_OPTIONS])
+    var_id = config[CONF_ID]
+    if CONF_SET_ACTION in config:
+        var_id.type = TemplateSelectWithSetAction
+    has_lambda = CONF_LAMBDA in config
+    optimistic = config.get(CONF_OPTIMISTIC, False)
+    restore_value = config.get(CONF_RESTORE_VALUE, False)
+    options = config[CONF_OPTIONS]
+    initial_option = config.get(CONF_INITIAL_OPTION, 0)
+    initial_option_index = options.index(initial_option) if not has_lambda else 0
+
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(
+        var_id,
+        TemplateArguments(has_lambda, optimistic, restore_value, initial_option_index),
+    )
+    component_config = config.copy()
+    if not has_lambda:
+        # No point in polling if not using a lambda
+        component_config[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL] = TimePeriodMilliseconds(
+            milliseconds=SCHEDULER_DONT_RUN
+        )
+    await cg.register_component(var, component_config)
+    await select.register_select(var, config, options=options)
 
     if CONF_LAMBDA in config:
-        template_ = await cg.process_lambda(
+        lambda_ = await cg.process_lambda(
             config[CONF_LAMBDA], [], return_type=cg.optional.template(cg.std_string)
         )
-        cg.add(var.set_template(template_))
-
-    else:
-        # Only set if non-default to avoid bloating setup() function
-        if config[CONF_OPTIMISTIC]:
-            cg.add(var.set_optimistic(True))
-        initial_option_index = config[CONF_OPTIONS].index(config[CONF_INITIAL_OPTION])
-        # Only set if non-zero to avoid bloating setup() function
-        # (initial_option_index_ is zero-initialized in the header)
-        if initial_option_index != 0:
-            cg.add(var.set_initial_option_index(initial_option_index))
-
-        # Only set if True (default is False)
-        if config.get(CONF_RESTORE_VALUE):
-            cg.add(var.set_restore_value(True))
+        cg.add(var.set_lambda(lambda_))
 
     if CONF_SET_ACTION in config:
         await automation.build_automation(

esphome/components/template/select/template_select.cpp

@@ -3,63 +3,17 @@
 
 namespace esphome::template_ {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "template.select";
-
-void TemplateSelect::setup() {
-  if (this->f_.has_value())
-    return;
-
-  size_t index = this->initial_option_index_;
-  if (this->restore_value_) {
-    this->pref_ = this->make_entity_preference<size_t>();
-    size_t restored_index;
-    if (this->pref_.load(&restored_index) && this->has_index(restored_index)) {
-      index = restored_index;
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "State from restore: %s", this->option_at(index));
-    } else {
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "State from initial (could not load or invalid stored index): %s", this->option_at(index));
-    }
+void dump_config_helper(BaseTemplateSelect *sel_comp, bool optimistic, bool has_lambda,
+                        const size_t initial_option_index, bool restore_value) {
+  LOG_SELECT("", "Template Select", sel_comp);
+  if (has_lambda) {
+    LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(sel_comp);
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "State from initial: %s", this->option_at(index));
-  }
-
-  this->publish_state(index);
-}
-
-void TemplateSelect::update() {
-  if (!this->f_.has_value())
-    return;
-
-  auto val = this->f_();
-  if (val.has_value()) {
-    if (!this->has_option(*val)) {
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Lambda returned an invalid option: %s", (*val).c_str());
-      return;
-    }
-    this->publish_state(*val);
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
+                  "  Optimistic: %s\n"
+                  "  Initial Option: %s\n"
+                  "  Restore Value: %s",
+                  YESNO(optimistic), sel_comp->option_at(initial_option_index), YESNO(restore_value));
   }
 }
-
-void TemplateSelect::control(size_t index) {
-  this->set_trigger_->trigger(StringRef(this->option_at(index)));
-
-  if (this->optimistic_)
-    this->publish_state(index);
-
-  if (this->restore_value_)
-    this->pref_.save(&index);
-}
-
-void TemplateSelect::dump_config() {
-  LOG_SELECT("", "Template Select", this);
-  LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
-  if (this->f_.has_value())
-    return;
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
-                "  Optimistic: %s\n"
-                "  Initial Option: %s\n"
-                "  Restore Value: %s",
-                YESNO(this->optimistic_), this->option_at(this->initial_option_index_), YESNO(this->restore_value_));
-}
-
 }  // namespace esphome::template_

esphome/components/template/select/template_select.h

@@ -8,30 +8,83 @@
 #include "esphome/core/template_lambda.h"
 
 namespace esphome::template_ {
+static const char *const TAG = "template.select";
+struct Empty {};
+class BaseTemplateSelect : public select::Select, public PollingComponent {};
 
-class TemplateSelect final : public select::Select, public PollingComponent {
+void dump_config_helper(BaseTemplateSelect *sel_comp, bool optimistic, bool has_lambda, size_t initial_option_index,
+                        bool restore_value);
+
+/// Base template select class - used when no set_action is configured
+
+template<bool HAS_LAMBDA, bool OPTIMISTIC, bool RESTORE_VALUE, size_t INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX>
+class TemplateSelect : public BaseTemplateSelect {
  public:
-  template<typename F> void set_template(F &&f) { this->f_.set(std::forward<F>(f)); }
+  template<typename F> void set_lambda(F &&f) {
+    if constexpr (HAS_LAMBDA) {
+      this->f_.set(std::forward<F>(f));
+    }
+  }
 
-  void setup() override;
-  void update() override;
-  void dump_config() override;
+  void setup() override {
+    if constexpr (!HAS_LAMBDA) {
+      size_t index = INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX;
+      if constexpr (RESTORE_VALUE) {
+        this->pref_ = this->template make_entity_preference<size_t>();
+        if (this->pref_.load(&index) && this->has_index(index)) {
+          esph_log_d(TAG, "State from restore: %s", this->option_at(index));
+        } else {
+          index = INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX;
+          esph_log_d(TAG, "State from initial (no valid stored index): %s", this->option_at(INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX));
+        }
+      } else {
+        esph_log_d(TAG, "State from initial: %s", this->option_at(INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX));
+      }
+      this->publish_state(index);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void update() override {
+    if constexpr (HAS_LAMBDA) {
+      auto val = this->f_();
+      if (val.has_value()) {
+        if (!this->has_option(*val)) {
+          esph_log_e(TAG, "Lambda returned an invalid option: %s", (*val).c_str());
+          return;
+        }
+        this->publish_state(*val);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  void dump_config() override {
+    dump_config_helper(this, OPTIMISTIC, HAS_LAMBDA, INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX, RESTORE_VALUE);
+  };
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
-  Trigger<StringRef> *get_set_trigger() const { return this->set_trigger_; }
-  void set_optimistic(bool optimistic) { this->optimistic_ = optimistic; }
-  void set_initial_option_index(size_t initial_option_index) { this->initial_option_index_ = initial_option_index; }
-  void set_restore_value(bool restore_value) { this->restore_value_ = restore_value; }
+ protected:
+  void control(size_t index) override {
+    if constexpr (OPTIMISTIC)
+      this->publish_state(index);
+    if constexpr (RESTORE_VALUE)
+      this->pref_.save(&index);
+  }
+  [[no_unique_address]] std::conditional_t<HAS_LAMBDA, TemplateLambda<std::string>, Empty> f_{};
+  [[no_unique_address]] std::conditional_t<RESTORE_VALUE, ESPPreferenceObject, Empty> pref_{};
+};
+
+/// Template select with set_action trigger - only instantiated when set_action is configured
+template<bool HAS_LAMBDA, bool OPTIMISTIC, bool RESTORE_VALUE, size_t INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX>
+class TemplateSelectWithSetAction final
+    : public TemplateSelect<HAS_LAMBDA, OPTIMISTIC, RESTORE_VALUE, INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX> {
+ public:
+  Trigger<StringRef> *get_set_trigger() { return &this->set_trigger_; }
 
  protected:
-  void control(size_t index) override;
-  bool optimistic_ = false;
-  size_t initial_option_index_{0};
-  bool restore_value_ = false;
-  Trigger<StringRef> *set_trigger_ = new Trigger<StringRef>();
-  TemplateLambda<std::string> f_;
-
-  ESPPreferenceObject pref_;
+  void control(size_t index) override {
+    this->set_trigger_.trigger(StringRef(this->option_at(index)));
+    TemplateSelect<HAS_LAMBDA, OPTIMISTIC, RESTORE_VALUE, INITIAL_OPTION_INDEX>::control(index);
+  }
+  Trigger<StringRef> set_trigger_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::template_

esphome/components/water_heater/water_heater.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/controller_registry.h"
+#include "esphome/core/progmem.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
 
@@ -22,23 +23,23 @@ WaterHeaterCall &WaterHeaterCall::set_mode(WaterHeaterMode mode) {
   return *this;
 }
 
-WaterHeaterCall &WaterHeaterCall::set_mode(const std::string &mode) {
-  if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "OFF")) {
+WaterHeaterCall &WaterHeaterCall::set_mode(const char *mode) {
+  if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("OFF")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_OFF);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "ECO")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("ECO")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_ECO);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "ELECTRIC")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("ELECTRIC")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_ELECTRIC);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "PERFORMANCE")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("PERFORMANCE")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_PERFORMANCE);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "HIGH_DEMAND")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("HIGH_DEMAND")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_HIGH_DEMAND);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "HEAT_PUMP")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("HEAT_PUMP")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_HEAT_PUMP);
-  } else if (str_equals_case_insensitive(mode, "GAS")) {
+  } else if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(mode, ESPHOME_PSTR("GAS")) == 0) {
     this->set_mode(WATER_HEATER_MODE_GAS);
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "'%s' - Unrecognized mode %s", this->parent_->get_name().c_str(), mode.c_str());
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "'%s' - Unrecognized mode %s", this->parent_->get_name().c_str(), mode);
   }
   return *this;
 }

esphome/components/water_heater/water_heater.h

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class WaterHeaterCall {
   WaterHeaterCall(WaterHeater *parent);
 
   WaterHeaterCall &set_mode(WaterHeaterMode mode);
-  WaterHeaterCall &set_mode(const std::string &mode);
+  WaterHeaterCall &set_mode(const char *mode);
+  WaterHeaterCall &set_mode(const std::string &mode) { return this->set_mode(mode.c_str()); }
   WaterHeaterCall &set_target_temperature(float temperature);
   WaterHeaterCall &set_target_temperature_low(float temperature);
   WaterHeaterCall &set_target_temperature_high(float temperature);

esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py

@@ -585,11 +585,13 @@ async def to_code(config):
     await cg.past_safe_mode()
 
     if on_connect_config := config.get(CONF_ON_CONNECT):
+        cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER")
         await automation.build_automation(
             var.get_connect_trigger(), [], on_connect_config
         )
 
     if on_disconnect_config := config.get(CONF_ON_DISCONNECT):
+        cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER")
         await automation.build_automation(
             var.get_disconnect_trigger(), [], on_disconnect_config
         )

esphome/components/wifi/automation.h

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
     char ssid_buf[SSID_BUFFER_SIZE];
     if (strcmp(global_wifi_component->wifi_ssid_to(ssid_buf), ssid.c_str()) == 0) {
       // Callback to notify the user that the connection was successful
-      this->connect_trigger_->trigger();
+      this->connect_trigger_.trigger();
       return;
     }
     // Create a new WiFiAP object with the new SSID and password
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
       // Start a timeout for the fallback if the connection to the old AP fails
       this->set_timeout("wifi-fallback-timeout", this->connection_timeout_.value(x...), [this]() {
         this->connecting_ = false;
-        this->error_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->error_trigger_.trigger();
       });
     });
   }
 
-  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() const { return this->connect_trigger_; }
-  Trigger<> *get_error_trigger() const { return this->error_trigger_; }
+  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() { return &this->connect_trigger_; }
+  Trigger<> *get_error_trigger() { return &this->error_trigger_; }
 
   void loop() override {
     if (!this->connecting_)
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
       char ssid_buf[SSID_BUFFER_SIZE];
       if (strcmp(global_wifi_component->wifi_ssid_to(ssid_buf), this->new_sta_.get_ssid().c_str()) == 0) {
         // Callback to notify the user that the connection was successful
-        this->connect_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->connect_trigger_.trigger();
       } else {
         // Callback to notify the user that the connection failed
-        this->error_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->error_trigger_.trigger();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
   bool connecting_{false};
   WiFiAP new_sta_;
   WiFiAP old_sta_;
-  Trigger<> *connect_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
-  Trigger<> *error_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
+  Trigger<> connect_trigger_;
+  Trigger<> error_trigger_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::wifi

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp

@@ -651,14 +651,21 @@ void WiFiComponent::loop() {
   const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
 
   if (this->has_sta()) {
+#if defined(USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER) || defined(USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER)
     if (this->is_connected() != this->handled_connected_state_) {
+#ifdef USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
       if (this->handled_connected_state_) {
-        this->disconnect_trigger_->trigger();
-      } else {
-        this->connect_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->disconnect_trigger_.trigger();
       }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
+      if (!this->handled_connected_state_) {
+        this->connect_trigger_.trigger();
+      }
+#endif
       this->handled_connected_state_ = this->is_connected();
     }
+#endif  // USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER || USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
 
     switch (this->state_) {
       case WIFI_COMPONENT_STATE_COOLDOWN: {

esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h

@@ -454,8 +454,12 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
   void set_keep_scan_results(bool keep_scan_results) { this->keep_scan_results_ = keep_scan_results; }
   void set_post_connect_roaming(bool enabled) { this->post_connect_roaming_ = enabled; }
 
-  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() const { return this->connect_trigger_; };
-  Trigger<> *get_disconnect_trigger() const { return this->disconnect_trigger_; };
+#ifdef USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
+  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() { return &this->connect_trigger_; }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
+  Trigger<> *get_disconnect_trigger() { return &this->disconnect_trigger_; }
+#endif
 
   int32_t get_wifi_channel();
 
@@ -706,7 +710,9 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
 
   // Group all boolean values together
   bool has_ap_{false};
+#if defined(USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER) || defined(USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER)
   bool handled_connected_state_{false};
+#endif
   bool error_from_callback_{false};
   bool scan_done_{false};
   bool ap_setup_{false};
@@ -733,9 +739,12 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
   SemaphoreHandle_t high_performance_semaphore_{nullptr};
 #endif
 
-  // Pointers at the end (naturally aligned)
-  Trigger<> *connect_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
-  Trigger<> *disconnect_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
+#ifdef USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
+  Trigger<> connect_trigger_;
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
+  Trigger<> disconnect_trigger_;
+#endif
 
  private:
   // Stores a pointer to a string literal (static storage duration).

esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.cpp

@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ class ZephyrPreferences : public ESPPreferences {
   }
 };
 
+static ZephyrPreferences s_preferences;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *prefs = new ZephyrPreferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  global_preferences = prefs;
-  prefs->open();
+  global_preferences = &s_preferences;
+  s_preferences.open();
 }
 
 }  // namespace zephyr

esphome/core/defines.h

@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@
 #define USE_WIFI_SCAN_RESULTS_LISTENERS
 #define USE_WIFI_CONNECT_STATE_LISTENERS
 #define USE_WIFI_POWER_SAVE_LISTENERS
+#define USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
+#define USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
 #define ESPHOME_WIFI_IP_STATE_LISTENERS 2
 #define ESPHOME_WIFI_SCAN_RESULTS_LISTENERS 2
 #define ESPHOME_WIFI_CONNECT_STATE_LISTENERS 2

tests/components/template/common-base.yaml

@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ select:
           // Migration guide: Store in std::string
           std::string stored_option(id(template_select).current_option());
           ESP_LOGI("test", "Stored: %s", stored_option.c_str());
+  - platform: template
+    id: template_select_with_action
+    name: "Template select with action"
+    options:
+      - option_a
+      - option_b
+    set_action:
+      - logger.log:
+          format: "Selected: %s"
+          args: ["x.c_str()"]
 
 lock:
   - platform: template

tests/components/wifi/common.yaml

@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ wifi:
     - ssid: MySSID3
       password: password3
       priority: 0
+  on_connect:
+    - logger.log: "WiFi connected!"
+  on_disconnect:
+    - logger.log: "WiFi disconnected!"

tests/integration/fixtures/select_stringref_trigger.yaml

@@ -56,7 +56,21 @@ select:
             std::string prefix = x.substr(0, 6);
             ESP_LOGI("test", "Substr prefix: %s", prefix.c_str());
 
-  # Second select with numeric options to test ADL functions
+  # Second select with set_action trigger (uses TemplateSelectWithSetAction subclass)
+  - platform: template
+    name: "Action Select"
+    id: action_select
+    options:
+      - "Action A"
+      - "Action B"
+    set_action:
+      then:
+        # Test: set_action trigger receives StringRef
+        - logger.log:
+            format: "set_action triggered: %s"
+            args: ['x.c_str()']
+
+  # Third select with numeric options to test ADL functions
   - platform: template
     name: "Baud Rate"
     id: baud_select

tests/integration/test_select_stringref_trigger.py

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ async def test_select_stringref_trigger(
     find_substr_future = loop.create_future()
     find_char_future = loop.create_future()
     substr_future = loop.create_future()
+    # set_action trigger (TemplateSelectWithSetAction subclass)
+    set_action_future = loop.create_future()
     # ADL functions
     stoi_future = loop.create_future()
     stol_future = loop.create_future()
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ async def test_select_stringref_trigger(
     find_substr_pattern = re.compile(r"Found 'Option' in value")
     find_char_pattern = re.compile(r"Space at position: 6")  # space at index 6
     substr_pattern = re.compile(r"Substr prefix: Option")
+    # set_action trigger pattern (TemplateSelectWithSetAction subclass)
+    set_action_pattern = re.compile(r"set_action triggered: Action B")
     # ADL function patterns (115200 from baud rate select)
     stoi_pattern = re.compile(r"stoi result: 115200")
     stol_pattern = re.compile(r"stol result: 115200")
@@ -67,6 +71,9 @@ async def test_select_stringref_trigger(
             find_char_future.set_result(True)
         if not substr_future.done() and substr_pattern.search(line):
             substr_future.set_result(True)
+        # set_action trigger
+        if not set_action_future.done() and set_action_pattern.search(line):
+            set_action_future.set_result(True)
         # ADL functions
         if not stoi_future.done() and stoi_pattern.search(line):
             stoi_future.set_result(True)
@@ -89,22 +96,21 @@ async def test_select_stringref_trigger(
         # List entities to find our select
         entities, _ = await client.list_entities_services()
 
-        select_entity = next(
-            (e for e in entities if hasattr(e, "options") and e.name == "Test Select"),
-            None,
-        )
+        select_entity = next((e for e in entities if e.name == "Test Select"), None)
         assert select_entity is not None, "Test Select entity not found"
 
-        baud_entity = next(
-            (e for e in entities if hasattr(e, "options") and e.name == "Baud Rate"),
-            None,
-        )
+        baud_entity = next((e for e in entities if e.name == "Baud Rate"), None)
         assert baud_entity is not None, "Baud Rate entity not found"
 
+        action_entity = next((e for e in entities if e.name == "Action Select"), None)
+        assert action_entity is not None, "Action Select entity not found"
+
         # Change select to Option B - this should trigger on_value with StringRef
         client.select_command(select_entity.key, "Option B")
         # Change baud to 115200 - this tests ADL functions (stoi, stol, stof, stod)
         client.select_command(baud_entity.key, "115200")
+        # Change action select - tests set_action trigger (TemplateSelectWithSetAction)
+        client.select_command(action_entity.key, "Action B")
 
         # Wait for all log messages confirming StringRef operations work
         try:
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ async def test_select_stringref_trigger(
                     find_substr_future,
                     find_char_future,
                     substr_future,
+                    set_action_future,
                     stoi_future,
                     stol_future,
                     stof_future,
@@ -135,6 +142,7 @@ async def test_select_stringref_trigger(
                 "find_substr": find_substr_future.done(),
                 "find_char": find_char_future.done(),
                 "substr": substr_future.done(),
+                "set_action": set_action_future.done(),
                 "stoi": stoi_future.done(),
                 "stol": stol_future.done(),
                 "stof": stof_future.done(),