From 7ce12c31f3e838be99f1c05d43e1063a9a11d91f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:19:34 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] add clear for https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/14733

---
 esphome/core/helpers.h | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.h b/esphome/core/helpers.h
index a59e0553747..9d1d75b49e3 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.h
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.h
@@ -356,6 +356,13 @@ template<typename T, size_t N> class StaticRingBuffer {
   index_type size() const { return this->count_; }
   bool empty() const { return this->count_ == 0; }
 
+  /// Clear all elements (reset to empty)
+  void clear() {
+    this->head_ = 0;
+    this->tail_ = 0;
+    this->count_ = 0;
+  }
+
   Iterator begin() { return Iterator(this, 0); }
   Iterator end() { return Iterator(this, this->count_); }
   ConstIterator begin() const { return ConstIterator(this, 0); }