[api] Reduce batch RAM usage by 33% via switch dispatch (#13199)

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J. Nick Koston
2026-01-14 03:58:06 +00:00
committed by GitHub
parent 8b49d465f8
commit c8cc29a991
5 changed files with 229 additions and 166 deletions
+35 -82
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include "esphome/core/string_ref.h"
#include <functional>
#include <limits>
#include <vector>
namespace esphome::api {
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
void loop();
bool send_list_info_done() {
return this->schedule_message_(nullptr, &APIConnection::try_send_list_info_done,
ListEntitiesDoneResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE, ListEntitiesDoneResponse::ESTIMATED_SIZE);
return this->schedule_message_(nullptr, ListEntitiesDoneResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE,
ListEntitiesDoneResponse::ESTIMATED_SIZE);
}
#ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
bool send_binary_sensor_state(binary_sensor::BinarySensor *binary_sensor);
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
#endif
#ifdef USE_EVENT
void send_event(event::Event *event, StringRef event_type);
void send_event(event::Event *event);
#endif
#ifdef USE_UPDATE
@@ -540,33 +541,17 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
// Function pointer type for message encoding
using MessageCreatorPtr = uint16_t (*)(EntityBase *, APIConnection *, uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single);
class MessageCreator {
public:
MessageCreator(MessageCreatorPtr ptr) { data_.function_ptr = ptr; }
explicit MessageCreator(const char *str_value) { data_.const_char_ptr = str_value; }
// Call operator - uses message_type to determine union type
uint16_t operator()(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *conn, uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single,
uint8_t message_type) const;
private:
union Data {
MessageCreatorPtr function_ptr;
const char *const_char_ptr;
} data_; // 4 bytes on 32-bit, 8 bytes on 64-bit
};
// Generic batching mechanism for both state updates and entity info
struct DeferredBatch {
struct BatchItem {
EntityBase *entity; // Entity pointer
MessageCreator creator; // Function that creates the message when needed
uint8_t message_type; // Message type for overhead calculation (max 255)
uint8_t estimated_size; // Estimated message size (max 255 bytes)
// Sentinel value for unused aux_data_index
static constexpr uint8_t AUX_DATA_UNUSED = std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max();
// Constructor for creating BatchItem
BatchItem(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size)
: entity(entity), creator(creator), message_type(message_type), estimated_size(estimated_size) {}
struct BatchItem {
EntityBase *entity; // 4 bytes - Entity pointer
uint8_t message_type; // 1 byte - Message type for protocol and dispatch
uint8_t estimated_size; // 1 byte - Estimated message size (max 255 bytes)
uint8_t aux_data_index{AUX_DATA_UNUSED}; // 1 byte - For events: index into entity's event_types
// 1 byte padding
};
std::vector<BatchItem> items;
@@ -575,10 +560,11 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
// No pre-allocation - log connections never use batching, and for
// connections that do, buffers are released after initial sync anyway
// Add item to the batch
void add_item(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size);
// Add item to the batch (with deduplication)
void add_item(EntityBase *entity, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size,
uint8_t aux_data_index = AUX_DATA_UNUSED);
// Add item to the front of the batch (for high priority messages like ping)
void add_item_front(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size);
void add_item_front(EntityBase *entity, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size);
// Clear all items
void clear() {
@@ -592,6 +578,7 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
bool empty() const { return items.empty(); }
size_t size() const { return items.size(); }
const BatchItem &operator[](size_t index) const { return items[index]; }
// Release excess capacity - only releases if items already empty
void release_buffer() {
// Safe to call: batch is processed before release_buffer is called,
@@ -663,17 +650,15 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
this->flags_.batch_scheduled = false;
}
#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
// Helper to log a proto message from a MessageCreator object
void log_proto_message_(EntityBase *entity, const MessageCreator &creator, uint8_t message_type) {
this->flags_.log_only_mode = true;
creator(entity, this, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true, message_type);
this->flags_.log_only_mode = false;
}
// Dispatch message encoding based on message_type - replaces function pointer storage
// Switch assigns pointer, single call site for smaller code size
uint16_t dispatch_message_(const DeferredBatch::BatchItem &item, uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single);
#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
void log_batch_item_(const DeferredBatch::BatchItem &item) {
// Use the helper to log the message
this->log_proto_message_(item.entity, item.creator, item.message_type);
this->flags_.log_only_mode = true;
this->dispatch_message_(item, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true);
this->flags_.log_only_mode = false;
}
#endif
@@ -698,63 +683,31 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
// Helper method to send a message either immediately or via batching
// Tries immediate send if should_send_immediately_() returns true and buffer has space
// Falls back to batching if immediate send fails or isn't applicable
bool send_message_smart_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreatorPtr creator, uint8_t message_type,
uint8_t estimated_size) {
bool send_message_smart_(EntityBase *entity, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size,
uint8_t aux_data_index = DeferredBatch::AUX_DATA_UNUSED) {
if (this->should_send_immediately_(message_type) && this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
// Now actually encode and send
if (creator(entity, this, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true) &&
DeferredBatch::BatchItem item{entity, message_type, estimated_size, aux_data_index};
if (this->dispatch_message_(item, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true) &&
this->send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer{&this->parent_->get_shared_buffer_ref()}, message_type)) {
#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
// Log the message in verbose mode
this->log_proto_message_(entity, MessageCreator(creator), message_type);
this->log_batch_item_(item);
#endif
return true;
}
// If immediate send failed, fall through to batching
}
// Fall back to scheduled batching
return this->schedule_message_(entity, creator, message_type, estimated_size);
}
// Overload for MessageCreator (used by events which need to capture event_type)
bool send_message_smart_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size) {
// Try to send immediately if message type should bypass batching and buffer has space
if (this->should_send_immediately_(message_type) && this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
// Now actually encode and send
if (creator(entity, this, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true, message_type) &&
this->send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer{&this->parent_->get_shared_buffer_ref()}, message_type)) {
#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
// Log the message in verbose mode
this->log_proto_message_(entity, creator, message_type);
#endif
return true;
}
// If immediate send failed, fall through to batching
}
// Fall back to scheduled batching
return this->schedule_message_(entity, creator, message_type, estimated_size);
return this->schedule_message_(entity, message_type, estimated_size, aux_data_index);
}
// Helper function to schedule a deferred message with known message type
bool schedule_message_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size) {
this->deferred_batch_.add_item(entity, creator, message_type, estimated_size);
bool schedule_message_(EntityBase *entity, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size,
uint8_t aux_data_index = DeferredBatch::AUX_DATA_UNUSED) {
this->deferred_batch_.add_item(entity, message_type, estimated_size, aux_data_index);
return this->schedule_batch_();
}
// Overload for function pointers (for info messages and current state reads)
bool schedule_message_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreatorPtr function_ptr, uint8_t message_type,
uint8_t estimated_size) {
return schedule_message_(entity, MessageCreator(function_ptr), message_type, estimated_size);
}
// Helper function to schedule a high priority message at the front of the batch
bool schedule_message_front_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreatorPtr function_ptr, uint8_t message_type,
uint8_t estimated_size) {
this->deferred_batch_.add_item_front(entity, MessageCreator(function_ptr), message_type, estimated_size);
bool schedule_message_front_(EntityBase *entity, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size) {
this->deferred_batch_.add_item_front(entity, message_type, estimated_size);
return this->schedule_batch_();
}