Merge branch 'dev' into noise-spare-ephemeral

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

esphome/components/api/__init__.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from esphome.components.logger import request_log_listener
 from esphome.components.noise import (  # noqa: F401
     ENCRYPTION_SCHEMA,
     decode_encryption_key,
+    enable_spare_ephemeral,
     encryption_schema,
     new_psk_progmem,
     validate_encryption_key,
@@ -603,6 +604,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             # and plaintext disabled. Only a factory reset can remove it.
             cg.add_define("USE_API_PLAINTEXT")
         cg.add_define("USE_API_NOISE")
+        enable_spare_ephemeral()
     else:
         cg.add_define("USE_API_PLAINTEXT")
 

esphome/components/api/api_connection.h

@@ -316,9 +316,16 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnectionBase {
   void on_noise_encryption_set_key_request(const NoiseEncryptionSetKeyRequest &msg);
 #endif
 
+  // How long a new connection holds off the spare ephemeral refill
+  static constexpr uint32_t CONNECT_GRACE_MS = 1000;
   bool is_authenticated() {
     return static_cast<ConnectionState>(this->flags_.connection_state) == ConnectionState::AUTHENTICATED;
   }
+  // Unauthenticated and within its grace period; an older unauthenticated
+  // connection is a stale half open client and no longer counts
+  bool is_still_connecting(uint32_t now) {
+    return !this->is_authenticated() && now - this->last_traffic_ < CONNECT_GRACE_MS;
+  }
   bool is_connection_setup() {
     return static_cast<ConnectionState>(this->flags_.connection_state) == ConnectionState::CONNECTED ||
            this->is_authenticated();

esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp

@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
     this->accept_new_connections_();
   }
 
+  // Checked once per pass for the refill and for the clients below
+  const bool connected = network::is_connected();
+#ifdef USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+  // Only the flag test is inline; refilling is the rare path
+  if (connected && !noise::has_spare_ephemeral()) {
+    this->refill_spare_ephemeral_();
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (this->api_connection_count_ == 0) {
     // Check reboot timeout - done in loop to avoid scheduler heap churn
     // (cancelled scheduler items sit in heap memory until their scheduled time).
@@ -159,8 +168,7 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
   }
 
   // Process clients and remove disconnected ones in a single pass
-  // Check network connectivity once for all clients
-  if (!network::is_connected()) {
+  if (!connected) {
     // Network is down - disconnect all clients
     for (auto &client : this->active_clients()) {
       client->on_fatal_error();
@@ -188,6 +196,21 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
   }
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+// Called with the network up; refill only while no api client is still
+// connecting (an OTA handshake is not visible here and just pays the refill
+// it triggered).
+void APIServer::refill_spare_ephemeral_() {
+  const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
+  for (auto &client : this->active_clients()) {
+    if (client->is_still_connecting(now)) {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  noise::prepare_spare_ephemeral();
+}
+#endif
+
 void APIServer::remove_client_(uint8_t client_index) {
   auto &client = this->clients_[client_index];
 

esphome/components/api/api_server.h

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "api_buffer.h"
 // Must precede clients_ so APIConnection is complete for default_delete (libc++).
 #include "api_connection.h"
-#ifdef USE_API_NOISE
+#if defined(USE_API_NOISE) || defined(USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL)
 // Only present in the build when the noise component is loaded
 #include "esphome/components/noise/noise.h"
 #endif
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ class APIServer final : public Component,
   uint8_t provisioning_source_{0};
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+  void refill_spare_ephemeral_();
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_API_NOISE
   noise::NoiseContext noise_ctx_;
 #ifndef USE_API_NOISE_PSK_FROM_YAML

esphome/components/audio/audio_reader.cpp

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ esp_err_t AudioReader::add_sink(const std::weak_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> &ou
   if (current_audio_file_ != nullptr) {
     // A transfer buffer isn't ncessary for a local file
     this->file_ring_buffer_ = output_ring_buffer.lock();
+    if (this->file_ring_buffer_ == nullptr) {
+      return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
     return ESP_OK;
   }
 

esphome/components/audio/audio_transfer_buffer.cpp

@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ void AudioTransferBuffer::increase_buffer_length(size_t bytes) { this->buffer_le
 
 void AudioTransferBuffer::clear_buffered_data() {
   this->buffer_length_ = 0;
-  if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
+  if (this->ring_buffer_ != nullptr) {
     this->ring_buffer_->reset();
   }
 }
 
 void AudioSinkTransferBuffer::clear_buffered_data() {
   this->buffer_length_ = 0;
-  if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
+  if (this->ring_buffer_ != nullptr) {
     this->ring_buffer_->reset();
   }
 #ifdef USE_SPEAKER
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void AudioSinkTransferBuffer::clear_buffered_data() {
 }
 
 bool AudioTransferBuffer::has_buffered_data() const {
-  if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
+  if (this->ring_buffer_ != nullptr) {
     return ((this->ring_buffer_->available() > 0) || (this->available() > 0));
   }
   return (this->available() > 0);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ size_t AudioSourceTransferBuffer::transfer_data_from_source(TickType_t ticks_to_
   size_t bytes_to_read = AudioTransferBuffer::free();
   size_t bytes_read = 0;
   if (bytes_to_read > 0) {
-    if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
+    if (this->ring_buffer_ != nullptr) {
       bytes_read = this->ring_buffer_->read((void *) this->get_buffer_end(), bytes_to_read, ticks_to_wait);
     }
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ size_t AudioSinkTransferBuffer::transfer_data_to_sink(TickType_t ticks_to_wait,
       bytes_written = this->speaker_->play(this->data_start_, this->available(), ticks_to_wait);
     } else
 #endif
-        if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
+        if (this->ring_buffer_ != nullptr) {
       bytes_written =
           this->ring_buffer_->write_without_replacement((void *) this->data_start_, this->available(), ticks_to_wait);
     } else if (this->sink_callback_ != nullptr) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ bool AudioSinkTransferBuffer::has_buffered_data() const {
     return (this->speaker_->has_buffered_data() || (this->available() > 0));
   }
 #endif
-  if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
+  if (this->ring_buffer_ != nullptr) {
     return ((this->ring_buffer_->available() > 0) || (this->available() > 0));
   }
   return (this->available() > 0);

esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp

@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ const noise::NoiseContext &ESPHomeOTAComponent::noise_context_() const {
 #endif
 static constexpr uint16_t OTA_BLOCK_SIZE = 8192;
 static constexpr uint32_t OTA_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_HANDSHAKE = 20000;  // milliseconds for initial handshake
-static constexpr uint32_t OTA_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DATA = 90000;       // milliseconds for data transfer
+// Milliseconds for data transfer. Covers the lwIP retransmit run seen in
+// practice for a lost chunk ack (1.5 + 3 + 6 + 12 + 24 + 48 s); the CLI waits
+// longer (espota2.DATA_PHASE_TIMEOUT) so the device is free before it retries
+static constexpr uint32_t OTA_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DATA = 105000;
 
 // Single-instance pointer — multi-port configs are rejected in final_validate.
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)

esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp

@@ -118,21 +118,24 @@ void I2SAudioSpeakerBase::loop() {
         break;
       }
 
+      // Still starting up or winding down from a previous run
+      if ((this->tx_handle_ != nullptr) || (this->speaker_task_handle_ != nullptr)) {
+        break;
+      }
+
       if (this->start_i2s_driver(this->audio_stream_info_) != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Driver failed to start; retrying in 1 second");
         this->status_momentary_error("driver-failure", 1000);
         break;
       }
 
-      if (this->speaker_task_handle_ == nullptr) {
-        xTaskCreate(I2SAudioSpeakerBase::speaker_task, "speaker_task", TASK_STACK_SIZE, (void *) this, TASK_PRIORITY,
-                    &this->speaker_task_handle_);
+      xTaskCreate(I2SAudioSpeakerBase::speaker_task, "speaker_task", TASK_STACK_SIZE, (void *) this, TASK_PRIORITY,
+                  &this->speaker_task_handle_);
 
-        if (this->speaker_task_handle_ == nullptr) {
-          ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Task failed to start, retrying in 1 second");
-          this->status_momentary_error("task-failure", 1000);
-          this->stop_i2s_driver_();  // Stops the driver to return the lock; will be reloaded in next attempt
-        }
+      if (this->speaker_task_handle_ == nullptr) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Task failed to start, retrying in 1 second");
+        this->status_momentary_error("task-failure", 1000);
+        this->stop_i2s_driver_();  // Stops the driver to return the lock; will be reloaded in next attempt
       }
       break;
     case speaker::STATE_RUNNING:   // Intentional fallthrough
@@ -218,8 +221,8 @@ size_t I2SAudioSpeakerBase::play(const uint8_t *data, size_t length, TickType_t
 }
 
 bool I2SAudioSpeakerBase::has_buffered_data() const {
-  if (this->audio_ring_buffer_.use_count() > 0) {
-    std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->audio_ring_buffer_.lock();
+  std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->audio_ring_buffer_.lock();
+  if (temp_ring_buffer != nullptr) {
     return temp_ring_buffer->available() > 0;
   }
   return false;

esphome/components/micro_wake_word/micro_wake_word.cpp

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void MicroWakeWord::setup() {
       return;
     }
     std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->ring_buffer_.lock();
-    if (this->ring_buffer_.use_count() > 1) {
+    if (temp_ring_buffer != nullptr) {
       // Producer-only write: never touches consumer state. If the buffer is full, ask the inference task
       // to drain it - reset() is a consumer operation and must run on the inference task's thread.
       // Disable partial writes so audio chunks are either fully accepted or rejected and handled below.
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ void MicroWakeWord::loop() {
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, EventGroupBits::TASK_STOPPING);
   }
 
-  if ((event_group_bits & EventGroupBits::TASK_STOPPED)) {
+  // Retries on a subsequent loop if the task is still running on the other core
+  if ((event_group_bits & EventGroupBits::TASK_STOPPED) && this->inference_task_.deallocate()) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Inference task is finished, freeing task resources");
-    this->inference_task_.deallocate();
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, ALL_BITS);
     xQueueReset(this->detection_queue_);
     this->set_state_(State::STOPPED);

esphome/components/microphone/microphone_source.h

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class MicrophoneSource final {
   template<typename F> void add_data_callback(F &&data_callback) {
     this->mic_->add_data_callback([this, data_callback](const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) {
       if (this->enabled_ || this->passive_) {
-        if (this->processed_samples_.use_count() == 0) {
+        if (this->processed_samples_ == nullptr) {
           // Create vector if its unused
           this->processed_samples_ = std::make_shared<std::vector<uint8_t>>();
         }

esphome/components/mixer/speaker/mixer_speaker.cpp

@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ size_t SourceSpeaker::play(const uint8_t *data, size_t length, TickType_t ticks_
   }
   size_t bytes_written = 0;
   std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->ring_buffer_.lock();
-  if (temp_ring_buffer.use_count() > 0) {
+  if (temp_ring_buffer != nullptr) {
     // Only write to the ring buffer if the reference is valid
     bytes_written = temp_ring_buffer->write_without_replacement(data, length, ticks_to_wait);
     if (bytes_written > 0) {
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ esp_err_t SourceSpeaker::start_() {
   // avoids unnecessary single-frame splices.
   const size_t ring_buffer_size =
       (this->audio_stream_info_.ms_to_bytes(this->buffer_duration_ms_) / bytes_per_frame) * bytes_per_frame;
-  if (this->audio_source_.use_count() == 0) {
+  if (this->audio_source_ == nullptr) {
     std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->ring_buffer_.lock();
-    if (!temp_ring_buffer) {
+    if (temp_ring_buffer == nullptr) {
       temp_ring_buffer = ring_buffer::RingBuffer::create(ring_buffer_size);
       this->ring_buffer_ = temp_ring_buffer;
     }
 
-    if (!temp_ring_buffer) {
+    if (temp_ring_buffer == nullptr) {
       return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
     }
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void SourceSpeaker::stop() { this->send_command_(SOURCE_SPEAKER_COMMAND_STOP); }
 void SourceSpeaker::finish() { this->send_command_(SOURCE_SPEAKER_COMMAND_FINISH); }
 
 bool SourceSpeaker::has_buffered_data() const {
-  return ((this->audio_source_.use_count() > 0) && this->audio_source_->has_buffered_data());
+  return ((this->audio_source_ != nullptr) && this->audio_source_->has_buffered_data());
 }
 
 void SourceSpeaker::set_mute_state(bool mute_state) {
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ void MixerSpeaker::loop() {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Stopping");
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, MIXER_TASK_STATE_STOPPING);
   }
-  if (event_group_bits & MIXER_TASK_STATE_STOPPED) {
-    this->task_.deallocate();
+  // Retries on a subsequent loop if the task is still running on the other core
+  if ((event_group_bits & MIXER_TASK_STATE_STOPPED) && this->task_.deallocate()) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Stopped");
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, MIXER_TASK_ALL_BITS);
     this->all_stopped_since_ms_ = 0;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void MixerSpeaker::audio_mixer_task(void *params) {
         if (speaker->is_running() && !speaker->get_pause_state()) {
           // Speaker is running and not paused, so it possibly can provide audio data
           std::shared_ptr<audio::RingBufferAudioSource> audio_source = speaker->get_audio_source().lock();
-          if (audio_source.use_count() == 0) {
+          if (audio_source == nullptr) {
             // No audio source allocated, so skip processing this speaker
             continue;
           }

esphome/components/noise/__init__.py

@@ -86,14 +86,19 @@ def encryption_schema(config: ConfigType | None) -> ConfigType:
     return ENCRYPTION_SCHEMA(config)
 
 
+def enable_spare_ephemeral() -> None:
+    """Compile the spare ephemeral key slot; the component that refills it calls this."""
+    cg.add_define("USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL")
+
+
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add_define("USE_NOISE")
-    cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.24")
+    cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.26")
     # noise-c depends on libsodium, but declaring it here too lets the
     # library manager see the full set up front instead of discovering
     # libsodium only after noise-c has downloaded, so the two can download
     # in parallel. The version must match noise-c's library.json.
-    cg.add_library("esphome/libsodium", "1.10021.6")
+    cg.add_library("esphome/libsodium", "1.10021.8")
     # Enable optimized memzero/memcmp in libsodium instead of volatile byte loops
     cg.add_build_flag("-DHAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS=1")
     cg.add_build_flag("-DHAVE_INLINE_ASM=1")

esphome/components/noise/noise.cpp

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #include "noise.h"
 #ifdef USE_NOISE
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
 
 #include <noise/protocol.h>
+#include <sodium.h>
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
 #include <pgmspace.h>
@@ -24,6 +26,39 @@ void NoiseContext::load_psk(psk_t &out) const {
   progmem_memcpy(out.data(), this->psk_, out.size());
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+static constexpr size_t PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE;
+static constexpr size_t PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE = SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE;
+uint8_t spare_ephemeral[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_SIZE];  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+
+void prepare_spare_ephemeral() {
+  uint8_t *private_key = spare_ephemeral;
+  uint8_t *public_key = spare_ephemeral + PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE;
+  // Same steps as noise-c's curve25519 keygen; the clamp sets the ready bit,
+  // a failure wipes the slot so the handshake generates its own key
+  if (!random_bytes(private_key, PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE)) {
+    sodium_memzero(spare_ephemeral, sizeof(spare_ephemeral));
+    return;
+  }
+  private_key[0] &= 0xF8;
+  private_key[PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE - 1] = (private_key[PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE - 1] & 0x7F) | 0x40;
+  if (crypto_scalarmult_curve25519_base(public_key, private_key) != 0) {
+    sodium_memzero(spare_ephemeral, sizeof(spare_ephemeral));
+  }
+}
+
+int consume_spare_ephemeral(NoiseHandshakeState *state) {
+  if (!has_spare_ephemeral()) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  // noise-c keeps its own copy, so the slot is wiped either way
+  int err = noise_handshakestate_set_local_ephemeral(state, spare_ephemeral, PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE,
+                                                     spare_ephemeral + PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE, PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE);
+  sodium_memzero(spare_ephemeral, sizeof(spare_ephemeral));
+  return err;
+}
+#endif  // USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+
 const LogString *noise_err_to_logstr(int err) {
   if (err == NOISE_ERROR_NO_MEMORY)
     return LOG_STR("NO_MEMORY");

esphome/components/noise/noise.h

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
+// noise-c handshake state; the full definition lives in <noise/protocol.h>
+using NoiseHandshakeState = struct NoiseHandshakeState_s;
+
 namespace esphome::noise {
 
 using psk_t = std::array<uint8_t, 32>;
@@ -38,6 +41,26 @@ class NoiseContext {
 /// Convert a noise error code to a readable error
 const LogString *noise_err_to_logstr(int err);
 
+#ifdef USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+// One responder ephemeral key pair generated ahead of time (about 60 ms on
+// ESP8266), refilled by the api server while idle and consumed by the next
+// handshake of any noise transport; an empty slot means the handshake
+// generates its own key. The private key stays in RAM until consumed; it is
+// not wiped on shutdown.
+// Private key then public key; zero when empty
+static constexpr size_t SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE = 32;
+static constexpr size_t SPARE_EPHEMERAL_SIZE = 2 * SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE;
+extern uint8_t spare_ephemeral[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_SIZE];  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+// Polled every api loop tick, so it must inline. A clamped X25519 private key
+// always has bit 254 set, so that byte doubles as the ready flag.
+inline bool has_spare_ephemeral() { return (spare_ephemeral[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE - 1] & 0x40) != 0; }
+/// Fill the slot; blocks for the base point multiply
+void prepare_spare_ephemeral();
+/// Hand the slot's key pair to a handshake that has not started and wipe the
+/// slot; 0 when the slot was empty or the key was taken, else the noise-c error
+int consume_spare_ephemeral(NoiseHandshakeState *state);
+#endif
+
 // Shared wire format for the noise transports (api and ota): every frame is
 // FRAME_INDICATOR, a 16-bit big-endian payload length, then the payload.
 // Handshake payloads start with a status byte; transport payloads end with

esphome/components/noise/noise_handshake.cpp

@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ int NoiseResponderHandshake::init(const NoiseContext &ctx, const uint8_t *prolog
     HANDSHAKE_STEP_LOG("noise_handshakestate_set_prologue", err);
     return this->fail_init_(err);
   }
+#ifdef USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
+  err = consume_spare_ephemeral(this->handshake_);
+  // Not fatal: the handshake generates its own key instead
+  if (err != 0) {
+    HANDSHAKE_STEP_LOG("noise_handshakestate_set_local_ephemeral", err);
+  }
+#endif
   err = noise_handshakestate_start(this->handshake_);
   if (err != 0) {
     HANDSHAKE_STEP_LOG("noise_handshakestate_start", err);

esphome/components/noise/noise_handshake.h

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class NoiseResponderHandshake {
   NoiseResponderHandshake &operator=(const NoiseResponderHandshake &) = delete;
 
   /// Create and start the handshake with the context's PSK and the prologue.
-  /// A repeated call frees the previous handshake state and starts over.
+  /// A repeated call frees the previous handshake state and starts over. A
+  /// spare ephemeral key, when one is ready, is used instead of generating.
   [[nodiscard]] int init(const NoiseContext &ctx, const uint8_t *prologue, size_t prologue_len);
   /// ACTION_FAILED is the catch-all: returned before init(), after split()
   /// has released the state, and when noise-c reports a failed handshake.

esphome/components/resampler/speaker/resampler_speaker.cpp

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ void ResamplerSpeaker::loop() {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Stopping");
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, ResamplingEventGroupBits::STATE_STOPPING);
   }
-  if (event_group_bits & ResamplingEventGroupBits::STATE_STOPPED) {
-    this->task_.deallocate();
+  // Retries on a subsequent loop if the task is still running on the other core
+  if ((event_group_bits & ResamplingEventGroupBits::STATE_STOPPED) && this->task_.deallocate()) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Stopped");
     xEventGroupClearBits(this->event_group_, ResamplingEventGroupBits::ALL_BITS);
   }
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ size_t ResamplerSpeaker::play(const uint8_t *data, size_t length, TickType_t tic
     bytes_written = this->output_speaker_->play(data, length, ticks_to_wait);
   } else {
     std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->ring_buffer_.lock();
-    if (temp_ring_buffer) {
+    if (temp_ring_buffer != nullptr) {
       // Only write to the ring buffer if the reference is valid
       bytes_written = temp_ring_buffer->write_without_replacement(data, length, ticks_to_wait);
     } else {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ bool ResamplerSpeaker::has_buffered_data() const {
   bool has_ring_buffer_data = false;
   if (this->requires_resampling_()) {
     std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this->ring_buffer_.lock();
-    if (temp_ring_buffer) {
+    if (temp_ring_buffer != nullptr) {
       has_ring_buffer_data = (temp_ring_buffer->available() > 0);
     }
   }
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void ResamplerSpeaker::resample_task(void *params) {
       std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = ring_buffer::RingBuffer::create(
           this_resampler->audio_stream_info_.ms_to_bytes(this_resampler->buffer_duration_ms_));
 
-      if (!temp_ring_buffer) {
+      if (temp_ring_buffer == nullptr) {
         err = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
       } else {
         this_resampler->ring_buffer_ = temp_ring_buffer;

esphome/components/speaker/media_player/audio_pipeline.cpp

@@ -202,8 +202,15 @@ AudioPipelineState AudioPipeline::process_state() {
     if (!this->is_playing_) {
       // The tasks have been stopped for two ``process_state`` calls in a row, so delete the tasks
       if (this->read_task_.is_created() || this->decode_task_.is_created()) {
-        this->read_task_.deallocate();
-        this->decode_task_.deallocate();
+        // Both are attempted every time; a task that is still running on the other core is freed by a
+        // subsequent call, and freeing an already freed task succeeds without doing anything
+        bool read_task_freed = this->read_task_.deallocate();
+        bool decode_task_freed = this->decode_task_.deallocate();
+        if (!read_task_freed || !decode_task_freed) {
+          // A task is still running on the other core, so keep the pipeline in its current state and try
+          // again on the next call
+          return AudioPipelineState::PLAYING;
+        }
         if (this->hard_stop_) {
           // Stop command was sent, so immediately end the playback
           this->speaker_->stop();
@@ -315,17 +322,17 @@ void AudioPipeline::read_task(void *params) {
       if (err == ESP_OK) {
         size_t file_ring_buffer_size = this_pipeline->buffer_size_;
 
-        std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer;
+        std::shared_ptr<ring_buffer::RingBuffer> temp_ring_buffer = this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_.lock();
 
-        if (!this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_.use_count()) {
+        if (temp_ring_buffer == nullptr) {
           temp_ring_buffer = ring_buffer::RingBuffer::create(file_ring_buffer_size);
           this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_ = temp_ring_buffer;
         }
 
-        if (!this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_.use_count()) {
+        if (temp_ring_buffer == nullptr) {
           err = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
         } else {
-          reader->add_sink(this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_);
+          err = reader->add_sink(temp_ring_buffer);
         }
       }
 
@@ -396,7 +403,9 @@ void AudioPipeline::decode_task(void *params) {
           make_unique<audio::AudioDecoder>(this_pipeline->transfer_buffer_size_, this_pipeline->transfer_buffer_size_);
 
       esp_err_t err = decoder->start(this_pipeline->current_audio_file_type_);
-      decoder->add_source(this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_);
+      if (err == ESP_OK) {
+        err = decoder->add_source(this_pipeline->raw_file_ring_buffer_);
+      }
 
       if (err != ESP_OK) {
         // Send specific error message

esphome/core/defines.h

@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
 #define USE_IMPROV_SERIAL_NEXT_URL
 #define USE_MD5
 #define USE_NOISE
+#define USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL
 #define USE_SHA256
 #ifndef USE_RP2  // no MQTT backend or esp_wireguard library on RP2
 #define USE_MQTT

esphome/core/static_task.cpp

@@ -40,16 +40,31 @@ bool StaticTask::create(TaskFunction_t fn, const char *name, uint32_t stack_size
   return true;
 }
 
-void StaticTask::destroy() {
-  if (this->handle_ != nullptr) {
-    TaskHandle_t handle = this->handle_;
-    this->handle_ = nullptr;
-    vTaskDelete(handle);
+bool StaticTask::destroy() {
+  if (this->handle_ == nullptr) {
+    return true;
   }
+
+  // Suspending takes the task off the ready and event lists, so nothing can schedule it again. It only asks
+  // the other core to yield though, so the task may still be running on it for a moment.
+  vTaskSuspend(this->handle_);
+  if (eTaskGetState(this->handle_) != eSuspended) {
+    // The task is still running on the other core and using its stack. Deleting it now would only put it on
+    // the termination list and return, so the caller has to try again once it has been swapped out.
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // The task cannot run again, so the delete completes right away instead of being left to the idle task.
+  TaskHandle_t handle = this->handle_;
+  this->handle_ = nullptr;
+  vTaskDelete(handle);
+  return true;
 }
 
-void StaticTask::deallocate() {
-  this->destroy();
+bool StaticTask::deallocate() {
+  if (!this->destroy()) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (this->stack_buffer_ != nullptr) {
     RAMAllocator<StackType_t> allocator(this->use_psram_ ? RAMAllocator<StackType_t>::ALLOC_EXTERNAL
                                                          : RAMAllocator<StackType_t>::ALLOC_INTERNAL);
@@ -57,6 +72,7 @@ void StaticTask::deallocate() {
     this->stack_buffer_ = nullptr;
     this->stack_size_ = 0;
   }
+  return true;
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome

esphome/core/static_task.h

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace esphome {
 
 /** Helper for FreeRTOS static task management.
  * Bundles TaskHandle_t, StaticTask_t, and the stack buffer into one object with create/destroy methods.
+ * Call destroy() and deallocate() from another task: a task cannot free the stack it is still running on.
  */
 class StaticTask {
  public:
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class StaticTask {
   /// @brief Allocate stack and create task.
   /// @param fn         Task function
   /// @param name       Task name (for debug)
-  /// @param stack_size Stack size in StackType_t words
+  /// @param stack_size Stack size in bytes (StackType_t is a byte on ESP-IDF)
   /// @param param      Parameter passed to task function
   /// @param priority   FreeRTOS task priority
   /// @param use_psram  If true, allocate stack in PSRAM; otherwise internal RAM
@@ -31,11 +32,17 @@ class StaticTask {
   bool create(TaskFunction_t fn, const char *name, uint32_t stack_size, void *param, UBaseType_t priority,
               bool use_psram);
 
-  /// @brief Delete the task but keep the stack buffer allocated for reuse by a subsequent create() call.
-  void destroy();
+  /// @brief Delete the task, keeping the stack buffer allocated for reuse by a subsequent create() call.
+  /// The task must have finished its work and parked itself, either suspended or blocked indefinitely: it is
+  /// suspended here so that it cannot be scheduled again, and it is given no chance to clean up.
+  /// @return true if the task was deleted; false if it is still running on another core, in which case the
+  /// caller should try again later.
+  bool destroy();
 
-  /// @brief Delete the task (if running) and free the stack buffer.
-  void deallocate();
+  /// @brief Delete the task (if created) and free the stack buffer.
+  /// @return true if the stack buffer was freed; false if the task is still running on another core, in
+  /// which case the caller should try again later.
+  bool deallocate();
 
  protected:
   TaskHandle_t handle_{nullptr};

esphome/espota2.py

@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ UPLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE = UPLOAD_BLOCK_SIZE * 8
 # across the addresses on top of that.
 EXTRA_UPLOAD_ATTEMPTS = 2
 UPLOAD_RETRY_DELAY = 5.0
+# Data phase timeout; must stay longer than the device's OTA_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DATA
+# (105 s) so a stalled session is gone before a retry, and long enough for lwIP
+# to get a lost chunk ack through after the retransmit run seen in practice
+DATA_PHASE_TIMEOUT = 160.0
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -694,8 +698,7 @@ def perform_ota(
 
     _LOGGER.info("Handshake complete")
 
-    # Timeout must match device-side OTA_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_DATA to prevent premature failures
-    sock.settimeout(90.0)
+    sock.settimeout(DATA_PHASE_TIMEOUT)
 
     if extended_proto:
         send_check(sock, ota_type, "ota type")
@@ -854,7 +857,7 @@ def run_ota_impl_(
     # clean up a half-open connection (its handshake watchdog runs at 20s);
     # moving on to the next address family stays immediate. Known limitation:
     # a silent mid-transfer drop with no reset can wedge the device until its
-    # 90s data timeout, which outlasts this budget; the retries target the
+    # 105s data timeout, which outlasts this budget; the retries target the
     # common failures where the device resets or closes the link promptly.
     total_attempts = len(res) + EXTRA_UPLOAD_ATTEMPTS
     last_error = ""

platformio.ini

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ lib_deps_base =
 lib_deps =
     ${common.lib_deps_base}
     https://github.com/dudanov/MideaUART.git#eeea6c3e9b4474f067054592b435be1c4e466815 ; midea
-    esphome/noise-c@0.1.24                 ; noise (api, ota)
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.26                 ; noise (api, ota)
     improv/Improv@1.2.7                    ; improv_serial / esp32_improv
     kikuchan98/pngle@1.1.0                 ; online_image
     ; Using the repository directly, otherwise ESP-IDF can't use the library
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ lib_deps =
     ${common:idf-component-libs.lib_deps}
     ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer@3.9.6    ; web_server_base
     droscy/esp_wireguard@0.4.5            ; wireguard
-    esphome/noise-c@0.1.24                ; noise (api, ota)
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.26                ; noise (api, ota)
     ESP32Async/AsyncTCP@3.4.5             ; async_tcp
     DNSServer                             ; captive_portal
     heman/AsyncMqttClient-esphome@2.0.0   ; mqtt
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ build_unflags =
 extends = common
 platform = platformio/native
 lib_deps =
-    esphome/noise-c@0.1.24  ; used by noise (api, ota)
+    esphome/noise-c@0.1.26  ; used by noise (api, ota)
     lvgl/lvgl@9.5.0         ; lvgl
 build_flags =
     ${common.build_flags}

requirements.txt

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tzlocal==5.4.4    # from time
 tzdata>=2026.3  # from time
 pyserial==3.5
 platformio==6.1.19
-esptool==5.3.1
+esptool==5.4.0
 click==8.3.3
 aioesphomeapi==46.3.0
 aiohappyeyeballs==2.7.1  # Happy Eyeballs for requests downloads; already pulled in by aioesphomeapi

script/helpers.py

@@ -1104,6 +1104,10 @@ def get_components_per_integration_fixture() -> dict[str, set[str]]:
 
 
 _TEST_FUNC_RE = re.compile(r"async def (test_\w+)")
+# Any usage form (decorator, pytestmark assignment or list element); only
+# test_*.py files are scanned, so the marker docs elsewhere cannot false-hit
+_SHARED_YAML_USE_RE = re.compile(r"\bmark\.shared_yaml")
+_SHARED_YAML_ARG_RE = re.compile(r"\(\s*[\"'](\w+)[\"']\s*\)")
 
 
 @cache
@@ -1123,6 +1127,19 @@ def get_fixture_to_test_files() -> dict[str, frozenset[str]]:
         for func in _TEST_FUNC_RE.findall(content):
             base_name = func.replace("test_", "").partition("[")[0]
             result.setdefault(base_name, set()).add(rel_path)
+        # Shared fixtures are named by marker, not by a test function; each
+        # decorator must carry a string literal or its fixture would silently
+        # map to no tests
+        for use in _SHARED_YAML_USE_RE.finditer(content):
+            arg = _SHARED_YAML_ARG_RE.match(content, use.end())
+            if arg is None:
+                line = content.count("\n", 0, use.start()) + 1
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"{rel_path}:{line}: shared_yaml marker must take a "
+                    "single-line string literal so CI test selection can map "
+                    "its fixture"
+                )
+            result.setdefault(arg.group(1), set()).add(rel_path)
 
     return {k: frozenset(v) for k, v in result.items()}
 

tests/components/noise/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
 from tests.testing_helpers import ComponentManifestOverride
 
 
@@ -5,3 +6,10 @@ def override_manifest(manifest: ComponentManifestOverride) -> None:
     # to_code must run: it defines USE_NOISE and adds the noise-c library
     # the component sources under test need.
     manifest.enable_codegen()
+    real_to_code = manifest.to_code
+
+    async def to_code_testing(config):
+        await real_to_code(config)
+        cg.add_define("USE_NOISE_SPARE_EPHEMERAL")
+
+    manifest.to_code = to_code_testing

tests/components/noise/test_noise_handshake.cpp

@@ -157,6 +157,74 @@ TEST(NoiseResponderHandshakeTest, FullHandshakeAndTransportRoundTrip) {
   noise_cipherstate_free(recv_cipher);
 }
 
+// Drive one full NNpsk0 handshake between a fresh initiator and responder;
+// responder_e receives the ephemeral public key the responder put on the
+// wire (the clear text start of its message, taken before the initiator
+// consumes the buffer in place)
+static void run_handshake(NoiseResponderHandshake &responder, uint8_t responder_e[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE]) {
+  const psk_t psk = make_psk(7);
+  ASSERT_EQ(responder.init(ctx_for(psk), PROLOGUE, sizeof(PROLOGUE)), 0);
+  Initiator initiator(psk, PROLOGUE, sizeof(PROLOGUE));
+  uint8_t msg[MAX_HANDSHAKE_SIZE];
+  size_t msg_len = initiator.write_message(msg, sizeof(msg));
+  ASSERT_EQ(responder.read_message(msg, msg_len), 0);
+  size_t reply_len = 0;
+  ASSERT_EQ(responder.write_message(msg, sizeof(msg), reply_len), 0);
+  ASSERT_GE(reply_len, SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE);
+  std::memcpy(responder_e, msg, SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE);
+  ASSERT_EQ(initiator.read_message(msg, reply_len), 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(responder.action(), Action::ACTION_SPLIT);
+}
+
+TEST(SpareEphemeralTest, EmptySlotLeavesHandshakeToGenerate) {
+  ASSERT_FALSE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+  NoiseResponderHandshake responder;
+  uint8_t responder_e[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE];
+  run_handshake(responder, responder_e);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+}
+
+TEST(SpareEphemeralTest, ConsumeHandsTheKeyToANewState) {
+  prepare_spare_ephemeral();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+  const NoiseProtocolId nid = {
+      .prefix_id = NOISE_PREFIX_STANDARD,
+      .pattern_id = NOISE_PATTERN_NN,
+      .modifier_ids = {NOISE_MODIFIER_PSK0},
+      .dh_id = NOISE_DH_CURVE25519,
+      .cipher_id = NOISE_CIPHER_CHACHAPOLY,
+      .hash_id = NOISE_HASH_SHA256,
+      .hybrid_id = NOISE_DH_NONE,
+  };
+  NoiseHandshakeState *state = nullptr;
+  ASSERT_EQ(noise_handshakestate_new_by_id(&state, &nid, NOISE_ROLE_RESPONDER), 0);
+  const psk_t psk = make_psk(7);
+  ASSERT_EQ(noise_handshakestate_set_pre_shared_key(state, psk.data(), psk.size()), 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(noise_handshakestate_set_prologue(state, PROLOGUE, sizeof(PROLOGUE)), 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ(consume_spare_ephemeral(state), 0);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+  noise_handshakestate_free(state);
+}
+
+TEST(SpareEphemeralTest, SlotKeyIsOnTheWireAndConsumedOnce) {
+  prepare_spare_ephemeral();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+  uint8_t expected_pub[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE];
+  std::memcpy(expected_pub, spare_ephemeral + SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE, sizeof(expected_pub));
+
+  NoiseResponderHandshake first;
+  uint8_t responder_e[SPARE_EPHEMERAL_KEY_SIZE];
+  run_handshake(first, responder_e);
+  // The spare, not a generated key, went out; and it went out once
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::memcmp(responder_e, expected_pub, sizeof(expected_pub)), 0);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+
+  NoiseResponderHandshake second;
+  run_handshake(second, responder_e);
+  EXPECT_NE(std::memcmp(responder_e, expected_pub, sizeof(expected_pub)), 0);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(has_spare_ephemeral());
+}
+
 TEST(NoiseResponderHandshakeTest, ReInitRestartsHandshake) {
   // The documented retry shape: a repeated init() frees the previous state
   // and starts over. The first message under the new key authenticating

tests/integration/README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ The `yaml_config` fixture automatically loads YAML configurations based on the t
 - The fixture file must exist or the test will fail with a clear error message
 - The fixture automatically injects a dynamic port number into the API configuration
 
+Tests marked `@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("name")` load `fixtures/name.yaml` instead
+of the test-named file and compile it in a shared, hash-keyed build directory, so
+the whole group pays one full compile and each test only a relink. The marker
+argument must be a single-line string literal (CI test selection maps fixtures to
+test files by scanning for it), and marked tests must hand the `yaml_config`
+content to `run_compiled` unmodified.
+
 ### Key Fixtures
 
 - `run_compiled` - Combines write, compile, and run operations into a single context manager

tests/integration/conftest.py

@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Callable, Generator
-from contextlib import AbstractAsyncContextManager, asynccontextmanager
+from contextlib import AbstractAsyncContextManager, asynccontextmanager, suppress
 import fcntl
+from functools import cache
+import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
+import re
+import shutil
 import signal
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import time
 from typing import TextIO
 
 from aioesphomeapi import APIClient, APIConnectionError, LogParser, ReconnectLogic
@@ -23,7 +28,13 @@ import pytest_asyncio
 
 import esphome.config
 from esphome.core import CORE
-from esphome.helpers import get_usable_cpu_count
+from esphome.helpers import (
+    get_usable_cpu_count,
+    read_file,
+    rmtree,
+    write_file,
+    write_file_if_changed,
+)
 from esphome.platformio.toolchain import get_idedata
 
 from .const import (
@@ -56,6 +67,21 @@ import pty  # not available on Windows
 pytest.register_assert_rewrite("tests.integration.entity_utils")
 
 
+def pytest_configure(config: pytest.Config) -> None:
+    config.addinivalue_line(
+        "markers",
+        "shared_yaml(name): load fixtures/<name>.yaml and compile it in a shared, "
+        "hash-keyed incremental build directory",
+    )
+
+
+FIXTURES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures"
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+
+# CI caches parts of this path; keep in sync with ci.yml integration-tests.
+INTEGRATION_TESTS_ROOT = Path.home() / ".esphome-integration-tests"
+
+
 def _get_platformio_env(cache_dir: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
     """Get environment variables for PlatformIO with shared cache."""
     env = os.environ.copy()
@@ -78,7 +104,7 @@ def _get_platformio_env(cache_dir: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
         )
     # Compile with THIS tree's esphome sources, not wherever the venv's editable
     # install points (which may be a different git worktree or checkout).
-    repo_root = str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent)
+    repo_root = str(REPO_ROOT)
     existing = env.get("PYTHONPATH")
     env["PYTHONPATH"] = f"{repo_root}{os.pathsep}{existing}" if existing else repo_root
     return env
@@ -88,8 +114,7 @@ def _get_platformio_env(cache_dir: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
 def shared_platformio_cache() -> Generator[Path]:
     """Initialize a shared PlatformIO cache for all integration tests."""
     # Use a dedicated directory for integration tests to avoid conflicts.
-    # CI caches parts of this path; keep in sync with ci.yml integration-tests.
-    test_cache_dir = Path.home() / ".esphome-integration-tests"
+    test_cache_dir = INTEGRATION_TESTS_ROOT
     cache_dir = test_cache_dir / "platformio"
 
     # Use a lock file in the home directory to ensure only one process initializes the cache
@@ -112,7 +137,9 @@ def shared_platformio_cache() -> Generator[Path]:
                 init_dir = Path(tmpdir)
                 fixture_path = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "cache_init.yaml"
                 config_path = init_dir / "cache_init.yaml"
-                config_path.write_text(fixture_path.read_text())
+                config_path.write_text(
+                    fixture_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), encoding="utf-8"
+                )
 
                 # Run compilation to populate the cache
                 # We must succeed here to avoid race conditions where multiple
@@ -162,13 +189,6 @@ def integration_test_dir() -> Generator[Path]:
         yield Path(tmpdir)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def isolated_preferences(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Host preferences persist per device name; give the test its own so a
-    provisioned key never leaks into another run."""
-    monkeypatch.setenv("ESPHOME_PREFDIR", str(tmp_path / "prefs"))
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def reserved_tcp_port() -> Generator[tuple[int, socket.socket]]:
     """Reserve an unused TCP port by holding the socket open."""
@@ -188,21 +208,29 @@ def unused_tcp_port(reserved_tcp_port: tuple[int, socket.socket]) -> int:
     return reserved_tcp_port[0]
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def isolated_preferences(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Give every test its own host prefs dir; prefs are keyed only by device
+    name, which tests sharing a fixture also share."""
+    prefdir = tmp_path / "prefs"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ESPHOME_PREFDIR", str(prefdir))
+    return prefdir
+
+
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture
 async def yaml_config(request: pytest.FixtureRequest, unused_tcp_port: int) -> str:
     """Load YAML configuration based on test name."""
-    # Get the test function name
-    test_name: str = request.node.name
-    # Extract the base test name (remove test_ prefix and any parametrization)
-    base_name = test_name.replace("test_", "").partition("[")[0]
+    shared_name = _shared_yaml_name(request)
+    # Base test name: test_ prefix and any parametrization stripped
+    base_name = shared_name or request.node.name.replace("test_", "").partition("[")[0]
 
     # Load the fixture file
-    fixture_path = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / f"{base_name}.yaml"
+    fixture_path = FIXTURES_DIR / f"{base_name}.yaml"
     if not fixture_path.exists():
         raise FileNotFoundError(f"Fixture file not found: {fixture_path}")
 
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-    content = await loop.run_in_executor(None, fixture_path.read_text)
+    content = await loop.run_in_executor(None, read_file, fixture_path)
 
     # Replace the port in the config if it contains api section
     if "api:" in content:
@@ -226,11 +254,13 @@ async def yaml_config(request: pytest.FixtureRequest, unused_tcp_port: int) -> s
 
     # Replace external component path placeholder if present
     if "EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH" in content:
-        external_components_path = str(
-            Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "external_components"
-        )
+        external_components_path = str(FIXTURES_DIR / "external_components")
         content = content.replace("EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH", external_components_path)
 
+    if shared_name is not None:
+        # _compile verifies the marked test compiles this content unmodified
+        request.node._shared_yaml_content = content
+
     return content
 
 
@@ -240,24 +270,218 @@ async def write_yaml_config(
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[ConfigWriter]:
     """Write YAML configuration to a file."""
     # Get the test name for default filename
-    test_name = request.node.name
-    base_name = test_name.replace("test_", "").split("[")[0]
+    base_name = request.node.name.replace("test_", "").partition("[")[0]
 
     async def _write_config(content: str, filename: str | None = None) -> Path:
         if filename is None:
             filename = f"{base_name}.yaml"
         config_path = integration_test_dir / filename
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        await loop.run_in_executor(None, config_path.write_text, content)
+        await loop.run_in_executor(None, write_file, config_path, content)
         return config_path
 
     yield _write_config
 
 
+# Deliberately not CI-cached (ci.yml caches only platformio/ subpaths); stale
+# dirs for a fixture are pruned when its content hash changes.
+SHARED_BUILDS_ROOT = INTEGRATION_TESTS_ROOT / "builds"
+
+# In the dir name (not just the hash) so pruning stays inside this checkout
+_REPO_KEY = hashlib.sha256(str(REPO_ROOT).encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+
+# Give a contended shared build lock time for a full cold compile ahead of us
+_SHARED_LOCK_TIMEOUT_S = 900
+_SHARED_LOCK_POLL_S = 0.1
+_SHARED_LOCK_REPORT_S = 30
+
+# Reclaims dirs orphaned by fixture renames or deleted checkouts
+_STALE_BUILD_MAX_AGE_S = 30 * 24 * 3600
+
+# ELF path per shared build dir; constant once compiled, so resolve it only once
+_shared_elf_paths: dict[Path, Path] = {}
+
+# Dirs this process already swept; pruning is session-scoped work
+_pruned_dirs: set[Path] = set()
+
+
+def _shared_yaml_name(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> str | None:
+    """Name passed to the shared_yaml marker, or None when unmarked."""
+    marker = request.node.get_closest_marker("shared_yaml")
+    if marker is None:
+        return None
+    # Exactly one \w+ positional arg: the name doubles as a build dir
+    # component, and CI test selection (script/helpers.py) parses the same shape
+    if (
+        len(marker.args) != 1
+        or marker.kwargs
+        or not re.fullmatch(r"\w+", str(marker.args[0]))
+    ):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "shared_yaml marker requires exactly one \\w+ fixture name literal"
+        )
+    return marker.args[0]
+
+
+def _shared_build_prefix(name: str) -> str:
+    return f"{name}-{_REPO_KEY}-"
+
+
+@cache
+def _shared_build_dir(name: str) -> Path:
+    """Dir keyed by checkout and fixture source, before per-test injections."""
+    key = hashlib.sha256((FIXTURES_DIR / f"{name}.yaml").read_bytes()).hexdigest()[:16]
+    return SHARED_BUILDS_ROOT / (_shared_build_prefix(name) + key)
+
+
+def _read_stamp(stamp: Path, shared_dir: Path) -> Path | None:
+    """ELF path recorded by the last completed compile, or None."""
+    try:
+        text = stamp.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+    except OSError as err:
+        print(f"Cannot read {stamp}: {err}")
+        return None
+    if not text:
+        print(f"Ignoring empty stamp {stamp}")
+        return None
+    built = Path(text)
+    # Never trust a stamp pointing outside its own build dir as an unlink target
+    if shared_dir.resolve() in built.resolve().parents:
+        return built
+    print(f"Ignoring stamp {stamp} pointing outside {shared_dir}")
+    return None
+
+
+def _unused_since(stale: Path, cutoff: float) -> bool:
+    """Whether a build dir looks untouched since cutoff; unknown counts as used."""
+    # Newest of the .built stamp (rewritten by every completed compile) and the
+    # dir itself (freshened by a worker claiming the dir before locking)
+    newest: float | None = None
+    for probe in (stale / ".built", stale):
+        try:
+            mtime = probe.stat().st_mtime
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            continue
+        except NotADirectoryError:
+            return True  # a stray file where a dir should be; reclaimable
+        except OSError as err:
+            print(f"Cannot age-probe {stale}: {err}")
+            return False  # unknown never authorizes deletion
+        newest = mtime if newest is None else max(newest, mtime)
+    return newest is not None and newest < cutoff
+
+
+def _prune_stale_builds(name: str, keep: Path) -> None:
+    """Remove outdated build dirs (blocking, run in executor): this checkout's
+    other dirs for the fixture, plus anything untouched for 30 days. Tolerates
+    other workers pruning the same dirs concurrently."""
+    cutoff = time.time() - _STALE_BUILD_MAX_AGE_S
+    prefix = _shared_build_prefix(name)
+    for stale in SHARED_BUILDS_ROOT.iterdir():
+        if stale == keep:
+            continue
+        same_fixture = stale.name.startswith(prefix)
+        if not same_fixture and not _unused_since(stale, cutoff):
+            continue
+        # Creating .lock bumps the dir mtime, so remember whether the re-probe
+        # under the lock can trust it
+        lock_preexisting = (stale / ".lock").exists()
+        try:
+            lock_file = (stale / ".lock").open("w")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            continue  # pruned by another worker meanwhile
+        except NotADirectoryError:
+            print(f"Removing stray file {stale}")
+            stale.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            continue
+        except OSError as err:
+            print(f"Cannot prune {stale}: {err}")
+            continue
+        with lock_file:
+            try:
+                fcntl.flock(lock_file.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+            except BlockingIOError:
+                continue  # still in use by another run
+            # Re-probe under the lock: a worker freshens its dir before
+            # locking, so a just-claimed dir no longer looks unused. A dir
+            # whose .lock we just created cannot be held by anyone, and our
+            # own open bumped its mtime, so its pre-open probe stands
+            if (
+                lock_preexisting
+                and not same_fixture
+                and not _unused_since(stale, cutoff)
+            ):
+                continue
+            # rmtree tolerates races; a leftover partial tree only costs a
+            # rebuild, since the ELF is deleted before every compile
+            try:
+                rmtree(stale)
+            except OSError as err:
+                print(f"Failed to prune {stale}: {err}")
+
+
+async def _run_esphome_compile(
+    config_path: Path, cwd: Path, env: dict[str, str]
+) -> None:
+    """Run `esphome compile`, retrying up to 3 times on a segfault."""
+    max_retries = 3
+    for attempt in range(max_retries):
+        # Compile using subprocess, inheriting stdout/stderr to show progress
+        proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "esphome",
+            "compile",
+            str(config_path),
+            cwd=cwd,
+            stdout=None,  # Inherit stdout
+            stderr=None,  # Inherit stderr
+            stdin=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            # Start in a new process group to isolate signal handling
+            start_new_session=True,
+            env=env,
+            close_fds=False,
+        )
+        await proc.wait()
+
+        if proc.returncode == 0:
+            break
+        if proc.returncode == -11 and attempt < max_retries - 1:
+            # Segfault (-11 = SIGSEGV), retry
+            print(
+                f"Compilation segfaulted (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}), retrying..."
+            )
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Brief pause before retry
+            continue
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Failed to compile {config_path}, return code: {proc.returncode}. "
+            f"Run with 'pytest -s' to see compilation output."
+        )
+
+
+def _resolve_compiled_binary(config_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Load the config to learn the compiled ELF path (blocking, run in executor)."""
+    CORE.reset()  # Reset CORE state between test runs
+    CORE.config_path = config_path
+    config = esphome.config.read_config(
+        {"command": "compile", "config": str(config_path)}
+    )
+    if config is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to read config from {config_path}")
+    idedata = get_idedata(config)
+    binary_path = Path(idedata.firmware_elf_path)
+    if not binary_path.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Compiled binary not found at {binary_path}")
+    return binary_path
+
+
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture
 async def compile_esphome(
     integration_test_dir: Path,
     shared_platformio_cache: Path,
+    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[CompileFunction]:
     """Compile an ESPHome configuration and return the binary path."""
 
@@ -265,66 +489,96 @@ async def compile_esphome(
         # Use the shared PlatformIO cache for faster compilation
         # This avoids re-downloading dependencies for each test
         env = _get_platformio_env(shared_platformio_cache)
-
-        # Retry compilation up to 3 times if we get a segfault
-        max_retries = 3
-        for attempt in range(max_retries):
-            # Compile using subprocess, inheriting stdout/stderr to show progress
-            proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
-                sys.executable,
-                "-m",
-                "esphome",
-                "compile",
-                str(config_path),
-                cwd=integration_test_dir,
-                stdout=None,  # Inherit stdout
-                stderr=None,  # Inherit stderr
-                stdin=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                # Start in a new process group to isolate signal handling
-                start_new_session=True,
-                env=env,
-                close_fds=False,
-            )
-            await proc.wait()
-
-            if proc.returncode == 0:
-                # Success!
-                break
-            if proc.returncode == -11 and attempt < max_retries - 1:
-                # Segfault (-11 = SIGSEGV), retry
-                print(
-                    f"Compilation segfaulted (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}), retrying..."
-                )
-                await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Brief pause before retry
-                continue
-            # Other error or final retry
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Failed to compile {config_path}, return code: {proc.returncode}. "
-                f"Run with 'pytest -s' to see compilation output."
-            )
-
-        # Load the config to get idedata (blocking call, must use executor)
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
-        def _read_config_and_get_binary():
-            CORE.reset()  # Reset CORE state between test runs
-            CORE.config_path = config_path
-            config = esphome.config.read_config(
-                {"command": "compile", "config": str(config_path)}
+        name = _shared_yaml_name(request)
+        if name is None:
+            await _run_esphome_compile(config_path, integration_test_dir, env)
+            return await loop.run_in_executor(
+                None, _resolve_compiled_binary, config_path
             )
-            if config is None:
-                raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to read config from {config_path}")
 
-            # Get the compiled binary path
-            idedata = get_idedata(config)
-            return Path(idedata.firmware_elf_path)
-
-        binary_path = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _read_config_and_get_binary)
-
-        if not binary_path.exists():
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Compiled binary not found at {binary_path}")
-
-        return binary_path
+        # Shared fixture: build in a hash-keyed dir so tests sharing a config
+        # pay one full compile and later only a main.cpp (port) rebuild + relink
+        shared_dir = _shared_build_dir(name)
+        shared_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        # Freshen the dir before locking so a concurrent age sweep, which
+        # re-probes under the lock, never reaps a dir a worker just claimed;
+        # if a peer reaped it already, the guarded lock open recreates it
+        with suppress(FileNotFoundError):
+            os.utime(shared_dir)
+        if shared_dir not in _pruned_dirs:
+            _pruned_dirs.add(shared_dir)
+            await loop.run_in_executor(None, _prune_stale_builds, name, shared_dir)
+        shared_config = shared_dir / f"{name}.yaml"
+        private_binary = integration_test_dir / f"{name}.elf"
+        content = await loop.run_in_executor(None, read_file, config_path)
+        if content != getattr(request.node, "_shared_yaml_content", None):
+            # The dir is keyed by the fixture source; a mutated config would be
+            # cached under a hash that does not describe it
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "shared_yaml tests must compile the yaml_config content unmodified"
+            )
+        # flock serializes concurrent xdist workers; closing the fd releases it.
+        # Hand-rolled rather than filelock.FileLock: non-blocking retries keep
+        # the wait cancellable, while a blocking acquire in an executor thread
+        # would survive test cancellation holding the fd
+        try:
+            lock_file = (shared_dir / ".lock").open("w")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            # A peer run pruning divergent hashes reaped the dir between our
+            # mkdir and this open; recreate it and pay a full rebuild
+            shared_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            lock_file = (shared_dir / ".lock").open("w")
+        with lock_file:
+            start = time.monotonic()
+            last_report = start
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    fcntl.flock(lock_file.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+                    break
+                except BlockingIOError:
+                    now = time.monotonic()
+                    if now - start > _SHARED_LOCK_TIMEOUT_S:
+                        raise RuntimeError(
+                            f"Timed out waiting for the {shared_dir} lock"
+                        ) from None
+                    if now - last_report >= _SHARED_LOCK_REPORT_S:
+                        last_report = now
+                        print(
+                            f"Waited {now - start:.0f}s for another worker's "
+                            f"build of {shared_dir.name}"
+                        )
+                    await asyncio.sleep(_SHARED_LOCK_POLL_S)
+            # .built carries the ELF path of the last completed compile, so
+            # later workers skip the config re-read in _resolve_compiled_binary
+            stamp = shared_dir / ".built"
+            if (built := _shared_elf_paths.get(shared_dir)) is None:
+                built = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _read_stamp, stamp, shared_dir)
+            # Delete the ELF before compiling: whatever exists afterwards is
+            # this compile's output, so no staleness check is ever needed.
+            # With no usable stamp, sweep any leftover at the known layout
+            if built is not None:
+                built.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            else:
+                # Layout-agnostic: ESPHOME_BUILD_PATH can move the build tree
+                for leftover in shared_dir.rglob("program"):
+                    if leftover.is_file():
+                        leftover.unlink()
+            await loop.run_in_executor(
+                None, write_file_if_changed, shared_config, content
+            )
+            await _run_esphome_compile(shared_config, shared_dir, env)
+            if built is None or not built.exists():
+                built = await loop.run_in_executor(
+                    None, _resolve_compiled_binary, shared_config
+                )
+            _shared_elf_paths[shared_dir] = built
+            await loop.run_in_executor(None, write_file, stamp, str(built))
+            # Copy out before unlocking: another worker may relink firmware.elf
+            # while this test is still running its private copy
+            await loop.run_in_executor(None, shutil.copy2, built, private_binary)
+        return private_binary
 
     yield _compile
 

tests/integration/fixtures/sensor_filters_batch_window.yaml

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: test-batch-window-filters
-
-host:
-api:
-  batch_delay: 0ms  # Disable batching to receive all state updates
-logger:
-  level: DEBUG
-
-# Template sensor that we'll use to publish values
-sensor:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Source Sensor"
-    id: source_sensor
-    accuracy_decimals: 2
-
-  # Batch window filters (window_size == send_every) - use streaming filters
-  - platform: copy
-    source_id: source_sensor
-    name: "Min Sensor"
-    id: min_sensor
-    filters:
-      - min:
-          window_size: 5
-          send_every: 5
-          send_first_at: 1
-
-  - platform: copy
-    source_id: source_sensor
-    name: "Max Sensor"
-    id: max_sensor
-    filters:
-      - max:
-          window_size: 5
-          send_every: 5
-          send_first_at: 1
-
-  - platform: copy
-    source_id: source_sensor
-    name: "Moving Avg Sensor"
-    id: moving_avg_sensor
-    filters:
-      - sliding_window_moving_average:
-          window_size: 5
-          send_every: 5
-          send_first_at: 1
-
-# Button to trigger publishing test values
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Publish Values Button"
-    id: publish_button
-    on_press:
-      - lambda: |-
-          // Publish 10 values: 1.0, 2.0, ..., 10.0
-          for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
-            id(source_sensor).publish_state(float(i));
-          }

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_client_read_write.yaml

@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-cli-rw
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-# Two virtual buses looped back to each other: the client's transmissions reach the server and the
-# server's replies reach the client. auto_start so forwarding is active before the button fires.
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_client
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_client
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-globals:
-  - id: stored_1
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "0"
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_client
-    id: virtual_modbus_client
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    registers:
-      # Writable + readable register: the read publishes what it returns, so the test can confirm the
-      # write half of the 0x17 ran before the read half (Modbus 6.17).
-      - address: 0x01
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: |-
-          id(srv_read_1).publish_state(id(stored_1));
-          return id(stored_1);
-        write_lambda: |-
-          id(stored_1) = x;
-          id(srv_write_1).publish_state(x);
-          return true;
-      # Read-only register, returned together with 0x01 by the 2-register read half.
-      - address: 0x02
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return 0x00AA;
-
-sensor:
-  # Server-side observations.
-  - platform: template
-    name: "srv_write_1"
-    id: srv_write_1
-  - platform: template
-    name: "srv_read_1"
-    id: srv_read_1
-  # Client-side read-back: the values the client's on_response received.
-  - platform: template
-    name: "client_read_0"
-    id: client_read_0
-  - platform: template
-    name: "client_read_1"
-    id: client_read_1
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    on_press:
-      # FC 0x17: write reg 0x0001 = 0x1234, then read regs 0x0001..0x0002 back in the same transaction.
-      - modbus_client.read_write_multiple_registers:
-          address: 0x01
-          read_address: 0x0001
-          read_count: 2
-          write_address: 0x0001
-          values: [0x1234]
-          on_response:
-            then:
-              - lambda: |-
-                  // values is the read-back block: reg 0x0001 (must be the just-written 0x1234) and reg 0x0002.
-                  if (values.size() >= 2) {
-                    id(client_read_0).publish_state(values[0]);
-                    id(client_read_1).publish_state(values[1]);
-                  }

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_custom_pdu.yaml

@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-custom-pdu
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_controller:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    id: modbus_controller_1
-    update_interval: 1s
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    id: modbus_server_1
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x01
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return 259;
-
-sensor:
-  # Plain read to confirm the controller <-> server link is up.
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "plain_read"
-    address: 0x01
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-  # Custom PDU: read holding register 0x0001, count 1. The PDU is
-  # {function code, address hi, address lo, count hi, count lo}; the device
-  # address and CRC are added by the hub. The lambda parses the response payload
-  # (the register value, big-endian).
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "custom_read"
-    custom_pdu: [0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01]
-    lambda: |-
-      if (data.size() < 2) return {};
-      return (float) ((data[0] << 8) | data[1]);
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    # This test does not have anything to start (mock is autostart)

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_deprecated_write_buffer.yaml

@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-dep-buffer
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-globals:
-  - id: reg10
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "0"
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_controller:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    id: modbus_controller_1
-    update_interval: 1s
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    id: modbus_server_1
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x10
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg10);
-        write_lambda: |-
-          id(reg10) = x;
-          return true;
-
-# A number whose write_lambda uses the DEPRECATED buffer parameter (fills `payload` with a legacy raw
-# frame as words: device address + function code + data) instead of the new item->write_* API. The write
-# must still land with its legacy semantics, and the one-time deprecation warning must fire only once per
-# entity no matter how many writes happen.
-number:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "buf_number"
-    id: buf_number
-    address: 0x10
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-    min_value: 0
-    max_value: 1000
-    step: 1
-    write_lambda: |-
-      // Legacy raw frame as words: [addr 0x01 | fc 0x06], register 0x0010, value.
-      payload.push_back(0x0106);
-      payload.push_back(0x0010);
-      payload.push_back((uint16_t) x);
-      return {};
-
-# Reports the server-side register so the test can observe that the deprecated buffer write landed.
-sensor:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "written_value"
-    id: written_value
-    update_interval: 0.5s
-    lambda: "return id(reg10);"
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    # The test drives the writes via number_command; the mock is autostart.

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_lambda_invert.yaml

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-lambda-invert
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-globals:
-  - id: reg40
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "5"
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_controller:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    id: modbus_controller_1
-    update_interval: 1s
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    id: modbus_server_1
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x40
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg40);
-        write_lambda: id(reg40) = x; return true;
-
-# An active-low holding switch: the write_lambda inverts the wire value, but the entity must still
-# report the REQUESTED state. assumed_state keeps the register unpolled, so the published state comes
-# only from write_state() - turning ON writes 0x0000 yet the switch shows ON.
-switch:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "invert_switch"
-    register_type: holding
-    address: 0x40
-    assumed_state: true
-    write_lambda: |-
-      return !x;
-
-sensor:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "reg_40"
-    address: 0x40
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    # This test does not have anything to start (mock is autostart)

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_lambda_write.yaml

@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-lambda-write
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-globals:
-  - id: reg30
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "0"
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_controller:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    id: modbus_controller_1
-    update_interval: 1s
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    id: modbus_server_1
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x30
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg30);
-        write_lambda: id(reg30) = x; return true;
-
-# A COIL-type switch (assumed_state, write-only) whose write_lambda ignores its own coil type and instead
-# drives a HOLDING-REGISTER write on the mock server through the entity itself: `item` IS the command, so
-# item->write_single_register() sends a register write from a coil entity (cross-type). Returning nothing
-# (an empty optional) tells the write path the lambda already dispatched the frame - no default coil write.
-switch:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "cross_switch"
-    register_type: coil
-    address: 0x00
-    assumed_state: true
-    write_lambda: |-
-      item->write_single_register(0x30, x ? 1234 : 0);
-      return {};
-
-sensor:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "reg_30"
-    address: 0x30
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    # This test does not have anything to start (mock is autostart)

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_loopback.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+esphome:
+  name: uart-mock-modbus-loopback
+
+host:
+api:
+logger:
+  level: VERBOSE
+
+external_components:
+  - source:
+      type: local
+      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
+
+# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
+# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
+uart:
+  baud_rate: 115200
+  port: /dev/null
+
+# Shared loopback fixture (see the shared_yaml markers in the test file);
+# register spaces are disjoint so each test only observes its own entities.
+uart_mock:
+  - id: virtual_uart_server
+    baud_rate: 9600
+    auto_start: true
+    debug:
+    on_tx:
+      - then:
+          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
+              id: virtual_uart_controller
+              data: !lambda return data;
+  - id: virtual_uart_controller
+    baud_rate: 9600
+    auto_start: true
+    debug:
+    on_tx:
+      - then:
+          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
+              id: virtual_uart_server
+              data: !lambda return data;
+
+globals:
+  - id: reg10
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "100"
+  - id: reg11
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "200"
+  - id: reg12
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "300"
+  - id: reg13
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "0xABCD"
+  - id: reg30
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "0"
+  - id: reg40
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "5"
+  - id: reg50
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "0"
+
+modbus:
+  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
+    id: virtual_modbus_server
+    role: server
+  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
+    id: virtual_modbus_controller
+    role: client
+    turnaround_time: 10ms
+
+modbus_controller:
+  - address: 1
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
+    id: modbus_controller_1
+    update_interval: 1s
+
+modbus_server:
+  - address: 1
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
+    registers:
+      - address: 0x01
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return 259;
+      - address: 0x10
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg10);
+        write_lambda: id(reg10) = x; return true;
+      - address: 0x11
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg11);
+        write_lambda: id(reg11) = x; return true;
+      - address: 0x12
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg12);
+        write_lambda: id(reg12) = x; return true;
+      - address: 0x13
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg13);
+      - address: 0x30
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg30);
+        write_lambda: id(reg30) = x; return true;
+      - address: 0x40
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg40);
+        write_lambda: id(reg40) = x; return true;
+      - address: 0x50
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(reg50);
+        write_lambda: id(reg50) = x; return true;
+
+# Byte-based offset: 2 bytes -> register 0x11 (the old code folded it in as a
+# register count, hitting 0x12). assumed_state keeps the switch write-only.
+switch:
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "offset_switch"
+    register_type: holding
+    address: 0x10
+    offset: 2
+    assumed_state: true
+  # Reading switch, byte offset 6 -> register 0x13; the pre-fix resolution (0x16)
+  # would draw ILLEGAL_DATA_ADDRESS and never publish.
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "read_offset_switch"
+    register_type: holding
+    address: 0x10
+    offset: 6
+    bitmask: 0x1
+  # Coil switch whose write_lambda dispatches a holding-register write via `item`;
+  # returning an empty optional suppresses the default coil write.
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "cross_switch"
+    register_type: coil
+    address: 0x00
+    assumed_state: true
+    write_lambda: |-
+      item->write_single_register(0x30, x ? 1234 : 0);
+      return {};
+  # Active-low: the write_lambda inverts the wire value but the entity must still
+  # report the requested state (assumed_state keeps the register unpolled).
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "invert_switch"
+    register_type: holding
+    address: 0x40
+    assumed_state: true
+    write_lambda: |-
+      return !x;
+
+# Uses the deprecated buffer parameter (legacy raw frame as words); the write
+# must land and the deprecation warning must fire only once per entity.
+number:
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "buf_number"
+    id: buf_number
+    address: 0x50
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+    min_value: 0
+    max_value: 1000
+    step: 1
+    write_lambda: |-
+      // Legacy raw frame as words: [addr 0x01 | fc 0x06], register 0x0050, value.
+      payload.push_back(0x0106);
+      payload.push_back(0x0050);
+      payload.push_back((uint16_t) x);
+      return {};
+
+sensor:
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "plain_read"
+    address: 0x01
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  # Custom PDU: read holding register 0x0001; device address and CRC are added
+  # by the hub. The lambda parses the big-endian register value.
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "custom_read"
+    custom_pdu: [0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01]
+    lambda: |-
+      if (data.size() < 2) return {};
+      return (float) ((data[0] << 8) | data[1]);
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "reg_10"
+    address: 0x10
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "reg_11"
+    address: 0x11
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "reg_12"
+    address: 0x12
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "reg_30"
+    address: 0x30
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
+    name: "reg_40"
+    address: 0x40
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  # Reports the server-side register so the test can observe that the deprecated buffer write landed.
+  - platform: template
+    name: "written_value"
+    id: written_value
+    update_interval: 0.5s
+    lambda: "return id(reg50);"
+
+button:
+  - platform: template
+    name: "Start Scenario"
+    id: start_scenario_btn
+    # Nothing to start (mock is autostart); tests drive entities directly

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_mesh.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-server-contro
+  name: uart-mock-modbus-mesh
 
 host:
 api:
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ uart:
   baud_rate: 115200
   port: /dev/null
 
+# Shared 3-bus mesh (see the shared_yaml markers): addr 1 = typed read-only
+# registers, addr 5 = the read/write 0x17 target, addr 2/3 on the second
+# server hub. auto_start everywhere: the controller polls at boot, so the
+# forwarding must already be live or early requests generate warnings.
+# Every test presses Start Scenario, so all merged actions fire in every test.
 uart_mock:
   - id: virtual_uart_server
     baud_rate: 9600
-    # auto_start must be true for loopback fixtures: the modbus controller
-    # polls on its update_interval immediately at boot, so the uart_mock
-    # forwarding must already be active or early requests are lost and
-    # generate modbus warnings.
     auto_start: true
     debug:
     on_tx:
@@ -31,35 +32,68 @@ uart_mock:
           - uart_mock.inject_rx:
               id: virtual_uart_controller
               data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
+          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
+              id: virtual_uart_server_2
+              data: !lambda return data;
+  - id: virtual_uart_server_2
     baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true # See comment on virtual_uart_server above
+    auto_start: true
     debug:
     on_tx:
       - then:
           - uart_mock.inject_rx:
               id: virtual_uart_server
               data: !lambda return data;
+          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
+              id: virtual_uart_controller
+              data: !lambda return data;
+  - id: virtual_uart_controller
+    baud_rate: 9600
+    auto_start: true
+    debug:
+    on_tx:
+      - then:
+          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
+              id: virtual_uart_server
+              data: !lambda return data;
+          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
+              id: virtual_uart_server_2
+              data: !lambda return data;
+
+globals:
+  - id: stored_1
+    type: uint16_t
+    initial_value: "0"
 
 modbus:
   - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
     id: virtual_modbus_server
     role: server
+  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server_2
+    id: virtual_modbus_server_2
+    role: server
   - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_controller
+    id: virtual_modbus_client
     role: client
     turnaround_time: 10ms
 
 modbus_controller:
   - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_client
     id: modbus_controller_1
     update_interval: 1s
+  - address: 2
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_client
+    id: modbus_controller_2
+    update_interval: 1s
+  - address: 3
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_client
+    id: modbus_controller_3
+    update_interval: 1s
 
 modbus_server:
   - address: 1
     modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    id: modbus_server_1
     registers:
       - address: 0x01
         value_type: U_WORD
@@ -103,6 +137,34 @@ modbus_server:
       - address: 0x28
         value_type: FP32_R
         read_lambda: return 3.14;
+  - address: 5
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
+    registers:
+      # Writable + readable register: srv_write_1 plus the client's read-back
+      # confirm the write half of the 0x17 ran before the read half (Modbus 6.17).
+      - address: 0x01
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return id(stored_1);
+        write_lambda: |-
+          id(stored_1) = x;
+          id(srv_write_1).publish_state(x);
+          return true;
+      # Read-only register, returned together with 0x01 by the 2-register read half.
+      - address: 0x02
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return 0x00AA;
+  - address: 2
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server_2
+    registers:
+      - address: 0x01
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return 919;
+  - address: 3
+    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server_2
+    registers:
+      - address: 0x01
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: return 929;
 
 sensor:
   - platform: modbus_controller
@@ -195,9 +257,46 @@ sensor:
     address: 0x28
     register_type: holding
     value_type: FP32_R
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_2
+    name: "multi_reg_a"
+    address: 0x01
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  - platform: modbus_controller
+    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_3
+    name: "multi_reg_b"
+    address: 0x01
+    register_type: holding
+    value_type: U_WORD
+  # client_read_write observations, server- and client-side.
+  - platform: template
+    name: "srv_write_1"
+    id: srv_write_1
+  - platform: template
+    name: "client_read_0"
+    id: client_read_0
+  - platform: template
+    name: "client_read_1"
+    id: client_read_1
 
 button:
   - platform: template
     name: "Start Scenario"
     id: start_scenario_btn
-    # This test does not have anything to start (mock is autostart)
+    on_press:
+      # FC 0x17: write reg 0x0001 = 0x1234, then read regs 0x0001..0x0002 back in the same transaction.
+      - modbus_client.read_write_multiple_registers:
+          address: 5
+          read_address: 0x0001
+          read_count: 2
+          write_address: 0x0001
+          values: [0x1234]
+          on_response:
+            then:
+              - lambda: |-
+                  // values is the read-back block: reg 0x0001 (must be the just-written 0x1234) and reg 0x0002.
+                  if (values.size() >= 2) {
+                    id(client_read_0).publish_state(values[0]);
+                    id(client_read_1).publish_state(values[1]);
+                  }

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_register_offset.yaml

@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-reg-offset
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-globals:
-  - id: reg10
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "100"
-  - id: reg11
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "200"
-  - id: reg12
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "300"
-  - id: reg13
-    type: uint16_t
-    initial_value: "0xABCD"
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_controller:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_controller
-    id: modbus_controller_1
-    update_interval: 1s
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    id: modbus_server_1
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x10
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg10);
-        write_lambda: id(reg10) = x; return true;
-      - address: 0x11
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg11);
-        write_lambda: id(reg11) = x; return true;
-      - address: 0x12
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg12);
-        write_lambda: id(reg12) = x; return true;
-      - address: 0x13
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return id(reg13);
-        write_lambda: id(reg13) = x; return true;
-
-# A holding-register switch at 0x10 with a 2-BYTE offset. offset is byte-based, so the write must target
-# register 0x10 + 2/2 = 0x11. The old (pre-fix) behavior folded offset into the address as a register
-# count, hitting 0x12 instead. assumed_state keeps the switch write-only so it does not read any register.
-switch:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "offset_switch"
-    register_type: holding
-    address: 0x10
-    offset: 2
-    assumed_state: true
-  # A holding-register switch that READS its state. Byte offset 6 -> register 0x10 + 6/2 = 0x13. Post-fix
-  # the switch itself resolves to 0x13 (the even byte offset folds into the address as whole registers) and
-  # joins the 0x10..0x13 range, so no separate 0x13 sensor is needed. Pre-fix the whole byte offset folds
-  # into the address (0x16), where the server answers ILLEGAL_DATA_ADDRESS and the switch never publishes.
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "read_offset_switch"
-    register_type: holding
-    address: 0x10
-    offset: 6
-    bitmask: 0x1
-
-sensor:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "reg_10"
-    address: 0x10
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "reg_11"
-    address: 0x11
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "reg_12"
-    address: 0x12
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    # This test does not have anything to start (mock is autostart)

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_server.yaml

@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-server-test
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_dev
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    rx_full_threshold: 120
-    rx_timeout: 2
-    auto_start: false
-    debug:
-    injections:
-      - delay: 100ms
-        inject_rx: [0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x74, 0x0A] #  Read holding register 3 on device 1 (basic_read)
-      - delay: 100ms
-        #  Read holding register 7 on device 2
-        #  Reply from device 2
-        #  Read holding register 5 on device 1 (read_after_peer_response)
-        inject_rx:
-          [
-            0x02,
-            0x03,
-            0x00,
-            0x07,
-            0x00,
-            0x01,
-            0x35,
-            0xF8,
-            0x02,
-            0x03,
-            0x02,
-            0x00,
-            0xF0,
-            0xFC,
-            0x00,
-            0x01,
-            0x03,
-            0x00,
-            0x05,
-            0x00,
-            0x01,
-            0x94,
-            0x0B,
-          ]
-      - delay: 100ms
-        inject_rx: [0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x35, 0xF8] #  Read holding register 7 on device 2, with no response
-      - delay: 100ms
-        #  Read holding register 7 on device 2, with no response
-        #  Read holding register A on device 1 (read_after_peer_timeout)
-        inject_rx:
-          [
-            0x02,
-            0x03,
-            0x00,
-            0x07,
-            0x00,
-            0x01,
-            0x35,
-            0xF8,
-            0x01,
-            0x03,
-            0x00,
-            0x0A,
-            0x00,
-            0x01,
-            0xA4,
-            0x08,
-          ]
-
-modbus:
-  uart_id: virtual_uart_dev
-  role: server
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x03
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: |-
-          id(basic_read).publish_state(1);
-          return 1;
-      - address: 0x05
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: |-
-          id(read_after_peer_response).publish_state(1);
-          return 1;
-      - address: 0x0A
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: |-
-          id(read_after_peer_timeout).publish_state(1);
-          return 1;
-
-sensor:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "basic_read"
-    id: basic_read
-  - platform: template
-    name: "read_after_peer_response"
-    id: read_after_peer_response
-  - platform: template
-    name: "read_after_peer_timeout"
-    id: read_after_peer_timeout
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    on_press:
-      - lambda: "id(virtual_uart_dev).start_scenario();"

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_server_controller_multiple.yaml

@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-server-mult
-
-host:
-api:
-logger:
-  level: VERBOSE
-
-external_components:
-  - source:
-      type: local
-      path: EXTERNAL_COMPONENT_PATH
-
-# Dummy uart entry to satisfy modbus's DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
-# The actual UART bus used is the uart_mock component below
-uart:
-  baud_rate: 115200
-  port: /dev/null
-
-uart_mock:
-  - id: virtual_uart_server
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    # auto_start must be true for loopback fixtures: the modbus controller
-    # polls on its update_interval immediately at boot, so the uart_mock
-    # forwarding must already be active or early requests are lost and
-    # generate modbus warnings.
-    auto_start: true
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server_2
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_server_2
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true # See comment on virtual_uart_server above
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_controller
-              data: !lambda return data;
-  - id: virtual_uart_controller
-    baud_rate: 9600
-    auto_start: true # See comment on virtual_uart_server above
-    debug:
-    on_tx:
-      - then:
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server
-              data: !lambda return data;
-          - uart_mock.inject_rx:
-              id: virtual_uart_server_2
-              data: !lambda return data;
-
-modbus:
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server
-    id: virtual_modbus_server
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_server_2
-    id: virtual_modbus_server_2
-    role: server
-  - uart_id: virtual_uart_controller
-    id: virtual_modbus_client
-    role: client
-    turnaround_time: 10ms
-
-modbus_controller:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_client
-    update_interval: 1s
-    id: modbus_controller_1
-  - address: 2
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_client
-    update_interval: 1s
-    id: modbus_controller_2
-
-modbus_server:
-  - address: 1
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x01
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return 919;
-  - address: 2
-    modbus_id: virtual_modbus_server_2
-    registers:
-      - address: 0x01
-        value_type: U_WORD
-        read_lambda: return 929;
-
-sensor:
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_1
-    name: "reg_u_word"
-    address: 0x01
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-  - platform: modbus_controller
-    modbus_controller_id: modbus_controller_2
-    name: "reg_u_word_2"
-    address: 0x01
-    register_type: holding
-    value_type: U_WORD
-
-button:
-  - platform: template
-    name: "Start Scenario"
-    id: start_scenario_btn
-    # This test does not have anything to start (mock is autostart)

tests/integration/fixtures/uart_mock_modbus_server_injected.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 esphome:
-  name: uart-mock-modbus-srv-rw
+  name: uart-mock-modbus-srv-injected
 
 host:
 api:
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ uart:
   baud_rate: 115200
   port: /dev/null
 
+# Shared server-role fixture (see the shared_yaml markers in the test file);
+# the injections concatenate and each test waits only on its own sensors.
 uart_mock:
   - id: virtual_uart_dev
     baud_rate: 9600
@@ -25,18 +27,31 @@ uart_mock:
     auto_start: false
     debug:
     injections:
-      # FC 0x17 Read/Write Multiple Registers on device 1:
-      #   write reg 0x0001 = 0x1234 (qty 1), then read regs 0x0001..0x0002 (qty 2).
-      # Per Modbus 6.17 the write is performed before the read, so reg 0x0001 must
-      # read back the just-written 0x1234 in the same request.
+      - delay: 100ms
+        inject_rx: [0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x74, 0x0A] #  Read holding register 3 on device 1 (basic_read)
+      - delay: 100ms
+        #  Read holding register 7 on device 2, its reply, then read holding
+        #  register 5 on device 1 (read_after_peer_response)
+        inject_rx: [0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x35, 0xF8,
+                    0x02, 0x03, 0x02, 0x00, 0xF0, 0xFC,
+                    0x00, 0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0x01, 0x94, 0x0B]
+      - delay: 100ms
+        inject_rx: [0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x35, 0xF8] #  Read holding register 7 on device 2, with no response
+      - delay: 100ms
+        #  Read holding register 7 on device 2 with no response, then read
+        #  holding register A on device 1 (read_after_peer_timeout)
+        inject_rx: [0x02, 0x03, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x35, 0xF8,
+                    0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x01, 0xA4, 0x08]
+      # FC 0x17 on device 1: write reg 0x0001 = 0x1234 then read 0x0001..0x0002;
+      # per Modbus 6.17 the write runs first, so 0x0001 must read back 0x1234.
       - delay: 100ms
         inject_rx:
           [0x01, 0x17, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x12, 0x34, 0x49, 0xD8]
-      # FC 0x17: write reg 0x0003 = 0x5678 (qty 1), then read reg 0x0003 (qty 1) -
+      # FC 0x17: write reg 0x0006 = 0x5678 (qty 1), then read reg 0x0006 (qty 1) -
       # a write and read targeting a different register block.
       - delay: 100ms
         inject_rx:
-          [0x01, 0x17, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x56, 0x78, 0x9B, 0x10]
+          [0x01, 0x17, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x56, 0x78, 0x8B, 0x55]
 
 globals:
   - id: stored_1
@@ -70,8 +85,18 @@ modbus_server:
         read_lambda: |-
           id(rw_read_2).publish_state(0x00AA);
           return 0x00AA;
-      # Second writable + readable register, targeted by the second request.
       - address: 0x03
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: |-
+          id(basic_read).publish_state(1);
+          return 1;
+      - address: 0x05
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: |-
+          id(read_after_peer_response).publish_state(1);
+          return 1;
+      # Second writable + readable register, targeted by the second FC 0x17 request.
+      - address: 0x06
         value_type: U_WORD
         read_lambda: |-
           id(rw_read_3).publish_state(id(stored_3));
@@ -80,8 +105,22 @@ modbus_server:
           id(stored_3) = x;
           id(rw_write_3).publish_state(x);
           return true;
+      - address: 0x0A
+        value_type: U_WORD
+        read_lambda: |-
+          id(read_after_peer_timeout).publish_state(1);
+          return 1;
 
 sensor:
+  - platform: template
+    name: "basic_read"
+    id: basic_read
+  - platform: template
+    name: "read_after_peer_response"
+    id: read_after_peer_response
+  - platform: template
+    name: "read_after_peer_timeout"
+    id: read_after_peer_timeout
   - platform: template
     name: "rw_write_1"
     id: rw_write_1

tests/integration/host_prefs.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Helpers for manipulating the host platform's preferences file.
 
 ESPHome's host platform stores preferences in
-``~/.esphome/prefs/<app_name>.prefs`` using a simple binary layout that
+``$ESPHOME_PREFDIR/<app_name>.prefs`` using a simple binary layout that
 mirrors ``HostPreferences::sync()``:
 ``[uint32_t key][uint8_t len][uint8_t data[len]]`` per entry.
 
@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@ boot (e.g. forcing safe mode) or to clear stale state between runs.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import struct
 
 
 def host_prefs_path(device_name: str) -> Path:
-    """Return the on-disk prefs file path for a host-platform device."""
-    return Path.home() / ".esphome" / "prefs" / f"{device_name}.prefs"
+    """Return the on-disk prefs file path for a host-platform device.
+
+    Requires ESPHOME_PREFDIR, which the autouse isolated_preferences fixture
+    sets; refusing the ~/.esphome/prefs fallback keeps tests off real user
+    data if the fixture is ever bypassed."""
+    prefdir = os.environ.get("ESPHOME_PREFDIR")
+    if not prefdir:
+        raise RuntimeError("ESPHOME_PREFDIR is not set; refusing the real prefs dir")
+    return Path(prefdir) / f"{device_name}.prefs"
 
 
 def clear_host_prefs(device_name: str) -> None:

tests/integration/test_api_zero_psk_provisioning.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from .types import (
     RunCompiledFunction,
 )
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("isolated_preferences")
 NEW_KEY = PROVISIONING_PSK
 
 

tests/integration/test_host_preferences_suspend_resume.py

@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ async def _poll_until_exists(path: Path) -> None:
         await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def isolated_preferences(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path) -> Path:
-    """Keep host preferences per-test so this test never touches the real
-    ~/.esphome/prefs and never races other tests over ESPHOME_PREFDIR."""
-    prefdir = tmp_path / "prefs"
-    monkeypatch.setenv("ESPHOME_PREFDIR", str(prefdir))
-    return prefdir / f"{DEVICE_NAME}.prefs"
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_host_preferences_suspend_resume(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -58,7 +49,7 @@ async def test_host_preferences_suspend_resume(
     isolated_preferences: Path,
 ) -> None:
     """Test that a running syncer flushes, a suspended one doesn't, and resume restores flushing."""
-    pref_file = isolated_preferences
+    pref_file = isolated_preferences / f"{DEVICE_NAME}.prefs"
 
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
     saved_in_memory = loop.create_future()

tests/integration/test_light_initial_state.py

@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ from .state_utils import InitialStateHelper, require_entity
 from .types import APIClientConnectedFactory, RunCompiledFunction
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def isolated_preferences(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path) -> None:
-    """Keep host preferences per-test so RESTORE_AND_ON never loads a stale value left
-    behind by a previous run (host preferences otherwise persist to ~/.esphome/prefs,
-    keyed only by device name)."""
-    monkeypatch.setenv("ESPHOME_PREFDIR", str(tmp_path / "prefs"))
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_light_initial_state(
     yaml_config: str,

tests/integration/test_uart_mock_modbus.py

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_no_threshold(
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_server_injected")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server(
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_server_injected")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_read_write(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -231,8 +233,8 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_read_write(
             "rw_write_1": 4660,  # 0x1234 written to reg 0x0001
             "rw_read_1": 4660,  # reg 0x0001 reads back the just-written value
             "rw_read_2": 170,  # 0x00AA read from reg 0x0002 in the same request
-            "rw_write_3": 22136,  # 0x5678 written to reg 0x0003
-            "rw_read_3": 22136,  # reg 0x0003 reads back the just-written value
+            "rw_write_3": 22136,  # 0x5678 written to reg 0x0006
+            "rw_read_3": 22136,  # reg 0x0006 reads back the just-written value
         }
     )
 
@@ -241,7 +243,8 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_read_write(
         api_client_connected() as client,
     ):
         await tracker.setup_and_start_scenario(client)
-        await tracker.await_all(futures)
+        # The FC 0x17 injections fire last, behind four earlier 100ms delays
+        await tracker.await_all(futures, timeout=4.0)
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_read_write_invalid(
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_mesh")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_controller(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -485,6 +489,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_controller_bits(
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_mesh")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_controller_multiple(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -495,7 +500,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_server_controller_multiple(
 
     line_callback, error_log_lines, warning_log_lines = _make_modbus_line_callback()
 
-    expected_values = {"reg_u_word": 919, "reg_u_word_2": 929}
+    expected_values = {"multi_reg_a": 919, "multi_reg_b": 929}
     tracker = SensorTracker(list(expected_values.keys()))
     futures = tracker.expect_all(expected_values)
 
@@ -706,6 +711,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_shared_address(
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_loopback")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_custom_pdu(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -932,6 +938,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_broadcast_write(
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_mesh")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_client_read_write(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -947,9 +954,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_client_read_write(
     """
     line_callback, error_log_lines, warning_log_lines = _make_modbus_line_callback()
 
-    tracker = SensorTracker(
-        ["srv_write_1", "srv_read_1", "client_read_0", "client_read_1"]
-    )
+    tracker = SensorTracker(["srv_write_1", "client_read_0", "client_read_1"])
     futures = tracker.expect_all(
         {
             "srv_write_1": 4660,  # server wrote 0x1234 to reg 0x0001
@@ -967,6 +972,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_client_read_write(
         _assert_no_modbus_errors(error_log_lines, warning_log_lines)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_loopback")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_register_offset(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -1022,6 +1028,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_register_offset(
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_loopback")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_lambda_write(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -1058,6 +1065,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_lambda_write(
         await tracker.await_change(wrote_30, "reg_30", timeout=4.0)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_loopback")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_lambda_invert(
     yaml_config: str,
@@ -1113,6 +1121,7 @@ async def test_uart_mock_modbus_lambda_invert(
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.shared_yaml("uart_mock_modbus_loopback")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_uart_mock_modbus_deprecated_write_buffer(
     yaml_config: str,

tests/script/test_helpers.py

@@ -2122,6 +2122,34 @@ def test_get_cpp_changed_components_independent_of_cwd(
     ) == ["time"]
 
 
+def test_fixture_map_includes_shared_yaml_markers() -> None:
+    """Fixtures named only by shared_yaml markers must map to their test file."""
+    helpers.get_fixture_to_test_files.cache_clear()
+    mapping = helpers.get_fixture_to_test_files()
+    for fixture in (
+        "uart_mock_modbus_loopback",
+        "uart_mock_modbus_mesh",
+        "uart_mock_modbus_server_injected",
+    ):
+        assert mapping[fixture] == frozenset(
+            {"tests/integration/test_uart_mock_modbus.py"}
+        )
+
+
+def test_no_orphan_integration_fixtures() -> None:
+    """Every fixture must reach CI test selection; an orphan selects nothing."""
+    helpers.get_fixture_to_test_files.cache_clear()
+    mapping = helpers.get_fixture_to_test_files()
+    fixtures_dir = (Path(__file__).parent.parent / "integration" / "fixtures").resolve()
+    fixtures = list(fixtures_dir.glob("*.yaml"))
+    assert fixtures, f"no fixtures found under {fixtures_dir}"
+    # cache_init is covered via INTEGRATION_TESTS_TRIGGER_FILES instead
+    orphans = [
+        f.stem for f in fixtures if f.stem != "cache_init" and f.stem not in mapping
+    ]
+    assert not orphans, f"fixtures invisible to CI test selection: {orphans}"
+
+
 def test_lpt_partition_balances_skewed_weights() -> None:
     """Heavy items spread across groups instead of clustering."""
     items = [f"i{n}" for n in range(6)]

tests/script/test_platformio_install_deps.py

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def _load_script():
 def test_spec_key_collapses_destinations() -> None:
     """Two specs delivering one package share a directory and one key."""
     mod = _load_script()
-    assert mod.spec_key("esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24") == "noise-c"
-    assert mod.spec_key("esphome/noise-c@0.1.24") == "noise-c"
+    assert mod.spec_key("esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26") == "noise-c"
+    assert mod.spec_key("esphome/noise-c@0.1.26") == "noise-c"
     assert mod.spec_key("ESP32Async/AsyncTCP @ ^3.4.10") == mod.spec_key(
         "esp32async/asynctcp @ 3.5.0"
     )
@@ -54,23 +54,23 @@ def test_parse_specs_and_cli_args(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         "[env:a]\n"
         "platform = fake/platform@1\n"
         "lib_deps =\n"
-        "    esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24\n"
+        "    esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26\n"
         "    ${common.lib_deps}\n"
         "    internal_lib\n"
         "[env:b]\n"
         "lib_deps =\n"
-        "    esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24\n"
+        "    esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26\n"
     )
     mod = _load_script()
     args = Namespace(libraries=True, platforms=True, tools=False)
     libs, platforms, tools = mod.parse_specs(str(ini), args)
     # exact-string duplicates collapse; distinct version pins survive
-    assert libs == ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24"]
+    assert libs == ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26"]
     assert platforms == ["fake/platform@1"]
     assert tools == []
     assert mod.build_cli_args(libs, platforms, tools) == [
         "-l",
-        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24",
+        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26",
         "-p",
         "fake/platform@1",
     ]
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ def test_parallel_install_behavior(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     mod.parallel_install(
         cls,
         [
-            "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24",
-            "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24",
+            "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26",
+            "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26",
             "esphome/already @ 1.0",
             "https://x/framework.tar.xz",
         ],
     )
-    assert cls.calls == ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24"]
+    assert cls.calls == ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26"]
     assert cls.lock_events == ["lock", "unlock"]
 
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def test_parallel_install_runs_dependency_waves(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     mod = _load_script()
     cls = _reset_fake(str(tmp_path))
     cls.deps = {
-        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24": [
+        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26": [
             {"owner": "esphome", "name": "libsodium", "version": "^1.0"},
             {"name": "SPI"},
         ],
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ def test_parallel_install_runs_dependency_waves(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
             {"owner": "esphome", "name": "libsodium", "version": "^1.0"},
         ],
     }
-    mod.parallel_install(cls, ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24", "esphome/wg @ 1.0"])
+    mod.parallel_install(cls, ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26", "esphome/wg @ 1.0"])
     assert len(cls.calls) == 3  # the shared dep installs exactly once
     assert {mod.spec_key(c) for c in cls.calls} == {"noise-c", "wg", "libsodium"}
     # Wave-1 strings carry no compatibility; the dependency wave does
     compats = dict(cls.compat_calls)
-    assert compats["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24"] is None
+    assert compats["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26"] is None
     dep_compat = next(v for k, v in cls.compat_calls if "libsodium" in k)
     assert dep_compat is not None  # mirrors pio's install_dependency
 
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ def test_dependency_wave_excludes_url_specs(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     mod = _load_script()
     cls = _reset_fake(str(tmp_path))
     cls.deps = {
-        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24": [
+        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26": [
             {"name": "vendored", "version": "https://github.com/x/y.git"},
         ],
     }
-    mod.parallel_install(cls, ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24"])
+    mod.parallel_install(cls, ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26"])
     assert {mod.spec_key(c) for c in cls.calls} == {"noise-c"}
 
 
@@ -348,13 +348,13 @@ def test_warm_store_still_walks_dependencies(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     """Already-installed top-level packages still feed the dependency
     wave; a warm store can be missing a transitive dep."""
     mod = _load_script()
-    cls = _reset_fake(str(tmp_path), installed={"esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24"})
+    cls = _reset_fake(str(tmp_path), installed={"esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26"})
     cls.deps = {
-        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24": [
+        "esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26": [
             {"owner": "esphome", "name": "libsodium", "version": "^1.0"},
         ],
     }
-    mod.parallel_install(cls, ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.24"])
+    mod.parallel_install(cls, ["esphome/noise-c @ 0.1.26"])
     assert [mod.spec_key(c) for c in cls.calls] == ["libsodium"]
 
 

tests/unit_tests/test_espota2.py

@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ def test_perform_ota_no_auth(
         "Update took 14.00 seconds (prepare 2.00, upload 5.00, commit 7.00)"
         in caplog.text
     )
+    # The data phase timeout must outlast the device's 105 s data timeout
+    mock_socket.settimeout.assert_any_call(espota2.DATA_PHASE_TIMEOUT)
+    assert espota2.DATA_PHASE_TIMEOUT > 105.0
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")

tests/unit_tests/test_platformio_prefetch.py

@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ def test_preinstall_runs_dependency_waves(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         {"name": "SPI"},
     ]
     m.dependency_to_spec.side_effect = lambda dep: _FakeSpec(name=dep["name"])
-    pf._preinstall(m, [("noise-c@0.1.24", _FakeSpec(name="noise-c"))])
+    pf._preinstall(m, [("noise-c@0.1.26", _FakeSpec(name="noise-c"))])
     assert installed == ["noise-c", "libsodium"]  # dep deduped, SPI left out
     # The dep wave carries its compatibility so _install searches qualified
     dep_call = m._install.call_args_list[-1]
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ def test_preinstall_dependency_wave_skips_seen_names(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     m._install.side_effect = lambda spec, skip_dependencies, compatibility=None: (
         installed.append(getattr(spec, "name", str(spec)))
     )
-    pf._preinstall(m, [("noise-c@0.1.24", _FakeSpec(name="noise-c"))])
+    pf._preinstall(m, [("noise-c@0.1.26", _FakeSpec(name="noise-c"))])
     assert installed == ["noise-c"]