feat(core): Add support for <...> includes (#8132)

esphome/core/config.py

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ def validate_hostname(config):
 
 
 def valid_include(value):
+    # Look for "<...>" includes
+    if value.startswith("<") and value.endswith(">"):
+        return value
     try:
         return cv.directory(value)
     except cv.Invalid:
@@ -360,7 +363,19 @@ async def to_code(config):
         CORE.add_job(add_arduino_global_workaround)
 
     if config[CONF_INCLUDES]:
-        CORE.add_job(add_includes, config[CONF_INCLUDES])
+        # Get the <...> includes
+        system_includes = []
+        other_includes = []
+        for include in config[CONF_INCLUDES]:
+            if include.startswith("<") and include.endswith(">"):
+                system_includes.append(include)
+            else:
+                other_includes.append(include)
+        # <...> includes should be at the start
+        for include in system_includes:
+            cg.add_global(cg.RawStatement(f"#include {include}"), prepend=True)
+        # Other includes should be at the end
+        CORE.add_job(add_includes, other_includes)
 
     if project_conf := config.get(CONF_PROJECT):
         cg.add_define("ESPHOME_PROJECT_NAME", project_conf[CONF_NAME])