Add additional test coverage ahead of Path conversion (#10700)

tests/unit_tests/conftest.py

@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ not be part of a unit test suite.
 
 """
 
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -43,3 +45,45 @@ def setup_core(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
     """Set up CORE with test paths."""
     CORE.config_path = str(tmp_path / "test.yaml")
     return tmp_path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_write_file_if_changed() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+    """Mock write_file_if_changed for storage_json."""
+    with patch("esphome.storage_json.write_file_if_changed") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_copy_file_if_changed() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+    """Mock copy_file_if_changed for core.config."""
+    with patch("esphome.core.config.copy_file_if_changed") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_run_platformio_cli() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+    """Mock run_platformio_cli for platformio_api."""
+    with patch("esphome.platformio_api.run_platformio_cli") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_run_platformio_cli_run() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+    """Mock run_platformio_cli_run for platformio_api."""
+    with patch("esphome.platformio_api.run_platformio_cli_run") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_decode_pc() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+    """Mock _decode_pc for platformio_api."""
+    with patch("esphome.platformio_api._decode_pc") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_run_external_command() -> Generator[Mock, None, None]:
+    """Mock run_external_command for platformio_api."""
+    with patch("esphome.platformio_api.run_external_command") as mock:
+        yield mock