esphome/tests/test_build_components/common/README.md

Common Bus Configurations for Component Tests

This directory contains standardized bus configurations (I2C, SPI, UART, Modbus, BLE) that component tests use, enabling multiple components to be tested together with intelligent grouping.

Purpose

These common configs allow multiple components to share a single bus, dramatically reducing CI time by compiling multiple compatible components together. Components with identical bus configurations are automatically grouped and tested together.

Structure

common/
├── i2c/              # Standard I2C (50kHz)
│   ├── esp32-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp32-ard.yaml
│   ├── esp32-c3-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp32-c3-ard.yaml
│   ├── esp32-s2-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp32-s2-ard.yaml
│   ├── esp32-s3-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp32-s3-ard.yaml
│   ├── esp8266-ard.yaml
│   ├── rp2040-ard.yaml
│   └── bk72xx-ard.yaml
├── i2c_low_freq/     # Low frequency I2C (10kHz)
│   └── (same platform variants)
├── spi/
│   └── (same platform variants)
├── uart/
│   ├── esp32-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp32-c3-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp8266-ard.yaml
│   └── rp2040-ard.yaml
├── modbus/           # Modbus (includes uart via packages)
│   ├── esp32-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp32-c3-idf.yaml
│   ├── esp8266-ard.yaml
│   └── rp2040-ard.yaml
└── ble/
    ├── esp32-idf.yaml
    ├── esp32-ard.yaml
    └── esp32-c3-idf.yaml

How It Works

Component Test Structure

Each component test includes the common bus config:

# tests/components/bh1750/test.esp32-idf.yaml
packages:
  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-idf.yaml

<<: !include common.yaml

The common config provides:

• Standardized pin assignments
• A shared bus instance (i2c_bus, spi_bus, uart_bus, modbus_bus, etc.)

The component's common.yaml references the shared bus:

# tests/components/bh1750/common.yaml
sensor:
  - platform: bh1750
    i2c_id: i2c_bus
    name: Living Room Brightness
    address: 0x23

Intelligent Grouping (Implemented)

Components with identical bus configurations are automatically grouped and tested together:

# Auto-generated merged config (created by test_build_components.py)
packages:
  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp32-idf.yaml

sensor:
  - platform: bme280_i2c
    i2c_id: i2c_bus
    temperature:
      name: BME280 Temperature
  - platform: bh1750
    i2c_id: i2c_bus
    name: BH1750 Illuminance
  - platform: sht3xd
    i2c_id: i2c_bus
    temperature:
      name: SHT3xD Temperature

Result: 3 components compile in one test instead of 3 separate tests!

Package Dependencies

Some packages include other packages to avoid duplication:

# tests/test_build_components/common/modbus/esp32-idf.yaml
packages:
  uart: !include ../uart/esp32-idf.yaml  # Modbus requires UART

substitutions:
  flow_control_pin: GPIO4

modbus:
  - id: modbus_bus
    uart_id: uart_bus
    flow_control_pin: ${flow_control_pin}

Components using modbus packages automatically get uart as well.

Pin Allocations

I2C (Standard - 50kHz)

• ESP32 IDF: SCL=GPIO16, SDA=GPIO17
• ESP32 Arduino: SCL=GPIO22, SDA=GPIO21
• ESP32-C3: SCL=GPIO5, SDA=GPIO4
• ESP32-S2/S3: SCL=GPIO9, SDA=GPIO8
• ESP8266: SCL=GPIO5, SDA=GPIO4
• RP2040: SCL=GPIO5, SDA=GPIO4
• BK72xx: SCL=P20, SDA=P21

I2C Low Frequency (10kHz)

Same pin allocations as standard I2C, but with 10kHz frequency for components requiring slower speeds.

SPI

• ESP32: CLK=GPIO18, MOSI=GPIO23, MISO=GPIO19
• ESP32-C3: CLK=GPIO6, MOSI=GPIO7, MISO=GPIO5
• ESP32-S2: CLK=GPIO36, MOSI=GPIO35, MISO=GPIO37
• ESP32-S3: CLK=GPIO40, MOSI=GPIO6, MISO=GPIO41
• ESP8266: CLK=GPIO14, MOSI=GPIO13, MISO=GPIO12
• RP2040: CLK=GPIO18, MOSI=GPIO19, MISO=GPIO16
• CS pins are component-specific (each SPI device needs unique CS)

UART

• ESP32 IDF: TX=GPIO17, RX=GPIO16 (baud: 19200)
• ESP32-C3 IDF: TX=GPIO7, RX=GPIO6 (baud: 19200)
• ESP8266: TX=GPIO1, RX=GPIO3 (baud: 19200)
• RP2040: TX=GPIO0, RX=GPIO1 (baud: 19200)

Modbus (includes UART)

Same UART pins as above, plus:

• flow_control_pin: GPIO4 (all platforms)

BLE

• ESP32: Shared esp32_ble_tracker infrastructure
• Each component defines unique ble_client with different MAC addresses

Benefits

1. Shared bus = less duplication

   • 200+ I2C components use common bus configs
   • 60+ SPI components use common bus configs
   • 80+ UART components use common bus configs
   • 6 Modbus components use common modbus configs (which include UART)

2. Intelligent grouping reduces CI time

   • Components with identical bus configs are automatically grouped
   • Typical reduction: 80-90% fewer builds
   • Example: 3 I2C components → 1 merged build (saves 2 builds)
   • CI runs 5 component batches in parallel (configurable via max-parallel in .github/workflows/ci.yml)

3. Easier maintenance

   • Change bus pins for a platform once, affects all component tests
   • Consistent pin assignments across all components
   • Centralized bus configuration

Component Compatibility

Groupable Components

Components are automatically grouped when they have:

• Identical bus package references (e.g., all use i2c/esp32-idf.yaml)
• No local file references ($component_dir)
• No !extend or !remove directives
• Proper bus ID references (i2c_id: i2c_bus, spi_id: spi_bus, etc.)

Non-Groupable Components

Components tested individually when they:

• Use different bus frequencies (e.g., i2c vs i2c_low_freq)
• Reference local files with $component_dir
• Are platform components (abstract base classes with IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True)
• Define buses directly (not migrated to packages yet)
• Are in ISOLATED_COMPONENTS list (known build conflicts)

Bus Variants

• i2c (50kHz): Standard I2C frequency for most sensors
• i2c_low_freq (10kHz): For sensors requiring slower I2C speeds
• modbus: Includes UART via package dependencies

Making Components Groupable

WARNING: Using !extend or !remove directives in component test files prevents automatic component grouping in CI, making builds slower.

When platform-specific parameters are needed, inline the full configuration rather than using !extend or !remove. This allows the component to be grouped with other compatible components, reducing CI build time.

Note: Some components legitimately require !extend or !remove for platform-specific features (e.g., adc removing ESP32-only attenuation parameter on ESP8266). These are correctly identified as non-groupable.

Implementation Details

Scripts

• script/analyze_component_buses.py: Analyzes components to detect bus usage and grouping compatibility
• script/merge_component_configs.py: Merges multiple component configs into a single test file
• script/test_build_components.py: Main test runner with intelligent grouping
• script/split_components_for_ci.py: Splits components into batches for parallel CI execution

Configuration

• .github/workflows/ci.yml: CI workflow with max-parallel: 5 for component testing
• Package dependencies defined in PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES (e.g., modbus → uart)
• Base bus components excluded from migration warnings: i2c, spi, uart, modbus, canbus