Merge pull request #4665 from esphome/bump-2025.2.0b2

2025.2.0b2

Author: jesserockz

Doxygen

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "ESPHome"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2025.2.0b1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2025.2.0b2
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ESPHOME_PATH = ../esphome
-ESPHOME_REF = 2025.2.0b1
+ESPHOME_REF = 2025.2.0b2
 PAGEFIND_VERSION=1.1.1
 PAGEFIND=pagefind
 NET_PAGEFIND=../pagefindbin/pagefind

_static/version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2025.2.0b1
+2025.2.0b2

changelog/2025.2.0.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,72 @@ ESPHome 2025.2.0 - 19th February 2025
     Mixer Speaker, components/speaker/mixer, mixer.svg
     Resampler Speaker, components/speaker/resampler, waveform.svg, dark-invert
 
+**🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉**
+
+We're kicking off 2025 with a number of updates, several of which are focused on removing old code. Unfortunately,
+this means we have a few breaking changes, but this work helps keep ESPHome more maintainable in the long-run.
+
+Removal of "old style" Platform Configuration
+---------------------------------------------
+
+`Three years ago <https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/2303>`__, we added support for using
+`ESP-IDF <https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/>`__ directly (as an alternative to Arduino). This brought about a
+number of benefits and a new syntax was introduced to facilitate greater flexibility when specifying and configuring
+your microcontroller/board.
+
+In this release, we've removed support for the "old style" of configuring your microcontroller/board. If you're still
+using it, you'll need to update your configurations to use the new style. A brief explanation is
+`here <https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/8118>`__, but for more detail, please see the
+:ref:`documentation for your microcontroller platform <devices>`.
+
+Removal of Custom Components
+----------------------------
+
+Custom components were deprecated over a year ago and, as promised, support for them was removed in this release. We
+encourage all developers to migrate their custom components to :doc:`/components/external_components`. Please see
+:ref:`a_note_about_custom_components` for a detailed explanation and next steps.
+
+Removal of ``armv7`` Docker Support
+-----------------------------------
+
+ESPHome no longer supports ``armv7`` hardware. This is due to both waning support as it relates to tooling and
+performance reasons. We strongly recommend moving to a more modern architecture, especially if you're using the ESPHome
+Device Builder to build/compile firmware for your devices.
+
+``esp32_rmt`` Updates
+---------------------
+
+Components which utilize the RMT hardware found on the ESP32 and its variants have been updated to use the new
+interface available in `ESP-IDF <https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/>`__ versions 5 and above. This eliminates
+related warnings seen in the compiler logs while building ESPHome configurations. In most cases, you won't notice any
+difference, but this change could result in some issues, particularly for :doc:`/components/external_components`. You
+may need to make a minor change or two in your device configurations; the configuration validator will tell you if this
+is necessary as you update your devices.
+
+Audio Components
+----------------
+
+This release includes support for a number of new audio-related components/hardware. These are primarily aimed at
+supporting hardware found in Espressif's S3-Box series of products, eliminating the need to use the
+`ESP-ADF <https://github.com/espressif/esp-adf/>`__ and thus offering better integration with ESPHome in general. If
+you're using an S3-Box (or one of the variants), we strongly recommend updating your device either OTA or by using our
+:doc:`/projects/index` web installer. If you have "taken control" of or "adopted" your S3-Box, we strongly recommend
+updating your device's local configuration based on our updated configuration files found
+`here <https://github.com/esphome/wake-word-voice-assistants>`__.
+
+In addition, new ``speaker`` components have been introduced to provide more advanced functionality when using
+:doc:`/components/voice_assistant`. These components extend our work to help you create the ultimate personal voice
+assistant hardware.
+
+Image Components
+----------------
+
+This release adds support for alpha-blending images when using LVGL. To facilitate this, the ``use_transparency``
+configuration variable in :doc:`/components/image` and related components was renamed to ``transparency`` and changed
+from a boolean to an enum; in addition, the ``type`` configuration variable is now mandatory. See the
+:doc:`/components/image` documentation for more detail.
+
+Finally, the :doc:`/components/online_image` was updated to add support for both BMP and JPEG image formats.
 
 Full list of changes
 --------------------
@@ -60,6 +126,16 @@ Breaking Changes
 - Remove arm/v7 container image support :esphomepr:`8194` by :ghuser:`jesserockz` (breaking-change)
 - [esp32_rmt] Set pull-up and open-drain modes based on pin schema :esphomepr:`8178` by :ghuser:`swoboda1337` (breaking-change)
 
+Beta Changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- [core] Ignore dot-prefixed config entries when looking for target platform :esphomepr:`8240` by :ghuser:`jesserockz`
+- Bump zeroconf to 0.144.1 :esphomepr:`8238` by :ghuser:`bdraco`
+- [core] Fix ``config_dir`` for dashboard :esphomepr:`8242` by :ghuser:`jesserockz`
+- [cse7766] Remove ``stream`` dependency :esphomepr:`7720` by :ghuser:`gabest11`
+- [graph] Remove ``stream`` dependency :esphomepr:`8243` by :ghuser:`kbx81`
+- [modbus_controller] Remove `stream` dependency :esphomepr:`8244` by :ghuser:`kbx81`
+
 All changes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -239,6 +315,12 @@ All changes
 - GDEY042T81 e-paper displays support :esphomepr:`8061` by :ghuser:`mgruener`
 - Add support for Waveshare 7.3" ACeP 7-Color display :esphomepr:`6380` by :ghuser:`NeilSCGH`
 - Bump esphome-dashboard to 20250212.0 :esphomepr:`8235` by :ghuser:`jesserockz`
+- [core] Ignore dot-prefixed config entries when looking for target platform :esphomepr:`8240` by :ghuser:`jesserockz`
+- Bump zeroconf to 0.144.1 :esphomepr:`8238` by :ghuser:`bdraco`
+- [core] Fix ``config_dir`` for dashboard :esphomepr:`8242` by :ghuser:`jesserockz`
+- [cse7766] Remove ``stream`` dependency :esphomepr:`7720` by :ghuser:`gabest11`
+- [graph] Remove ``stream`` dependency :esphomepr:`8243` by :ghuser:`kbx81`
+- [modbus_controller] Remove `stream` dependency :esphomepr:`8244` by :ghuser:`kbx81`
 
 Past Changelogs
 ---------------

conf.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "sphinx_tabs.tabs",
     "sphinx_toolbox.collapse",
     "tables",
+    "sphinx_copybutton",
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "2025.2"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "2025.2.0b1"
+release = "2025.2.0b2"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

guides/supporters.rst

@@ -2075,4 +2075,4 @@ Contributors
 - `Christian Zufferey (@zuzu59) <https://github.com/zuzu59>`__
 - `Zynth-dev (@Zynth-dev) <https://github.com/Zynth-dev>`__
 
-*This page was last updated February 12, 2025.*
+*This page was last updated February 13, 2025.*

requirements.txt

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ sphinx==7.1.2
 sphinx-autobuild==2021.3.14
 sphinx-tabs==3.4.7
 sphinx-toolbox==3.8.0
+sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2