[bharvey88]

Version: 26.10.12.1

What does this implement/fix?

Fixes the build against ESPHome dev. esphome#19211 changed the http_request update entity's set_source_url() to take a const char * and keep the pointer, so passing a std::string fails with cannot convert 'std::string' to 'const char*'.

apply_ota_source now picks between the two manifest URLs as string literals, which stay valid for the life of the firmware. Current stable still accepts this, since its const std::string & parameter converts from const char *. No change in behavior.

Types of changes

• Bugfix (fixed change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (thanks!)
• Breaking change (repair/feature that breaks existing functionality)
• Dependency Update - Does not publish
• Other - Does not publish
• Website of github readme file update - Does not publish
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Checklist / Checklijst:

• The code change has been tested and works locally
• The code change has not yet been tested

If user-visible functionality or configuration variables are added/modified:

• Added/updated documentation for the web page

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Updates
  • Firmware version information is now 26.10.12.1. Stable and Beta OTA update sources remain available, and update requests continue to use the source selected for the configured channel. No other end-user-facing changes are included in this release; OTA update behavior is unchanged.

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• Run ID: 34714389-9165-47b5-8eed-0b24d88a8416

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📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml

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Walkthrough

The default ESPHome firmware version changed to 26.10.12.1. In apply_ota_source, the selected Stable or Beta manifest URL is stored as a const char * and logged directly. URL selection and the request-source update remain unchanged.

Changes

ESPHome Firmware Updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Firmware version and OTA source handling Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml	The default firmware version changed to 26.10.12.1. apply_ota_source now stores and logs the selected Stable or Beta manifest URL as a const char *. The URL selection and request-source update are unchanged.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: bunton33

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e9e8e

The OTA source update remains compatible with stable and dev ESPHome APIs, and no other material behavior change is present. No actionable merge risk is evident.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5c3f9

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: Integrations

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Review details

Systems and components

• observed — Integrations (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The default firmware version changed from 26.8.27.1 to 26.9.29.1.
• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: apply_ota_source now stores the selected Stable/Beta manifest URL as a const char * and logs it directly, replacing the std::string temporary and .c_str() call. The selected URL is still used to set the update request source.

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Docstring Coverage		No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: fixing OTA manifest handling for ESPHome development. It is concise and specific.

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Stable and Beta keep their choice,
A const pointer holds the URL,
Direct logs carry its voice,
New version hops into place,
Soft paws approve this tidy change.}

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