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Add use cases section to ESPHome
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    • Added a comprehensive "Overview" section to the ESPHome integration documentation, introducing ESPHome, its key features, supported microcontroller families, and resources for further information.

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A comprehensive "Overview" section was added to the beginning of the ESPHome integration documentation. This section introduces ESPHome, describes its purpose as a firmware generator and configuration system for microcontrollers, outlines its key features, lists supported microcontroller families, and provides guidance on locating supported devices and further documentation. The change is purely informational and does not impact any code, functionality, or control flow.

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source/_integrations/esphome.markdown Added an extensive "Overview" section detailing ESPHome's purpose, features, supported devices, and links to further resources.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (3)
source/_integrations/esphome.markdown (3)

55-55: Remove trailing punctuation and ensure blank lines around heading
MarkdownLint flagged a colon in the heading (MD026) and missing blank lines around it (MD022). Update as follows:

- ### Key Features:
+ ### Key Features

Also ensure there’s an empty line above and below this heading.

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55-55: Trailing punctuation in heading
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56-56: Surround the list with blank lines
MarkdownLint (MD032) recommends adding blank lines before and after lists for better readability. Insert an empty line between the heading and the first list item.

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60-60: Simplify wording for conciseness
Consider replacing the phrase “supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP family” with a more concise alternative, for example:

- ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP family. These include:
+ ESPHome supports microcontrollers beyond the ESP family. These include:

This enhances readability and aligns with a concise style.

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[style] ~60-~60: Consider using a synonym to be more concise.
Context: ...https://esphome.io/). ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP fa...

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[style] ~60-~60: Consider using a synonym to be more concise.
Context: ...https://esphome.io/). ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP fa...

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55-55: Headings should be surrounded by blank lines
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source/_integrations/esphome.markdown (2)

49-49: Good addition of the Overview heading
The new "Overview" section neatly introduces ESPHome at the top of the doc and follows the existing frontmatter structure.


53-53: Concise description of ESPHome’s purpose
The paragraph clearly explains ESPHome’s YAML-driven firmware configuration flow and is well aligned with Home Assistant’s documentation style.

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53-53: Split long paragraph for readability
That single paragraph is quite dense. Consider breaking it into two — e.g., cut after “…actuators, and peripherals.” — to improve scanability.


55-59: Remove colon from heading and add blank lines
Markdownlint flags the trailing colon (MD026) in ### Key Features: and expects blank lines around headings (MD022) and lists (MD032). You can apply:

-### Key Features:
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+### Key Features
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 - **YAML Configuration**: …
 - **Custom Firmware Generation**: …
 - **Seamless Integration**: …
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60-67: Streamline wording and consider linking hardware names

-ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP family. These include:
+ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond the ESP family. These include:
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[style] ~60-~60: Consider using a synonym to be more concise.
Context: ...https://esphome.io/). ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP fa...

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source/_integrations/esphome.markdown (1)

49-50: Great addition of an Overview section
The new "## Overview" header gives users a clear entry point into the ESPHome integration docs, matching the style of other integration pages.

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51-52: Previous suggestion implemented
The link to the native ESPHome API documentation has been added as requested in an earlier review. Thank you for addressing this.

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source/_integrations/esphome.markdown (2)

55-59: Remove trailing punctuation from heading and ensure blank lines around the list
Markdownlint flags headings ending with punctuation and lists requiring surrounding blank lines. Consider updating:

- ### Key Features:
+ ### Key Features

and ensure there’s a blank line before and after the bullet list.

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55-55: Headings should be surrounded by blank lines
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55-55: Trailing punctuation in heading
Punctuation: ':'

(MD026, no-trailing-punctuation)


56-56: Lists should be surrounded by blank lines
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(MD032, blanks-around-lists)


60-67: Refine wording for conciseness
Instead of:

ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP family.

Consider:

ESPHome supports various microcontroller families, including:

This makes the sentence more concise and removes redundancy.

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[style] ~60-~60: Consider using a synonym to be more concise.
Context: ...https://esphome.io/). ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP fa...

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[style] ~60-~60: Consider using a synonym to be more concise.
Context: ...https://esphome.io/). ESPHome supports a variety of microcontrollers beyond just the ESP fa...

(A_VARIETY_OF)

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source/_integrations/esphome.markdown

55-55: Headings should be surrounded by blank lines
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(MD022, blanks-around-headings)


55-55: Trailing punctuation in heading
Punctuation: ':'

(MD026, no-trailing-punctuation)


56-56: Lists should be surrounded by blank lines
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source/_integrations/esphome.markdown (2)

49-53: Section name vs PR objective mismatch
The PR title and objectives mention adding a "Use Cases" section, but this change introduces an "Overview" section instead. Please verify if this is intentional or if a dedicated "Use Cases" section should be added to align with the PR description.


68-73: Excellent resource links and guidance
This paragraph effectively directs users to further resources (device database, ready-made projects, official docs) and provides clear next steps. No changes needed here.

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bdraco commented Apr 18, 2025

thanks

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