ESPHome Emulator

Pretend to be an ESPHome device with a Python script.

Why?

Just for fun and to learn protobuf and sockets in Python.

Installation

python3 -m pipx install git+https://github.com/aarongorka/esphome-emulator.git
esphome-emulator install # or alternatively, set up the systemd service yourself
systemctl daemon-reload --user && systemctl enable --user --now esphome-emulator

Limitations

• No encryption
• No authentication
• No discovery
• Doesn't handle multiple clients
• Doesn't integrate with ESPHome dashboard/server, only Home Assistant
• Only implements sending of sensor data
• Limited sensor implementation
• Spaghetti codebase