DDP Fails to compile/install for ESPHome version 2025.4.0

[pseddonxvi]

In file included from src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:3: src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:19: error: 'WiFiUDP' was not declared in this scope 44 | std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_; | ^~~~~~~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 1 is invalid 44 | std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_; | ^ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 2 is invalid In file included from src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp_addressable_light_effect.cpp:3: src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:19: error: 'WiFiUDP' was not declared in this scope 44 | std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_; | ^~~~~~~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 1 is invalid 44 | std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_; | ^ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 2 is invalid src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp: In member function 'virtual void esphome::ddp::DDPComponent::loop()': src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:23:43: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer 23 | while (uint16_t packet_size = this->udp_->parsePacket()) { | ^~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:26:20: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer 26 | if (!this->udp_->read(&payload[0], payload.size())) { | ^~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp: In member function 'void esphome::ddp::DDPComponent::add_effect(esphome::ddp::DDPLightEffectBase*)': src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:49: error: 'WiFiUDP' was not declared in this scope 46 | if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); } | ^~~~~~~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:57: error: no matching function for call to 'make_unique<<expression error> >()' 46 | if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); } | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~ In file included from /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/memory:75, from src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:22: /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1089:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class ... _Args> std::__detail::__invalid_make_unique_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(_Args&& ...)' (deleted) 1089 | make_unique(_Args&&...) = delete; | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1089:5: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed: src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:57: error: template argument 1 is invalid 46 | if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); } | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~ /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1079:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__detail::__unique_ptr_array_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(size_t)' 1079 | make_unique(size_t __num) | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1079:5: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 0 provided /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1064:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class ... _Args> std::__detail::__unique_ptr_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(_Args&& ...)' 1064 | make_unique(_Args&&... __args) | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1064:5: note: template argument deduction/substitution failed: src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:57: error: template argument 1 is invalid 46 | if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); } | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:49:20: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer 49 | if (!this->udp_->begin(PORT)) { | ^~ src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp: In member function 'void esphome::ddp::DDPComponent::remove_effect(esphome::ddp::DDPLightEffectBase*)': src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:68:15: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer 68 | this->udp_->stop(); | ^~ *** [.pioenvs/esphome-web-05a1d1/src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp.o] Error 1 *** [.pioenvs/esphome-web-05a1d1/src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp_addressable_light_effect.cpp.o] Error 1

[bkaufx]

Just worked for me. Post your config. Also, please format log and config both as a block of code. I can't do anything with what you posted.

https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/creating-and-highlighting-code-blocks

[pseddonxvi]

Oops, sorry about that. It worked just fine for me in the post preview.

[pseddonxvi]

In file included from src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:3:
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:19: error: 'WiFiUDP' was not declared in this scope
   44 |   std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_;
      |                   ^~~~~~~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 1 is invalid
   44 |   std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_;
      |                          ^
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 2 is invalid
In file included from src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp_addressable_light_effect.cpp:3:
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:19: error: 'WiFiUDP' was not declared in this scope
   44 |   std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_;
      |                   ^~~~~~~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 1 is invalid
   44 |   std::unique_ptr<WiFiUDP> udp_;
      |                          ^
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:44:26: error: template argument 2 is invalid
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp: In member function 'virtual void esphome::ddp::DDPComponent::loop()':
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:23:43: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer
   23 |   while (uint16_t packet_size = this->udp_->parsePacket()) {
      |                                           ^~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:26:20: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer
   26 |     if (!this->udp_->read(&payload[0], payload.size())) {
      |                    ^~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp: In member function 'void esphome::ddp::DDPComponent::add_effect(esphome::ddp::DDPLightEffectBase*)':
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:49: error: 'WiFiUDP' was not declared in this scope
   46 |     if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); }
      |                                                 ^~~~~~~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:57: error: no matching function for call to 'make_unique<<expression error> >()'
   46 |     if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); }
      |                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
In file included from /data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/memory:75,
                 from src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.h:22:
/data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1089:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class ... _Args> std::__detail::__invalid_make_unique_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(_Args&& ...)' (deleted)
 1089 |     make_unique(_Args&&...) = delete;
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~
/data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1089:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:57: error: template argument 1 is invalid
   46 |     if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); }
      |                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
/data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1079:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp> std::__detail::__unique_ptr_array_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(size_t)'
 1079 |     make_unique(size_t __num)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~
/data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1079:5: note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 0 provided
/data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1064:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Tp, class ... _Args> std::__detail::__unique_ptr_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(_Args&& ...)'
 1064 |     make_unique(_Args&&... __args)
      |     ^~~~~~~~~~~
/data/cache/platformio/packages/toolchain-rp2040-earlephilhower/arm-none-eabi/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1064:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:46:57: error: template argument 1 is invalid
   46 |     if (!this->udp_) { this->udp_ = make_unique<WiFiUDP>(); }
      |                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:49:20: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer
   49 |     if (!this->udp_->begin(PORT)) {
      |                    ^~
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp: In member function 'void esphome::ddp::DDPComponent::remove_effect(esphome::ddp::DDPLightEffectBase*)':
src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp:68:15: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer
   68 |     this->udp_->stop();
      |               ^~
*** [.pioenvs/esphome-web-05a1d1/src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp.cpp.o] Error 1
*** [.pioenvs/esphome-web-05a1d1/src/esphome/components/ddp/ddp_addressable_light_effect.cpp.o] Error 1
========================= [FAILED] Took 11.04 seconds =========================

[pseddonxvi]

esphome:
  name: esphome-web-05a1d1
  friendly_name: ESPHome Web 05a1d1
  min_version: 2024.11.0
  name_add_mac_suffix: false

rp2040:
  board: rpipicow

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

# Allow Over-The-Air updates
ota:
- platform: esphome

wifi:
  ssid: ######
  password: ######
  manual_ip:
    # Set this to the IP of the ESP
    static_ip: 192.168.1.168
    # Set this to the IP address of the router. Often ends with .1
    gateway: 192.168.1.254
    # The subnet of the network. 255.255.255.0 works for most home networks.
    subnet: 255.255.255.0

light:
  - platform: rp2040_pio_led_strip
    name: led_strip
    id: led_strip
    pin: GPIO0
    num_leds: 50
    pio: 0
    rgb_order: GRB
    chipset: WS2812B
    effects:
     - addressable_ddp:
          name: "DDP"
          
external_components:
  - source:
      type: git
      url: https://github.com/KaufHA/common
    components: [ ddp ]
    refresh: always
 
ddp:

interval:
  - interval: 1s
    then:
      - script.execute: DDP_led

script:
  - id: DDP_led
    then:
    - if:
        condition:
          - switch.is_on: use_light
          - wifi.connected
        then:
          - light.turn_on:
              id: led_strip
              effect: "DDP"
        else:
          - light.turn_off: led_strip

switch:
  - platform: template
    name: Use light
    id: use_light
    optimistic: True
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_ON
    entity_category: config
    on_turn_on: 
      - script.execute: DDP_led
    on_turn_off: 
      - script.execute: DDP_led

[bkaufx]

Did this work before, or a new problem on ESPHome 2025.4? I think it is because you are trying to use it with rp2040. I need to update this to work with the ESPHome sockets component but last time I tried I couldn't get it to work.

[pseddonxvi]

This is my first time trying this out. If I had to guess, you're probably right about it having to do with me using a Pico W.

[pseddonxvi]

Any idea on what a potential solution might be?

[bkaufx]

The component needs to be rewritten to use esphome sockets instead of whatever it does use now (a library specific to esp8266 I think). The stock e131 component could be used as a guide: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/tree/dev/esphome/components/e131 However, last time I tried this I couldn't get it to work. I need to try it again, but not sure how quick I can get to it.

As a patch, you could replace the existing network code / library with something that works with rp2040. Maybe look at what the esphome socket component uses for rp2040. I'm sure there are comparable functions to what this uses.

[pseddonxvi]

Alright, I'll look into that. Thanks!

[bkaufx]

This should be working now. Let me know if not I have one more idea that should work if this doesn't.