[nextion] Optionally skip connection handshake (#6905)

Co-authored-by: Jesse Hills <3060199+jesserockz@users.noreply.github.com>

esphome/components/nextion/base_component.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONF_BACKGROUND_PRESSED_COLOR = "background_pressed_color"
 CONF_FOREGROUND_PRESSED_COLOR = "foreground_pressed_color"
 CONF_FONT_ID = "font_id"
 CONF_EXIT_REPARSE_ON_START = "exit_reparse_on_start"
+CONF_SKIP_CONNECTION_HANDSHAKE = "skip_connection_handshake"
 
 
 def NextionName(value):

esphome/components/nextion/display.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from .base_component import (
     CONF_START_UP_PAGE,
     CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH,
     CONF_EXIT_REPARSE_ON_START,
+    CONF_SKIP_CONNECTION_HANDSHAKE,
 )
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@senexcrenshaw", "@edwardtfn"]
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
             cv.Optional(CONF_START_UP_PAGE): cv.uint8_t,
             cv.Optional(CONF_AUTO_WAKE_ON_TOUCH, default=True): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_EXIT_REPARSE_ON_START, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SKIP_CONNECTION_HANDSHAKE, default=False): cv.boolean,
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("5s"))
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     cg.add(var.set_exit_reparse_on_start_internal(config[CONF_EXIT_REPARSE_ON_START]))
 
+    cg.add(var.set_skip_connection_handshake(config[CONF_SKIP_CONNECTION_HANDSHAKE]))
+
     await display.register_display(var, config)
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_SETUP, []):

esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp

@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ bool Nextion::check_connect_() {
   if (this->get_is_connected_())
     return true;
 
+  // Check if the handshake should be skipped for the Nextion connection
+  if (this->skip_connection_handshake_) {
+    // Log the connection status without handshake
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Nextion display set as connected without performing handshake");
+    // Set the connection status to true
+    this->is_connected_ = true;
+    // Return true indicating the connection is set
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (this->comok_sent_ == 0) {
     this->reset_(false);
 
@@ -126,10 +136,14 @@ void Nextion::reset_(bool reset_nextion) {
 
 void Nextion::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Nextion:");
+  if (this->skip_connection_handshake_) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Skip handshake:   %s", YESNO(this->skip_connection_handshake_));
+  } else {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Device Model:     %s", this->device_model_.c_str());
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Firmware Version: %s", this->firmware_version_.c_str());
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Serial Number:    %s", this->serial_number_.c_str());
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Flash Size:       %s", this->flash_size_.c_str());
+  }
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Wake On Touch:    %s", YESNO(this->auto_wake_on_touch_));
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Exit reparse:     %s", YESNO(this->exit_reparse_on_start_));
 
@@ -262,6 +276,7 @@ void Nextion::loop() {
       this->goto_page(this->start_up_page_);
     }
 
+    // This could probably be removed from the loop area, as those are redundant.
     this->set_auto_wake_on_touch(this->auto_wake_on_touch_);
     this->set_exit_reparse_on_start(this->exit_reparse_on_start_);
 

esphome/components/nextion/nextion.h

@@ -926,6 +926,21 @@ class Nextion : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDe
    */
   void set_exit_reparse_on_start(bool exit_reparse);
 
+  /**
+   * Sets whether the Nextion display should skip the connection handshake process.
+   * @param skip_handshake True or false. When skip_connection_handshake is true,
+   * the connection will be established without performing the handshake.
+   * This can be useful when using Nextion Simulator.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * ```cpp
+   * it.set_skip_connection_handshake(true);
+   * ```
+   *
+   * When set to true, the display will be marked as connected without performing a handshake.
+   */
+  void set_skip_connection_handshake(bool skip_handshake) { this->skip_connection_handshake_ = skip_handshake; }
+
   /**
    * Sets Nextion mode between sleep and awake
    * @param True or false. Sleep=true to enter sleep mode or sleep=false to exit sleep mode.
@@ -1221,6 +1236,7 @@ class Nextion : public NextionBase, public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDe
   int16_t start_up_page_ = -1;
   bool auto_wake_on_touch_ = true;
   bool exit_reparse_on_start_ = false;
+  bool skip_connection_handshake_ = false;
 
   /**
    * Manually send a raw command to the display and don't wait for an acknowledgement packet.