call platformio and esptool using subprocess if $ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS is set (#359)

* call platformio and esptool using subprocess if $ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS is set

* Update setup.py

esphomeyaml/__main__.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from esphomeyaml.helpers import color, indent
 from esphomeyaml.py_compat import safe_input, text_type, IS_PY2
 from esphomeyaml.storage_json import StorageJSON, esphomeyaml_storage_path, \
     start_update_check_thread, storage_path
-from esphomeyaml.util import run_external_command, safe_print
+from esphomeyaml.util import run_external_command, run_external_process, safe_print
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -167,13 +167,16 @@ def compile_program(args, config):
 
 
 def upload_using_esptool(config, port):
-    import esptool
-
     path = os.path.join(CORE.build_path, '.pioenvs', CORE.name, 'firmware.bin')
     cmd = ['esptool.py', '--before', 'default_reset', '--after', 'hard_reset',
            '--chip', 'esp8266', '--port', port, 'write_flash', '0x0', path]
-    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
-    return run_external_command(esptool._main, *cmd)
+    if os.environ.get('ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS') is None:
+        import esptool
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        return run_external_command(esptool._main, *cmd)
+
+    return run_external_process(*cmd)
 
 
 def upload_program(config, args, host):

esphomeyaml/platformio_api.py

@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 
 from esphomeyaml.core import CORE
-from esphomeyaml.util import run_external_command
+from esphomeyaml.util import run_external_command, run_external_process
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def run_platformio_cli(*args, **kwargs):
-    import platformio.__main__
-
     os.environ["PLATFORMIO_FORCE_COLOR"] = "true"
     cmd = ['platformio'] + list(args)
-    return run_external_command(platformio.__main__.main,
+
-                                *cmd, **kwargs)
+    if os.environ.get('ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS') is None:
+        import platformio.__main__
+        return run_external_command(platformio.__main__.main,
+                                    *cmd, **kwargs)
+
+    return run_external_process(*cmd, **kwargs)
 
 
 def run_platformio_cli_run(config, verbose, *args, **kwargs):

esphomeyaml/util.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import io
 import logging
 import re
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -121,3 +122,28 @@ def run_external_command(func, *cmd, **kwargs):
         if capture_stdout:
             # pylint: disable=lost-exception
             return cap_stdout.getvalue()
+
+
+def run_external_process(*cmd, **kwargs):
+    full_cmd = u' '.join(shlex_quote(x) for x in cmd)
+    _LOGGER.info(u"Running:  %s", full_cmd)
+
+    capture_stdout = kwargs.get('capture_stdout', False)
+    if capture_stdout:
+        sub_stdout = io.BytesIO()
+    else:
+        sub_stdout = RedirectText(sys.stdout)
+
+    sub_stderr = RedirectText(sys.stderr)
+
+    try:
+        return subprocess.call(cmd,
+                               stdout=sub_stdout,
+                               stderr=sub_stderr)
+    except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        _LOGGER.error(u"Running command failed: %s", err)
+        _LOGGER.error(u"Please try running %s locally.", full_cmd)
+    finally:
+        if capture_stdout:
+            # pylint: disable=lost-exception
+            return sub_stdout.getvalue()

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 """esphomeyaml setup script."""
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
 
 from esphomeyaml import const
 
@@ -23,18 +24,25 @@ DOWNLOAD_URL = '{}/archive/{}.zip'.format(GITHUB_URL, const.__version__)
 
 REQUIRES = [
     'voluptuous>=0.11.1',
-    'platformio>=3.5.3',
     'pyyaml>=3.12',
     'paho-mqtt>=1.3.1',
     'colorlog>=3.1.2',
     'tornado>=5.0.0',
-    'esptool>=2.3.1',
     'typing>=3.0.0;python_version<"3.5"',
     'protobuf>=3.4',
     'tzlocal>=1.4',
     'pyserial>=3.4,<4',
 ]
 
+# If you have problems importing platformio and esptool as modules you can set
+# $ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS to make ESPHome call their executables instead.
+# This means they have to be in your $PATH.
+if os.environ.get('ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS') is None:
+    REQUIRES.extend([
+        'platformio>=3.5.3',
+        'esptool>=2.3.1',
+    ])
+
 CLASSIFIERS = [
     'Environment :: Console',
     'Intended Audience :: Developers',