lock

esphome/platformio_api.py

@@ -89,18 +89,33 @@ def run_platformio_cli(*args, **kwargs) -> str | int:
     # Import platformio with lock to prevent race conditions during initialization
     from esphome.git_lock import platformio_init_lock, platformio_install_lock
 
+    # Check if ~/.platformio exists to determine if initial setup is needed
+    home_pio = Path.home() / ".platformio"
+    needs_init = not home_pio.exists()
+
     with platformio_init_lock():
         import platformio.__main__
 
+        # If this is the first time, ensure the directory is created
+        if needs_init:
+            _LOGGER.info("Initializing PlatformIO for the first time...")
+            home_pio.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
     patch_structhash()
 
-    # For run commands that might install packages, use global locking
-    # This prevents concurrent package installations which cause conflicts
+    # For run commands, check if this is the first run that might need package installation
     if len(args) > 0 and args[0] == "run":
-        with platformio_install_lock("global_packages"):
-            return run_external_command(platformio.__main__.main, *cmd, **kwargs)
-    else:
-        return run_external_command(platformio.__main__.main, *cmd, **kwargs)
+        # Check if .pio directory exists - if not, we need to lock for initial setup
+        pio_dir = Path(CORE.build_path) / ".pio"
+        if not pio_dir.exists():
+            _LOGGER.info("First build detected, using lock for PlatformIO setup...")
+            with platformio_install_lock("initial_setup", timeout=600.0):
+                result = run_external_command(platformio.__main__.main, *cmd, **kwargs)
+                _LOGGER.info("Initial PlatformIO setup completed")
+                return result
+
+    # For subsequent runs or non-run commands, no locking needed
+    return run_external_command(platformio.__main__.main, *cmd, **kwargs)
 
 
 def run_platformio_cli_run(config, verbose, *args, **kwargs) -> str | int:

script/test_build_components

@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ start_esphome() {
   (
     # Add compile process limit for ESPHome internal parallelization
     export ESPHOME_COMPILE_PROCESS_LIMIT=2
+    
+    # For compilation, add a small random delay to reduce thundering herd effect
+    # This helps stagger the package installation requests
+    if [ "$esphome_command" = "compile" ]; then
+      sleep $((RANDOM % 3))
+    fi
+    
     python3 -m esphome -s component_name $target_component -s component_dir ../../components/$target_component -s test_name $test_name -s target_platform $target_platform $esphome_command $component_test_file
   ) &