Adding zigpy-zboss and/or zigpy-espzb as experimental radio library/libraries to this zha Zigbee gateway library?

[Hedda]

Want to request that you look at making it easier to install and test "experimental" zigpy radio libraries like zigpy-zboss in zha?

• https://github.com/kardia-as/zigpy-zboss

zigpy-zboss radio already works and developer of it (DamKast) has maintained it since since initial commit on May 10th 2023.

Another (even more experimental) radio library zigpy-espzb which can be used with ESP32-H2, ESP32-H4, ESP32-C5, ESP32-C6, believe would be good if that too could be made simpler to install and test with this zha library (and HA's ZHA integration):

• https://github.com/lhespress/zigpy-espzb/

I think that one valid argument for at least adding support for an easy way to install, configure, and test those experimental radio libraries will otherwise risk those being neglected and abandoned by the community if they do not get a chance of possibly gaining some attention from other developers and testers who might also be interested in contributing if it there was just a simple way to try them out in the ZHA integration in Home Assistant without having to jump through too many hops.

While not needed, please also consider discussing with DamKast suggestion of possibly moving the zigpy-zboss repository to the zigpy organization and giving him access permissions to maintain the zigpy-zboss radio library there under zigpy org:

• [SUGGESTION] Move zigpy-zboss repository to the shared zigpy organization? kardia-as/zigpy-zboss#17

I believe it they are more likely to be discovered and contributed to by new developers if were added to zigpy organization.

• https://github.com/zigpy

PS: For reference; noticed that the Zigbee2MQTT project added experimental support for ZBOSS radios to zigbee-herdsman within two weeks after the initial pull request, including publishing info on their website with a statement it is "experimental":

• https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/adapters/zboss.html

# ZBOSS adapters

::: warning ATTENTION

Support for this adapter is **experimental**, not recommended yet for production setups
:::

The adapter for the ZBOSS protocol is based on the example of ZBOSS NCP Host [Zigbee NCP (Network Co-Processor)](https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/samples/zigbee/ncp/README.html) for Nordic Semiconductor chips, such as nRF5340, nRF52840, nRF52833, nRF21540.

PPS: Also noticed Zigbee2MQTT developer mention that his implementation is actually based on the zigpy-zboss library code:

• Zigbee2MQTT's zigbee-herdsman adapter code can be found here (and again it was started as a port of zigpy-zboss):
  • https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman/tree/master/src/adapter/zboss
• Comment by kirovilya about it being based on zigpy-zboss as well as a statement that ZBOSS is "beta" in the inital commit:
  • ZBOSS adapter for nRF ZBOSS NCP Koenkk/zigbee-herdsman#1165
    • Update settings.schema.json for zboss adapter Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt#23747