Add text message port cli option

meshtastic/__main__.py

@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             channelIndex = mt_config.channel_index or 0
             if checkChannel(interface, channelIndex):
                 print(
-                    f"Sending text message {args.sendtext} to {args.dest} on channelIndex:{channelIndex}"
+                    f"Sending text message {args.sendtext} to {args.dest}:{args.textport} on channelIndex:{channelIndex}"
                 )
                 interface.sendText(
                     args.sendtext,
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ def onConnected(interface):
                     wantAck=True,
                     channelIndex=channelIndex,
                     onResponse=interface.getNode(args.dest, False, **getNode_kwargs).onAckNak,
+                    portNum=args.textport
                 )
             else:
                 meshtastic.util.our_exit(
@@ -1592,10 +1593,18 @@ def addRemoteActionArgs(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> argparse.ArgumentPar
 
     group.add_argument(
         "--sendtext",
-        help="Send a text message. Can specify a destination '--dest' and/or channel index '--ch-index'.",
+        help="Send a text message. Can specify a destination '--dest', port '--textport', and/or channel index '--ch-index'.",
         metavar="TEXT",
     )
 
+    group.add_argument( 
+        "--textport",
+        help="Optional argument for sending text messages to the non default port. Use in combination with --sendtext.",
+        type=int,
+        default=portnums_pb2.PortNum.TEXT_MESSAGE_APP,
+        metavar="PORT"
+    )
+
     group.add_argument(
         "--traceroute",
         help="Traceroute from connected node to a destination. "

meshtastic/mesh_interface.py

@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ class MeshInterface:  # pylint: disable=R0902
         wantResponse: bool = False,
         onResponse: Optional[Callable[[dict], Any]] = None,
         channelIndex: int = 0,
+        portNum: int = portnums_pb2.PortNum.TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
     ):
         """Send a utf8 string to some other node, if the node has a display it
            will also be shown on the device.
@@ -364,12 +365,12 @@ class MeshInterface:  # pylint: disable=R0902
         Keyword Arguments:
             destinationId {nodeId or nodeNum} -- where to send this
                                                  message (default: {BROADCAST_ADDR})
-            portNum -- the application portnum (similar to IP port numbers)
-                       of the destination, see portnums.proto for a list
             wantAck -- True if you want the message sent in a reliable manner
                        (with retries and ack/nak provided for delivery)
             wantResponse -- True if you want the service on the other side to
                             send an application layer response
+            portNum -- the application portnum (similar to IP port numbers)
+                       of the destination, see portnums.proto for a list
 
         Returns the sent packet. The id field will be populated in this packet
         and can be used to track future message acks/naks.
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ class MeshInterface:  # pylint: disable=R0902
         return self.sendData(
             text.encode("utf-8"),
             destinationId,
-            portNum=portnums_pb2.PortNum.TEXT_MESSAGE_APP,
+            portNum=portNum,
             wantAck=wantAck,
             wantResponse=wantResponse,
             onResponse=onResponse,