0.6.7

docs/meshtastic/index.html

@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ BROADCAST_NUM = 255
 
 MY_CONFIG_ID = 42
 
+"""The numeric buildnumber (shared with android apps) specifying the level of device code we are guaranteed to understand"""
+OUR_APP_VERSION = 167
+
 
 class MeshInterface:
     """Interface class for meshtastic devices
@@ -242,6 +245,9 @@ class MeshInterface:
         logging.debug(f"Received: {asDict}")
         if fromRadio.HasField("my_info"):
             self.myInfo = fromRadio.my_info
+            if self.myInfo.min_app_version > OUR_APP_VERSION:
+                raise Exception(
+                    "This device needs a newer python client, please \"pip install --upgrade meshtastic\"")
         elif fromRadio.HasField("radio"):
             self.radioConfig = fromRadio.radio
         elif fromRadio.HasField("node_info"):
@@ -502,6 +508,13 @@ class StreamInterface(MeshInterface):
 </dl>
 </section>
 <section>
+<h2 class="section-title" id="header-variables">Global variables</h2>
+<dl>
+<dt id="meshtastic.MY_CONFIG_ID"><code class="name">var <span class="ident">MY_CONFIG_ID</span></code></dt>
+<dd>
+<div class="desc"><p>The numeric buildnumber (shared with android apps) specifying the level of device code we are guaranteed to understand</p></div>
+</dd>
+</dl>
 </section>
 <section>
 </section>
@@ -704,6 +717,9 @@ debugOut</p>
         logging.debug(f&#34;Received: {asDict}&#34;)
         if fromRadio.HasField(&#34;my_info&#34;):
             self.myInfo = fromRadio.my_info
+            if self.myInfo.min_app_version &gt; OUR_APP_VERSION:
+                raise Exception(
+                    &#34;This device needs a newer python client, please \&#34;pip install --upgrade meshtastic\&#34;&#34;)
         elif fromRadio.HasField(&#34;radio&#34;):
             self.radioConfig = fromRadio.radio
         elif fromRadio.HasField(&#34;node_info&#34;):
@@ -1077,6 +1093,11 @@ debugOut {stream} &ndash; If a stream is provided, any debug serial output from
 <li><code><a title="meshtastic.util" href="util.html">meshtastic.util</a></code></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
+<li><h3><a href="#header-variables">Global variables</a></h3>
+<ul class="">
+<li><code><a title="meshtastic.MY_CONFIG_ID" href="#meshtastic.MY_CONFIG_ID">MY_CONFIG_ID</a></code></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
 <li><h3><a href="#header-classes">Classes</a></h3>
 <ul>
 <li>

setup.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
 # This call to setup() does all the work
 setup(
     name="meshtastic",
-    version="0.5.4",
+    version="0.6.7",
     description="Python API & client shell for talking to Meshtastic devices",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",