1.2.35

nodeDB Update, SNR, Hoplimit, LastHeard and added lastReceived

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -93,5 +93,13 @@
       "justMyCode": true,
       "args": ["--debug", "--sendtext", "pytest"]
     }
+    {
+      "name": "meshtastic showNodes",
+      "type": "python",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "meshtastic",
+      "justMyCode": true,
+      "args": ["--debug", "--nodes"]
+    }
   ]
 }

docs/meshtastic/index.html

@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ def _onTextReceive(iface, asDict):
         asDict["decoded"]["text"] = asBytes.decode("utf-8")
     except Exception as ex:
         logging.error(f"Malformatted utf8 in text message: {ex}")
+    _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict)
 
 
 def _onPositionReceive(iface, asDict):
@@ -1101,6 +1102,14 @@ def _onNodeInfoReceive(iface, asDict):
     n["user"] = p
     # We now have a node ID, make sure it is uptodate in that table
     iface.nodes[p["id"]] = n
+    _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict)
+
+
+def _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict):
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastReceived"] = asDict
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastHeard"] = asDict.get("rxTime")
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["snr"] = asDict.get("rxSnr")
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["hopLimit"] = asDict.get("hopLimit")
 
 
 """Well known message payloads can register decoders for automatic protobuf parsing"""

meshtastic/__init__.py

@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ def _onTextReceive(iface, asDict):
         asDict["decoded"]["text"] = asBytes.decode("utf-8")
     except Exception as ex:
         logging.error(f"Malformatted utf8 in text message: {ex}")
+    _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict)
 
 
 def _onPositionReceive(iface, asDict):
@@ -1014,6 +1015,14 @@ def _onNodeInfoReceive(iface, asDict):
     n["user"] = p
     # We now have a node ID, make sure it is uptodate in that table
     iface.nodes[p["id"]] = n
+    _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict)
+
+
+def _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict):
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastReceived"] = asDict
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastHeard"] = asDict.get("rxTime")
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["snr"] = asDict.get("rxSnr")
+    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["hopLimit"] = asDict.get("hopLimit")
 
 
 """Well known message payloads can register decoders for automatic protobuf parsing"""

meshtastic/__main__.py

@@ -118,6 +118,32 @@ never = 0xffffffff
 oneday = 24 * 60 * 60
 
 
+def getPref(attributes, name):
+    """Get a channel or preferences value"""
+
+    objDesc = attributes.DESCRIPTOR
+    field = objDesc.fields_by_name.get(name)
+    if not field:
+        print(f"{attributes.__class__.__name__} doesn't have an attribute called {name}, so you can not get it.")
+        print(f"Choices are:")
+        for f in objDesc.fields:
+            print(f"  {f.name}")
+        return
+
+    # okay - try to read the value
+    try:
+        try:
+            val = getattr(attributes, name)
+        except TypeError as ex:
+            # The getter didn't like our arg type guess try again as a string
+            val = getattr(attributes, name)
+
+        # succeeded!
+        print(f"{name}: {str(val)}")
+    except Exception as ex:
+        print(f"Can't get {name} due to {ex}")
+
+
 def setPref(attributes, name, valStr):
     """Set a channel or preferences value"""
 
@@ -281,6 +307,7 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             print("Writing modified preferences to device")
             getNode().writeConfig()
 
+
         if args.seturl:
             closeNow = True
             getNode().setURL(args.seturl)
@@ -372,6 +399,17 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             closeNow = True  # FIXME, for now we leave the link up while talking to remote nodes
             print("")
 
+        if args.get:
+            closeNow = True
+            prefs = getNode().radioConfig.preferences
+
+            # Handle the int/float/bool arguments
+            for pref in args.get:
+                getPref(
+                    prefs, pref[0])
+
+            print("Completed getting preferences")
+
         if args.nodes:
             closeNow = True
             interface.showNodes()
@@ -507,6 +545,9 @@ def initParser():
     parser.add_argument("--qr", help="Display the QR code that corresponds to the current channel",
                         action="store_true")
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--get", help="Get a preferences field", nargs=1, action='append')
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--set", help="Set a preferences field", nargs=2, action='append')
 

setup.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
 # This call to setup() does all the work
 setup(
     name="meshtastic",
-    version="1.2.34",
+    version="1.2.35",
     description="Python API & client shell for talking to Meshtastic devices",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",