setting dev.description in validateDeviceConfigUi()

I am trying to set the Notes field when the devices edit exits (save).

when i set dev.description in the method it gets ignored, as -I believe- the valuesDict overwrites the props.

I also tried to set valuesDict["description"] but that does not do anything either.

Currently I am saving the text into a variable and in the loop, when the variable is set I am setting dev.desrciption to the contents of the variable.

I know there must be an easier way..

Karl

Matt, Jay any feedback?

[matt (support)]

There isn't currently logic to have valuesDict["description"] push into the editable description field.

You can change it by updating the property on the device instance then calling replaceOnServer:

dev.description = "new description here"
dev.replaceOnServer()

However, I'm not sure how well that will work inside the validate method. I think that it might overwrite that change when the dialog is closed, but you should try it to see.

tried that, it is overwritten by valuesDict

Saving the info to a variable/ props in def validateDeviceConfigUi ():
valuesDict["description"] = "new description"

and then in the runConcurrentThread:

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def runConcurrentThread(self):
   for dev in indigo.devices.iter(thisPluginId):
    props=dev.pluginProps
    if props["description'"] !="":
      dev.description = "new description here"
      props{'description']=""
    dev.replaceOnServer()

does the trick.

Karl

[matt (support)]

Looks good. Do you later on in the runConcurrentThread() call replacePluginPropsOnServer() to push your modified props back to the Indigo Server?

Matt, yes here the actual code I am using

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def runConcurrentThread(self):
 ....
   thisPluginId = "com.karlwachs..abc.xyz"
   for dev in indigo.devices.iter(thisPluginId):
        updateProps = False
        props = dev.pluginProps
        if "description" in props:
            if dev.description != props["description"] and props["description"] !="":
                dev.description = props["description"]
                props["description"] =""
                dev.replaceOnServer()
                updateProps = True
        if updateProps:
                dev.replacePluginPropsOnServer(props)
   ....


don't know if the second dev.replacePluginPropsOnServer after dev.replaceOnServer is needed.

Karl

actually don't understand the difference between dev.replacePluginPropsOnServer and dev.replaceOnServer
I guess the first one is ONLY for props.. do I need dev.replaceOnServer for dev.description.. i.e. is that not a prop?

==> is "dev.replacePluginPropsOnServer" included in "dev.replaceOnServer"????

[matt (support)]

I think you need both but I'm not 100% sure w/o checking the code. You are correct that one replaces just the pluginProps, whereas the other replaces the entire instance. Use the former for a pluginProps change, the latter for everything else (including .description updating).