Clearing deviceFIlter Attribute from Actions.xml

I was doing some tests and included a deviceFilter with an Action Item. This worked as expected in the Indigo UI. I later removed the deviceFilter, but when I created a new action, Indigo still asked me to specify a device. Reloading the plugin, stopping the plugin and stopping the server didn't reset the behavior. I had to assign a new ID to the Action in Actions.xml and reload to get it to revert. I was then able to go back to the old ID. Is there something I missed or is this an undocumented feature?

[matt (support)]

I would have expected a plugin reload to pull in the change/revert from XML. The Indigo Client might have cached the XML though, so it is possible an Indigo client quit/relaunch would be needed. I'm surprised the Indigo Server restart didn't work though. The ConfigUI details (like deviceFilter) in the plugin XML isn't saved in the database though, so I'm pretty sure an Indigo Client and Server restart will definitely get it reloaded.

Thanks Matt -- I don't think I tried restarting the client.

Just to follow up on this, restarting the client worked. So if I've got this right, if we push a plugin update that removes the deviceFilter from an Action, the best way to ensure that the user doesn't continue to see the filter after updating is to rename the Action ID or to instruct the user to stop the server and exit the client after updating?

[matt (support)]

I'd probably just tell them to quit and relaunch the Indigo client after installing the updated plugin (I think the Indigo Server probably doesn't need to be restarted). I'll add to my bug list to get the client's cache updated when the plugin refreshes, so this isn't a long term problem.

Thanks Matt!


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I know this is a year old but I just ran into this myself, it still requires a full relaunch of the client but not restarting the Indigo server, just whatever client you are using to get to Indigo and see this problem.

FYI.

[matt (support)]

Indigo 7.2.0 is now available for download and you should now be able to just reload the plugin for all the attributes to be refreshed.