Error (client) illegal string for list ID (ignoring):

this error occurs when I open device edit.

checked all id="xxx", they are all plain ascii

a more detailed error message would be really helpfu - like Line # in plugin or devices.xml..

any idea where to look?

Karl

[matt (support)]

Not sure if this is helpful but based on when that error is logged: somewhere there is a comma or semicolon where there shouldn't be.

Make sure you're not starting any with a numeral. That's verboten.

So this can be any menu item?
Or any item?( there are >> 100 in the device list


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<<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Devices>

<Device type="custom" id="plots">
        <Name>abc</Name>
<ConfigUI>

<Field id="abc"   type="label" >    <Label> text  </Label>     </Field>

</ConfigUI>

</Device>
</Devices>


this device.xml creates the error.. actually 2..

that can not be it..

Karl

[matt (support)]

See if removing the space before the 't' gets it working. From:

<Label> text

to:

<Label>text

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Devices>

<Device type="custom" id="plots">
   <Name>abc</Name>
   <ConfigUI>
      <Field id="xyz"   type="label">    <Label>jkl</Label>     </Field>
   </ConfigUI>
</Device>
</Devices>

still same problem

Karl

[matt (support)]

I just copy/pasted in the <Device> from the XML above:

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<Device type="custom" id="plots">
   <Name>abc</Name>
   <ConfigUI>
      <Field id="xyz"   type="label">    <Label>jkl</Label>     </Field>
   </ConfigUI>
</Device>


into one of my example plugins, and I'm not getting any error when I create a device from it (and go into its settings dialog). Are you sure the problem is coming from the XML file?

Yes it must be in the python code or in the props data.

... ?? How to search for it? ?




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[matt (support)]

The Indigo side of the code is inspecting what it wants to be a comma delimited list/array that might (or might not) be a string. It doesn't like that there is a semicolon or comma (or maybe a leading space) in it. I think process of elimination by commenting out code is going to be the way to go.

thats going to be difficult ... > 10k lines, can't just eliminate code..

May be a direction where to search for it:?
it only happens when a device (happens to all) is edited. If there are NO calls to filters or callbacks in device.xml which code in the plugin is used?

Karl

I checked the props:

printed w:

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indigo.server.log("   "+unicode(prop)+"  >>>"+unicode(props[prop])+"<<<" )

only one ";" in one of the props - and that is a text field:

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lineOffsetMultHelp  >>>offset: shift up down, Multiply value; for a straight line use OFFSET for left value and MULTIPLIER for slope you can use variable %%v:id or name%%<<<

And one list w data:

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MHDFormat  >>MHDFormat : (list)
     Item :  (string)
     Item :  (string)
     Item : %d (string)<<

[matt (support)]

If you have a plugin and steps to reproduce the problem then zip them up and email them to me. I can run it in the debugger and get more details about where it is occurring.