From 3137796335de18e895b8b68c822fff5319bcc935 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Dorin <ndorin@pepperdash.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 14:43:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: improve error logging for routing devices and ports;
 ensure API server initializes correctly

---
 src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/TieLineConfig.cs | 8 ++++----
 src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Web/EssentialsWebApi.cs  | 9 ++++++++-
 src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs              | 7 ++++++-
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/TieLineConfig.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/TieLineConfig.cs
index 606cb603..8ddf7d2a 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/TieLineConfig.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Routing/TieLineConfig.cs
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config
 			// Get the source device
 			if (!(DeviceManager.GetDeviceForKey(SourceKey) is IRoutingOutputs sourceDev))
 			{
-				LogError("Routable source not found");
+				LogError($"Routable source not found for key '{SourceKey}'");
 				return null;
 			}
 
 			// Get the destination device
 			if (!(DeviceManager.GetDeviceForKey(DestinationKey) is IRoutingInputs destDev))
 			{
-				LogError("Routable destination not found");
+				LogError($"Routable destination not found for key '{DestinationKey}'");
 				return null;
 			}
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config
 
 			if (sourceOutputPort == null)
 			{
-				LogError("Source does not contain port");
+				LogError($"Source '{SourceKey}' does not contain port '{SourcePort}'");
 				return null;
 			}
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config
 
 			if (destinationInputPort == null)
 			{
-				LogError("Destination does not contain port");
+				LogError($"Destination '{DestinationKey}' does not contain port '{DestinationPort}'");
 				return null;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Web/EssentialsWebApi.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Web/EssentialsWebApi.cs
index 3cdb8433..0bca27d5 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Web/EssentialsWebApi.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Web/EssentialsWebApi.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Web
 
         private readonly WebApiServer _debugServer;
 
-
+        private bool isInitialized;
 
 
         ///<example>
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Web
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override void Initialize()
         {
+            if (isInitialized)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             AddRoute(new HttpCwsRoute("apiPaths")
             {
                 Name = "GetPaths",
@@ -264,6 +269,8 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Web
             _debugServer.Start();
 
             GetPaths();
+
+            isInitialized = true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs
index 47de4d3e..72072ce5 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
             CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(DeviceManager.GetRoutingPorts,
                 "getroutingports", "Reports all routing ports, if any.  Requires a device key", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
 
-            DeviceManager.AddDevice(new EssentialsWebApi("essentialsWebApi", "Essentials Web API"));
+
+            var apiServer = new EssentialsWebApi("essentialsWebApi", "Essentials Web API");
+            DeviceManager.AddDevice(apiServer);
 
             if (!Debug.DoNotLoadConfigOnNextBoot)
             {
@@ -148,6 +150,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Init the API server even if we're not loading config to allow for dynamic loading via console command
+            apiServer.Initialize();
+
             if (!(bool)preventInitialization)
             {
                 SystemMonitor.ProgramInitialization.ProgramInitializationComplete = true;