feat: add CommBridge class and enhance EssentialsBridgeableDevice with new constructors

src/PepperDash.Core/Comm/eControlMethods.cs

@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core
         /// <summary>
         /// Secure TCP/IP
         /// </summary>
-        SecureTcpIp
+        SecureTcpIp,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used when comms needs to be handled in SIMPL and bridged opposite the normal direction
+        /// </summary>
+        ComBridge
     }
 }

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Bridges/IBridge.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
     /// </summary>
     public interface IBridgeAdvanced
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Links the bridge to the API using the provided trilist, join start, join map key, and bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="trilist">The trilist to link to.</param>
+        /// <param name="joinStart">The starting join number.</param>
+        /// <param name="joinMapKey">The key for the join map.</param>
+        /// <param name="bridge">The EISC API bridge.</param>
         void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge);
     }
 }

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/CommBridge.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronSockets;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Core.Logging;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Devices;
+
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Implements IBasicCommunication and sends all communication through an EISC
+    /// </summary>
+    [Description("Generic communication wrapper class for any IBasicCommunication type")]
+    public class CommBridge : EssentialsBridgeableDevice, IBasicCommunication
+    {
+        private EiscApiAdvanced eisc;
+
+        private IBasicCommunicationJoinMap joinMap;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Event triggered when text is received through the communication bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        public event EventHandler<GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs> TextReceived;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Event triggered when bytes are received through the communication bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        public event EventHandler<GenericCommMethodReceiveBytesArgs> BytesReceived;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates whether the communication bridge is currently connected.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsConnected { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CommBridge"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key">The unique key for the communication bridge.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The display name for the communication bridge.</param>
+        public CommBridge(string key, string name)
+            : base(key, name)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends a byte array through the communication bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bytes">The byte array to send.</param>
+        public void SendBytes(byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("EISC is null, cannot send bytes.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetString(joinMap.SendText.JoinNumber, Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes, 0, bytes.Length));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends a text string through the communication bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The text string to send.</param>
+        public void SendText(string text)
+        {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("EISC is null, cannot send text.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetString(joinMap.SendText.JoinNumber, text);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initiates a connection through the communication bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Connect()
+        {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("EISC is null, cannot connect.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetBool(joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber, true);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Terminates the connection through the communication bridge.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Disconnect()
+        {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("EISC is null, cannot disconnect.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetBool(joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber, false);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
+        {
+            joinMap = new IBasicCommunicationJoinMap(joinStart);
+
+            var joinMapSerialized = JoinMapHelper.GetSerializedJoinMapForDevice(joinMapKey);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(joinMapSerialized))
+                joinMap = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IBasicCommunicationJoinMap>(joinMapSerialized);
+
+            if (bridge != null)
+            {
+                bridge.AddJoinMap(Key, joinMap);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("Please update config to use 'eiscapiadvanced' to get all join map features for this device.");
+            }
+
+            this.LogDebug("Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
+
+            eisc = bridge;
+
+            trilist.SetBoolSigAction(joinMap.Connected.JoinNumber, (b) => IsConnected = b);
+
+            trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.TextReceived.JoinNumber, (s) =>
+            {
+                TextReceived?.Invoke(this, new GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs(s));
+                BytesReceived?.Invoke(this, new GenericCommMethodReceiveBytesArgs(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(s)));
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
 using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DM;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Org.BouncyCastle.Tls;
 using PepperDash.Core;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
 using Serilog.Events;
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 					case eControlMethod.Com:
 						comm = new ComPortController(deviceConfig.Key + "-com", GetComPort, controlConfig.ComParams.Value, controlConfig);
 						break;
+					case eControlMethod.ComBridge:
+						comm = new CommBridge(deviceConfig.Key + "-simpl", deviceConfig.Name + " Simpl");
+						break;
 					case eControlMethod.Cec:
 						comm = new CecPortController(deviceConfig.Key + "-cec", GetCecPort, controlConfig);
 						break;
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 						{
 							var ssh = new GenericSshClient(deviceConfig.Key + "-ssh", c.Address, c.Port, c.Username, c.Password);
 							ssh.AutoReconnect = c.AutoReconnect;
-                            if(ssh.AutoReconnect)
+							if (ssh.AutoReconnect)
 								ssh.AutoReconnectIntervalMs = c.AutoReconnectIntervalMs;
 							comm = ssh;
 							break;
@@ -107,8 +111,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 			}
 
 			// put it in the device manager if it's the right flavor
-			var comDev = comm as Device;
+			if (comm is Device comDev)
-			if (comDev != null)
 				DeviceManager.AddDevice(comDev);
 			return comm;
 		}

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Devices/EssentialsBridgeableDevice.cs

@@ -3,16 +3,29 @@ using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 {
-    public abstract class EssentialsBridgeableDevice:EssentialsDevice, IBridgeAdvanced
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for devices that can be bridged to an EISC API.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class EssentialsBridgeableDevice : EssentialsDevice, IBridgeAdvanced
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EssentialsBridgeableDevice"/> class with the specified key.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key">The unique key for the device.</param>
         protected EssentialsBridgeableDevice(string key) : base(key)
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EssentialsBridgeableDevice"/> class with the specified key and name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key">The unique key for the device.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The display name for the device.</param>
         protected EssentialsBridgeableDevice(string key, string name) : base(key, name)
         {
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public abstract void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge);
     }
 }