feature: add deveasy command to make DevJson easier in the development process

Release/1.14.0

.github/workflows/add-issues-to-project.yml

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-name: Add bugs to bugs project
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - labeled
-      
-jobs:
-  check-secret:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      my-key: ${{ steps.my-key.outputs.defined }}
-    steps:
-        - id: my-key
-          if: "${{ env.MY_KEY != '' }}"
-          run: echo "::set-output name=defined::true"
-          env:
-              MY_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_URL }}
-  throw-error: 
-    name: Check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [check-secret]
-    if: needs.check-secret.outputs.my-key != 'true'
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "The Project URL Repo Secret is empty"
-  add-to-project:
-    name: Add issue to project
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [check-secret]
-    if: needs.check-secret.outputs.my-key == 'true'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/add-to-project@main
-        with:
-          project-url: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_URL }}
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PROJECTS_PASSWORD }}
-

essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Devices/DeviceJsonApi.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.Reflection;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
@@ -38,6 +39,53 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 		    }
 		    
 		}
+        private const string ParamsPattern = @"(?<=\[).*?(?=])";
+        private const string DevKeySpacePattern = @"(?<=\().*?(?=\))";
+        private const string MethodStringPattern = @"(?<=\)\s).*?(?=\s)";
+        private static readonly Regex ParamsRegex = new Regex(ParamsPattern);
+        private static readonly Regex DevKeySpaceRegex = new Regex(DevKeySpacePattern);
+        private static readonly Regex MethodStringRegex = new Regex(MethodStringPattern);
+
+
+
+        public static void BuildJsonForDeviceAction(string cmd)
+	    {
+	        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(cmd))
+	        {
+	            CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse(
+	                "Please provide some data matching the format '<deviceKey> <methodName> [parameters]'  The parameters support strings, numbers, and booleans, and are optional.  If your device key has spaces in it, wrap it in parenthesis");
+	        }
+	        try
+	        {
+	            var paramsMatch = ParamsRegex.Match(cmd);
+	            var devKeySpaceMatch = DevKeySpaceRegex.Match(cmd);
+	            var methodStringMatch = MethodStringRegex.Match(cmd);
+                var deviceString = devKeySpaceMatch.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                var methodString = methodStringMatch.Value ?? string.Empty;
+
+	            var cmdParts = cmd.Split(' ');
+	            if (cmdParts.Length <= 1)
+	            {
+	                CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse("Malformed 'deveasy' command - not enough arguments");
+	                return;
+	            }
+	            deviceString = String.IsNullOrEmpty(deviceString) ? cmdParts[0] : deviceString;
+	            methodString = String.IsNullOrEmpty(methodString) ? cmdParts[1] : methodString;
+	            var action = new DeviceActionWrapper()
+	            {
+	                DeviceKey = deviceString,
+	                MethodName = methodString,
+                    Params = (paramsMatch != null) ? new object[] { paramsMatch.Value } : new object[] { }
+	            };
+
+                DoDeviceAction(action);
+	        }
+	        catch (Exception ex)
+	        {
+                CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse("Malformed 'deveasy' command - consult command help.");
+	        }
+	    }
+
 
 
 		/// <summary>

essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Devices/DeviceManager.cs

@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 				ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
 			CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(ListDevices, "devlist", "Lists current managed devices", 
 				ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
+		    CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(DeviceJsonApi.BuildJsonForDeviceAction, "deveasy",
+		        "Easier way to build devjson commands",
+		        ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
+
 			CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(DeviceJsonApi.DoDeviceActionWithJson, "devjson", "", 
 				ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
+
 			CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s => CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse(DeviceJsonApi.GetProperties(s)), "devprops", "", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
 			CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s => CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse(DeviceJsonApi.GetMethods(s)), "devmethods", "", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
 			CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s => CrestronConsole.ConsoleCommandResponse(DeviceJsonApi.GetApiMethods(s)), "apimethods", "", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);