Updates to add comments and better organize. Updates to Github repo for submodule and to latest release version of Essentials (1.4.31)

.gitmodules

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "EssentialsBuilds"]
 	path = EssentialsBuilds
-	url = https://bitbucket.org/Pepperdash_Products/essentials-builds.git
+url=https://github.com/PepperDash/Essentials-Builds.git

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentailsPluginTemplate.cs

@@ -12,29 +12,35 @@ using PepperDash.Core;
 
 namespace EssentialsPluginTemplateEPI 
 {
-	public class EssentialsPluginTemplate : Device
-
+	public class EssentialsPluginTemplate
 	{
+        /// <summary> 
+        /// This string is used to define the minimum version of the
+        /// Essentials Framework required for this plugin
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.4.23";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method will get called by Essentials when this plugin is loaded.  
+        /// Use it to add factory methods for all new Device types defined in this plugin
+        /// </summary>
 		public static void LoadPlugin()
 		{
 			PepperDash.Essentials.Core.DeviceFactory.AddFactoryForType("EssentialsPluginTemplate", EssentialsPluginTemplate.BuildDevice);	
 		}
 
-		public static EssentialsPluginTemplate BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds an instance of the device type
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dc">The device configuration</param>
+        /// <returns>The device</returns>
+		public static EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc)
 		{
-			var config = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject>(dc.Properties.ToString());
-			var newMe = new EssentialsPluginTemplate(dc.Key, dc.Name, config);
-			return newMe;
+			var config = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<EssentialsPluginTemplatePropertiesConfig>(dc.Properties.ToString());
+			var newDevice = new EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice(dc.Key, dc.Name, config);
+			return newDevice;
 		}
 
-
-		GenericSecureTcpIpClient_ForServer Client;
-
-		public EssentialsPluginTemplate(string key, string name, EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject config)
-			: base(key, name)
-		{
-			
-		}
 	}
 }
 

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject.cs

@@ -4,9 +4,23 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 
+using PepperDash.Core;
+
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
 namespace EssentialsPluginTemplateEPI
 {
-	public class EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Example of a config class that represents the structure of the Properties object of a DeviceConfig
+    /// </summary>
+	public class EssentialsPluginTemplatePropertiesConfig 
 	{
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Control properties if needed to communicate with device
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("control")]
+        ControlPropertiesConfig Control { get; set; }
+
+
 	}
 }

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+
+using PepperDash.Essentials;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
+using PepperDash.Core;
+
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplateEPI
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Example of a plugin device
+    /// </summary>
+    public class EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice : Device, IBridge
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Device Constructor.  Called by 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key"></param>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <param name="config"></param>
+        public EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice(string key, string name, EssentialsPluginTemplatePropertiesConfig config)
+            : base(key, name)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey)
+        {
+
+
+        }
+    }
+}

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI.csproj

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateBridge.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice.cs" />
     <None Include="Properties\ControlSystem.cfg" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CompactFramework.CSharp.targets" />