fix: updated AssemblyInfo copyright date

Update issue templates

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/essentials-plugin-request.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+name: Essentials Plugin Request
+about: Request an Essentials Plugin
+title: "[REQUEST] - "
+labels: plugin request
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+** Describe the Plugin **
+What do you want the plugin to do? Is it for a specific device? If it's for a specific device, include the manufacturer and model, along with links to API documentation if available.
+
+** Does it need to be available in SIMPL Windows? **
+If it does, describe the functionality that should be exposed to SIMPL Windows via EISC. This may include an example join map, or other way of documenting the layout of the EISC.
+
+** Additional Features or functionality **
+Describe additional features or functionality that this plugin should have.

.github/scripts/GenerateVersionNumber.ps1

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Foreach ($version in $latestVersions) {
       $latestVersion = $version
       Write-Host "Setting latest version to: $latestVersion"
     }
-  } catch {
+  }
+  catch {
     Write-Host "Unable to convert $($version). Skipping"
     continue;
   }
@@ -18,21 +19,27 @@ $phase = ""
 $newVersionString = ""
 switch -regex ($Env:GITHUB_REF) {
   '^refs\/heads\/main*.' {
-    $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1)
+    $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, $newVersion.Build
   }
   '^refs\/heads\/feature\/*.' {
     $phase = 'alpha'
+    $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
   }
   '^refs\/heads\/release\/*.' {
+    $splitRef = $Env:GITHUB_REF -split "/"
+    $version = [version]($splitRef[-1] -replace "v", "")
     $phase = 'rc'
+    $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $version.Major, $version.Minor, $version.Build, $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
   }
-  '^refs\/heads\/development*.' {
+  '^refs\/heads\/dev*.' {
     $phase = 'beta'
+    $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
   }
   '^refs\/heads\/hotfix\/*.' {
     $phase = 'hotfix'
+    $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
   }
 }
-$newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
+
 
 Write-Output $newVersionString

.github/scripts/ZipBuildOutput.ps1

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Get-ChildItem ($destination)
 $exclusions = @(git submodule foreach --quiet 'echo $name')
 # Trying to get any .json schema files (not currently working)
 # Gets any files with the listed extensions.
-Get-ChildItem -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include "*.clz", "*.cpz", "*.cplz" | ForEach-Object {
+Get-ChildItem -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include "*.cplz" | ForEach-Object {
   $allowed = $true;
   # Exclude any files in submodules
   foreach ($exclude in $exclusions) {
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Get-ChildItem -Path $destination | Where-Object {($_.Extension -eq ".clz") -or (
     Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include $filenames | Copy-Item -Destination ($destination) -Force
   }
 }
+Get-ChildItem -Path $destination\*.cplz | Rename-Item -NewName { "$($_.BaseName)-$($Env:VERSION)$($_.Extension)" }
 Compress-Archive -Path $destination -DestinationPath "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE)-$($Env:VERSION).zip" -Force
 Write-Host "Output Contents post Zip"
 Get-ChildItem -Path $destination

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-name: Branch Build Using Docker
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - feature/*
-      - hotfix/*
-      - release/*
-      - main
-      - development
-
-env:
-  # solution path doesn't need slashes unless there it is multiple folders deep
-  # solution name does not include extension. .sln is assumed
-  SOLUTION_PATH: PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI
-  SOLUTION_FILE: PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI
-  # Do not edit this, we're just creating it here
-  VERSION: 0.0.0-buildtype-buildnumber
-  # Defaults to debug for build type
-  BUILD_TYPE: Debug
-  # Defaults to main as the release branch.  Change as necessary
-  RELEASE_BRANCH: main
-jobs:
-  Build_Project:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      # First we checkout the source repo
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      # And any submodules
-      - name: Checkout submodules
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf "git@github.com:"
-          auth_header="$(git config --local --get http.https://github.com/.extraheader)"
-          git submodule sync --recursive
-          git -c "http.extraheader=$auth_header" -c protocol.version=2 submodule update --init --force --recursive --depth=1
-      # Set the BUILD_TYPE environment variable
-      - name: Set Build to Release if triggered from main
-        run: |
-          if("$($Env:GITHUB_REF)".contains("$($Env:RELEASE_BRANCH)")) {
-            Write-Host "Setting build type to Release"
-            Write-Output "::set-env name=BUILD_TYPE::Release"
-          }
-      # Fetch all tags
-      - name: Fetch tags
-        run: git fetch --tags
-      # Generate the appropriate version number
-      - name: Set Version Number
-        shell: powershell
-        run: |
-          $version = ./.github/scripts/GenerateVersionNumber.ps1
-          Write-Output "::set-env name=VERSION::$version"
-      # Use the version number to set the version of the assemblies
-      - name: Update AssemblyInfo.cs
-        shell: powershell
-        run: |
-          Write-Output ${{ env.VERSION }}
-          ./.github/scripts/UpdateAssemblyVersion.ps1 ${{ env.VERSION }}
-      - name: restore Nuget Packages
-        run: nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -ExcludeVersion
-      - name: Login to Docker
-        uses: azure/docker-login@v1
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
-      # Build the solutions in the docker image
-      - name: Build Solution
-        shell: powershell
-        run: |
-          Invoke-Expression "docker run --rm --mount type=bind,source=""$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)"",target=""c:/project"" pepperdash/sspbuilder c:\cihelpers\vsidebuild.exe -Solution ""c:\project\$($Env:SOLUTION_PATH)\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE).sln"" -BuildSolutionConfiguration $($ENV:BUILD_TYPE)"
-      # Zip up the output files as needed
-      - name: Zip Build Output
-        shell: powershell
-        run: ./.github/scripts/ZipBuildOutput.ps1
-      - name: Upload Build Output
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-        with:
-          name: Build
-          path: ./${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
-      # Create the release on the source repo
-      - name: Create Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION  }}
-          release_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
-          prerelease: ${{contains('debug', env.BUILD_TYPE)}}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      # Upload the build package to the release
-      - name: Upload Release Package
-        id: upload_release
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
-          asset_name: ${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/essentialsplugins-betabuilds.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+name: Branch Build Using Docker
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - feature/*
+      - hotfix/*
+      - release/*
+      - dev*
+
+env:
+  # Do not edit this, we're just creating it here
+  VERSION: 0.0.0-buildtype-buildnumber
+  # Defaults to debug for build type
+  BUILD_TYPE: Debug
+  # Defaults to master as the release branch.  Change as necessary
+  RELEASE_BRANCH: main
+jobs:
+  Build_Project:
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      # First we checkout the source repo
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      # Fetch all tags
+      - name: Fetch tags
+        run: git fetch --tags
+      # Generate the appropriate version number
+      - name: Set Version Number
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $latestVersions = $(git tag --merged origin/main)
+          $latestVersion = [version]"0.0.0"
+          Foreach ($version in $latestVersions) {
+            Write-Host $version
+            try {
+              if (([version]$version) -ge $latestVersion) {
+                $latestVersion = $version
+                Write-Host "Setting latest version to: $latestVersion"
+              }
+            }
+            catch {
+              Write-Host "Unable to convert $($version). Skipping"
+              continue;
+            }
+          }
+
+          $newVersion = [version]$latestVersion
+          $phase = ""
+          $newVersionString = ""
+          switch -regex ($Env:GITHUB_REF) {
+            '^refs\/heads\/main*.' {
+              $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, $newVersion.Build
+            }
+            '^refs\/heads\/feature\/*.' {
+              $phase = 'alpha'
+              $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
+            }
+            '^refs\/heads\/release\/*.' {
+              $splitRef = $Env:GITHUB_REF -split "/"
+              $version = [version]($splitRef[-1] -replace "v", "")
+              $phase = 'rc'
+              $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $version.Major, $version.Minor, $version.Build, $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
+            }
+            '^refs\/heads\/dev*.' {
+              $phase = 'beta'
+              $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
+            }
+            '^refs\/heads\/hotfix\/*.' {
+              $phase = 'hotfix'
+              $newVersionString = "{0}.{1}.{2}-{3}-{4}" -f $newVersion.Major, $newVersion.Minor, ($newVersion.Build + 1), $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
+            }
+          }      
+          echo "VERSION=$newVersionString" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+      # Use the version number to set the version of the assemblies
+      - name: Update AssemblyInfo.cs
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          function Update-SourceVersion {
+          Param ([string]$Version)
+          #$fullVersion = $Version
+          $baseVersion = [regex]::Match($Version, "(\d+.\d+.\d+).*").captures.groups[1].value
+          $NewAssemblyVersion = 'AssemblyVersion("' + $baseVersion + '.*")'
+          Write-Output "AssemblyVersion = $NewAssemblyVersion"
+          $NewAssemblyInformationalVersion = 'AssemblyInformationalVersion("' + $Version + '")'
+          Write-Output "AssemblyInformationalVersion = $NewAssemblyInformationalVersion"
+          foreach ($o in $input) {
+              Write-output $o.FullName
+              $TmpFile = $o.FullName + ".tmp"
+              get-content $o.FullName |
+              ForEach-Object {
+                  $_ -replace 'AssemblyVersion\(".*"\)', $NewAssemblyVersion } |
+              ForEach-Object {
+                  $_ -replace 'AssemblyInformationalVersion\(".*"\)', $NewAssemblyInformationalVersion
+              }  > $TmpFile 
+              move-item $TmpFile $o.FullName -force
+            }
+          }
+          function Update-AllAssemblyInfoFiles ( $version ) {
+              foreach ($file in "AssemblyInfo.cs", "AssemblyInfo.vb" ) {
+                  get-childitem -Path $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE -recurse | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $file } | Update-SourceVersion $version ;
+              }
+          }
+          # validate arguments
+          $r = [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match($Env:VERSION, "\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*");
+          if ($r.Success) {
+              Write-Output "Updating Assembly Version to $Env:VERSION ...";
+              Update-AllAssemblyInfoFiles $Env:VERSION;
+          }
+          else {
+              Write-Output " ";
+              Write-Output "Error: Input version $Env:VERSION does not match x.y.z format!"
+              Write-Output " ";
+              Write-Output "Unable to apply version to AssemblyInfo.cs files";
+          }
+      - name: restore Nuget Packages
+        run: nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -ExcludeVersion
+      # Set the SOLUTION_PATH
+      - name: Get SLN Path 
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $solution_path = Get-ChildItem *.sln -recurse 
+          $solution_path = $solution_path.FullName
+          $solution_path = $solution_path -replace "(?:[^\\]*\\){4}", ""
+          Write-Output $solution_path
+          echo "SOLUTION_PATH=$($solution_path)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+        # Set the SOLUTION_FILE
+      - name: Get SLN File 
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $solution_file = Get-ChildItem .\*.sln -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" 
+          echo "SOLUTION_FILE=$($solution_file.BaseName)"| Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+      # Login to Docker
+      - name: Login to Docker
+        uses: azure/docker-login@v1
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
+      # Build the solutions in the docker image
+      - name: Build Solution
+        shell: powershell
+        run: | 
+          Invoke-Expression "docker run --rm --mount type=bind,source=""$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)"",target=""c:/project"" pepperdash/sspbuilder c:\cihelpers\vsidebuild.exe -Solution ""c:\project\$($Env:SOLUTION_PATH)"" -BuildSolutionConfiguration $($ENV:BUILD_TYPE)"
+      # Zip up the output files as needed
+      - name: Zip Build Output
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $destination = "$($Env:GITHUB_HOME)\output"
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path ($destination)
+          Get-ChildItem ($destination)
+          $exclusions = "packages"
+          # Trying to get any .json schema files (not currently working)
+          # Gets any files with the listed extensions.
+          Get-ChildItem -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include "*.clz", "*.cpz", "*.cplz", "*.nuspec" | ForEach-Object {
+            $allowed = $true;
+            # Exclude any files in submodules
+            foreach ($exclude in $exclusions) {
+              if ((Split-Path $_.FullName -Parent).contains("$($exclude)")) {
+                $allowed = $false;
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+            if ($allowed) {
+              Write-Host "allowing $($_)"
+              $_;
+            }
+          } | Copy-Item -Destination ($destination) -Force
+          Write-Host "Getting matching files..."
+          # Get any files from the output folder that match the following extensions
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $destination | Where-Object {($_.Extension -eq ".clz") -or ($_.Extension -eq ".cpz" -or ($_.Extension -eq ".cplz"))} | ForEach-Object { 
+            # Replace the extensions with dll and xml and create an array 
+            $filenames = @($($_ -replace "cpz|clz|cplz", "dll"), $($_ -replace "cpz|clz|cplz", "xml"))
+            Write-Host "Filenames:"
+            Write-Host $filenames
+            if ($filenames.length -gt 0) {
+              # Attempt to get the files and return them to the output directory
+              Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include $filenames | Copy-Item -Destination ($destination) -Force
+            }
+          }
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $destination\*.cplz | Rename-Item -NewName { "$($_.BaseName)-$($Env:VERSION)$($_.Extension)" }
+          Compress-Archive -Path $destination -DestinationPath "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE)-$($Env:VERSION).zip" -Force
+          Write-Host "Output Contents post Zip"
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $destination
+      # Write the version to a file to be consumed by the push jobs
+      - name: Write Version
+        run: Write-Output "$($Env:VERSION)" | Out-File -FilePath "$($Env:GITHUB_HOME)\output\version.txt"
+      # Upload output files
+      - name: Upload Build Output
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Build
+          path: ./${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
+      # Upload the Version file as an artifact
+      - name: Upload version.txt
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Version
+          path: ${{env.GITHUB_HOME}}\output\version.txt
+      # Create the release on the source repo
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: fleskesvor/create-release@feature/support-target-commitish
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION  }}
+          release_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          prerelease: ${{contains('debug', env.BUILD_TYPE)}}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # Upload the build package to the release
+      - name: Upload Release Package
+        id: upload_release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  Push_Nuget_Package:
+    needs: Build_Project
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      - name: Download Build Version Info
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Version
+      - name: Set Version Number
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          Get-ChildItem "./Version"
+          $version = Get-Content -Path ./Version/version.txt
+          Write-Host "Version: $version"
+          echo "VERSION=$version" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          Remove-Item -Path ./Version/version.txt
+          Remove-Item -Path ./Version
+      - name: Download Build output
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Build
+          path: ./
+      - name: Unzip Build file
+        run: |
+          Get-ChildItem .\*.zip | Expand-Archive -DestinationPath .\
+          Remove-Item -Path .\*.zip
+      - name: Copy Files to root & delete output directory
+        run: |
+          Remove-Item -Path .\* -Include @("*.cpz","*.md","*.cplz","*.json","*.dll","*.clz")  
+          Get-ChildItem -Path .\output\* | Copy-Item -Destination .\
+          Remove-Item -Path .\output -Recurse
+      - name: Get nuget File 
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $nuspec_file = Get-ChildItem *.nuspec -recurse 
+          echo "NUSPEC_FILE=$($nuspec_file.BaseName)"| Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+      - name: Add nuget.exe
+        uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
+      - name: Add Github Packages source
+        run: nuget sources add -name github -source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/pepperdash/index.json -username Pepperdash -password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # Pushes to nuget, not needed unless publishing publicly
+      - name: Add nuget.org API Key
+        run: nuget setApiKey ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
+      - name: Create nuget package
+        run: nuget pack "./${{ env.NUSPEC_FILE}}.nuspec" -version ${{ env.VERSION }}
+      - name: Publish nuget package to Github registry
+        run: nuget push **/*.nupkg -source github
+      # Pushes to nuget, not needed unless publishing publicly >> this pushes package to nuget.org
+      - name: Publish nuget package to nuget.org
+        run: nuget push **/*.nupkg -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

.github/workflows/essentialsplugins-releasebuilds.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+name: Main Build using Docker
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - released
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+env:
+  # Do not edit this, we're just creating it here
+  VERSION: 0.0.0-buildtype-buildnumber
+  # Defaults to debug for build type
+  BUILD_TYPE: Debug
+  # Defaults to master as the release branch.  Change as necessary
+  RELEASE_BRANCH: main
+jobs:
+  Build_Project:
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      # First we checkout the source repo
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      # Fetch all tags
+      - name: Fetch tags
+        run: git fetch --tags
+      # Generate the appropriate version number
+      - name: Set Version Number
+        shell: powershell
+        env:
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: echo "VERSION=$($Env:TAG_NAME)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+      # Use the version number to set the version of the assemblies
+      - name: Update AssemblyInfo.cs
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          function Update-SourceVersion {
+          Param ([string]$Version)
+          #$fullVersion = $Version
+          $baseVersion = [regex]::Match($Version, "(\d+.\d+.\d+).*").captures.groups[1].value
+          $NewAssemblyVersion = 'AssemblyVersion("' + $baseVersion + '.*")'
+          Write-Output "AssemblyVersion = $NewAssemblyVersion"
+          $NewAssemblyInformationalVersion = 'AssemblyInformationalVersion("' + $Version + '")'
+          Write-Output "AssemblyInformationalVersion = $NewAssemblyInformationalVersion"
+          foreach ($o in $input) {
+              Write-output $o.FullName
+              $TmpFile = $o.FullName + ".tmp"
+              get-content $o.FullName |
+              ForEach-Object {
+                  $_ -replace 'AssemblyVersion\(".*"\)', $NewAssemblyVersion } |
+              ForEach-Object {
+                  $_ -replace 'AssemblyInformationalVersion\(".*"\)', $NewAssemblyInformationalVersion
+              }  > $TmpFile 
+              move-item $TmpFile $o.FullName -force
+            }
+          }
+          function Update-AllAssemblyInfoFiles ( $version ) {
+              foreach ($file in "AssemblyInfo.cs", "AssemblyInfo.vb" ) {
+                  get-childitem -Path $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE -recurse | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $file } | Update-SourceVersion $version ;
+              }
+          }
+          # validate arguments
+          $r = [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match($Env:VERSION, "\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*");
+          if ($r.Success) {
+              Write-Output "Updating Assembly Version to $Env:VERSION ...";
+              Update-AllAssemblyInfoFiles $Env:VERSION;
+          }
+          else {
+              Write-Output " ";
+              Write-Output "Error: Input version $Env:VERSION does not match x.y.z format!"
+              Write-Output " ";
+              Write-Output "Unable to apply version to AssemblyInfo.cs files";
+          }
+      - name: restore Nuget Packages
+        run: nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -ExcludeVersion
+      # Set the SOLUTION_PATH
+      - name: Get SLN Path 
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $solution_path = Get-ChildItem *.sln -recurse 
+          $solution_path = $solution_path.FullName
+          $solution_path = $solution_path -replace "(?:[^\\]*\\){4}", ""
+          Write-Output $solution_path
+          echo "SOLUTION_PATH=$($solution_path)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+        # Set the SOLUTION_FILE
+      - name: Get SLN File 
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $solution_file = Get-ChildItem .\*.sln -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" 
+          echo "SOLUTION_FILE=$($solution_file.BaseName)"| Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+      # Login to Docker
+      - name: Login to Docker
+        uses: azure/docker-login@v1
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
+      # Build the solutions in the docker image
+      - name: Build Solution
+        shell: powershell
+        run: | 
+          Invoke-Expression "docker run --rm --mount type=bind,source=""$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)"",target=""c:/project"" pepperdash/sspbuilder c:\cihelpers\vsidebuild.exe -Solution ""c:\project\$($Env:SOLUTION_PATH)"" -BuildSolutionConfiguration $($ENV:BUILD_TYPE)"
+      # Zip up the output files as needed
+      - name: Zip Build Output
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $destination = "$($Env:GITHUB_HOME)\output"
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path ($destination)
+          Get-ChildItem ($destination)
+          $exclusions = "packages"
+          # Trying to get any .json schema files (not currently working)
+          # Gets any files with the listed extensions.
+          Get-ChildItem -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include "*.clz", "*.cpz", "*.cplz", "*.nuspec" | ForEach-Object {
+            $allowed = $true;
+            # Exclude any files in submodules
+            foreach ($exclude in $exclusions) {
+              if ((Split-Path $_.FullName -Parent).contains("$($exclude)")) {
+                $allowed = $false;
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+            if ($allowed) {
+              Write-Host "allowing $($_)"
+              $_;
+            }
+          } | Copy-Item -Destination ($destination) -Force
+          Write-Host "Getting matching files..."
+          # Get any files from the output folder that match the following extensions
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $destination | Where-Object {($_.Extension -eq ".clz") -or ($_.Extension -eq ".cpz" -or ($_.Extension -eq ".cplz"))} | ForEach-Object { 
+            # Replace the extensions with dll and xml and create an array 
+            $filenames = @($($_ -replace "cpz|clz|cplz", "dll"), $($_ -replace "cpz|clz|cplz", "xml"))
+            Write-Host "Filenames:"
+            Write-Host $filenames
+            if ($filenames.length -gt 0) {
+              # Attempt to get the files and return them to the output directory
+              Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include $filenames | Copy-Item -Destination ($destination) -Force
+            }
+          }
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $destination\*.cplz | Rename-Item -NewName { "$($_.BaseName)-$($Env:VERSION)$($_.Extension)" }
+          Compress-Archive -Path $destination -DestinationPath "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE)-$($Env:VERSION).zip" -Force
+          Write-Host "Output Contents post Zip"
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $destination
+      # Write the version to a file to be consumed by the push jobs
+      - name: Write Version
+        run: Write-Output "$($Env:VERSION)" | Out-File -FilePath "$($Env:GITHUB_HOME)\output\version.txt"
+      # Upload output files
+      - name: Upload Build Output
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Build
+          path: ./${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
+      # Upload the Version file as an artifact
+      - name: Upload version.txt
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Version
+          path: ${{env.GITHUB_HOME}}\output\version.txt
+      # Upload the build package to the release
+      - name: Upload Release Package
+        id: upload_release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        with:   
+          upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE}}-${{ env.VERSION}}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  Push_Nuget_Package:
+    needs: Build_Project
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      - name: Download Build Version Info
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Version
+      - name: Set Version Number
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          Get-ChildItem "./Version"
+          $version = Get-Content -Path ./Version/version.txt
+          Write-Host "Version: $version"
+          echo "VERSION=$version" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          Remove-Item -Path ./Version/version.txt
+          Remove-Item -Path ./Version
+      - name: Download Build output
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        with:
+          name: Build
+          path: ./
+      - name: Unzip Build file
+        run: |
+          Get-ChildItem .\*.zip | Expand-Archive -DestinationPath .\
+          Remove-Item -Path .\*.zip
+      - name: Copy Files to root & delete output directory
+        run: |
+          Remove-Item -Path .\* -Include @("*.cpz","*.md","*.cplz","*.json","*.dll","*.clz")  
+          Get-ChildItem -Path .\output\* | Copy-Item -Destination .\
+          Remove-Item -Path .\output -Recurse
+      - name: Get nuget File 
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $nuspec_file = Get-ChildItem *.nuspec -recurse 
+          echo "NUSPEC_FILE=$($nuspec_file.BaseName)"| Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+      - name: Add nuget.exe
+        uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1
+      - name: Add Github Packages source
+        run: nuget sources add -name github -source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/pepperdash/index.json -username Pepperdash -password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # Pushes to nuget, not needed unless publishing publicly
+      - name: Add nuget.org API Key
+        run: nuget setApiKey ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
+      - name: Create nuget package
+        run: nuget pack "./${{ env.NUSPEC_FILE}}.nuspec" -version ${{ env.VERSION }}
+      - name: Publish nuget package to Github registry
+        run: nuget push **/*.nupkg -source github
+      # Pushes to nuget, not needed unless publishing publicly >> this pushes package to nuget.org
+      - name: Publish nuget package to nuget.org
+        run: nuget push **/*.nupkg -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
+
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplate
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Plugin device Bridge Join Map
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed.  Reference Essentials JoinMaps, if one exists for the device plugin being developed
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <see cref="PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges"/>
+	/// <example>
+	/// "EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate" renamed to "SamsungMdcBridgeJoinMap"
+	/// </example>
+	public class EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate : JoinMapBaseAdvanced
+	{
+		#region Digital
+
+		// TODO [ ] Add digital joins below plugin being developed
+
+		[JoinName("IsOnline")]
+		public JoinDataComplete IsOnline = new JoinDataComplete(
+			new JoinData
+			{
+				JoinNumber = 1,
+				JoinSpan = 1
+			},
+			new JoinMetadata
+			{
+				Description = "Is Online",
+				JoinCapabilities = eJoinCapabilities.ToSIMPL,
+				JoinType = eJoinType.Digital
+			});
+
+		[JoinName("Connect")]
+		public JoinDataComplete Connect = new JoinDataComplete(
+			new JoinData
+			{
+				JoinNumber = 2,
+				JoinSpan = 1
+			},
+			new JoinMetadata
+			{
+				Description = "Connect (Held)/Disconnect (Release) & corresponding feedback",
+				JoinCapabilities = eJoinCapabilities.ToFromSIMPL,
+				JoinType = eJoinType.Digital
+			});		
+
+		#endregion
+
+
+		#region Analog
+
+		// TODO [ ] Add analog joins below plugin being developed
+
+		[JoinName("Status")]
+		public JoinDataComplete Status = new JoinDataComplete(
+			new JoinData
+			{
+				JoinNumber = 1,
+				JoinSpan = 1
+			},
+			new JoinMetadata
+			{
+				Description = "Socket Status",
+				JoinCapabilities = eJoinCapabilities.ToSIMPL,
+				JoinType = eJoinType.Analog
+			});
+
+		#endregion
+
+
+		#region Serial
+
+		// TODO [ ] Add serial joins below plugin being developed
+
+		public JoinDataComplete DeviceName = new JoinDataComplete(
+			new JoinData
+			{
+				JoinNumber = 1,
+				JoinSpan = 1
+			},
+			new JoinMetadata
+			{
+				Description = "Device Name",
+				JoinCapabilities = eJoinCapabilities.ToSIMPL,
+				JoinType = eJoinType.Serial
+			});
+
+		#endregion
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Plugin device BridgeJoinMap constructor
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="joinStart">This will be the join it starts on the EISC bridge</param>
+		public EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate(uint joinStart)
+			: base(joinStart, typeof(EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate))
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject.cs

@@ -1,37 +1,195 @@
-using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-
-using PepperDash.Core;
-
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
 
-namespace EssentialsPluginTemplateEPI
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplate
 {
 	/// <summary>
-    /// Example of a config class that represents the structure of the Properties object of a DeviceConfig.
+	/// Plugin device configuration object
-    /// The BuildDevice method will attempt to deserialize the Properties object into this class.
-    /// Populate with any necssary properties for your device
 	/// </summary>
-	public class EssentialsPluginTemplatePropertiesConfig 
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Rename the class to match the device plugin being created
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <example>
+	/// "EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate" renamed to "SamsungMdcConfig"
+	/// </example>
+	[ConfigSnippet("\"properties\":{\"control\":{}")]
+	public class EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate
 	{
-        // Below are some example properties
+		/// <summary>
-
+		/// JSON control object
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Typically this object is not required, but in some instances it may be needed.  For example, when building a 
+		/// plugin that is using Telnet (TCP/IP) communications and requires login, the device will need to handle the login.
+		/// In order to do so, you will need the username and password in the "tcpSshProperties" object.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <example>
+		/// <code>
+		/// "control": {
+        ///		"method": "tcpIp",
+		///		"controlPortDevKey": "processor",
+		///		"controlPortNumber": 1,
+		///		"comParams": {
+		///			"baudRate": 9600,
+		///			"dataBits": 8,
+		///			"stopBits": 1,
+		///			"parity": "None",
+		///			"protocol": "RS232",
+		///			"hardwareHandshake": "None",
+		///			"softwareHandshake": "None"
+		///		},
+		///		"tcpSshProperties": {
+		///			"address": "172.22.0.101",
+		///			"port": 23,
+		///			"username": "admin",
+		///			"password": "password",
+		///			"autoReconnect": true,
+		///			"autoReconnectIntervalMs": 10000
+		///		}
+		///	}
+		/// </code>
+		/// </example>
+		[JsonProperty("control")]
+		public EssentialsControlPropertiesConfig Control { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-        /// Control properties if needed to communicate with device.
+		/// Serializes the poll time value
-        /// The JsonProperty attribute has been added to specify the name
-        /// of the object and that it is required
 		/// </summary>
-        [JsonProperty("control", Required = Required.Always)]
+		/// <remarks>
-        ControlPropertiesConfig Control { get; set; }
+		/// This is an exmaple device plugin property.  This should be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <value>
+		/// PollTimeMs property gets/sets the value as a long
+		/// </value>
+		/// <example>
+		/// <code>
+		/// "properties": {
+		///		"polltimeMs": 30000
+		/// }
+		/// </code>
+		/// </example>
+		[JsonProperty("pollTimeMs")]
+		public long PollTimeMs { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-        /// Add custom properties here 
+		/// Serializes the warning timeout value
 		/// </summary>
-        [JsonProperty("myDeviceProperty")]
+		/// <remarks>
-        string MyDeviceProperty { get; set; }
+		/// This is an exmaple device plugin property.  This should be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <value>
+		/// WarningTimeoutMs property gets/sets the value as a long
+		/// </value>
+		/// <example>
+		/// <code>
+		/// "properties": {
+		///		"warningTimeoutMs": 180000
+		/// }
+		/// </code>
+		/// </example>
+		[JsonProperty("warningTimeoutMs")]
+		public long WarningTimeoutMs { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Serializes the error timeout value
+		/// </summary>
+		/// /// <remarks>
+		/// This is an exmaple device plugin property.  This should be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <value>
+		/// ErrorTimeoutMs property gets/sets the value as a long
+		/// </value>
+		/// <example>
+		/// <code>
+		/// "properties": {
+		///		"errorTimeoutMs": 300000
+		/// }
+		/// </code>
+		/// </example>
+		[JsonProperty("errorTimeoutMs")]
+		public long ErrorTimeoutMs { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Example dictionary of objects
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// This is an example collection configuration object.  This should be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <example>
+		/// <code>
+		/// "properties": {
+		///		"presets": {
+		///			"preset1": {
+		///				"enabled": true,
+		///				"name": "Preset 1"
+		///			}
+		///		}
+		/// }
+		/// </code>
+		/// </example>
+		/// <example>
+		/// <code>
+		/// "properties": {
+		///		"inputNames": {
+		///			"input1": "Input 1",
+		///			"input2": "Input 2"		
+		///		}
+		/// }
+		/// </code>
+		/// </example>
+		[JsonProperty("DeviceDictionary")]
+		public Dictionary<string, EssentialsPluginConfigObjectDictionaryTemplate> DeviceDictionary { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Constuctor
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// If using a collection you must instantiate the collection in the constructor
+		/// to avoid exceptions when reading the configuration file 
+		/// </remarks>
+		public EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate()
+		{
+			DeviceDictionary = new Dictionary<string, EssentialsPluginConfigObjectDictionaryTemplate>();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Example plugin configuration dictionary object
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// This is an example collection of configuration objects.  This can be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <example>
+	/// <code>
+	/// "properties": {
+	///		"dictionary": {
+	///			"item1": {
+	///				"name": "Item 1 Name",
+	///				"value": "Item 1 Value"
+	///			}
+	///		}
+	/// }
+	/// </code>
+	/// </example>
+	public class EssentialsPluginConfigObjectDictionaryTemplate
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Serializes collection name property
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// This is an example collection of configuration objects.  This can be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+		/// </remarks>
+		[JsonProperty("name")]
+		public string Name { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Serializes collection value property
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// This is an example collection of configuration objects.  This can be modified or deleted as needed for the plugin being built.
+		/// </remarks>
+		[JsonProperty("value")]
+		public uint Value { get; set; }
 	}
 }

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// For Basic SIMPL# Classes
+// For Basic SIMPL#Pro classes
+
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
+
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplate
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Plugin device
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed.
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <example>
+	/// "EssentialsPluginDeviceTemplate" renamed to "SamsungMdcDevice"
+	/// </example>
+	public class EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice : CrestronGenericBridgeableBaseDevice
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// It is often desirable to store the config
+        /// </summary>
+        private EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate _config;
+
+
+        #region Constructor for Devices without IBasicCommunication.  Remove if not needed
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin device constructor for Crestron devices
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key"></param>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <param name="config"></param>
+        /// <param name="hardware"></param>
+        public EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice(string key, string name, EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate config, GenericBase hardware)
+            : base(key, name, hardware)
+        {
+            Debug.Console(0, this, "Constructing new {0} instance", name);
+
+            // The base class takes care of registering the hardware device for you
+
+            // TODO [ ] Update the constructor as needed for the plugin device being developed
+
+            _config = config;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
+        #region Overrides of EssentialsBridgeableDevice
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Links the plugin device to the EISC bridge
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="trilist"></param>
+        /// <param name="joinStart"></param>
+        /// <param name="joinMapKey"></param>
+        /// <param name="bridge"></param>
+        public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
+        {
+            var joinMap = new EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate(joinStart);
+
+            // This adds the join map to the collection on the bridge
+            if (bridge != null)
+            {
+                bridge.AddJoinMap(Key, joinMap);
+            }
+
+            var customJoins = JoinMapHelper.TryGetJoinMapAdvancedForDevice(joinMapKey);
+
+            if (customJoins != null)
+            {
+                joinMap.SetCustomJoinData(customJoins);
+            }
+
+            Debug.Console(1, "Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
+            Debug.Console(0, "Linking to Bridge Type {0}", GetType().Name);
+
+            // TODO [ ] Implement bridge links as needed
+
+            // links to bridge
+            trilist.SetString(joinMap.DeviceName.JoinNumber, Name);
+
+            trilist.OnlineStatusChange += (o, a) =>
+            {
+                if (!a.DeviceOnLine) return;
+
+                trilist.SetString(joinMap.DeviceName.JoinNumber, Name);
+            };
+        }
+
+
+        #endregion
+
+    }
+}
+

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice.cs

@@ -1,67 +1,299 @@
-using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+// For Basic SIMPL# Classes
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+// For Basic SIMPL#Pro classes
-using PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI;
+
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+using PepperDash.Core;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
-using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash_Essentials_Core.Queues;
 
-namespace EssentialsPluginTemplateEPI
+
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplate
 {
 	/// <summary>
-    /// Example of a plugin device
+	/// Plugin device template for third party devices that use IBasicCommunication
 	/// </summary>
-    public class EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice : EssentialsDevice, IBridgeAdvanced
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed.
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <example>
+	/// "EssentialsPluginDeviceTemplate" renamed to "SamsungMdcDevice"
+	/// </example>
+	public class EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice : EssentialsBridgeableDevice
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Device Constructor.  Called by BuildDevice
+        /// It is often desirable to store the config
+        /// </summary>
+        private EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate _config;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Provides a queue and dedicated worker thread for processing feedback messages from a device.
+        /// </summary>
+        private GenericQueue ReceiveQueue;
+
+        #region IBasicCommunication Properties and Constructor.  Remove if not needed.
+
+        // TODO [ ] Add, modify, remove properties and fields as needed for the plugin being developed
+		private readonly IBasicCommunication _comms;
+		private readonly GenericCommunicationMonitor _commsMonitor;
+
+		// _comms gather for ASCII based API's
+		// TODO [ ] If not using an ASCII based API, delete the properties below
+		private readonly CommunicationGather _commsGather;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set this value to that of the delimiter used by the API (if applicable)
+        /// </summary>
+		private const string CommsDelimiter = "\r";
+
+		// _comms byte buffer for HEX/byte based API's
+		// TODO [ ] If not using an HEX/byte based API, delete the properties below
+		private byte[] _commsByteBuffer = { };
+
+
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Connects/disconnects the comms of the plugin device
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// triggers the _comms.Connect/Disconnect as well as thee comms monitor start/stop
+		/// </remarks>
+		public bool Connect
+		{
+			get { return _comms.IsConnected; }
+			set
+			{
+				if (value)
+				{
+					_comms.Connect();
+					_commsMonitor.Start();
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					_comms.Disconnect();
+					_commsMonitor.Stop();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reports connect feedback through the bridge
+		/// </summary>
+		public BoolFeedback ConnectFeedback { get; private set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reports online feedback through the bridge
+		/// </summary>
+		public BoolFeedback OnlineFeedback { get; private set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reports socket status feedback through the bridge
+		/// </summary>
+		public IntFeedback StatusFeedback { get; private set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Plugin device constructor for devices that need IBasicCommunication
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="key"></param>
 		/// <param name="name"></param>
 		/// <param name="config"></param>
-        public EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice(string key, string name, EssentialsPluginTemplatePropertiesConfig config)
+		/// <param name="comms"></param>
+		public EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice(string key, string name, EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate config, IBasicCommunication comms)
 			: base(key, name)
 		{
+			Debug.Console(0, this, "Constructing new {0} instance", name);
 
+			// TODO [ ] Update the constructor as needed for the plugin device being developed
+
+			_config = config;
+
+            ReceiveQueue = new GenericQueue(key + "-rxqueue");  // If you need to set the thread priority, use one of the available overloaded constructors.
+
+			ConnectFeedback = new BoolFeedback(() => Connect);
+			OnlineFeedback = new BoolFeedback(() => _commsMonitor.IsOnline);
+			StatusFeedback = new IntFeedback(() => (int)_commsMonitor.Status);
+
+			_comms = comms;
+			_commsMonitor = new GenericCommunicationMonitor(this, _comms, _config.PollTimeMs, _config.WarningTimeoutMs, _config.ErrorTimeoutMs, Poll);
+
+			var socket = _comms as ISocketStatus;
+			if (socket != null)
+			{
+				// device comms is IP **ELSE** device comms is RS232
+				socket.ConnectionChange += socket_ConnectionChange;
+				Connect = true;
+            }
+
+            #region Communication data event handlers.  Comment out any that don't apply to the API type
+
+            // Only one of the below handlers should be necessary.  
+
+            // _comms gather for any API that has a defined delimiter
+			// TODO [ ] If not using an ASCII based API, remove the line below
+			_commsGather = new CommunicationGather(_comms, CommsDelimiter);
+			_commsGather.LineReceived += Handle_LineRecieved;
+
+			// _comms byte buffer for HEX/byte based API's with no delimiter
+            // TODO [ ] If not using an HEX/byte based API, remove the line below
+			_comms.BytesReceived += Handle_BytesReceived;
+
+            // _comms byte buffer for HEX/byte based API's with no delimiter
+            // TODO [ ] If not using an HEX/byte based API, remove the line below
+            _comms.TextReceived += Handle_TextReceived;
+
+            #endregion
+        }
+
+
+		private void socket_ConnectionChange(object sender, GenericSocketStatusChageEventArgs args)
+		{
+			if (ConnectFeedback != null)
+				ConnectFeedback.FireUpdate();
+
+			if (StatusFeedback != null)
+				StatusFeedback.FireUpdate();
+		}
+
+		// TODO [ ] If not using an API with a delimeter, delete the method below
+		private void Handle_LineRecieved(object sender, GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs args)
+		{
+			// TODO [ ] Implement method 
+			
+            // Enqueues the message to be processed in a dedicated thread, but the specified method
+            ReceiveQueue.Enqueue(new ProcessStringMessage(args.Text, ProcessFeedbackMessage));
+		}
+
+        // TODO [ ] If not using an HEX/byte based API with no delimeter,  delete the method below
+		private void Handle_BytesReceived(object sender, GenericCommMethodReceiveBytesArgs args)
+		{
+			// TODO [ ] Implement method 
+			throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+		}
+
+        // TODO [ ] If not using an ASCII based API with no delimeter, delete the method below
+        void Handle_TextReceived(object sender, GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs e)
+        {
+            // TODO [ ] Implement method 
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Add items to be executed during the Activaction phase
+        /// This method should perform any necessary parsing of feedback messages from the device
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <param name="message"></param>
-        public override bool CustomActivate()
+        void ProcessFeedbackMessage(string message)
         {
 
-            return base.CustomActivate();
+        }
+
+
+		// TODO [ ] If not using an ACII based API, delete the properties below
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Sends text to the device plugin comms
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Can be used to test commands with the device plugin using the DEVPROPS and DEVJSON console commands
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="text">Command to be sent</param>		
+		public void SendText(string text)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text)) return;
+
+			_comms.SendText(string.Format("{0}{1}", text, CommsDelimiter));
+		}
+
+		// TODO [ ] If not using an HEX/byte based API, delete the properties below
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Sends bytes to the device plugin comms
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Can be used to test commands with the device plugin using the DEVPROPS and DEVJSON console commands
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="bytes">Bytes to be sent</param>		
+		public void SendBytes(byte[] bytes)
+		{
+			if (bytes == null) return;
+
+			_comms.SendBytes(bytes);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-        /// This method gets called by the EiscApi bridge and calls your bridge extension method
+		/// Polls the device
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Poll method is used by the communication monitor.  Update the poll method as needed for the plugin being developed
+		/// </remarks>
+		public void Poll()
+		{
+			// TODO [ ] Update Poll method as needed for the plugin being developed
+            // Example: SendText("getstatus");
+			throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
+        #region Overrides of EssentialsBridgeableDevice
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Links the plugin device to the EISC bridge
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="trilist"></param>
         /// <param name="joinStart"></param>
         /// <param name="joinMapKey"></param>
-        public void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
+        /// <param name="bridge"></param>
+        public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
         {
-            // Construct the default join map
+            var joinMap = new EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate(joinStart);
-            var joinMap = new EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap(joinStart);
 
-            // Attempt to get a custom join map if specified in config
+            // This adds the join map to the collection on the bridge
-            var joinMapSerialized = JoinMapHelper.GetJoinMapForDevice(joinMapKey);
-
-            // If we find a custom join map, deserialize it
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(joinMapSerialized))
-                joinMap = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap>(joinMapSerialized);
-
-            //Checking if the bridge is null allows for backwards compatability with configurations that use EiscApi instead of EiscApiAdvanced
             if (bridge != null)
             {
                 bridge.AddJoinMap(Key, joinMap);
             }
 
-            // Set all your join actions here
+            var customJoins = JoinMapHelper.TryGetJoinMapAdvancedForDevice(joinMapKey);
 
-
+            if (customJoins != null)
-            // Link all your feedbacks to joins here
+            {
+                joinMap.SetCustomJoinData(customJoins);
             }
+
+            Debug.Console(1, "Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
+            Debug.Console(0, "Linking to Bridge Type {0}", GetType().Name);
+
+            // TODO [ ] Implement bridge links as needed
+
+            // links to bridge
+            trilist.SetString(joinMap.DeviceName.JoinNumber, Name);
+
+            trilist.SetBoolSigAction(joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber, sig => Connect = sig);
+            ConnectFeedback.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber]);
+
+            StatusFeedback.LinkInputSig(trilist.UShortInput[joinMap.Status.JoinNumber]);
+            OnlineFeedback.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsOnline.JoinNumber]);
+
+            UpdateFeedbacks();
+
+            trilist.OnlineStatusChange += (o, a) =>
+            {
+                if (!a.DeviceOnLine) return;
+
+                trilist.SetString(joinMap.DeviceName.JoinNumber, Name);
+                UpdateFeedbacks();
+            };
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateFeedbacks()
+        {
+            // TODO [ ] Update as needed for the plugin being developed
+            ConnectFeedback.FireUpdate();
+            OnlineFeedback.FireUpdate();
+            StatusFeedback.FireUpdate();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
     }
 }
+

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateFactory.cs

@@ -1,43 +1,239 @@
-using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Crestron.SimplSharp;                          				// For Basic SIMPL# Classes
-using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;                       				// For Basic SIMPL#Pro classes
-
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-
-using PepperDash.Essentials;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
 using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI;
 
-namespace EssentialsPluginTemplateEPI 
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplate
 {
 	/// <summary>
-    /// This class contains the necessary properties and methods required to function as an Essentials Plugin
+	/// Plugin device factory for devices that use IBasicCommunication
 	/// </summary>
-	public class EssentialsPluginFactory:EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory<EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <example>
+	/// "EssentialsPluginFactoryTemplate" renamed to "MyDeviceFactory"
+	/// </example>
+    public class EssentialsPluginFactoryTemplate : EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory<EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice>
     {
-        public EssentialsPluginFactory()
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Plugin device factory constructor
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Update the MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion & TypeNames as needed when creating a plugin
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <example>
+ 		/// Set the minimum Essentials Framework Version
+		/// <code>
+		/// MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.6.4;
+        /// </code>
+		/// In the constructor we initialize the list with the typenames that will build an instance of this device
+        /// <code>
+		/// TypeNames = new List<string>() { "SamsungMdc", "SamsungMdcDisplay" };
+        /// </code>
+		/// </example>
+        public EssentialsPluginFactoryTemplate()
         {
-            // This string is used to define the minimum version of the
+            // Set the minimum Essentials Framework Version
-            // Essentials Framework required for this plugin
+			// TODO [ ] Update the Essentials minimum framework version which this plugin has been tested against
-            MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.6.1";
+			MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.6.4";
 
-            //The strings defined in this list will be used in the configuration file to build the device in this plugin.
+            // In the constructor we initialize the list with the typenames that will build an instance of this device
-            TypeNames = new List<string> {"essentialsPluginTemplateDevice"};
+			// TODO [ ] Update the TypeNames for the plugin being developed
+            TypeNames = new List<string>() { "examplePluginDevice" };
         }
         
-        #region Overrides of EssentialsDeviceFactory<EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice>
+		/// <summary>
-
+		/// Builds and returns an instance of EssentialsPluginDeviceTemplate
-        public override EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc)
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dc">device configuration</param>
+		/// <returns>plugin device or null</returns>
+		/// <remarks>		
+		/// The example provided below takes the device key, name, properties config and the comms device created.
+		/// Modify the EssetnialsPlugingDeviceTemplate constructor as needed to meet the requirements of the plugin device.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <seealso cref="PepperDash.Core.eControlMethod"/>
+        public override EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config.DeviceConfig dc)
         {
-            var config = dc.Properties.ToObject<EssentialsPluginTemplatePropertiesConfig>();
+            Debug.Console(1, "[{0}] Factory Attempting to create new device from type: {1}", dc.Key, dc.Type);
-			var newDevice = new EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice(dc.Key, dc.Name, config);
+
-			return newDevice;
+            // get the plugin device properties configuration object & check for null 
+            var propertiesConfig = dc.Properties.ToObject<EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate>();
+            if (propertiesConfig == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, "[{0}] Factory: failed to read properties config for {1}", dc.Key, dc.Name);
+                return null;
             }
 
-        #endregion
+            // attempt build the plugin device comms device & check for null
+            // TODO { ] As of PepperDash Core 1.0.41, HTTP and HTTPS are not valid eControlMethods and will throw an exception.
+            var comms = CommFactory.CreateCommForDevice(dc);
+            if (comms == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(1, "[{0}] Factory Notice: No control object present for device {1}", dc.Key, dc.Name);
+                return null;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                return new EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice(dc.Key, dc.Name, propertiesConfig, comms);
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plugin device factory for logic devices that don't communicate
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <example>
+    /// "EssentialsPluginFactoryTemplate" renamed to "MyLogicDeviceFactory"
+    /// </example>
+    public class EssentialsPluginFactoryLogicDeviceTemplate : EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory<EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice>
+    {
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Plugin device factory constructor
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Update the MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion & TypeNames as needed when creating a plugin
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <example>
+ 		/// Set the minimum Essentials Framework Version
+		/// <code>
+		/// MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.6.4;
+        /// </code>
+		/// In the constructor we initialize the list with the typenames that will build an instance of this device
+        /// <code>
+		/// TypeNames = new List<string>() { "SamsungMdc", "SamsungMdcDisplay" };
+        /// </code>
+		/// </example>
+        public EssentialsPluginFactoryLogicDeviceTemplate()
+        {
+            // Set the minimum Essentials Framework Version
+			// TODO [ ] Update the Essentials minimum framework version which this plugin has been tested against
+			MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.6.4";
+
+            // In the constructor we initialize the list with the typenames that will build an instance of this device
+			// TODO [ ] Update the TypeNames for the plugin being developed
+            TypeNames = new List<string>() { "examplePluginLogicDevice" };
+        }
+        
+		/// <summary>
+        /// Builds and returns an instance of EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dc">device configuration</param>
+		/// <returns>plugin device or null</returns>
+		/// <remarks>		
+		/// The example provided below takes the device key, name, properties config and the comms device created.
+		/// Modify the EssetnialsPlugingDeviceTemplate constructor as needed to meet the requirements of the plugin device.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <seealso cref="PepperDash.Core.eControlMethod"/>
+        public override EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config.DeviceConfig dc)
+        {
+
+            Debug.Console(1, "[{0}] Factory Attempting to create new device from type: {1}", dc.Key, dc.Type);
+
+            // get the plugin device properties configuration object & check for null 
+            var propertiesConfig = dc.Properties.ToObject<EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate>();
+            if (propertiesConfig == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, "[{0}] Factory: failed to read properties config for {1}", dc.Key, dc.Name);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var controlConfig = CommFactory.GetControlPropertiesConfig(dc);
+
+            if (controlConfig == null)
+            {
+                return new EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice(dc.Key, dc.Name, propertiesConfig);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, "[{0}] Factory: Unable to get control properties from device config for {1}", dc.Key, dc.Name);
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plugin device factory for Crestron wrapper devices
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <example>
+    /// "EssentialsPluginFactoryTemplate" renamed to "MyCrestronDeviceFactory"
+    /// </example>
+    public class EssentialsPluginFactoryCrestronDeviceTemplate : EssentialsPluginDeviceFactory<EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin device factory constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Update the MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion & TypeNames as needed when creating a plugin
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <example>
+        /// Set the minimum Essentials Framework Version
+        /// <code>
+        /// MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.6.4;
+        /// </code>
+        /// In the constructor we initialize the list with the typenames that will build an instance of this device
+        /// <code>
+        /// TypeNames = new List<string>() { "SamsungMdc", "SamsungMdcDisplay" };
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        public EssentialsPluginFactoryCrestronDeviceTemplate()
+        {
+            // Set the minimum Essentials Framework Version
+            // TODO [ ] Update the Essentials minimum framework version which this plugin has been tested against
+            MinimumEssentialsFrameworkVersion = "1.7.5";
+
+            // In the constructor we initialize the list with the typenames that will build an instance of this device
+            // TODO [ ] Update the TypeNames for the plugin being developed
+            TypeNames = new List<string>() { "examplePluginCrestronDevice" };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds and returns an instance of EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dc">device configuration</param>
+        /// <returns>plugin device or null</returns>
+        /// <remarks>		
+        /// The example provided below takes the device key, name, properties config and the comms device created.
+        /// Modify the EssetnialsPlugingDeviceTemplate constructor as needed to meet the requirements of the plugin device.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <seealso cref="PepperDash.Core.eControlMethod"/>
+        public override EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config.DeviceConfig dc)
+        {
+
+            Debug.Console(1, "[{0}] Factory Attempting to create new device from type: {1}", dc.Key, dc.Type);
+
+            // get the plugin device properties configuration object & check for null 
+            var propertiesConfig = dc.Properties.ToObject<EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate>();
+            if (propertiesConfig == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, "[{0}] Factory: failed to read properties config for {1}", dc.Key, dc.Name);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var controlConfig = CommFactory.GetControlPropertiesConfig(dc);
+
+            if (controlConfig == null)
+            {
+                var myTouchpanel = new Tsw760(controlConfig.IpIdInt, Global.ControlSystem);
+
+                return new EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice(dc.Key, dc.Name, propertiesConfig, myTouchpanel);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, "[{0}] Factory: Unable to get control properties from device config for {1}", dc.Key, dc.Name);
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
+          

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateJoinMap.cs

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
-
-namespace PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI
-{
-    public class EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap : JoinMapBaseAdvanced
-    {
-        [JoinName("IsOnline")]
-        public JoinDataComplete IsOnline = new JoinDataComplete(new JoinData {JoinNumber = 1, JoinSpan = 1},
-            new JoinMetadata
-            {
-                Description = "Device is Online",
-                JoinType = eJoinType.Digital,
-                JoinCapabilities = eJoinCapabilities.ToSIMPL
-            });
-
-
-        public EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap(uint joinStart):base(joinStart, typeof(EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap))
-        {
-            
-        }
-    }
-}

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
+
+namespace EssentialsPluginTemplate
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Plugin device template for logic devices that don't communicate outside the program
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Rename the class to match the device plugin being developed.
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <example>
+    /// "EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice" renamed to "SamsungMdcDevice"
+	/// </example>
+	public class EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice : EssentialsBridgeableDevice
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// It is often desirable to store the config
+        /// </summary>
+        private EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate _config;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugin device constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key"></param>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <param name="config"></param>
+        public EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice(string key, string name, EssentialsPluginConfigObjectTemplate config)
+            : base(key, name)
+        {
+            Debug.Console(0, this, "Constructing new {0} instance", name);
+
+            // TODO [ ] Update the constructor as needed for the plugin device being developed
+
+            _config = config;
+        }
+
+        #region Overrides of EssentialsBridgeableDevice
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Links the plugin device to the EISC bridge
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="trilist"></param>
+        /// <param name="joinStart"></param>
+        /// <param name="joinMapKey"></param>
+        /// <param name="bridge"></param>
+        public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
+        {
+            var joinMap = new EssentialsPluginBridgeJoinMapTemplate(joinStart);
+
+            // This adds the join map to the collection on the bridge
+            if (bridge != null)
+            {
+                bridge.AddJoinMap(Key, joinMap);
+            }
+
+            var customJoins = JoinMapHelper.TryGetJoinMapAdvancedForDevice(joinMapKey);
+
+            if (customJoins != null)
+            {
+                joinMap.SetCustomJoinData(customJoins);
+            }
+
+            Debug.Console(1, "Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
+            Debug.Console(0, "Linking to Bridge Type {0}", GetType().Name);
+
+            // TODO [ ] Implement bridge links as needed
+
+            // links to bridge
+            trilist.SetString(joinMap.DeviceName.JoinNumber, Name);
+
+            trilist.OnlineStatusChange += (o, a) =>
+            {
+                if (!a.DeviceOnLine) return;
+
+                trilist.SetString(joinMap.DeviceName.JoinNumber, Name);
+            };
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+    }
+}
+

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

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
     <GenerateSerializationAssemblies>off</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1099c178b3b54c3b, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Essentials Devices Common, Version=1.6.2.33892, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\PepperDashEssentials\lib\net35\Essentials Devices Common.dll</HintPath>
@@ -95,9 +99,11 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateFactory.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateJoinMap.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice.cs" />
     <None Include="Properties\ControlSystem.cfg" />

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.nuspec

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package >
+  <metadata>
+    <id>PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate</id>
+    <version>2.0.2</version>
+    <title>Essentials Plugin Template</title>
+    <authors>PepperDash Technologies</authors>
+    <owners>pepperdash</owners>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <license type="expression">MIT</license>
+    <projectUrl>https://github.com/PepperDash/EssentialsPluginTemplate</projectUrl>
+    <copyright>Copyright 2022</copyright>
+    <description>This software iserves as a template for generating new Essentials-Compliant plugins</description>
+    <tags>crestron 3series 4series samsung</tags>
+    <repository type="git" url="https://github.com/PepperDash/EssentialsPluginTemplate"/>
+  </metadata>
+    <files>
+      <file src="**" target="lib\net35"/>
+      <file src="**" target="lib\net47"/>
+    </files>
+</package>

PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.EPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("EssentialsPluginTemplateEpi")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("EssentialsPluginTemplateEpi")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2019")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2022")]
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.*")]
 

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ Provided under MIT license
 
 Fork this repo when creating a new plugin for Essentials. For more information about plugins, refer to the Essentials Wiki [Plugins](https://github.com/PepperDash/Essentials/wiki/Plugins) article.
 
+This repo contains example classes for the three main categories of devices:
+* `EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice`: Used for most third party devices which require communication over a streaming mechanism such as a Com port, TCP/SSh/UDP socket, CEC, etc
+* `EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice`:  Used for devices that contain logic, but don't require any communication with third parties outside the program
+* `EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice`:  Used for devices that represent a piece of Crestron hardware
+
+There are matching factory classes for each of the three categories of devices.  The `EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject` should be used as a template and modified for any of the categories of device.  Same goes for the `EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap`.
+
+This also illustrates how a plugin can contain multiple devices.
+
 ## Cloning Instructions
 
 After forking this repository into your own GitHub space, you can create a new repository using this one as the template.  Then you must install the necessary dependencies as indicated below.
@@ -20,8 +29,14 @@ The [Essentials](https://github.com/PepperDash/Essentials) libraries are require
 
 To install dependencies once nuget.exe is installed, run the following command from the root directory of your repository:
 `nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -excludeVersion`.
-To verify that the packages installed correctly, open Essentials and make sure that all references are found, then try and build it.
+To verify that the packages installed correctly, open the plugin solution in your repo and make sure that all references are found, then try and build it.
 
 ### Installing Different versions of PepperDash Core
 
 If you need a different version of PepperDash Core, use the command `nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -excludeVersion -Version {versionToGet}`. Omitting the `-Version` option will pull the version indicated in the packages.config file.
+
+### Instructions for Renaming Solution and Files
+
+See the Task List in Visual Studio for a guide on how to start using the templage.  There is extensive inline documentation and examples as well.
+
+For renaming instructions in particular, see the XML `remarks` tags on class definitions

packages.config

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <packages>
-  <package id="PepperDashEssentials" version="1.6.2" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,2.0)"/>
+  <package id="PepperDashEssentials" version="1.10.2" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,2.0)"/>
 </packages>