check if device creation was succesful

[akamming]

Hi,

In the extended plugin framework there is a create function for devices, like

DomoticzEx.Unit(Name="Kilo Watts", DeviceID="Power", Unit=16, TypeName="kWh").Create()

This function however will fail if "accept new devices" is set to false in the domoticz settings. So how can check in the code if this function succeeded?

I'm looking for something like:

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result=DomoticzEx.Unit(Name="Kilo Watts", DeviceID="Power", Unit=16, TypeName="kWh").Create()
if result=true:
    #Handle code after device was created
else:
    #handle code for a not created device

[pipiche]

If it fails I think the unit returned is -1, no ?


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[Barberousse]

DomoticzEx.Unit(Name="Kilo Watts", DeviceID="Power", Unit=16, TypeName="kWh").Create()

I would check if device is in Devices:

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if ("Power" in Devices) and (16 in Devices["Power"].Units):
...
else:
	Domoticz.Error("Device creation failed")

[akamming]

DomoticzEx.Unit(Name="Kilo Watts", DeviceID="Power", Unit=16, TypeName="kWh").Create()

I would check if device is in Devices:

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if ("Power" in Devices) and (16 in Devices["Power"].Units):
...
else:
	Domoticz.Error("Device creation failed")

this is how i currently do it, but it seems a lot of code. If it fails domoticz logs it, so would be nice in the code you could also directly get the error why it failed instead of just finding out it still does not exist

[lost]

Isn't there a way to allow new devices for plugin code, especially when some pairing mode is active, to basically avoid the issue of the user just forgetting to do it manually before pairing as this will for sure be needed in such case?

So no such error to handle = no more problem!

[waltervl]

If it fails I think the unit returned is -1, no?

Akamming, did you check this? As the remark is from a very experienced plugin developer...