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117 changes: 89 additions & 28 deletions meshtastic/__main__.py
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Expand Up @@ -138,51 +138,99 @@ def _printSetting(config_type, uni_name, pref_value, repeated):
name = splitCompoundName(comp_name)
wholeField = name[0] == name[1] # We want the whole field

camel_name = meshtastic.util.snake_to_camel(name[1])
# Note: protobufs has the keys in snake_case, so snake internally
snake_name = meshtastic.util.camel_to_snake(name[1])
uni_name = camel_name if mt_config.camel_case else snake_name
logger.debug(f"snake_name:{snake_name} camel_name:{camel_name}")
path_parts = name[1:] if not wholeField else []
display_subpath = ".".join(path_parts)
if mt_config.camel_case:
display_subpath = ".".join(meshtastic.util.snake_to_camel(p) for p in path_parts)

logger.debug(f"path_parts:{path_parts} display_subpath:{display_subpath}")
logger.debug(f"use camel:{mt_config.camel_case}")

# First validate the input
localConfig = node.localConfig
moduleConfig = node.moduleConfig
found: bool = False
target_config = None
target_type = None
target_pref = None

for config in [localConfig, moduleConfig]:
objDesc = config.DESCRIPTOR
config_type = objDesc.fields_by_name.get(name[0])
pref = "" #FIXME - is this correct to leave as an empty string if not found?
if config_type:
pref = config_type.message_type.fields_by_name.get(snake_name)
if pref or wholeField:
found = True
if not config_type:
continue

if wholeField:
found = True
target_config = config
target_type = config_type
target_pref = config_type
break

curr_desc = config_type
valid_path = True
for part in path_parts:
part_snake = meshtastic.util.camel_to_snake(part)
if curr_desc.message_type is not None:

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject paths through repeated message fields.

If a user requests remote_hardware.available_pins.gpio_pin after configuration loads, this loop accepts available_pins because it has a message descriptor. Later traversal accesses gpio_pin on a repeated-field container and raises AttributeError instead of showing the available choices. Reject descent when curr_desc is repeated, but continue to allow a request for remote_hardware.available_pins itself. The generated schema defines available_pins as repeated. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the descriptor traversal around curr_desc to reject continuing through a
repeated field when more path components remain, while still allowing the
repeated field itself as the requested endpoint.

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sub_field = curr_desc.message_type.fields_by_name.get(part_snake)
if sub_field is not None:
curr_desc = sub_field
else:
valid_path = False
break
else:
valid_path = False
break

if valid_path:
found = True
target_config = config
target_type = config_type
target_pref = curr_desc
break

if not found:
print(
f"{localConfig.__class__.__name__} and {moduleConfig.__class__.__name__} do not have attribute {uni_name}."
f"{localConfig.__class__.__name__} and {moduleConfig.__class__.__name__} do not have attribute {display_subpath or comp_name}."
)
print("Choices are...")
printConfig(localConfig)
printConfig(moduleConfig)
return False

# Check if we need to request the config
if len(config.ListFields()) != 0 and not isinstance(pref, str): # if str, it's still the empty string, I think
# read the value
config_values = getattr(config, config_type.name)
if not wholeField:
pref_value = getattr(config_values, pref.name)
repeated = _is_repeated_field(pref)
_printSetting(config_type, uni_name, pref_value, repeated)
if len(target_config.ListFields()) != 0:
config_values = getattr(target_config, target_type.name)

def _print_submessage(prefix: str, msg_obj, desc) -> None:
for f, val in msg_obj.ListFields():
repeated = _is_repeated_field(f)
full_name = f"{prefix}.{f.name}" if prefix else f.name
if f.message_type is not None and not repeated:
_print_submessage(full_name, val, f)
else:
out_name = full_name
if mt_config.camel_case:
out_name = ".".join(meshtastic.util.snake_to_camel(p) for p in out_name.split("."))
_printSetting(target_type, out_name, val, repeated)

if wholeField:
_print_submessage("", config_values, target_type)
else:
for field in config_values.ListFields():
repeated = _is_repeated_field(field[0])
_printSetting(config_type, field[0].name, field[1], repeated)
curr_obj = config_values
for part in path_parts[:-1]:
curr_obj = getattr(curr_obj, meshtastic.util.camel_to_snake(part))
leaf_name = meshtastic.util.camel_to_snake(path_parts[-1])
if target_pref.message_type is not None and not _is_repeated_field(target_pref):
sub_obj = getattr(curr_obj, leaf_name)
_print_submessage(display_subpath, sub_obj, target_pref)
else:
pref_value = getattr(curr_obj, leaf_name)
repeated = _is_repeated_field(target_pref)
_printSetting(target_type, display_subpath, pref_value, repeated)
else:
# Always show whole field for remote node
node.requestConfig(config_type)
node.requestConfig(target_type)

return True

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1212,18 +1260,31 @@ def printConfig(config) -> None:
objDesc = config.DESCRIPTOR
for config_section in objDesc.fields:
if config_section.name != "version":
config = objDesc.fields_by_name.get(config_section.name)
section_field = objDesc.fields_by_name.get(config_section.name)
print(f"{config_section.name}:")
names = []
for field in config.message_type.fields:
tmp_name = f"{config_section.name}.{field.name}"
if mt_config.camel_case:
tmp_name = meshtastic.util.snake_to_camel(tmp_name)
names.append(tmp_name)

def _collect_field_names(prefix: str, desc) -> None:
if desc.message_type is not None:
for field in desc.message_type.fields:
field_prefix = f"{prefix}.{field.name}"
if field.message_type is not None and not _is_repeated_field(field):
_collect_field_names(field_prefix, field)
else:
name_to_add = field_prefix
if mt_config.camel_case:
parts = name_to_add.split(".")
name_to_add = parts[0] + "." + ".".join(
meshtastic.util.snake_to_camel(p) for p in parts[1:]
)
names.append(name_to_add)

_collect_field_names(config_section.name, section_field)
for temp_name in sorted(names):
print(f" {temp_name}")



def onNode(node) -> None:
"""Callback invoked when the node DB changes"""
print(f"Node changed: {node}")
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108 changes: 108 additions & 0 deletions meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
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Expand Up @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
onNode,
onReceive,
setPref,
getPref,
printConfig,
tunnelMain,
set_missing_flags_false,
_profile_from_yaml,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3839,3 +3841,109 @@ def test_main_setPref_bitfield_invalid_name(capsys):
assert "Unknown flag 'TCP'" in out
assert "NO_BROADCAST" in out
assert "UDP_BROADCAST" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_printConfig_nested_mqtt_settings(capsys):
"""Test printConfig displays 3-level nested options like mqtt.map_report_settings."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
config = localonly_pb2.LocalModuleConfig()
printConfig(config)
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision" in out
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.publish_interval_secs" in out
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.should_report_location" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_printConfig_nested_camel_case(capsys):
"""Test printConfig displays 3-level nested options in camelCase when enabled."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
mt_config.camel_case = True
config = localonly_pb2.LocalModuleConfig()
printConfig(config)
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "mqtt.mapReportSettings.positionPrecision" in out
assert "mqtt.mapReportSettings.publishIntervalSecs" in out
assert "mqtt.mapReportSettings.shouldReportLocation" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_printConfig_nested_network_settings(capsys):
"""Test printConfig displays nested options in LocalConfig like network.ipv4_config."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
config = localonly_pb2.LocalConfig()
printConfig(config)
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "network.ipv4_config.ip" in out
assert "network.ipv4_config.gateway" in out
assert "network.ipv4_config.subnet" in out
assert "network.ipv4_config.dns" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_getPref_nested_leaf(capsys):
"""Test getPref retrieves and prints a 3-level nested leaf setting."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
node = MagicMock()
node.localConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalConfig()
node.moduleConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalModuleConfig()
node.moduleConfig.mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision = 14

assert getPref(node, "mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision") is True
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision: 14" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_getPref_nested_leaf_camel(capsys):
"""Test getPref retrieves a 3-level nested leaf setting in camelCase."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
mt_config.camel_case = True
node = MagicMock()
node.localConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalConfig()
node.moduleConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalModuleConfig()
node.moduleConfig.mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision = 12

assert getPref(node, "mqtt.mapReportSettings.positionPrecision") is True
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "mqtt.mapReportSettings.positionPrecision: 12" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_getPref_nested_submessage(capsys):
"""Test getPref retrieving an intermediate submessage prints all its nested fields."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
node = MagicMock()
node.localConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalConfig()
node.moduleConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalModuleConfig()
node.moduleConfig.mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision = 15
node.moduleConfig.mqtt.map_report_settings.publish_interval_secs = 600

assert getPref(node, "mqtt.map_report_settings") is True
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision: 15" in out
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.publish_interval_secs: 600" in out


@pytest.mark.unit
@pytest.mark.usefixtures("reset_mt_config")
def test_main_getPref_nested_invalid(capsys):
"""Test getPref with invalid nested setting returns False and displays choices."""
from meshtastic.protobuf import localonly_pb2
node = MagicMock()
node.localConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalConfig()
node.moduleConfig = localonly_pb2.LocalModuleConfig()

assert getPref(node, "mqtt.map_report_settings.unknown_key") is False
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "do not have attribute" in out
assert "Choices are..." in out
assert "mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision" in out