Library 1.6 devel - How query the parent node?

[xefil]

Hello,

I'm using succesfully the new development library.
If I set the parent to AUTO and enable the debug mode, I can see which parent was choosen.
I would like to save this output to a variable.
Can I query (maybe during presentation) the parent I get during the discovery? How?
Thanks'

Simon

[hek]

You should be able to query query parent id through:

_nc.parentNodeId

Hmm. we should probably add a new method getParentId() or something to make it a bit more publicly accessible .

[xefil]

Ok, thank you!
Should be enough something like that?

int parntNode = _nc.parentNodeId;

L'll give it a try.

Thank's!

Simon
PS: I've seen I could query as well 'distance'

[xefil]

Hello @hek
I was able to query the parentnode. I would like to send this information to the Gateway and then save/display it into my controller.
How i s the best way to send these informations? They are not really related to a sensor, are more custom.

I could define it something like that:

// parent
MyMessage msgNodeVar1(CHILD_ID_NODE, V_VAR1)
// distance
MyMessage msgNodeVar1(CHILD_ID_NODE, V_VAR2)

but under which sub-type present it?

present(CHILD_ID_NODE, S_<WHICHONE???>);

Then into loop() with a time I could then send these informations:

parentNode = _nc.parentNodeId;
send(msgNodeVar1.set(parentNode, 1));

distance = _nc.distance;
send(msgNodeVar2.set(distance, 1));

So, to be clean, which subtype should I use for the presentation?

Thanks!

Simon

[hek]

The parent node-id is sent automatically during node presentation (and can be retrieved from a running node by sending an I_PRESENTATION to the node).

https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/blob/dc99e8a8d4b024d69af3b67d3b9f1190700a5200/core/MySensorsCore.cpp#L216

But to answer your question, The VAR_X can be used with any device type.

[xefil]

@hek
I can retrive the parent node by requesting it, that's ok. I have no idea how to do that (if you can point me to an example...)
BTW, if I would like to inform the Controller (OpenHAB) on which parent is used by a node (I'm using MQTTClient as GW) I need to present and register this information as written by me before or there is another way as well?

Thanks!
simon