Library 1.6 devel - How query the parent node?



  • 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


  • Admin

    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 .



  • 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' 🙂



  • 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


  • Admin

    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.



  • @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


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