Re: [LHA-misc] Line parsing routine

[Neil C. <nc...@ho...>]

I've looked over what you've posted so far and it looks good. Now I have
few questions.

>What I've got implemented as far as commands are:
>USER <user id>
>PASS <password>

The login/password part is difficult, how does one let an LCD login?
We can allow a default/guest id that is active when they connect. This
would allow monitors to do their work. But logins would have to be
through a secure channel (no plain text). That one we can leave for
a while.

>QUIT
>HELP  (displays allowed commands)
>LANG  (tells language variants - AGENT-1.0 MCUSTOM)

I understand, yet I don't.

>SET <>
>GET <>

SET X10:FF ON

or
SET addr=1:FF value=ON

(should be case insensitive, yes?)

>NOTIFY <>  (Sets notification events to be received)

I've been calling the monitor, I think NOTIFY is part of one protocols
so the use notify is a good idea.

>Mxxx <>    (Module specific for "playing", dlding code/IR on ocelot

Sort of a raw command, like !12000200.

I'd like to see an example of this.

>General format of addresses is:
>[device name:]device.domain.point
>[device name:]device.domain.group.point

ad infinitum (SP?)

I wonder can we drop the addr= and value= ? If they're always in the
same position we can drop them. But if the addr= can be replaced with
something else then we'll need them (is this too short sighted?). Also
if it's device name can we drop the ':'? The x.y.z.aa.bb. .... should
stay, that way we can grow if the devices begin to expand beyond what
we've planed for. Also can we have more than 1 value? Say we d/l some
code to the Ocelot, we can first send the size of the file (make
reserving memory easier) then the actual file, which can we a stream
of 8 bit characters (no null or <CR> to worry about or escape).

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