Added homeSpan methods setSerialInputDisable() and getSerialInputDisable()

Provides ability to disable HomeSpan from reading from Serial port (which is otherwise normally enabled)

src/HomeSpan.cpp

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void Span::pollTask() {
 
   char cBuf[65]="?";
   
-  if(Serial.available()){
+  if(!serialInputDisabled && Serial.available()){
     readSerial(cBuf,64);
     processSerialCommand(cBuf);
   }
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ void Span::processSerialCommand(const char *c){
 
     case 'W': {
 
+      if(serialInputDisabled || logLevel<0)       // do not proceed if serial input/output is not fully enabled
+        return;
+
       if(strlen(network.wifiData.ssid)>0){
         LOG0("*** Stopping all current WiFi services...\n\n");
         hapServer->end();
@@ -817,14 +820,13 @@ void Span::processSerialCommand(const char *c){
       int level=0;
       sscanf(c+1,"%d",&level);
       
-      if(level<0)
+      if(level<-1)
-        level=0;
+        level=-1;
       if(level>2)
         level=2;
 
-      LOG0("\n*** Log Level set to %d\n\n",level);
-      delay(1000);
       setLogLevel(level);     
+      LOG0("\n*** Log Level set to %d\n\n",level);
     }
     break;
 

src/HomeSpan.h

@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class Span{
   char pairingCodeCommand[12]="";               // user-specified Pairing Code - only needed if Pairing Setup Code is specified in sketch using setPairingCode()
   String lastClientIP="0.0.0.0";                // IP address of last client accessing device through encrypted channel
   boolean newCode;                              // flag indicating new application code has been loaded (based on keeping track of app SHA256)
+  boolean serialInputDisabled=false;            // flag indiating that serial input is disabled
   
   int connected=0;                              // WiFi connection status (increments upon each connect and disconnect)
   unsigned long waitTime=60000;                 // time to wait (in milliseconds) between WiFi connection attempts
@@ -309,6 +310,8 @@ class Span{
   void setCommandTimeout(uint16_t nSec){comModeLife=nSec*1000;}           // sets Command Mode Timeout (seconds)
   void setLogLevel(int level){logLevel=level;}                            // sets Log Level for log messages (0=baseline, 1=intermediate, 2=all, -1=disable all serial input/output)
   int getLogLevel(){return(logLevel);}                                    // get Log Level
+  void setSerialInputDisable(boolean val){serialInputDisabled=val;}       // sets whether serial input is disabled (true) or enabled (false)
+  boolean getSerialInputDisable(){return(serialInputDisabled);}           // returns true if serial input is disabled, or false if serial input in enabled
   void reserveSocketConnections(uint8_t n){maxConnections-=n;}            // reserves n socket connections *not* to be used for HAP
   void setHostNameSuffix(const char *suffix){hostNameSuffix=suffix;}      // sets the hostName suffix to be used instead of the 6-byte AccessoryID
   void setPortNum(uint16_t port){tcpPortNum=port;}                        // sets the TCP port number to use for communications between HomeKit and HomeSpan

src/Utils.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 char *Utils::readSerial(char *c, int max){
+
+  if(homeSpan.getSerialInputDisable()){
+    c[0]='\0';
+    return(c);
+  }
+  
   int i=0;
   char buf;
 

src/src.ino

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(115200);
 
 //  homeSpan.setLogLevel(-1);
+  homeSpan.setSerialInputDisable(true);
   homeSpan.enableOTA();
 
   homeSpan.setStatusPin(13);