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team_communication: automatically detect target ip address #589

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Summary

Automatically detect the target address for team communication from the wifi interface using netifaces.
In case of any problem, the default address configured is used.

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Closes #578.

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@timonegk timonegk requested a review from texhnolyze July 20, 2024 08:29
self.logger.warn("Could not detect broadcast address, falling back to configured address")
self.target_ip = None
if self.target_ip is None:
self.target_ip: IPv4Address = IPv4Address(node.get_parameter("target_ip").value)

if self.target_ip.is_loopback:
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Since you removed local_target_ports this whole block should also be removed

except (ImportError, ValueError, KeyError, AddressValueError):
self.logger.warn("Could not detect broadcast address, falling back to configured address")
self.target_ip = None
if self.target_ip is None:
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self.target_ip may not exist at this point

# Automatically detect UDP broadcast address
detect_target_ip: true
wifi_interface: "wlp3s0"
# Fallback, only used if detect_target_ip is false. This should be the highest IP in the subnet e.g. 172.20.255.255
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only used if detect_target_ip is false this is false or irritating.

Its used:

  • if detect_target_ip is false
  • if detect_target_ip is true, but auto-detection failed

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Flova commented Sep 25, 2024

What's the state with this PR? @timonegk

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It is still relevant but the reviews must be addressed and it has to be tested

@Flova Flova added enhancement New feature or request misc labels Nov 14, 2024
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Dynamically decide team communication IP
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