/// <summary>
/// Use this to check that the arguments you passed through localhost's Master Command are sent, received and parsed correctly to general Object ready to use!
/// </summary>
/// <param name="receivedCommandThroughLocalhost"></param>
public static void PrintCommandArguments(command receivedCommandThroughLocalhost)
{
List <Object> argumentsInBitsToObjects = BitArrayToListObject(receivedCommandThroughLocalhost.arguments, receivedCommandThroughLocalhost.argumentLengths, receivedCommandThroughLocalhost.argumentTypes);;
int count = 1;
foreach (Object o in argumentsInBitsToObjects)
{
Console.WriteLine((count++) + ". " + o.ToString() + "\n");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Used to output received command packet's info
/// </summary>
/// <param name="cmdId"></param>
/// <param name="arguments"></param>
private static void printReceivedCommandPacketDetails(int cmdId, BitArray arguments)
{
command cmd = db.commands.Where(c => c.Key == cmdId).Select(c => c.Value).FirstOrDefault();
if (cmd == null)
{//if no command with such ID found, then the HUB has a command with X id in its db that was
//attempted to run on this device which does not have said command
Console.WriteLine("\nA valid command was received but it is not registered with this device yet.\n");
}
else
{
List <Object> argumentsAsVar = utilities.BitArrayToListObject(arguments, cmd.argumentLengths, cmd.argumentTypes);
Console.WriteLine("\nPrinting arguments of the received command packet of ID {0} and name {1}:\n", cmdId, cmd.commandName);
int c = 0;
foreach (var obj in argumentsAsVar)
{
Console.WriteLine("Argument n. {0} is of type {1} and has a value of {2}.\n",
(c += 1), obj.GetType().ToString(), obj.ToString());
}
//no point in printing expected argument Length and actual Length because there already are checks when
//parsing from BitArray to list of objects, same for argument types!!
}
}
