Adds user-configurable setting for device auto-disable feature.

GhostXML.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/Devices.xml

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
                 <Label>Timeout:</Label>
             </Field>
 
+            <Field id="maxRetries" type="textfield" defaultValue="10" tooltip="Enter the maximum number of retries before the plugin automatically disables the device (integer).">
+                <Label>Max Retries:</Label>
+            </Field>
+
             <!-- URL -->
 
             <Field id="sourceXML" type="textfield" tooltip="Enter the path to your data source using the examples below as a guide. If you use substitutions, be sure to include the proper variable index in the form of [A], [B], etc.">

GhostXML.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 # TODO: when a user retrieves an XML payload but has selected JSON, do they get an error to the log?
 # TODO: does the plugin work properly with URLs that include parameters?  (https://foo.com/bar/1234?user=***&pwd=***)
 
+# TODO: Move bad connection messages to the plugin private log and change the Indigo log message to be "Unable to connect - will keep trying" or something like that.
+
 # ================================Stock Imports================================
 # import datetime
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as Etree
@@ -275,7 +277,8 @@ def runConcurrentThread(self):
                     dev = self.managedDevices[devId].device
 
                     # If a device has failed 10 times, disable it and notify the user.
-                    if self.managedDevices[devId].bad_calls >= 10:
+                    retries = int(dev.pluginProps.get('maxRetries', 10))
+                    if self.managedDevices[devId].bad_calls >= retries:
                         indigo.device.enable(devId, value=False)
                         self.logger.critical(u"[{0}] Disabling {1} because it has failed 10 times.".format(dev.id, dev.name))
 
@@ -334,6 +337,13 @@ def validateDeviceConfigUi(self, valuesDict, typeID, devId):
         use_digest     = valuesDict['useDigest']
         var_list       = [var.id for var in indigo.variables]
 
+        try:
+            _ = int(valuesDict['maxRetries'])
+        except ValueError:
+            error_msg_dict['maxRetries'] = u"You must enter an integer."
+            error_msg_dict['showAlertText'] = u"Max Retries Error.\n\nThe value must be an integer."
+            return False, valuesDict, error_msg_dict
+
         # Test the source URL/Path for proper prefix.
         if not url.startswith(url_list):
             error_msg_dict['sourceXML'] = u"You must supply a valid URL/Path."

_changelog.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GhostXML Change Log
 
 v0.4.31
--
+- Adds user-configurable setting for device auto-disable feature.
 
 v0.4.30
 - Adds sendDevicePing() trap.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ v0.4.27
 - Standardizes SupportURL behavior across all plugin functions.
 
 v0.4.26
-- Ensures plugins is compatible with the Indigo server version.
+- Ensures plugin is compatible with the Indigo server version.
 
 v0.4.25
 - Fixes plugin configuration validation bug.