finalize

RX_FSK/RX_FSK.ino

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ struct st_configitems config_list[] = {
   /* MQTT */
   {"mqtt.active", "MQTT Active (needs reboot)", 0, &sonde.config.mqtt.active},
   {"mqtt.id", "MQTT client ID", 63, &sonde.config.mqtt.id},
-  {"mqtt.host", "MQTT server IP address", 63, &sonde.config.mqtt.host},
+  {"mqtt.host", "MQTT server hostname", 63, &sonde.config.mqtt.host},
   {"mqtt.port", "MQTT Port", 0, &sonde.config.mqtt.port},
   {"mqtt.username", "MQTT Username", 63, &sonde.config.mqtt.username},
   {"mqtt.password", "MQTT Password", 63, &sonde.config.mqtt.password},

RX_FSK/data/config.txt

@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ tcp.idformat=0
 # data not sanitized / quality checked, outliers not filtered out
 mqtt.active=0
 mqtt.id=rdz_sonde_server
-mqtt.ip=/0
+mqtt.ip=
 mqtt.port=1883
-mqtt.username=/0
-mqtt.password=/0
+mqtt.username=
+mqtt.password=
 mqtt.prefix=rdz_sonde_server/
 #-------------------------------#
 # EOF

libraries/SondeLib/mqtt.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #include "mqtt.h"
 #include <WiFi.h>
 #include <AsyncMqttClient.h>
+#include <ESPmDNS.h>
+
+TimerHandle_t mqttReconnectTimer;
 
 void mqttCallback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length) {
   Serial.print("Message arrived [");
@@ -13,10 +16,9 @@ void mqttCallback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length) {
   Serial.println();
 }
 
-
-void MQTT::init(const char* ip, uint16_t port, const char* id, const char *username, const char *password, const char *prefix)
+void MQTT::init(const char* host, uint16_t port, const char* id, const char *username, const char *password, const char *prefix)
 {
-    this->ip = this->ip.fromString(ip);
+    WiFi.hostByName(host, this->ip);
     this->port = port;
     this->username = username;
     this->password = password;
@@ -32,9 +34,6 @@ void MQTT::init(const char* ip, uint16_t port, const char* id, const char *usern
     if (strlen(password) > 0) {
         mqttClient.setCredentials(username, password);
     }
-    mqttClient.connect();
-    
-    //mqttReconnectTimer = xTimerCreate("mqttTimer", pdMS_TO_TICKS(2000), pdFALSE, (void*)0, connectToMqtt);
 }
 
 void MQTT::connectToMqtt() {
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ void MQTT::connectToMqtt() {
 
 void MQTT::publishUptime()
 {
+    mqttClient.connect(); // ensure we've got connection
+
     Serial.println("[MQTT] writing");
     char payload[12];
     snprintf(payload, 12, "%lu", millis());
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ void MQTT::publishUptime()
 
 void MQTT::publishPacket(SondeInfo *s)
 {
+    mqttClient.connect(); // ensure we've got connection
+
     char payload[1024];
     snprintf(payload, 1024, "{"
         "\"active\": %d,"

libraries/SondeLib/mqtt.h

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public:
     const char *password;
     const char *prefix;
 
-    void init(const char *ip, uint16_t port, const char *id, const char *username, const char *password, const char *prefix);
+    void init(const char *host, uint16_t port, const char *id, const char *username, const char *password, const char *prefix);
     void publishPacket(SondeInfo *s);
     void publishUptime();
 private: