ConfigDevice and ConfigDevicePost - noob question

[alexbk66]

I'm learning plugin development and have a problem/question - what's the minimum HTML code with just a single button I need to return from ConfigDevice to be able to catch the button click in ConfigDevicePost? I'm looking at many VB and C# samples, but my code doesn't break in ConfigDevicePost when I click the button.
Something like:

stb.Append("<form id='frmSample' name='SampleTab' method='Post'>");
stb.Append( BuildButton("Save", "btn_save") );
stb.Append("</form>");
return stb.ToString();

[Guahtdim]

Why are you not using the jquery-buttons? I am not 100% sure how you go around creating your own buttons and getting them to post to HomeSeer correctly.
Link
https://homeseer.com/support/homesee...K/jqbutton.htm
It even has a working example.

[rmasonjr]

You should set your breakpoint in PostBackProc - at least that's what I use.

Also, do use the jQuery buttons - it's much easier...

[alexbk66]

Why are you not using the jquery-buttons?

I am, it's in BuildButton function

var b = new clsJQuery.jqButton(name, label, "PageName", submitForm)
{
    id = $"o{name}",
};

var button = b.Build();
//button = button.Replace("</button>\r\n", "</button>").Trim();
return button;

Here's the HTML created:

<form id='frmSample' name='SampleTab' method='Post'>
<!-- jqButton button1_ID598385-->
<script>
$(function() {
$('#button1_ID598385').button({icons: {primary:'',secondary:''} });
$('#button1_ID598385').click(function(e) {
var theform =$('#'+$(this)[0].form.id);
var theData = theform.serialize();
returnTrue = false;
theData = theData+'&id='+this.id+'&button1=Submit';
commonAjaxPost(theData,'test');
if(returnTrue) {
location.reload();
 return false;
}
else {
 return false;
}
});
});
</script>
<button type='submit'   id='button1_ID598385'  name='button1' >Button for form2</button>
</form>

Problem is - PostBackProc() doesn't get called when I press the button - and I don't know how to troubleshoot it?

[rmasonjr]

in your hspi class, you would define your function that implements your PostBackProc:
Public Function PostBackProc(ByVal pageName As String, ByVal data As String, ByVal user As String, ByVal userRights As Integer) As String Implements HomeSeerAPI.IPlugInAPI.PostBackProc

Then, over in your WebPage class, you would override the PostBackProc function with your own:
Public Overrides Function PostBackProc(page As String, data As String, user As String, userRights As Integer) As String

You would set your breakpoint in the function in WebPage

[alexbk66]

in your hspi class, you would define your function that implements your PostBackProc:

I know, unfortunately it's not working. I'm using C#, but the code is the same:

public abstract string PostBackProc(string page, string data, string user, int userRights);

and

public override string PostBackProc(string page, string data, string user, int userRights)
{
     Console.WriteLine("PostBackProc: {0} ~ {1}", page, data);
     return "PostBackProc";
}

Drives me nuts

[alexbk66]

Actually I'm getting in the log a message, but can't find anything in the source code!

 [TABLE="cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 1, align: left"][B]Date/Time[/B][/TD]
 			[TD="colspan: 1, align: left"][B]Pri[/B][/TD]
 			[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"][B]Type/Error[/B][/TD]
 			[TD="colspan: 8, align: left"][B]Message/Source[/B][/TD]
 		[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 1, align: left"][COLOR=#000000]Dec-12 15:06:57[/COLOR][/TD]
 			[TD="colspan: 1, align: left"][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/TD]
 			[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"][COLOR=#000000]TEST PAGE POST[/COLOR][/TD]
 			[TD="colspan: 8, align: left"][COLOR=#000000]Test page postback data: ref=950&plugin=HSPIPluginB1&instance=&action=pluginpost&id=button1&button1=Submit[/COLOR][/TD]
 		[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[alexbk66]

Looks like I found the problem - I was specifying 'test' page:

clsJQuery.jqButton("button1", "Button for form2", "[B]test[/B]", true)

I changed it to "deviceutility" - and it works now. Is it HS "hidden feature"?

[alexbk66]

In HS SDK documentation for jqButton it says

p_page

String

Name of the page this control is on

What is it supposed to mean?

[Guahtdim]

I suspect it is there to help you to send the response to the correct config-page if you have more than one.

[alexbk66]

I suspect it is there to help you to send the response to the correct config-page if you have more than one.

Not sure - when I was passing "test" as in example jqButton - it wasn't working.

[Guahtdim]

Try something other than Test. It could be that 'test' is a HS magic string triggering logging. After looking at my own code I see that I use pagename to find the correct config-page to send the postprocessing to.

[alexbk66]

Try something other than Test. It could be that 'test' is a HS magic string triggering logging. After looking at my own code I see that I use pagename to find the correct config-page to send the postprocessing to.

The button is on "Device Config" page - not plugin config. I tried empty string - didn't work. "deviceutility" works, thanks god - I spent many days trying to figure it out and almost gaveup

[sirmeili]

The button is on "Device Config" page - not plugin config. I tried empty string - didn't work. "deviceutility" works, thanks god - I spent many days trying to figure it out and almost gaveup

Happen to fall upon this. It is "deviceutility" because that is the pate you are on. For the events page (For triggers/actions) that is "Events". For plugin config pages it's the name of the registered page.

I imagine it is so that HS3 knows where to update any info you send back if any (i.e. over write divs, etc without refreshing the whole screen).