What does "id" mean in HOMEKIT_ACCESSORY

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Apple HomeKit accessory server library for ESP-OPEN-RTOS

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What does "id" mean in HOMEKIT_ACCESSORY #121

Closed Masterpc96 closed 4 years ago

Masterpc96 commented 4 years ago

I want to know what does this .id=1 mean HOMEKIT_ACCESSORY(.id=1, .category=homekit_accessory_category_lightbulb, .services=(homekit_service_t*[]){

For example if we have two accessories first must have .id=1 and second must have .id=2 ?

maximkulkin commented 4 years ago

Kind of yes. Each accessory should have unique ID value. Also, if you push firmware update and you change your accessories, spec recommends that you preserve IDs of accessories, services and characteristics. Usually you do not assign IDs for services and characteristics, framework does it for you automatically, but if you change services/characteristics you probably want to set IDs explicitly.

Masterpc96 commented 4 years ago

Ok so it is for my knowledge only