utils.py functions postUpdateCheckFirst and sendCommandCheckFirst do not have names particularly evident of their function. I suggest renaming them to postUpdateIfDifferent and sendCommandIfDifferent for clarity, and creating aliases for the old names to maintain backwards compatibility.
utils.pyfunctionspostUpdateCheckFirstandsendCommandCheckFirstdo not have names particularly evident of their function. I suggest renaming them topostUpdateIfDifferentandsendCommandIfDifferentfor clarity, and creating aliases for the old names to maintain backwards compatibility.