Merge pull request #35 from SpudGunMan/main

PullinMain

modules/system.py

@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ def get_name_from_number(number, type='long', nodeInt=1):
                 name =  str(decimal_to_hex(number))  # If name not found, use the ID as string
         return name
     return number
+
+def get_num_from_short_name(short_name, nodeInt=1):
+    # Get the node number from the short name, converting all to lowercase for comparison (good practice?)
+    logger.debug(f"System: Getting Node Number from Short Name: {short_name} on Device: {nodeInt}")
+    if nodeInt == 1:
+        for node in interface1.nodes.values():
+            if str(short_name.lower()) == node['user']['shortName'].lower():
+                return node['num']
+    if nodeInt == 2:
+        for node in interface2.nodes.values():
+            if str(short_name.lower()) == node['user']['shortName'].lower():
+                return node['num']
+    return 0
     
 def get_node_list(nodeInt=1):
     # Get a list of nodes on the device