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esp_netif interfaces check for isConnected for esp32p4 compatiblity #235

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isConnected() changed to use esp_netif to check for interfaces as WiF…
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31 changes: 20 additions & 11 deletions src/PsychicHttpServer.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
#include "PsychicWebHandler.h"
#include "PsychicWebSocket.h"
#include "WiFi.h"
#include "esp_netif.h"
#ifdef PSY_ENABLE_ETHERNET
#include "ETH.h"
#endif
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -84,16 +85,23 @@ uint16_t PsychicHttpServer::getPort()

bool PsychicHttpServer::isConnected()
{
if (WiFi.softAPIP())
return true;
if (WiFi.localIP())
return true;

#ifdef PSY_ENABLE_ETHERNET
if (ETH.localIP())
return true;
#endif
// Use esp_netif API to enumerate all network interfaces
// This works universally across all ESP32 variants including P4 with co-processor WiFi/Ethernet
esp_netif_t* netif = esp_netif_next(NULL);
while (netif != NULL) {
if (esp_netif_is_netif_up(netif)) {
esp_netif_ip_info_t ip_info;
if (esp_netif_get_ip_info(netif, &ip_info) == ESP_OK && ip_info.ip.addr != 0) {
const char* desc = esp_netif_get_desc(netif);
ESP_LOGD(PH_TAG, "Network connected via interface: %s (IP: " IPSTR ")",
desc ? desc : "unknown", IP2STR(&ip_info.ip));
return true;
}
}
netif = esp_netif_next(netif);
}

ESP_LOGD(PH_TAG, "No active network interfaces found");
return false;
}

Expand All @@ -102,9 +110,10 @@ esp_err_t PsychicHttpServer::start()
if (_running)
return ESP_OK;

// starting without network will crash us.
// starting without network will crash us
// isConnected() now checks all network interfaces including co-processor connections
if (!isConnected()) {
ESP_LOGE(PH_TAG, "Server start failed - no network.");
ESP_LOGE(PH_TAG, "Server start failed - no network interface available.");
return ESP_FAIL;
}

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