[Ovmsdev] access to writer?

[Michael Geddes]

Probably the best you can do is do a log.  If you the do log monitor yes
and enable the channel it will appear.

I think you need to take a step back and say what your original problem is.

Remember multiple 'writers' can be active / temporarily created depending


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On Fri, 13 Sept 2024, 20:40 Michael Balzer via OvmsDev, <
ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:

> The short answer is: you can't.
>
> There is no "current" writer. If a function may need to output text to a
> writer, you need to pass the writer pointer to that function.
>
> In case of functions that may be called within a user command execution
> and shall then provide output, add the writer to the signature, and only
> use it when it's not null. If the output is important, send it to the
> log if the writer is null.
>
> If you need to reduce the output for certain output channels, you'll
> also want to pass the "verbosity" parameter along with the writer pointer.
>
> Regards,
> Michael
>
>
> Am 13.09.24 um 08:55 schrieb sharkcow via OvmsDev:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a dumb question: how do I get access to the current "writer"
> > object in a "regular" function in my vehicle code (not defined by
> > RegisterCommand)?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > sharkcow
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