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Description

Resolves #978.

When inspecting or configuring options with --get / --set, or when listing choices on invalid option queries:

  1. printConfig previously only iterated top-level fields within a section, omitting third-level options inside nested sub-messages (such as mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision, mqtt.map_report_settings.publish_interval_secs, mqtt.map_report_settings.should_report_location, and
    etwork.ipv4_config.*).
  2. getPref assumed a 2-part path (
    ame[0].name[1]), preventing users from directly querying leaf fields on multi-level dotted paths and printing the entire intermediate protobuf object instead of the targeted value.

Changes

  • Recursive choice discovery: Updated printConfig to recursively traverse nested non-repeated sub-messages and list all configurable leaf fields in --get/--set choices.
  • Arbitrary depth in getPref: Updated getPref to traverse dotted paths of any depth, retrieving targeted leaf values or expanding all fields when an intermediate sub-message path is requested.
  • Formatting: Maintained both snake_case and camelCase formatting across all nesting levels.
  • Tests: Added unit tests in est_main.py validating nested field discovery, leaf retrieval, sub-message expansion, and invalid option error handling.

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  • New Features
    • Configuration settings can now be viewed using nested paths, with support for both snake_case and camelCase names. You can display a full nested section or retrieve a specific value.
    • When a requested top-level configuration is empty, the tool requests it remotely.
    • Configuration listings now include nested fields.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Invalid nested paths show available choices.

…d printConfig

Update getPref to traverse dotted compound paths of arbitrary depth (e.g. mqtt.map_report_settings.position_precision) and extract leaf values or intermediate submessages.

Update printConfig to recursively collect nested message fields in choices for --get and --set.

Add comprehensive unit tests for multi-level printConfig and getPref in snake_case and camelCase. Fixes meshtastic#978.
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The configuration CLI now resolves dotted paths through nested configuration messages and lists nested leaf choices. The changes include support for snake_case and camelCase paths, plus tests for nested values, intermediate messages, and invalid paths.

Changes

Nested configuration paths

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve and retrieve nested settings
meshtastic/__main__.py, meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
getPref resolves nested paths through message descriptors and prints nested message contents or target values. Tests cover both naming styles, intermediate messages, and invalid paths.
List nested configuration choices
meshtastic/__main__.py, meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
printConfig recursively lists nested leaf paths and supports camelCase nested names. Tests cover MQTT and network settings.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 18432

An invalid nested --get path can abort the CLI instead of showing available choices. The failure is narrow; the change is mergeable with this known limitation or a small fix.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: support for multi-level nested configuration preferences in getPref and printConfig.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #978 requires the invalid-option choices to include the three nested MQTT options. printConfig now recursively lists leaf fields in non-repeated sub-messages. Tests verify all three requested …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes to getPref, recursive choice discovery, formatting, and related tests support issue #978 by making nested configuration options discoverable and queryable. The diff shows no unrelated ch…
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valid_path = True
for part in path_parts:
part_snake = meshtastic.util.camel_to_snake(part)
if curr_desc.message_type is not None:

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject paths through repeated message fields.

If a user requests remote_hardware.available_pins.gpio_pin after configuration loads, this loop accepts available_pins because it has a message descriptor. Later traversal accesses gpio_pin on a repeated-field container and raises AttributeError instead of showing the available choices. Reject descent when curr_desc is repeated, but continue to allow a request for remote_hardware.available_pins itself. The generated schema defines available_pins as repeated. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @meshtastic/__main__.py at line 174:
Update the descriptor traversal around curr_desc to reject continuing through a
repeated field when more path components remain, while still allowing the
repeated field itself as the requested endpoint.

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