ioBroker/create-adapter

[feature] add warning for unusual modes or remove them completly

mcm1957 opened this issue · 4 comments

mcm1957 commented

I suggestto add some warning for unusal mode selections,

I just spent 3h searching with a dev why his new adpter runs without problmes with dev-server but simply does not start when installed iwthout any useful message,

The reason was that mode was set to subscribe (instead of deamon or scheduled)....

So I suggest to either:

  • remove all modes besides daemon and scheduled from creator selection as other modes are likely to used be experienced devs only
  • or to output a big warning if other modes are selected

A normal beginner cannot know the reults of i.e. once, subcribe ect (I even die not know f subscribe until now :-)

AlCalzone commented

We already say that deamon is recommended for most adapters. I wouldn't like to remove options since if they are not available, even experienced devs might not even know they are possible.

Suggestion:

  • move schedule to the 2nd place in the list
  • put a hint behind the others: (only choose if you know what you're doing) or so

Little side swipe:
I considered copying the question, keeping only daemon/schedule for non-expert mode and all options for expert mode... But then I noticed that this entire question is already expert-mode only. So it sounds like the dev enabled expert mode, then didn't read the hint next to daemon and then selected an option they didn't understand 🤷‍♂️

mcm1957 commented

Well - the option subscribe was not even wellknown to Foxriver :-)

But OK, I can life with an aditional hint too.

In regards to expert mode - the only question I know is whether you want to be asked everything or only th emost important things. Thats not related to expert/non-expert in my opinion.

AlCalzone commented

the option schedule was not even wellknown to Foxriver

Really?! We have quite some schedule adapters.

Thats not related to expert/non-expert in my opinion.

Ok then maybe also add a hint there that it's meant for experts.

mcm1957 commented

the option schedule was not even wellknown to Foxriver

Really?! We have quite some schedule adapters.

Sorry - typo. Should read SUBCRIBE (I corrected last post)

schedule and deamon are widely used (I guess 99% of adapters)

Ok then maybe also add a hint there that it's meant for experts.

Cant comment - I never tried without "Ask me all". I do not know what questions will be omitted then.