Documentation Update & Additional Features

[Mikett30]

Is it just me or are BDBinaryOutput and BDBinaryInput missing? (Also DBMultistateOutput and DBMultistateInput). I suppose these were classes that were meant to be created and extend the BDBinaryValue (Also DBMultistateValue) class? Also some vendors use priority arrays on AVs and BVs (and MVs) as well as BIs and BOs. Not required per BACnet standard, but is a helpful feature.

Also the documentation seems to not mention all of the available event listeners for DBDeviceEvents. I am assuming there are suppose to be available listeners for object creation requests? Trying to use YABE on a BACnet device and I can create points directly on YABE, but that does not work using this library. Also if I change the default write priority to say... 13 or something, and write a new value to the PresentValue property in YABE, I can see the value go into the level 13 place in the priority array, but when using this library values do not seem to go into the priority array.

Are these features that have just not been completed yet? So far this library works very well with the features it does have! Very excited about this project.

[jacoscaz]

Hello @Mikett30 ! Generally speaking, we're adding features to https://github.com/bacnet-js/device on a need-to basis. Right now the project implements the subset of features that I need in the gateways I'm working on.

I am assuming there are suppose to be available listeners for object creation requests?

Object creation is not supported (yet).

Also if I change the default write priority to say... 13 or something, and write a new value to the PresentValue property in YABE, I can see the value go into the level 13 place in the priority array, but when using this library values do not seem to go into the priority array

Like the above, handling of the priority array is not supported (yet).

I expect to come back to this project in a few weeks for another round of implementing missing BACnet features. If you could, I would kindly ask you to open dedicated issues for each of the features you need; that would help me prioritise work on my end. If possible, try to make them as detailed as you can, particularly if you're familiar with the protocol. I came to BACnet out of necessity rather than by choice and there's a good chance you might be more familiar with it than I am.

Obviously, PRs are also more than welcome.