tzapu/WiFiManager

WiFiManager and painlessMesh together

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#850 opened on Mar 15, 2019

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Description

Anyone here have tried to combine WiFiManager and painlessMesh or at least know that is it feasable to use both in the same code.

My application really needs the WiFiManager captive portal like, but I have no idea on how to implement it with the painlessMesh.

If anyone coulp point me to the right direction, I would appreciate a lot.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of WiFiManager libraryFamiliarity with painlessMesh libraryC++ for ESP8266
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue asks about combining WiFiManager and painlessMesh. To investigate, examine WiFiManager's source code (e.g., WiFiManager.h) to understand its event loop and captive portal handling. Then review painlessMesh's documentation and examples to see how it manages mesh networking. The key challenge is integrating both libraries' loops and callbacks without conflict. Search for existing discussions or examples in both repositories. A potential approach is to use WiFiManager to set up initial WiFi credentials, then initialize painlessMesh after configuration is complete. Consider using the ESP8266's timer interrupts or task scheduling if needed.