platformio / platformio/platformio-core
Add support for quantifiers to `***_port` options
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Description
Allow passing quantifiers directly to the upload_port, monitor_port, and debug_port options. Example:
upload_port = vid:10c4 pid:"ea[67][013]"
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the parsing and validation for the upload_port, monitor_port, and debug_port options, then run the relevant existing tests if available; done means each option accepts the shown quantifier syntax without breaking current port values.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system, embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100