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client/src/main.cpp

@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@
 #define HOST "192.168.4.1"
 #define PORT 1234
 
+#define BUTTON_PIN 2
+
+WiFiClient client;
+
+void ack();
+
 void setup()
 {
 	Serial.begin(9600);
 	Serial.setDebugOutput(true);
 
-	pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
+	pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
 
 	// Wait for a USB connection to be established
 	while (!Serial)
@@ -34,33 +40,51 @@ void setup()
 
 void loop()
 {
-	digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
+	delay(25);
-	delay(500);
-	digitalWrite(2, LOW);
-	delay(500);
-
 	Serial.println("ESP32 loopy!");
 
-	WiFiClient client;
+	int buttonState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);
-	if (client.connect(HOST, PORT)) {
+	if (buttonState == LOW) {
+		Serial.println("Button pressed!");
+
+		if (!client.connected() && !client.connect(HOST, PORT)) {
+			Serial.println("Connection failed");
+			return;
+		}
+
 		client.print("button_pressed\n");
 		Serial.println("Sent button press");
 
-		while (client.connected()) {
+		ack();
-			if (client.available()) {
+	}
-				// Wait for acknowledgment from the receiver
+	else {
-				String response = client.readStringUntil('\n');
+		Serial.println("Button not pressed!");
-				if (response == "ACK") {
+
-					Serial.println("Received ACK");
+		if (!client.connected()) {
-					break;
+			return;
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
-		delay(2000);
+		client.print("button_released\n");
+		Serial.println("Sent button release");
+
+		ack();
+
 		client.stop();
 	}
-	else {
+}
-		Serial.println("Connection failed");
+
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+void ack()
+{
+	while (client.connected()) {
+		if (client.available()) {
+			// Wait for acknowledgment from the receiver
+			String response = client.readStringUntil('\n');
+			if (response == "ACK") {
+				Serial.println("Received ACK");
+				return;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }

makefile

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ server-log:
 
 server-run:
 	@-cd server ; \
-		platformio run --target upload ; \
+		platformio run --target upload && \
 		platformio device monitor ; \
 		cd ..
 
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ client-log:
 
 client-run:
 	@-cd client ; \
-		platformio run --target upload ; \
+		platformio run --target upload && \
 		platformio device monitor ; \
 		cd ..

server/src/main.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #define HIDDEN true
 #define MAX_CONNECTION 1
 
+#define SWITCH_PIN 2
+
 WiFiServer server(PORT);
 
 void setup()
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ void setup()
 	Serial.begin(9600);
 	Serial.setDebugOutput(true);
 
-	pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
+	pinMode(SWITCH_PIN, OUTPUT);
 
 	// Wait for a USB connection to be established
 	while (!Serial)