From 63b2f85eb32926de46c3738abb14f24dbe0695b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: matt <matt@theregion.beer>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:47:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] ble.py - added guessing subroutine for ble adapter

---
 api/ble.py | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/api/ble.py b/api/ble.py
index cd4c533..23e269c 100644
--- a/api/ble.py
+++ b/api/ble.py
@@ -337,11 +337,33 @@ def test(test_count = 0, bt_usb_id = None) -> None:
             test_list = mac_list_new
             log.warning(f"  Re-do list - {test_list}")
 
+def usb_id_guess():
+    log.warning("USB ID Not found, I'll try and guess...")
+    result = ''
+    guess_command = "lsusb | grep -i blue | awk '{print $6'}"
+    try:
+        # Run the command in a shell because of the pipe
+        output = subprocess.run(
+            guess_command,
+            shell=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+        ).stdout.strip()
+        result = output
+        log.info(f"USB Best guess - {result}")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+        log.error(f"USB-ID guess failed: {exc}")
+
+    return result
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # If run as a script, execute the legacy test
+# Since I intend to run this service for months at a time,
+# I need to do some robust long term tests on the driver
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # if running a test, make a log file in temp
     import json
     from datetime import datetime
     logfile_path = f"/tmp/ble-test-{datetime.now().strftime('%y%m%d-%H%M%S')}.log"
@@ -350,13 +372,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     _file_handler.setFormatter(_stdout_handler.formatter)  # reuse formatter
     _logger.addHandler(_file_handler)    
     log.info(f"Logfile initialized at {logfile_path}")
-    # 1. Grab the argument (string)
+    # Make sure the test count is passed
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         print("Usage: python3 test.py <count>")
         sys.exit(1)
-
     try:
-        count = int(sys.argv[1])          # convert to integer
+        count = int(sys.argv[1])
     except ValueError:
         print("The count must be an integer.")
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -378,6 +399,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     for usb_id in present_usb_id_output:
         if usb_id in bt_usb_ids:
             current_usb_id = usb_id
+    if len(current_usb_id) == 0:
+        current_usb_id = usb_id_guess()
     log.info(f"BLE USB ID Detected: {current_usb_id} - Resetting")
     reset_adapter()
     test_count = 0