Mike Geppert
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1. Restructured configuration: Moved config_other and console to top level 2. Added common _match_pattern function for regex pattern matching 3. Implemented Unifi Hostname bug fix in is_hostname_unknown 4. Created common get_device_hostname function to eliminate code duplication 5. Added comprehensive test scripts for all new functionality 6. Added detailed documentation for all changes
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# Explanation of "." in Regex Patterns
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In the `exclude_patterns` section of the network_configuration.json file, you have patterns like:
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```
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"^.*sonos.*"
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```
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## What does the "." do in regex?
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In regular expressions (regex):
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- The "." (dot) matches any single character except a newline character
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- It's different from "*" which is a quantifier meaning "zero or more of the preceding element"
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## Breaking down the pattern "^.*sonos.*":
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- `^` anchors to the beginning of the string
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- `.*` means "zero or more of any character"
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- `sonos` matches the literal string "sonos"
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- `.*` again means "zero or more of any character"
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This pattern matches any string that starts with any characters (or none), contains "sonos", and may have any characters after it.
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Examples of matching strings:
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- "sonos"
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- "sonosdevice"
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- "mysonosspeaker"
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- "new-sonos-system" |