OctoPrint Push Update (DisplayLayerProgress optional)

[RC-Thoughts]

It would be nice to see the current height (Z) while printing, for example to the right of "Layer xx / yy".
It's available from current payload as "currentZ", I'm assuming printerstate is already being used so implementation should not be to hard?

[UnchartedBull]

Is that available via the DLP plugin or does OctoPrint sent those values natively?

I don‘t want to clutter up the UI too much, but I‘ll have a look and see, whether this is possible to integrate.

[RC-Thoughts]

It's available as push update: https://docs.octoprint.org/en/master/api/push.html?highlight=currentZ

[whoim2]

Good idea, and add babystepping on job ajust screen. Customizable babystep commands, for use marlin and klipper.

[UnchartedBull]

DIdn't know that the push update even existed. Did you have any experience with this? It looks super promising from the docs, so I might just replace all the GET requests with this push API in the near future (after v2 release though) ...

@whoim2 As I said above I have to see if and how it fits in the current design. I'll have a look at that :)

[RC-Thoughts]

I have not tried it, I just got my environment to compile Octodash so I can do some small things to my taste :)

[UnchartedBull]

That‘s great! Let me know if you need help with anything :)

[jalanjarosz]

DLP Plugin added in some new 3rd party calls. It’s a new feature he added in recently. Might want to see what he maid available. Thanks! James On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:15 PM, Timon G. <[email protected]> wrote:  That‘s great! Let me know if you need help with anything :) — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#595 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJYADF6RF5EE2WHEKKKP2BDRPHS5XANCNFSM4MQVRQRQ>.

[RC-Thoughts]

One interesting way could be to send M114 and parse the respond with regexp like X:([-+]?[0-9.]+) Y:([-+]?[0-9.]+) Z:([-+]?[0-9.]+) E:([-+]?[0-9.]+) I don't think ti will be too much of time consuming to use it like every 10 sec or so. I need to play around with that a bit some day.

[NickRno77]

would it be possible to disable DisplayLayerProgress Plugin from OctoDash, I've disabled app on OctoPrint and constantly get messaged telling me that DisplayLayerProgress I not installed. I've tried editing the .config/octodash/config.json and changing DLP line to false but still get error.

I actually found this DLP issue......
#584

[UnchartedBull]

Once this is merged DLP will be optional, until then it is definitely needed, since there is no way to get the Z-Height from the API. In the linked issue should be a custom build with DLP disabled though (no layer indication and fan speed).

[jneilliii]

If it helps any @UnchartedBull I believe OctoFarm uses the websocket approach. Maybe something to look at as an example implementation.

https://github.com/NotExpectedYet/OctoFarm

I think the meat of it can be found here.

[UnchartedBull]

Thanks for the link. I already have a POC with the connection up and running. Will be hopefully done soonish :)