ESP 'announcement' when coming onto network

[JR01]

Hi all,

Is there a way to determine if a new ESP comes on the network, that I can get which new ESP is now on the network? I want to save to DB (using nodeRED) the ones announcing itself, maybe with a workflow to first approve once announcement have been made, and every time ESP's signs onto the network, (say after a power loss) check if I know about it, and create necessary actions as result (on nodeRed, with MQTT).

Maybe this is a change request, if no other way this can be done?

Maybe then, the announcements goes to 'sensors/espeasy/announceESP/#' MQTT channel, and it delivers a json formatted string with the following fields:
1) name; 2) unit number; 3) IP address; 4) build; 5) Mac addresses; ESP chi id.

[BertB]

Per haps you can use a rules event?
Like this. I have no experience at all with NodeRed, so may be I write nonsense here.

On System#Boot do //When the ESP boots, do
Publish <topic>,<value>
endon

[JR01]

Did not think of that, well done !!!!

[JR01]

But I still think this could be a good function, with the rules, will have to add it in every time when flashing a new ESP, by hand...

and I still do not have the 5 fields using a rule:
1) name; 2) unit number; 3) IP address; 4) build; 5) Mac addresses; ESP chip id.

[BertB]

Per haps you can use a rules event?
Like this. I have no experience at all with NodeRed, so may be I write nonsense here.

On System#Boot do //When the ESP boots, do
Publish <topic>,<value>
endon