missing library.properties file in the main directory

[serialrf433]

Analysis

Arduino libraries always have a library.properties file. This project here is a arduino library. But its missing this file. This is causing general issues like arduino fully ignoring the library.

This is a known issue since 2023 but still unfixed: #50 (comment)

Because in this file the developer have to add his data, i do not create a PR with this file, because i do not know what data @NorthernMan54 want to put into the file.

Take a look here how the file should look like in general:
https://github.com/jgromes/RadioLib

Expected Behavior

Arduino library can be used with Arduino

Steps To Reproduce

git clone rtl_433_ESP into ~/Arduino/libraries/rtl_433_ESP and put

#include <rtl_433_ESP.h>

at the start of your .ino file.

Logs

None

Configuration

None

Environment

• OS: Linux
• Software: Arduino

Process Supervisor

not applicable

Additional Context

No response

[NorthernMan54]

Sorry am not familiar with Arduino library structure as I use platformio. Could you supply a file, if you need inspiration on content, take a look at the the platformio library file.

[serialrf433]

Is there a specific reason why you are not trying out Arduino itself? It is a rare situation to see a Arduino library developer who do not use Arduino software and have no support for Arduino.

I can expect you do not have interest in using a IDE and a gui with a mouse, right?
There is https://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/1.3/installation/#latest-release . You download it, chmod +x the arduino-cli file and that is all. It is downloading afterwards all the libraries into ~/Arduino/libraries/ when you tell to do so. I can provide you a small shell script example. It would build a quick example for your LoRa32 V2.1_1.6.1 when you like. It would be also writing it on its own on the device.

I just think it would make sense for a developer of an Arduino library to have tried out Arduino.

[NorthernMan54]

I was an Arduino IDE user a decade ago and gladly retired it after having way too many issues managing libraries and other issues, and moved into a modern IDE and work space with Visual Studio Code and Platformio. It just works.

[serialrf433]

I can say the same about arduino-cli. It just works and you do not even have to bother about installing something. Just download and run it. Everything with user rights and no IDE required.
You are not interested in trying it out?

[jcldf]

library.properties

name=rtl_433_ESP
version=1.0.0
author=NorthernMan54
maintainer=NorthernMan54
sentence=Trial port of rtl_433 for ESP32 + CC1101/SX127x.
paragraph=Arduino-style library wrapping rtl_433 decoders for ESP32 boards.
category=Communication
url=https://github.com/NorthernMan54/rtl_433_ESP
architectures=esp32

[jcldf]

also, copy all .h files from the include folder to inside the src folder (leave a copy in include anyway)

[serialrf433]

@jcldf
Could you create a pullrequest to make this project directly usable with Arduino?

[NorthernMan54]

@serialrf433 @jcldf Can you review this PI drafted by co-pilot - #197

[serialrf433]

Thanks. Arduino does now see the library. I wrote some more in here: #197 (comment)

I think this issue can be closed when its been merged. I have now this error #198