@alteriom/painlessmesh 1.9.6 → 1.9.7

package/src/painlessMesh.h

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  * @file painlessMesh.h
  * @brief Main header file for Alteriom painlessMesh library
  * 
- * @version 1.8.13
- * @date 2025-11-20
+ * @version 1.9.7
+ * @date 2025-12-13
  * 
  * painlessMesh is a user-friendly library for creating mesh networks with 
  * ESP8266 and ESP32 devices. This Alteriom fork includes additional packages 

package/src/painlessMeshSTA.cpp

@@ -233,10 +233,19 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR StationScan::connectToAP() {
           Log(CONNECTION,
               "connectToAP(): Restarting AP from channel %d to channel %d\n",
               oldChannel, detectedChannel);
-          WiFi.softAPdisconnect(false);
-          delay(100);
+          
+          // Disconnect AP and allow WiFi stack to fully reset
+          // Using true parameter ensures DHCP server is properly stopped
+          WiFi.softAPdisconnect(true);
+          delay(200);  // Increased delay to ensure complete WiFi stack reset
+          
           // Call apInit via friend class access (StationScan is friend of wifi::Mesh)
           mesh->apInit(mesh->getNodeId());
+          
+          // Additional stabilization delay after AP restart
+          // This ensures DHCP server is fully initialized before clients connect
+          delay(100);
+          
           Log(CONNECTION, "connectToAP(): AP restarted on channel %d\n", detectedChannel);
         }
         // Reset counter only when mesh is found on a new channel

package/src/painlessmesh/mesh.hpp

@@ -3134,7 +3134,11 @@ class Mesh : public ntp::MeshTime, public plugin::PackageHandler<T> {
     using namespace logger;
     Log(CONNECTION, "eraseClosedConnections():\n");
     this->subs.remove_if(
-        [](const std::shared_ptr<T> &conn) { return !conn->connected(); });
+        [](const std::shared_ptr<T> &conn) { 
+          // Null check for safety - should never happen but prevents crashes
+          if (!conn) return true;
+          return !conn->connected(); 
+        });
   }
 
  public:  // Windows MSVC: TCP lambdas need access to droppedConnectionCallbacks

package/src/painlessmesh/tcp.hpp

@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ void connect(AsyncClient &client, IPAddress ip, uint16_t port, M &mesh,
           TCP_CONNECT_MAX_RETRIES + 1);
       delete client;
 #endif
-      mesh.droppedConnectionCallbacks.execute(0, true);
+      // Defer callback execution to avoid crashes in error handler context
+      // Execute callbacks after semaphore is released and error handler completes
+      mesh.addTask([&mesh]() {
+        mesh.droppedConnectionCallbacks.execute(0, true);
+      });
       mesh.semaphoreGive();
     }
   });