adding option to disable power limiter via mqtt

README.md

@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ Topics for 3 phases of a power meter is configurable. Given is an example for th
 | huawei/output_temp                      | R     | Output air temperature                               | °C                         |
 | huawei/efficiency                       | R     | Efficiency                                           | Percentage                 |
 
+## Power Limiter topics
+| Topic                                   | R / W | Description                                          | Value / Unit               |
+| --------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
+| powerlimiter/cmd/disable                | W     | Power Limiter disable override for external PL control | 0 / 1                    |
+| powerlimiter/status/disabled            | R     | Power Limiter disable override status                | 0 / 1                    |
+
 ## Currently supported Inverters
 * Hoymiles HM-300
 * Hoymiles HM-350

include/PowerLimiter.h

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public:
     void loop();
     plStates getPowerLimiterState();
     int32_t getLastRequestedPowewrLimit();
+    void setDisable(bool disable);
+    bool getDisable();
 
 private:
     uint32_t _lastCommandSent = 0;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ private:
     int32_t _lastRequestedPowerLimit = 0;
     uint32_t _lastLimitSetTime = 0;
     plStates _plState = STATE_DISCOVER; 
+    bool _disabled = false;
 
     float _powerMeter1Power;
     float _powerMeter2Power;

src/MqttHandlePowerLimiter.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Thomas Basler, Malte Schmidt and others
+ */
+#include "MessageOutput.h"
+#include "MqttSettings.h"
+#include "MqttHandlePowerLimiter.h"
+#include "PowerLimiter.h"
+#include <ctime>
+
+#define TOPIC_SUB_POWER_LIMITER "disable"
+
+MqttHandlePowerLimiterClass MqttHandlePowerLimiter;
+
+void MqttHandlePowerLimiterClass::init()
+{
+    using std::placeholders::_1;
+    using std::placeholders::_2;
+    using std::placeholders::_3;
+    using std::placeholders::_4;
+    using std::placeholders::_5;
+    using std::placeholders::_6;
+
+    String topic = MqttSettings.getPrefix();
+    MqttSettings.subscribe(String(topic + "powerlimiter/cmd/" + TOPIC_SUB_POWER_LIMITER).c_str(), 0, std::bind(&MqttHandlePowerLimiterClass::onMqttMessage, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
+
+    _lastPublish = millis();
+
+}
+
+
+void MqttHandlePowerLimiterClass::loop()
+{
+    if (!MqttSettings.getConnected() ) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const CONFIG_T& config = Configuration.get();
+
+    if ((millis() - _lastPublish) > (config.Mqtt_PublishInterval * 1000) ) {
+      MqttSettings.publish("powerlimiter/status/disabled", String(PowerLimiter.getDisable()));
+
+      yield();
+      _lastPublish = millis();
+    }
+}
+
+
+void MqttHandlePowerLimiterClass::onMqttMessage(const espMqttClientTypes::MessageProperties& properties, const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, size_t len, size_t index, size_t total)
+{
+    const CONFIG_T& config = Configuration.get();
+
+    char token_topic[MQTT_MAX_TOPIC_STRLEN + 40]; // respect all subtopics
+    strncpy(token_topic, topic, MQTT_MAX_TOPIC_STRLEN + 40); // convert const char* to char*
+
+    char* setting;
+    char* rest = &token_topic[strlen(config.Mqtt_Topic)];
+
+    strtok_r(rest, "/", &rest); // Remove "powerlimiter"
+    strtok_r(rest, "/", &rest); // Remove "cmd"
+    
+    setting = strtok_r(rest, "/", &rest);
+
+    if (setting == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    char* strlimit = new char[len + 1];
+    memcpy(strlimit, payload, len);
+    strlimit[len] = '\0';
+    float payload_val = strtof(strlimit, NULL);
+    delete[] strlimit;
+
+    if (!strcmp(setting, TOPIC_SUB_POWER_LIMITER)) {
+        MessageOutput.printf("Disable power limter: %f A\r\n", payload_val);
+        if(payload_val == 1) {
+          PowerLimiter.setDisable(true);
+        } 
+        if(payload_val == 0) {
+          PowerLimiter.setDisable(false);
+        } 
+    } 
+}

src/PowerLimiter.cpp

@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ void PowerLimiterClass::loop()
     CONFIG_T& config = Configuration.get();
 
     if (!config.PowerLimiter_Enabled
+            || _disabled
             || !config.PowerMeter_Enabled
             || !Hoymiles.getRadio()->isIdle()
             || (millis() - _lastCommandSent) < (config.PowerLimiter_Interval * 1000)
             || (millis() - _lastLoop) < (config.PowerLimiter_Interval * 1000)) {
-        if (!config.PowerLimiter_Enabled)
+        if (!config.PowerLimiter_Enabled
+            || _disabled)
             _plState = STATE_DISCOVER; // ensure STATE_DISCOVER is set, if PowerLimiter will be enabled.
         return;
     }
@@ -150,6 +152,14 @@ int32_t PowerLimiterClass::getLastRequestedPowewrLimit() {
     return _lastRequestedPowerLimit;
 }
 
+bool PowerLimiterClass::getDisable() {
+    return _disabled;
+}
+
+void PowerLimiterClass::setDisable(bool disable) {
+    _disabled = disable;
+}
+
 bool PowerLimiterClass::canUseDirectSolarPower()
 {
     CONFIG_T& config = Configuration.get();