From e6c6a3c18f5ab015ebf06d66687ea4e15f8c5725 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Kellenicki <nathan@kellenicki.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 09:05:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Method for manually attaching devices as a workaround for
 connection issues

---
 package-lock.json   |  2 +-
 package.json        |  2 +-
 src/hubs/basehub.ts | 15 +++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 231cf74..6367e69 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-poweredup",
-  "version": "6.5.0",
+  "version": "6.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4dfa84..812cf34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-poweredup",
-  "version": "6.5.0",
+  "version": "6.5.1",
   "description": "A Javascript module to interface with LEGO Powered Up components.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/nathankellenicki/node-poweredup/",
   "main": "dist/node/index-node.js",
diff --git a/src/hubs/basehub.ts b/src/hubs/basehub.ts
index 025b6dc..343a22a 100644
--- a/src/hubs/basehub.ts
+++ b/src/hubs/basehub.ts
@@ -331,8 +331,23 @@ export class BaseHub extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
 
+    public manuallyAttachDevice(deviceType: number, portId: number) {
+        if (!this._attachedDevices[portId]) {
+            const device = this._createDevice(deviceType, portId);
+            this._attachDevice(device);
+            return device;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     protected _attachDevice (device: Device) {
+        if (this._attachedDevices[device.portId] && this._attachedDevices[device.portId].type === device.type) {
+            return;
+        }
         this._attachedDevices[device.portId] = device;
+
         /**
          * Emits when a device is attached to the Hub.
          * @event Hub#attach