Remove WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET definition from platformio.ini files and update documentation to use _prefs->bridge_secret

src/helpers/bridges/ESPNowBridge.h

@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 #ifdef WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE
 
-#ifndef WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET
-#error WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET must be defined to use ESPNowBridge
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @brief Bridge implementation using ESP-NOW protocol for packet transport
  *
@@ -36,11 +32,11 @@
  *
  * Configuration:
  * - Define WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE to enable this bridge
- * - Define WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET with a string to set the network encryption key
+ * - Define _prefs->bridge_secret with a string to set the network encryption key
  *
  * Network Isolation:
  * Multiple independent mesh networks can coexist by using different
- * WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET values. Packets encrypted with a different key will
+ * _prefs->bridge_secret values. Packets encrypted with a different key will
  * fail the checksum validation and be discarded.
  */
 class ESPNowBridge : public BridgeBase {
@@ -76,8 +72,8 @@ private:
   /**
    * Performs XOR encryption/decryption of data
    * Used to isolate different mesh networks
-   * 
-   * Uses WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET as the key in a simple XOR operation.
+   *
+   * Uses _prefs->bridge_secret as the key in a simple XOR operation.
    * The same operation is used for both encryption and decryption.
    * While not cryptographically secure, it provides basic network isolation.
    *

variants/generic-e22/platformio.ini

@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =

variants/heltec_ct62/platformio.ini

@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_ct62.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_e213/platformio.ini

@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_E213_base.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_e290/platformio.ini

@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_E290_base.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_t190/platformio.ini

@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_T190_base.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_tracker/platformio.ini

@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_tracker_base.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_v2/platformio.ini

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_lora32_v2.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_lora32_v3.build_src_filter}
@@ -263,7 +262,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_lora32_v3.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_lora32_v4.build_src_filter}

variants/heltec_wireless_paper/platformio.ini

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_Wireless_Paper_base.build_src_filter}

variants/lilygo_t3s3/platformio.ini

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${LilyGo_T3S3_sx1262.build_src_filter}

variants/lilygo_t3s3_sx1276/platformio.ini

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
   ; -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
   ; -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${LilyGo_T3S3_sx1276.build_src_filter}

variants/lilygo_tbeam_SX1262/platformio.ini

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${LilyGo_TBeam_SX1262.build_src_filter}

variants/lilygo_tbeam_SX1276/platformio.ini

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D PERSISTANT_GPS=1
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${LilyGo_TBeam_SX1276.build_src_filter}

variants/lilygo_tbeam_supreme_SX1262/platformio.ini

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${T_Beam_S3_Supreme_SX1262.build_src_filter}

variants/lilygo_tlora_v2_1/platformio.ini

@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 ;  -D CORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=3

variants/meshadventurer/platformio.ini

@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =

variants/station_g2/platformio.ini

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Station_G2.build_src_filter}
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
   -D SX126X_RX_BOOSTED_GAIN=1
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Station_G2.build_src_filter}
   +<helpers/bridges/ESPNowBridge.cpp>

variants/tenstar_c3/platformio.ini

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
  ; -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
  ; -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =

variants/xiao_s3_wio/platformio.ini

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D ADMIN_PASSWORD='"password"'
   -D MAX_NEIGHBOURS=8
   -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE=1
-  -D WITH_ESPNOW_BRIDGE_SECRET='"shared-secret"'
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 lib_deps =