upload hex file

Author: apla

cli-options.json

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 		"description": "compilation defines",
 		"default": false
 	},
+	"file": {
+		"description": "file for upload"
+	},
 	"sketch": {
 		"description": "sketch folder, config file or template name",
 		"alias": "s"

cli.js

@@ -414,11 +414,14 @@ ArduinoCli.prototype.platform = function (options, cb) {
 
 
 ArduinoCli.prototype.upload = function (options, cb) {
+
 	var buildMeta = guessSketch (this.arduino, options);
 
+	var hexFile = options.file;
+
 	console.log (
 		paint.cuwire(),
-		'upload', paint.path (buildMeta.folder),
+		'upload', paint.path (hexFile || buildMeta.folder),
 		'using port', paint.path (options.port)
 	);
 
@@ -431,7 +434,8 @@ ArduinoCli.prototype.upload = function (options, cb) {
 			serial: {
 				port: options.port
 			},
-			verbose: options.verbose
+			verbose: options.verbose,
+			haveCompiledHex: hexFile
 		}
 	);
 

uploader.js

@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ function ArduinoUploader (compiler, platformId, boardId, boardVariant, options)
 //		return;
 //	}
 
+
+	if (options.haveCompiledHex) {
+		var uploadFileRegexp = /\{build\.path\}\/\{build\.project_name\}\.hex/;
+		if (tool['upload.pattern'].match (uploadFileRegexp)) {
+			tool['upload.pattern'] = tool['upload.pattern'].replace (uploadFileRegexp, '{upload.precompiled_hex}');
+			tool['upload.precompiled_hex'] = options.haveCompiledHex;
+		} else {
+			this.emit ('error', 'upload', new Error ('Current platform doesn\'t support precompiled hex upload. "upload.pattern"='+tool['upload.pattern']));
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// have event subscription issues without this
 	process.nextTick (this.prepareCmd.bind (this, tool));
 }