Simulation of device removal
In one aspect, a computing device is configured to, while operating as a control device of a networked media playback system that includes a first set of network devices and a second set of network devices, (i) transmit a first message to each network device in the first set of network devices, wherein the first message comprises a command to, at a first time, temporarily disconnect from the computing device via a particular communication protocol, (ii) transmit a second message to each network device in the second set of network devices, wherein the second message comprises a command for the network device in the second set of network devices to, at a second time, test connectivity with the computing device; and (iii) after the second time, determine whether each network device in the second set of network devices was connected to the computing device.
1. A computing device comprising:
at least one processor;
a user interface;
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:
operate as a control device of a plurality of networked media playback systems comprising at least a first networked media playback system;
transmit, to a first network device of the first networked media playback system that is configured to communicate with the computing device via a particular communication protocol, a first command to, at a first time, simulate removal of the first network device from the first networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device via the particular communication protocol;
transmit, to a second network device of the first networked media playback system, a second command to, at a second time while the first network device is simulating removal of the first network device from the first networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device, test connectivity of the second network device with the computing device;
after the second time, obtain network connectivity test results for the second network device of the first networked media playback system while the first network device was simulating removal of the first network device from the networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device; and
display, via the user interface, information about network connectivity test results for the second network device of the first networked media playback system.
2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the control device is a remote control device that is configured to communicate with network devices of the first networked media playback system via a wide area network (WAN).
3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first command further comprises a command for the first network device to, at a third time after the second time, reestablish connection with the computing device via the particular communication protocol.
4. The computing device of claim 3 , wherein the program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to transmit the first command comprise program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to transmit the first command at an initialization time before the first time.
5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the network connectivity test results for the second network device indicate that the second network device failed to establish a connection with the computing device while the first network device was disconnected from the computing device, and wherein the information about the network connectivity test results for the second network device comprises an indication of a connectivity failure of the second network device.
6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the network connectivity test results for the second network device further comprises information for troubleshooting connectivity of the second network device.
7. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:
before transmitting the first command, receive, via the user interface, a request to test connectivity of one or more network devices of the first networked media playback system.
8. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:
receive, via the user interface, a request to test connectivity of one or more network devices of a second networked media playback system of the plurality of networked media playback systems;
transmit, to a third network device of the second networked media playback system that is configured to communicate with the computing device via the particular communication protocol, a first third command to, at a third time, simulate removal of the third network device from the second networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device via the particular communication protocol;
transmit, to a fourth network device of the second networked media playback system, a fourth command to, at a fourth time while the third network device of the second networked media playback system is disconnected from the computing device, test respective connectivity of the fourth network device with the computing device;
after the fourth time, obtain network connectivity test results for the fourth network device of the second networked media playback system while the third network device of the second networked media playback system was disconnected from the computing device; and
display, via the user interface, information about network connectivity test results for the fourth network device of the second networked media playback system.
9. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computing device to:
operate as a control device of a plurality of networked media playback systems comprising at least a first networked media playback system;
transmit, to a first network device of the first networked media playback system that is configured to communicate with the computing device via a particular communication protocol, a first command to, at a first time, simulate removal of the first network device from the first networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device via the particular communication protocol;
transmit, to a second network device of the first networked media playback system, a second command to, at a second time while the first network device is simulating removal of the first network device from the networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device, test connectivity of the second network device with the computing device;
after the second time, obtain network connectivity test results for the second network device of the first networked media playback system while the first network device was simulating removal of the first network device from the networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device; and
display, via a user interface of the computing device, information about network connectivity test results for the second network device of the first networked media playback system.
10. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the control device is a remote control device that is configured to communicate with network devices of the first networked media playback system via a wide area network (WAN).
11. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first command further comprises a command for the first network device to, at a third time after the second time, reestablish connection with the computing device via the particular communication protocol.
12. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to transmit the first command comprise program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to transmit the first command at an initialization time before the first time.
13. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the network connectivity test results for the second network device indicate that the second network device failed to establish a connection with the computing device while the first network device was disconnected from the computing device, and wherein the information about the network connectivity test results for the second network device comprises an indication of a connectivity failure of the second network device.
14. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the information about the network connectivity test results for the second network device further comprises information for troubleshooting the connectivity of the second network device.
15. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
before transmitting the first command, receive, via the user interface of the computing device, a request to test connectivity of one or more network devices of the first networked media playback system.
16. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
receive, via the user interface, a request to test connectivity of one or more network devices of a second networked media playback system of the plurality of networked media playback systems;
transmit, to a third network device of the second networked media playback system that is configured to communicate with the computing device via the particular communication protocol, a first third command to, at a third time, simulate removal of the third network device from the second networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device ever via the particular communication protocol;
transmit, to a fourth network device of the second networked media playback system, a fourth command to, at a fourth time while the third network device of the second networked media playback system is disconnected from the computing device, test respective connectivity of the fourth network device with the computing device;
after the fourth time, obtain network connectivity test results for the fourth network device of the second networked media playback system while the third network device of the second networked media playback system was disconnected from the computing device; and
display, via the user interface, information about network connectivity test results for the fourth network device of the second networked media playback system.
17. A method carried out by a computing device, the method comprising:
operating as a control device of a plurality of networked media playback systems comprising at least a first networked media playback system;
transmitting, to a first network device of the first networked media playback system that is configured to communicate with the computing device via a particular communication protocol, a first command to, at a first time, simulate removal of the first network device from the first networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device via the particular communication protocol;
transmitting, to a second network device of the first networked media playback system, a second command to, at a second time while the first network device is simulating removal of the first network device from the networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device, test connectivity of the second network device with the computing device;
after the second time, obtaining network connectivity test results for the second network device of the first networked media playback system while the first network device was simulating removal of the first network device from the networked media playback system by temporarily disconnecting from the computing device; and
displaying, via a user interface of the computing device, information about network connectivity test results for the second network device of the first networked media playback system.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the control device is a remote control device that is configured to communicate with network devices of the first networked media playback system via a wide area network (WAN).
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first command further comprises a command for the first network device to, at a third time after the second time, reestablish connection with the computing device via the particular communication protocol.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the network connectivity test results for the second network device indicate that the second network device failed to establish a connection with the computing device while the first network device was disconnected from the computing device, and wherein the information about the network connectivity test results for the second network device comprises an indication of a connectivity failure of the second network device.