Merge branch 'adding_verification' into main

files/empty_file

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+asdf

files/netbox-reporter.sh

@@ -55,9 +55,30 @@ nb_find_device_id() {
   jq -r '.results[0].id // empty' <<<"$resp"
 }
 
+# --- READ a custom field value for a device (prints current value or empty if unset) ---
+nb_read_custom_field() {
+  local dev_id="$1" key="$2"
+  local resp
+  resp="$(curl -sS \
+    -H "Authorization: Token $NB_TOKEN" \
+    -H "Accept: application/json" \
+    "$NB_URL/api/dcim/devices/$dev_id/")" || return 1
+  jq -r --arg k "$key" '
+    (.custom_fields[$k] // empty)
+    | (if type=="object" or type=="array" then tojson else . end)
+  ' <<<"$resp"
+}
+
 # PATCH NetBox custom fields (update_wo_restart)
 nb_patch_update_wo_restart() {
   local dev_id="$1" update_progress="$2" updating_to="$3"
+
+  # Pre-read current values and print
+  local prev_p prev_u
+  prev_p="$(nb_read_custom_field "$dev_id" "update_progress" || true)"
+  prev_u="$(nb_read_custom_field "$dev_id" "updating_to" || true)"
+  echo ">>> Pre-change (id=$dev_id): update_progress='${prev_p:-<unset>}'; updating_to='${prev_u:-<unset>}'" 
+
   local body
   body="$(jq -n --arg p "$update_progress" --arg u "$updating_to" \
           '{custom_fields: {update_progress: $p, updating_to: $u}}')"
@@ -81,6 +102,12 @@ nb_patch_update_wo_restart() {
 # PATCH NetBox custom field: wifidebug (deploy_wifidebug)
 nb_patch_wifidebug() {
   local dev_id="$1" value="$2"
+
+  # Pre-read current value and print
+  local prev
+  prev="$(nb_read_custom_field "$dev_id" "wifidebug" || true)"
+  echo ">>> Pre-change (id=$dev_id): wifidebug='${prev:-<unset>}'" 
+
   local body
   body="$(jq -n --arg v "$value" '{custom_fields: {wifidebug: $v}}')"
 
@@ -150,6 +177,12 @@ nb_add_journal_raw() {
 # PATCH custom field: multiple_ssids = "yes" — used for task_notify path
 nb_set_multiple_ssids_yes() {
   local dev_id="$1"
+
+  # Pre-read current value and print
+  local prev
+  prev="$(nb_read_custom_field "$dev_id" "multiple_ssids" || true)"
+  echo ">>> Pre-change (id=$dev_id): multiple_ssids='${prev:-<unset>}'" 
+
   local body='{"custom_fields":{"multiple_ssids":"yes"}}'
 
   local code
@@ -319,6 +352,12 @@ nb_remove_tag_by_slug() {
 # --- clear only custom_field update_progress (set to null) ---
 nb_clear_update_progress() {
   local dev_id="$1"
+
+  # Pre-read current value and print
+  local prev
+  prev="$(nb_read_custom_field "$dev_id" "update_progress" || true)"
+  echo ">>> Pre-change (id=$dev_id): update_progress='${prev:-<unset>}'" 
+
   local body='{"custom_fields":{"update_progress":null}}'
   local code
   code="$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
@@ -338,6 +377,12 @@ nb_clear_update_progress() {
 # --- NEW: generic single custom field patch ---
 nb_patch_custom_field() {
   local dev_id="$1" key="$2" value="$3"
+
+  # Pre-read current value and print
+  local prev
+  prev="$(nb_read_custom_field "$dev_id" "$key" || true)"
+  echo ">>> Pre-change (id=$dev_id): ${key}='${prev:-<unset>}'" 
+
   # Build {"custom_fields": { "<key>": "<value>" }}
   local body
   body="$(jq -n --arg k "$key" --arg v "$value" '{custom_fields: {($k): $v}}')"