From 7ef247c8db065d760432a8281e24a6e83dfa5b69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: h2zero <ryan@nable-embedded.io>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:18:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Partially revert Commit 052c0a04 to restore client connect
 with device parameter.

---
 src/NimBLEClient.cpp | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 src/NimBLEClient.h   |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/NimBLEClient.cpp b/src/NimBLEClient.cpp
index ef3c85d..8ec2a64 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEClient.cpp
+++ b/src/NimBLEClient.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,22 @@ size_t NimBLEClient::deleteService(const NimBLEUUID& uuid) {
     return m_svcVec.size();
 } // deleteService
 
+/**
+ * @brief Connect to an advertising device.
+ * @param [in] pDevice A pointer to the advertised device instance to connect to.
+ * @param [in] deleteAttributes If true this will delete any attribute objects this client may already\n
+ * have created when last connected.
+ * @param [in] asyncConnect If true, the connection will be made asynchronously and this function will return immediately.\n
+ * If false, this function will block until the connection is established or the connection attempt times out.
+ * @param [in] exchangeMTU If true, the client will attempt to exchange MTU with the server after connection.\n
+ * If false, the client will use the default MTU size and the application will need to call exchangeMTU() later.
+ * @return true on success.
+ */
+bool NimBLEClient::connect(const NimBLEAdvertisedDevice* pDevice, bool deleteAttributes, bool asyncConnect, bool exchangeMTU) {
+    NimBLEAddress address(pDevice->getAddress());
+    return connect(address, deleteAttributes, asyncConnect, exchangeMTU);
+} // connect
+
 /**
  * @brief Connect to the BLE Server using the address of the last connected device, or the address\n
  * passed to the constructor.
diff --git a/src/NimBLEClient.h b/src/NimBLEClient.h
index 0406346..79e51d9 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEClient.h
+++ b/src/NimBLEClient.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ struct NimBLETaskData;
  */
 class NimBLEClient {
   public:
+    bool connect(const NimBLEAdvertisedDevice* device,
+                 bool                          deleteAttributes = true,
+                 bool                          asyncConnect     = false,
+                 bool                          exchangeMTU      = true);
     bool connect(const NimBLEAddress& address, bool deleteAttributes = true, bool asyncConnect = false, bool exchangeMTU = true);
     bool           connect(bool deleteAttributes = true, bool asyncConnect = false, bool exchangeMTU = true);
     bool           disconnect(uint8_t reason = BLE_ERR_REM_USER_CONN_TERM);