gradle task to install all devices

numass-control/build.gradle

@@ -7,3 +7,48 @@ dependencies {
     compile group: 'org.controlsfx', name: 'controlsfx', version: '8.40.12'
 
 }
+
+task installAll(type: Copy) {
+    group "numass"
+
+    description "Install all control projects into the same directory"
+
+    def parser = new XmlParser()
+
+
+
+    subprojects { sub ->
+        dependsOn sub.getTasksByName("installDist", false).first()
+        String distDir = "${sub.buildDir}/install/${sub.name}"
+        from distDir
+    }
+    into "$buildDir/install/numass-control"
+
+    doLast {
+        def configRoot = new Node(null, "config");
+        subprojects { sub ->
+            //add device configuration file
+            def cfgFile = sub.file("src/main/resources/config/devices.xml")
+            if (cfgFile.exists()) {
+                println "Found device config file ${cfgFile}"
+                parser.parse(cfgFile).children().each {
+                    configRoot.append(it as Node)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!configRoot.children().isEmpty()) {
+            File outFile = file("$buildDir/install/numass-control/config/devices.xml")
+            outFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+            outFile.createNewFile();
+            new XmlNodePrinter(outFile.newPrintWriter()).print(configRoot)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+task distAll(dependsOn: installAll, type: Zip) {
+    group "numass"
+
+    description "Make a distribution of all control projects"
+
+    from "$buildDir/install/numass-control"
+}

numass-control/control-room/build.gradle

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'org.controlsfx:controlsfx:8.40.12'
 
     compile "no.tornado:tornadofx:1.7.4"
-    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre8:1.1.2-2"
+    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre8:1.1.2-3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'

numass-control/magnet/src/main/java/inr/numass/control/magnet/Talk.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
- *
  * @author Alexander Nozik
  */
 public class Talk {
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ public class Talk {
         while (!"exit".equals(nextString)) {
             try {
                 Instant start = DateTimeUtils.now();
-                String answer = handler.sendAndWait(nextString + "\r", null, 1000);
+                String answer = handler.sendAndWait(nextString + "\r", 1000);
                 //String answer = controller.request(nextString);                
                 System.out.printf("ANSWER (latency = %s): %s;%n", Duration.between(start, DateTimeUtils.now()), answer.trim());
             } catch (PortException ex) {