From ed76890b8a00b6a2a8371b1e576e2e2ae35e48bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: deadprogram <ron@hybridgroup.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:51:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Making connections dynamic as well

---
 lib/robot.js | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/robot.js b/lib/robot.js
index ffcf0ff..d870872 100644
--- a/lib/robot.js
+++ b/lib/robot.js
@@ -283,26 +283,42 @@ Robot.prototype.startWork = function() {
 Robot.prototype.startConnections = function(callback) {
   this.log("Starting connections.");
 
-  var starters = _.map(this.connections, function(conn, name) {
-    this[name] = conn;
-
+  var starters = _.map(this.connections, function(conn) {
     return function(cb) {
-      var str = "Starting connection '" + name + "'";
-
-      if (conn.host) {
-        str += " on host " + conn.host;
-      } else if (conn.port) {
-        str += " on port " + conn.port;
-      }
-
-      this.log(str + ".");
-      return conn.connect.call(conn, cb);
+      return this.startConnection(conn, cb);
     }.bind(this);
   }, this);
 
   return _.parallel(starters, callback);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Starts a single connection on Robot
+ *
+ * @param {Object} connection to start
+ * @param {Function} callback function to be triggered after the connection is
+ * started
+ * @return {void}
+ */
+Robot.prototype.startConnection = function(connection, callback) {
+  if (connection.connected === true) {
+    return callback.call(connection);
+  }
+
+  var str = "Starting connection '" + connection.name + "'";
+
+  if (connection.host) {
+    str += " on host " + connection.host;
+  } else if (connection.port) {
+    str += " on port " + connection.port;
+  }
+
+  this.log(str + ".");
+  connection.connect.call(connection, callback);
+  connection.connected = true;
+  return true;
+};
+
 /**
  * Starts the Robot's devices
  *