[Serial] Simplify ESPEasy console code + reduce resource usage

lib/ESPEasySerial/ESPEasySerialConfig.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ void ESPEasySerialConfig::validate()
 # endif // if USES_I2C_SC16IS752
   }
 #endif // if USES_SW_SERIAL
+#if USES_HWCDC
+  if (port == ESPEasySerialPort::usb_hw_cdc) {
+    txBuffSize = 2048;
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef ESP8266

src/src/ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console.h

@@ -5,26 +5,41 @@
 
 #include "../ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console_Port.h"
 
-class EspEasy_Console_t {
+#ifdef ESP8266
+# define ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE  256
+#endif // ifdef ESP8266
+#ifdef ESP32
+
+// Ideal buffer size is a trade-off between bootspeed
+// and not missing data when the ESP is busy processing stuff.
+// Since we do have a separate buffer in the console,
+// it may just take less time in the background tasks to dump
+// any logs as larger chunks can be transferred at once.
+# define ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE  1024
+#endif   // ifdef ESP32
+
+
+class EspEasy_Console_t
+{
 public:
 
   EspEasy_Console_t();
 
 
   // Typically called after settings have been loaded.
-  void reInit();
+  void   reInit();
 
-  void begin(uint32_t baudrate);
+  void   begin(uint32_t baudrate);
 
-  void init();
+  void   init();
 
   // Process data from serial port
-  void loop();
+  void   loop();
 
   // Return true when something got written, or when the buffer was already empty
-  bool process_serialWriteBuffer();
+  bool   process_serialWriteBuffer();
 
-  void setDebugOutput(bool enable);
+  void   setDebugOutput(bool enable);
 
   String getPortDescription() const;
 
@@ -32,13 +47,10 @@ public:
   String getFallbackPortDescription() const;
 #endif
 
-
 private:
 
-  bool handledByPluginSerialIn();
-
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
-  ESPeasySerial * getPort();
+  ESPeasySerial*  getPort();
 #else // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
   HardwareSerial* getPort();
 #endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
@@ -49,11 +61,12 @@ private:
 
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 # if USES_ESPEASY_CONSOLE_FALLBACK_PORT
+
   // Serial port to be always used as HW Serial0
   EspEasy_Console_Port _fallbackSerial;
-# endif
-#endif
-};
+# endif // if USES_ESPEASY_CONSOLE_FALLBACK_PORT
+#endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+}; // class EspEasy_Console_t
 
 
 #endif // ifndef ESPEASYCORE_ESPEASY_CONSOLE_H

src/src/ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console_Port.cpp

@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 
 #include "../Helpers/Memory.h"
 #include "../Helpers/StringConverter.h"
-
-#include <ESPEasySerialPort.h>
-
+#if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+# include <ESPEasySerialPort.h>
+# ifdef ESP32
+#  include <esp32-hal-periman.h>
+# endif
+#endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 
 #ifdef ESP32
 # define CONSOLE_INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE          1280
@@ -23,6 +26,10 @@
 # define CONSOLE_INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE          128
 #endif // ifdef ESP32
 
+// Set to max. of 64 bytes as this is the optimum 'chunk size' for most
+// serial ports, like the CDC ports and I2C to UART.
+// Also it is relatively fast to allocate.
+#define CONSOLE_MAX_WRITE_CHUNKSIZE    64
 
 /*
  #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
@@ -110,18 +117,17 @@ void EspEasy_Console_Port::begin(uint32_t baudrate)
   updateActiveTaskUseSerial0();
 
   if (_serial != nullptr) {
-    # if FEATURE_IMPROV
+    #if FEATURE_IMPROV
     _improv.init();
     #endif
 
+    _serial->begin(baudrate);
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
     _config.baud = baudrate;
 #endif
-    _serial->begin(baudrate);
-    addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, F("ESPEasy console using ESPEasySerial"));
 
+#ifdef ESP32
 
-# ifdef ESP32
     // Allow to flush data from the serial buffers
     // When not opening the USB serial port, the ESP may hang at boot.
     delay(10);
@@ -129,8 +135,18 @@ void EspEasy_Console_Port::begin(uint32_t baudrate)
     delay(10);
     _serial->begin(baudrate);
     _serial->flush();
-# endif // ifdef ESP32
 
+
+# if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+
+    if (useGPIOpins(_config.port)) {
+      // Need to have this string as C-string, not F-string
+      perimanSetPinBusExtraType(_config.receivePin,  "Console");
+      perimanSetPinBusExtraType(_config.transmitPin, "Console");
+    }
+# endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+
+#endif // ifdef ESP32
   }
 }
 
@@ -143,9 +159,30 @@ void EspEasy_Console_Port::endPort()
 
 void EspEasy_Console_Port::readInput()
 {
-  if (_serial == nullptr) return;
+  if (_serial == nullptr) { return; }
+
   size_t bytesToRead = available();
 
+  if (bytesToRead == 0) { return; }
+
+
+#if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+
+  if (getPortType() == ESPEasySerialPort::serial0
+# ifdef ESP8266
+      || getPortType() == ESPEasySerialPort::serial0_swap
+# endif // ifdef ESP8266
+      )
+#endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+  {
+    String dummy;
+
+    if (PluginCall(PLUGIN_SERIAL_IN, 0, dummy)) {
+      // Any serial0 data is already dealt with
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   while (bytesToRead > 0)
   {
     --bytesToRead;
@@ -162,19 +199,21 @@ void EspEasy_Console_Port::readInput()
 }
 
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+
 ESPEasySerialPort EspEasy_Console_Port::getPortType() const
 {
-  #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+  # if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 
   if (_serial == nullptr) { return ESPEasySerialPort::not_set; }
   return _config.port;
-  #else // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+  # else // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 
   // TODO TD-er: Should I also try to see if we're using serial0_swapped?
   return ESPEasySerialPort::serial0;
-  #endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+  # endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 }
-#endif
+
+#endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 
 bool EspEasy_Console_Port::process_serialWriteBuffer()
 {
@@ -183,29 +222,46 @@ bool EspEasy_Console_Port::process_serialWriteBuffer()
 
   if (!xPortCanYield()) { return false; }
 #endif // ifdef ESP32
+
+  // Only check for nr. available bytes left once
+  // This can be a relatively "expensive" call
+  // and when using high baud rates this processing may take up
+  // too much time blocking everything else.
   size_t availableForWrite = _serial->availableForWrite();
 
-  if (availableForWrite == 0) { return false; }
-
-  if (availableForWrite == 1) {
-    // For only a single byte, just write it directly
-    return _serialWriteBuffer.process(_serial, availableForWrite);
-  }
-
-  if (availableForWrite > 64) {
-    // Set to max. of 64 bytes as this is the optimum 'chunk size' for most
-    // serial ports, like the CDC ports and I2C to UART.
-    // Also it is relatively fast to allocate.
-    availableForWrite = 64;
-  }
+  size_t nrLinesWritten = 0;
 
   PrintToString str;
-  str.reserve(availableForWrite);
+  str.reserve(CONSOLE_MAX_WRITE_CHUNKSIZE);
 
-  if (!_serialWriteBuffer.process(&str, availableForWrite)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  _serial->write(str.get().c_str(), str.length());
+  do
+  {
+    if (availableForWrite == 0) { return false; }
+
+    if (availableForWrite == 1) {
+      // For only a single byte, just write it directly
+      return _serialWriteBuffer.process(_serial, availableForWrite);
+    }
+
+    size_t chunkSize = availableForWrite;
+
+    if (chunkSize > CONSOLE_MAX_WRITE_CHUNKSIZE) {
+      chunkSize = CONSOLE_MAX_WRITE_CHUNKSIZE;
+    }
+    availableForWrite -= chunkSize;
+
+    if (!_serialWriteBuffer.process(&str, chunkSize)) {
+      // Nothing left to write
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (_serial->write(str.get().c_str(), str.length()) < chunkSize) {
+      // Try to end on a full log line to lower the chance of SDK debug logs
+      // interfering with console output.
+      ++nrLinesWritten;
+    }
+    str.clear();
+  } while (availableForWrite > 0 && nrLinesWritten < 3);
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -266,10 +322,11 @@ String EspEasy_Console_Port::getPortDescription() const
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 
 bool EspEasy_Console_Port::updateSerialPort(
-  const ESPEasySerialConfig& config)
+  ESPEasySerialConfig& config)
 {
   updateActiveTaskUseSerial0();
   bool somethingChanged = false;
+  config.validate();
 
   const bool consoleUseSerial0 = (
 # ifdef ESP8266
@@ -280,7 +337,7 @@ bool EspEasy_Console_Port::updateSerialPort(
   const bool canUseSerial0 = !activeTaskUseSerial0() && !log_to_serial_disabled;
 
 
-  bool mustHaveSerial = Settings.UseSerial && (!consoleUseSerial0 || canUseSerial0);
+  bool mustHaveSerial = Settings.UseSerial && (!consoleUseSerial0 || canUseSerial0) && config.port != ESPEasySerialPort::not_set;
 
   if (!(_config == config) ||
       !mustHaveSerial) {
@@ -290,6 +347,10 @@ bool EspEasy_Console_Port::updateSerialPort(
       somethingChanged = true;
     }
     _config = config;
+
+    if (!mustHaveSerial) {
+      _config.port = ESPEasySerialPort::not_set;
+    }
   }
 
   if ((_serial == nullptr) && mustHaveSerial) {

src/src/ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console_Port.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 
 #if FEATURE_IMPROV
-#include "../Helpers/Improv_Helper.h"
+# include "../Helpers/Improv_Helper.h"
 #endif
 
 
@@ -24,39 +24,41 @@ struct EspEasy_Console_Port {
 
   operator bool() const;
 
-  int read();
-  size_t available() const;
+  int               read();
+  size_t            available() const;
 
-  void begin(uint32_t baudrate);
+  void              begin(uint32_t baudrate);
 
-  void endPort();
+  void              endPort();
 
-  void readInput();
+  void              readInput();
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
   ESPEasySerialPort getPortType() const;
 #endif
-  bool process_serialWriteBuffer();
+  bool              process_serialWriteBuffer();
 
-  bool process_consoleInput(uint8_t SerialInByte);
+  bool              process_consoleInput(uint8_t SerialInByte);
 
-  String getPortDescription() const;
+  String            getPortDescription() const;
 
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
-  bool updateSerialPort(const ESPEasySerialConfig& config);
+  bool              updateSerialPort(ESPEasySerialConfig& config);
 
 private:
+
   // Cache the used settings, so we can check whether to change the console serial
   ESPEasySerialConfig _config;
 
 public:
-#endif
 
-  int SerialInByteCounter{};
-  char *InputBuffer_Serial{};
+#endif // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
+
+  int                 SerialInByteCounter{};
+  char               *InputBuffer_Serial{};
   SerialWriteBuffer_t _serialWriteBuffer;
 
 #if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
-  ESPeasySerial *_serial       = nullptr;
+  ESPeasySerial *_serial = nullptr;
 #else // if FEATURE_DEFINE_SERIAL_CONSOLE_PORT
 # if !defined(NO_GLOBAL_INSTANCES) && !defined(NO_GLOBAL_SERIAL) && ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT // Serial used for USB CDC
   HardwareSerial *_serial = &Serial0;
@@ -68,9 +70,9 @@ public:
 
   Improv_Helper_t _improv;
 
-#endif
+#endif // if FEATURE_IMPROV
 
 };
 
 
-#endif
+#endif // ifndef ESPEASYCORE_ESPEASY_CONSOLE_PORT_H

src/src/ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console_dual_serial.cpp

@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 
 #   include <ESPEasySerialPort.h>
 
-#   ifdef ESP32
-#    include <esp32-hal-periman.h>
-#   endif
-
 
 EspEasy_Console_t::EspEasy_Console_t() :
   _mainSerial(LOG_TO_SERIAL)
@@ -50,16 +46,7 @@ EspEasy_Console_t::EspEasy_Console_t() :
   config.transmitPin   = DEFAULT_CONSOLE_PORT_TXPIN;
   config.inverse_logic = false;
   config.rxBuffSize    = 256;
-#   if USES_HWCDC
-
-  if (config.port == ESPEasySerialPort::usb_hw_cdc) {
-    config.txBuffSize = 2048;
-  } else {
-    config.txBuffSize = 512;
-  }
-#   else // if USES_HWCDC
-  config.txBuffSize = 512;
-#   endif // if USES_HWCDC
+  config.txBuffSize    = ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE;
 
   if (config.port != ESPEasySerialPort::serial0) {
     // We only use the _mainSerial for ports other than HW Serial0
@@ -72,7 +59,7 @@ EspEasy_Console_t::EspEasy_Console_t() :
     config.port        = ESPEasySerialPort::serial0;
     config.receivePin  = SOC_RX0;
     config.transmitPin = SOC_TX0;
-    config.txBuffSize  = 512;
+    config.txBuffSize  = ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE;
     _fallbackSerial.updateSerialPort(config);
   }
 }
@@ -87,17 +74,7 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::reInit()
   config.transmitPin   = Settings.console_serial_txpin;
   config.inverse_logic = false;
   config.rxBuffSize    = 256;
-#   if USES_HWCDC
-
-  if (config.port == ESPEasySerialPort::usb_hw_cdc) {
-    config.txBuffSize = 2048;
-  } else {
-    config.txBuffSize = 512;
-  }
-#   else // if USES_HWCDC
-  config.txBuffSize = 512;
-#   endif // if USES_HWCDC
-
+  config.txBuffSize    = ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE;
 
   if (config.port != ESPEasySerialPort::serial0) {
     // We only use the _mainSerial for ports other than HW Serial0
@@ -110,7 +87,7 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::reInit()
     config.port        = ESPEasySerialPort::serial0;
     config.receivePin  = SOC_RX0;
     config.transmitPin = SOC_TX0;
-    config.txBuffSize  = 512;
+    config.txBuffSize  = ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE;
     _fallbackSerial.updateSerialPort(config);
   }
 }
@@ -120,21 +97,22 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::begin(uint32_t baudrate)
   _mainSerial.begin(baudrate);
   _fallbackSerial.begin(baudrate);
 
-  if (_fallbackSerial._serial != nullptr) {
+#   ifndef BUILD_NO_DEBUG
 
-    // Need to have this string as C-string, not F-string
-    perimanSetPinBusExtraType(SOC_RX0, "Console");
-    perimanSetPinBusExtraType(SOC_TX0, "Console");
-
-    addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, F("ESPEasy console fallback enabled"));
+  if (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr) {
+    addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, F("ESPEasy console enabled"));
   }
+
+  if (_fallbackSerial._serial != nullptr) {
+    addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
+           (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr)
+      ? F("ESPEasy console fallback enabled")
+      : F("ESPEasy console enabled"));
+  }
+#   endif // ifndef BUILD_NO_DEBUG
 }
 
 void EspEasy_Console_t::init() {
-#   if FEATURE_IMPROV
-  _mainSerial._improv.init();
-  _fallbackSerial._improv.init();
-#   endif // if FEATURE_IMPROV
   updateActiveTaskUseSerial0();
 
   if (!Settings.UseSerial) {
@@ -151,11 +129,7 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::loop()
   START_TIMER;
 
   _mainSerial.readInput();
-
-  if (!handledByPluginSerialIn()) {
-    // Any serial0 data is already dealt with
-    _fallbackSerial.readInput();
-  }
+  _fallbackSerial.readInput();
 
   STOP_TIMER(CONSOLE_LOOP);
 }
@@ -199,19 +173,6 @@ String EspEasy_Console_t::getFallbackPortDescription() const
   return _fallbackSerial.getPortDescription();
 }
 
-bool EspEasy_Console_t::handledByPluginSerialIn()
-{
-  if ((_fallbackSerial._serial != nullptr) &&
-      _fallbackSerial._serial->available())
-  {
-    String dummy;
-
-    return PluginCall(PLUGIN_SERIAL_IN, 0, dummy);
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 ESPeasySerial * EspEasy_Console_t::getPort()
 {
   if (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr) {

src/src/ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console_serial0_only.cpp

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::reInit()
   updateActiveTaskUseSerial0();
 
   // TODO TD-er: Must check whether a task uses serial 0 and then stop serial console
-  //activeTaskUseSerial0()
+  // activeTaskUseSerial0()
   bool somethingChanged = false;
 
   if (somethingChanged) {
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::reInit()
 void EspEasy_Console_t::begin(uint32_t baudrate)
 {
   _mainSerial.begin(baudrate);
+# ifndef BUILD_NO_DEBUG
+  addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, F("ESPEasy console enabled"));
+# endif
 }
 
 void EspEasy_Console_t::init() {
-# if FEATURE_IMPROV
-  _mainSerial._improv.init();
-# endif // if FEATURE_IMPROV
   updateActiveTaskUseSerial0();
 
   if (!Settings.UseSerial) {
@@ -68,16 +68,14 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::loop()
 
   START_TIMER;
 
-  if (handledByPluginSerialIn()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   _mainSerial.readInput();
 
   STOP_TIMER(CONSOLE_LOOP);
 }
 
 bool EspEasy_Console_t::process_serialWriteBuffer() {
+
+# if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
   START_TIMER;
   bool res = false;
 
@@ -85,11 +83,12 @@ bool EspEasy_Console_t::process_serialWriteBuffer() {
     res = true;
   }
 
-# if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
-
   if (res) { STOP_TIMER(CONSOLE_WRITE_SERIAL); }
-# endif // if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
   return res;
+
+# else // if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
+  return _mainSerial.process_serialWriteBuffer();
+# endif // if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
 }
 
 void EspEasy_Console_t::setDebugOutput(bool enable)
@@ -106,22 +105,9 @@ String EspEasy_Console_t::getPortDescription() const
   return _mainSerial.getPortDescription();
 }
 
-bool EspEasy_Console_t::handledByPluginSerialIn()
-{
-  String dummy;
+HardwareSerial * EspEasy_Console_t::getPort() { return _mainSerial._serial; }
 
-  return PluginCall(PLUGIN_SERIAL_IN, 0, dummy);
-}
-
-HardwareSerial * EspEasy_Console_t::getPort()
-{
-  if (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr) {
-    return _mainSerial._serial;
-  }
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
-void EspEasy_Console_t::endPort()
+void             EspEasy_Console_t::endPort()
 {
   _mainSerial.endPort();
   delay(10);

src/src/ESPEasyCore/ESPEasy_Console_single_serial.cpp

@@ -39,18 +39,6 @@ EspEasy_Console_t::EspEasy_Console_t() :
    */
 #  endif // if USES_USBCDC
 
-#  ifdef ESP8266
-  constexpr size_t buffSize = 256;
-#  endif // ifdef ESP8266
-#  ifdef ESP32
-
-  // Ideal buffer size is a trade-off between bootspeed
-  // and not missing data when the ESP is busy processing stuff.
-  // Since we do have a separate buffer in the console,
-  // it may just take less time in the background tasks to dump
-  // any logs as larger chunks can be transferred at once.
-  constexpr size_t buffSize = 512;
-#  endif // ifdef ESP32
 
   ESPEasySerialConfig config;
   config.port          = static_cast<ESPEasySerialPort>(DEFAULT_CONSOLE_PORT);
@@ -59,44 +47,37 @@ EspEasy_Console_t::EspEasy_Console_t() :
   config.transmitPin   = DEFAULT_CONSOLE_PORT_TXPIN;
   config.inverse_logic = false;
   config.rxBuffSize    = 256;
-  config.txBuffSize    = buffSize;
+  config.txBuffSize    = ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE;
 
   _mainSerial.updateSerialPort(config);
 }
 
 void EspEasy_Console_t::reInit()
 {
-#  ifdef ESP8266
-  constexpr size_t buffSize = 256;
-#  endif // ifdef ESP8266
-#  ifdef ESP32
-
-  // Ideal buffer size is a trade-off between bootspeed
-  // and not missing data when the ESP is busy processing stuff.
-  // Since we do have a separate buffer in the console,
-  // it may just take less time in the background tasks to dump
-  // any logs as larger chunks can be transferred at once.
-  constexpr size_t buffSize = 512;
-#  endif // ifdef ESP32
-
   ESPEasySerialConfig config;
+
   config.port          = static_cast<ESPEasySerialPort>(Settings.console_serial_port);
   config.baud          = Settings.BaudRate;
   config.receivePin    = Settings.console_serial_rxpin;
   config.transmitPin   = Settings.console_serial_txpin;
   config.inverse_logic = false;
   config.rxBuffSize    = 256;
-  config.txBuffSize    = buffSize;
+  config.txBuffSize    = ESPEASY_CONSOLE_TX_BUFFSIZE;
 
   _mainSerial.updateSerialPort(config);
 }
 
-void EspEasy_Console_t::begin(uint32_t baudrate) { _mainSerial.begin(baudrate); }
+void EspEasy_Console_t::begin(uint32_t baudrate) {
+  _mainSerial.begin(baudrate);
+#  ifndef BUILD_NO_DEBUG
+
+  if (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr) {
+    addLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, F("ESPEasy console enabled"));
+  }
+#  endif // ifndef BUILD_NO_DEBUG
+}
 
 void EspEasy_Console_t::init() {
-#  if FEATURE_IMPROV
-  _mainSerial._improv.init();
-#  endif // if FEATURE_IMPROV
   updateActiveTaskUseSerial0();
 
   if (!Settings.UseSerial) {
@@ -112,28 +93,13 @@ void EspEasy_Console_t::loop()
 
   START_TIMER;
 
-  const bool consoleUsesSerial0 =
-    (_mainSerial.getPortType() == ESPEasySerialPort::serial0
-#  ifdef ESP8266
-     || _mainSerial.getPortType() == ESPEasySerialPort::serial0_swap
-#  endif // ifdef ESP8266
-    );
-
-  if (handledByPluginSerialIn())
-  {
-    // Any serial0 data is already dealt with
-    if (!consoleUsesSerial0 && (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr)) {
-      _mainSerial.readInput();
-    }
-    return;
-  }
-
   _mainSerial.readInput();
 
   STOP_TIMER(CONSOLE_LOOP);
 }
 
 bool EspEasy_Console_t::process_serialWriteBuffer() {
+#  if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
   START_TIMER;
   bool res = false;
 
@@ -141,11 +107,12 @@ bool EspEasy_Console_t::process_serialWriteBuffer() {
     res = true;
   }
 
-#  if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
-
   if (res) { STOP_TIMER(CONSOLE_WRITE_SERIAL); }
-#  endif // if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
   return res;
+
+#  else // if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
+  return _mainSerial.process_serialWriteBuffer();
+#  endif // if FEATURE_TIMING_STATS
 }
 
 void EspEasy_Console_t::setDebugOutput(bool enable)
@@ -162,22 +129,6 @@ String EspEasy_Console_t::getPortDescription() const
   return _mainSerial.getPortDescription();
 }
 
-bool EspEasy_Console_t::handledByPluginSerialIn()
-{
-  if ((_mainSerial._serial != nullptr) && _mainSerial._serial->available() &&
-      (_mainSerial.getPortType() == ESPEasySerialPort::serial0
-#  ifdef ESP8266
-       || _mainSerial.getPortType() == ESPEasySerialPort::serial0_swap
-#  endif // ifdef ESP8266
-      ))
-  {
-    String dummy;
-
-    return PluginCall(PLUGIN_SERIAL_IN, 0, dummy);
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 ESPeasySerial * EspEasy_Console_t::getPort()
 {
   if (_mainSerial._serial != nullptr) {