Should device_added and device_removed take the same type? about buttplug-py HOT 2 CLOSED

Agreed; @qdot this complicates Home Assistant integration.

A Home Assistant integration would greatly prefer using the name as an internal ID rather than an index, so the user can reference the device by (the much more stable) name when adding it to Home Assistant scripts.

This is already mostly achievable; except that device_removed_handlers are given an index rather than a device or name. Because the device is removed before the event is sent; it makes sense to not send the device.

Can we adjust it to report the name when deleting? or both index and name? Or to avoid breaking changes; a second device_removed_handler that emits the name?

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Current workaround is to just check ButtplugClient.devices on every device_removed_handler event.

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