[Julusian]

About the Contributor

This pull request is posted on behalf of myself

Type of Contribution

This is a: Feature

Current Behavior

Since #157, it has been possible to send commands in batches. This can be necessary when sending many commands to both avoid retransmits, and to minimise the visual staggering of the changes.
157 solved this for the method of manual construction of the command classes, by allowing multiple to be provided to the sender at once which would then group them and send them in fewer packets.

This works, but leaves out the simpler api of the library.

New Behavior

This adds a new and user friendly way to batch the sending of commands.

The approach I have taken is to pull out the command methods into their own class which can be used in multiple class implementations, to minimise the effort going forward.

This can be used by doing:

const atem = new Atem() // or new BasicAtem(). Whatever you usually do.

const batcher = new AtemCommandBatch(atem)

batcher.changeProgramInput(2, 0)
batcher.changeProgramInput(4, 1)

// Send batch and empty queue
batcher.sendQueued().then(() => {
  console.log('commands sent')
})


// Start a new batch
batcher.changePreviewInput(7, 0)
batcher.changePreviewInput(7, 1)

// Send batch
batcher.sendQueued().then(() => {
  console.log('commands sent')
})

Testing Instructions

Other Information

Status

• PR is ready to be reviewed.
• The functionality has been tested by the author.
• Relevant unit tests has been added / updated.
• Relevant documentation (code comments, system documentation) has been added / updated.

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Walkthrough

The PR moves ATEM connection and state handling into an internal wrapper. It adds typed command-sender helpers and reusable command batching. It updates public exports, tests internal paths and batching order, and reformats contributor documentation.

Changes

ATEM command API

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Basic ATEM wrapper and delegation src/atem.ts	IBasicAtem and AtemWrapper separate connection, state, events, data transfer, and command dispatch from BasicAtem. Atem delegates higher-level commands through the mixin.
Command-sender mixin and public exports src/lib/atemCommands.ts, src/index.ts	AtemCommandSenderMixin adds typed helpers for video, transitions, keyers, media, audio, streaming, recording, startup, display clock, and routing commands. Version-specific command selection remains supported.
Queued command batching src/lib/batchCommands.ts	AtemCommandBatch queues serializable commands, exposes apiVersion, and submits queued commands through the command-sender mixin.
Internal path validation and repository support src/__tests__/*.spec.ts, .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md	Tests use the nested conn.client structure and cover batching order. Contributor-facing Markdown receives spacing and list-format updates.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b6fc7

Batched commands can be dispatched out of sequence, causing later changes to overlap or overtake earlier ones; the Node.js 26 CI setup may also fail before tests run. Merge should wait for the sequencing fix and explicit handling of the CI setup issue.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant AtemCommandSenderMixin
  participant AtemCommandBatch
  participant BasicAtem
  participant AtemWrapper
  Caller->>AtemCommandSenderMixin: call typed command helper
  AtemCommandSenderMixin->>BasicAtem: dispatch command
  BasicAtem->>AtemWrapper: delegate sendCommand
  Caller->>AtemCommandBatch: enqueue commands
  AtemCommandBatch->>BasicAtem: sendQueued
  BasicAtem->>AtemWrapper: submit queued commands

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 16.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 7 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: a new batching API for commands.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the new user-friendly batching API, command extraction, queueing, and sending behavior.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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In @.github/workflows/publish.yaml:
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In `@src/lib/batchCommands.ts`:
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src/atem.ts (1)

176-180: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Send each run-order group before starting the next group.

Promise.all starts every sendUnprioritizedCommands call immediately. Numeric sorting only orders invocation. It does not order asynchronous dispatch completion.

A delayed or failed lower group can overlap with a higher group. This breaks the runOrderGroup sequencing contract.

Replace Promise.all with a sorted for...of loop that awaits each group. Add a test where the first socket.sendCommands promise remains pending and assert that the next group is not sent.

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In `@src/atem.ts` around lines 176 - 180, Update the run-order dispatch around
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