I would like to be able to do more complex send/expect strings. Specifically I would like to have the expect string be anywhere in the returned text. This would also require the ability to update the poll pace (If it's a more complex search, you might not want to do it as often). Also, I would like to have multiple send/expect strings. If this is not currently being worked on, I will start working on it. It's mostly changes to nanny and the gui, and of course the config reader. -- Keith Moore
This is planned for an upcoming release. Specifically, I would like to see the ability of specifying binary data, and an "offset" or leading wildcard on the expect string so that the test is not limited to the first characters received. The send/expect logic will probably change greatly. It really needs to move into scripts rather than be passed as arguments to nanny. You are encouraged to enhance it as you can, and if you send us the patches we could always use them as upgrades to THIS version -- even if they prove incompatible to the next version.
You can now do complex things by using the send_program feature. Regex send/expect in nanny itself is in the pipe.
fixed in cvs.