ESP32 : espidf: undefined data types in SOFTAP demo

Hello,
Demo compiles and runs with no issues under espidf. The trouble begins when I try to build under pio.

Build output

> Executing task in folder SoftAP_pio: platformio run <

Processing esp32doit-devkit-v1 (platform: espressif32; board: esp32doit-devkit-v1; framework: espidf)
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Verbose mode can be enabled via `-v, --verbose` option
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/espressif32/esp32doit-devkit-v1.html
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 1.9.0 > DOIT ESP32 DEVKIT V1
HARDWARE: ESP32 240MHz, 320KB RAM, 4MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (esp-prog) External (esp-prog, iot-bus-jtag, jlink, minimodule, olimex-arm-usb-ocd, olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h, olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h, olimex-jtag-tiny, tumpa)
PACKAGES: toolchain-xtensa32 2.50200.80 (5.2.0), framework-espidf 3.30202.190627 (3.2.2), tool-esptoolpy 1.20600.0 (2.6.0)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
Found 0 compatible libraries
Scanning dependencies...
No dependencies
Compiling .pio/build/esp32doit-devkit-v1/src/main.o
src/main.cpp: In function 'void wifi_event_handler(void*, esp_event_base_t, int32_t, void*)':
src/main.cpp:45:21: error: 'WIFI_EVENT_AP_STACONNECTED' was not declared in this scope
     if (event_id == WIFI_EVENT_AP_STACONNECTED)
                     ^
src/main.cpp:47:9: error: 'wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t' was not declared in this scope
         wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *event = (wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *)event_data;
         ^
src/main.cpp:47:39: error: 'event' was not declared in this scope
         wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *event = (wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *)event_data;
                                       ^
src/main.cpp:47:78: error: expected primary-expression before ')' token
         wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *event = (wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *)event_data;
                                                                              ^
src/main.cpp:51:26: error: 'WIFI_EVENT_AP_STADISCONNECTED' was not declared in this scope
     else if (event_id == WIFI_EVENT_AP_STADISCONNECTED)
                          ^
src/main.cpp:53:9: error: 'wifi_event_ap_stadisconnected_t' was not declared in this scope

<truncated for sanity >
/*  WiFi softAP Example

   This example code is in the Public Domain (or CC0 licensed, at your option.)

   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, this
   software is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
   CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
*/
#include <string.h>
#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
#include "freertos/task.h"
#include "esp_system.h"
#include "esp_wifi.h"
#include "esp_event.h"
#include "esp_log.h"
#include "nvs_flash.h"

#include "lwip/err.h"
#include "lwip/sys.h"


/* The examples use WiFi configuration that you can set via project configuration menu.

   If you'd rather not, just change the below entries to strings with
   the config you want - ie #define EXAMPLE_WIFI_SSID "mywifissid"
*/
#define EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_SSID
#define EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_PASSWORD
#define EXAMPLE_MAX_STA_CONN CONFIG_ESP_MAX_STA_CONN
#define NONSENCE BLAH

static const char *TAG = "wifi softAP";


extern "C"
{
    void app_main(void);
}



static void wifi_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
                               int32_t event_id, void *event_data)
{
    if (event_id == WIFI_EVENT_AP_STACONNECTED)
    {
        wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *event = (wifi_event_ap_staconnected_t *)event_data;
        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "station " MACSTR " join, AID=%d",
                 MAC2STR(event->mac), event->aid);
    }
    else if (event_id == WIFI_EVENT_AP_STADISCONNECTED)
    {
        wifi_event_ap_stadisconnected_t *event = (wifi_event_ap_stadisconnected_t *)event_data;
        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "station " MACSTR " leave, AID=%d",
                 MAC2STR(event->mac), event->aid);
    }
}

void wifi_init_softap(void)
{
    tcpip_adapter_init();
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());

    wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));

    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &wifi_event_handler, NULL));

    wifi_config_t wifi_config = {
        .ap = {
            .ssid = EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID,
            .ssid_len = strlen(EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID),
            .password = EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS,
            .max_connection = EXAMPLE_MAX_STA_CONN,
            .authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK},
    };
    if (strlen(EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS) == 0)
    {
        wifi_config.ap.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_OPEN;
    }

    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_mode(WIFI_MODE_AP));
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(ESP_IF_WIFI_AP, &wifi_config));
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_start());

    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "wifi_init_softap finished. SSID:%s password:%s",
             EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID, EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS);
}

void app_main(void)
{
    //Initialize NVS
    esp_err_t ret = nvs_flash_init();
    if (ret == ESP_ERR_NVS_NO_FREE_PAGES || ret == ESP_ERR_NVS_NEW_VERSION_FOUND)
    {
        ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_erase());
        ret = nvs_flash_init();
    }
    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);

    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ESP_WIFI_MODE_AP");
    wifi_init_softap();
}

Thank you for your advise.

Shouldn’t it be SYSTEM_EVENT_AP_STACONNECTED, SYSTEM_EVENT_AP_STADISCONNECTED, system_event_sta_connected_t, …? At least that’s what’s defined in esp_event_legacy.h. I’m not sure whether you will have to use those “legacy” defines in PIO at the moment.

Your are using features of ESP-IDF 4.0. This version hasn’t been released yet and is not supported by PlatformIO.

PlatformIO uses ESP-IDF 3.3.

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@Thomseeen and @manuelbl,
not sure how, but, indeed i had v4 . dropping to 3.3 solved the “undefined” issues. thank you