Bidi Extension for Connected Devices

One or more computer readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more components of a computing device, implement an interface configured as a common port monitor to perform operations to support bidirectional (bidi) communications with multiple connected devices, the operations comprising:

• creating script-based objects to represent port/device combinations for each of the connected devices with respect to the interface;
• receiving requests from applications for status and configuration data for the connected devices through the interface including formatting and submitting queries to the connected devices on behalf of the applications;
• and
• responding to the requests by returning requested status and configuration data from the connected devices to the applications.

A computing system comprising:

• processing hardware;
• one or more computer readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the processing hardware, cause the computing system to perform operations including:
• exposing an interface to handle requests from applications for status and configuration data for connected devices communicatively connected with the computing system over respective connections, the interface configured to use script-based objects created to represent each of the connected devices;
• obtaining requested status and configuration data for the connected devices on behalf of the applications in response to the requests including at least one of:
• accessing cached data available for the connected devices or querying the connected devices using the script-based objects;
• and
• responding to the requests by returning the status and configuration data that is obtained for use by the applications.