From d19d1acbdd98be4fb8574815d549dd452d08c9ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashley Strahle <ash@jackofclubs.com.au>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:31:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add granular debug prints around BLE
 characteristic/descriptor creation to pinpoint crash

---
 src/ble_midi_transport.cpp | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp b/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp
index 8842725..5333475 100644
--- a/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp
+++ b/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp
@@ -69,18 +69,25 @@ bool BleMidiTransport::begin() {
     }
 
     Serial.println("[BLE] Creating characteristic...");
+    Serial.flush();
     ble_char = ble_service->createCharacteristic(
         BLE_MIDI_CHAR_UUID,
         NIMBLE_PROPERTY::READ |
         NIMBLE_PROPERTY::WRITE_NR |
         NIMBLE_PROPERTY::NOTIFY
     );
+    Serial.println("[BLE] characteristic pointer ok");
     if (!ble_char) {
         Serial.println("[BLE] FAILED to create characteristic");
         return false;
     }
+    Serial.println("[BLE] Creating descriptor...");
+    Serial.flush();
     ble_char->createDescriptor(BLEUUID((uint16_t)0x2902), NIMBLE_PROPERTY::READ | NIMBLE_PROPERTY::WRITE);
+    Serial.println("[BLE] Descriptor created");
+    Serial.println("[BLE] Setting callbacks...");
     ble_char->setCallbacks(new CharCallbacks());
+    Serial.println("[BLE] Callbacks set");
 
     Serial.println("[BLE] Starting service...");
     ble_service->start();