Re: [sensors] Find a better name for 'unconnected' state

Obligatory different naming options:

### State names

#### activating/activated/idle

![](https://yuml.me/diagram/plain;dir:TB/activity/(activated)-stop%3E(idle),%20(start)-construct%3E(idle),%20(activating)-%3E(errored),%20(activated)-%3E(errored),%20(errored)start-%3E(activating),%20(idle)-start%3E(activating),%20(activating)-%3E(activated).svg)

#### activating/activated/inactive

![](https://yuml.me/diagram/plain/activity/(activated)-stop%3E(inactive),%20(start)-construct%3E(inactive),%20(activating)-%3E(errored),%20(activated)-%3E(errored),%20(errored)start-%3E(activating),%20(inactive)-start%3E(activating),%20(activating)-%3E(activated).svg)

#### activating/activated/deactivated

![](https://yuml.me/diagram/plain/activity/(activated)-stop%3E(deactivated),%20(start)-construct%3E(deactivated),%20(activating)-%3E(errored),%20(activated)-%3E(errored),%20(errored)start-%3E(activating),%20(deactivated)-start%3E(activating),%20(activating)-%3E(activated).svg)

#### start/started/idle

![](https://yuml.me/diagram/plain/activity/(started)-stop%3E(idle),%20(start)-construct%3E(idle),%20(starting)-%3E(errored),%20(started)-%3E(errored),%20(errored)start-%3E(starting),%20(idle)-start%3E(starting),%20(starting)-%3E(started).svg)

#### start/started/stopped

![](https://yuml.me/diagram/plain/activity/(started)-stop%3E(stopped),%20(start)-construct%3E(stopped),%20(starting)-%3E(errored),%20(started)-%3E(errored),%20(errored)start-%3E(starting),%20(stopped)-start%3E(starting),%20(starting)-%3E(started).svg)


### activate/deactivate method names

![](https://yuml.me/diagram/plain/activity/(activated)-deactivate%3E(deactivated),%20(start)-construct%3E(deactivated),%20(activating)-%3E(errored),%20(activated)-%3E(errored),%20(errored)activate-%3E(activating),%20(deactivated)-activate%3E(activating),%20(activating)-%3E(activated).svg)


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Received on Friday, 31 March 2017 07:46:32 UTC