From 26b8f2b340196ea7de709b9b87cf7cb50643c5b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florent <florent@frizoncorrea.fr>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:22:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] reader: return and warns if packet is empty

---
 src/meshcore/reader.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/meshcore/reader.py b/src/meshcore/reader.py
index 828357f..14633d0 100644
--- a/src/meshcore/reader.py
+++ b/src/meshcore/reader.py
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ class MessageReader:
 
     async def handle_rx(self, data: bytearray):
         dbuf = io.BytesIO(data)
-        packet_type_value = dbuf.read(1)[0]
+        try:
+            packet_type_value = dbuf.read(1)[0]
+        except IndexError as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Received empty packet: {e}")
+            return
         logger.debug(f"Received data: {data.hex()}")
 
         # Handle command responses