def deviceType(self, path, props):
    try:
        docked_view = "Docked-East-"
        
        devices = []
        tags = []
        prop = props[0]
        
        if "Conveyor" in path:
			docked_view += "Conv"
			autStand.devices.build_device_mapping(prop)
			devices = autStand.devices.build_device_table(self)
			
        elif "VFD" in path:
            docked_view += "VFD"
        else:
            docked_view += "Device"
        
        tags = autStand.devices.getAllTags(self, prop)
        
        return [docked_view, tags, devices]

    except Exception as e:
        import traceback
        msg = "Error in deviceType: {}\n{}".format(str(e), traceback.format_exc())
        system.perspective.print(msg)
        return None


def handleTagHighlight(view, currentValue):
	tag_priority = currentValue.value
	
	# --- CASE 1: Remove all highlights by applying CLEAR class ---
	if str(tag_priority).upper() == "CLEAR":
	    for child in view.rootContainer.getChildren()[0].getChildren():
	        try:
	            currentClasses = child.props.style['classes'].split(" ")
	            filtered = [c for c in currentClasses if not c.startswith("Highlight/")]
	            child.props.style.classes = " ".join(filtered)
	            child.props.params.highlight = ""
	            
	        except:
	            pass
	    return False
	    
	if "||" not in tag_priority:
		return
	
	parts = str(tag_priority).split("||")
	
	tag = parts[0]
	
	splitedTag = tag.split("/")
	deviceName = splitedTag[-1]
		
	
		
	
	components = view.rootContainer.getChildren()[0].getChildren()
	
	priority = 	parts[1]
	
	foundMatch = False
	
#	clear all highlights and apply new one when found		
	for child in components:
		params = child.props.get("params", {})
		tagProps = params.get("tagProps", {})
		tagsList = list(tagProps)

		if len(tagsList) == 0:
			continue

#		child.props.style.classes = ""
		currentClasses = child.props.style['classes'].split(" ")
		
		# strip only highlight-related classes
		filtered = [c for c in currentClasses if not c.startswith("Highlight/")]
		
		child.props.style["classes"] = " ".join(filtered)
		child.props.params.highlight = ""

		tagPath = tagsList[0]
		
		if tag == tagPath:
			path = child.props.get("path")
			if "Photoeye" in path:
				child.props.params.highlight = priority
			else:
				child.props.style["classes"] += " Highlight/Pulse-" + priority
			docked_view = deviceType(view, path, tagProps)
			system.perspective.openDock(docked_view[0], params = {'tagProps':tagProps, 'tags': docked_view[1], 'devices':docked_view[2]})			
			foundMatch = True
	
	return foundMatch