From ff2897d7c625533d10b448d397f91fd11f327b4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David McCurley <44048235+mrengineer7777@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:04:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] eraseAP

---
 libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h   |  1 +
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
index 7bcafea1d3e..185aaa84503 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,22 @@ bool WiFiSTAClass::disconnect(bool wifioff, bool eraseap)
     return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief  Reset WiFi settings in NVS to default values.
+ * @return true if erase succeeded
+ * @note: Resets SSID, password, protocol, mode, etc.
+ * These settings are maintained by WiFi driver in IDF.
+ * WiFi driver must be initialized.
+ */
+bool WiFiSTAClass::eraseAP(void) {
+    if(WiFi.getMode()==WIFI_MODE_NULL) {
+        if(!WiFi.enableSTA(true))
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return esp_wifi_restore()==ESP_OK;
+}
+
 /**
  * Change IP configuration settings disabling the dhcp client
  * @param local_ip   Static ip configuration
diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h
index b8bb855c198..2cdea7667b8 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class WiFiSTAClass
 
     bool reconnect();
     bool disconnect(bool wifioff = false, bool eraseap = false);
+    bool eraseAP(void);
 
     bool isConnected();