[Feature Request]: Triggering NodeInfo send from application

[phaseloop]

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Meshtastic firmware allows to trigger sending NodeInfo packet (out of schedule) by fast pressing button twice.

It is convenient for testing radio propagation and connectivity to check online which MQTT nodes received our packet (without need to wait for scheduled NodeInfo which may happen 2-3h later).

It would be great to be able to trigger that from the application.

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Actual nodeinfo can be sent as frequently as every 3 min should your node (or another node) get a packet from a node not yet on the node list. The 3 hour minimum for nodeinfo is only for automatic broadcast interval, not if the node is explicitly asked to produce said nodeinfo to identify an unknown node. Any unknown node packet will trigger this nodeinfo request up to 3 min in frequency.