feat (uart): implement proper operator bool() #2712
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This PR implements the HardwareSerial bool() operator.
Currently, the core blocks if there is a write to a closed HardwareSerial instance. The tx buffer will rapidly be full and the core waits forever for free space.
The bool() operator is a good way to check if the HardwareSerial object is opened and ready to transmit data but in the current implementation, it allways returns true.
The PR implements a complete bool() operator:
Sample code: