on templates and customization

[jschoch]

a quick prototype of generation inception, this generates a new ini file from the rio generated file using templates.'

https://github.com/jschoch/riot

it should be pretty easy to use and or make optional in riocore. Right now all you need is to tell it where the template directory is and where the ini file is.

Quick example. the $riogen template var is where the rio generated section info goes.

##doc:  for lathe need the g7, for cycles need this path
[RS274NGC]
# comments pass through
$riogen
RS274NGC_STARTUP_CODE = G7
SUBROUTINE_PATH = /home/schoch/lathemacros/LatheMacros

this generates

[RS274NGC]
# comments pass through
PARAMETER_FILE = linuxcnc.var
SUBROUTINE_PATH = ./subroutines/
USER_M_PATH = ./mcodes/
RS274NGC_STARTUP_CODE = G7
SUBROUTINE_PATH = /home/schoch/lathemacros/LatheMacros

Basically it grabs each section of processed ini, if there is a template it just puts the section contents in. If there is no template it just puts the original values in. Pretty simple really.

The basic regen is working, i'd like to add the ability to restore the original config, backup/version changes, possibly a .config format for it.

Should be extendable for hal and other things. Also might make customizing a rioconf.c easier

Comments?

[multigcs]

but you can also add this to you json config:

    "linuxcnc": {
        "ini": {
            "RS274NGC": {
                "PARAMETER_FILE": "linuxcnc.var",
                "SUBROUTINE_PATH|#1": "./subroutines/",
                "USER_M_PATH": "./mcodes/",
                "RS274NGC_STARTUP_CODE": "G7",
                "SUBROUTINE_PATH|#2": "/home/schoch/lathemacros/LatheMacros"
            }
        }
    }

and it writes it in the rio.ini file:

[RS274NGC]
PARAMETER_FILE = linuxcnc.var
SUBROUTINE_PATH = ./subroutines/
USER_M_PATH = ./mcodes/
SUBROUTINE_PATH = ./subroutines/
RS274NGC_STARTUP_CODE = G7
SUBROUTINE_PATH = /home/schoch/lathemacros/LatheMacros

you can also add own .hal files and add it to:
postgui_call_list.hal and pregui_call_list.hal

this two files will not be overwritten by the generator

[jschoch]

but what if you don't have the first 3 lines generated yet? is this additive or does it block generation of the entire section?

[jschoch]

a quick test shows that

"linuxcnc": {
        "ini":{
                "DISPLAY":{
                        "#junk" :"#just a test"
                }
        },
        "num_axis": 2,
        "machinetype": "lathe"
    },

Does in fact just add the items, and also makes them editable in the GUI.
Would have been nice to know, where should it be documented, happy to do a PR for you to get it in the docs.

i still hate adding this in JSON and I'm still interested in better c templating for plugins.