json2daisy 0.2.0

A utility for generating Daisy board support files from JSON descriptions

json2daisy

Utility for converting JSON board definitions into valid, libDaisy compatible C++ board support files for the Daisy platform.

Install

You can install this package with pip:

python -m pip install json2daisy

If you'd like to build the package and install locally, you'll need the build package:

python -m pip install build

Once that's set up, navigate to the root directory of json2daisy and run:

python3 -m build
python3 -m pip install dist/json2daisy-0.2.0.tar.gz

If pip complains about a missing file, make sure you've entered the correct version number in the archive path.

Usage

This package can be used as a standalone program on the command line or as an imported module.

On the command line:

python -m json2daisy path/to/board_description.json

As a module:

import json2daisy

# If you want to generate from an Electrosmith board:
header_string, board_name, component_info, component_aliases = json2daisy.generate_header_from_board('field')
# If you're supplying custom JSON
header_string, board_name, component_info, component_aliases = json2daisy.generate_header_from_file('path/to/board_description.json')

As you can see, the two functions above will return a number of supplementary objects in addition to the header string. These provide detailed information for how to interact with the generated header. The component_info dictionary provides getters and setters for I/O, and the component_aliases dictionary provides valid aliases for everything in component_info.

For examples of how to structure the board description, take a look at the JSON files in src/json2daisy/resources.