niraapad 1.5.5

A library that routes all communication to the N9 and UR3 robots via a secure middlebox.

# Niraapad Prototype for the CPS security project

## Dependencies

• Python 3.7.3

• Python package grpcio 1.32.0

• Python package grpcio-tools 1.32.0

• Python package protobuf 3.15.6

• Python package tensorflow 2.4.1

The package may work with earlier versions of these depenencies, but this has not been tested.

## Styleguide

• We try to follw the [Google Python Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html)

• In order to use a tool like [YAPF](https://github.com/google/yapf) (Yet Another Python Formatter) for auto-formatting:

  • Run yapf –style google -i -r -vv files . in the niraapad folder, or

  • Run yapf –style google -i -vv files <filepath> to format a specific file

## Build Steps

• Generate the gRPC stubs using one of the following methods:

  • Run scripts/compile_proto_files.sh script in bash

  • Run task build defined in .vscode/tasks.json in Visual Studio Code

## Testing Steps

• Test on a single machine using one of the following methods:

  • Run .niraapadtesttest_middlebox.py

  • Run task test defined in .vscode/tasks.json in Visual Studio Code

• Test on two machines as follows:

  • On the server machine, run .niraapadmiddleboxstart_server.py -P 1337 -K .niraapadkeysispy_cs_ubc_ca-S

  • On the client machine, run .niraapadtesttest_niraapad.py -D -H ispy.cs.ubc.ca -P 1337 -K .niraapadkeysispy_cs_ubc_ca-S

  • (Use .niraapadmiddleboxstart_server.py –help or .niraapadtesttest_niraapad.py –help for details)

#### Running UR simulator

• Details on setting up UR simulator and connecting it with python script: https://github.com/ubc-systopia/cps-security-code/blob/main/docs/URsim_Setup.pdf

• Test on a single machine as follows:

  • Turn on the VMware Player and run the UR simulator virtual machine

  • Run the UR3 robot simulator and turn on the robot from the button on the bottom left

  • Run the test_init_vm test using niraapad/test/test_middlebox.py

• Test on two machines as follows:

  • TODO

## Distribution

• To distribute the niraapad package on Python Package Index:

  • Clean all old files related to distribution using rm -rf build/ dist/ *egg*

  • Update the version info in file __version__.py

  • Generate the distribution package using python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel

  • Run twine check dist/* to check for errors and warnings

  • If you want to test the final package, upload it first to TestPyPI server using twine upload –repository testpypi dist/*

  • The package can be installed from TestPyPI server using pip install -i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ niraapad==1.1.0

  • After the package is tested, upload it to the PyPI server using twine upload dist/*

• Currently, Arpan Gujarati is the sole owner and maintainer of the niraapad package on Python Package Index