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原生 ctypes SimConnect 库 — 零外部依赖,直接加载 SimConnect.dll 与 MSFS 通讯

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simconnect-H

面向 MSFS 的原生 Python SimConnect 库 — 仅用标准库 ctypes 加载 SimConnect.dll,零 pip 依赖,可 PyInstaller 打包、可闭源商用(MIT)。

Python 3.8+ License: MIT Platform: Windows


为什么选它

simconnect-H 典型 FSX 时代封装
依赖 仅 ctypes 第三方包 / 旧枚举
MSFS DATATYPE 与 SDK 一致(FLOAT64=4 常错成 0
连接 connect() 一键搞定 需自己试 config_index
高频数据 subscribe_many 批量推送 多靠轮询 get()

特性

  • 零依赖 — 不拉 PyPI 运行时包,复制目录或 pip install -e . 即可
  • 一键连接 — 自动找 DLL、扫描 config_index 0–7、等待 OPEN、启动后台 dispatch
  • 三层 APIget / set / subscribe 开箱即用;底层 ctypes 接口完整保留
  • 批量订阅subscribe_many 一次定义几十个 SimVar,适合 20–50 Hz 遥测
  • 健壮性 — HRESULT 严格检查、自动清理、SimConnectError 明确报错
  • 线程安全 — 全局 _io_lock 串行化 DLL 调用;后台 dispatch 运行时 get() 不再双 pump

安装

git clone https://github.com/hjznb887/simconnect-H.git
cd simconnect-H
pip install -e .

或直接复制 simconnect_native/ 到你的项目。

SimConnect.dll 从哪来

需要 64 位 MSFS SDK 可再发行版 SimConnect.dll。查找顺序:

  1. 环境变量 SIMCONNECT_DLL
  2. 便携 exe 同目录 / lib\SimConnect.dll
  3. MSFS 游戏目录(Steam / Microsoft Store,与运行中模拟器同版本)
  4. 包内 simconnect_native/lib/SimConnect.dll
  5. MSFS SDK 安装路径
# 可选:把 SDK DLL 复制进包内
scripts\copy_simconnect_dll.ps1

30 秒上手

MSFS 已启动、进入飞行、未暂停

from simconnect_native import SimConnect

with SimConnect() as sc:
    sc.connect("MyApp")

    alt = sc.get("PLANE ALTITUDE", "feet", timeout=2.0)
    print(f"高度: {alt:.1f} ft")

    sc.subscribe("AIRSPEED INDICATED", "knots", lambda v: print(f"IAS: {v:.0f}"))

    import time
    time.sleep(5)

命令行自检

pip install -e .
python examples\diagnose_read.py   # 数值 SimVar,应输出「读数链路正常」
python examples\read_strings.py    # 字符串 SimVar(TITLE / ATC TYPE)
python examples\read_write.py

推荐用法:高频 + 多变量

:用 subscribe_many 推送,不要循环 get()
:用 set() / trigger()(与后台 dispatch 共享 IO 锁,可并发但会串行)。
批量天气 / 低频写入若遇断流,优先 with sc.with_paused_dispatch(): 暂停 pump 再写。

with sc.with_paused_dispatch():
    sc.set("AMBIENT TEMPERATURE", 18, "Celsius")
    sc.trigger("WIND_DIRECTION_SET", 270)
from simconnect_native import SimConnect, SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_SIM_FRAME

FIELDS = {
    "alt": ("PLANE ALTITUDE", "feet"),
    "ias": ("AIRSPEED INDICATED", "knots"),
    "hdg": ("PLANE HEADING DEGREES TRUE", "degrees"),
    # … 继续加到几十个
}

state = {}

with SimConnect() as sc:
    sc.connect("Telemetry")

    sc.subscribe_many(
        FIELDS,
        lambda d: state.update(d),
        period=SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_SIM_FRAME,
    )

    while running:
        # 读 state,写控制
        sc.set("GENERAL ENG THROTTLE LEVER POSITION:1", 0.75, "percent")
        time.sleep(0.02)  # 20ms 由你的业务决定,库按 sim 帧推送
场景 推荐 API
偶尔读一次 get()
20–50 Hz、几十个变量 subscribe_many()
写 SimVar / 发事件 set() / trigger()
字符串 SimVar(TITLE 等) get_string() / subscribe_string()
完全自控协议 底层 add_to_data_definition + dispatch

字符串 SimVar(TITLE / ATC TYPE 等)

MSFS 对字符串 SimVar 在 dwData 处返回 null-terminated C 字符串(不是 "String" 单位,SDK 要求 unit=NULL)。库已自动处理:

from simconnect_native import SimConnect

with SimConnect() as sc:
    sc.connect("MyApp")

    title = sc.get_string("TITLE", timeout=3.0)
    print(title)  # 例如 "VL3 Asobo"

    sc.subscribe_string("ATC TYPE", lambda s: print(f"type: {s}"))
    sc.ensure_background_dispatch()  # connect() 已启动时可省略

    import time
    time.sleep(5)

也可显式指定 datatype=SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_STRINGVunit"" 即可(内部会转为 NULL)。

注意: subscribe_many 目前仅支持数值类型批量打包;字符串 SimVar 请单独 subscribe_string()


架构一览

SimConnect.connect()
    ├── load_dll()          搜索 SimConnect.dll
    ├── open()              SimConnect_Open + SimStart 订阅
    └── background dispatch 后台线程 pump 消息
            ├── OPEN / QUIT / SimStart  → 重连与恢复订阅
            ├── subscribe 回调          → SimVar 推送
            └── get() 同步读            → 一次性 Request + Event

资源管理:推荐 with SimConnect() as sc: 或显式 close();析构时会兜底释放句柄。


API 速查

连接与生命周期

方法 说明
connect(app_name, ...) 推荐 一键连接
load_dll(path=None) 加载 DLL
open(...) / close() 底层连接 / 断开
start_background_dispatch() 后台 pump(含自动重连)
stop_background_dispatch(timeout=5.0, force=False) -> bool 停止 pump;返回是否真正退出(False = zombie)
restart_background_dispatch(force=False) / restart_dispatch(force=False) 重启 pump;restart_dispatch 还会 _restore_subscriptions()
ensure_background_dispatch() 未运行时启动 dispatch(幂等)
with_paused_dispatch(...) 上下文管理器:暂停 pump,finally 可选恢复
dispatch_thread_alive / dispatch_zombie 线程是否存活 / flag 已停但线程仍卡住
is_dataflow_healthy(max_stale=2.0) dispatch 在跑且近期有订阅回调

后台 dispatch 语义

  1. 批量订阅connect(..., start_dispatch=False) → 多次 subscribe() / subscribe_many() → 再一次 start_background_dispatch()(多路订阅依赖此顺序)。
  2. stop_background_dispatch() 是 best-effortCallDispatch 可能长时间阻塞,超时内未退出时返回 False保留 _dispatch_thread 引用(避免状态与事实不一致)。上层可用 force=Truerestart_dispatch(force=True) 标记 abandoned 并起新 pump 线程。
  3. 不要双 pump:后台 dispatch 运行时,get() 只等待事件、不再主动 dispatch();需要同步读写与 pump 互斥时用 with_paused_dispatch()
  4. 健康检查:勿仅用 _dispatch_running 判断;用 is_dataflow_healthy()dispatch_zombie

架构原则见 docs/simconnect-h-contribution.md

数据读写

方法 说明
get(var, unit, timeout=0.1) 同步读(单次,勿高频轮询)
get_string(var, timeout=1.0) 同步读字符串 SimVar
set(var, value, unit) 写 SimVar
subscribe(var, unit, callback, period=SIM_FRAME) 单变量订阅
subscribe_string(var, callback, period=SIM_FRAME) 字符串 SimVar 订阅
subscribe_many(fields, callback, period=SIM_FRAME) 多变量批量订阅(数值)
unsubscribe(sub_id) 取消订阅
trigger(event_name, ...) 触发 MSFS 事件

常量(与 MSFS SDK 一致)

from simconnect_native import (
    SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_FLOAT64,   # 4
    SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_STRINGV,   # 11 — TITLE 等字符串
    SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_SIM_FRAME,   # 3 — 每 sim 帧
    SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_VISUAL_FRAME,# 2 — 视觉帧
    SIMConnectError,
)

完整列表见 simconnect_native/constants.py


底层示例

需要完全控制 dispatch 时:

from simconnect_native import (
    SimConnect,
    SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_FLOAT64,
    SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_USER,
    SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_OPEN,
    SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_SIMOBJECT_DATA_BYTYPE,
)

with SimConnect() as sc:
    sc.connect("MyApp", start_dispatch=False)
    sc.add_to_data_definition(1, b"PLANE ALTITUDE", b"feet", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_FLOAT64)

    def on_dispatch(p_data, _cb, _ctx):
        if p_data.contents.dwID == SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_OPEN:
            print("OPEN")
        elif p_data.contents.dwID == SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_SIMOBJECT_DATA_BYTYPE:
            _, val = sc.read_double(p_data)
            print(f"ALT: {val}")

    sc.set_dispatch_cb(on_dispatch)
    sc.start_background_dispatch()
    sc.request_data_on_simobject_type(1, 1, 0, SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_USER)

版本说明

v0.5.4

  • stop_background_dispatch(timeout) -> bool:超时未退出时不置空线程引用;force=True 允许 zombie 场景再起 pump
  • restart_background_dispatch / restart_dispatch / with_paused_dispatch
  • 全局 _io_lockdispatch / set / trigger / 请求数据等 DLL 调用串行化,避免与后台 pump 抢句柄
  • get():后台 dispatch 运行时不主动 pump(消除双 pump 竞态)
  • 可观测性dispatch_thread_alivedispatch_zombielast_subscription_callback_monotonicis_dataflow_healthy()

v0.5.3

  • 修复字符串 SimVar 读取:MSFS 对 TITLE/ATC TYPE 等返回 C 字符串,不再误按 STRINGV 长度前缀解析
  • AddToDataDefinition 对字符串类型自动传 unit=NULL(与 SDK 一致)
  • 新增 get_string() / subscribe_string() / ensure_background_dispatch()
  • 导出 SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_STRING8STRINGV 全部字符串类型常量

v0.5.2

  • 修复 connect(wait_open=True) 未收到 OPEN 仍返回成功
  • 修复 subscribe 回调内 get() 无法完成、并发 get() 串包
  • 重连时重置 SimStart 订阅;用户 dispatch 回调异常不再静默
  • HRESULT 严格化、常量补全、34 项单元测试

v0.5.0

  • 关键修复SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_FLOAT64 = 4(MSFS SDK 正确值,非 FSX 的 0
  • 新增 connect()RequestDataOnSimObjectType 读路径、游戏目录 DLL 优先

迁移提示

若旧代码手动传 datatype=0 期望 float64,请改为 4SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_FLOAT64


开发与测试

python -m unittest discover -s tests -v

许可证

MIT License — 可自由用于商业与闭源项目。

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