6. Developer’s Guide

Contents:

• 6.1. Contributing
  • 6.1.1. How to contribute
  • 6.1.2. Branch structure and release cycle
  • 6.1.3. Where to contribute
  • 6.1.4. Contributors
• 6.2. CustomApp and CustomExt
  • 6.2.1. The big picture
  • 6.2.2. Writing a CustomApp or a CustomExt
  • 6.2.3. Structure of the classes
  • 6.2.4. Lifecycle
  • 6.2.5. Supporting objects: threads, files and signals
  • 6.2.6. The patterns
• 6.3. How a Dashboard extension works
  • 6.3.1. Starting an extension
  • 6.3.2. Life of the extension object
  • 6.3.3. What runs where
  • 6.3.4. How an extension is found
  • 6.3.5. A complete small example
• 6.4. Plugins
  • 6.4.1. Plugins package configuration file
  • 6.4.2. Instrument Plugins
  • 6.4.3. Extension Plugins
  • 6.4.4. Legacy to current
• 6.5. Extending the Sequencer
  • 6.5.1. How it works
  • 6.5.2. Writing a custom choice model
  • 6.5.3. Writing a custom element
• 6.6. Shared UI
  • 6.6.1. Introduction
  • 6.6.2. Instantiating a SharedUI
  • 6.6.3. Menu Bar Description
  • 6.6.4. Wrapping a SharedUI around a CustomApp
• 6.7. Managers and Mixin Objects
  • 6.7.1. Action Manager
  • 6.7.2. Parameter Manager
  • 6.7.3. Modules Manager
  • 6.7.4. ROI Manager
• 6.8. Widget Synchronization
  • 6.8.1. Overview
  • 6.8.2. Quick Start Guide
  • 6.8.3. Basic Usage
  • 6.8.4. Understanding add() vs bind()
  • 6.8.5. Factory Methods
  • 6.8.6. Sync Modes
  • 6.8.7. Initialization Control (init_from)
  • 6.8.8. Value Transformations
  • 6.8.9. Advanced Usage
  • 6.8.10. Dictionary Synchronization (DictSync)
  • 6.8.11. Extending Widget Sync
  • 6.8.12. Common Patterns
  • 6.8.13. Extending Widget Sync (Advanced)
  • 6.8.14. API Reference
  • 6.8.15. Examples
  • 6.8.16. See Also
• 6.9. Making a PyMoDAQ Component Available Through LECO
  • 6.9.1. Architecture
  • 6.9.2. Step 1 – Inherit LECOComponentMixin
  • 6.9.3. Step 2 – Define Command Enumerations
  • 6.9.4. Step 3 – Register Incoming RPC Methods in ActorHandler
  • 6.9.5. Step 4 – Handle Outgoing Messages in queue_command
  • 6.9.6. Step 5 – Implement process_leco_commands
  • 6.9.7. Class Hierarchy
  • 6.9.8. LECOBaseWrapper
  • 6.9.9. LECODeviceWrapper
  • 6.9.10. Writing a New Scripting Wrapper
  • 6.9.11. The Device Public Interface
  • 6.9.12. Using the Public Classes in a Script