Merge branch 'developer' into dev/include_file

python/slsdet/detector.py

@@ -147,6 +147,33 @@ class Detector(CppDetectorApi):
             value = ut.make_string_path(value)
         self.loadParameters(value)
 
+
+    @property
+    def include(self):
+        """Sets detector measurement parameters to those contained in fname. 
+        Set up per measurement.
+        
+        Note 
+        -----
+        Equivalent to config, but does not free shared memory. Same as parameters command.
+
+        :getter: Not implemented
+        :setter: loads parameters file
+
+        Example
+        ---------
+
+        >>> d.include = 'path/to/file.par'
+        
+        """
+        return NotImplementedError("include is set only")
+
+    @include.setter
+    def include(self, value):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            value = ut.make_string_path(value)
+        self.loadParameters(value)
+
     @property
     def hostname(self):
         """Frees shared memory and sets hostname (or IP address) of all modules concatenated by + 

slsDetectorSoftware/generator/autocomplete/bash_autocomplete.sh

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ _sd() {
   local IS_PATH=0
 
 
-local SLS_COMMANDS=" acquire activate adcclk adcenable adcenable10g adcindex adcinvert adclist adcname adcphase adcpipeline adcreg adcvpp apulse asamples autocompdisable badchannels blockingtrigger burstmode burstperiod bursts burstsl bustest cdsgain chipversion clearbit clearbusy clientversion clkdiv clkfreq clkphase collectionmode column compdisabletime confadc config configtransceiver counters currentsource dac dacindex daclist dacname dacvalues datastream dbitclk dbitphase dbitpipeline defaultdac defaultpattern delay delayl detectorserverversion detsize diodelay dpulse dr drlist dsamples execcommand exptime exptime1 exptime2 exptime3 extrastoragecells extsampling extsamplingsrc extsig fformat filtercells filterresistor findex firmwaretest firmwareversion fliprows flowcontrol10g fmaster fname foverwrite fpath framecounter frames framesl frametime free fwrite gaincaps gainmode gappixels gatedelay gatedelay1 gatedelay2 gatedelay3 gates getbit hardwareversion highvoltage hostname im_a im_b im_c im_d im_io imagetest initialchecks inj_ch interpolation interruptsubframe kernelversion lastclient led lock master maxadcphaseshift maxclkphaseshift maxdbitphaseshift measuredperiod measuredsubperiod moduleid nextframenumber nmod numinterfaces overflow packageversion parallel parameters partialreset patfname patioctrl patlimits patloop patloop0 patloop1 patloop2 patmask patnloop patnloop0 patnloop1 patnloop2 patsetbit pattern patternstart patwait patwait0 patwait1 patwait2 patwaittime patwaittime0 patwaittime1 patwaittime2 patword pedestalmode period periodl polarity port powerchip powerindex powerlist powername powervalues programfpga pulse pulsechip pulsenmove pumpprobe quad ratecorr readnrows readout readoutspeed readoutspeedlist rebootcontroller reg resetdacs resetfpga romode row runclk runtime rx_arping rx_clearroi rx_dbitlist rx_dbitoffset rx_dbitreorder rx_discardpolicy rx_fifodepth rx_frameindex rx_framescaught rx_framesperfile rx_hostname rx_jsonaddheader rx_jsonpara rx_lastclient rx_lock rx_missingpackets rx_padding rx_printconfig rx_realudpsocksize rx_roi rx_silent rx_start rx_status rx_stop rx_tcpport rx_threads rx_udpsocksize rx_version rx_zmqfreq rx_zmqhwm rx_zmqip rx_zmqport rx_zmqstartfnum rx_zmqstream samples savepattern scan scanerrmsg selinterface serialnumber setbit settings settingslist settingspath signalindex signallist signalname sleep slowadc slowadcindex slowadclist slowadcname slowadcvalues start status stop stopport storagecell_delay storagecell_start subdeadtime subexptime sync syncclk temp_10ge temp_adc temp_control temp_dcdc temp_event temp_fpga temp_fpgaext temp_fpgafl temp_fpgafr temp_slowadc temp_sodl temp_sodr temp_threshold templist tempvalues tengiga threshold thresholdnotb timing timing_info_decoder timinglist timingsource top transceiverenable trigger triggers triggersl trimbits trimen trimval tsamples txdelay txdelay_frame txdelay_left txdelay_right type udp_cleardst udp_dstip udp_dstip2 udp_dstlist udp_dstmac udp_dstmac2 udp_dstport udp_dstport2 udp_firstdst udp_numdst udp_reconfigure udp_srcip udp_srcip2 udp_srcmac udp_srcmac2 udp_validate update updatedetectorserver updatekernel updatemode user v_a v_b v_c v_chip v_d v_io v_limit vchip_comp_adc vchip_comp_fe vchip_cs vchip_opa_1st vchip_opa_fd vchip_ref_comp_fe versions veto vetoalg vetofile vetophoton vetoref vetostream virtual vm_a vm_b vm_c vm_d vm_io zmqhwm zmqip zmqport "
+local SLS_COMMANDS=" acquire activate adcclk adcenable adcenable10g adcindex adcinvert adclist adcname adcphase adcpipeline adcreg adcvpp apulse asamples autocompdisable badchannels blockingtrigger burstmode burstperiod bursts burstsl bustest cdsgain chipversion clearbit clearbusy clientversion clkdiv clkfreq clkphase collectionmode column compdisabletime confadc config configtransceiver counters currentsource dac dacindex daclist dacname dacvalues datastream dbitclk dbitphase dbitpipeline defaultdac defaultpattern delay delayl detectorserverversion detsize diodelay dpulse dr drlist dsamples execcommand exptime exptime1 exptime2 exptime3 extrastoragecells extsampling extsamplingsrc extsig fformat filtercells filterresistor findex firmwaretest firmwareversion fliprows flowcontrol10g fmaster fname foverwrite fpath framecounter frames framesl frametime free fwrite gaincaps gainmode gappixels gatedelay gatedelay1 gatedelay2 gatedelay3 gates getbit hardwareversion highvoltage hostname im_a im_b im_c im_d im_io imagetest include initialchecks inj_ch interpolation interruptsubframe kernelversion lastclient led lock master maxadcphaseshift maxclkphaseshift maxdbitphaseshift measuredperiod measuredsubperiod moduleid nextframenumber nmod numinterfaces overflow packageversion parallel parameters partialreset patfname patioctrl patlimits patloop patloop0 patloop1 patloop2 patmask patnloop patnloop0 patnloop1 patnloop2 patsetbit pattern patternstart patwait patwait0 patwait1 patwait2 patwaittime patwaittime0 patwaittime1 patwaittime2 patword pedestalmode period periodl polarity port powerchip powerindex powerlist powername powervalues programfpga pulse pulsechip pulsenmove pumpprobe quad ratecorr readnrows readout readoutspeed readoutspeedlist rebootcontroller reg resetdacs resetfpga romode row runclk runtime rx_arping rx_clearroi rx_dbitlist rx_dbitoffset rx_dbitreorder rx_discardpolicy rx_fifodepth rx_frameindex rx_framescaught rx_framesperfile rx_hostname rx_jsonaddheader rx_jsonpara rx_lastclient rx_lock rx_missingpackets rx_padding rx_printconfig rx_realudpsocksize rx_roi rx_silent rx_start rx_status rx_stop rx_tcpport rx_threads rx_udpsocksize rx_version rx_zmqfreq rx_zmqhwm rx_zmqip rx_zmqport rx_zmqstartfnum rx_zmqstream samples savepattern scan scanerrmsg selinterface serialnumber setbit settings settingslist settingspath signalindex signallist signalname sleep slowadc slowadcindex slowadclist slowadcname slowadcvalues start status stop stopport storagecell_delay storagecell_start subdeadtime subexptime sync syncclk temp_10ge temp_adc temp_control temp_dcdc temp_event temp_fpga temp_fpgaext temp_fpgafl temp_fpgafr temp_slowadc temp_sodl temp_sodr temp_threshold templist tempvalues tengiga threshold thresholdnotb timing timing_info_decoder timinglist timingsource top transceiverenable trigger triggers triggersl trimbits trimen trimval tsamples txdelay txdelay_frame txdelay_left txdelay_right type udp_cleardst udp_dstip udp_dstip2 udp_dstlist udp_dstmac udp_dstmac2 udp_dstport udp_dstport2 udp_firstdst udp_numdst udp_reconfigure udp_srcip udp_srcip2 udp_srcmac udp_srcmac2 udp_validate update updatedetectorserver updatekernel updatemode user v_a v_b v_c v_chip v_d v_io v_limit vchip_comp_adc vchip_comp_fe vchip_cs vchip_opa_1st vchip_opa_fd vchip_ref_comp_fe versions veto vetoalg vetofile vetophoton vetoref vetostream virtual vm_a vm_b vm_c vm_d vm_io zmqhwm zmqip zmqport "
 __acquire() {
 FCN_RETURN=""
 return 0
@@ -1214,6 +1214,21 @@ fi
 fi
 return 0
 }
+__include() {
+FCN_RETURN=""
+if [[ ${IS_GET} -eq 1 ]]; then
+if [[ "${cword}" == "2" ]]; then
+FCN_RETURN="0 1"
+fi
+fi
+if [[ ${IS_GET} -eq 0 ]]; then
+if [[ "${cword}" == "2" ]]; then
+FCN_RETURN=""
+IS_PATH=1
+fi
+fi
+return 0
+}
 __initialchecks() {
 FCN_RETURN=""
 if [[ ${IS_GET} -eq 0 ]]; then

slsDetectorSoftware/generator/autocomplete/zsh_autocomplete.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 _sd() {
 
 
-local SLS_COMMANDS=" acquire activate adcclk adcenable adcenable10g adcindex adcinvert adclist adcname adcphase adcpipeline adcreg adcvpp apulse asamples autocompdisable badchannels blockingtrigger burstmode burstperiod bursts burstsl bustest cdsgain chipversion clearbit clearbusy clientversion clkdiv clkfreq clkphase collectionmode column compdisabletime confadc config configtransceiver counters currentsource dac dacindex daclist dacname dacvalues datastream dbitclk dbitphase dbitpipeline defaultdac defaultpattern delay delayl detectorserverversion detsize diodelay dpulse dr drlist dsamples execcommand exptime exptime1 exptime2 exptime3 extrastoragecells extsampling extsamplingsrc extsig fformat filtercells filterresistor findex firmwaretest firmwareversion fliprows flowcontrol10g fmaster fname foverwrite fpath framecounter frames framesl frametime free fwrite gaincaps gainmode gappixels gatedelay gatedelay1 gatedelay2 gatedelay3 gates getbit hardwareversion highvoltage hostname im_a im_b im_c im_d im_io imagetest initialchecks inj_ch interpolation interruptsubframe kernelversion lastclient led lock master maxadcphaseshift maxclkphaseshift maxdbitphaseshift measuredperiod measuredsubperiod moduleid nextframenumber nmod numinterfaces overflow packageversion parallel parameters partialreset patfname patioctrl patlimits patloop patloop0 patloop1 patloop2 patmask patnloop patnloop0 patnloop1 patnloop2 patsetbit pattern patternstart patwait patwait0 patwait1 patwait2 patwaittime patwaittime0 patwaittime1 patwaittime2 patword pedestalmode period periodl polarity port powerchip powerindex powerlist powername powervalues programfpga pulse pulsechip pulsenmove pumpprobe quad ratecorr readnrows readout readoutspeed readoutspeedlist rebootcontroller reg resetdacs resetfpga romode row runclk runtime rx_arping rx_clearroi rx_dbitlist rx_dbitoffset rx_dbitreorder rx_discardpolicy rx_fifodepth rx_frameindex rx_framescaught rx_framesperfile rx_hostname rx_jsonaddheader rx_jsonpara rx_lastclient rx_lock rx_missingpackets rx_padding rx_printconfig rx_realudpsocksize rx_roi rx_silent rx_start rx_status rx_stop rx_tcpport rx_threads rx_udpsocksize rx_version rx_zmqfreq rx_zmqhwm rx_zmqip rx_zmqport rx_zmqstartfnum rx_zmqstream samples savepattern scan scanerrmsg selinterface serialnumber setbit settings settingslist settingspath signalindex signallist signalname sleep slowadc slowadcindex slowadclist slowadcname slowadcvalues start status stop stopport storagecell_delay storagecell_start subdeadtime subexptime sync syncclk temp_10ge temp_adc temp_control temp_dcdc temp_event temp_fpga temp_fpgaext temp_fpgafl temp_fpgafr temp_slowadc temp_sodl temp_sodr temp_threshold templist tempvalues tengiga threshold thresholdnotb timing timing_info_decoder timinglist timingsource top transceiverenable trigger triggers triggersl trimbits trimen trimval tsamples txdelay txdelay_frame txdelay_left txdelay_right type udp_cleardst udp_dstip udp_dstip2 udp_dstlist udp_dstmac udp_dstmac2 udp_dstport udp_dstport2 udp_firstdst udp_numdst udp_reconfigure udp_srcip udp_srcip2 udp_srcmac udp_srcmac2 udp_validate update updatedetectorserver updatekernel updatemode user v_a v_b v_c v_chip v_d v_io v_limit vchip_comp_adc vchip_comp_fe vchip_cs vchip_opa_1st vchip_opa_fd vchip_ref_comp_fe versions veto vetoalg vetofile vetophoton vetoref vetostream virtual vm_a vm_b vm_c vm_d vm_io zmqhwm zmqip zmqport "
+local SLS_COMMANDS=" acquire activate adcclk adcenable adcenable10g adcindex adcinvert adclist adcname adcphase adcpipeline adcreg adcvpp apulse asamples autocompdisable badchannels blockingtrigger burstmode burstperiod bursts burstsl bustest cdsgain chipversion clearbit clearbusy clientversion clkdiv clkfreq clkphase collectionmode column compdisabletime confadc config configtransceiver counters currentsource dac dacindex daclist dacname dacvalues datastream dbitclk dbitphase dbitpipeline defaultdac defaultpattern delay delayl detectorserverversion detsize diodelay dpulse dr drlist dsamples execcommand exptime exptime1 exptime2 exptime3 extrastoragecells extsampling extsamplingsrc extsig fformat filtercells filterresistor findex firmwaretest firmwareversion fliprows flowcontrol10g fmaster fname foverwrite fpath framecounter frames framesl frametime free fwrite gaincaps gainmode gappixels gatedelay gatedelay1 gatedelay2 gatedelay3 gates getbit hardwareversion highvoltage hostname im_a im_b im_c im_d im_io imagetest include initialchecks inj_ch interpolation interruptsubframe kernelversion lastclient led lock master maxadcphaseshift maxclkphaseshift maxdbitphaseshift measuredperiod measuredsubperiod moduleid nextframenumber nmod numinterfaces overflow packageversion parallel parameters partialreset patfname patioctrl patlimits patloop patloop0 patloop1 patloop2 patmask patnloop patnloop0 patnloop1 patnloop2 patsetbit pattern patternstart patwait patwait0 patwait1 patwait2 patwaittime patwaittime0 patwaittime1 patwaittime2 patword pedestalmode period periodl polarity port powerchip powerindex powerlist powername powervalues programfpga pulse pulsechip pulsenmove pumpprobe quad ratecorr readnrows readout readoutspeed readoutspeedlist rebootcontroller reg resetdacs resetfpga romode row runclk runtime rx_arping rx_clearroi rx_dbitlist rx_dbitoffset rx_dbitreorder rx_discardpolicy rx_fifodepth rx_frameindex rx_framescaught rx_framesperfile rx_hostname rx_jsonaddheader rx_jsonpara rx_lastclient rx_lock rx_missingpackets rx_padding rx_printconfig rx_realudpsocksize rx_roi rx_silent rx_start rx_status rx_stop rx_tcpport rx_threads rx_udpsocksize rx_version rx_zmqfreq rx_zmqhwm rx_zmqip rx_zmqport rx_zmqstartfnum rx_zmqstream samples savepattern scan scanerrmsg selinterface serialnumber setbit settings settingslist settingspath signalindex signallist signalname sleep slowadc slowadcindex slowadclist slowadcname slowadcvalues start status stop stopport storagecell_delay storagecell_start subdeadtime subexptime sync syncclk temp_10ge temp_adc temp_control temp_dcdc temp_event temp_fpga temp_fpgaext temp_fpgafl temp_fpgafr temp_slowadc temp_sodl temp_sodr temp_threshold templist tempvalues tengiga threshold thresholdnotb timing timing_info_decoder timinglist timingsource top transceiverenable trigger triggers triggersl trimbits trimen trimval tsamples txdelay txdelay_frame txdelay_left txdelay_right type udp_cleardst udp_dstip udp_dstip2 udp_dstlist udp_dstmac udp_dstmac2 udp_dstport udp_dstport2 udp_firstdst udp_numdst udp_reconfigure udp_srcip udp_srcip2 udp_srcmac udp_srcmac2 udp_validate update updatedetectorserver updatekernel updatemode user v_a v_b v_c v_chip v_d v_io v_limit vchip_comp_adc vchip_comp_fe vchip_cs vchip_opa_1st vchip_opa_fd vchip_ref_comp_fe versions veto vetoalg vetofile vetophoton vetoref vetostream virtual vm_a vm_b vm_c vm_d vm_io zmqhwm zmqip zmqport "
 __acquire() {
 FCN_RETURN=""
 return 0
@@ -1138,6 +1138,21 @@ fi
 fi
 return 0
 }
+__include() {
+FCN_RETURN=""
+if [[ ${IS_GET} -eq 1 ]]; then
+if [[ "${cword}" == "2" ]]; then
+FCN_RETURN="0 1"
+fi
+fi
+if [[ ${IS_GET} -eq 0 ]]; then
+if [[ "${cword}" == "2" ]]; then
+FCN_RETURN=""
+IS_PATH=1
+fi
+fi
+return 0
+}
 __initialchecks() {
 FCN_RETURN=""
 if [[ ${IS_GET} -eq 0 ]]; then

slsDetectorSoftware/generator/commands.yaml

@@ -1846,6 +1846,13 @@ parameters:
     PUT:
       function: loadParameters
 
+include:
+  inherit_actions: EXECUTE_SET_COMMAND_NOID_1ARG
+  help: "\n\tSets detector measurement parameters to those contained in fname. Set up per measurement. Same as parameters command."
+  actions:
+    PUT:
+      function: loadParameters
+
 savepattern:
   inherit_actions: EXECUTE_SET_COMMAND_NOID_1ARG
   help: "\n\t[Ctb][Mythen3][Xilinx Ctb] Saves pattern to file (ascii). \n\t[Ctb] Also executes pattern."

slsDetectorSoftware/generator/extended_commands.yaml

@@ -4988,6 +4988,32 @@ imagetest:
     \ pixel intensity incremented by 1. If 1, all pixels almost saturated."
   infer_action: true
   template: true
+include:
+  actions:
+    PUT:
+      args:
+      - arg_types:
+        - special::path
+        argc: 1
+        cast_input:
+        - false
+        check_det_id: true
+        convert_det_id: true
+        function: loadParameters
+        input:
+        - args[0]
+        input_types:
+        - std::string
+        output:
+        - args.front()
+        require_det_id: false
+        store_result_in_t: false
+  command_name: include
+  function_alias: include
+  help: "\n\tSets detector measurement parameters to those contained in fname. Set\
+    \ up per measurement. Same as parameters command."
+  infer_action: true
+  template: true
 initialchecks:
   actions:
     GET:

slsDetectorSoftware/src/Caller.cpp

@@ -6375,6 +6375,48 @@ std::string Caller::imagetest(int action) {
     return os.str();
 }
 
+std::string Caller::include(int action) {
+
+    std::ostringstream os;
+    // print help
+    if (action == slsDetectorDefs::HELP_ACTION) {
+        os << R"V0G0N(
+	Sets detector measurement parameters to those contained in fname. Set up per measurement. Same as parameters command. )V0G0N"
+           << std::endl;
+        return os.str();
+    }
+
+    // check if action and arguments are valid
+    if (action == slsDetectorDefs::PUT_ACTION) {
+        if (1 && args.size() != 1) {
+            throw RuntimeError("Wrong number of arguments for action PUT");
+        }
+
+        if (args.size() == 1) {
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    else {
+
+        throw RuntimeError(
+            "INTERNAL ERROR: Invalid action: supported actions are ['PUT']");
+    }
+
+    // generate code for each action
+    if (action == slsDetectorDefs::PUT_ACTION) {
+        if (args.size() == 1) {
+            if (det_id != -1) {
+                throw RuntimeError("Cannot execute include at module level");
+            }
+            det->loadParameters(args[0]);
+            os << args.front() << '\n';
+        }
+    }
+
+    return os.str();
+}
+
 std::string Caller::initialchecks(int action) {
 
     std::ostringstream os;

slsDetectorSoftware/src/Caller.h

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class Caller {
     std::string im_d(int action);
     std::string im_io(int action);
     std::string imagetest(int action);
+    std::string include(int action);
     std::string initialchecks(int action);
     std::string inj_ch(int action);
     std::string interpolation(int action);
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ class Caller {
         {"im_d", &Caller::im_d},
         {"im_io", &Caller::im_io},
         {"imagetest", &Caller::imagetest},
+        {"include", &Caller::include},
         {"initialchecks", &Caller::initialchecks},
         {"inj_ch", &Caller::inj_ch},
         {"interpolation", &Caller::interpolation},

slsDetectorSoftware/src/inferAction.cpp

@@ -1618,6 +1618,18 @@ int InferAction::imagetest() {
     }
 }
 
+int InferAction::include() {
+
+    if (args.size() == 1) {
+        return slsDetectorDefs::PUT_ACTION;
+    }
+
+    else {
+
+        throw RuntimeError("Could not infer action: Wrong number of arguments");
+    }
+}
+
 int InferAction::initialchecks() {
 
     if (args.size() == 0) {

slsDetectorSoftware/src/inferAction.h

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class InferAction {
     int im_d();
     int im_io();
     int imagetest();
+    int include();
     int initialchecks();
     int inj_ch();
     int interpolation();
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ class InferAction {
         {"im_d", &InferAction::im_d},
         {"im_io", &InferAction::im_io},
         {"imagetest", &InferAction::imagetest},
+        {"include", &InferAction::include},
         {"initialchecks", &InferAction::initialchecks},
         {"inj_ch", &InferAction::inj_ch},
         {"interpolation", &InferAction::interpolation},

slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller.cpp

@@ -46,32 +46,46 @@ TEST_CASE("config", "[.cmdcall]") {
 
 // free: not testing
 
-TEST_CASE("parameters", "[.cmdcall]") {
+void test_include_file(const std::string &cmd) {
     Detector det;
     Caller caller(&det);
+
     // put only
-    REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("parameters", {}, -1, GET));
-    /*
-        auto prev_val = det.getNumberOfFrames().tsquash("Number of frames has to
-       be same to test");
-        {
-            system("echo 'frames 2' > /tmp/tempsetup.det ");
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            caller.call("parameters", {"/tmp/tempsetup.det"}, -1, PUT, oss);
-            REQUIRE(oss.str() == "parameters /tmp/tempsetup.det\n");
-            REQUIRE(det.getNumberOfFrames().tsquash("failed") == 2);
-        }
-        {
-            system("echo '0:frames 1' > /tmp/tempsetup.det ");
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            caller.call("parameters", {"/tmp/tempsetup.det"}, -1, PUT, oss);
-            REQUIRE(oss.str() == "parameters /tmp/tempsetup.det\n");
-            REQUIRE(det.getNumberOfFrames({0}).tsquash("failed") == 1);
-        }
-        det.setNumberOfFrames(prev_val);
-        */
+    REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call(cmd, {}, -1, GET));
+
+    auto prev_frames = det.getNumberOfFrames().tsquash(
+        "Number of frames has to be same to test");
+    auto prev_fwrite =
+        det.getFileWrite().tsquash("File write enable has to be same to test");
+
+    {
+        system("echo -e 'frames 2\nfwrite 1' > /tmp/tempsetup.det ");
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        caller.call(cmd, {"/tmp/tempsetup.det"}, -1, PUT, oss);
+        REQUIRE(oss.str() == cmd + " /tmp/tempsetup.det\n");
+        REQUIRE(det.getNumberOfFrames().tsquash(
+                    "frames inconsistent and failed") == 2);
+        REQUIRE(det.getFileWrite().tsquash("fwrite inconsistent and failed") ==
+                1);
+    }
+    {
+        system("echo -e 'frames 3\nfwrite 0' > /tmp/tempsetup.det ");
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        caller.call(cmd, {"/tmp/tempsetup.det"}, -1, PUT, oss);
+        REQUIRE(oss.str() == cmd + " /tmp/tempsetup.det\n");
+        REQUIRE(det.getNumberOfFrames().tsquash(
+                    "frames inconsistent and failed") == 3);
+        REQUIRE(det.getFileWrite().tsquash("fwrite inconsistent and failed") ==
+                0);
+    }
+    det.setNumberOfFrames(prev_frames);
+    det.setFileWrite(prev_fwrite);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("parameters", "[.cmdcall]") { test_include_file("parameters"); }
+
+TEST_CASE("include", "[.cmdcall]") { test_include_file("include"); }
+
 TEST_CASE("hostname", "[.cmdcall]") {
     Detector det;
     Caller caller(&det);

tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ configure_file(scripts/test_frame_synchronizer.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_f
 configure_file(scripts/utils_for_test.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/utils_for_test.py COPYONLY)
 configure_file(scripts/test_roi.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_roi.py COPYONLY)
 configure_file(scripts/test_free.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_free.py COPYONLY)
+configure_file(scripts/test_commands.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_commands.py COPYONLY)
+

tests/scripts/test_commands.py

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-other
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Contributors to the SLS Detector Package
+'''
+This file is used to start up simulators and test for freeing shm and accessing it from python.
+Run this using: pytest -s test_free.py
+'''
+
+from time import time
+import pytest, sys, time
+
+from slsdet import Detector, Ctb, freeSharedMemory
+from slsdet.defines import DEFAULT_TCP_RX_PORTNO
+from utils_for_test import (
+    Log,
+    LogLevel,
+    cleanup,
+    startDetectorVirtualServer,
+    startProcessInBackground,
+    loadConfig,
+    loadBasicSettings
+)
+
+def startReceiver(num_mods, fp):
+    if num_mods == 1:
+        cmd = ['slsReceiver']
+    else:
+        cmd = ['slsMultiReceiver', str(DEFAULT_TCP_RX_PORTNO), str(num_mods)]
+        # in 10.0.0
+        #cmd = ['slsMultiReceiver', '-p', str(DEFAULT_TCP_RX_PORTNO), '-n', str(num_mods)]
+    startProcessInBackground(cmd, fp)
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+'''
+scope = module =>Once per test file/module 
+to share expensive setup like startDetectorVirtualServer
+'''
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def det_config():
+    return {
+        "name": "ctb",
+        "num_mods": 1
+    }
+
+# autouse is false to pass explictly
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=False)
+def setup_simulator(det_config):
+    """Fixture to start the detector server once and clean up at the end."""
+    fp = sys.stdout
+
+    cleanup(fp)
+    # server
+    startDetectorVirtualServer(det_config["name"], det_config["num_mods"], fp)
+    # receiver
+    startReceiver(det_config["num_mods"], fp)
+    # config and basic settings
+    d = loadConfig(name=det_config["name"], rx_hostname="localhost", settingsdir="", fp=fp, num_mods=det_config["num_mods"])
+    loadBasicSettings(name=det_config["name"], d=d, fp=fp)
+
+    yield d # tests run here
+
+    cleanup(fp)
+
+
+
+def test_parameters_file(setup_simulator):
+    d = setup_simulator
+    Log(LogLevel.INFOBLUE, f'\nRunning test_parameters_file')
+    
+    assert isinstance(d, Detector)
+
+    with open("/tmp/params.det", "w") as f:
+        f.write("frames 2\n")
+        f.write("fwrite 1\n")
+
+    # this should not throw
+    d.parameters = "/tmp/params.det"
+
+    assert d.frames == 2    
+    assert d.fwrite == 1
+
+    Log(LogLevel.INFOGREEN, f"✅ Test passed. Command: parameters")
+
+
+def test_include_file(setup_simulator):
+    d = setup_simulator
+    Log(LogLevel.INFOBLUE, f'\test_include_file test_parameters_file')
+    
+    assert isinstance(d, Detector)
+
+    with open("/tmp/params.det", "w") as f:
+        f.write("frames 3\n")
+        f.write("fwrite 0\n")
+
+    # this should not throw
+    d.include = "/tmp/params.det"
+
+    assert d.frames == 3    
+    assert d.fwrite == 0
+
+    Log(LogLevel.INFOGREEN, f"✅ Test passed. Command: include")