created SeaConfigCreator

running frappy with 'seadesc' cfg does the same as previously
starting 'sea' cfg and performing seaconn:_describe automatically

create mbe.cfg

cfg/develop/seadesc.cfg

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[NODE]
+description = sea client (communication only)
+id = comm.sea.psi.ch
+
+[seaconn]
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaConfigCreator
+description = a SEA connection. will shut down after getting the description
+visibility = 1

cfg/main/mbe.cfg

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ id = mbe.config.sea.psi.ch
 
 [sea_main]
 class = secop_psi.sea.SeaClient
-description = SEA connection to mbe
+description = main sea connection for mbe.config
 config = mbe.config
 service = main
 
@@ -13,23 +13,12 @@ class = secop_psi.sea.SeaDrivable
 iodev = sea_main
 sea_object = tt
 
-[cc]
-class = secop_psi.sea.SeaReadable
-iodev = sea_main
-sea_object = cc
-
 [p]
 class = secop_psi.sea.SeaReadable
 iodev = sea_main
 sea_object = p
-extra_modules = vacuumpump, gasflow
 
-[vacuumpump]
+[table]
-class = secop_psi.sea.SeaWritable
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaReadable
 iodev = sea_main
-single_module = p.vacuumpump
+sea_object = table
-
-[gasflow]
-class = secop_psi.sea.SeaWritable
-iodev = sea_main
-single_module = p.gasflow

cfg/sea/mbe.cfg

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[NODE]
+description = thin film oven for AMOR
+id = mbe.config.sea.psi.ch
+
+[sea_main]
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaClient
+description = main sea connection for mbe.config
+config = mbe.config
+service = main
+
+[tt]
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaDrivable
+iodev = sea_main
+sea_object = tt
+
+[cc]
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaReadable
+iodev = sea_main
+sea_object = cc
+
+[p]
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaReadable
+iodev = sea_main
+sea_object = p
+
+[table]
+class = secop_psi.sea.SeaReadable
+iodev = sea_main
+sea_object = table

cfg/sea/mbe.config.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{"tt": {"base": "/tt", "params": [{"path": "", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "run tt", "description": "tt", "kids": 14},
+{"tt": {"base": "/tt", "params": [
+{"path": "", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "run tt", "description": "tt", "kids": 14},
 {"path": "send", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "tt send", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "status", "type": "text", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "is_running", "type": "int", "readonly": false, "cmd": "tt is_running", "visibility": 3},
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@
 {"path": "set/integ", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "tt set/integ", "description": "bigger means faster"},
 {"path": "set/deriv", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "tt set/deriv"},
 {"path": "display", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "tt display"},
-{"path": "remote", "type": "bool"}]}, "cc": {"base": "/cc", "params": [{"path": "", "type": "bool", "kids": 96},
+{"path": "remote", "type": "bool"}]},
+
+"cc": {"base": "/cc", "params": [
+{"path": "", "type": "bool", "kids": 96},
 {"path": "send", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "cc send", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "status", "type": "text", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "autodevice", "type": "bool", "readonly": false, "cmd": "cc autodevice"},
@@ -144,10 +148,24 @@
 {"path": "tm", "type": "float", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "tv", "type": "float", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "tq", "type": "float", "visibility": 3},
-{"path": "bdl", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "cc bdl"}]}, "p": {"base": "/p", "params": [{"path": "", "type": "float", "kids": 6},
+{"path": "bdl", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "cc bdl"}]},
+
+"p": {"base": "/p", "params": [
+{"path": "", "type": "float", "kids": 6},
 {"path": "send", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "p send", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "status", "type": "text", "visibility": 3},
 {"path": "vacuumpump", "type": "bool", "readonly": false, "cmd": "p vacuumpump"},
 {"path": "gasflow", "type": "bool", "readonly": false, "cmd": "p gasflow"},
 {"path": "tlimit", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "p tlimit"},
-{"path": "tlimit_without_vacuum", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "p tlimit_without_vacuum"}]}}
+{"path": "tlimit_without_vacuum", "type": "float", "readonly": false, "cmd": "p tlimit_without_vacuum"}]},
+
+"table": {"base": "/table", "params": [
+{"path": "", "type": "none", "kids": 8},
+{"path": "send", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "table send", "visibility": 3},
+{"path": "status", "type": "text", "visibility": 3},
+{"path": "fix_tt_set_prop", "type": "bool", "readonly": false, "cmd": "table fix_tt_set_prop"},
+{"path": "val_tt_set_prop", "type": "float"},
+{"path": "tbl_tt_set_prop", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "table tbl_tt_set_prop", "description": "enter value pair separated with colon T1:par1 T2:par2 ..."},
+{"path": "fix_tt_set_integ", "type": "bool", "readonly": false, "cmd": "table fix_tt_set_integ"},
+{"path": "val_tt_set_integ", "type": "float"},
+{"path": "tbl_tt_set_integ", "type": "text", "readonly": false, "cmd": "table tbl_tt_set_integ", "description": "enter value pair separated with colon T1:par1 T2:par2 ..."}]}}

secop_psi/sea.py

@@ -271,9 +271,27 @@ class SeaClient(ProxyClient, Module):
         reply = self.request(command)
         return reply
 
-    @Command(result=StringType())
+    @Command(StringType(), result=StringType())
-    def describe(self):
+    def query(self, cmd):
-        """save objects (and sub-objects) description"""
+        """a request checking for errors and accepting 0 or 1 line as result"""
+        errors = []
+        reply = None
+        for line in self.request(cmd).split('\n'):
+            if line.strip().startswith('ERROR:'):
+                errors.append(line[6:].strip())
+            elif reply is None:
+                reply = line.strip()
+            else:
+                self.log.info('SEA: superfluous reply %r to %r', reply, cmd)
+        if errors:
+            raise HardwareError('; '.join(errors))
+        return reply
+
+
+class SeaConfigCreator(SeaClient):
+    def startModule(self, started_callback):
+        """save objects (and sub-objects) description and exit"""
+        self._connect(lambda: None)
         reply = self.request('describe_all')
         reply = ''.join('' if line.startswith('WARNING') else line for line in reply.split('\n'))
         description, reply = json.loads(reply)
@@ -300,28 +318,11 @@ class SeaClient(ProxyClient, Module):
                                            nodedescr=description.get(filename, filename)))
                 for obj in descr:
                     fp.write(CFG_MODULE % dict(modcls=modcls[obj], module=obj, seaconn=seaconn))
-            content = json.dumps(descr).replace('}, {', '},\n{')
+            content = json.dumps(descr).replace('}, {', '},\n{').replace('[{', '[\n{').replace('}]}, ', '}]},\n\n')
             with open(join(seaconfdir, filename + '.json'), 'w') as fp:
                 fp.write(content + '\n')
             result.append('%s: %s' % (filename, ','.join(n for n in descr)))
-        return '; '.join(result)
+        raise SystemExit('; '.join(result))
-
-    @Command(StringType(), result=StringType())
-    def query(self, cmd):
-        """a request checking for errors and accepting 0 or 1 line as result"""
-        errors = []
-        reply = None
-        for line in self.request(cmd).split('\n'):
-            if line.strip().startswith('ERROR:'):
-                errors.append(line[6:].strip())
-            elif reply is None:
-                reply = line.strip()
-            else:
-                self.log.info('SEA: superfluous reply %r to %r', reply, cmd)
-        if errors:
-            raise HardwareError('; '.join(errors))
-        return reply
-
 
 SEA_TO_SECOPTYPE = {
     'float': FloatRange(),