autogeneration of iodevs

allow a shortcut for generating iodevs:
If 'uri' is given in the config file for a module with HasIodev, it
will autogenerate its communicator.
The iodevClass attribute on the module class determines the class
for the iodev to be generated.

Change-Id: I4e82a57a33218fd159cec9f4c95171365c55d94a
Reviewed-on: https://forge.frm2.tum.de/review/c/sine2020/secop/playground/+/22068
Reviewed-by: Markus Zolliker <markus.zolliker@psi.ch>
Tested-by: JenkinsCodeReview <bjoern_pedersen@frm2.tum.de>

cfg/ls370test.cfg

@@ -6,21 +6,16 @@ type = tcp
 bindto = 0.0.0.0
 bindport = 5000
 
+[module lsmain]
+class = secop_psi.ls370res.Main
+description = main control of Lsc controller
+uri = localhost:4567
+
 [module res]
 class = secop_psi.ls370res.ResChannel
 vexc = '2mV'
-.channel = 3
-.description = resistivity
-.main = lsmain
-.iodev = lscom
-
-[module lsmain]
-class = secop_psi.ls370res.Main
-.description = main control of Lsc controller
-.iodev = lscom
-
-[module lscom]
-class = secop_psi.ls370res.StringIO
-.uri=localhost:4567
-.description = serial communicator to an LS 370
-.visibility = 3
+channel = 3
+description = resistivity
+main = lsmain
+# the auto created iodev from lsmain:
+iodev = lsmain_iodev

secop/stringio.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class StringIO(Communicator):
     }
     parameters = {
         'timeout':
-            Parameter('timeout', datatype=FloatRange(0), default=1),
+            Parameter('timeout', datatype=FloatRange(0), default=2),
         'wait_before':
             Parameter('wait time before sending', datatype=FloatRange(), default=0),
         'is_connected':
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class StringIO(Communicator):
                     if self.wait_before:
                         time.sleep(self.wait_before)
                     if garbage is None: # read garbage only once
-                        garbage = ''
+                        garbage = b''
                         data = self.readWithTimeout(0)
                         while data:
                             garbage += data
@@ -276,12 +276,23 @@ class HasIodev(Module):
     """Mixin for modules using a communicator"""
     properties = {
         'iodev': Attached(),
+        'uri': Property('uri for auto creation of iodev', StringType(), default=''),
     }
 
+    def __init__(self, name, logger, opts, srv):
+        super().__init__(name, logger, opts, srv)
+        if self.uri:
+            opts = {'uri': self.uri, 'description': 'communication device for %s' % name,
+                    'export': False}
+            ioname = name + '_iodev'
+            iodev = self.iodevClass(ioname, self.log.getChild(ioname), opts, srv)
+            srv.modules[ioname] = iodev
+            self.setProperty('iodev', ioname)
+
     def initModule(self):
         try:
             self._iodev.read_is_connected()
-        except CommunicationFailedError:
+        except (CommunicationFailedError, AttributeError):
             pass
         super().initModule()
 

secop_psi/ls370res.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ for bit, text in enumerate('CS_OVL VCM_OVL VMIX_OVL R_OVER R_UNDER T_OVER T_UNDE
 
 class StringIO(secop.stringio.StringIO):
     identification = [('*IDN?', 'LSCI,MODEL370,.*')]
+    wait_before = 0.05
 
 
 class Main(HasIodev, Module):
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class Main(HasIodev, Module):
     }
 
     pollerClass = Poller
+    iodevClass = StringIO
 
     def analyze_scan(self, channel, autoscan):
         return dict(channel=channel, autoscan=autoscan)
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ class ResChannel(HasIodev, Readable):
             for val in [2, 6.32, 20, 63.2, 200, 632]))}
 
     pollerClass = Poller
+    iodevClass = StringIO
 
     properties = {
         'channel':