[PYTHON][LIBRARY][WIP] PyKSP: A Python KSP interface library

[Coffeeman]

Presenting...

PyKSP

A Linear, Pythonic KSP API For Telemachus

Get yours today: https://github.com/602p/pyksp

THIS IS A MOD OF A MOD! YOU NEED TELEMACHUS RUNNING TO INTERACT WITH KSP!

Interact with KSP (thru telemachus) using code as simple as

import pyksp,time

vessel=pyksp.WrappedVessel()
vessel.subscribe("vessel_altitude")
vessel.start()
vessel.sas()
time.sleep(2)
vessel.stage()
while 1:
    print vessel.vessel_altitude

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A quick runthru:

Import pyksp:

import pyksp

Create and start a Vessel object:

v=pyksp.WrappedVessel()
v.subscribe("vessel_altitude")
v.start()

Do whatever LINEAR code jazz you want:

vessel.sas()
time.sleep(2)
vessel.stage()

Receive data WITHOUT even needing to call update:

while 1:
    print vessel.vessel_altitude

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There are two classes, ActiveVessel, and its subtype WrappedVessel. And they bolth talk to python thru Telemachus (IP and Port configurable!)

ActiveVessel allows you to subscribe_string("vessel_vertical_speed"),do run_command("action_group_3"), and get("resource_lf_max")

WrappedVessel allows you to do vessel.string, and automatically subscribe to it in the background, and additionally do vessel.sas() or vessel.stage()

For both, you can subscribe to any number of strings, representing datapoints. For example, target_periapsis would track the selected vessels periapsis, or resource_xg_current would track the current XenonGas level. For ActiveVessel, you need to first subscribe to a datapoint with

vessel.subscribe("resource_xg_current")

and then get the current value with

vessel.get("rescource_xg_current")

WrappedVessel simplifies this, by allowing you to access datapoints by doing vessel.value (ex vessel.docking_delta_y_angle) and it will automatically subscribe if you are not already.

For both you can run commands with vessel.run_command("brake") or vessel.run_command("abort"). Once again, WrappedVessel simplifies this by allowing you to do vessel.ag1() or vessel.stage().

Here is a list of all datapoint names, but their behavior is dictated by telemachus

Datapoints and Commands (for ActiveVessel.run_command())

Im sorry if this post is a mess (it kinda is ) and Id happily explain it to y'all or have a look at your code!

Edited October 20, 2014 by Coffeeman

[NathanKell]

Well, that's a pretty awesome way to cap your first five posts. Very cool!