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- This is an experimental piece of code to interface Python to the pilot-link
- library. To use it, you will have to figure out how to link and install the
- .c file so that your Python installation can use it. The included Makefile
- will probably only work for ELF systems.
-
- (Note that I have only tested this with Python 1.4, and have no particular
- expectation of it working with earlier or later versions.)
-
- Usage notes:
-
- Start with 'importing pdapilot'.
-
- Look at test.py for examples of simple usage.
-
- Documentation (such as it is):
-
- pdapilot.OpenPort(device): Open a device, ready for Accept
-
- returns a file descriptor which may be used to access the given device
- (serial port) with the Accept routine.
-
- This routine is built out of Socket, Bind, & Listen.
-
- pdapilot.Socket(domain,type,protocol): returns a new pilot socket.
-
- pdapilot.Bind(socket, address): binds a socket to the given address.
-
- pdapilot.Listen(socket, backup):
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- pdapilot.Accept(socket): Waits for incoming Pilot connection
-
- returns a new pdapilot.dlp object if a connection succeeds.
-
- pdapilot.FileOpen(filename): Opens the named .prc or .pdb file
-
- returns a new pdapilot.file object if the file can be opened.
-
- pdapilot.FileCreate(filename, info): Creates the named .prc or .pdb file
-
- returns a new pdapilot.file object if the file can be created.
- info must be a dictionary containing elements such as these:
-
- flags, miscflags, type, creator, version, index, modnum,
- crdate, moddate, backupdate, name
-
- type and creator may each be an integer or a 4-character string.
-
- pdapilot.MemoUnpack(string): Unpacks a Memo record
-
- Treats string as a record from the MemoDB database and returns
- the contents in a dictionary.
-
- pdapilot.MemoPack(dict): Packs a Memo record
-
- Packs the dictionary into a string suitable for insertion
- in the MemoDB database.
-
- pdapilot.MemoUnpackAppBlock(string): Unpacks a Memo App block
-
- Treats string as the AppBlock from the MemoDB database and returns
- the contents in a dictionary.
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- pdapilot.MemoPackAppBlock(dict): Packs a Memo App block
-
- Packs the dictionary into a string suitable for putting
- in the MemoDB database's AppBlock.
-
- pdapilot.TodoUnpack(string): Unpacks a Todo record
-
- pdapilot.TodoPack(dict): Packs a Todo record
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- pdapilot.TodoUnpackAppBlock(string): Unpacks a Todo App block
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- pdapilot.TodoPackAppBlock(dict): Packs a Todo App block
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- Methods of pdapilot.dlp:
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- Close(status=0): Closes the Pilot connection
-
- If status is non-zero, convey that status to the Pilot.
- Note that Close is automatic on destruction of a pdapilot.dlp
- object.
-
- Open(name): Opens a database
-
- returns a new pdapilot.dlp.db object if successful, otherwise
- throws pdapilot.error.
-
- Create(name,...): Creates a database
-
- returns a new pdapilot.dlp.db object if successful, otherwise
- throws pdapilot.error.
-
- etc.
-