Support #2040

rsb-sendcl doesn't allow to send raw strings / missing or poor documentation?

Added by R. Haschke over 9 years ago. Updated over 9 years ago.

Status:ResolvedStart date:10/06/2014
Priority:NormalDue date:
Assignee:J. Moringen% Done:

100%

Category:Common Lisp Tools
Target version:rsb-0.11

Description

all the following methods to send a string fail:

rsb-sendcl "foo" /
cat file.txt | rsb-sendcl - /

What is the syntax to send more complex types, e.g. an rst-type?


Related issues

Related to Robotics Service Bus - Enhancement #964: Reduce redundancy between call and send tools Resolved 03/19/2012

Associated revisions

Revision 5629fbb6
Added by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

Improved explanation for specifying send payloads in send.rst

refs #2040

  • send.rst (Description): mention empty payload and reading payload from
    file; explain interaction with shell syntax
    (Examples): added examples for empty payloads, integer payloads and
    payloads from standard input and files

Revision af8113ed
Added by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

Improved explanation for specifying arguments in call.rst

refs #2040

  • call.rst (Description): mention reading payload from file; explain
    interaction with shell syntax
    (Examples): added examples for payloads from standard input and files

Revision 95fcb610
Added by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

Improved help strings in {send,call}/main.lisp

refs #2040

  • send/main.lisp (make-help-string): mention reading payload from file;
    explain interaction with shell syntax
    (make-examples-string): added example for empty payload; explain
    interaction with shell syntax
  • call/main.lisp (make-help-string): similar
    (make-examples-string): similar

Revision 20f00641
Added by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

Added functions for event construction in common/event.lisp

fixes #964, refs #2040

  • common/event.lisp: new file; contains functions for constructing events
    by parsing payload and meta-data specifications
  • common/package.lisp (package rsb.common): added exported symbols
    parse-payload-spec, parse-meta-data, parse-timestamp and parse-cause
  • call/main.lisp (make-help-string): adapted to extended payload parsing
    rules
    (make-examples-string): likewise
    (parse-argument): removed; `parse-payload-spec' is used instead
    (main): call `parse-payload-spec' instead of `parse-argument'
  • send/main.lisp (make-help-string): adapted to extended payload parsing
    rules
    (make-examples-string): likewise
    (parse-event-spec): removed; `parse-payload-spec' is used instead
    (parse-pair): removed; moved to common/event.lisp
    (parse-meta-data): likewise
    (parse-timestamp): likewise
    (parse-cause): likewise
    (main): call `parse-payload-spec' instead of `parse-event-spec'
  • cl-rsb-common.asd (header): updated copyright
    (system cl-rsb-common): added file
  • CMakeLists.txt: added test cases for executing send and call binaries
    with different kinds of payload specifications

Revision 3b14041c
Added by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

Describe extended file and stdin syntax in {call,send}.rst

refs #964, refs #2040

  • call.rst (Description): explain extended file and standard input
    syntax
    (Examples): added examples of the above
  • send.rst (Description): similar
    (Examples): similar

History

#1 Updated by J. Wienke over 9 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)

#2 Updated by J. Wienke over 9 years ago

  • Category set to Common Lisp Tools
  • Target version set to rsb-0.11

The online documentation states the following:

EVENT-SPEC is parsed as string when surrounded with double-quotes and as integer or float number when consisting of digits without and with decimal point respectively.

So for me at least the following works as expected:

rsb-sendcl '"test string"' spread:/foo

However, the input from stdin seems to broken:

jwienke@cinnabar:~$ cat /etc/passwd | rsb-sendcl - spread:/foo
The bounding indices 2 and NIL are bad for a sequence of length 1.
See also:
  The ANSI Standard, Glossary entry for "bounding index designator" 
  The ANSI Standard, writeup for Issue SUBSEQ-OUT-OF-BOUNDS:IS-AN-ERROR

#3 Updated by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
  • Assignee set to J. Moringen
  • % Done changed from 0 to 40

However, the input from stdin seems to broken:
[...]

I reported this as an upstream bug. Currently waiting for upstream.

I will also try to improve the documentation.

#4 Updated by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

What is the syntax to send more complex types, e.g. an rst-type?

Not supported yet, but in development.

#5 Updated by R. Haschke over 9 years ago

I wasn't expecting the double quotes. Please document this.

#6 Updated by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

  • % Done changed from 40 to 80

Mainly waiting for upstream fix.

#7 Updated by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

  • Related to Enhancement #964: Reduce redundancy between call and send tools added

#8 Updated by J. Moringen over 9 years ago

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 80 to 100

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