Software Improvement Proposals

2024 Improvement Proposals

1. Convert Swerve Drive to YAGSL
2. Setup Simulation
3. Utilize Advantage Kit
4. Utilize Advantage Scope
5. Standard VS Code Extensions

Details:

1. Convert Swerve Drive to YAGSL

https://github.com/BroncBotz3481

• Library and Example

Why?

• Utilize a documented and supported Swerve Drive Library.
• Supports Swerve Simulation.
• Supports our old and new swerve drives by configuration files so we can easily switch back and forth.

2. Setup Simulation

Use Standard WIPILib Simulation

Why?

• Well documented.
• Fairly Simple.
• Need to be able to test code without the robot.

3. Utilize Advantage Kit

https://github.com/Mechanical-Advantage/AdvantageKit

Why?

• Saves all IO data from matches.
• IO data can be used to recreate any signal that is needed for fixing issues offline.
• Data can be used to test fixes in simulation.

This does require an extra layer of code to save the IO.

4. Utilize Advantage Scope

https://github.com/Mechanical-Advantage/AdvantageScope

Why?

• Works well with Advantage Kit and other data sources
• Nice capability

5. Standard VS Code Extensions

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ToughTechs151.tt151extpack

Why?

• Tools help with faster code
• Tools support more consistent code