Hi maintainers,
I’m integrating python-can into a UI tool that uses can.interface.detect_available_configs() to list adapters/channels.
Current situation:
detect_available_configs() gives interface/channel candidates, which is great.
- But there is no standardized way to discover supported nominal bitrate(s) and CAN-FD data bitrate(s) per detected channel.
- As a result, UIs have to hardcode bitrate presets, which can be wrong for specific hardware/drivers.
Feature request:
- Add optional capability fields to auto-detected configs (or a related capability API), e.g.:
supported_bitrates: list[int] | None
supported_data_bitrates: list[int] | None (for FD-capable channels)
supports_fd: bool | None
Example output shape:
{
"interface": "socketcan",
"channel": "can0",
"supports_fd": True,
"supported_bitrates": [125000, 250000, 500000, 1000000],
"supported_data_bitrates": [1000000, 2000000, 4000000]
}
Would that make sense?