Javascript console made to ease development on the FIRST Robotics platform, paired with the JS Opmod NOTICE: THIS IS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FIRST ROBOTICS FTC COMPETITION.
It can take about a minute to upload any code changes from Android Studio to the robot, and that's with the new instant run features, and assuming none of your motors disconnect when it resets. I'm putting this solution out for other impatient people like me. Here is what it looks like:
All of the files in the Server directory have comments to explain themselves. Just place them in the appropriate parts of your team's TeamCode directory.
Download and run installer.bash in the root directory of this project. The script clones the project itself, so it is not necessary to clone yourself. Simply copy + paste installer.bash somewhere onto your system, and run it.
As for client, download RSyntaxTextArea from wherever you want, then compile & run the Java files under Client with the RSyntaxTextArea jar in the classpath (it should look something like javac -cp RSyntaxTextArea.jar;. Client.java && java -cp RSyntaxTextArea.jar;. Client). It'll ask you for the server hostname when you first run it, enter the IP of the phone running the JavascriptServer opmode (remember they must be on the same WIFI network AND you must have pressed play on the phone) and then it should connect.
That's all there is to it.
The left panel allows computer-controlled motors. Click New, enter the name of the motor, and it will create a slider that allows for easy testing. If you add a lot of motors that you want to use again, click Save and you can save the motor config to a file (later readable with the Load button).
The center panel is the main JS code. Write whatever. Refer to the Rhino documentation for accessing Java classes from JS, but generally it goes something like Packages.org.company.whatever.Class if you want to access the class Class in the package org.company.whatever. gamepad1, gamepad2, and hardwareMap are some provided variables that can be accessed from name alone.
The bottom panel (aka text area) allows you to enter some code, and then immediately see its output. For example, writing hardwareMap.dcMotor.get("left_back").getPower() might yield something like 0.0.
The right panel is split into two parts: the console and the action buttons. The console just displays output, it's self explanatory. The action buttons allow you to send the centerpanel Javascipt to the robot, and then initialize, and start the opmode. It also can clear all variables, etc.
Just writing Javascript won't put it on the robot. You should write the JS in the center panel, then choose Send, Init, and Start in the right action buttons to get it going.
Try pressing Clear vars.
Ensure:
- The robot controller phone connected is to the same WIFI network as the computer.
- Someone pressed the play button on the robot controller.
- TCP connections are not blocked over your network.