Moved Bridge.message* method on their own class.

hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/Bridge.cpp

@@ -58,32 +58,6 @@ void BridgeClass::begin() {
 	while (true);
 }
 
-unsigned int BridgeClass::readMessage(uint8_t *buff, unsigned int size) {
-  uint8_t tmp[] = { 'm' };
-  return transfer(tmp, 1, buff, size);
-}
-
-void BridgeClass::writeMessage(const uint8_t *buff, unsigned int size) {
-  uint8_t cmd[] = {'M'};
-  transfer(cmd, 1, buff, size, NULL, 0);
-}
-
-void BridgeClass::writeMessage(const String& str) {
-  writeMessage((uint8_t*) str.c_str(), str.length());
-}
-
-void BridgeClass::writeJSON(const String& str) {
-  uint8_t cmd[] = {'J'};
-  transfer(cmd, 1, (uint8_t*) str.c_str(), str.length(), NULL, 0);
-}
-
-unsigned int BridgeClass::messageAvailable() {
-  uint8_t tmp[] = {'n'};
-  uint8_t res[2];
-  transfer(tmp, 1, res, 2);
-  return (res[0] << 8) + res[1];
-}
-
 void BridgeClass::put(const char *key, const char *value) {
   // TODO: do it in a more efficient way
   String cmd = "D";

hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/Bridge.h

@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ public:
   BridgeClass(Stream &_stream);
   void begin();
   
-  // Methods to handle mailbox messages
-  unsigned int readMessage(uint8_t *buffer, unsigned int size);
-  void writeMessage(const uint8_t *buffer, unsigned int size);
-  void writeMessage(const String& str);
-  void writeJSON(const String& str);
-  unsigned int messageAvailable();
-  
   // Methods to handle key/value datastore
   void put(const char *key, const char *value);
   unsigned int get(const char *key, uint8_t *buff, unsigned int size);

hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/Mailbox.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2013 Arduino LLC. All right reserved.
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+*/
+
+#include <Mailbox.h>
+
+unsigned int MailboxClass::readMessage(uint8_t *buff, unsigned int size) {
+  uint8_t tmp[] = { 'm' };
+  return bridge.transfer(tmp, 1, buff, size);
+}
+
+void MailboxClass::readMessage(String &str, unsigned int maxLength) {
+  uint8_t tmp[] = { 'm' };
+  // XXX: Is there a better way to create the string?
+  uint8_t buff[maxLength+1];
+  int l = bridge.transfer(tmp, 1, buff, maxLength);
+  buff[l] = 0;
+  str = (const char *)buff;
+}
+
+void MailboxClass::writeMessage(const uint8_t *buff, unsigned int size) {
+  uint8_t cmd[] = {'M'};
+  bridge.transfer(cmd, 1, buff, size, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+void MailboxClass::writeMessage(const String& str) {
+  writeMessage((uint8_t*) str.c_str(), str.length());
+}
+
+void MailboxClass::writeJSON(const String& str) {
+  uint8_t cmd[] = {'J'};
+  bridge.transfer(cmd, 1, (uint8_t*) str.c_str(), str.length(), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+unsigned int MailboxClass::messageAvailable() {
+  uint8_t tmp[] = {'n'};
+  uint8_t res[2];
+  bridge.transfer(tmp, 1, res, 2);
+  return (res[0] << 8) + res[1];
+}
+
+MailboxClass Mailbox(Bridge);

hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/Mailbox.h

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2013 Arduino LLC. All right reserved.
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+*/
+
+#ifndef _MAILBOX_CLASS_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _MAILBOX_CLASS_H_INCLUDED_
+
+#include <Bridge.h>
+
+class MailboxClass {
+public:
+  MailboxClass(BridgeClass &b = Bridge) : bridge(b) { }
+
+  void begin() { }
+  void end() { }
+
+  // Receive a message and store it inside a buffer
+  unsigned int readMessage(uint8_t *buffer, unsigned int size);
+  // Receive a message and store it inside a String
+  void readMessage(String &str, unsigned int maxLength=128);
+
+  // Send a message
+  void writeMessage(const uint8_t *buffer, unsigned int size);
+  // Send a message
+  void writeMessage(const String& str);
+  // Send a JSON message
+  void writeJSON(const String& str);
+
+  // Return the size of the next available message, 0 if there are
+  // no messages in queue.
+  unsigned int messageAvailable();
+
+private:
+  BridgeClass &bridge;
+};
+
+extern MailboxClass Mailbox;
+
+#endif // _MAILBOX_CLASS_H_INCLUDED_

hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/examples/Bridge/Bridge.ino

@@ -1,51 +1,50 @@
 
-#include <Bridge.h>
+//#include <Bridge.h>
+#include <Mailbox.h>
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
   digitalWrite(13, LOW);
   Bridge.begin();
-  digitalWrite(13, HIGH); 
+  digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
+  Serial.begin(9600);
 }
 
 void loop() {
-  while (Bridge.messageAvailable()) {
+  while (Mailbox.messageAvailable()) {
-    uint8_t buff[64];
+    String msg;
-    int l = Bridge.readMessage(buff, 64);
+    Mailbox.readMessage(msg);
-    process(buff, l);
+    process(msg);
   }
   delay(100); // Poll every 0.100s
 }
 
-void process(uint8_t buff[], int length) {
+void process(String command) {
-  // "digital/13/1"   -> digitalWrite(13, HIGH)
+  Serial.println(command);
   // "digital/13"     -> digitalRead(13)
+  // "digital/13/1"   -> digitalWrite(13, HIGH)
   // "analog/2/123"   -> analogWrite(2, 123)
   // "analog/2"       -> analogRead(2)
   // "mode/13/input"  -> pinMode(13, INPUT)
   // "mode/13/output" -> pinMode(13, OUTPUT)
 
-  // Sanity check
+  // is digital command?
-  if (length < 9 || length > 14)
+  if (command.startsWith("digital/")) {
-    return;
+    // extract subcommand (after the "/")
-
-  // string terminator    
-  buff[length] = '\0';
-  
-  String command = String((char*)buff);
-  
-  // digital command
-  if (command.indexOf("digital/") == 0) {
     command = command.substring(8);
     digitalCommand(command);
 
-  // analog command  
+  } 
-  } else if (command.indexOf("analog/") == 0) {
+  // is analog command?
+  else if (command.startsWith("analog/")) {
+    // extract subcommand (after the "/")
     command = command.substring(7);
     analogCommand(command);
-  
+
-  // mode command
+  } 
-  } else if (command.indexOf("mode/") == 0) {
+  // is mode command?
+  else if (command.startsWith("mode/")) {
+    // extract subcommand (after the "/")
     command = command.substring(5);
     modeCommand(command);
   }
@@ -53,12 +52,27 @@ void process(uint8_t buff[], int length) {
 
 void digitalCommand(String command) {
   int pin, value;
-  if (command.indexOf("/") != -1) {
+
-    pin = command.substring(0, command.indexOf("/")).toInt();
+  // Find the position of the "/" inside the command
-    value = command.substring(command.indexOf("/") + 1, command.length()).toInt();
+  int slashIndex = command.indexOf("/");
-    digitalWrite(pin, value);
+
-  } else {
+  // If there are no slashes
+  if (slashIndex == -1) {
+    // then we are in the following case:
+    // "digital/13"     -> digitalRead(13)
+
+    // so we can extract the pin number from the remainder of the command string
     pin = command.toInt();
+  } 
+  else {
+    // else, we found a slash, so we are in the following case:
+    // "digital/13/1"   -> digitalWrite(13, HIGH)
+    
+    // we must estract pin number before the "/"
+    pin = command.substring(0, slashIndex).toInt();
+    // and value after the "/"
+    value = command.substring(slashIndex+1).toInt();
+    digitalWrite(pin, value);
   }
   reportDigitalRead(pin, true);
 }
@@ -69,7 +83,8 @@ void analogCommand(String command) {
     pin = command.substring(0, command.indexOf("/")).toInt();
     value = command.substring(command.indexOf("/") + 1, command.length()).toInt();
     analogWrite(pin, value);
-  } else {
+  } 
+  else {
     pin = command.toInt();
   }
   reportAnalogRead(pin, true);
@@ -83,7 +98,8 @@ void modeCommand(String command) {
   if (strValue == "output") {
     pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);
     reportPinMode(pin, strValue);
-  } else if (strValue == "input") {
+  } 
+  else if (strValue == "input") {
     pinMode(pin, INPUT);
     reportPinMode(pin, strValue);
   }
@@ -95,18 +111,18 @@ void reportPinMode(int pin, String mode) {
   json += ", \"mode\": \"";
   json += mode;
   json += "\"}";
-  Bridge.writeJSON(json);
+  Mailbox.writeJSON(json);
 }
 
 void reportDigitalRead(int pin, boolean dataset) {
   int value = digitalRead(pin);
-  
+
   String json = "{\"pin\":";
   json += pin;
   json += ", \"value\": ";
   json += value;
   json += "}";
-  Bridge.writeJSON(json);
+  Mailbox.writeJSON(json);
 
   if (dataset) {
     String key = "D";
@@ -117,13 +133,13 @@ void reportDigitalRead(int pin, boolean dataset) {
 
 void reportAnalogRead(int pin, boolean dataset) {
   int value = analogRead(pin);
-  
+
   String json = "{\"pin\":";
   json += pin;
   json += ", \"value\": ";
   json += value;
   json += "}";
-  Bridge.writeJSON(json);
+  Mailbox.writeJSON(json);
 
   if (dataset) {
     String key = "A";
@@ -131,3 +147,4 @@ void reportAnalogRead(int pin, boolean dataset) {
     Bridge.put(key.c_str(), String(value).c_str());
   }
 }
+