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Re: Adding Scripting support to Java
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Originally Posted by Robototes2412 View Post
Hello,

I know this should be in the Java section, but I thought i would get any input i could possibly get, JIC.

I am currently working on a method to script the autonomous mode for my team's robot, and possibly teleop as well. I have no idea where to start, but i do know that I want to start with something like Rhino.

Help please.
Robototes,

Please be more specific.

When/where will these scripts be created, tested and edited? What computing/editing devices will be used to do that work?

What sort of commands do you want to use in the scripts? What sort of (what level of sophistication) execution control logic (looping branching, subroutines, etc.) do you want to be in scripts.

Do you want to use a off the shelf scripting language that has a pre-made interpreter you use; or ar you wanting to string together a bunch of "macros" that you create?

Do you want to be able to have the script use sensors' measurements or other similar inputs from the robot/environment?

What is more inportant to you: Checking for typo-style mistakes before executing the script, or editing it in/on the robot right up to the moment you commit to using it?

A better description of what you think of when you say "scripting" will get you better answers .

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