Training ‐ 3. Driver Development: Creating Driver Framework and Adding to Build

Requirements

• Java Programming Language: Entry Level Experience
• Training 2 complete

Create Sensor Module from sensorhub-driver-template

Copy Driver Template

• Right-click and copy sensorhub-driver-template

Paste Template Back Into Sensors Directory

• Right-click the sensors folder and paste

Name Module

Assign a new name, in this case, sensorhub-driver-simulation

Successfully Created Module

Updating Package Name

Refactor Package Name

1. Navigate to the driver package and right-click on the package
2. Select Rename

Change Package Name

1. Provide a new name; in this case, simulated
2. Select Refactor

Refactored Package Name

Updating Driver Build Scripts

Editing Driver build.gradle

Open sensorhub-driver-simulation/build.gradle

Update Driver Name

Edit description: This field contains the name that will be assigned to your driver and is visible in OpenSensorHub

Simulated Sensor Driver

Update Driver Description

Edit ext.details: This field contains the description assigned to your driver and is visible in OpenSensorHub

Driver Simulation - OpenSensorHub Driver Development Labs

Update Manifest Details

Edit the Details within the ext.pom block

id – nickaname, e-mail, etc
name – self-explanatory
organization – company name
organizationUrl – self-explanatory

Adding sensor-driver-simulation to Build Target

Updating and Building

Updating Project – Adding Driver

1. Open project wide build.gradle
2. Dependencies block shown with some examples commented out
3. Add dependency for driver and comment out the template

// implementation project(':sensorhub-driver-template')
implementation project(':sensorhub-driver-simulation')

Make Gradle Recognize Sensor Driver Module

1. Open settings.gradle
2. Uncomment FileTree Builder if it is not already

Modify FileTree Builder — Exclude Driver Template

1. Add statement to ignore project folders with "template" in name

if (!projectFolder.name.contains("template")) {

2. Refresh Gradle