Custom Build Server Enhancements

[peterbarker]

Feature request

Our Custom Build Server (https://custom.ardupilot.org/) is great, but is lacking a lot of features which would make it very useful. Given that when adding one feature it is often convenient to add several, this is a compendium issue of features which people have mentioned as being potentially useful.

• ability to select a branch to build (instead of "only master")
  • this will require inspecting the selected branch to work out which option are available to present to the user
  • selecting branches from a white-listed github account name list would be a useful follow-up to this
• ability to modify interface based on which vehicle is to be built
• ability to build AP_Periph (linked to above point)
• ability to upload a hwdef.dat (and perhaps other files) to populate the interface. We already allow downloading of the hwdef.dat
• ability to specify default parameter values to be included in the build
• ability to specify some parameters as read-only
• ability to enable assertions
• better dependency tracking / magic update of interface with deps selected (with warning to user that deps have been selected)
• download features.txt from (e.g.) https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Plane/latest/mRoX21-777/features.txt to pre-populate interface when it would be otherwise empty

[MichelleRos]

Added PR for the first dotpoint: ArduPilot/CustomBuild#32 Now updated to include checking the selected branch for available vehicles and features.

[tridge]

for periph it would be nice to have string input for node name, and integers for default ports and backends

[hendjoshsr71]

• Add a select all button for everything in a group

• Add a GUI frontend to allow for common "packages" of features by picture for example.

[Hwurzburg]

aside from the defaults being populated when a board/vehicle/branch is chosen, the ability to collapse/expand all boxes is really needed in order to facilitate changes...the two biggest complaints I get from users..

This one has been done, so I'm crossing it off here :-)

[adityaomar3]

Can somebody help me with what parameters are to be added and its significance ? I am interested in the issue.

[Theonewhomadethings]

Is there still room to contribute on this issue?, looking for a first issue to be assigned. @peterbarker

[shiv-tyagi]

Hey @Theonewhomadethings! Thanks for reaching out. Feel free to take up anything from the list posted above. Let me know if you need help with anything.