Extract scripting API for configuring channel group page

[rtzoeller]

• [x] This contribution adheres to CONTRIBUTING.md.

What does this Pull Request accomplish?

Extract an unpolished API for manipulating the system definition, mostly limited in scope to the settings on the channel group page.

Why should this Pull Request be merged?

This is a continuation on the work done in #52.

What testing has been done?

Hand testing of the custom device in VeriStand. Unit tests pass.

[rtzoeller]

@buckd after this, the following work is left:

• Configuring the top level custom device, e.g. enable/disable, FIFO size, adding a new instance
• Methods for traversing the system definition, i.e. "Find" VIs
• Methods to remove items from the tree
• Tests for the above

My hope is that they can continue to be medium-small PRs like this one, and that I'll be able to get multiple of them up concurrently.

Most of the hard work is done.

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Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Add Channel Group.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Add Log File.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Get Channel Group Channels.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Get Channel Group Decimation.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Set Channel Group Channel Names.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Set Channel Group Channels.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger Scripting.lvlib--Set Channel Group Decimation.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Add Channel Group RTM.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Add Log File RTM.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Add Log File with INI Defaults.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Channel Group Page.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Channel Groups Page.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Main Page.vi.png


Embedded Data Logger System Explorer.lvlib--Refresh Groups Table.vi.png


[rtzoeller]

@buckd I don't recall. I had noticed that as well, but I can't remember the behavior for setting that flag to true vs. calling Highlight Node in System Explorer explicitly. If it is an issue, we should be able to hoist those calls out of the API easily.