OS patch

[NNewbauer]

Capstone Week 1 Changes

OS Issues

1. A reference to the issue that the PR resolves.

   • Issue is not from list of issues – However, tech lead approved on issue
   • Fixed OS compatibility; Now works on MacOS and Linux

2. What was changed: a brief summary of the changes you made. Please note that you should not be listing files that you changed or code that you wrote here. This is a summary of what the end result of your changes are, rather than the code itself.

• Basically, every file path reference needed a conditional statement that referred back to the name of the OS. If the OS is Unix, look for file paths with '/', while Windows systems look for file paths split by '\'.
• One other change was made to bypass a plugged in controller, since we don't have one at our disposal, we need a dummy conditional to bypass it for RFID simulation.

3. Why was it changed: a justification for why those changes were needed

   • Changed because I was not unable to run Mouser at all.
   • Mouser was Windows specific despite what the ReadMe file said.
   • Since we don't use an RFID controller, we needed a way to access the experimentation page without the use of a controller.

4. How was it changed: a more technical description of the changes that were made. This is additional information that your teammates will be using when reviewing your code changes, so it's a great place to share some of your thoughts about how you changed the code.

• In serial_port_settings
  • Created conditional for path finding based on OS
• In serial_port_controller
  • Created conditional for path finding based on OS
• In experiment_menu_ui
  • Created conditional for path finding based on OS
  • Created conditional if there is no controller (I couldn’t run without it)
• Created init.py in shared folder (couldn't access it in main.py without it)

Summary

Changes were made to make program run on Unix systems, also minor debugs to run without a controller plugged in. Changes for OS were made mainly through file path conditionals. Program could not properly run without a controller, in order to get to simulated RFIDs I had to write a conditional that would skip the controller input in order to get to data gathering menu.

[jackbelyeu]

Can you submit a new PR or edit this one to remove the large .env folder?

[NNewbauer]

Can you submit a new PR or edit this one to remove the large .env folder?

It should be gone now

[jackbelyeu]

Related to Issue #220