ardupilot/libraries/AP_Scripting/README.md

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# AP_Scripting
## Enabling Scripting Support in Builds
To enable scripting the `--enable-scripting` flag must be passed to waf.
The following example enables scripting and builds the ArduPlane firmware for the Cube.
```
$ waf configure --enable-scripting --board=CubeBlack
$ waf plane
```
To run SITL you can simply use the `sim_vehicle.py` script which will wrap the configuration, compilation,
and launching of the simulation into one command for you.
```
$ Tools/autotest/sim_vehicle.py --waf-configure-arg --enable-scripting -v ArduPlane
```
## Adding Scripts
The vehicle will automatically look for and launch any scripts that are contained in the `scripts` folder when it starts.
On real hardware this should be inside of the `APM` folder of the SD card. In SITL this should be in the working directory (typically the main `ardupilot` directory).
An example script is given below:
```lua
function update () -- periodic function that will be called
current_pos = ahrs:get_position()
home = ahrs:get_home()
if current_pos and home then
distance = current_pos:get_distance(ahrs:get_home()) -- calculate the distance from home
if distance > 1000 then -- if more then 1000 meters away
distance = 1000; -- clamp the distance to 1000 meters
end
servo.set_output_pwm(96, 1000 + distance) -- set the servo assigned function 96 (scripting3) to a proportional value
end
return update, 1000 -- request to be rerun again 1000 milliseconds (1 second) from now
end
return update, 1000 -- request to be rerun again 1000 milliseconds (1 second) from now
```