AP_Scripting: Add support for lua scripting based RangeFinder

libraries/AP_Scripting/docs/docs.lua

@@ -1953,11 +1953,40 @@ function terrain:status() end
 ---@return boolean
 function terrain:enabled() end
 
+-- RangeFinder backend
+---@class AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud
+local AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud = {}
+
+-- Send distance to lua rangefinder backend. Returns false if failed
+---@param distance number
+---@return boolean
+function AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud:handle_script_msg(distance) end
+
+-- Status of this rangefinder instance
+---@return integer
+function AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud:status() end
+
+-- Type of rangefinder of this instance
+---@return integer
+function AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud:type() end
+
+-- Orintation of the rangefinder of this instance
+---@return integer
+function AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud:orientation() end
+
+-- Current distance of the sensor instance
+---@return number
+function AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud:distance() end
 
 -- desc
 ---@class rangefinder
 rangefinder = {}
 
+-- get backend based on rangefinder instance provided
+---@param rangefinder_instance integer
+---@return AP_RangeFinder_Backend_ud
+function rangefinder:get_backend(rangefinder_instance) end
+
 -- desc
 ---@param orientation integer
 ---@return Vector3f_ud

libraries/AP_Scripting/generator/description/bindings.desc

@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ singleton AP_Proximity method get_closest_object boolean float'Null float'Null
 singleton AP_Proximity method get_object_angle_and_distance boolean uint8_t'skip_check float'Null float'Null
 
 include AP_RangeFinder/AP_RangeFinder.h
+include AP_RangeFinder/AP_RangeFinder_Backend.h
+
+ap_object AP_RangeFinder_Backend method distance float
+ap_object AP_RangeFinder_Backend method orientation Rotation'enum
+ap_object AP_RangeFinder_Backend method type uint8_t
+ap_object AP_RangeFinder_Backend method status uint8_t
+ap_object AP_RangeFinder_Backend method handle_script_msg boolean float'skip_check
 
 singleton RangeFinder rename rangefinder
 singleton RangeFinder method num_sensors uint8_t
@@ -191,6 +198,8 @@ singleton RangeFinder method status_orient uint8_t Rotation'enum ROTATION_NONE R
 singleton RangeFinder method has_data_orient boolean Rotation'enum ROTATION_NONE ROTATION_MAX-1
 singleton RangeFinder method get_pos_offset_orient Vector3f Rotation'enum ROTATION_NONE ROTATION_MAX-1
 
+singleton RangeFinder method get_backend AP_RangeFinder_Backend uint8_t'skip_check
+
 include AP_Terrain/AP_Terrain.h
 
 singleton AP_Terrain depends defined(AP_TERRAIN_AVAILABLE) && AP_TERRAIN_AVAILABLE == 1