From 686e1dde468fcabf512522be586241f483a0f551 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Y. Wang" Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:55:42 +0200 Subject: Add some documentation on creating signals --- assets/manual/manual.tex | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'assets') diff --git a/assets/manual/manual.tex b/assets/manual/manual.tex index 41291e4..2a2d1d6 100644 --- a/assets/manual/manual.tex +++ b/assets/manual/manual.tex @@ -1332,9 +1332,29 @@ The following entries are present in \texttt{advtrains.speed}: \item \apifunc{merge\_aspect}{\var{train},\var{asp}} Merge the signal aspect \var{asp} into the speed restriction table of \var{train} and update the \texttt{speed\_restriction} field of \var{train} accordingly. \end{apidoc} -\section{Definition tables}\label{s:deftables} +\section{Node definition} + +\subsection{Node groups} +\advtrains{} uses node groups to identify whether a node has certain properties. The following fields are used: +\begin{apidoc}{Node definition!\texttt{groups}} +\item \apifield{advtrains\_signal} Whether the node is a signal. +\item \apifield{not\_blocking\_trains} The numeric constant 1 if the item does not block trains. +\item \apifield{save\_in\_at\_nodedb} The numeric constant 1 if the item should be save in the internal node database used by \advtrains{}. +\end{apidoc} + +The following values (as numeric constants) are accepted for items in the \texttt{advtrains\_signal} group: +\begin{apidoc}{Node definition!\texttt{groups}!\texttt{advtrains\_signal}} +\item \apienum{1} The node is a signal with a static signal aspect. +\item \apienum{2} The node is a signal, and its signal aspect can be set. +\end{apidoc} -Please refer to \texttt{advtrains/api\_doc.txt} for now. +\subsection{The \texttt{advtrains} field} +The \texttt{advtrains} field in the node definition may contain the following fields: +\begin{apidoc}{Node definition!\texttt{advtrains}} +\item \apifield{get\_aspect(\var{pos}, \var{node})} A function that returns the signal aspect of the signal \var{node} at \var{pos}. The returned signal aspect does not need to be identical to the signal aspect passed to the previous call to \texttt{set\_aspect}. +\item \apifield{set\_aspect(\var{pos}, \var{node}, \var{asp})} A function that sets the aspect of the signal \var{node} at \var{pos} to \var{pos}. If \var{asp} is not supported by the signal, the implementation may choose to set the aspect to something different. +\item \apifield{supported\_aspects} A table of supported signal aspects. +\end{apidoc} \section{Table structures}\label{s:structs} -- cgit v1.2.3