Add Start Websocket Server to the MAVProxy console

[Ryanf55]

Purpose

Add ability to add a websocket server in the MAVProxy menu. It's only added if wsproto is installed.

Related

• Tools: Add wsproto to ubuntu python deps ardupilot#28560
• mavutil: add WebSocket Server mavlink_connection type pymavlink#967

Demo

mavproxy_1481_websocket_server.webm

Follow Up

• Give users the ability to change which port number. The current one matches webtools.
  • Any tips on other places that open up a text box when you click?

[IamPete1]

If you start on the same port as mission planner then Telemetry Dashboard should auto connect. That would be 56781, we could make that the default value too.

[Ryanf55]

If you start on the same port as mission planner then Telemetry Dashboard should auto connect. That would be 56781, we could make that the default value too.

Where's the 5863 come from?

I'm happy to switch.

[IamPete1]

Where's the 5863 come from?

Its what I was using when I first started, just the SITL port I was using + 100. Completely arbitrary.

[peterbarker]

Please move to the "Link" menu.

[Ryanf55]

Please move to the "Link" menu.

@tridge Are you ok with Link menu? You originally recommended we not put it there, and instead in the MAVProxy menu.

[Ryanf55]

Please move to the "Link" menu.

@tridge Are you ok with Link menu? You originally recommended we not put it there, and instead in the MAVProxy menu.

Tridge is not heavily tied to the MAVProxy menu, and said either option is OK. "Link" doesn't yet do outputs. Another option is to customize the menu through the mavinit file, but that doesn't yet support a user-dialog popup to customize the port, or conditionally load depending if the dependencies are available.

I'll move it to "Link".

[Ryanf55]

Screencast.from.11-14-2024.09.25.41.PM.webm

Done! Here's the new demo.

[peterbarker]

Merged, thanks!