From f3f00874c637bcd700ded55f39cee5b1a881bc7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Peplin Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:26:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Elaborate on 'name' field for diagnostic requests. --- README.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3675d906..cef6ea37 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -84,10 +84,15 @@ with this command format: Each byte in the string *must* be represented with 2 characters, e.g. `0x1` is `0x01` - the complete string must have an even number of characters. -**parse_payload** - (optional, false by default) if true, the complete payload in the - response message will be parsed as a number and returned in the 'value' field of - the response. The 'payload' field will be omitted in responses with a - 'value'. +**parse_payload** - (optional, false by default) if `true`, the complete payload + in the response message will be parsed as a number and returned in the + `value` field of the response. The `payload` field will be omitted in + responses with a `value`. + +**name** - (optional, defaults to nothing) A human readable, string name for + this request. If provided, the response will have a `name` field (much like a + normal translated message) with this value in place of `bus`, `id`, `mode` and + `pid`. **multiple_responses** - (optional, false by default) if true, request will stay active for a full 100ms, even after receiving a diagnostic response message. @@ -108,11 +113,6 @@ with this command format: **frequency** - (optional, defaults to 0) The frequency in Hz to send this request. To send a single request, set this to 0 or leave it out. -**name** - (optional, defaults to nothing) A human readable, string name for - this request. If provided, the response will have a `name` field (much like a - normal translated message) in place of the request details (i.e. the bus, - id, mode and pid). TODO elaborate on this. - The `bus+id+mode+pid` key is unique, so if you send a create request with that key twice, it'll overwrite the existing one (i.e. it will change the frequency, the only other parameter). To cancel a recurring request, send this command with -- 2.16.6