I finally tackled packaging and now have the code up on Pypi’s test site. And, as I had hoped, you will soon be able to get up and running by typing 3 commands! I’ve also developed a tool to configure a Raspberry Pi to run the code and remove extraneous services and packages not needed to run PyTrain. This helps reduce the system load on the small Pi devices, although it runs fine even without the optimizations.
This wraps up the development efforts for PyTrain. The major outstanding task is completing four digit addressing support. I’m hoping to have a four digit addressable engine next month, at which point I will complete that support.
Next up, I've decided to implement a Restful API. This will allow developers working in other languages to control trains. And it is a necessary component for my next major feature; Alexa Control! With the ability to query ngine names and road numbers, and access to the complete command library, this should allow me to develop a pretty full-featured Alexa skill to run my layout.
-- Dave
