.. _docs-getting-started: =============== Getting Started =============== This guide will walk you through the typical upstream development workflow. .. note:: This documentation and the `sample project `_ show how to use Pigweed as a library in your existing project. Using Pigweed as the foundation for *new* projects is our intended use case, but you may need more guidance than this documentation provides to do that right now. We're happy to help you get your project setup; just drop in our `chat room `_ or send a note to the `mailing list `_. Express setup ============= If you'd like to skip the detailed explanations, below is the shorter version of getting setup for Pigweed. If you run into trouble, look at the more in-depth guide below, starting at :ref:`prerequisites`. The express setup configures Pigweed's watcher for three targets to give a taste of Pigweed: #. **Host** - Mac, Linux, or Windows. Builds and runs tests #. **Device/STM32F429** - Build only; Optionally, the STM32F429I-DISC1 kit to follow along later in the guide to run tests directly on said device(s) #. **Docs** - Builds the Pigweed docs To get setup: #. Make sure you have Git and Python installed and on your path. #. Clone Pigweed and bootstrap the environment (compiler setup & more). **Be patient, this step downloads ~1GB of LLVM, GCC, and other tooling**. .. code:: bash $ cd ~ $ git clone https://pigweed.googlesource.com/pigweed/pigweed ... $ cd pigweed $ source ./bootstrap.sh (On Linux & Mac) $ bootstrap.bat (On Windows) ... #. Configure the GN build. .. code:: bash $ gn gen out Done. Made 1047 targets from 91 files in 114ms #. Start the watcher. The watcher will invoke Ninja to build all the targets .. code:: bash $ pw watch ▒█████▄ █▓ ▄███▒ ▒█ ▒█ ░▓████▒ ░▓████▒ ▒▓████▄ ▒█░ █░ ░█▒ ██▒ ▀█▒ ▒█░ █ ▒█ ▒█ ▀ ▒█ ▀ ▒█ ▀█▌ ▒█▄▄▄█░ ░█▒ █▓░ ▄▄░ ▒█░ █ ▒█ ▒███ ▒███ ░█ █▌ ▒█▀ ░█░ ▓█ █▓ ░█░ █ ▒█ ▒█ ▄ ▒█ ▄ ░█ ▄█▌ ▒█ ░█░ ░▓███▀ ▒█▓▀▓█░ ░▓████▒ ░▓████▒ ▒▓████▀ 20200707 17:24:06 INF Starting Pigweed build watcher 20200707 17:24:06 INF Will build [1/1]: out 20200707 17:24:06 INF Attaching filesystem watcher to $HOME/wrk/pigweed/... 20200707 17:24:06 INF Triggering initial build... ... #. **Congratulations, you're ready to go!** Now take Pigweed for a spin by making a test fail. #. With the watcher running in a separate window, edit ``pw_status/status_test.cc`` to make an expectation fail; for example, add ``EXPECT_EQ(0, 1);`` in a test. #. Save the file. Observe the watcher rebuild & retest, and fail. Restore the test if you feel like it. #. Open the generated docs in ``out/docs/gen/docs/html/index.html`` in your browser. #. Edit ``docs/getting_started.rst`` (this file!) and make any change. Save. See the watcher rebuild the docs. Reload your browser, and see the changes. See below for equivalent Windows commands, and for more details on what each part does. **Note:** After running bootstrap once, use ``source ./activate.sh`` (or ``activate.bat`` on Windows) to re-activate the environment without re-bootstrapping. .. _prerequisites: Prerequisites ------------- **Linux** Most Linux installations should work out of box, and not require any manual installation of prerequisites beyond basics like ``git`` and ``build-essential`` (or the equivalent for your distro). **macOS** To start using Pigweed on MacOS, you'll need to install XCode. Download it via the App Store, then install the relevant tools from the command line. .. code:: none $ xcode-select --install On macOS you may get SSL certificate errors with the system Python installation. Run ``/Applications/Python /Install Certificates.command`` to fix this. If you get SSL errors with the Python from `Homebrew `_ try running the following commands to ensure Python knows how to use OpenSSL. .. code:: none $ brew install openssl $ brew uninstall python $ brew install python To flash firmware to a STM32 Discovery development board (and run ``pw test``) from macOS, you will need to install OpenOCD. Install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh), then install OpenOCD with `brew install openocd`. **Windows** To start using Pigweed on Windows, you'll need to do the following: * Install `Git `_. Git must be installed to run from the command line and third-party software or be added to ``PATH``. Also, ensure that the **Enable symbolic links** option is selected. * Install `Python `_. * Ensure that `Developer Mode `_ is enabled. If you plan to flash devices with firmware, you'll need to install OpenOCD and ensure it's on your system path. Bootstrap ========= Once you satisfied the prerequisites, you will be able to clone Pigweed and run the bootstrap that initializes the Pigweed virtual environment. The bootstrap may take several minutes to complete, so please be patient. **Linux & macOS** .. code:: bash $ git clone https://pigweed.googlesource.com/pigweed/pigweed ~/pigweed $ cd ~/pigweed $ source ./bootstrap.sh **Windows** .. code:: batch :: Run git commands from the shell you set up to use with Git during install. > git clone https://pigweed.googlesource.com/pigweed/pigweed %HOMEPATH%\pigweed > cd %HOMEPATH%\pigweed > bootstrap.bat Below is a real-time demo with roughly what you should expect to see as output: .. image:: images/pw_env_setup_demo.gif :width: 800 :alt: build example using pw watch Congratulations, you are now set up to start using Pigweed! Pigweed Environment =================== After going through the initial setup process, your current terminal will be in the Pigweed development environment that provides all the tools you should need to develop on Pigweed. If you leave that session, you can activate the environment in a new session with the following command: **Linux & macOS** .. code:: bash $ source ./activate.sh **Windows** .. code:: batch > activate.bat Some major changes may require triggering the bootstrap again, so if you run into host tooling changes after a pull it may be worth re-running bootstrap. Build Pigweed for Host ====================== Pigweed's primary build system is GN/Ninja based. There are CMake and Bazel builds in-development, but they are incomplete and don't have feature parity with the GN build. We strongly recommend you stick to the GN build system. GN (Generate Ninja) just does what it says on the tin; GN generates `Ninja `_ build files. The default GN configuration generates build files that allow you to build host binaries, device binaries, and upstream documentation all in one Ninja invocation. Run GN as seen below: .. code:: bash $ gn gen out Note that ``out`` is simply the directory the build files are saved to. Unless this directory is deleted or you desire to do a clean build, there's no need to run GN again; just rebuild using Ninja directly. Now that we have build files, it's time to build Pigweed! Now you *could* manually invoke the host build using ``ninja -C out`` every time you make a change, but that's tedious. Instead, let's use ``pw_watch``. Go ahead and start ``pw_watch``: .. code:: bash $ pw watch When ``pw_watch`` starts up, it will automatically build the directory we generated in ``out``. Additionally, ``pw_watch`` watches source code files for changes, and triggers a Ninja build whenever it notices a file has been saved. You might be surprised how much time it can save you! With ``pw watch`` running, try modifying ``pw_status/public/pw_status/status.h`` and watch the build re-trigger when you save the file. See below for a demo of this in action: .. image:: images/pw_watch_build_demo.gif :width: 800 :alt: build example using pw watch Running Unit Tests ================== Fun fact, you've been running the unit tests already! Ninja builds targeting the host automatically build and run the unit tests. Unit tests err on the side of being quiet in the success case, and only output test results when there's a failure. To see the a test failure, modify ``pw_status/status_test.cc`` to fail by changing one of the strings in the "KnownString" test. .. image:: images/pw_watch_test_demo.gif :width: 800 :alt: example test failure using pw watch Running tests as part of the build isn't particularly expensive because GN caches passing tests. Each time you build, only the tests that are affected (whether directly or transitively) by the code changes since the last build will be re-built and re-run. Try running the ``pw_status`` test manually: .. code:: bash $ ./out/host_{clang,gcc}_debug/obj/pw_status/test/status_test Depending on your host OS, the compiler will default to either ``clang`` or ``gcc``. Building for a Device ===================== A Pigweed "target" is a build configuration that includes a toolchain, default library configurations, and more to result in binaries that run natively on the target. With the default build invocation, you're already building for a device target (the STMicroelectronics STM32F429I-DISC1) in parallel with the host build! If you want to build JUST for the device, you can kick of watch with: .. code:: bash $ pw watch stm32f429i This is equivalent to the following Ninja invocation: .. code:: bash $ ninja -C out stm32f429i Running Tests on a Device ========================= While tests run automatically on the host, it takes a few more steps to get tests to run automatically on a device, too. Even though we've verified tests pass on the host, it's crucial to verify the same with on-device testing. We've encountered some unexpected bugs that can only be found by running the unit tests directly on the device. 1. Connect Device(s) -------------------- Connect any number of STM32F429I-DISC1 boards to your computer using the mini USB port on the board (**not** the micro USB). Pigweed will automatically detect the boards and distribute the tests across the devices. More boards = faster tests! Keep in mind that you may have to make some environment specific updates to ensure you have permissions to use the USB device. For example, on Linux you may need to update your udev rules and ensure you're in the plugdev and dialout groups. .. image:: images/stm32f429i-disc1_connected.jpg :width: 800 :alt: development boards connected via USB 2. Launch Test Server --------------------- To allow Ninja to run tests on an arbitrary number of devices, Ninja will send test requests to a server running in the background. Launch the server in another window using the command below (remember, you'll need to activate the Pigweed environment first). .. code:: bash $ stm32f429i_disc1_test_server **Note:** If you attach or detach any more boards to your workstation you'll need to relaunch this server. 3. Configure GN --------------- Tell GN to use the testing server by enabling a build arg specific to the stm32f429i-disc1 target. .. code:: bash $ gn args out # Append this line to the file that opens in your editor to tell GN to run # on-device unit tests. pw_use_test_server = true **Note:** There are several additional dependencies required to test on device: libusb-compat, libftdi, and hidapi at the time of writing. On MacOS, these dependencies should be installed to the default homebrew location: ``/usr/local/opt/``. Done! ----- Whenever you make code changes and trigger a build, all the affected unit tests will be run across the attached boards! See the demo below for an example of what this all looks like put together: .. image:: images/pw_watch_on_device_demo.gif :width: 800 :alt: pw watch running on-device tests Building the Documentation ========================== In addition to the markdown documentation, Pigweed has a collection of information-rich RST files that are used to generate HTML documentation. All the docs are hosted at https://pigweed.dev/, and are built as a part of the default build invocation. This makes it easier to make changes and see how they turn out. Once built, you can find the rendered HTML documentation at ``out/docs/gen/docs/html``. You can explicitly build just the documentation with the command below. .. code:: bash $ ninja -C out docs This concludes the introduction to developing for upstream Pigweed. Next steps ========== Check out other modules ----------------------- If you'd like to see more of what Pigweed has to offer, dive into the :ref:`docs-module-guides`. Check out the sample project ---------------------------- We have a `sample project `_ that demonstrates how to use Pigweed in your own project. Note that there are many ways to leverage Pigweed and the sample project is one approach. Check out the Hackaday Supercon talk about Pigweed -------------------------------------------------- We gave a talk at Hackaday's 2021 supercon, `Give Pigweed a Whirl `_ We've made improvements since we gave the talk; for example, we now have RTOS primitives. Set up Pigweed for your own project ------------------------------------ We don't yet have thorough documentation for leveraging Pigweed in a separate project (our intended use case!). The `sample project `_ shows how to use Pigweed as a library in your broader project, but you may need further guidance. Dropping into our `chat room `_ is the most immediate way to get help. Alternatively, you can send a note to the `mailing list `_.