def init_extra_module(self, component_instance, function, mw_data):
""" Setup the middleware connection with this data
Prepare the middleware to handle the serialised data as necessary.
"""
component_name = component_instance.blender_obj.name
parent_name = component_instance.robot_parent.blender_obj.name
# Check if the name of the poster has been given in mw_data
try:
# It should be the 4th parameter
poster_name = mw_data[3]
except IndexError as detail:
# Compose the name of the poster, based on the parent and module names
poster_name = '{0}_{1}'.format(parent_name, component_name)
poster_id = ors_genpos_poster.createPosterHandler(poster_name)
self._poster_in_dict[component_name] = poster_id
component_instance.input_functions.append(function)
def __init__(self, poster_name):
self.poster_id = ors_genpos_poster.createPosterHandler(poster_name)
if not self.poster_id.found:
raise PosterNotFound(poster_name)