Fix readme

README.md

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 This library interacts with the RPLidar A1 using pure swift. It is designed to closely replicate the python rplidar library by Skoltech: https://github.com/SkoltechRobotics/rplidar/
 There may be support for RPLidar A2, however it is not available for testing at this time.
 
-Documentation is coming soon.
-
 For a runnable example, see the Examples product.
 
-``` swift run --product Examples ```
+``` swift run LidarExamples ```
 
+Documentation can be generated using [swift-doc](https://github.com/SwiftDocOrg/swift-doc)

Sources/Examples/main.swift

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ func main() throws {
 
 extension SerialPort: LidarSerial{
     public func setBaudrate(baudrate: Int) {
-        // TODO: handle different baudrates. Only need this for now.
         switch baudrate{
         default:
             setSettings(receiveRate: .baud115200, transmitRate: .baud115200, minimumBytesToRead: 3, timeout: 1)

Sources/SwiftRPLidar/SwiftRPLidar.swift

@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ public enum RPLidarError: Error {
          INCORRECT_DESCRIPTOR_FORMAT
 }
 
+/**
+ Calculates the quality, angle and distance of a scan from the raw Data.
+ 
+ - returns:
+ LidarScan containing the quality, angle in degrees, and distance in mm.
+ 
+ - throws:
+ RPLidarError.SCAN_ERROR if the raw input is malformed or empty.
+ 
+ - parameters:
+ - raw: The bytes containing the scan data.
+ 
+ */
 func processScan(raw: Data) throws -> LidarScan {
     let newScan = raw[0] & 0b1
     let inversedNewScan = (raw[0] >> 1) & 0b1
@@ -61,7 +74,20 @@ public struct LidarScan{
 }
 
 
+/**
+ Function alias for measurement (single scan) closure. Use with iterMeasurements
+ 
+ - parameters:
+ - scan: Single lidar scan.
+ */
 public typealias MeasurementHandler = (_ scan: LidarScan) -> Bool
+
+/**
+ Function alias for scan (multiple scans) closure. Use with iterScans
+ 
+ - parameters:
+ - scans: Array of lidar scans for this batch.
+ */
 public typealias ScanHandler = (_ scans: [LidarScan]) -> Bool
 
 public class SwiftRPLidar {
@@ -70,6 +96,15 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
     private var motorRunning = false
     private let measurementDelayus: UInt32
     
+    /**
+     A class to interact with the RPLidar A1 and A2.
+     
+     - parameters:
+     onPort: Serial Port the lidar is attached to
+     measurementDelayus: Delay that should be applied between each measurement. This is needed in case the serial port timeout is not working correctly.
+     
+     - throws If the serial port cannot be connected, or the motor cannot be started.
+     */
     public init(onPort serialPort: LidarSerial, measurementDelayus: UInt32 = 500) throws {
         self.serialPort = serialPort
         self.measurementDelayus = measurementDelayus
@@ -87,12 +122,18 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     Connect and configure the serial port.
+     */
     public func connect() throws {
         disconnect()
         try serialPort.openPort()
         serialPort.setBaudrate(baudrate: 115200)
     }
     
+    /**
+     Close the serial port.
+     */
     public func disconnect(){
         // Need to close, SwiftSerial is blocking.
         serialPort.closePort()
@@ -112,12 +153,11 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
         motorRunning = false
     }
     
-    public func setPwm(_ pwm: Int) throws{
-        assert(0 <= pwm && pwm <= Constants.MAX_MOTOR_PWM)
-        try self.sendPayloadCommand(Constants.SET_PWM_BYTE, payload: pwm.asData())
-    }
-    
-    // Returns (model, firmware, hardware, serialNumber)
+    /**
+        Gets information about the connected lidar.
+     
+     - returns (model, firmware, hardware, serialNumber)
+     */
     public func getInfo() throws -> (UInt8, (UInt8, UInt8), UInt8, String){
         try sendCommand(Data([Constants.GET_HEALTH]))
         let (dataSize, isSingle, dataType) = try readDescriptor()!
@@ -130,6 +170,12 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
         return (raw[0], (raw[2], raw[1]), raw[3], serialNumber)
     }
     
+    /**
+     Get the current health status of the lidar.
+     
+     - returns (Health status, errorCode
+     - throws If the received health status is in the incorrect format.
+     */
     public func getHealth() throws -> (HEALTH_STATUSES, UInt8){
         try sendCommand(Constants.GET_HEALTH.asData())
         guard let (dataSize, isSingle, dataType) = try readDescriptor() else {
@@ -144,18 +190,39 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
         return (status, errorCode)
     }
     
+    /**
+     Clear all data in the serial port buffer.
+     - throws If the buffer could not be emptied.
+     */
     public func clearInput() throws{
         _ = try serialPort.readData(ofLength: serialPort.inWaiting)
     }
     
+    /**
+     Send the stop command to the lidar.
+     - throws If the stop command cannot be sent.
+     */
     public func stop() throws{
         try sendCommand(Constants.STOP.asData())
     }
     
+    /**
+     Send the reset command to the lidar. This puts the lidar into a state as though it just connected and started scannning.
+     - throws If the reset command annot be reset.
+     */
     public func reset() throws{
         try sendCommand(Constants.RESET.asData())
     }
     
+    /**
+     Iterate over the lidar measurments, calling the given measurement handler each time scan is processed.
+     
+     - parameters:
+     maxBufferMeasurements: Max number of measurements to include in the buffer before flushing it.
+     onMeasure: Measurement handler to execute on every read.
+     
+     - throws If the input data is in the incorrect format, or the health retrieved errors.
+     */
     public func iterMeasurements(maxBufferMeasurements: Int = 500, _ onMeasure: MeasurementHandler) throws {
         try startMotor()
         let (status, _) = try getHealth()
@@ -183,10 +250,12 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
                         _ = try serialPort.readData(ofLength: dataInWaiting / Int(dataSize) * Int(dataSize))
                     }
                 }
-                read = try onMeasure(processScan(raw: raw))
-                // TODO: Figure out why this delay is needed.
-                // If some delay is not present, then there is a high chance that the scan will be incorrect, and processScan will error.
-                usleep(measurementDelayus)
+                if raw.count > 0 {
+                    read = try onMeasure(processScan(raw: raw))
+                }
+                if measurementDelayus > 0 {
+                    usleep(measurementDelayus)
+                }
             } catch RPLidarError.INCORRECT_DESCRIPTOR_FORMAT {
                 print("Incorrect Descriptor, skipping scan")
             } catch RPLidarError.SCAN_ERROR(let message) {
@@ -195,6 +264,15 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     Iterate over batches of measurements.
+     - parameters:
+     maxBufferMeasurements: Max number of measurements to include in the buffer before flushing it.
+     minLength: Minimum number of measurements to include in a scan.
+     onScan: Handler function to execute on each scan.
+     
+     - throws If the input data is in the incorrect format, or the health retrieved errors.
+     */
     public func iterScans(maxBufferMeasurements: Int = 500, minLength: Int = 5, _ onScan: ScanHandler) throws {
         var scan: [LidarScan] = []
         var read = true
@@ -203,7 +281,7 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
                 if scan.count > minLength {
                     read = onScan(scan)
                 }
-                scan = []
+                scan.removeAll()
             }
             if measurement.quality > 0 && measurement.distance > 0 {
                 scan.append(measurement)
@@ -212,6 +290,11 @@ public class SwiftRPLidar {
         }
     }
     
+    private func setPwm(_ pwm: Int) throws{
+        assert(0 <= pwm && pwm <= Constants.MAX_MOTOR_PWM)
+        try self.sendPayloadCommand(Constants.SET_PWM_BYTE, payload: pwm.asData())
+    }
+    
     private func sendPayloadCommand(_ cmd: Int, payload: Data) throws{
         let size = UInt8(payload.count)
         var req = Constants.SYNC.asData() + cmd.asData() + size.asData() + payload