sardana macro runner helper

__main__.py

# ncd/sardana/macro/__main__.py

from .init import init_macro_module
init_macro_module(__name__)

README.md

Sardana macro runner helper

to run macros from the command line type:

$ (i)python -i -m ncd.sardana.macro

>>> from ncd.sardana.macro.my_macro import my_macro

init.py

# ncd/sardana/macro/init.py

MACRO_SERVER = None

def init_macro_module(name):
    global MACRO_SERVER
    if name == '__main__' and MACRO_SERVER is None:
        from sardana.macroserver.macroserver import MacroServer
        MACRO_SERVER = MacroServer('ms/test/1', name='test')
    return MACRO_SERVER

my_macro.py

# ncd/sardana/macro/my_macro.py

from .init import init_macro_module
init_macro_module(__name__)

from sardana.macroserver.macro import macro


@macro([['message', [['message_item', Type.String, None,
                      'message item to be reported']], None,
         'message to be reported']])
def my_macro(self, message):
    self.output(message)