Developing RCaron modules

Getting started

1. Create a new class library project targeting .NET 7. This guide goes along with the name ClassLibrary2, so remember to change that from the examples.

2. Install the RCaron and RCaron.LibrarySourceGenerator packages

3. Add a partial class that inherits from RCaron.IRCaronModule and has the Module attribute:

   csharp
   using RCaron;
   using RCaron.LibrarySourceGenerator;
   namespace ClassLibrary2;
   [Module("hello")]
   public partial class HelloModule : IRCaronModule
   {
       [Method("Hello", Description = "Says hello to the specified name")]
       public void Hello(Motor _, string name)
       {
           Console.WriteLine($"Hello, {name}!");
       }
   }

   csharp
   using RCaron;
   using RCaron.LibrarySourceGenerator;
   namespace ClassLibrary2;
   [Module("hello")]
   public partial class HelloModule : IRCaronModule
   {
       [Method("Hello", Description = "Says hello to the specified name")]
       public void Hello(Motor _, string name)
       {
           Console.WriteLine($"Hello, {name}!");
       }
   }

4. Build the project

5. Import the module in RCaron:

   rcaron
   // importing is currently kind of hell
   $ass = #System.Reflection.Assembly:LoadFrom('/path/to/ClassLibrary2.dll');
   $current_motor.MainFileScope.Modules.Add(#ClassLibrary2.HelloModule:new());
   Hello 'World';

   rcaron
   // importing is currently kind of hell
   $ass = #System.Reflection.Assembly:LoadFrom('/path/to/ClassLibrary2.dll');
   $current_motor.MainFileScope.Modules.Add(#ClassLibrary2.HelloModule:new());
   Hello 'World';

Consuming pipeline input

To accept pipeline input, add a parameter with the FromPipeline attribute:

csharp
[Method("Hello")]
public void Hello(Motor _, [FromPipeline] string name)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Hello, {name}!");
}

csharp
[Method("Hello")]
public void Hello(Motor _, [FromPipeline] string name)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Hello, {name}!");
}

rcaron
'pipelines' | Hello;

rcaron
'pipelines' | Hello;

If parameter is of type:

• IEnumerable - cannot be accepted from the pipeline, only as an object e.g. /* IEnumerable */ | Hello;
• IEnumerator - accepts the pipeline's enumerator, which can also be the the IEnumerator returned by the left side of the pipeline
• Pipeline - receives the pipeline itself, note the GetEnumerator may be called only once
• object or others - method is called for each item in the pipeline

Also see Native Pipelines(shell only) and Pipelines.