sysfs-pwm 0.1.0

Provides access to the Linux sysfs interfaces to PWMs. Via this crate you can export, unexport, and control PWM pins for which there is an appropriate driver loaded in the kernel. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/pwm.txt
Documentation
// Copyright 2016, Paul Osborne <osbpau@gmail.com>
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
// http://www.apache.org/license/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
// option.  This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
// except according to those terms.
//
// Portions of this implementation are based on work by Nat Pryce:
// https://github.com/npryce/rusty-pi/blob/master/src/pi/gpio.rs

#![crate_type = "lib"]
#![crate_name = "sysfs_pwm"]

//! PWM access under Linux using the PWM sysfs interface

use std::io::prelude::*;
use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
use std::fs::File;
use std::fs;
use std::fs::OpenOptions;
use std::str::FromStr;

mod error;
pub use error::Error;

#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct PwmChip {
    pub number: u32,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct Pwm {
    chip: PwmChip,
    number: u32,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum Polarity {
    Normal,
    Inverse,
}

pub type Result<T> = ::std::result::Result<T, error::Error>;

/// Open the specified entry name as a writable file
fn pwm_file_wo(chip: &PwmChip, pin: u32, name: &str) -> Result<File> {
    let f = try!(OpenOptions::new().write(true)
                 .open(format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/pwm{}/{}",
                               chip.number,
                               pin,
                               name)));
    Ok(f)
}

/// Open the specified entry name as a readable file
fn pwm_file_ro(chip: &PwmChip, pin: u32, name: &str) -> Result<File> {
    let f = try!(File::open(format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/pwm{}/{}", chip.number, pin, name)));
    Ok(f)
}

/// Get the u32 value from the given entry
fn pwm_file_parse<T: FromStr>(chip: &PwmChip, pin: u32, name: &str) -> Result<T> {
    let mut s = String::with_capacity(10);
    let mut f = try!(pwm_file_ro(chip, pin, name));
    try!(f.read_to_string(&mut s));
    match s.trim().parse::<T>() {
        Ok(r) => Ok(r),
        Err(_) => Err(Error::Unexpected(format!("Unexpeted value file contents: {:?}", s))),
    }
}


impl PwmChip {
    pub fn new(number: u32) -> Result<PwmChip> {
        try!(fs::metadata(&format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}", number)));
        Ok(PwmChip { number: number })
    }

    pub fn count(&self) -> Result<u32> {
        let npwm_path = format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/npwm", self.number);
        let mut npwm_file = try!(File::open(&npwm_path));
        let mut s = String::new();
        try!(npwm_file.read_to_string(&mut s));
        match s.parse::<u32>() {
            Ok(n) => Ok(n),
            Err(_) => Err(Error::Unexpected(format!("Unexpected npwm contents: {:?}", s))),
        }
    }

    pub fn export(&self, number: u32) -> Result<()> {
        // only export if not already exported
        if let Err(_) = fs::metadata(&format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/pwm{}",
                                              self.number,
                                              number)) {
            let path = format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/export", self.number);
            let mut export_file = try!(File::create(&path));
            let _ = export_file.write_all(format!("{}", number).as_bytes());
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    pub fn unexport(&self, number: u32) -> Result<()> {
        if let Ok(_) = fs::metadata(&format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/pwm{}",
                                             self.number,
                                             number)) {
            let path = format!("/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip{}/unexport", self.number);
            let mut export_file = try!(File::create(&path));
            let _ = export_file.write_all(format!("{}", number).as_bytes());
        }
        Ok(())
    }
}

impl Pwm {
    /// Create a new Pwm wiht the provided chip/number
    ///
    /// This function does not export the Pwm pin
    pub fn new(chip: u32, number: u32) -> Result<Pwm> {
        let chip: PwmChip = try!(PwmChip::new(chip));
        Ok(Pwm {
            chip: chip,
            number: number,
        })
    }

    /// Run a closure with the GPIO exported
    #[inline]
    pub fn with_exported<F>(&self, closure: F) -> Result<()>
        where F: FnOnce() -> Result<()>
    {
        try!(self.export());
        match closure() {
            Ok(()) => self.unexport(),
            Err(_) => self.unexport(),
        }
    }

    /// Export the Pwm for use
    pub fn export(&self) -> Result<()> {
        self.chip.export(self.number)
    }

    /// Unexport the PWM
    pub fn unexport(&self) -> Result<()> {
        self.chip.unexport(self.number)
    }

    /// Enable/Disable the PWM Signal
    pub fn enable(&self, enable: bool) -> Result<()> {
        let mut enable_file = try!(pwm_file_wo(&self.chip, self.number, "enable"));
        let contents = if enable {
            "1"
        } else {
            "0"
        };
        try!(enable_file.write_all(contents.as_bytes()));
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Get the currently configured duty_cycle in nanoseconds
    pub fn get_duty_cycle_ns(&self) -> Result<u32> {
        pwm_file_parse::<u32>(&self.chip, self.number, "duty_cycle")
    }

    /// The active time of the PWM signal
    ///
    /// Value is in nanoseconds and must be less than the period.
    pub fn set_duty_cycle_ns(&self, duty_cycle_ns: u32) -> Result<()> {
        // we'll just let the kernel do the validation
        let mut duty_cycle_file = try!(pwm_file_wo(&self.chip, self.number, "duty_cycle"));
        try!(duty_cycle_file.write_all(format!("{}", duty_cycle_ns).as_bytes()));
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Get the currently configured period in nanoseconds
    pub fn get_period_ns(&self) -> Result<u32> {
        pwm_file_parse::<u32>(&self.chip, self.number, "period")
    }

    /// The period of the PWM signal in Nanoseconds
    pub fn set_period_ns(&self, period_ns: u32) -> Result<()> {
        let mut period_file = try!(pwm_file_wo(&self.chip, self.number, "period"));
        try!(period_file.write_all(format!("{}", period_ns).as_bytes()));
        Ok(())
    }
}