Diagnostic Center

[roryaronson]

EDIT: Phase 1 is complete and rolled out publicly as the ASSERTION command. This issue is now solely for Phase 2 (the diagnostic center).

Add a TEST command allowing the sequence builder to function as a test-making tool, and the CSVM as the test runner.

Mockup.pdf

Use cases/needs

• Automate much of the process of testing FBOS and firmware release candidates
• Automate long-term, high-cycle hardware testing
• Diagnostic tooling to help users diagnose hardware issues
• Allow users greater ability to ensure reliable operation of their FarmBot

Initial implementation

Will be an internal-only tool initially. The plain-text assertion field will get parsed by FBOS's Lua interpreter, allowing simple to complex evaluations of most(?) things in FBOS's state tree. Test result logs should be sent with a new type, test, which can initially be filtered for in the normal logs page.

Phase two

Public release of the command along with a dedicated diagnostics page specific for showing test results. Consider adding a more user-friendly method of defining assertions based on dropdowns and validated input fields. Devise a way to give users access to FarmBot Inc made and maintained bot-specific test suites that can be used to diagnose hardware issues.