Aliases and defaults

All this can amount to a lot of typing, so BiblioPixel gives you some shortcuts.

1. typename expansion.

If you are only specifying a typename for a component, then you don't have to specify the entire dictionary, just the name of the class.

This means that a project {"driver": {"typename": "bibliopixel.drivers.API.LPD8806.LPD8806"}} is identical to the easier-to-read {"driver": "bibliopixel.drivers.API.LPD8806.LPD8806"}

2. Aliases. Aliases are just a shorthand for some common classes. It lets you write the project {"driver": "bibliopixel.drivers.API.LPD8806.LPD8806"} as {"driver": "LPD8806"}.

You can find a current list list of the aliases in this file. Aliases are case insensitive.

3. Command-line flags.

There are three command line flags that are used to fill in missing components in your project file - --driver, --layout, and --animation.

4. The --ledtype command line flag.