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# Rocket Serializer
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Rocket Serializer is a Python library that provides serialization capabilities
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for OpenRocket files. It allows you to read OpenRocket files using a simple and
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intuitive command line interface.
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`rocketserializer` is a Python library that provides serialization capabilities
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for OpenRocket files. It allows you to read OpenRocket files (.ork) using a
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simple and intuitive command line interface. After serializing the file, you
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can use the data to create your RocketPy simulation.
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## Example
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## Installation
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You can install Rocket Serializer using pip:
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You can install `rocketserializer` using pip:
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```shell
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pip install rocket-serializer
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pip install rocketserializer
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## Requirements
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### Java
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You need Java to be installed on your system to use Rocket Serializer.
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You need Java to be installed on your system to use `rocketserializer`.
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We recommend downloading Java 17, which is required to run OpenRocket-23.09.
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### Python Packages
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Once you download the package `rocket-serializer`, the following dependencies
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Once you download the `rocketserializer` package, the following dependencies
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will be automatically installed:
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- bs4
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- click
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- click>=8.0.0
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- lxml
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- numpy
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- orhelper
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- orhelper==0.1.3
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- pyyaml
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- rocketpy
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- nbformat
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- rocketpy>=1.1.0
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- nbformat>=5.2.0
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## Usage - command line interface
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To use Rocket Serializer, you just need to use the cli option of the library.
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Here's an example:
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The `rocketserializer` package will automatically install 2 command-line-interface (cli)
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options, here's an example:
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### Serialization
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To create a `parameters.json` file from an OpenRocket file, use the following command:
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```bash
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ork2json --filepath your_rocket.ork
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```
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Or, for a more verbose output, you can use the following command:
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rocket-serializer ork2json --filepath path/to/input.ork --output path/to/output
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ork2json --filepath your_rocket.ork --verbose True
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The options are the following:
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- `--filepath`: The .ork file to be serialized.
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- `--output` : Path to the output folder. If not set, the output will be saved in the same folder os the filepath.
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- `--eng` : Path to the engine file. If not set, the library will get the thrust curve from the OpenRocket file.
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- `--output` : Path to the output folder. If not set, the output will be saved in the same folder as the `filepath`.
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- `--ork_jar` : Specify the path to the OpenRocket jar file. If not set, the library will try to find the jar file in the current directory.
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- `--encoding` : The encoding of the .ork file. By default, it is set to `utf-8`.
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- `--verbose` : If you want to see the progress of the serialization, set this option to True. By default, it is set to False.
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Only the `--filepath` option is mandatory.
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### Creating a simulation notebook
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ork2notebook --filepath your_rocket.ork
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The options are pretty much the same as the serialization command!
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This code won't work for your rocket if it has any of the following features:
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- Your file wasn't saved in English
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- Your file doesn't contain simulation data
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- Your rocket has more than one stage
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- Your rocket has more than one engine
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- Your rocket has more than one nosecone
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### Deserialization
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- Your .ork file must be saved in English
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- Your .ork file must be saved with at least 1 simulation data
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- Only one single stage is supported
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- Only a single motor is supported
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## Roadmap
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## License
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- 2024 June : First public release, start receiving feedback from the community.
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This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.
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Before the first public release, we will listen to the community's feedback before defining the roadmap for the next releases.
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## Contact
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For any inquiries or feedback, please email us at [rocketpyteam@gmail.com](mailto:rocketpyteam@gmail.com).
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## Contributors
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This project is maintained by the RocketPy Team, a group of students and
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software developers from all over the world.. The main contributors to this
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- Patrick Sampaio Brandão
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- Franz Masatoshi Yuri
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- Guilherme Fernandes Alves
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In case you don't have a GitHub account, you can reach out to us on RocketPy's
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Discord server.
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## How to Contribute
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The 3 main ways of contributing to this project are:
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1. Reporting bugs and suggesting new features by opening issues on GitHub.
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3. Developing new features and fixing bugs by opening pull requests on GitHub.
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## More Information
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For more information, please visit the [RocketPy Team GitHub repository](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/OpenRocketSerializer).
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1. **Reporting bugs and suggesting new features.**
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- Use GitHub, preferably, to report bugs and suggest new features.
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- In case you don't have a GitHub account, you can reach out to us on RocketPy's Discord server
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2. **Sharing .ork files that can be used to test the library.**
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- If you have a .ork file that is not working with the library, please share it with us.
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- If you have a .ork file that is working with the library, please share it with us.
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- If you allow us to use and share your .ork file, we can add it to the test suite.
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3. **Developing new features and fixing bugs thorough pull requests on GitHub.**
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- If you want to develop new features, you are more than welcome to do so.
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- Please reach out to the maintainers to discuss the new feature before starting the development.

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