Create new "Unmanaged" board for allowing external (Ethernet at first) boards

[Williangalvani]

This can be tested by switching to the Unmanaged board and launching sim_vehicle with an endpoint to blueos:

sim_vehicle.py -v ArduSub -L RATBeach --frame=vectored_6dof --out=udp:192.168.2.2:14550

Summary by Sourcery

Add support for an "Unmanaged" board type to allow external (Ethernet) boards to be connected and configured through the system

New Features:

• Introduce a new 'Unmanaged' board platform that allows connecting external boards via configurable network endpoints
• Add a Master Endpoint Manager UI component for configuring network connections for unmanaged boards

Enhancements:

• Extend flight controller detection to include an Unmanaged board option
• Modify autopilot manager to support starting and configuring unmanaged boards
• Add conditional rendering for start/stop buttons based on board type

Chores:

• Update type definitions to include Unmanaged platform
• Add API endpoints for managing unmanaged board master endpoints

[patrickelectric]

Can we move this after 1.4 release ?

[Williangalvani]

Can we move this after 1.4 release ?

sure, no rush on this one

[sourcery-ai]

Reviewer's Guide by Sourcery

This pull request introduces an 'Unmanaged' board option to the autopilot system, enabling the use of external boards, primarily connected via Ethernet. It includes changes to the frontend to allow configuration of the master endpoint for the unmanaged board, as well as backend changes to handle the new board type and manage its master endpoint.

Sequence diagram for starting an Unmanaged board

sequenceDiagram
    participant Frontend
    participant AutopilotManager
    participant BoardDetector
    participant MavlinkManager

    Frontend->>AutopilotManager: start_ardupilot()
    AutopilotManager->>AutopilotManager: start_unmanaged_board(flight_controller)
    AutopilotManager->>AutopilotManager: get_unmanaged_board_master_endpoint()
    AutopilotManager->>MavlinkManager: start_mavlink_manager(master_endpoint)
    MavlinkManager-->>AutopilotManager: 
    AutopilotManager-->>Frontend:

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Updated class diagram for Platform and PlatformType

classDiagram
    class Platform {
        +Unmanaged
    }
    class PlatformType {
        +Unmanaged
    }
    Platform -- PlatformType : has a

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Introduces an 'Unmanaged' board option, primarily for external boards connected via Ethernet.	Adds 'Unmanaged' to the list of detectable flight controllers. Adds 'Unmanaged' to the platform enum. Modifies the autopilot startup logic to handle the 'Unmanaged' board type. Adds API endpoints for managing the master endpoint of the 'Unmanaged' board. Adds a new frontend component for configuring the master endpoint. Conditionally renders the master endpoint configuration panel based on the selected board.	core/frontend/src/views/Autopilot.vue core/services/ardupilot_manager/autopilot_manager.py core/services/ardupilot_manager/api/v1/routers/endpoints.py core/services/ardupilot_manager/flight_controller_detector/Detector.py core/services/ardupilot_manager/typedefs.py core/frontend/src/components/autopilot/MasterEndpointManager.vue
Modifies the visibility of the 'Start autopilot' and 'Stop autopilot' buttons based on the selected board.	Hides the 'Start autopilot' and 'Stop autopilot' buttons when the 'Unmanaged' board is selected.	core/frontend/src/views/Autopilot.vue

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[sourcery-ai]

Hey @Williangalvani - I've reviewed your changes - here's some feedback:

Overall Comments:

• Consider adding a Platform.Unmanaged case to the Platform.type property to avoid the need for a dictionary lookup.

Here's what I looked at during the review

• 🟢 General issues: all looks good
• 🟢 Security: all looks good
• 🟢 Testing: all looks good
• 🟢 Complexity: all looks good
• 🟢 Documentation: all looks good

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[mirkix]

@Williangalvani Can connect my IP based autopilot now, thanks!

[rmackay9]

I'm very keen to get this in so that users can easily connect to autopilots via ethernet

[joaomariolago]

I think we would also need to change this to the following to avoid Unmanaged being picked by default when not explicitly selected.

real_boards = [board for board in boards if board.type not in [PlatformType.SITL, PlatformType.Unmanaged]]

[patrickelectric]

@rmackay9 @mirkix, FYI we are going to release a new beta based on this PR

[patrickelectric]

1.5.0-beta.3 is available

[rmackay9]

Wow!! thanks so much!!