Implement Python WebSocket client for VEX Extension telemetry monitoring

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This PR implements a comprehensive Python WebSocket client that connects to the VEX Extension's WebSocket server to receive real-time telemetry data from VEX robots, including motor temperatures, RPM, battery voltage, and gyro data.

Key Features

🔌 WebSocket Client (websocket_client.py)

• Connects to VEX Extension server at ws://localhost:7071/vexrobotics.vexcode/device
• Real-time parsing of motor telemetry data from robot's printf() output
• Automatic reconnection with robust error handling
• Optional CSV data logging with timestamps
• Comprehensive command-line interface with configurable host/port

📊 Enhanced Motor Monitoring

Enhanced the C++ motorMonitor() function to output detailed motor data:

• Motor RPM: Both commanded and actual speeds
• Motor Position: Encoder positions in revolutions
• Motor Current: Current draw in amperes
• Temperature Monitoring: All four drive motors
• Battery Voltage: Real-time voltage monitoring
• Inertial Data: Gyro pitch, roll, yaw axes

🎯 Data Processing

• Intelligent parsing of log messages with regex patterns
• Structured data extraction from raw WebSocket messages
• Real-time display with status indicators and alerts
• Statistical analysis and session summaries

Usage Examples

# Basic connection
python3 websocket_client.py

# Save telemetry to CSV file
python3 websocket_client.py --save-to-file

# Connect to remote robot
python3 websocket_client.py --host 192.168.1.100

# Advanced analysis with custom alerts
python3 example_usage.py

Sample Output

==================================================
MOTOR TELEMETRY - Time: 15.234s
==================================================
Motor Temperatures:
  LEFT: 45°C ✅ OK
  RIGHT: 48°C ✅ OK
Battery: 12.5V ✅ OK
Motor Details:
  FLM:
    RPM: 150 cmd / 145 actual
    Position: 2.75 rev
    Current: 1.20A
==================================================

Files Added

• websocket_client.py: Main WebSocket client with full feature set
• example_usage.py: Advanced usage example with real-time analysis
• test_websocket_client.py: Comprehensive test suite
• requirements.txt: Python dependencies
• WEBSOCKET_README.md: Complete documentation and usage guide

Testing

All functionality is thoroughly tested without requiring live VEX hardware:

python3 test_websocket_client.py
# ✅ All tests passed!

The implementation follows the exact WebSocket URL format specified in the issue (ws://localhost:7071/vexrobotics.vexcode/device) and provides the requested RPM data along with comprehensive motor telemetry monitoring.

Fixes #32.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• http://168.63.129.16:80/machine/
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/python3 -u bin/WALinuxAgent-2.13.1.1-py3.9.egg -collect-logs (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to my firewall allow list

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Pull Request Overview

This PR introduces a comprehensive Python WebSocket client to monitor VEX robot telemetry while enhancing motor data logging in the robot’s C++ code.

• Implements a Python WebSocket client with real-time telemetry parsing, CSV logging, and a command-line interface.
• Adds advanced motor data analysis via an extended client and includes a full test suite and documentation updates.

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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File	Description
websocket_client.py	Implements the WebSocket client with real-time telemetry parsing, data logging, and error handling.
test_websocket_client.py	Provides tests simulating telemetry messages to validate parsing functionality.
src/functions.cpp	Enhances the motorMonitor() function to log detailed motor data using modern C++ formatting.
example_usage.py	Demonstrates advanced analysis by extending the WebSocket client for custom telemetry processing.
WEBSOCKET_README.md	Updates documentation covering installation, usage, data formats, and troubleshooting guidance.

[Copilot]

Consider adding a maximum retry limit or exponential backoff for reconnection attempts to avoid potential endless loops in case of persistent connection failures.

Suggested change

	# Run forever with reconnection logic
	while True:
	try:
	self.ws.run_forever()
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
	logger.info("Interrupted by user")
	break
	except Exception as e:
	logger.error(f"Connection error: {e}")
	logger.info("Attempting to reconnect in 5 seconds...")
	time.sleep(5)
	# Run with reconnection logic, including retry limit and exponential backoff
	max_retries = 10 # Maximum number of reconnection attempts
	retry_count = 0
	backoff = 5 # Initial backoff in seconds
	max_backoff = 60 # Maximum backoff in seconds
	while retry_count < max_retries:
	try:
	self.ws.run_forever()
	retry_count = 0 # Reset retry count on successful connection
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
	logger.info("Interrupted by user")
	break
	except Exception as e:
	retry_count += 1
	logger.error(f"Connection error: {e}")
	if retry_count >= max_retries:
	logger.error("Maximum retry limit reached. Exiting.")
	break
	logger.info(f"Attempting to reconnect in {backoff} seconds (Retry {retry_count}/{max_retries})...")
	time.sleep(backoff)
	backoff = min(backoff * 2, max_backoff) # Exponential backoff with cap

[Copilot]

[nitpick] Explicitly specify the type for std::array (e.g., std::array<Motor*, 4>) for improved clarity and compatibility, even if type deduction is available in newer C++ standards.

Suggested change

	std::array motors = {&frontLeftMotor, &frontRightMotor, &rearLeftMotor, &rearRightMotor};
	std::array<Motor*, 4> motors = {&frontLeftMotor, &frontRightMotor, &rearLeftMotor, &rearRightMotor};