Method: OpenC3::Structure#append

Defined in:
lib/openc3/packets/structure.rb

#append(item) ⇒ StrutureItem

Adds an item at the end of the structure. It adds the item to the items hash and resizes the buffer to accommodate the new item.

Parameters:

Returns:

  • (StrutureItem) —

    The structure item defined



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# File 'lib/openc3/packets/structure.rb', line 314

def append(item)
  if item.data_type == :DERIVED
    item.bit_offset = 0
  else
    # We're appending a new item so set the bit_offset
    item.bit_offset = @defined_length_bits
    # Also set original_bit_offset because it's currently 0
    # due to PacketItemParser::create_packet_item
    # get_bit_offset() returning 0 if append
    item.original_bit_offset = @defined_length_bits
  end
  return define(item)
end