openocd.texi: document Tcl RPC and add an example client

This should provide enough information to start using OpenOCD RPC.

I've seen some other example clients in different languages but I
can't find them anymore, and their legal status was unclear.

Change-Id: I3a95fe361d773040d1e52a62f9cc0cc655019a9f
Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>
Reviewed-on: http://openocd.zylin.com/1915
Tested-by: jenkins
Reviewed-by: Andreas Ortmann <ortmann@finf.uni-hannover.de>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Fritiofson <andreas.fritiofson@gmail.com>

2 files changed, 85 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/rpc_examples/ocdrpc.hs b/contrib/rpc_examples/ocdrpc.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27fb1ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/rpc_examples/ocdrpc.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+-- OpenOCD RPC example, covered by GNU GPLv3 or later
+-- Copyright (C) 2014 Paul Fertser
+--
+-- Example output:
+-- $ ./ocdrpc
+-- Halting the target, full log output captured:
+-- target state: halted
+-- target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
+-- xPSR: 0x21000000 pc: 0x00003352 msp: 0x20000fe8
+--
+-- Read memory, parse the result and show as a list of strings:
+-- ["0x20001000","0x0000334d","0x00002abb","0x0000118f","0x00002707","0x00002707","0x00002707","0x00000000","0x00000000","0x00000000","0x00000000","0x00002707","0x00002707","0x00000000","0x00002707","0x00002781"]
+-- Resuming
+
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module Main where
+
+import Prelude
+import Control.Applicative
+import Network.Socket
+import System.IO.Streams.Core hiding (connect)
+import System.IO.Streams.Network
+import System.IO.Streams.Attoparsec
+import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Char8
+import Data.Attoparsec.Combinator
+import Data.ByteString.Char8 hiding (putStrLn, concat, map)
+import Text.Printf
+
+ocdReply = manyTill anyChar (char '\x1a')
+
+ocdExec (oistream, oostream) command = do
+  write (Just $ pack $ command ++ "\x1a") oostream
+  parseFromStream ocdReply oistream
+
+-- For each line: dispose of address, then match hex values
+mdwParser = (manyTill anyChar (string ": ") *>
+              hexadecimal `sepBy` char ' ')
+            `sepBy` string " \n"
+
+ocdMdw :: (InputStream ByteString, OutputStream ByteString) -> Integer -> Integer -> IO [Integer]
+ocdMdw s start count = do
+  s <- ocdExec s $ "ocd_mdw " ++ show start ++ " " ++ show count
+  case parseOnly mdwParser (pack s) of
+    Right r -> return $ concat r
+
+main = do
+  osock <- socket AF_INET Stream defaultProtocol
+  haddr <- inet_addr "127.0.0.1"
+  connect osock (SockAddrInet 6666 haddr)
+  ostreams <- socketToStreams osock
+  putStrLn "Halting the target, full log output captured:"
+  ocdExec ostreams "capture \"halt\"" >>= putStrLn
+  putStrLn "Read memory, parse the result and show as a list of strings:"
+  ocdMdw ostreams 0 16 >>= putStrLn . (show :: [String] -> String) . map (printf "0x%08x")
+  putStrLn "Resuming"
+  ocdExec ostreams "resume"
diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index d4930de5..455e6fbe 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -8429,7 +8429,7 @@ should be passed in to the proc in question.
 By "low-level," we mean commands that a human would typically not
 invoke directly.
 
-Low-level commands are (should be) prefixed with "ocd_"; e.g.
+Some low-level commands need to be prefixed with "ocd_"; e.g.
 @command{ocd_flash_banks}
 is the low-level API upon which @command{flash banks} is implemented.
 
@@ -8443,6 +8443,16 @@ Convert a Tcl array to memory locations and write the values
 @item @b{ocd_flash_banks} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}> <@var{target}> [@option{driver options} ...]
 
 Return information about the flash banks
+
+@item @b{capture} <@var{command}>
+
+Run <@var{command}> and return full log output that was produced during
+its execution. Example:
+
+@example
+> capture "reset init"
+@end example
+
 @end itemize
 
 OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
@@ -8477,6 +8487,24 @@ We should add support for a variable like Tcl variable
 is jim, not real tcl).
 @end quotation
 
+@section Tcl RPC server
+@cindex RPC
+
+OpenOCD provides a simple RPC server that allows to run arbitrary Tcl
+commands and receive the results.
+
+To access it, your application needs to connect to a configured TCP port
+(see @command{tcl_port}). Then it can pass any string to the
+interpreter terminating it with @code{0x1a} and wait for the return
+value (it will be terminated with @code{0x1a} as well). This can be
+repeated as many times as desired without reopening the connection.
+
+Remember that most of the OpenOCD commands need to be prefixed with
+@code{ocd_} to get the results back. Sometimes you might also need the
+@command{capture} command.
+
+See @file{contrib/rpc_examples/} for specific client implementations.
+
 @node FAQ
 @chapter FAQ
 @cindex faq