make the sdr type dropdown show beautiful names

owrx/source/__init__.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from owrx.form.converter import OptionalConverter
 from owrx.form.device import GainInput, SchedulerInput, WaterfallLevelsInput
 from owrx.form.validator import RequiredValidator
 from owrx.controllers.settings import Section
+from owrx.feature import FeatureDetector
 from typing import List
 from enum import Enum
 
@@ -543,14 +544,27 @@ class SdrDeviceDescription(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def getTypes():
-        def has_description(module_name):
+        def get_description(module_name):
             try:
-                SdrDeviceDescription.getByType(module_name)
-                return True
+                description = SdrDeviceDescription.getByType(module_name)
+                return description.getName()
             except SdrDeviceDescriptionMissing:
-                return False
+                return None
 
-        return [module_name for _, module_name, _ in pkgutil.walk_packages(__path__) if has_description(module_name)]
+        descriptions = {
+            module_name: get_description(module_name) for _, module_name, _ in pkgutil.walk_packages(__path__)
+        }
+        # filter out empty names and unavailable types
+        fd = FeatureDetector()
+        return {k: v for k, v in descriptions.items() if v is not None and fd.is_available(k)}
+
+    def getName(self):
+        """
+        must be overridden with a textual representation of the device, to be used for device type selection
+
+        :return: str
+        """
+        return None
 
     def getDeviceInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         keys = self.getDeviceMandatoryKeys() + self.getDeviceOptionalKeys()

owrx/source/airspy.py

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class AirspySource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class AirspyDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "Airspy R2 or Mini"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [
             BiasTeeInput(),

owrx/source/airspyhf.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class AirspyhfSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class AirspyhfDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "Airspy HF+ or Discovery"

owrx/source/fcdpp.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class FcdppSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class FcdppDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "FunCube Dongle Pro+"

owrx/source/fifi_sdr.py

@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ class FifiSdrSource(DirectSource):
 
 
 class FifiSdrDeviceDescription(DirectSourceDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "FiFi SDR"

owrx/source/hackrf.py

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class HackrfSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class HackrfDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "HackRF"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [BiasTeeInput()]
 

owrx/source/hpsdr.py

@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ class HpsdrSource(ConnectorSource):
 
 
 class HpsdrDeviceDescription(ConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "HPSDR devices (Hermes / Hermes Lite 2 / Red Pitaya)"

owrx/source/lime_sdr.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class LimeSdrSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class LimeSdrDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "LimeSDR device"

owrx/source/perseussdr.py

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class AttenuatorOptions(DropdownEnum):
 
 
 class PerseussdrDeviceDescription(DirectSourceDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "Perseus SDR"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [
             DropdownInput("attenuator", "Attenuator", options=AttenuatorOptions),

owrx/source/pluto_sdr.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class PlutoSdrSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class PlutoSdrDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "PlutoSDR"

owrx/source/radioberry.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class RadioberrySource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class RadioberryDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "RadioBerry"

owrx/source/rtl_sdr.py

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class RtlSdrSource(ConnectorSource):
 
 
 class RtlSdrDeviceDescription(ConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "RTL-SDR device"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [
             TextInput(

owrx/source/rtl_sdr_soapy.py

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class RtlSdrSoapySource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class RtlSdrSoapyDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "RTL-SDR device (via SoapySDR)"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [BiasTeeInput(), DirectSamplingInput()]
 

owrx/source/rtl_tcp.py

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class RtlTcpSource(ConnectorSource):
 
 
 class RtlTcpDeviceDescription(ConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "RTL-SDR device (via rtl_tcp)"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [RemoteInput()]
 

owrx/source/runds.py

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class ProtocolOptions(DropdownEnum):
 
 
 class RundsDeviceDescription(ConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "R&S device using EB200 or Ammos protocol"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [
             RemoteInput(),

owrx/source/sddc.py

@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ class SddcSource(ConnectorSource):
 
 
 class SddcDeviceDescription(ConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "BBRF103 / RX666 / RX888 device (libsddc)"
+
     def hasAgc(self):
         return False

owrx/source/sdrplay.py

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class IfModeOptions(DropdownEnum):
 
 
 class SdrplayDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "SDRPlay device (RSP1, RSP2, RSPDuo, RSPDx)"
+
     def getGainStages(self):
         return ["RFGR", "IFGR"]
 

owrx/source/soapy_remote.py

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class SoapyRemoteSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class SoapyRemoteDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
+    def getName(self):
+        return "Device connected to a SoapyRemote server"
+
     def getInputs(self) -> List[Input]:
         return super().getInputs() + [
             RemoteInput(),

owrx/source/uhd.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ class UhdSource(SoapyConnectorSource):
 
 
 class UhdDeviceDescription(SoapyConnectorDeviceDescription):
-    pass
+    def getName(self):
+        return "Ettus Research USRP device"