Store DriverStation-owned GenericHID and Gamepad instances in Java and
C++, and expose the cached objects to Python bindings.
Move hand-written command gamepad and joystick wrappers to compose
cached CommandGenericHID instances plus typed HID wrappers, including a
Python CommandGamepad.
This will let us remove UserControls, while helping ensure that we don't
have state smashing between GenericHID objects.
Another bonus is without inheritance, intellisense will no longer show a
bunch of annoying methods, and instead just what actually exists.
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Co-authored-by: Peter Johnson <johnson.peter@gmail.com>
The FTC DS had a deadband. Additionally, the FRC one had an implicit
deadband due to the only 8 bit resolution. We need a deadband by default
now with the high resolution gamepads.
This updates gamepad trigger naming from cardinal-style face buttons
(`northFace/southFace/eastFace/westFace` and
`NorthFace/SouthFace/EastFace/WestFace`) to directional naming
(`faceUp/faceDown/faceRight/faceLeft` and
`FaceUp/FaceDown/FaceRight/FaceLeft`) to match the requested API shape.
The change is applied across Java and C++ HID/command layers, along with
related examples and binding metadata.
- **API surface updates (Java)**
- Renamed trigger/event methods in:
- `wpilibj` `Gamepad`
- `commandsv2` `CommandGamepad`
- `commandsv3` `CommandGamepad`
- Mapping preserved:
- `southFace` → `faceDown`
- `eastFace` → `faceRight`
- `westFace` → `faceLeft`
- `northFace` → `faceUp`
- **API surface updates (C++)**
- Renamed trigger/event methods in:
- `wpilibc` `Gamepad`
- `commandsv2` `CommandGamepad`
- Mapping preserved:
- `SouthFace` → `FaceDown`
- `EastFace` → `FaceRight`
- `WestFace` → `FaceLeft`
- `NorthFace` → `FaceUp`
- **Python semiwrap updates**
- Updated `wpilibc/src/main/python/semiwrap/Gamepad.yml` method mappings
to the renamed C++ method names (`FaceDown/FaceRight/FaceLeft/FaceUp`).
- **Callsite migration**
- Updated Java examples/template code and C++ examples/template code to
use the new method names so samples remain aligned with the API rename.
- **Docs/comments alignment**
- Updated related Javadoc/reference text and example comments to use
directional terminology.
```java
// Before
driverController.southFace().onTrue(command);
driverController.eastFace().onTrue(command);
// After
driverController.faceDown().onTrue(command);
driverController.faceRight().onTrue(command);
```
```cpp
// Before
driverController.SouthFace().OnTrue(command);
driverController.EastFace().OnTrue(command);
// After
driverController.FaceDown().OnTrue(command);
driverController.FaceRight().OnTrue(command);
```
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Co-authored-by: ThadHouse <7727148+ThadHouse@users.noreply.github.com>
