Package roslib :: Module os_detect :: Class OSBase

Class OSBase

Known Subclasses:

Arch
, Cygwin
, Debian
, Fedora
, FreeBSD
, Gentoo
, Mandriva
, Mint
, OpenSuse
, Osx
, OsxBrew

This defines the API used for OS detection within the os_detect module for roslib. All OS specific instantiantions must inherit and override these methods.

Instance Methods

check_presence(self)
Return if the specific OS which this class is designed to detect is present.

source code

get_name(self)
Return the standardized name for this OS.

source code

get_version(self)
Return the standardized version for this OS.

source code

Method Details

check_presence(self)

source code

Return if the specific OS which this class is designed to detect is present. Only one version of this class should return for any version.

get_name(self)

source code

Return the standardized name for this OS. (ala Ubuntu Hardy Heron = "ubuntu")

get_version(self)

source code

Return the standardized version for this OS. (ala Ubuntu Hardy Heron = "8.04")