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/**
 * @file mavlink_parameters.h
 * MAVLink parameter protocol definitions (BSD-relicensed).
 *
 * @author Lorenz Meier <lm@inf.ethz.ch>
 */

/* This assumes you have the mavlink headers on your include path
 or in the same folder as this source file */


#include <v1.0/mavlink_types.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <systemlib/param/param.h>

/**
 * Handle parameter related messages.
 */
void mavlink_pm_message_handler(const mavlink_channel_t chan, const mavlink_message_t *msg);

/**
 * Send all parameters at once.
 *
 * This function blocks until all parameters have been sent.
 * it delays each parameter by the passed amount of microseconds.
 *
 * @param delay		The delay in us between sending all parameters.
 */
void mavlink_pm_send_all_params(unsigned int delay);

/**
 * Send one parameter.
 *
 * @param param		The parameter id to send.
 * @return		zero on success, nonzero on failure.
 */
int mavlink_pm_send_param(param_t param);

/**
 * Send one parameter identified by index.
 *
 * @param index		The index of the parameter to send.
 * @return		zero on success, nonzero else.
 */
int mavlink_pm_send_param_for_index(uint16_t index);

/**
 * Send one parameter identified by name.
 *
 * @param name		The index of the parameter to send.
 * @return		zero on success, nonzero else.
 */
int mavlink_pm_send_param_for_name(const char *name);

/**
 * Send a queue of parameters, one parameter per function call.
 *
 * @return		zero on success, nonzero on failure
 */
int mavlink_pm_queued_send(void);

/**
 * Start sending the parameter queue.
 *
 * This function will not directly send parameters, but instead
 * activate the sending of one parameter on each call of
 * mavlink_pm_queued_send().
 * @see 		mavlink_pm_queued_send()
 */
void mavlink_pm_start_queued_send(void);