Refactor Task Internal Modules: Channels (#544)

* Refactor channels

* update channels doc

* update affected tests

* minor codegen fix

* fix lint error

* update return type docs

* minor edit

* modify docs

* update functions metadata

* update metadata

Author: charitylxy

docs/ai_channel.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ nidaqmx.task
 
 .. toctree::
 
-   channel
+   task_channels
    task_collections
    triggers

docs/ao_channel.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+nidaqmx.task.channels
+=====================
+
+.. automodule:: nidaqmx.task.channels
+    :members:
+    :show-inheritance:
+    :member-order: bysource

docs/channel.rst

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import numpy.typing
 import deprecation
 
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels import Channel
 from nidaqmx.utils import unflatten_channel_string
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     AcquisitionType, LoggingMode, LoggingOperation, OverwriteMode,
@@ -154,9 +154,8 @@ def change_detect_overflowed(self):
     @property
     def channels_to_read(self):
         """
-        :class:`nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel.Channel`:
-            Specifies a subset of channels in the task from which to
-            read.
+        :class:`nidaqmx.task.channels.Channel`: Specifies a subset of
+            channels in the task from which to read.
         """
 
         val = self._interpreter.get_read_attribute_string(self._handle, 0x1823)

docs/ci_channel.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import numpy
 from nidaqmx import utils
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.task._export_signals import ExportSignals
 from nidaqmx.task._in_stream import InStream
 from nidaqmx.task._timing import Timing
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def name(self):
     @property
     def channels(self):
         """
-        :class:`nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel.Channel`: Specifies
+        :class:`nidaqmx.task.channels.Channel`: Specifies
             a channel object that represents the entire list of virtual
             channels in this task.
         """

docs/co_channel.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._ai_channel import AIChannel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._ao_channel import AOChannel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._ci_channel import CIChannel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._co_channel import COChannel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._di_channel import DIChannel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._do_channel import DOChannel
+
+__all__ = ['Channel', 'AIChannel', 'AOChannel', 'CIChannel', 'COChannel', 'DIChannel', 'DOChannel',]

docs/di_channel.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import deprecation
 
 from nidaqmx.scale import _ScaleAlternateConstructor
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.utils import unflatten_channel_string
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     ACExcitWireMode, ADCTimingMode, AccelChargeSensitivityUnits,
@@ -3111,14 +3111,13 @@ def ai_term_cfg(self):
     @property
     def ai_thrmcpl_cjc_chan(self):
         """
-        :class:`nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel.Channel`:
-            Indicates the channel that acquires the temperature of the
-            cold junction if **ai_thrmcpl_cjc_src** is
-            **CJCSource1.SCANNABLE_CHANNEL**. If the channel is a
-            temperature channel, NI-DAQmx acquires the temperature in
-            the correct units. Other channel types, such as a resistance
-            channel with a custom sensor, must use a custom scale to
-            scale values to degrees Celsius.
+        :class:`nidaqmx.task.channels.Channel`: Indicates the channel
+            that acquires the temperature of the cold junction if
+            **ai_thrmcpl_cjc_src** is **CJCSource1.SCANNABLE_CHANNEL**.
+            If the channel is a temperature channel, NI-DAQmx acquires
+            the temperature in the correct units. Other channel types,
+            such as a resistance channel with a custom sensor, must use
+            a custom scale to scale values to degrees Celsius.
         """
 
         val = self._interpreter.get_chan_attribute_string(self._handle, self._name, 0x1034)

docs/do_channel.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Do not edit this file; it was automatically generated.
 
 from nidaqmx.scale import _ScaleAlternateConstructor
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     AOIdleOutputBehavior, CurrentUnits, DataTransferActiveTransferMode,
     DigitalWidthUnits, FuncGenType, ModulationType,

docs/task.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Do not edit this file; it was automatically generated.
 
-import nidaqmx._task_modules.channels  # circular import: Channel._factory uses derived classes
+import nidaqmx.task.channels  # circular import: Channel._factory uses derived classes
 from nidaqmx.system.physical_channel import _PhysicalChannelAlternateConstructor
 from nidaqmx.utils import flatten_channel_string, unflatten_channel_string
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def _factory(task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter):
                 or physical name of a channel.
             interpreter (BaseInterpreter): Specifies the interpreter instance.
         Returns:
-            nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel.Channel:
+            nidaqmx.task.channels.Channel:
 
             Indicates an object that represents the specified channel.
         """
@@ -102,22 +102,22 @@ def _factory(task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter):
         channel_type = ChannelType(chan_type)
 
         if channel_type == ChannelType.ANALOG_INPUT:
-            return nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.AIChannel(
+            return nidaqmx.task.channels.AIChannel(
                 task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter)
         elif channel_type == ChannelType.ANALOG_OUTPUT:
-            return nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.AOChannel(
+            return nidaqmx.task.channels.AOChannel(
                 task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter)
         elif channel_type == ChannelType.COUNTER_INPUT:
-            return nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.CIChannel(
+            return nidaqmx.task.channels.CIChannel(
                 task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter)
         elif channel_type == ChannelType.COUNTER_OUTPUT:
-            return nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.COChannel(
+            return nidaqmx.task.channels.COChannel(
                 task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter)
         elif channel_type == ChannelType.DIGITAL_INPUT:
-            return nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.DIChannel(
+            return nidaqmx.task.channels.DIChannel(
                 task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter)
         elif channel_type == ChannelType.DIGITAL_OUTPUT:
-            return nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.DOChannel(
+            return nidaqmx.task.channels.DOChannel(
                 task_handle, virtual_or_physical_name, interpreter)
 
     @property

docs/task_channels.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Do not edit this file; it was automatically generated.
 
 from nidaqmx.scale import _ScaleAlternateConstructor
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     AngleUnits, AngularVelocityUnits, CountDirection, CounterFrequencyMethod,
     DataTransferActiveTransferMode, DigitalWidthUnits, Edge, EncoderType,

generated/nidaqmx/_task_modules/channels/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Do not edit this file; it was automatically generated.
 
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     ConstrainedGenMode, DataTransferActiveTransferMode, Edge, FrequencyUnits,
     Level, OutputDataTransferCondition, TimeUnits, UsageTypeCO)

generated/nidaqmx/task/_in_stream.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Do not edit this file; it was automatically generated.
 
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     ActiveOrInactiveEdgeSelection, DataTransferActiveTransferMode,
     InputDataTransferCondition, LogicFamily)

generated/nidaqmx/task/_task.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Do not edit this file; it was automatically generated.
 
-from nidaqmx._task_modules.channels.channel import Channel
+from nidaqmx.task.channels._channel import Channel
 from nidaqmx.constants import (
     ActiveOrInactiveEdgeSelection, DataTransferActiveTransferMode,
     DigitalDriveType, Level, LogicFamily, OutputDataTransferCondition)