RocketSerializer

Add or modify a rocket component extractor in the serialization pipeline (motor, fins, nose cone, parachute, transition, environment, flight, stored results, etc.). Use when a parameter is missing from parameters.json, when supporting a new OpenRocket feature, or when editing anything under rocketserializer/components/ or ork_extractor.py.

Work with the OpenRocket Java library through JPype — start/stop the JVM, load .ork documents, traverse the rocket component tree, and read data from both the XML (BeautifulSoup) and the live Java object. Use when touching openrocket_runtime.py, open_rocket_wrangler.py, ork_extractor.py, the JVM/Java setup, or anything that calls into net.sf.openrocket / info.openrocket.

Python style, tooling, and testing conventions for this repo — ruff/black formatting, pylint config, NumPy docstrings, logging, and the pytest layout (unit/integration/acceptance) with the single-JVM constraint. Use before writing or reviewing any Python change here so it passes CI on the first try.

Understand how generated parameters.json maps onto the RocketPy API (Environment, SolidMotor/Motor, Rocket, Flight) and how nb_builder.py assembles a runnable RocketPy notebook. Use when editing nb_builder.py, changing what a component contributes to the notebook, debugging a generated simulation, or aligning output with a RocketPy version.