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Reference

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  • Software API
    • navigate.config
      • navigate.config.config
      • navigate.config.configuration_database
      • navigate.config.configuration_schema
      • navigate.config.device_refs
      • navigate.config.device_schema
        • navigate.config.device_schema.canonical_device_type
        • navigate.config.device_schema.category_base_class_name
        • navigate.config.device_schema.category_model_suffix
        • navigate.config.device_schema.class_inherits
        • navigate.config.device_schema.device_directory
        • navigate.config.device_schema.get_class_configuration_schema
        • navigate.config.device_schema.get_configuration_schema
        • navigate.config.device_schema.get_connect_params
        • navigate.config.device_schema.module_classes
        • navigate.config.device_schema.strip_category_model_suffix
      • navigate.config.gui_settings
      • navigate.config.preload
      • navigate.config.preload_rules
    • navigate.controller
    • navigate.controller.configurator
    • navigate.log_files
    • navigate.model
    • navigate.tools
    • navigate.view
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navigate.config.device_schema.class_inherits

navigate.config.device_schema.class_inherits(category: str, manufacturer: str, class_name: str, parent: str) → bool

Check inheritance without importing device hardware APIs.

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