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[Introspection] Expose supported nominal/data bitrate capabilities for detected CAN channels #2033

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@mickeyl

Hi maintainers,

I’m integrating python-can into a UI tool that uses can.interface.detect_available_configs() to list adapters/channels.

Current situation:

  • detect_available_configs() gives interface/channel candidates, which is great.
  • But there is no standardized way to discover supported nominal bitrate(s) and CAN-FD data bitrate(s) per detected channel.
  • As a result, UIs have to hardcode bitrate presets, which can be wrong for specific hardware/drivers.

Feature request:

  • Add optional capability fields to auto-detected configs (or a related capability API), e.g.:
    • supported_bitrates: list[int] | None
    • supported_data_bitrates: list[int] | None (for FD-capable channels)
    • supports_fd: bool | None

Example output shape:

{
  "interface": "socketcan",
  "channel": "can0",
  "supports_fd": True,
  "supported_bitrates": [125000, 250000, 500000, 1000000],
  "supported_data_bitrates": [1000000, 2000000, 4000000]
}

Would that make sense?

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