fix(export): address review - widen mavproxy column, add round-trip test

- Update MAVProxy width specifier from 8 to 14 to accommodate .10f values
- Add found-flags to ensure all small values are present in formatted output
- Add true export→reimport round-trip test verifying numeric values survive

Signed-off-by: Yash Goel <yashgoel249@gmail.com>

Author: yashhzd

ardupilot_methodic_configurator/data_model_par_dict.py

@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ def _format_params(self, file_format: str = "missionplanner") -> list[str]:
             sorted_dict = ParDict(dict(sorted(self.items())))
             formatted_params = [
                 (
-                    f"{key:<16} {parameter.value:<8.10f}  # {parameter.comment}"
+                    f"{key:<16} {parameter.value:<14.10f}  # {parameter.comment}"
                     if isinstance(parameter, Par) and parameter.comment
-                    else f"{key:<16} {parameter.value if isinstance(parameter, Par) else parameter:<8.10f}"
+                    else f"{key:<16} {parameter.value if isinstance(parameter, Par) else parameter:<14.10f}"
                 )
                 for key, parameter in sorted_dict.items()
             ]

tests/test_data_model_par_dict.py

@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ def test_user_can_export_parameters_to_mavproxy_format(self, parameter_dict) ->
                 content = f.read()
 
             # MAVProxy format uses fixed-width columns
-            assert "ACRO_YAW_P       4.5000000000  # Yaw P gain" in content
-            assert "GPS_TYPE         1.0000000000" in content
+            assert "ACRO_YAW_P       4.5000000000    # Yaw P gain" in content
+            assert "GPS_TYPE         1.0000000000  " in content
         finally:
             os.unlink(output_file)
 
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ def test_user_can_format_parameters_for_mavproxy(self, parameter_dict) -> None:
 
         # Assert: Correct MAVProxy format (space-separated, fixed width)
         yaw_line = next((line for line in formatted if "ACRO_YAW_P" in line), "")
-        assert yaw_line == "ACRO_YAW_P       4.5000000000  # Yaw P gain"
+        assert yaw_line == "ACRO_YAW_P       4.5000000000    # Yaw P gain"
 
     def test_user_receives_error_for_unsupported_format(self, parameter_dict) -> None:
         """
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ def test_user_preserves_small_parameter_values_on_export(self) -> None:
         User preserves parameter values smaller than 1e-6 during export.
 
         GIVEN: A user has parameters with very small but nonzero values
-        WHEN: They export and reimport using MissionPlanner or MAVProxy format
-        THEN: The values should survive the round-trip without silent data loss
+        WHEN: They format using MissionPlanner or MAVProxy format
+        THEN: The formatted strings should retain the small values
         """
         # Arrange: Parameters with values that would be truncated by .6f formatting
         small_value_params = ParDict(
@@ -986,14 +986,56 @@ def test_user_preserves_small_parameter_values_on_export(self) -> None:
         for file_format in ("missionplanner", "mavproxy"):
             formatted = small_value_params._format_params(file_format)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
-            # Extract the numeric value strings from the formatted output
+            tiny_found = False
+            micro_found = False
+            boundary_found = False
             for line in formatted:
                 if "TINY_VAL" in line:
                     assert "0.0000001" in line, f"Value 1e-7 lost in {file_format} format: {line}"
+                    tiny_found = True
                 if "MICRO_VAL" in line:
                     assert "0.0000005" in line, f"Value 5e-7 lost in {file_format} format: {line}"
+                    micro_found = True
                 if "BOUNDARY_VAL" in line:
                     assert "0.000001" in line, f"Value 1e-6 lost in {file_format} format: {line}"
+                    boundary_found = True
+
+            assert tiny_found, f"TINY_VAL not found in {file_format} formatted output"
+            assert micro_found, f"MICRO_VAL not found in {file_format} formatted output"
+            assert boundary_found, f"BOUNDARY_VAL not found in {file_format} formatted output"
+
+    def test_user_preserves_small_values_on_export_reimport_round_trip(self) -> None:
+        """
+        User preserves small parameter values through a full export→reimport round-trip.
+
+        GIVEN: A user has parameters with very small but nonzero values
+        WHEN: They export to a file and reimport it
+        THEN: The numeric values should match within float32 tolerance
+        """
+        small_value_params = ParDict(
+            {
+                "TINY_VAL": Par(0.0000001, "Very small value"),
+                "BOUNDARY_VAL": Par(0.000001, "Boundary value"),
+                "NORMAL_VAL": Par(1.5, "Normal value"),
+            }
+        )
+
+        for file_format in ("missionplanner", "mavproxy"):
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".param", delete=False) as f:
+                output_file = f.name
+
+            try:
+                small_value_params.export_to_param(output_file, file_format)
+                reloaded = ParDict.load_param_file_into_dict(output_file)
+
+                for key, original in small_value_params.items():
+                    original_val = original.value if isinstance(original, Par) else original
+                    reloaded_val = reloaded[key].value if isinstance(reloaded[key], Par) else reloaded[key]
+                    assert abs(reloaded_val - original_val) < 1e-10, (
+                        f"{key}: value {original_val} became {reloaded_val} after {file_format} round-trip"
+                    )
+            finally:
+                os.unlink(output_file)
 
     def test_user_can_annotate_parameters_with_comments(self, parameter_dict) -> None:
         """