Do not ignore autostart parameter for Bis.send_periodic() on socketcan devices

Author: SWolfSchunk

can/interfaces/socketcan/socketcan.py

@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ def __init__(
         messages: Union[Sequence[Message], Message],
         period: float,
         duration: Optional[float] = None,
+        autostart: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         """Construct and :meth:`~start` a task.
 
@@ -351,6 +352,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.task_id = task_id
         self._tx_setup(self.messages)
 
+        if autostart:
+            self.start()
+
     def _tx_setup(
         self, messages: Sequence[Message], raise_if_task_exists: bool = True
     ) -> None:
@@ -858,7 +862,9 @@ def _send_periodic_internal(
             msgs_channel = str(msgs[0].channel) if msgs[0].channel else None
             bcm_socket = self._get_bcm_socket(msgs_channel or self.channel)
             task_id = self._get_next_task_id()
-            task = CyclicSendTask(bcm_socket, task_id, msgs, period, duration)
+            task = CyclicSendTask(
+                bcm_socket, task_id, msgs, period, duration, autostart=autostart
+            )
             return task
 
         # fallback to thread based cyclic task