patch from panda community member Sergey Shepelev

direct/src/fsm/FSM.py

@@ -161,6 +161,18 @@ class FSM(DirectObject):
             import weakref
             _debugFsms[name]=weakref.ref(self)
 
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        """Provides request_State(*args) alias to request('State', *args)
+        and demand_State(*args) alias to demand('State', *args)."""
+
+        if name.startswith('request_'):
+            return lambda *args, **kwargs: self.request(name[8:], *args, **kwargs)
+        if name.startswith('demand_'):
+            return lambda *args, **kwargs: self.request(name[7:], *args, **kwargs)
+        if name in self.__dict__:
+            return self.__dict__[name]
+        raise AttributeError(name)
+
     def cleanup(self):
         # A convenience function to force the FSM to clean itself up
         # by transitioning to the "Off" state.