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DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort Class Reference

Implements a hardware adapter to communicate with text-based commands over COM ports. More...

+ Inheritance diagram for DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort:

Public Types

using ParamsType = HardwareAdapterSerialPortParams
 Type of the parameter class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective parameter class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using ConfigType = HardwareAdapterSerialPortConfigurator
 Type of the configurator class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective configurator class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
using ParamsType = QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterParams
 Type of the parameter class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective parameter class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using ConfigType = QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterConfigurator
 Type of the configurator class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective configurator class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using QWorkerPtrType = std::unique_ptr< QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorker >
 Pointer-type owning the related QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorker instance. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from DynExp::SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
using ParamsType = SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterParams
 Type of the parameter class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective parameter class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using ConfigType = SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterConfigurator
 Type of the configurator class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective configurator class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from DynExp::HardwareAdapterBase
using ParamsType = HardwareAdapterParamsBase
 Type of the parameter class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective parameter class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using ConfigType = HardwareAdapterConfiguratorBase
 Type of the configurator class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective configurator class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
- Public Types inherited from DynExp::Object
using ParamsType = ParamsBase
 Type of the parameter class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective parameter class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using ParamsTypeSyncPtrType = Util::SynchronizedPointer< ParamsType >
 Alias for the return type of Object::GetParams(). Parameters wrapped into Util::SynchronizedPointer can be accessed in a thread-safe way. More...
 
using ParamsConstTypeSyncPtrType = Util::SynchronizedPointer< const ParamsType >
 Alias for the return type of Object::GetParams() const. Parameters wrapped into Util::SynchronizedPointer can be accessed in a thread-safe way. More...
 
using ConfigType = ConfiguratorBase
 Type of the configurator class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective configurator class accompanying the derived Object. More...
 
using ParamsGetterType = Util::CallableMemberWrapper< Object, decltype(&Object::GetParams)>
 Invoking an instance of this alias is supposed to call Object::GetParams() of the instance the Util::CallableMemberWrapper has been constructed with. More...
 

Signals

Qt signals

Signals emitted by this hardware adapter. The worker instance's slots are connected to them to handles the signals.

void InitSig (QString PortName, QSerialPort::BaudRate BaudRate, QSerialPort::DataBits DataBits, QSerialPort::StopBits StopBits, QSerialPort::Parity Parity)
 Initializes HardwareAdapterSerialPortWorker::Port for serial communication with the given settings. More...
 
- Signals inherited from DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
void OpenSig ()
 Opens the communication connection. More...
 
void CloseSig ()
 Closes the communication connection. More...
 
void ResetSig ()
 Resets the worker and the communication connection. More...
 
void ClearSig () const
 Clears the communication connection's buffers and state. More...
 
void FlushSig () const
 Flushes the communication connection's buffers. More...
 
void ReadSig () const
 Reads from the communication connection's hardware interface. More...
 
void WriteSig (const QString String) const
 Writes String to the communication connection's hardware interface. More...
 
void Write_endl_Sig () const
 Writes end of the line character(s) to the communication connection's hardware interface. More...
 

Public Member Functions

 HardwareAdapterSerialPort (const std::thread::id OwnerThreadID, ParamsBasePtrType &&Params)
 Constructs a hardware adapter instance. More...
 
virtual ~HardwareAdapterSerialPort ()=default
 
virtual std::string GetName () const override
 Returns the name of this Object type. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
 QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter (const std::thread::id OwnerThreadID, ParamsBasePtrType &&Params)
 Constructs a hardware adapter instance. More...
 
virtual ~QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter ()=0
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
 SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter (const std::thread::id OwnerThreadID, ParamsBasePtrType &&Params)
 Constructs a hardware adapter instance. More...
 
virtual ~SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter ()=0
 
virtual std::string GetCategory () const override
 Returns the category of this Object type. More...
 
auto GetLineEnding () const
 Getter for LineEnding. Thread-safe since LineEnding only changes when Object::Reset() is called (itself calling ResetImpl(dispatch_tag<HardwareAdapterBase>) which calls Init()). LineEnding is still std::atomic since QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorker running in DynExpCore's worker thread might read it anytime - even if there is no Object instance which makes use of this hardware adapter instance. More...
 
std::string ReadLine () const
 Calls ReadIntoBuffer() before it extracts the first line from the read buffer. More...
 
std::string ReadAll () const
 Calls ReadIntoBuffer() before it extracts the entire content from the read buffer. More...
 
std::string WaitForLine (unsigned int NumTries=10, std::chrono::milliseconds DelayBetweenTries=std::chrono::milliseconds(10)) const
 Calls ReadLine() for NumTries times until a line is received. Makes the calling thread sleep for DelayBetweenTries in between the calls to ReadLine(). More...
 
void Clear () const
 Clears the content and state flags of the read buffer (ReadBuffer) as well as possible internal buffers of the underlying hardware interface. More...
 
void Flush () const
 Flushes the underlying hardware interface and calls ReadIntoBuffer(). More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator>> (std::stringstream &OutStream) const
 Writes the read buffer's content into OutStream calling ReadAll(). More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator<< (endl) const
 Writes a new line calling Write_endl(). More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator<< (const std::stringstream &InStream) const
 Writes the input parameter calling Write(). Also writes endl at the end automatically. More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator<< (const std::string &Text) const
 Writes the input parameter calling Write(). Also writes endl at the end automatically. More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator<< (const std::string_view Text) const
 Writes the input parameter calling Write(). Also writes endl at the end automatically. More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator<< (const char *Text) const
 Writes the input parameter calling Write(). Also writes endl at the end automatically. More...
 
const SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapteroperator<< (const char Char) const
 Writes the input parameter calling Write(). Also writes endl at the end automatically. More...
 
template<typename T >
auto & operator<< (const T &Value) const
 Writes the input parameter calling Write(). Also writes endl at the end automatically. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::HardwareAdapterBase
 HardwareAdapterBase (const std::thread::id OwnerThreadID, ParamsBasePtrType &&Params)
 Constructs a hardware adapter instance. More...
 
virtual ~HardwareAdapterBase ()=0
 
void ResetException () const
 Sets LastException to nullptr in a thread-safe way. More...
 
bool IsConnected () const noexcept
 Determines the connection status of the hardware interface. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Util::INonCopyable
 INonCopyable (const INonCopyable &)=delete
 
INonCopyableoperator= (const INonCopyable &)=delete
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::Object
ItemIDType GetID () const noexcept
 Returns the ID of this Object instance. Thread-safe since ID is const. More...
 
std::string GetCategoryAndName () const
 Builds a string from an Object's category and name to allow the user to identify an Object's type. More...
 
void EnsureReadyState (bool IsAutomaticStartup)
 Ensures that this Object instance is ready by possibly starting its worker thread or by opening connections to hardware devices. More...
 
void CheckLinkedObjectStates () const
 Checks whether Object instances this instance uses are in a ready state. Override CheckLinkedObjectStatesChild() to implement this behavior. More...
 
void Reset ()
 Resets this Object instance (including all its derived classes) by calling ResetImpl(). A reset implies that the derived classes reload all their parameters from Params and that all LinkedObjectWrapper instances owned by this Object instance become invalidated. More...
 
void BlockIfUnused (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout)
 Blocks this Object instance setting Object::IsBlocked to true. Refer to Object::IsBlocked for the consequences. More...
 
ParamsConstTypeSyncPtrType GetParams (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=GetParamsTimeoutDefault) const
 Locks the mutex of the parameter class instance Params assigned to this Object instance and returns a pointer to the locked Params. More...
 
ParamsTypeSyncPtrType GetParams (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=GetParamsTimeoutDefault)
 Locks the mutex of the parameter class instance Params assigned to this Object instance and returns a pointer to the locked Params. More...
 
auto GetObjectName (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=GetParamsTimeoutDefault) const
 Returns the name of this Object instance. More...
 
bool IsSharedUsageEnabled (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=GetParamsTimeoutDefault) const
 Returns whether shared usage has been enabled for this Object instance. Refer to ParamsBase::UsageType. More...
 
void SetWarning (std::string Description, int ErrorCode) const
 Setter for Object::Warning. Sets the warning by a description and an error code. More...
 
void SetWarning (const Util::Exception &e) const
 Setter for Object::Warning. Sets the warning by retrieving the warning data from an exception e. More...
 
void ClearWarning () const
 Resets Object::Warning. More...
 
auto GetWarning () const
 Returns Object::Warning in a thread-safe way by copying its internal data. More...
 
std::exception_ptr GetException (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout) const
 Returns a pointer to the exception which has caused this Object instance to fail. More...
 
bool IsReady () const
 Returns wheter this Object instance is ready (e.g. it is running or connected to a hardware device) and not blocked (refer to Object::IsBlocked). More...
 
auto GetUseCount (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout) const
 Counts the registered useres in a thread-safe way. More...
 
bool IsUnused (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout) const
 Returns whether this Object instance is used by other instances. More...
 
auto GetUserIDs (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout) const
 Returns a list of the IDs of the registered users in a thread-safe way. More...
 
auto GetUserNamesString (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout) const
 Builds a string describing which users are registered containing their object names, categories and type names in a thread-safe way. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

constexpr static auto Name () noexcept
 Every derived class has to redefine this function. More...
 
static auto Enumerate ()
 Enumerates all serial ports available on the system. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
constexpr static auto Name () noexcept
 Every derived class has to redefine this function. More...
 
constexpr static auto Category () noexcept
 Every derived class has to redefine this function. More...
 
constexpr static std::array< char, 2 > LineEndingToChar (SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterParams::LineEndingType LineEnding) noexcept
 Converts SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterParams::LineEndingType to two characters being used as the respective line ending. More...
 
constexpr static unsigned int GetLineEndingLength (SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterParams::LineEndingType LineEnding) noexcept
 Determines the amount of characters required to express a line ending type defined by SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterParams::LineEndingType. More...
 
constexpr static auto GetMaxBufferSize () noexcept
 Defines the maximal size of the hardware adapter's (read) buffer. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::HardwareAdapterBase
constexpr static auto Category () noexcept
 Every derived class has to redefine this function. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::Object
static std::string CategoryAndNameToStr (const std::string &Category, const std::string &Name)
 Builds a string from an Object's category and name to allow the user to identify an Object's type. More...
 

Private Member Functions

QWorkerPtrType MakeWorker () override
 Abstract factory function for a worker instance derived from QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorker. Also connects Qt signals to the worker instance's slots. More...
 
void InitWorker () override
 Tells the worker instance to perform initialization steps, e.g. by emitting a Qt signal which is received by the worker's slots. More...
 
void RegisterQTypesAsMetaTypes ()
 Registers QSerialPort enumerations as Qt meta types using qRegisterMetaType() (refer to Qt documentation). Necessary to use the enumerations in Qt's signal/slot mechanism. More...
 
void Init ()
 Initializes the instance at construction or in case Object::Reset() is called. More...
 
void ResetImpl (dispatch_tag< QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter >) override final
 Refer to DynExp::Object::Reset(). Using tag dispatch mechanism to ensure that ResetImpl() of every derived class gets called - starting from DynExp::Object, descending the inheritance hierarchy. More...
 
virtual void ResetImpl (dispatch_tag< HardwareAdapterSerialPort >)
 Refer to DynExp::Object::Reset(). Using tag dispatch mechanism to ensure that ResetImpl() of every derived class gets called - starting from DynExp::Object, descending the inheritance hierarchy. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Attributes inherited from DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorkerOnlyType QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorkerOnly
 Allow exclusive access to some of QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter's private methods to QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorkerOnlyType. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from DynExp::Object
LinkedObjectWrapperOnlyType LinkedObjectWrapperOnly
 Allow exclusive access to some of Object's private methods to any LinkedObjectWrapper<T>. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from DynExp::HardwareAdapterBase
static constexpr auto ShortTimeoutDefault = std::chrono::milliseconds(10)
 Default timeout e.g. used as a default for calls to Object::GetException(). More...
 
static constexpr auto HardwareOperationTimeout = std::chrono::milliseconds(100)
 Default timeout used to lock the mutex provided by the base class Util::ILockable to synchronize access to the hardware interface in between multiple instrument threads. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from Util::ILockable
static constexpr std::chrono::milliseconds DefaultTimeout = std::chrono::milliseconds(10)
 Duration which is used as a default timeout within all methods of this class if no different duration is passed to them. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from DynExp::Object
static constexpr std::chrono::milliseconds GetParamsTimeoutDefault = std::chrono::milliseconds(100)
 Default timeout used by Object::GetParams() to lock the mutex of the parameter instance assigned to this Object instance. More...
 
- Protected Types inherited from Util::ILockable
using MutexType = std::timed_mutex
 
using LockType = std::unique_lock< MutexType >
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from DynExp::SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter
void InsertIntoBuffer (const std::string &String) const
 This method can be called from derived classes to manually insert data into the read buffer. This can be especially useful if there is some callback mechanism which notifies the derived object as soon as data is available. If this mechanism is used, it is fine to let the overridden Read() method just return en empty string. This function is thread-safe. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from DynExp::HardwareAdapterBase
void ThrowException (std::exception_ptr Exception) const
 Stores Exception in LastException, wraps it in a Util::ForwardedException and throws the wrapped excetion by calling Util::ForwardException(). More...
 
void ThrowExceptionUnsafe (std::exception_ptr Exception) const
 Stores Exception in LastException, wraps it in a Util::ForwardedException and throws the wrapped excetion by calling Util::ForwardException(). More...
 
void SetExceptionUnsafe (std::exception_ptr Exception) const
 Stores Exception in LastException. More...
 
auto GetExceptionUnsafe () const
 Getter for LastException. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Util::ILockable
 ILockable ()=default
 
 ~ILockable ()=default
 
LockType AcquireLock (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=DefaultTimeout) const
 Locks the internal mutex. Blocks until the mutex is locked or until the timeout duration is exceeded. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Util::INonCopyable
constexpr INonCopyable ()=default
 
 ~INonCopyable ()=default
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from DynExp::Object
 Object (const std::thread::id OwnerThreadID, ParamsBasePtrType &&Params)
 Constructs an Object instance. More...
 
virtual ~Object ()=0
 
void EnsureCallFromOwningThread () const
 Asserts that the call to this function is performed from the thread which constructed this Object instance (the thread with the id stored in Object::OwnerThreadID). More...
 
ParamsTypeSyncPtrType GetNonConstParams (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=GetParamsTimeoutDefault) const
 Allows derived Objects to edit their own parameters - even in const task functions (for instruments) or event functions (for modules). More...
 
auto LockUserList (const std::chrono::milliseconds Timeout=Util::ILockable::DefaultTimeout)
 Locks the user list for thread-safe manipulation. More...
 
void DeregisterAllUnsafe ()
 Deregisters all users and notifies them that they need to check the states of their used linked objects. More...
 
auto GetUseCountUnsafe ()
 
auto GetUserNamesStringUnsafe () const
 
bool IsUnusedUnsafe ()
 Returns whether this Object instance is used by other instances (not thread-safe). More...
 

Detailed Description

Implements a hardware adapter to communicate with text-based commands over COM ports.

Definition at line 145 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ ConfigType

Type of the configurator class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective configurator class accompanying the derived Object.

Definition at line 151 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

◆ ParamsType

Type of the parameter class belonging to this Object type. Declare this alias in every derived class with the respective parameter class accompanying the derived Object.

Definition at line 150 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ HardwareAdapterSerialPort()

DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::HardwareAdapterSerialPort ( const std::thread::id  OwnerThreadID,
ParamsBasePtrType &&  Params 
)

Constructs a hardware adapter instance.

Parameters
OwnerThreadIDThread id of the thread owning the Object instance to be constructed.
ParamsParameter class instance to be assigned to the Object instance to be constructed.
Exceptions
Util::InvalidArgExceptionis thrown if OwnerThreadID is an invalid thread id or if Params is nullptr.

Definition at line 139 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.cpp.

◆ ~HardwareAdapterSerialPort()

virtual DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::~HardwareAdapterSerialPort ( )
virtualdefault

Member Function Documentation

◆ Enumerate()

auto DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::Enumerate ( )
static

Enumerates all serial ports available on the system.

Returns
Returns a std::vector< std::string > of the serial ports' names.

Definition at line 9 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.cpp.

◆ GetName()

virtual std::string DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::GetName ( ) const
inlineoverridevirtual

Returns the name of this Object type.

Reimplemented from DynExp::SerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter.

Definition at line 164 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

◆ Init()

void DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::Init ( )
private

Initializes the instance at construction or in case Object::Reset() is called.

Definition at line 169 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.cpp.

◆ InitSig

void DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::InitSig ( QString  PortName,
QSerialPort::BaudRate  BaudRate,
QSerialPort::DataBits  DataBits,
QSerialPort::StopBits  StopBits,
QSerialPort::Parity  Parity 
)
signal

Initializes HardwareAdapterSerialPortWorker::Port for serial communication with the given settings.

Parameters
PortNameCOM port name
BaudRateBaud rate
DataBitsAmount of data bits
StopBitsAmount of stop bits
ParityParity setting

◆ InitWorker()

void DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::InitWorker ( )
inlineoverrideprivatevirtual

Tells the worker instance to perform initialization steps, e.g. by emitting a Qt signal which is received by the worker's slots.

Reimplemented from DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter.

Definition at line 168 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

◆ MakeWorker()

QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter::QWorkerPtrType DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::MakeWorker ( )
overrideprivatevirtual

Abstract factory function for a worker instance derived from QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapterWorker. Also connects Qt signals to the worker instance's slots.

Returns
Pointer to a new instance of a worker this hardware adapter takes ownership of

Implements DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter.

Definition at line 145 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.cpp.

◆ Name()

constexpr static auto DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::Name ( )
inlinestaticconstexprnoexcept

Every derived class has to redefine this function.

Returns
Returns the name of this DynExp object type.

Definition at line 153 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

◆ RegisterQTypesAsMetaTypes()

void DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::RegisterQTypesAsMetaTypes ( )
private

Registers QSerialPort enumerations as Qt meta types using qRegisterMetaType() (refer to Qt documentation). Necessary to use the enumerations in Qt's signal/slot mechanism.

Definition at line 154 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.cpp.

◆ ResetImpl() [1/2]

virtual void DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::ResetImpl ( dispatch_tag< HardwareAdapterSerialPort )
inlineprivatevirtual

Refer to DynExp::Object::Reset(). Using tag dispatch mechanism to ensure that ResetImpl() of every derived class gets called - starting from DynExp::Object, descending the inheritance hierarchy.

Definition at line 179 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.h.

◆ ResetImpl() [2/2]

void DynExp::HardwareAdapterSerialPort::ResetImpl ( dispatch_tag< QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter )
finaloverrideprivatevirtual

Refer to DynExp::Object::Reset(). Using tag dispatch mechanism to ensure that ResetImpl() of every derived class gets called - starting from DynExp::Object, descending the inheritance hierarchy.

Reimplemented from DynExp::QSerialCommunicationHardwareAdapter.

Definition at line 177 of file HardwareAdapterSerialPort.cpp.


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