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Decouple data output thread from live data display by using a signal to the main window instead of directly calling append().

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Nick Foster 2012-10-08 18:44:52 -07:00
parent f42e2e744d
commit d86e568ac2
1 changed files with 13 additions and 3 deletions
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@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from air_modes.gui_model import *
import sqlite3
class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
live_data_changed_signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(QtCore.QString, name='liveDataChanged')
def __init__(self):
QtGui.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
self.ui = Ui_MainWindow()
@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
self.datamodel.dataChanged.connect(self.unmapped_widgets_dataChanged)
self.ui.list_aircraft.selectionModel().currentRowChanged.connect(self.update_rssi_widget)
#hook up live data text box update signal
self.live_data_changed_signal.connect(self.on_append_live_data)
############ widget update functions for non-mapped widgets ############
def update_heading_widget(self, index):
if index.model() is not None:
@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
self.livedata = air_modes.output_print(my_position)
#add output for live data box
#TODO: this doesn't handle large volumes of data well; i get segfaults.
#self.outputs.append(self.output_live_data)
self.outputs.append(self.output_live_data)
#create SQL database for KML and dashboard displays
self.dbwriter = air_modes.output_sql(my_position, self.dbname)
@ -304,11 +308,17 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
#self.kmlgen.join()
#self.kmlgen = None
#slot to catch signal emitted by output_live_data (necessary for
#thread safety since output_live_data is called by another thread)
def on_append_live_data(self, msgstr):
self.ui.text_livedata.append(msgstr)
self.ui.text_livedata.verticalScrollBar().setSliderPosition(self.ui.text_livedata.verticalScrollBar().maximum())
def output_live_data(self, msg):
msgstr = self.livedata.parse(msg)
if msgstr is not None:
self.ui.text_livedata.append(msgstr)
self.ui.text_livedata.verticalScrollBar().setSliderPosition(self.ui.text_livedata.verticalScrollBar().maximum())
self.live_data_changed_signal.emit(msgstr)
#the output handler is a thread which runs the various registered output functions when there's a received message.