FactGroup.h

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#ifndef FactGroup_H
#define FactGroup_H

#include "Fact.h"
#include "QGCLoggingCategory.h"

#include <QStringList>
#include <QMap>
#include <QTimer>

Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(VehicleLog)

/// Used to group Facts together into an object hierarachy.
class FactGroup : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
    
public:
    FactGroup(int updateRateMsecs, const QString& metaDataFile, QObject* parent = NULL);

    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList factNames        READ factNames      CONSTANT)
    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList factGroupNames   READ factGroupNames CONSTANT)

    /// @return Fact for specified name, NULL if not found
    Q_INVOKABLE Fact* getFact(const QString& name);

    /// @return FactGroup for specified name, NULL if not found
    Q_INVOKABLE FactGroup* getFactGroup(const QString& name);

    QStringList factNames(void) const { return _nameToFactMap.keys(); }
    QStringList factGroupNames(void) const { return _nameToFactGroupMap.keys(); }
    
protected:
    void _addFact(Fact* fact, const QString& name);
    void _addFactGroup(FactGroup* factGroup, const QString& name);

    int _updateRateMSecs;   ///< Update rate for Fact::valueChanged signals, 0: immediate update

private slots:
    void _updateAllValues(void);

private:
    void _loadMetaData(const QString& filename);

    QMap<QString, Fact*>            _nameToFactMap;
    QMap<QString, FactGroup*>       _nameToFactGroupMap;
    QMap<QString, FactMetaData*>    _nameToFactMetaDataMap;

    QTimer _updateTimer;
};

#endif