Major change to configuration, to allow for loading from APM generated xml

This commit still allows configuration widgets to be loaded from qgc files
assuming that there is no APM generated xml file (arduplane.pdef.xml) in
the files/%autopilorname%/ directory. This filename needs to be
configurable, and selectable at runtime. It is not yet.

src/uas/QGCUASParamManager.h

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
     virtual double getParamMax(const QString& param) = 0;
     virtual double getParamDefault(const QString& param) = 0;
     virtual QString getParamInfo(const QString& param) = 0;
+    virtual void setParamInfo(const QMap<QString,QString>& param) = 0;
 
     /** @brief Request an update for the parameter list */
     void requestParameterListUpdate(int component = 0);

src/ui/MainWindow.h

@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ public:
     QList<QAction*> listLinkMenuActions(void);
 
 public slots:
-
     /** @brief Shows a status message on the bottom status bar */
     void showStatusMessage(const QString& status, int timeout);
     /** @brief Shows a status message on the bottom status bar */

src/ui/QGCParamWidget.h

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     double getParamMax(const QString& param) { return paramMax.value(param, 0.0f); }
     double getParamDefault(const QString& param) { return paramDefault.value(param, 0.0f); }
     QString getParamInfo(const QString& param) { return paramToolTips.value(param, ""); }
+    void setParamInfo(const QMap<QString,QString>& param) { paramToolTips = param; }
 
 signals:
     /** @brief A parameter was changed in the widget, NOT onboard */

src/ui/QGCVehicleConfig.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QGroupBox>
 
 #include "QGCToolWidget.h"
 #include "UASInterface.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ public:
 public slots:
     /** Set the MAV currently being calibrated */
     void setActiveUAS(UASInterface* active);
-
+    void loadQgcConfig();
+    void loadConfig();
     /** Start the RC calibration routine */
     void startCalibrationRC();
     /** Stop the RC calibration routine */
@@ -169,12 +171,16 @@ protected:
     enum RC_MODE rc_mode;               ///< Mode of the remote control, according to usual convention
     QList<QGCToolWidget*> toolWidgets;  ///< Configurable widgets
     bool calibrationEnabled;            ///< calibration mode on / off
+    QMap<QString,QGCToolWidget*> paramToWidgetMap;
+    QMap<QGCToolWidget*,QGroupBox*> toolToBoxMap;
+    QMap<QString,QString> paramTooltips;
     
 private:
     Ui::QGCVehicleConfig *ui;
 
 signals:
     void visibilityChanged(bool visible);
+    void configReady();
 };
 
 #endif // QGCVEHICLECONFIG_H

src/ui/designer/QGCComboBox.cc

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 QGCComboBox::QGCComboBox(QWidget *parent) :
-    QGCToolWidgetItem("Slider", parent),
+    QGCToolWidgetItem("Combo", parent),
     parameterName(""),
     parameterValue(0.0f),
     parameterScalingFactor(0.0),
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ QGCComboBox::QGCComboBox(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->itemNameLabel->hide();
     ui->editOptionComboBox->setEnabled(false);
     isDisabled = true;
-
-    ui->editLine1->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
-    ui->editLine2->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
-
+    //ui->editLine1->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
+   // ui->editLine2->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
     connect(ui->editDoneButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(endEditMode()));
     connect(ui->editOptionComboBox,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(comboBoxIndexChanged(QString)));
     connect(ui->editAddItemButton,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(addButtonClicked()));
@@ -64,7 +62,9 @@ QGCComboBox::QGCComboBox(QWidget *parent) :
     // connect to self
     connect(ui->infoLabel, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(showTooltip()));
     // Set the current UAS if present
+
     connect(UASManager::instance(), SIGNAL(activeUASSet(UASInterface*)), this, SLOT(setActiveUAS(UASInterface*)));
+
 }
 
 QGCComboBox::~QGCComboBox()
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void QGCComboBox::setActiveUAS(UASInterface* activeUas)
         connect(activeUas, SIGNAL(parameterChanged(int,int,int,int,QString,QVariant)), this, SLOT(setParameterValue(int,int,int,int,QString,QVariant)), Qt::UniqueConnection);
         uas = activeUas;
         // Update current param value
-        requestParameter();
+        //requestParameter();
         // Set param info
         QString text = uas->getParamManager()->getParamInfo(parameterName);
         ui->infoLabel->setToolTip(text);
@@ -351,7 +351,34 @@ void QGCComboBox::writeSettings(QSettings& settings)
     }
     settings.sync();
 }
+void QGCComboBox::readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings)
+{
+    parameterName = settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_PARAMID").toString();
+    component = settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_COMPONENTID").toInt();
+    ui->nameLabel->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_DESCRIPTION").toString());
+    ui->editNameLabel->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_DESCRIPTION").toString());
+    //settings.setValue("QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_BUTTONTEXT", ui->actionButton->text());
+    ui->editSelectParamComboBox->addItem(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_PARAMID").toString());
+    ui->editSelectParamComboBox->setCurrentIndex(ui->editSelectParamComboBox->count()-1);
+    ui->editSelectComponentComboBox->addItem(tr("Component #%1").arg(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_COMPONENTID").toInt()), settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_COMPONENTID").toInt());
+    showInfo(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_DISPLAY_INFO", true).toBool());
+    ui->editSelectParamComboBox->setEnabled(true);
+    ui->editSelectComponentComboBox->setEnabled(true);
 
+
+    int num = settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_COUNT").toInt();
+    for (int i=0;i<num;i++)
+    {
+        ui->editOptionComboBox->addItem(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_ITEM_" + QString::number(i) + "_TEXT").toString());
+        //qDebug() << "Adding val:" << settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_ITEM_" + QString::number(i) + "_TEXT").toString() << settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_ITEM_" + QString::number(i) + "_VAL").toInt();
+        comboBoxTextToValMap[settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_ITEM_" + QString::number(i) + "_TEXT").toString()] = settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_ITEM_" + QString::number(i) + "_VAL").toInt();
+    }
+
+    setActiveUAS(UASManager::instance()->getActiveUAS());
+
+    // Get param value after settings have been loaded
+   // requestParameter();
+}
 void QGCComboBox::readSettings(const QSettings& settings)
 {
     parameterName = settings.value("QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_PARAMID").toString();
@@ -394,7 +421,6 @@ void QGCComboBox::delButtonClicked()
 }
 void QGCComboBox::comboBoxIndexChanged(QString val)
 {
-    qDebug() << "comboboxchanged:" << comboBoxTextToValMap[val] << val;
     switch (parameterValue.type())
     {
     case QVariant::Char:

src/ui/designer/QGCComboBox.h

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public slots:
     /** @brief Update the UI with the new parameter value */
     void setParameterValue(int uas, int component, int paramCount, int paramIndex, QString parameterName, const QVariant value);
     void writeSettings(QSettings& settings);
+    void readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings);
     void readSettings(const QSettings& settings);
     void refreshParamList();
     void setActiveUAS(UASInterface *uas);

src/ui/designer/QGCComboBox.ui

@@ -247,11 +247,7 @@
       <enum>Qt::LeftToRight</enum>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string/>
-     </property>
-     <property name="icon">
-      <iconset resource="../../../qgroundcontrol.qrc">
-       <normaloff>:/files/images/status/dialog-information.svg</normaloff>:/files/images/status/dialog-information.svg</iconset>
+      <string>?</string>
      </property>
      <property name="popupMode">
       <enum>QToolButton::DelayedPopup</enum>
@@ -285,8 +281,6 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
- <resources>
-  <include location="../../../qgroundcontrol.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>

src/ui/designer/QGCCommandButton.cc

@@ -241,7 +241,58 @@ void QGCCommandButton::writeSettings(QSettings& settings)
     settings.setValue("QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM7",  ui->editParam7SpinBox->value());
     settings.sync();
 }
+void QGCCommandButton::readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings)
+{
+    ui->editButtonName->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_BUTTONTEXT", "UNKNOWN").toString());
+    ui->editCommandComboBox->setCurrentIndex(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_COMMANDID", 0).toInt());
+    ui->commandButton->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_BUTTONTEXT", "UNKNOWN").toString());
+
+    int commandId = settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_COMMANDID", 0).toInt();
+
+    ui->editParam1SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM1", 0.0).toDouble());
+    ui->editParam2SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM2", 0.0).toDouble());
+    ui->editParam3SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM3", 0.0).toDouble());
+    ui->editParam4SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM4", 0.0).toDouble());
+    ui->editParam5SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM5", 0.0).toDouble());
+    ui->editParam6SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM6", 0.0).toDouble());
+    ui->editParam7SpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAM7", 0.0).toDouble());
+
+    ui->editCommandComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
+
+    // Find combobox entry for this data
+    for (int i = 0; i < ui->editCommandComboBox->count(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (commandId == ui->editCommandComboBox->itemData(i).toInt())
+        {
+            ui->editCommandComboBox->setCurrentIndex(i);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ui->editParamsVisibleCheckBox->setChecked(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_PARAMS_VISIBLE").toBool());
+    if (ui->editParamsVisibleCheckBox->isChecked())
+    {
+        ui->editParam1SpinBox->show();
+        ui->editParam2SpinBox->show();
+        ui->editParam3SpinBox->show();
+        ui->editParam4SpinBox->show();
+        ui->editParam5SpinBox->show();
+        ui->editParam6SpinBox->show();
+        ui->editParam7SpinBox->show();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ui->editParam1SpinBox->hide();
+        ui->editParam2SpinBox->hide();
+        ui->editParam3SpinBox->hide();
+        ui->editParam4SpinBox->hide();
+        ui->editParam5SpinBox->hide();
+        ui->editParam6SpinBox->hide();
+        ui->editParam7SpinBox->hide();
+    }
 
+    ui->editNameLabel->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_DESCRIPTION", "ERROR LOADING BUTTON").toString());
+    ui->nameLabel->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_DESCRIPTION", "ERROR LOADING BUTTON").toString());
+}
 void QGCCommandButton::readSettings(const QSettings& settings)
 {
     ui->editButtonName->setText(settings.value("QGC_COMMAND_BUTTON_BUTTONTEXT", "UNKNOWN").toString());

src/ui/designer/QGCCommandButton.h

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public slots:
     void endEditMode();
     void writeSettings(QSettings& settings);
     void readSettings(const QSettings& settings);
+    void readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings);
 
 private:
     Ui::QGCCommandButton *ui;

src/ui/designer/QGCParamSlider.cc

@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ QGCParamSlider::QGCParamSlider(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->editLine1->hide();
     ui->editLine2->hide();
 
-    ui->editLine1->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
-    ui->editLine2->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
+    //ui->editLine1->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
+    //ui->editLine2->setStyleSheet("QWidget { border: 1px solid #66666B; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; background: #111122; }");
 
     connect(ui->editDoneButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(endEditMode()));
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void QGCParamSlider::setActiveUAS(UASInterface* activeUas)
         connect(activeUas, SIGNAL(parameterChanged(int,int,int,int,QString,QVariant)), this, SLOT(setParameterValue(int,int,int,int,QString,QVariant)), Qt::UniqueConnection);
         uas = activeUas;
         // Update current param value
-        requestParameter();
+        //requestParameter();
         // Set param info
         QString text = uas->getParamManager()->getParamInfo(parameterName);
         ui->infoLabel->setToolTip(text);
@@ -428,6 +428,27 @@ void QGCParamSlider::writeSettings(QSettings& settings)
     settings.setValue("QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_DISPLAY_INFO", ui->editInfoCheckBox->isChecked());
     settings.sync();
 }
+void QGCParamSlider::readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings)
+{
+    parameterName = settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_PARAMID").toString();
+    component = settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_COMPONENTID").toInt();
+    ui->nameLabel->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_DESCRIPTION").toString());
+    ui->editNameLabel->setText(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_DESCRIPTION").toString());
+    //settings.setValue("QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_BUTTONTEXT", ui->actionButton->text());
+    ui->editSelectParamComboBox->addItem(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_PARAMID").toString());
+    ui->editSelectParamComboBox->setCurrentIndex(ui->editSelectParamComboBox->count()-1);
+    ui->editSelectComponentComboBox->addItem(tr("Component #%1").arg(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_COMPONENTID").toInt()), settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_COMPONENTID").toInt());
+    ui->editMinSpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_MIN").toFloat());
+    ui->editMaxSpinBox->setValue(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_MAX").toFloat());
+    showInfo(settings.value(pre + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_DISPLAY_INFO", true).toBool());
+    ui->editSelectParamComboBox->setEnabled(true);
+    ui->editSelectComponentComboBox->setEnabled(true);
+
+    setActiveUAS(UASManager::instance()->getActiveUAS());
+
+    // Get param value after settings have been loaded
+    //requestParameter();
+}
 
 void QGCParamSlider::readSettings(const QSettings& settings)
 {
@@ -448,5 +469,5 @@ void QGCParamSlider::readSettings(const QSettings& settings)
     setActiveUAS(UASManager::instance()->getActiveUAS());
 
     // Get param value after settings have been loaded
-    requestParameter();
+    //requestParameter();
 }

src/ui/designer/QGCParamSlider.h

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public slots:
     void setParameterValue(int uas, int component, int paramCount, int paramIndex, QString parameterName, const QVariant value);
     void writeSettings(QSettings& settings);
     void readSettings(const QSettings& settings);
+    void readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings);
     void refreshParamList();
     void setActiveUAS(UASInterface *uas);
     void selectComponent(int componentIndex);

src/ui/designer/QGCParamSlider.ui

@@ -282,18 +282,12 @@
    <item row="2" column="3">
     <widget class="QToolButton" name="infoLabel">
      <property name="text">
-      <string/>
-     </property>
-     <property name="icon">
-      <iconset resource="../../../qgroundcontrol.qrc">
-       <normaloff>:/files/images/status/dialog-information.svg</normaloff>:/files/images/status/dialog-information.svg</iconset>
+      <string>?</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
- <resources>
-  <include location="../../../qgroundcontrol.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>

src/ui/designer/QGCToolWidget.cc

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ QGCToolWidget::QGCToolWidget(const QString& title, QWidget *parent, QSettings* s
 
     // Enforce storage if this not loaded from settings
     // is MUST NOT BE SAVED if it was loaded from settings!
-    if (!settings) storeWidgetsToSettings();
+    //if (!settings) storeWidgetsToSettings();
 }
 
 QGCToolWidget::~QGCToolWidget()
@@ -169,6 +169,130 @@ bool QGCToolWidget::loadSettings(const QString& settings, bool singleinstance)
         return false;
     }
 }
+void QGCToolWidget::setSettings(QVariantMap& settings)
+{
+    settingsMap = settings;
+    QString widgetName = getTitle();
+    int size = settingsMap["count"].toInt();
+    for (int j = 0; j < size; j++)
+    {
+        QString type = settings.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "TYPE", "UNKNOWN").toString();
+        if (type == "SLIDER")
+        {
+            QString checkparam = settingsMap.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_PARAMID").toString();
+            paramList.append(checkparam);
+        }
+        else if (type == "COMBO")
+        {
+            QString checkparam = settingsMap.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_PARAMID").toString();
+            paramList.append(checkparam);
+        }
+    }
+}
+QList<QString> QGCToolWidget::getParamList()
+{
+    return paramList;
+}
+void QGCToolWidget::setParameterValue(int uas, int component, QString parameterName, const QVariant value)
+{
+//settings.setValue("QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_PARAMID", parameterName);
+//settings.setValue("QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_PARAMID", parameterName);
+    QString widgetName = getTitle();
+    //settings.beginGroup(widgetName);
+    //qDebug() << "LOADING FOR" << widgetName;
+    //int size = settings.beginReadArray("QGC_TOOL_WIDGET_ITEMS");
+    int size = settingsMap["count"].toInt();
+    //qDebug() << "CHILDREN SIZE:" << size;
+
+    for (int j = 0; j < size; j++)
+    {
+        QString type = settingsMap.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "TYPE", "UNKNOWN").toString();
+        QGCToolWidgetItem* item = NULL;
+        if (type == "COMMANDBUTTON")
+        {
+            return;
+            //item = new QGCCommandButton(this);
+            //qDebug() << "CREATED COMMANDBUTTON";
+        }
+        else if (type == "SLIDER")
+        {
+            QString checkparam = settingsMap.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "QGC_PARAM_SLIDER_PARAMID").toString();
+            if (checkparam == parameterName)
+            {
+                item = new QGCParamSlider(this);
+                addToolWidget(item);
+                item->readSettings(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\",settingsMap);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            //qDebug() << "CREATED PARAM SLIDER";
+        }
+        else if (type == "COMBO")
+        {
+            QString checkparam = settingsMap.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "QGC_PARAM_COMBOBOX_PARAMID").toString();
+            if (checkparam == parameterName)
+            {
+                item = new QGCComboBox(this);
+                addToolWidget(item);
+                item->readSettings(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\",settingsMap);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            //qDebug() << "CREATED PARAM COMBOBOX";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void QGCToolWidget::loadSettings(QVariantMap& settings)
+{
+
+    QString widgetName = getTitle();
+    //settings.beginGroup(widgetName);
+    qDebug() << "LOADING FOR" << widgetName;
+    //int size = settings.beginReadArray("QGC_TOOL_WIDGET_ITEMS");
+    int size = settings["count"].toInt();
+    qDebug() << "CHILDREN SIZE:" << size;
+    for (int j = 0; j < size; j++)
+    {
+        QApplication::processEvents();
+        //settings.setArrayIndex(j);
+        QString type = settings.value(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\" + "TYPE", "UNKNOWN").toString();
+        if (type != "UNKNOWN")
+        {
+            QGCToolWidgetItem* item = NULL;
+            if (type == "COMMANDBUTTON")
+            {
+                item = new QGCCommandButton(this);
+                //qDebug() << "CREATED COMMANDBUTTON";
+            }
+            else if (type == "SLIDER")
+            {
+                item = new QGCParamSlider(this);
+                //qDebug() << "CREATED PARAM SLIDER";
+            }
+            else if (type == "COMBO")
+            {
+                item = new QGCComboBox(this);
+                //qDebug() << "CREATED PARAM COMBOBOX";
+            }
+            if (item)
+            {
+                // Configure and add to layout
+                addToolWidget(item);
+                item->readSettings(widgetName + "\\" + QString::number(j) + "\\",settings);
+
+                //qDebug() << "Created tool widget";
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            qDebug() << "UNKNOWN TOOL WIDGET TYPE" << type;
+        }
+    }
+    //settings.endArray();
+    //settings.endGroup();
+}
 
 void QGCToolWidget::loadSettings(QSettings& settings)
 {
@@ -480,7 +604,7 @@ void QGCToolWidget::setTitle(QString title)
     QDockWidget* parent = dynamic_cast<QDockWidget*>(this->parentWidget());
     if (parent) parent->setWindowTitle(title);
     // Store all widgets
-    storeWidgetsToSettings();
+    //storeWidgetsToSettings();
 
     emit titleChanged(title);
     if (mainMenuAction) mainMenuAction->setText(title);

src/ui/designer/QGCToolWidget.h

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public slots:
     void importWidget();
     /** @brief Store all widgets of this type to QSettings */
     static void storeWidgetsToSettings(QString settingsFile=QString());
+    void loadSettings(QVariantMap& settings);
     /** @brief Load this widget from a QSettings object */
     void loadSettings(QSettings& settings);
     /** @brief Load this widget from a settings file */
@@ -57,11 +58,15 @@ public slots:
     void storeSettings();
     /** @brief Store the view id and dock widget area */
     void setViewVisibilityAndDockWidgetArea(int view, bool visible, Qt::DockWidgetArea area);
-
+    void setSettings(QVariantMap& settings);
+    QList<QString> getParamList();
+    void setParameterValue(int uas, int component, QString parameterName, const QVariant value);
 signals:
     void titleChanged(QString);
 
 protected:
+    QList<QString> paramList;
+    QVariantMap settingsMap;
     QAction* addParamAction;
     QAction* addCommandAction;
     QAction* setTitleAction;
@@ -83,12 +88,13 @@ protected:
     void addToolWidget(QGCToolWidgetItem* widget);
 
     void hideEvent(QHideEvent* event);
-
+public slots:
+    void setTitle(QString title);
 protected slots:
     void addParam();
     void addCommand();
     void setTitle();
-    void setTitle(QString title);
+
     void setWindowTitle(const QString& title);
 
 

src/ui/designer/QGCToolWidgetItem.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public slots:
     }
     virtual void writeSettings(QSettings& settings) = 0;
     virtual void readSettings(const QSettings& settings) = 0;
+    virtual void readSettings(const QString& pre,const QVariantMap& settings) = 0;
     virtual void setActiveUAS(UASInterface *uas);
 
 signals: