qtmobility/src/sensors/qsensor.cpp
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+
+#include "qsensor.h"
+#include "qsensor_p.h"
+#include "qsensorbackend.h"
+#include "qsensormanager.h"
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QMetaProperty>
+
+QTM_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+/*!
+    \typedef qtimestamp
+    \relates QSensor
+
+    Sensor timestamps are represented by this typedef which is a 64 bit unsigned integer.
+
+    Timestamps values are microseconds since a fixed point.
+    You can use timestamps to see how far apart two sensor readings are.
+
+    Note that sensor timestamps from different sensors may not be directly
+    comparable (as they may choose different fixed points for their reference).
+*/
+
+// A bit of a hack to call qRegisterMetaType when the library is loaded.
+static int qtimestamp_id = qRegisterMetaType<QtMobility::qtimestamp>("QtMobility::qtimestamp");
+
+// =====================================================================
+
+/*!
+    \class QSensor
+    \ingroup sensors_main
+
+    \preliminary
+    \brief The QSensor class represents a single hardware sensor.
+
+    The life cycle of a sensor is typically:
+
+    \list
+    \o Create a sub-class of QSensor on the stack or heap.
+    \o Setup as required by the application.
+    \o Start receiving values.
+    \o Sensor data is used by the application.
+    \o Stop receiving values.
+    \endlist
+
+    The sensor data is delivered via QSensorData and its sub-classes.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Construct the sensor as a child of \a parent.
+*/
+QSensor::QSensor(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , d(new QSensorPrivate)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    Destroy the sensor. Stops the sensor if it has not already been stopped.
+*/
+QSensor::~QSensor()
+{
+    stop();
+    Q_FOREACH (QSensorFilter *filter, d->filters)
+        filter->setSensor(0);
+    delete d->backend;
+    d->backend = 0;
+    // owned by the backend
+    d->device_reading = 0;
+    d->filter_reading = 0;
+    d->cache_reading = 0;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::connected
+    \brief a value indicating if the sensor has connected to a backend.
+
+    A sensor that has not been connected to a backend cannot do anything useful.
+
+    Call the connect() method to force the sensor to connect to a backend immediately.
+*/
+
+bool QSensor::isConnected() const
+{
+    return (d->backend != 0);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::sensorid
+    \brief the backend identifier for the sensor.
+
+    Note that the identifier is filled out automatically
+    when the sensor is connected to a backend. If you want
+    to connect a specific backend, you should call
+    setIdentifier() before connect().
+*/
+
+QByteArray QSensor::identifier() const
+{
+    return d->identifier;
+}
+
+void QSensor::setIdentifier(const QByteArray &identifier)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!d->backend);
+    d->identifier = identifier;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::type
+    \brief the type of the sensor.
+
+    Note that setType() can only be used if you are using QSensor directly.
+    Sub-classes of QSensor call this automatically for you.
+*/
+
+QByteArray QSensor::type() const
+{
+    return d->type;
+}
+
+void QSensor::setType(const QByteArray &type)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!d->backend);
+    Q_ASSERT(QLatin1String(metaObject()->className()) == QLatin1String("QSensor") || QLatin1String(metaObject()->className()) == QLatin1String(type));
+    d->type = type;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Try to connect to a sensor backend.
+
+    Returns true if a suitable backend could be found, false otherwise.
+
+    The type must be set before calling this method if you are using QSensor directly.
+
+    \sa isConnected()
+*/
+bool QSensor::connect()
+{
+    if (d->backend)
+        return true;
+
+    if (d->type.isEmpty()) {
+        qWarning() << "QSensor::connect - Cannot call this method unless the type is set.";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    d->backend = QSensorManager::createBackend(this);
+    return (d->backend != 0);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::running
+    \brief controls the running state of the sensor.
+
+    This is provided for QML, set running: true to cause the sensor
+    to start on.
+*/
+
+bool QSensor::isActive() const
+{
+    return d->active;
+}
+
+void QSensor::setActive(bool running)
+{
+    if (d->complete) {
+        if (running)
+            start();
+        else
+            stop();
+    }
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns true if the readingChanged() signal will be emitted.
+*/
+bool QSensor::isSignalEnabled() const
+{
+    return d->signalEnabled;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Call with \a enabled as false to turn off the readingChanged() signal.
+
+    You might want to do this for performance reasons. If you are polling
+    the sensor or using a filter in a performance-critical application
+    then the overhead of emitting the signal may be too high even if nothing
+    is connected to it.
+*/
+void QSensor::setSignalEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    d->signalEnabled = enabled;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \enum QSensor::UpdatePolicy
+
+    This enum is used to indicate to the sensor how often data will be collected.
+    Note that most sensors will only support one sensitivity. Setting an update
+    policy that the sensor does not support will result in undefined behaviour.
+    You can determine the policies the sensor supports with the
+    QSensor::supportedUpdatePolicies() method.
+
+    \value Undefined          The sensor has no specific update policy. Updates may
+                              arrive frequently or infrequently. Updates based on
+                              user interaction are likely to fit into this category.
+    \value OnChangeUpdates    Updates are delivered as they happen, usually based on
+                              user activity.
+    \value OccasionalUpdates  Updates are delivered occasionally, about one every
+                              5 seconds.
+    \value InfrequentUpdates  Updates are delivered infrequently, no more than once
+                              per second.
+    \value FrequentUpdates    Updates are delivered frequently, several per second.
+    \value TimedUpdates       Updates are delivered at a specific time interval.
+                              Note that not all sensors may be able to run with the
+                              exact timings requested and may operate slightly faster
+                              or slower.
+    \value PolledUpdates      Updates are retrieved when the currentReading()
+                              method is called.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Change the update \a policy of the sensor. Note that not all
+    sensors support changing the update policy. If you set a
+    policy that the sensor does not support the behaviour is
+    undefined.
+
+    If you wish to use the TimedUpdates policy, please call
+    setUpdateInterval() with the desired interval.
+
+    \sa supportedUpdatePolicies()
+*/
+void QSensor::setUpdatePolicy(UpdatePolicy policy)
+{
+    if (policy == TimedUpdates)
+        return;
+
+    d->updatePolicy = policy;
+    d->updateInterval = 0;
+}
+
+void QSensor::setUpdateInterval(int interval)
+{
+    d->updatePolicy = TimedUpdates;
+    d->updateInterval = interval;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::updatePolicy
+    \brief the update policy of the sensor.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Returns the update policy the sensor is using.
+*/
+QSensor::UpdatePolicy QSensor::updatePolicy() const
+{
+    return d->updatePolicy;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::updateInterval
+    \brief the update interval of the sensor.
+
+    This value is only useful if the QSensor::updatePolicy property is set to TimedUpdates.
+*/
+
+int QSensor::updateInterval() const
+{
+    return d->updateInterval;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::supportedUpdatePolicies
+    \brief the supported policies of the sensor.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Returns the update policies that the sensor supports.
+
+    Note that this will return QSensor::Undefined until a sensor backend is connected.
+
+    \sa isConnected()
+*/
+QSensor::UpdatePolicies QSensor::supportedUpdatePolicies() const
+{
+    return d->supportedUpdatePolicies;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Poll the sensor.
+*/
+void QSensor::poll()
+{
+    if (!connect())
+        return;
+    if (d->updatePolicy == PolledUpdates)
+        d->backend->poll();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Start retrieving values from the sensor.
+*/
+void QSensor::start()
+{
+    if (d->active)
+        return;
+    if (!connect())
+        return;
+    d->active = true;
+    d->backend->start();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Stop retrieving values from the sensor.
+*/
+void QSensor::stop()
+{
+    if (!d->active || !d->backend)
+        return;
+    d->active = false;
+    d->backend->stop();
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensor::reading
+    \brief the reading class.
+
+    The reading class provides access to sensor readings.
+
+    Note that this will return 0 until a sensor backend is connected.
+
+    \sa isConnected()
+*/
+
+QSensorReading *QSensor::reading() const
+{
+    return d->cache_reading;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Add a \a filter to the sensor.
+
+    The sensor does not take ownership of the filter.
+    QSensorFilter will inform the sensor if it is destroyed.
+
+    \sa QSensorFilter
+*/
+void QSensor::addFilter(QSensorFilter *filter)
+{
+    d->filters << filter;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Remove \a filter from the sensor.
+
+    \sa QSensorFilter
+*/
+void QSensor::removeFilter(QSensorFilter *filter)
+{
+    d->filters.removeOne(filter);
+    filter->setSensor(0);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \fn QSensor::d_func() const
+    \internal
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn QSensor::readingChanged()
+
+    This signal is emitted when the reading has changed.
+*/
+
+// =====================================================================
+
+/*!
+    \class QSensorFilter
+    \ingroup sensors_main
+
+    \preliminary
+    \brief The QSensorFilter class provides an efficient
+           callback facility for asynchronous notifications of
+           sensor changes.
+
+    Some sensors (eg. the accelerometer) are often accessed very frequently.
+    This may be slowed down by the use of signals and slots.
+    The QSensorFilter interface provides a more efficient way for the
+    sensor to notify your class that the sensor has changed.
+
+    Additionally, multiple filters can be added to a sensor. They are called
+    in order and each filter has the option to modify the values in the reading
+    or to suppress the reading altogether.
+
+    Note that the values in the class returned by QSensor::reading() will
+    not be updated until after the filters have been run.
+
+    \sa filter()
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+*/
+QSensorFilter::QSensorFilter()
+    : m_sensor(0)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    Notifies the attached sensor (if any) that the filter is being destroyed.
+*/
+QSensorFilter::~QSensorFilter()
+{
+    if (m_sensor)
+        m_sensor->removeFilter(this);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \fn QSensorFilter::filter(QSensorReading *reading)
+
+    This function is called when the sensor \a reading changes.
+
+    The filter can modify the reading.
+
+    Returns true to allow the next filter to receive the value.
+    If this is the last filter, returning true causes the signal
+    to be emitted and the value is stored in the sensor.
+
+    Returns false to drop the reading.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+*/
+void QSensorFilter::setSensor(QSensor *sensor)
+{
+    m_sensor = sensor;
+}
+
+// =====================================================================
+
+/*!
+    \class QSensorReading
+    \ingroup sensors_main
+
+    \preliminary
+    \brief The QSensorReading class holds the readings from the sensor.
+
+    Note that QSensorReading is not particularly useful by itself. The interesting
+    data for each sensor is defined in a sub-class of QSensorReading.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+*/
+QSensorReading::QSensorReading(QObject *parent, QSensorReadingPrivate *_d)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , d(_d)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    \fn QSensorReading::d_ptr()
+    \internal
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \internal
+*/
+QSensorReading::~QSensorReading()
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    \property QSensorReading::timestamp
+    \brief the timestamp of the reading.
+
+    \sa qtimestamp
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Returns the timestamp of the reading.
+*/
+qtimestamp QSensorReading::timestamp() const
+{
+    return d->timestamp;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Sets the \a timestamp of the reading.
+*/
+void QSensorReading::setTimestamp(qtimestamp timestamp)
+{
+    d->timestamp = timestamp;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the number of extra properties that the reading has.
+
+    Note that this does not count properties declared in QSensorReading.
+
+    As an example, this returns 3 for QAccelerometerReading because
+    there are 3 properties defined in that class.
+*/
+int QSensorReading::valueCount() const
+{
+    const QMetaObject *mo = metaObject();
+    return mo->propertyCount() - mo->propertyOffset();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Returns the value of the property at \a index.
+
+    Note that this function is slower than calling the data function directly.
+    Consider the following statement that provides the best performance.
+
+    \code
+    QAccelerometerReading *reading = ...;
+    qreal x = reading->x();
+    \endcode
+
+    The slowest way to access a property is via name. To do this you must call
+    QObject::property().
+
+    \code
+    qreal x = reading->property("x").value<qreal>();
+    \endcode
+
+    This is about 20 times slower than simply calling x(). There are 3 costs here.
+
+    \list
+    \o The cost of the string comparison.
+    \o The cost of using the meta-object system.
+    \o The cost of converting to/from QVariant.
+    \endlist
+
+    By looking up the property via numeric index, the string comparison cost is
+    removed.
+
+    \code
+    qreal x = reading->value(0).value<qreal>();
+    \endcode
+
+    While faster than name-based lookup this is still about 20 times slower than
+    simply calling x().
+
+    Reading classes can opt to re-implement this function and bypass the
+    meta-object system. If this is done this function will be about 3 times slower
+    than simply calling x().
+
+    \sa valueCount(), QObject::property()
+*/
+QVariant QSensorReading::value(int index) const
+{
+    // get them meta-object
+    const QMetaObject *mo = metaObject();
+
+    // determine the index of the property we want
+    index += mo->propertyOffset();
+
+    // get the meta-property
+    QMetaProperty property = mo->property(index);
+
+    // read the property
+    return property.read(this);
+}
+
+/*
+    \fn QSensorReading::value(int index) const
+
+    Returns the value of the property at \a index.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn QSensorReading::copyValuesFrom(QSensorReading *other)
+    \internal
+
+    Copy values from other into this reading. Implemented by sub-classes
+    using the DECLARE_READING() and IMPLEMENT_READING() macros.
+
+    Note that this method should only be called by QSensorBackend.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \macro DECLARE_READING(classname)
+    \relates QSensorReading
+    \brief The DECLARE_READING macro adds some required methods to a reading class.
+
+    This macro should be used for all reading classes. Pass the \a classname of your reading class.
+
+    \code
+    class MyReading : public QSensorReading
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+        Q_PROPERTY(qreal myprop READ myprop)
+        DECLARE_READING(MyReading)
+    public:
+        qreal myprop() const;
+        vod setMyprop(qreal myprop);
+    };
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa IMPLEMENT_READING()
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \macro IMPLEMENT_READING(classname)
+    \relates QSensorReading
+    \brief The IMPLEMENT_READING macro implements the required methods for a reading class.
+
+    This macro should be used for all reading classes. It should be placed into a single compilation
+    unit (source file), not into a header file. Pass the \a classname of your reading class.
+
+    \code
+    IMPLEMENT_READING(MyReading)
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa DECLARE_READING()
+*/
+
+#include "moc_qsensor.cpp"
+QTM_END_NAMESPACE
+