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include/download_thread.h

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef DOWNLOAD_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+#define DOWNLOAD_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QString>
+
+class hwinf;
+class DownloadThread : public QThread {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    DownloadThread(hwinf *hw, QString const &fileToDownload);
+    ~DownloadThread();
+
+protected:
+    // download thread does not have a running event queue, and therefore
+    // no slots. signals work the usual way.
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+    hwinf *m_hw;
+    QString m_fileToDownload;
+};
+
+#endif // DOWNLOAD_THREAD_H_INCLUDED

include/hwapi.h

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ V4.0  6.9.2023: activating DC-Bootloader in slve-lib (SM)
 #include "interfaces.h"
 #include "shared_mem_buffer.h"
 #include "runProc.h"
-
+#include "download_thread.h"
+#include "reporting_thread.h"
 
 /*
  * select Plugin Type here
@@ -1304,6 +1305,22 @@ public:
         //                                          countOfBills[1] for 10€   and so on
 
 
+    // download device controller
+    void dcDownloadInit(QString const &fileToDownload) override;
+    void dcDownloadStart(QString const &fileToDownload) override;
+    void dcDownloadReportStart(QString const &fileToDownload) override;
+    bool dcDownloadStarted() const override;
+    bool dcDownloadRunning() const override;
+    bool dcDownloadFinished() const override;
+
+    void dcDownloadSetTotalBlockNumber(uint16_t totalBlockNumber) override;
+    void dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(uint16_t currentBlockNumber) override;
+    uint16_t dcDownloadGetTotalBlockNumber() const override;
+    uint16_t dcDownloadGetCurrentBlockNumber() const override;
+signals:    // for download
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(QString const &status);
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const &msg);
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadFailure(QString const &errorMsg);
 
 signals:
     // already declared in interfaces.h

include/interfaces.h

@@ -2273,7 +2273,33 @@ public:
     //                                          countOfBills[1] for 10€   and so on
 
 
+    // download device controller
+    virtual void dcDownloadInit(QString const &fileToDownload) {
+       Q_UNUSED(fileToDownload);
+    }
+    virtual void dcDownloadStart(QString const &fileToDownload) {
+       Q_UNUSED(fileToDownload);
+    }
+    virtual void dcDownloadReportStart(QString const &fileToDownload) {
+       Q_UNUSED(fileToDownload);
+    }
+    virtual void dcDownloadSetTotalBlockNumber(uint16_t totalBlockNumber) {
+       Q_UNUSED(totalBlockNumber);
+    }
+    virtual void dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(uint16_t currentBlockNumber) {
+       Q_UNUSED(currentBlockNumber);
+    }
+    virtual uint16_t dcDownloadGetTotalBlockNumber() const { return 0; }
+    virtual uint16_t dcDownloadGetCurrentBlockNumber() const { return 0; }
 
+    virtual bool dcDownloadStarted() const { return false; }
+    virtual bool dcDownloadRunning() const { return false; }
+    virtual bool dcDownloadFinished() const { return false; }
+
+signals:    // for download
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(QString const &status);
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const &msg);
+    void hwapi_reportDCDownloadFailure(QString const &errorMsg);
 
 signals:
     // NOTE: declaring a "pure virtual" "signal" should be an error and thus not valid.

include/reporting_thread.h

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+#define REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QString>
+
+class hwinf;
+class ReportingThread : public QThread {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ReportingThread(hwinf *hw, QString const &fileToDownload);
+    ~ReportingThread();
+
+protected:
+    // reporting thread does not have a running event queue, and therefore
+    // no slots. signals work the usual way.
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+    hwinf *m_hw;
+    QString m_fileToDownload;
+};
+
+#endif // REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED

include/shared_mem_buffer.h

@@ -301,8 +301,15 @@ struct SharedMem
     uint8_t  p_nextFDcmdsInQueue;
 
 
-
-
+    // download of device controller and json files
+    struct DCDownload {
+        char m_filename[512];
+        uint16_t m_totalBlocks;
+        uint16_t m_currentblockNumber;
+        bool m_running;
+        bool m_started;
+        bool m_finished;
+    } m_downLoadDC;
 
 
     static QSharedMemory *getShm(std::size_t s = 0);