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Configuration Editor Framework (CEF)
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I thought this framework would work well for a new project I'm working on. This is really my first time working with Dynamic Dispatch and DVR style GOOP, so a lot of new stuff for me.
Couple things I've noticed in the default project that gets built from the New Project Wizard.
- The "CEF Overview" document and the comments in the code say the file is saved to the GXML format when they are actually saved to a binary format. Not a big deal as either works and it's easily changed to use the GXML format. (which I did)
- For the second one, if you 'Duplicate' a Group, "Copy" is appended to the Group name you duplicated. I see where that's done in the "Duplicate.vi" in the Group class. When you Duplicate a Voltage or Current channel, the "Copy" is not appended to the channel name, so you end up with a duplicate name. Since neither the "Channel", "Voltage" or "Current" classes have a "Duplicate.vi", the "Duplicate.vi" from the parent Node class runs which does not add the "Copy" text.
- I added a Duplicate.vi to the Channel class to fix this.
Using the Abort button to stop your VI is like using a tree to stop your car. It works, but there may be consequences.
I've modified the framework to match the data I need. Everything seems to run just fine. I can build up the tree with all the options, but when I save it, but the XML file just has a single empty data structure.
Looking at the Save VI, the cluster array from the repo is empty.
The class hierarchy looks correct. One repo class inheriting from the main repo class and the rest all inherit from the Node class.
What am I missing?
I finally figured out my issue.
I had some problems in the "ToRepo" and FromRepo" methods.
All is well (for now). I have one more level to add to the tree that is a bit complex so we'll see how it goes.