[Lcd4linux-devel] Re: test plugin code.

[Michael R. <re...@eu...>]

Hi Andy, Hi List,


andy baxter wrote:

> I've included a file 'plugin_test.c'. An earlier version was working OK, 
> but
> I've changed it since so you can have more than one test bar, and I can't
> work out how i got it working. I added lines to plugin.c, configure.in, and
> plugins.m4 and ran autoconf and automake, which compiled and linked
> plugin_test, but it's saying it can't find the functions.

I did add the plugin_test to plugin.c and Makefile.am. I did not add any 
with/without-handling, because I consider this to abe a 'basic' plugin 
(just like string, cfg, time, ...)

Anyhow, I just checked it in, but did rename the functions to 
test::bartest() and test::onoff()

> I've also included part of my lcd4linux.conf, with demos of how to use the
> test plugin, plus a 'rain' icon.
Hey, I really like this 'rainy' icon! I added it to the 
lcd4linux.conf.sample, same for the debug widgets


Here's a short description of the two test functions for other readers here:

> static void my_bartest (RESULT *result, RESULT *rbar, RESULT *rmax,
>                        RESULT *rstart, RESULT *rdelta)
> // used for testing bars - keeps values for a series of 10 bars,
> // which are incremented and decremented between 0 and rmax by
> // amount rdelta every time they are read. Starting value is rstart.
> // rbar gives the number of the test bar.

> static void my_onofftest (RESULT *result, RESULT *arg1)
> // like above, but just switches a value between 1 and -1. Can use to test
> // visibility of icons.

Funny, I needed such things since ever for testing bars. Why did such a 
plugin never come to my mind?


bye, Michael

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