How can I move my normal c++ main() function code to qt main function?

Ashish Tupate

I have created small normal c++ code to test in raspberry pi which is working perfectly fine on the terminal.Now I want to write it down in qt, the problem here I am facing is I can able to move my functions inside the main function into another function. This is the code:
rotary_encoder.cpp

#include <iostream>

#include <pigpio.h>

#include "rotary_encoder.hpp"

void re_decoder::_pulse(int gpio, int level, uint32_t tick)
{
   if (gpio == mygpioA) levA = level; else levB = level;

   if (gpio != lastGpio) /* debounce */
   {
      lastGpio = gpio;

      if ((gpio == mygpioA) && (level == 1))
      {
         if (levB) (mycallback)(1);
      }
      else if ((gpio == mygpioB) && (level == 1))
      {
         if (levA) (mycallback)(-1);
      }
   }
}

void re_decoder::_pulseEx(int gpio, int level, uint32_t tick, void *user)
{
   re_decoder *mySelf = (re_decoder *) user;
   mySelf->_pulse(gpio, level, tick); /* Call the instance callback. */
}

re_decoder::re_decoder(int gpioA, int gpioB, re_decoderCB_t callback)
{
   mygpioA = gpioA;
   mygpioB = gpioB;

   mycallback = callback;

   levA=0;
   levB=0;

   lastGpio = -1;

   gpioSetMode(gpioA, PI_INPUT);
   gpioSetMode(gpioB, PI_INPUT);

   gpioSetPullUpDown(gpioA, PI_PUD_UP);
   gpioSetPullUpDown(gpioB, PI_PUD_UP);

   gpioSetAlertFuncEx(gpioA, _pulseEx, this);
   gpioSetAlertFuncEx(gpioB, _pulseEx, this);
}

void re_decoder::re_cancel(void)
{
   gpioSetAlertFuncEx(mygpioA, 0, this);
   gpioSetAlertFuncEx(mygpioB, 0, this);
}

rotary_encoder.hpp

#ifndef ROTARY_ENCODER_HPP
#define ROTARY_ENCODER_HPP

#include <stdint.h>

typedef void (*re_decoderCB_t)(int);
class re_decoder
{
   int mygpioA, mygpioB, levA, levB, lastGpio;

   re_decoderCB_t mycallback;
   void _pulse(int gpio, int level, uint32_t tick);
   static void _pulseEx(int gpio, int level, uint32_t tick, void *user);

   public:
   re_decoder(int gpioA, int gpioB, re_decoderCB_t callback);
   void re_cancel(void);
};

#endif

test_encoder.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <pigpio.h>
#include "rotary_encoder.hpp"

void callback(int way)
{
   static int pos = 0;
   pos += way;
   std::cout << "pos=" << pos << std::endl;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   if (gpioInitialise() < 0) return 1;
   e_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);
   sleep(3000);
   dec.re_cancel();
   gpioTerminate();
}

I have created qt widget project and added rotary_encoder.cpp hpp file but I have a problem with a test_encoder.cpp file. Can anyone suggest something?

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate There is no such thing like "qt main function". Qt is a C++ framework, so you simply write your main function like in any other C++ project.
What exact problem do you have?

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm I want to write functions from file test_encoder from the main function to somewhere in other file but not inside the main function. How can I write these function? Because in qt in the function we cant write these functions.

aha_1980

Hi @Ashish-Tupate,

given that your Qt main.cpp looks like the following:

#include "mainwindow.h"

#include <QApplication>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();

    return a.exec();
}

a starting point could look like this:

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "rotary_encoder.hpp"

#include <QApplication>

#include <iostream>
#include <pigpio.h>

void callback(int way)
{
   static int pos = 0;
   pos += way;
   std::cout << "pos=" << pos << std::endl;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    if (gpioInitialise() < 0) 
        return 1;
    e_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);

    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();
    int result = a.exec();
    
    dec.re_cancel();
    gpioTerminate();
    
    return result;
}

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate Sorry, I don't really get what you mean. Can you describe it better, maybe write some code? It is completely unrelated to Qt - Qt is not a programming language. You write your functions as always in C++ and call them in your main function.
Lets say you have your main function in a.cpp. In b.h/b.cpp you define a function void do_something(), then in a.cpp you can call it like:

//b.h
void do_something();

// b.cpp
#include "b.h"
void do_something()
{
}

// a.cpp
#include "b.h" // to be able to call the function
int main()
{
    do_something();
    return 0;
}

Ashish Tupate

@aha_1980 said in How can I move my normal c++ main() function code to qt main function?:

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (gpioInitialise() < 0)
return 1;
e_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);
QApplication a(argc, argv);
MainWindow w;
w.show();
int result = a.exec();

dec.re_cancel();
gpioTerminate();

return result;
}

I dont want to write

if (gpioInitialise() < 0) 
        return 1;
    e_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);

    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();
    int result = a.exec();
    
    dec.re_cancel();
    gpioTerminate();

code inside main function
So where should i write this code?

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm Thank you but If I want to call do_something();
not from main() because we cant call it in qt like this. So, then from where should I call?

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate I don't understand the problem. Call it where you need to call it. You as developer have to know where to call it.
Which code exactly you don't want to call in main?
QApplication instance is usually created in main, same for main window. But you can create both somewhere else.

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm I cant write the main function in qt like this:

void callback(int way)
{
   static int pos = 0;
   pos += way;
   std::cout << "pos=" << pos << std::endl;
} 

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    if (gpioInitialise() < 0) return 1;
    re_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);

    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    Dialog w;
    w.show();

    sleep(3000);
    dec.re_cancel();
    gpioTerminate();

    return a.exec();
}

So where can I write this code?

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate I'm guessing now what the problem is: you want to execute this code when the app terminates, right?

dec.re_cancel();
gpioTerminate();

Then do it like this:

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    if (gpioInitialise() < 0) return 1;
    re_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);

    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    Dialog w;
    w.show();

    int result = a.exec(); // exec() blocks until you close the app

    dec.re_cancel();
    gpioTerminate();

    return result;
}

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm Thank you.

aha_1980

@Ashish-Tupate said in How can I move my normal c++ main() function code to qt main function?:

@jsulm Thank you.

I don't get it. That is the same code I posted this morning (one comment more) and you said it is not what you want...

Ashish Tupate

@aha_1980 I still didn't get the answer from this forum and the answer by the jsulm is not the expected answer for me. What I want is to write main() as it is like this

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   QApplication a(argc, argv);
   MainWindow w;
   w.show();

   return a.exec();
}

and the code inside this

if (gpioInitialise() < 0) 
        return 1;
e_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);
sleep(50);
dec.re_cancel();
gpioTerminate();

and this code

void callback(int way)
{
   static int pos = 0;
   pos += way;
   std::cout << "pos=" << pos << std::endl;
}

I want to write somewhere in other file. Like I can create a new file (ex. test.cpp) and write it down there. So the code should work. Is it possible?I have tried to write the code.
encodercount.h

#ifndef ENCODERCOUNT_H
#define ENCODERCOUNT_H

namespace Encoder {
class EncoderCount;
}

class EncoderCount
{
public:
    explicit EncoderCount();
    ~EncoderCount();
    int pigpiotest();

private:
    static void callback(int way);
};

encodercount.cpp

#include <pigpio.h>
#include "rotary_encoder.hpp"
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

static int pos = 0;
void EncoderCount::callback(int way)
{
       pos += way;
       qDebug() << "pos=" << pos ;
}
 int EncoderCount::pigpiotest()
 {
     if (gpioInitialise() < 0) return 1;

     re_decoder dec(8, 11, callback);

     sleep(50);

     dec.re_cancel();

     gpioTerminate();

 }

Still no output.

aha_1980

@Ashish-Tupate said in How can I move my normal c++ main() function code to qt main function?:

So the code should work. Is it possible?

Yes, of course this is possible - it's a very common task for C++ programmers.

But did you actually try what I and @jsulm suggested you? I wrote "as a starting point". This should work with minimum change to your existing program.

If you want the code to reside in a separate file, you will have to refactor it. The sleep can not be used in Qt GUI programs! You can create the functions in a new file decoder.cpp:

void callback()
{
    //...
}

void initDecoder()
{
    if (gpioInitialise() < 0) 
        return 1;
     e_decoder dec(7, 8, callback);
}

void stopDecoder()
{
    dec.re_cancel();
    gpioTerminate();
}

and then call them, for example from main::

#include "decoder.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    initEncoder();

    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    Dialog w;
    w.show();

    int result = a.exec(); // exec() blocks until you close the app

    stopEncoder();

    return result;
}

But better try the examples we gave you yesterday first.

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate said in How can I move my normal c++ main() function code to qt main function?:

Is it possible?

Sure it is, why not?

The code you put in test.cpp - is it called somewhere? I mean: do you use class EncoderCount somewhere? You're using a member function (method) as a callback - this will not work as you need a function.

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm test.cpp is encodercount.cpp and yes it is not working.

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate What is not working? Can you please describe the problem clearly? Post the error message?

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm my main.cpp file look like this

#include "encodercount.h"

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    initEncoder();

    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    Dialog w;
    w.show();

    int result = a.exec(); // exec() blocks until you close the app
    stopEncoder();

    return app.exec();
}

and encodercount.h

#ifndef ENCODERCOUNT_H
#define ENCODERCOUNT_H

#include <rotary_encoder.hpp>


namespace Encoder {
class EncoderCount;
}

class EncoderCount
{
public:
    explicit EncoderCount();
    ~EncoderCount();

    void initDecoder();
    void stopDecoder();

};


#endif // ENCODERCOUNT_H

encodercount.cpp

void callback(int way)
{
    cout << " callback"<< endl;

    static int pos = 0;

       pos += way;
       qDebug() << "pos=" << pos ;
}

void initDecoder()
 {
     cout << "pigpio test"<< endl;

     if (gpioInitialise() < 0) return 1;

     re_decoder dec(8, 11, callback);

 }

 void stopDecoder()
 {
     dec.re_cancel();
     gpioTerminate();
 }

and I am getting error :
'initEncoder' was not declared in this scope
initEncoder();
^
'a' was not declared in this scope
int result = a.exec(); // exec() blocks until you close the app
^
'stopEncoder' was not declared in this scope
stopEncoder();
^

jsulm

@Ashish-Tupate Add initEncoder(); and stopEncoder(); to encodercount.h.

Change

int result = a.exec();

to

int result = app.exec();

Ashish Tupate

@jsulm I dont know why but this error again even if these functions are inside encodercount.h:

'initEncoder' was not declared in this scope
initEncoder();
^
'stopEncoder' was not declared in this scope
stopEncoder();
^

#ifndef ENCODERCOUNT_H
#define ENCODERCOUNT_H
#include <rotary_encoder.hpp>


namespace Encoder {
class EncoderCount;
}

class EncoderCount
{
public:
    explicit EncoderCount();
    ~EncoderCount();

    void initEncoder();
    void stopEncoder();

};


#endif // ENCODERCOUNT_H