DtExampleMenuItem

exampleMenuItem.h

/******************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 2015 MAK Technologies, Inc.
** All rights reserved.
******************************************************************************/

#pragma once

#include <vrfGuiCoreQt/vrfGuiCoreQt.h>
#include <vrfGuiCoreQt/vrfSimulationMenuItem.h>

class DtSimMessage;

//This is a menu item that will prompt the user for some text and then
//send that text in a comment interaction using the global DtExConnInterface.
class DtExampleMenuItem : public makVrv::DtMenuItem
{
public:
   DtExampleMenuItem(makVrv::DtDe& de);

   virtual ~DtExampleMenuItem();

   //Build a menu item (via an action).
   virtual QAction* createAction(makVrv::DtDe&, QWidget* parent);

protected:
   //This is the method that is called when the user selects the action.
   virtual void on_triggered();

protected:
   makVrv::DtDe&  myDe;
};

exampleMenuItem.cxx

/******************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 2015 MAK Technologies, Inc.
** All rights reserved.
******************************************************************************/

#include "exampleMenuItem.h"
#include "exConnInterface.h"

#include <vrfGuiCore/guiThreadVrfRemoteController.h>
#include <vrfExtProtocol/simInterfaceContent.h>
#include <vrfmsgs/simInterfaceMessage.h>
#include <vrfGuiCoreQt/vrfSimulationMenuItem.h>

#include <QtGui/QAction>
#include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
#include <QtGui/QInputDialog>
#include <QtGui/QApplication>

using namespace makVrf;

DtExampleMenuItem::DtExampleMenuItem(makVrv::DtDe& de)
: makVrv::DtMenuItem("DtExampleMenuItem")
, myDe(de)
{

}

DtExampleMenuItem::~DtExampleMenuItem()
{

}

QAction* DtExampleMenuItem::createAction( makVrv::DtDe&, QWidget* parent )
{
   // Create a QAction that will get placed on the menu.
   // The DtVrfSimulationMenuItem parent class for this action has some functionality
   // to allow this item to be enabled and disabled in various circumstances.
   QAction* act = new DtVrfSimulationMenuItem(myDe, parent, DtVrfSimulationMenuItem::DtAlwaysEnabled);
   act->setText(makVrv::DtMenuItem::tr("Send Comment Interaction..."));

   return act;
}

void DtExampleMenuItem::on_triggered()
{     
   // This code is for finding the correct parent dialog for the dialog boxes.
   QAction* action = dynamic_cast<QAction*>(sender());
   QWidget* parent = 0;
   if(action)
   {
      parent = action->parentWidget();
   }
  
   // Get some input from the user.
   QString message = QInputDialog::getText(parent, "Send Comment Interaction", "Comment Data:");

   // Use the global DtExConnInterface to initiate some action on the exercise connection.
   if (DtExConnInterface::theExConnInterface)
   {
      DtExConnInterface::theExConnInterface->sendCommentInteraction(
         DtString(message.toLocal8Bit().data()));
   }
   else
   {
      QMessageBox::information(parent, "Info", "Could not find theExConnInterface.");
   }
}