library to modify and read program variable in runtime from a serial console. You can reset as well the mbed from the console without pushing buttons. Handy for debugging from the online compiler as you can change the behavior of the program without need to recompile each time.

Revision:
6:9848fdaf2ad9
Parent:
5:47b67a7c0bb7
Child:
7:fafe81a95c08
--- a/VarStore.cpp	Mon Aug 25 14:58:42 2014 +0000
+++ b/VarStore.cpp	Mon Aug 25 15:38:31 2014 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     VarCounter=0;
     this->pc=ser;
 // doesn't work....  Thread thread(VarStore::Worker,this,osPriorityNormal,DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE,NULL);
-
+ 
 }
 
 /*******************************
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     VarItem *V;
     char *Name;
 
-    pc->printf("VarStore Set %s\n",Input);
+  //  pc->printf("VarStore Set %s\n",Input);
     
     if(Input [0] == 's') {
         strtok(Input,":");
@@ -118,17 +118,17 @@
 void VarStore::Worker2()
 {
     
-    char c, *ret=STR_OK;// not NULL to start in no error state
+    static char c, *ret=STR_OK;// not NULL to start in no error state
     
-    int ci_counter=0;
-    char Cs[CI_SZ];
+    static int ci_counter=0;
+    static char Cs[CI_SZ];
 
 //    for(int i=0; i<CI_SZ; i++) Cs[i]='\0';
 
 //   MyThis->pc->printf(" hi worker\n");
-    while (1) {
-        if(MyThis->pc->readable()) {
-            c=MyThis->pc->getc();
+ //   while (1) {
+        if(VarStore::MyThis->pc->readable()) {
+            c=VarStore::MyThis->pc->getc();
 //           MyThis->pc->printf(" leo %c\n",c);
             if(ci_counter >= CI_SZ-1) {   // RESET
                 ci_counter=0;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                 if(c=='\r') {
                     Cs[ci_counter]='\0';
 //                    MyThis->pc->printf(" CI -%s- \n",Cs);
-                    ret=MyThis->Do(Cs,MyThis);
+                    ret=VarStore::MyThis->Do(Cs,MyThis);
                     ci_counter=0;
                     Cs[0]='\0';
                     //                 MyThis->pc->printf(" set variable (%d)\n",ret);
@@ -155,17 +155,20 @@
         }
 
         if(ret==NULL) {
-            MyThis->pc->printf(" error setting/getting var \n");
+            VarStore::MyThis->pc->printf(" error setting/getting var \n");
             ret=STR_OK;
         }
         //Thread::wait(10);
-    } // While
+ //   } // While
 }
 
 /*******************************
 *
 *
 ********************************/
+
+ VarStore *VarStore::MyThis=NULL;   // used by the worker reading the terminal. Need to be initilized this way to avoid
+                                    // compiling errors
 void VarStore::Worker(void const *args)
 {
 
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@
     VarStore::MyThis->pc->attach(VarStore::Worker2);
 
     while(1) {
-        Thread::wait(10000);
+        Thread::wait(1000);
     }
 
 }
@@ -190,12 +193,12 @@
 
         switch(*str) {
             case 's':
-                return MyThis->Set(str);
+                return VarStore::MyThis->Set(str);
             case 'd':
                 strtok(str,":");
-                ret=MyThis->Get(strtok(NULL,":"));
+                ret=VarStore::MyThis->Get(strtok(NULL,":"));
                 if(ret!=NULL) {
-                    MyThis->pc->printf("%s (%s)\n",str,ret);
+                    VarStore::MyThis->pc->printf("%s (%s)\n",str,ret);
                     return ret;
                 } else
                     return NULL;