Adding the element pool and the main screen

src/UIComponent.cpp

@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
 #include "HardwareSerial.h"
 #include "UIDrawing.h"
 // #include <U8g2lib.h>
+#include <cstdarg>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cstring>
 
 #define DEBUG 1
 
 UIElement::UIElement()
-    : display(nullptr), dims(UIDimensions(0, 0, 0, 0)), decor(nullptr), title(nullptr) {}
+    : display(nullptr), dims(UIDimensions(0, 0, 0, 0)), decor(nullptr) {}
 
 UIElement::UIElement(Arduino_GFX *d, UIDimensions dims, UIDecorations *decor,
                      char *title)
-    : display(d), dims(dims), decor(decor), title(title) {}
+    : display(d), dims(dims), decor(decor) {
+  strncpy(this->title, title, MAX_TITLE_LEN);
+}
 
 UIDimensions::UIDimensions(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t w, uint16_t h)
     : x(x), y(y), width(w), height(h) {}
@@ -70,6 +74,13 @@ uint16_t UIElement::getTitleAreaWidth() {
   return w;
 }
 
+void UIElement::SetTitle(char* format, ...) {
+  va_list args;
+  va_start(args, format);
+  vsnprintf(this->title, MAX_TITLE_LEN, format, args);
+  va_end(args);
+}
+
 void UIElement::replaceString(char *oldVal, char *newVal) {
   size_t newValLen = strlen(newVal);
   size_t oldValLen = strlen(oldVal);
@@ -110,21 +121,30 @@ void UIElement::replaceString(char *oldVal, char *newVal) {
   }
 }
 
-UIElement* UIElement::AddChild() {
+bool UIElement::AddChild() {
   if (childrenCount >= MAX_CHILDREN) {
-    return nullptr;
+    Serial2.println("Failed to add child: childrenCount exceeds MAX_CHILDREN");
+    Serial2.print(  childrenCount);
+    Serial2.print(  " >= ");
+    Serial2.print(  MAX_CHILDREN);
+    return false;
   }
 
-  UIElement* newElem = WindowPool::Allocate();
-  if (!newElem) {
-    return newElem;
+  int16_t newElem = WindowPool::Allocate();
+  if (newElem < 0) {
+    Serial2.println("Failed to allocate new component");
+    return false;
   }
 
   this->children[this->curChildIndex] = newElem;
   this->childrenCount++;
   this->curChildIndex++;
 
-  return newElem;
+  return true;
+}
+
+UIElement* UIElement::GetChild(int16_t childID) {
+  return WindowPool::GetHandle(childID);
 }
 
 std::uint8_t UIElement::ChildrenCount() {
@@ -133,15 +153,23 @@ std::uint8_t UIElement::ChildrenCount() {
 
 namespace WindowPool {
   UIElement pool[MAX_WINDOWS];
-  uint16_t poolIndex = 0;
+  int16_t poolIndex = 0;
 
-  UIElement* Allocate() {
+  int16_t Allocate() {
     if (poolIndex >= MAX_WINDOWS) {
-      return nullptr;
+      Serial2.println("Failed to allocate comp: poolIndex exceeds MAX_WINDOWS");
+      Serial2.print(  poolIndex);
+      Serial2.print(  " >= ");
+      Serial2.print(  MAX_WINDOWS);
+      return -1;
     }
 
-    return &pool[poolIndex];
+    return poolIndex;
     poolIndex++;
   }
+
+  UIElement* GetHandle(int16_t id) {
+    return &pool[poolIndex];
+  }
 }
 

src/UIComponent.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_WINDOWS 512
 #define MAX_CHILDREN 32
+#define MAX_TITLE_LEN 32
 
 enum ComponentType {
   STRING,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public:
   Arduino_GFX *display;
   UIDimensions dims;
   UIDecorations *decor;
-  char *title;
+  char title[MAX_TITLE_LEN];
   uint64_t lastUpdate = 0;
   uint16_t refreshRate = 0;
   ComponentType type;
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ public:
             char *Title);
 
   // Children
-  UIElement* children[MAX_CHILDREN];
+  int16_t children[MAX_CHILDREN];
 
   // Children Handling
-  UIElement* AddChild();
+  bool AddChild();
+  UIElement* GetChild(int16_t childID);
   uint8_t ChildrenCount();
 
   // Getters
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ public:
   uint16_t getTitleAreaHeight();
   uint16_t getTitleAreaWidth();
 
+  // Setters
+  void SetTitle(char* format, ...);
+
   // Positioning
   void horizontalCenter(UIElement *reference);
   void verticalCenter(UIElement *reference);
@@ -65,9 +70,10 @@ public:
 
 namespace WindowPool {
   extern UIElement pool[MAX_WINDOWS];
-  extern uint16_t poolIndex;
+  extern int16_t poolIndex;
 
-  UIElement* Allocate();
+  int16_t Allocate();
+  UIElement* GetHandle(int16_t index);
 };
 
 #endif

src/UIDrawing.cpp

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ void UIElement::placeLeft(UIElement *ref) {
 }
 
 void UIElement::drawBox() {
-  Serial2.println("Drawing box!");
   // This is the border rectangle
   if (this->decor->hasBorder) {
     for (int k = 0; k < DEFAULT_BORDER_THICKNESS; k++) {
@@ -60,18 +59,15 @@ void UIElement::drawBox() {
     }
   }
 
-  Serial2.println("Debug1");
   // For debugging purpouses
   // title area
   int16_t x = 0, y = 0;
   uint16_t w = 0, h = 0;
 
-  Serial2.println("Debug2");
   // U8G2 u8g2;  // No display pin setup needed since we're only using font data
   // u8g2.setFont(u8g2_font_9x18_tf);
   // int ascent = u8g2.getAscent();
 
-  Serial2.println("Debug3");
   h = this->getTitleAreaHeight();
   uint16_t titleAreaWidth = this->getTitleAreaWidth();
   int16_t titleTopLeftX = this->getTitleAreaX0();
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ void UIElement::drawBox() {
                           h, GREEN);
 #endif
 
-  Serial2.println("Debug4");
   // content area
   x = this->getContentAreaX0();
   y = this->getContentAreaY0();
@@ -93,20 +88,17 @@ void UIElement::drawBox() {
   this->display->drawRect(x, y, w, h, BLUE);
 #endif
 
-  Serial2.println("Debug5");
   if (this->decor->hasBorder) {
     // Remove the border line behind the title
     this->display->fillRect(titleTopLeftX - DEFAULT_MARGIN, this->dims.y,
                             titleAreaWidth + DEFAULT_MARGIN,
                             DEFAULT_BORDER_THICKNESS, MAIN_BG_COLOR);
 
-    Serial2.println("Debug6");
     // Render the title
     this->display->setCursor(titleTopLeftX, this->dims.y);
     this->display->print(this->title);
   }
 
-  Serial2.println("Debug7");
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
   // Element bounds

src/UIScreen.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #include "UIScreen.h"
+#include "UIComponent.h"
 #include "UIDecorations.h"
 #include "UIDimensions.h"
 
 Curses::Screen::Screen(Arduino_GFX *d, UIDimensions dims, UIDecorations decor) 
-  : display(d), dims(dims), decor(decor) {};
+  : display(d), dims(dims), decor(decor) {
+  // This should always return the first available component
+  this->mainWindowID = WindowPool::Allocate();
+  if (this->mainWindowID != 0) {
+    // Something wrong happened
+    Serial2.print("Unexpected ID for main window: ");
+    Serial2.println(this->mainWindowID);
+  }
+};

src/UIScreen.h

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public:
   UIDimensions dims;
   UIDecorations decor;
   Arduino_GFX *display;
+
+  int16_t mainWindowID;
   Screen(Arduino_GFX *d, UIDimensions dims, UIDecorations decor);
 };
 }; // namespace Curses