关于QGroundControl的软件架构的理解
首先QGC是基于QT平台开发,个人理解软件架构即为项目前后端结构,以及前后端数据交互的逻辑。下面是对QGroundControl源码的一些个人理解,写这个博客只是为了记录下来,防止时间久了忘记,过程中看了一些大佬的博客来帮助理解,感谢一下大佬:
火山上的企鹅
阿木实验室
望天边星宿
前言
- 前端qml结构
QGC的前端主要为五个主要页面和一个顶栏:
MainToolBar(顶栏)
AppSetting.qml
SetupView.qml
PlanView.qml
FlightDispalyView.qml
AnalyzeView.qml
- 后端类结构
前端显示与后端逻辑进行数据交互,即实现了QGC地面站功能。
架构理解
架构理解可以从QGC的运行main函数开始逐步理解。
- main.cc
在main.cc中有几个关键程序
创建QGCApplication实例,QGCApplication是QGroundControl中的核心类,提供了应用程序的生命周期管理、连接管理、飞行日志管理、地图和任务管理、设置和配置管理,以及警报和通知管理等功能。它扮演着关键角色。这个类只提供了唯一的实例,另外提供了一个访问它的全局函数QGCApplication* qgcApp(void){}
QGCApplication* app = new QGCApplication(argc, argv, runUnitTests);
在_initCommon()中将C++类注册,在前端qml中可以调用,实现前后端数据交互。在
qgroundcontrolQmlGlobalSingletonFactory中将QGroundControlQmlGlobal类实例化为单例工厂QGroundControl。
app->_initCommon()
{static const char* kRefOnly = "Reference only";static const char* kQGroundControl = "QGroundControl";static const char* kQGCControllers = "QGroundControl.Controllers";static const char* kQGCVehicle = "QGroundControl.Vehicle";QSettings settings;// Register our Qml objectsqmlRegisterType<QGCPalette> ("QGroundControl.Palette", 1, 0, "QGCPalette");qmlRegisterType<QGCMapPalette> ("QGroundControl.Palette", 1, 0, "QGCMapPalette");qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Vehicle> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "Vehicle", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<MissionManager> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "MissionManager", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<ParameterManager> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "ParameterManager", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<VehicleObjectAvoidance> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "VehicleObjectAvoidance", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QGCCameraManager> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "QGCCameraManager", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QGCCameraControl> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "QGCCameraControl", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QGCVideoStreamInfo> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "QGCVideoStreamInfo", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<LinkInterface> (kQGCVehicle, 1, 0, "LinkInterface", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<MissionController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "MissionController", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<GeoFenceController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "GeoFenceController", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<RallyPointController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "RallyPointController", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<MissionItem> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "MissionItem", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<VisualMissionItem> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "VisualMissionItem", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<CoordinateVector> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "CoordinateVector", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QmlObjectListModel> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "QmlObjectListModel", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<MissionCommandTree> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "MissionCommandTree", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<CameraCalc> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "CameraCalc", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<LogReplayLink> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "LogReplayLink", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterType<LogReplayLinkController> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "LogReplayLinkController");
#if defined(QGC_ENABLE_MAVLINK_INSPECTOR)qmlRegisterUncreatableType<MAVLinkChartController> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "MAVLinkChart", kRefOnly);
#endif
#if defined(QGC_ENABLE_PAIRING)qmlRegisterUncreatableType<PairingManager> (kQGroundControl, 1, 0, "PairingManager", kRefOnly);
#endifqmlRegisterUncreatableType<AutoPilotPlugin> ("QGroundControl.AutoPilotPlugin", 1, 0, "AutoPilotPlugin", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<VehicleComponent> ("QGroundControl.AutoPilotPlugin", 1, 0, "VehicleComponent", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<JoystickManager> ("QGroundControl.JoystickManager", 1, 0, "JoystickManager", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Joystick> ("QGroundControl.JoystickManager", 1, 0, "Joystick", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QGCPositionManager> ("QGroundControl.QGCPositionManager", 1, 0, "QGCPositionManager", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<FactValueSliderListModel>("QGroundControl.FactControls", 1, 0, "FactValueSliderListModel", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QGCMapPolygon> ("QGroundControl.FlightMap", 1, 0, "QGCMapPolygon", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QGCGeoBoundingCube> ("QGroundControl.FlightMap", 1, 0, "QGCGeoBoundingCube", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterUncreatableType<TrajectoryPoints> ("QGroundControl.FlightMap", 1, 0, "TrajectoryPoints", kRefOnly);qmlRegisterType<QGCMapCircle> ("QGroundControl.FlightMap", 1, 0, "QGCMapCircle");qmlRegisterType<ParameterEditorController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "ParameterEditorController");qmlRegisterType<ESP8266ComponentController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "ESP8266ComponentController");qmlRegisterType<ScreenToolsController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "ScreenToolsController");qmlRegisterType<PlanMasterController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "PlanMasterController");qmlRegisterType<ValuesWidgetController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "ValuesWidgetController");qmlRegisterType<QGCFileDialogController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "QGCFileDialogController");qmlRegisterType<RCChannelMonitorController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "RCChannelMonitorController");qmlRegisterType<JoystickConfigController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "JoystickConfigController");qmlRegisterType<LogDownloadController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "LogDownloadController");qmlRegisterType<SyslinkComponentController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "SyslinkComponentController");qmlRegisterType<EditPositionDialogController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "EditPositionDialogController");#ifndef __mobile__
#ifndef NO_SERIAL_LINKqmlRegisterType<FirmwareUpgradeController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "FirmwareUpgradeController");
#endif
#endifqmlRegisterType<GeoTagController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "GeoTagController");qmlRegisterType<MavlinkConsoleController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "MavlinkConsoleController");
#if defined(QGC_ENABLE_MAVLINK_INSPECTOR)qmlRegisterType<MAVLinkInspectorController> (kQGCControllers, 1, 0, "MAVLinkInspectorController");
#endif// Register Qml SingletonsqmlRegisterSingletonType<QGroundControlQmlGlobal> ("QGroundControl", 1, 0, "QGroundControl", qgroundcontrolQmlGlobalSingletonFactory);qmlRegisterSingletonType<ScreenToolsController> ("QGroundControl.ScreenToolsController", 1, 0, "ScreenToolsController", screenToolsControllerSingletonFactory);qmlRegisterSingletonType<ShapeFileHelper> ("QGroundControl.ShapeFileHelper", 1, 0, "ShapeFileHelper", shapeFileHelperSingletonFactory);
}
在_initForNormalAppBoot()中进行启动初始化,加载qml文件。
app->_initForNormalAppBoot()QQmlApplicationEngine* QGCCorePlugin::createRootWindow(QObject *parent)
{QQmlApplicationEngine* pEngine = new QQmlApplicationEngine(parent);pEngine->addImportPath("qrc:/qml");// 注册为对象在qml中直接使用,不需要importpEngine->rootContext()->setContextProperty("joystickManager", qgcApp()->toolbox()->joystickManager());pEngine->rootContext()->setContextProperty("debugMessageModel", AppMessages::getModel());pEngine->load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/qml/MainRootWindow.qml")));return pEngine;
}
- 整体架构
想要搞明白整体架构就需要理解QGCApplication类、QGCToolBox类、QGroundControlQmlGlobal类和QGCtool类。
QGCApplication类中新建了QGCToolbox类,在QGCToolbox类初始化时需要传入QGCApplication类,这样通过qgcAPP()->toolBox()就可以获取到功能类的所有属性。
QGCToolBox类是一个大的工具类,QGC的所有功能类都在这个toolBox中进行实例化,使用toolBox提供的接口即可调用类的属性和方法。
在QGroundControlQmlGlobal中通过Q_PROPERTY将功能类的属性和方法共前端可以调用,setToolbox()方法将所有功能类使用指针地址连接到QGCToolBox定义的功能类,所以QGroundControlQmlGlobal是前端获取后端数据的总接口。上边的单例工厂实例化将QGroundControlQmlGlobal实例化为QGroundControl,则前端qml通过import 即可实现调用C++类。
还有一个QGCTool类,所有的功能类都继承了QGCTool。在QGCTool类型定义了QGCApplication* _app;和QGCToolbox* _toolbox;和(QGCApplication* app, QGCToolbox* toolbox)方法,即每个功能类都都有QGCApplication和QGCToolbox,并且都指向同一个QGCApplication和QGCToolbox,即QGCApplication中的_app和_toolBox.这样实现了各个功能类的互通。
QGCToolbox::QGCToolbox(QGCApplication* app)
{// SettingsManager must be first so settings are available to any subsequent tools_settingsManager = new SettingsManager (app, this);//-- Scan and load plugins_scanAndLoadPlugins(app);_audioOutput = new AudioOutput (app, this);_factSystem = new FactSystem (app, this);_firmwarePluginManager = new FirmwarePluginManager (app, this);
#ifndef __mobile___gpsManager = new GPSManager (app, this);
#endif_imageProvider = new QGCImageProvider (app, this);_joystickManager = new JoystickManager (app, this);_linkManager = new LinkManager (app, this);_mavlinkProtocol = new MAVLinkProtocol (app, this);_missionCommandTree = new MissionCommandTree (app, this);_multiVehicleManager = new MultiVehicleManager (app, this);_mapEngineManager = new QGCMapEngineManager (app, this);_uasMessageHandler = new UASMessageHandler (app, this);_qgcPositionManager = new QGCPositionManager (app, this);_followMe = new FollowMe (app, this);_videoManager = new VideoManager (app, this);_mavlinkLogManager = new MAVLinkLogManager (app, this);_adsbVehicleManager = new ADSBVehicleManager (app, this);
#if defined(QGC_ENABLE_PAIRING)_pairingManager = new PairingManager (app, this);
#endif//-- Airmap Manager//-- This should be "pluggable" so an arbitrary AirSpace manager can be used//-- For now, we instantiate the one and only AirMap provider
#if defined(QGC_AIRMAP_ENABLED)_airspaceManager = new AirMapManager (app, this);
#else_airspaceManager = new AirspaceManager (app, this);
#endif
#if defined(QGC_GST_TAISYNC_ENABLED)_taisyncManager = new TaisyncManager (app, this);
#endif
#if defined(QGC_GST_MICROHARD_ENABLED)_microhardManager = new MicrohardManager (app, this);
#endif
}void QGCToolbox::setChildToolboxes(void)
{// SettingsManager must be first so settings are available to any subsequent tools_settingsManager->setToolbox(this);_corePlugin->setToolbox(this);_audioOutput->setToolbox(this);_factSystem->setToolbox(this);_firmwarePluginManager->setToolbox(this);
#ifndef __mobile___gpsManager->setToolbox(this);
#endif_imageProvider->setToolbox(this);_joystickManager->setToolbox(this);_linkManager->setToolbox(this);_mavlinkProtocol->setToolbox(this);_missionCommandTree->setToolbox(this);_multiVehicleManager->setToolbox(this);_mapEngineManager->setToolbox(this);_uasMessageHandler->setToolbox(this);_followMe->setToolbox(this);_qgcPositionManager->setToolbox(this);_videoManager->setToolbox(this);_mavlinkLogManager->setToolbox(this);_airspaceManager->setToolbox(this);_adsbVehicleManager->setToolbox(this);
#if defined(QGC_GST_TAISYNC_ENABLED)_taisyncManager->setToolbox(this);
#endif
#if defined(QGC_GST_MICROHARD_ENABLED)_microhardManager->setToolbox(this);
#endif
#if defined(QGC_ENABLE_PAIRING)_pairingManager->setToolbox(this);
#endif
}void QGCToolbox::_scanAndLoadPlugins(QGCApplication* app)
{
#if defined (QGC_CUSTOM_BUILD)//-- Create custom plugin (Static)_corePlugin = (QGCCorePlugin*) new CUSTOMCLASS(app, app->toolbox());if(_corePlugin) {return;}
#endif//-- No plugins found, use default instance_corePlugin = new QGCCorePlugin(app, app->toolbox());
}
在前端获取后端类的属性的总借口即为QGroundControl,例如
property var _vehicle: QGroundControl.multiVehicleManager.getVehicleById(1)
在功能类中向获取其他功能类的属性即使用qgcApp()->toolbox(),如果功能类继承了QGCTool则直接可以使用_toolbox->...即可。
_mavlink = qgcApp()->toolbox()->mavlinkProtocol();
_mavlinkProtocol = _toolbox->mavlinkProtocol();
其实只要理解这几个总文件之间的关系后,就理解了QGC的整体结构。_app和_toolbox是QGC整个软件的总接口,_app和_toolbox都在QGCApplication类中,然后所有功能类都在QGCToolBox类中新建,想要获取功能类的属性就需要通过_toolbox。然后QGroundControlQmlGlobal中通过指针地址获取到了所有功能类,然后又通过Q_PROPERTY将类以属性的形式开放给前端,再加上单例模式直接在前端import QGroundControl即可获取到后端属性。这样即完成了前后端数据连通,也解决了各个功能类之间的属性获取。
以上是个人理解,很多地理解的不是太透彻,等有新的理解再更新。有错误的地方也望大佬指正,共同进步。