int __stdcall DLLStart(void)
{
if (SUCCEEDED(SimConnect_Open(&hSimConnect, "SimCMain", NULL, 0, NULL, 0)))
{
printf("\nConnected...");
setup();
SimConnect_CallDispatch(hSimConnect, dispatchEvents, NULL);
}
return 0;
}
//Initiate connectino with SimConnect
void Connection::Connect(Questions *questions, std::string file_name)
{
HRESULT hr;
//Start a new connection when hSimConnect is still NULL, meaning, no messages from server (SimConnect) have been recieved
if (Connection::hSimConnect == NULL)
{
printf("\nAttempting to connect to Flight Simulator X\n");
//Call SimConnect function to open a new connection.
hr = SimConnect_Open(&Connection::hSimConnect, "Situation Awareness Questionare", NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
if (hr == S_OK)
{
//SimConnect_Open returned S_OK
printf("\nConnection established with Flight Simulator X\n");
//data definition set up. This sets the FSX simulation variable to a client defined object definition (in this case enum DEFINITION is the client defined data definition)
for (int i = 1; i <= questions->getNumberofElements(); i++)
{
hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(Connection::hSimConnect, DEFINITION, questions->getQuestionVariable(i).c_str(), questions->getQuestionUnits(i).c_str(), SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_FLOAT32);
}
//Requesting FSX event.
hr = SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_SIM_START, "SimStart");
hr = SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_SIM_STOP, "SimStop");
//create three arrays to hold question number, question average response time, and question count
int *question_number_array = new int[questions->getNumberofElements()];
double *question_average_array = new double[questions->getNumberofElements()];
double *question_time_sum_array = new double[questions->getNumberofElements()];
int *question_count_array = new int[questions->getNumberofElements()];
//Populate question number in the question number array
for (int count = 0; count < questions->getNumberofElements(); count++)
{
question_number_array[count] = count + 1; //add question numbers
question_average_array[count] = 0; //fill array with zero
question_count_array[count] = 0; //fill array with zero
question_time_sum_array[count] = 0; //fill array with zero
//std::cout << question_count_array[count] << " ";
}
while (quit == 0)
{
skip_loop: if (Connection::started_flag == 1)
{
//ask question and save answer to a answer buffer
//Ask user to press one to ask a questions
std::cout << "\nPress 1 to ask a questions or 'Q' to quit: ";
std::getline(std::cin, input_string); //read user input
//When user enters 1 (input == 1)
if (input_string == "1")
{
old_time_average = new_time_average;
//Counter to count how many questios have been asked
number_questions_asked += 1;
//Write time stamp to file and questions number
std::ofstream ofs;
if (!ofs.is_open())
{
ofs.open(file_name, std::ofstream::app);
}
//Pick a random questions from database
z = rand() % questions->getNumberofElements() + 1;
//Playing sound has not worked on C++ due to passing of string via questions pointer. Much easier to do this on C#
//play wav of question in databaseth;
//PlaySound(TEXT("C:\\Users\\Elite\\Desktop\\test.wav"), NULL, SND_ASYNC | SND_FILENAME);
//PlaySound((LPCWSTR)questions->getQuestionWav(z).c_str(), NULL, SND_ASYNC | SND_FILENAME);
//display text of questions being asked
invalid_input_loop: std::cout << questions->getQuestionText(z).c_str() << std::endl;
//start timer
start_time_buffer = Connection::startClock();
//write text of questions being ask onto file
ofs << Connection::localTime();
ofs << "Questions number: " << number_questions_asked << ". " << questions->getQuestionText(z).c_str() << std::endl;
//take in input and save into variable
std::getline(std::cin, input_string); //read user input
if (std::cin.fail())
{
std::cout << "Invalid input. Try again.";
std::cin.clear();
std::cin.ignore(256, '\n');
goto invalid_input_loop;
}
//stop timer and return it
time_buffer = Connection::stopClock(start_time_buffer);
//write user input to file
ofs << "User input: " << input_string;
//write time_buffer to file
ofs << " Answered in " << time_buffer << " seconds." << std::endl;
//Process the next SimConnect messaged recieved thorugh the spcified callback function MyDispatchProc
SimConnect_CallDispatch(Connection::hSimConnect, MyDispatchProc, NULL);
//Check if questions is asking for heading. If it is then FSX result must be converted from radiants to degrees
if (questions->getQuestionText(z).find("heading") != std::string::npos)
{
//Convert heading from fsx radians to degrees
fsx_calculated_answer = Connection::getAnswer() * 57.2957795;
}
else
{
//No need to convert fsx results. Pass it to the variable.
fsx_calculated_answer = Connection::getAnswer();
}
//Calculate answer different
result_buffer = abs(std::stof(input_string) - fsx_calculated_answer);
//sum all the response times
time_buffer_sum = time_buffer_sum + time_buffer;
//get the time_buffer average
new_time_average = time_buffer_sum / number_questions_asked;
//std::cout << new_time_average << " new. " << old_time_average << " old." << std::endl;
//store and calculate individual question average and count
for (int count = 0; count < questions->getNumberofElements(); count++)
{
if (question_number_array[count] == z)
{
//save current question average
current_question_average_buffer = question_average_array[count];
//increase count by 1
question_count_array[count] += 1;
//Sum time to respond to this question
question_time_sum_array[count] += time_buffer;
//calculate average and store it to average array
question_average_array[count] = question_time_sum_array[count] / question_count_array[count];
//Save location of current question in arrays for calculations
int location_of_current_question_in_arrays = count;
if ((number_questions_asked > 1) && (question_average_array[location_of_current_question_in_arrays] > (2 * current_question_average_buffer)) && (current_question_average_buffer != 0))
{
current_question_increase_multiplier =question_average_array[location_of_current_question_in_arrays] / current_question_average_buffer;
ofs << "Average response time for question number " << location_of_current_question_in_arrays << " increased by a factor of " << current_question_increase_multiplier << ". The previews average was " << current_question_average_buffer << " and the new average is " << question_average_array[location_of_current_question_in_arrays] << "." << std::endl;
incorrect_count_time += 1;
if (incorrect_count_time >= 2)
{
//Average response time increase twice. Make suggestion
//Make a suggestion
std::cout << "\n** SUGGESTION 1 - Decrease automation**" << std::endl;
ofs << "**Suggestion was made.**" << std::endl;
//increase suggestions count
suggestion_count += 1;
}
}
else if ((number_questions_asked > 1) && (question_average_array[location_of_current_question_in_arrays] > (current_question_average_buffer)))
{
improvement_count += 1;
if ((improvement_count > 2) && suggestion_count >= 1)
{
//Improvement is being shown
ofs << "Improving answer reaction time. Suggest to increase automation." << std::endl;
std::cout << "\n** SUGGESTION 2 - Increase automation **" << std::endl;
}
}
}
}
//Check to see if the current average and the new average has doubled
if ((number_questions_asked > 1) && (new_time_average > (2 * old_time_average)) && (old_time_average != 0))
{
average_increase_multiplier = (new_time_average / old_time_average);
ofs << "Average response time increase by a factor of " << average_increase_multiplier << ". The previews average was " << old_time_average << " and the new average is " << new_time_average << "." << std::endl;
incorrect_count_time += 1;
if (incorrect_count_time >=2)
{
//Average response time increase twice. Make suggestion
//Make a suggestion
std::cout << "\n** SUGGESTION 1 - Decrease automation**" << std::endl;
ofs << "**Suggestion was made.**" << std::endl;
//increase suggestions count
suggestion_count += 1;
}
}
else if ((number_questions_asked > 1) && (new_time_average < (old_time_average)))
{
improvement_count += 1;
if ((improvement_count > 2) && suggestion_count >= 1)
{
//Improvement is being shown
ofs << "Improving answer reaction time. Suggest to increase automation." << std::endl;
std::cout << "\n** SUGGESTION 2 - Increase automation **" << std::endl;
}
}
if (result_buffer > std::stof(questions->getVariableChange(z)))
{
//incorrect answer
ofs << "Incorrect answer number " << incorrect_count_error + 1 << ". FSX result was " << fsx_calculated_answer << ". Difference in answers " << result_buffer << std::endl;
std::cout << "\nIncorrect Answer." << std::endl;
//count how many incorrect answer were provided
incorrect_count_error = incorrect_count_error + 1;
//if this is the second incorrect answer
if (incorrect_count_error >= 2)
{
//Make a suggestion
std::cout << "\n** SUGGESTION 1 - Decrease automation**" << std::endl;
ofs << "**Suggestion was made.**" << std::endl;
//increase suggestions count
suggestion_count += 1;
//reset incorrect_count back to 0
incorrect_count_error = 0;
}
}
else
{
ofs << "Correct answer. FSX result was " << fsx_calculated_answer << ". Difference in answers was " << result_buffer << std::endl;
}
ofs << "\n\n";
ofs.close();
}
//when user inputs anything besides a 1 (this MAY cause problems when expecting answer as string)
else if (input_string == "Q" || input_string == "q")
{
quit = 1;
}
else
{
//Notify it was incorrect entry and clear cin buffer
std::cout << "\nInvalid input. Try again!\n" << std::endl;
}
//Check to see if sim flight is still active
if (started_flag != 1)
{
//If it is not active exit out of this loop and reset the questioning session
goto skip_loop;
}
SimConnect_CallDispatch(Connection::hSimConnect, MyDispatchProc, NULL);
}
else
{
SimConnect_CallDispatch(Connection::hSimConnect, MyDispatchProc, NULL);
}
}
//FSX has quit,or ran out of questiosn in the database. disconnect.
Connection::Disconnect();
}
else
{
printf("\nUnable to connect to Flight Simulator X\n");
}
}
Connection::Pause();
}
void testCockpitCamera()
{
if (SUCCEEDED(SimConnect_Open(&hSimConnect, "Cockpit Camera", NULL, 0, 0, 0)))
{
cameraConfig = configLoader.load();
SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, DEFINITION_1, "title", NULL, SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_STRINGV);
SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_SIM_START, "SimStart");
SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_AIRCRAFT_CHANGED, "AircraftLoaded");
SimConnect_SetNotificationGroupPriority(hSimConnect, GROUP0, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_STANDARD);
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(1, "Num_1", "ctrl+Num_1");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(2, "Num_2", "ctrl+Num_2");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(3, "Num_3", "ctrl+Num_3");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(4, "Num_4", "ctrl+Num_4");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(5, "Num_5", "ctrl+Num_5");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(6, "Num_6", "ctrl+Num_6");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(7, "Num_7", "ctrl+Num_7");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(8, "Num_8", "ctrl+Num_8");
REGISTER_CAMERA_BUTTON(9, "Num_9", "ctrl+Num_9");
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_LEFT);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_RIGHT);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_UP);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_DOWN);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_FORWARD);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_BACK);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_HEADING_LEFT);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_HEADING_RIGHT);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_CENTER);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_PITCH_UP);
SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_PITCH_DOWN);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_LEFT);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_RIGHT);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_UP);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_DOWN);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_FORWARD);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_BACK);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_HEADING_LEFT);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_HEADING_RIGHT);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_CENTER);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_PITCH_UP);
SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP0, EVENT_PITCH_DOWN);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_4", EVENT_LEFT);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_6", EVENT_RIGHT);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_8", EVENT_UP);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_2", EVENT_DOWN);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_7", EVENT_FORWARD);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_1", EVENT_BACK);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_0", EVENT_HEADING_LEFT);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_Del", EVENT_HEADING_RIGHT);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_5", EVENT_CENTER);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_9", EVENT_PITCH_UP);
SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+Num_3", EVENT_PITCH_DOWN);
SimConnect_SetInputGroupState(hSimConnect, INPUT0, SIMCONNECT_STATE_ON);
while (0 == quit)
{
SimConnect_CallDispatch(hSimConnect, MyDispatchProcCC, NULL);
Sleep(1);
}
SimConnect_Close(hSimConnect);
}
}
void testCommunication()
{
HRESULT hr;
printf("Connecting to Flight Simulator!\n");
if (SUCCEEDED(SimConnect_Open(&hSimConnect, "PMDG 777X Test", NULL, 0, 0, 0)))
{
printf("Connected to Flight Simulator!\n");
// 1) Set up data connection
// Associate an ID with the PMDG data area name
hr = SimConnect_MapClientDataNameToID(hSimConnect, PMDG_777X_DATA_NAME, PMDG_777X_DATA_ID);
// Define the data area structure - this is a required step
hr = SimConnect_AddToClientDataDefinition(hSimConnect, PMDG_777X_DATA_DEFINITION, 0, sizeof(PMDG_777X_Data), 0, 0);
// Sign up for notification of data change.
// SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_CHANGED flag asks for the data to be sent only when some of the data is changed.
hr = SimConnect_RequestClientData(hSimConnect, PMDG_777X_DATA_ID, DATA_REQUEST, PMDG_777X_DATA_DEFINITION,
SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_PERIOD_ON_SET, SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_CHANGED, 0, 0, 0);
// 2) Set up control connection
// First method: control data area
Control.Event = 0;
Control.Parameter = 0;
// Associate an ID with the PMDG control area name
hr = SimConnect_MapClientDataNameToID(hSimConnect, PMDG_777X_CONTROL_NAME, PMDG_777X_CONTROL_ID);
// Define the control area structure - this is a required step
hr = SimConnect_AddToClientDataDefinition(hSimConnect, PMDG_777X_CONTROL_DEFINITION, 0, sizeof(PMDG_777X_Control), 0, 0);
// Sign up for notification of control change.
hr = SimConnect_RequestClientData(hSimConnect, PMDG_777X_CONTROL_ID, CONTROL_REQUEST, PMDG_777X_CONTROL_DEFINITION,
SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_PERIOD_ON_SET, SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_CHANGED, 0, 0, 0);
// Second method: Create event IDs for controls that we are going to operate
hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_LOGO_LIGHT_SWITCH, "#69748"); //EVT_OH_LIGHTS_LOGO
hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_FLIGHT_DIRECTOR_SWITCH, "#69834"); //EVT_MCP_FD_SWITCH_L
// 3) Request current aircraft .air file path
hr = SimConnect_RequestSystemState(hSimConnect, AIR_PATH_REQUEST, "AircraftLoaded");
// also request notifications on sim start and aircraft change
hr = SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_SIM_START, "SimStart");
// 4) Assign keyboard shortcuts
hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_KEYBOARD_A);
hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_KEYBOARD_B);
hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_KEYBOARD_C);
hr = SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP_KEYBOARD, EVENT_KEYBOARD_A);
hr = SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP_KEYBOARD, EVENT_KEYBOARD_B);
hr = SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP_KEYBOARD, EVENT_KEYBOARD_C);
hr = SimConnect_SetNotificationGroupPriority(hSimConnect, GROUP_KEYBOARD, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGHEST);
hr = SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+ctrl+a", EVENT_KEYBOARD_A);
hr = SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+ctrl+b", EVENT_KEYBOARD_B);
hr = SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent(hSimConnect, INPUT0, "shift+ctrl+c", EVENT_KEYBOARD_C);
hr = SimConnect_SetInputGroupState(hSimConnect, INPUT0, SIMCONNECT_STATE_ON);
printf("entering main loop\n");
// 5) Main loop
while (quit == 0)
{
//printf("running main loop\n");
// receive and process the 777X data
SimConnect_CallDispatch(hSimConnect, MyDispatchProc, NULL);
Sleep(1);
}
hr = SimConnect_Close(hSimConnect);
}
else
printf("Unable to connect!\n\n");
}