Gui: Add function in WindowParameter class to connect slot to ParameterManager signal

src/Gui/Window.cpp

@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <qglobal.h>
-#include "Window.h"
 
 #include <App/Application.h>
-#include <Base/Console.h>
+
+#include "Window.h"
+
 
 using namespace Gui;
 
@@ -53,29 +55,40 @@ WindowParameter::WindowParameter(const char *name)
 
 WindowParameter::~WindowParameter()
 {
+    connParamChanged.disconnect();
 }
 
 /** Sets the group of the window to \a name */
 bool WindowParameter::setGroupName(const char* name)
 {
-  if (_handle.isValid())
-    return false; // cannot change parameter group
+    // cannot change parameter group
+    if (_handle.isValid()) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
-  assert(name);
-  std::string prefGroup = name;
-  if (prefGroup.compare(0,15,"User parameter:") == 0 ||
-      prefGroup.compare(0,17,"System parameter:") == 0)
-    _handle = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath( name );
-  else
-    _handle = getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup( name );
-  return true;
+    assert(name);
+
+    std::string prefGroup = name;
+    const auto& list = App::GetApplication().GetParameterSetList();
+
+    auto found = std::find_if(list.begin(), list.end(), [prefGroup](auto item) {
+        return boost::starts_with(prefGroup, item.first);
+    });
+
+    if (found != list.end()) {
+        _handle = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(name);
+    }
+    else {
+        _handle = getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup(name);
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void WindowParameter::OnChange(Base::Subject<const char*> &rCaller, const char * sReason)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(rCaller);
   Q_UNUSED(sReason);
-  Base::Console().Log("Parameter has changed and window (%s) has not overridden this function!",_handle->GetGroupName());
 }
 
 ParameterGrp::handle  WindowParameter::getWindowParameter()

src/Gui/Window.h

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public:
   WindowParameter(const char *name);
   ~WindowParameter() override;
 
-  bool setGroupName( const char* name );
   void OnChange(Base::Subject<const char*> &rCaller, const char * sReason) override;
 
   /// get the parameters
@@ -46,10 +45,28 @@ public:
   /// return the parameter group of this window
   ParameterGrp::handle getWindowParameter();
 
+protected:
+  bool setGroupName( const char* name );
+  /// connect slot to ParameterManager signal
+  template<typename S, typename T>
+  void setSlotParamChanged(S slot, T* obsPtr);
+
 private:
   ParameterGrp::handle _handle;
+  boost::signals2::connection connParamChanged;
 };
 
+
+template<typename S, typename T>
+inline void WindowParameter::setSlotParamChanged(S slot, T* obsPtr)
+{
+  namespace bp = std::placeholders;
+  if (_handle->Manager()) {
+      connParamChanged = _handle->Manager()->signalParamChanged.connect(
+          std::bind(slot, obsPtr, bp::_1, bp::_2, bp::_3, bp::_4));
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace Gui
 
 #endif // GUI_WINDOW_H