CompassSensor.cpp Example File

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    #include "CompassSensor.hpp"

    #include <bb/cascades/OrientationSupport>

    #include <QDebug>

    using namespace bb::cascades;

    CompassSensor::CompassSensor(QObject *parent)
        : QObject(parent)
        , m_azimuth(0)
    {
        // We'd like to lock to the initial orientation
        OrientationSupport::instance()->setSupportedDisplayOrientation(SupportedDisplayOrientation::CurrentLocked);

        // At first we have to connect to the sensor backend...
        if (!m_compassSensor.connectToBackend()) {
            qWarning() << "Cannot connect to compass sensor backend!";
        }

        // ... and then add a filter that will process the read data
        m_compassSensor.addFilter(this);

        // Do not report duplicated values
        m_compassSensor.setSkipDuplicates(true);

        // Start gathering the data
        m_compassSensor.start();
    }

    qreal CompassSensor::azimuth() const
    {
        return m_azimuth;
    }

    bool CompassSensor::filter(QCompassReading *reading)
    {
        // Store the previous azimuth
        const qreal oldAzimuth = m_azimuth;

        m_azimuth = reading->azimuth();

        // Emit changed signal if azimuth has changed
        if (oldAzimuth != m_azimuth)
            emit azimuthChanged();

        // Do no further processing of the sensor data
        return false;
    }