some more server list preparation work

src/main.cpp

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
     bool    bConnectOnStartup     = false;
     bool    bDisalbeLEDs          = false;
     bool    bIsCentralServer      = false;
+    bool    bServerListEnabled    = false;
     quint16 iPortNumber           = LLCON_DEFAULT_PORT_NUMBER;
     QString strIniFileName        = "";
     QString strHTMLStatusFileName = "";
@@ -247,6 +248,14 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
 #endif
     }
 
+
+    // Dependencies ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+// TEST for implementation and debugging, always enable the server list
+bServerListEnabled = true;
+
+
     // per definition: if we are in "GUI" server mode and no central server
     // address is given, we use the default central server address
     if ( !bIsClient && bUseGUI && strCentralServer.isEmpty() )
@@ -254,15 +263,20 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
         strCentralServer = DEFAULT_SERVER_ADDRESS;
     }
 
-    // per definition: if we are in server mode and the central server address
+    // per definition: If we are in server mode and the central server address
-    // is the localhost address, we are in central server mode
+    // is the localhost address, we are in central server mode. For the central
+    // server, the server list is always enabled.
     if ( !bIsClient && !strCentralServer.isEmpty() )
     {
         bIsCentralServer =
             ( !strCentralServer.toLower().compare ( "localhost" ) ||
               !strCentralServer.compare ( "127.0.0.1" ) );
+
+        bServerListEnabled = true;
     }
 
+
+    // Application/GUI setup ---------------------------------------------------
     // Application object
     QApplication app ( argc, argv, bUseGUI );
 
@@ -334,6 +348,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char** argv )
                              strHTMLStatusFileName,
                              strHistoryFileName,
                              strServerName,
+                             bServerListEnabled,
                              bIsCentralServer,
                              strCentralServer );
 

src/server.cpp

@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ CServer::CServer ( const QString& strLoggingFileName,
                    const QString& strHTMLStatusFileName,
                    const QString& strHistoryFileName,
                    const QString& strServerNameForHTMLStatusFile,
+                   const bool     bServerListEnabled,
                    const bool     bIsCentralServer,
                    const QString& strCentralServer ) :
     Socket ( this, iPortNumber ),
     bWriteStatusHTMLFile ( false ),
-    ServerListManager ( bIsCentralServer ) // enable server list for central server
+    ServerListManager ( bServerListEnabled, bIsCentralServer )
 {
     int i;
 

src/server.h

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public:
               const QString& strHTMLStatusFileName,
               const QString& strHistoryFileName,
               const QString& strServerNameForHTMLStatusFile,
+              const bool     bServerListEnabled,
               const bool     bIsCentralServer,
               const QString& strCentralServer );
 

src/serverlist.cpp

@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
 
 
 /* Implementation *************************************************************/
-CServerListManager::CServerListManager ( const bool NbEbld )
+CServerListManager::CServerListManager ( const bool NbEbld,
-    : bEnabled ( NbEbld )
+                                         const bool NbIsCentralServer )
+    : bIsCentralServer ( NbIsCentralServer )
 {
     // per definition, the very first entry is this server and this entry will
     // never be deleted
@@ -52,15 +53,38 @@ ServerList.append ( CServerListEntry (
         this, SLOT ( OnTimerPollList() ) );
 
 
-    // Timers ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // call set enable function after the connection of the timer since in this
-    // start timer for polling the server list
+    // function the timer gets started
+    SetEnabled ( NbEbld );
+}
+
+void CServerListManager::SetEnabled ( const bool bState )
+{
+    QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
+
+    bEnabled = bState;
+
     if ( bEnabled )
     {
+        if ( bIsCentralServer )
+        {
+            // start timer for polling the server list if enabled
             // 1 minute = 60 * 1000 ms
             TimerPollList.start ( SERVLIST_POLL_TIME_MINUTES * 60000 );
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        if ( bIsCentralServer )
+        {
+            // disable service -> stop timer
+            TimerPollList.stop();
+        }
+    }
+}
 
+
+/* Central server functionality ***********************************************/
 void CServerListManager::OnTimerPollList()
 {
     QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
@@ -84,7 +108,7 @@ void CServerListManager::RegisterServer ( const CHostAddress&    InetAddr,
 {
     QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
 
-    if ( bEnabled )
+    if ( bIsCentralServer && bEnabled )
     {
         const int iCurServerListSize = ServerList.size();
 
@@ -137,7 +161,7 @@ void CServerListManager::QueryServerList ( const CHostAddress& InetAddr )
 {
     QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
 
-    if ( bEnabled )
+    if ( bIsCentralServer && bEnabled )
     {
 
 // TODO
@@ -148,3 +172,8 @@ void CServerListManager::QueryServerList ( const CHostAddress& InetAddr )
 
     }
 }
+
+
+/* Slave server functionality *************************************************/
+
+// TODO

src/serverlist.h

@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ class CServerListManager : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    CServerListManager ( const bool NbEbld );
+    CServerListManager ( const bool NbEbld,
+                         const bool NbIsCentralServer );
+
+    void SetEnabled ( const bool bState );
 
     void RegisterServer ( const CHostAddress&    InetAddr,
                           const CServerCoreInfo& ServerInfo );
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ protected:
     QMutex                  Mutex;
     QList<CServerListEntry> ServerList;
     bool                    bEnabled;
+    bool                    bIsCentralServer;
 
 public slots:
     void OnTimerPollList();