Ref T773, allow to set test elevation (from log.display)

src/blackcore/simulator.h

@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Enable pseudo elevations (testing)
         void setTestEnablePseudoElevation(bool enable) { m_enablePseudoElevation = enable; }
 
+        //! Set an elevation for testing
+        void setTestElevation(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CAltitude &altitude) { m_pseudoElevation = altitude; }
+
         //! Debug function to check state after all aircraft have been removed
         //! \remarks only in local developer builds
         virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList debugVerifyStateAfterAllAircraftRemoved() const;
@@ -603,6 +606,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         qint64 m_statsLastUpdateAircraftRequestedMs  = 0; //!< when was the last aircraft update requested
         qint64 m_statsUpdateAircraftRequestedDeltaMs = 0; //!< delta time between 2 aircraft updates
 
+        BlackMisc::Aviation::CAltitude              m_pseudoElevation { BlackMisc::Aviation::CAltitude::null() }; //!< pseudo elevation for testing purposes
         BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInternals  m_simulatorInternals;  //!< setup read from the sim
         BlackMisc::Simulation::CInterpolationLogger m_interpolationLogger; //!< log.interpolation
         BlackMisc::Simulation::CAutoPublishData     m_autoPublishing;      //!< for the DB

src/blackgui/components/interpolationlogdisplay.cpp

@@ -245,6 +245,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (!m_simulator) { return; }
             m_simulator->setTestEnablePseudoElevation(checked);
+
+            CAltitude elvTest = CAltitude::null();
+            if (!ui->le_ElevationTestValue->text().isEmpty())
+            {
+                CLength l;
+                const QString v = ui->le_ElevationTestValue->text();
+                l.parseFromString(v);
+                if (!l.isNull())
+                {
+                    elvTest = CAltitude(l, CAltitude::MeanSeaLevel);
+                }
+            }
+            m_simulator->setTestElevation(elvTest);
         }
 
         void CInterpolationLogDisplay::toggleStartStop()

src/blackgui/components/interpolationlogdisplay.ui

@@ -877,9 +877,16 @@
           <item row="1" column="1">
            <widget class="QListView" name="lv_ElevevationHistory"/>
           </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
+          <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
            <widget class="QWidget" name="wi_ElvButtons" native="true">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_ElevationAtPosition">
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Elevation:</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
              <item>
               <spacer name="hs_ElvButtons">
                <property name="orientation">
@@ -895,6 +902,12 @@
              </item>
              <item>
               <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_ElvClear">
+               <property name="minimumSize">
+                <size>
+                 <width>100</width>
+                 <height>0</height>
+                </size>
+               </property>
                <property name="text">
                 <string>clear</string>
                </property>
@@ -911,7 +924,7 @@
               <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_ElvHistoryCount">
                <property name="maximumSize">
                 <size>
-                 <width>100</width>
+                 <width>75</width>
                  <height>16777215</height>
                 </size>
                </property>
@@ -946,16 +959,16 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_ElevationTestValue">
+               <property name="placeholderText">
+                <string>elv. test value</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
             </layout>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_ElevationAtPosition">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Elevation for coordinates:</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>

src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.cpp

@@ -215,17 +215,31 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             if (hasRequested || !m_enablePseudoElevation) { return hasRequested; }
 
             // For TESTING purposes ONLY
-            // we could not request elevation
-            // very crude 1st implementation
-            const double elvRnd = CMathUtils::randomDouble(1000);
-            const CAltitude alt(elvRnd, CLengthUnit::ft());
+            // we could not request elevation, so we provide a random value or set value
             CElevationPlane elv(reference, CElevationPlane::singlePointRadius());
-            elv.setGeodeticHeight(alt);
+            if (m_pseudoElevation.isNull())
+            {
+                const double elvRnd = CMathUtils::randomDouble(1000);
+                const CAltitude alt(elvRnd, CLengthUnit::ft());
+                elv.setGeodeticHeight(alt);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                elv.setGeodeticHeight(m_pseudoElevation);
+            }
 
             QPointer<CSimulatorEmulated> myself(this);
             QTimer::singleShot(444, this, [ = ]
             {
                 if (!myself) { return; }
+
+                // update in simulator
+                ISimulationEnvironmentProvider::rememberGroundElevation(callsign, elv); // in simulator
+
+                // and in remote aircraft for given callsign
+                const int updated = CRemoteAircraftAware::updateAircraftGroundElevation(callsign, elv, CAircraftSituation::FromProvider);
+                Q_UNUSED(updated)
+
                 emit myself->receivedRequestedElevation(elv, callsign);
             });