Keeping them defined in-class caused linker issues with the extern template
declaration in a non-optimized MinGW debug build. Apparently it did not
inline them but instead relied on the extern declaration and expected
them defined somewhere else.
* using the existing base classes (interfaces) gives you plenty of useful utility functions
* hint: we do not init with current timestamp as default as this is relatively slow
* there was already ITimestampWithOffsetBased for objects
* this creates the container version
* functions to add objects (parts/situations) and guarantee the sort order
* moved push_frontMaxElements to CSequence (not specific for timestamp lists)
* added in-place reverse
* support for loading from datastore
* improved timestamp handling
* new color and country classes
* new attributes
* updates for missing parts in CUser
* common base class for DB based classes
* common base class for DB based containers
* Livery, distributor value class
* adjusted value classes to livery
* utility functions for DB values (blackmisc free functions)
* register new objects with metadata system
* fixed isCurrentThreadCreatingThread and renamed to isCurrentThreadObjectThread (this check was never working), added 2 more thread checks
* changed remove aircraft function to return number of returned aircraft (like with the containers this allows to avoid unnecessary signals)
* removed unused function ps_recalculateRenderedAircraft() / SimulatorCommon
* using Queued airspaceAircraftSnapshot signal for binding (functor connect does not provide connection type)
* extened ASSERTs to check threads
* simulator: initial situation function with return value (success?)
* simulator: avoid unneccessary copy and provide correct rendered flag in add aircraft function
Also refs #351
* messages can be formatted with style sheet
* fixed: removed command from message
* added originator to command line
* msg parsing now in core
* using ITimestampBased for text messages and status messages
* allow to resize rows to content (view base)
* model / views for text messages
* removed old qt stylesheets
* GUI component for aircraft parts
* remote aircraft selector component
* Adjusted GUI for internals component
* Enable / disable debug messages from GUI
* Allow to init engines directly
* Removed unused async sort in sequence
In same step fixed found issues in interpolator
* allow to set max rendered aircraft
* extended unit tests for interpolator / parts testing
* allow to skip sorting when splitting by time
* update ot aircraft to FSX in own member function
* Skip time sync parts (FSX) when disabled
(based on FSX testing)
* Only send changed situation to SIM
* Split sending of parts / situations
* Only send parts with a reduced frequency (means slower as positions)
* Mark geodetic height as null for default values (the value is usually unavailable)
* Fixed altitude to MSL for network data
* Trace which aircrafts support aircraft parts via network
* Renamed insert_fron push_front (as proposed by Roland)
Status quo / lessons learnt
* On slower PCs jitter is still noticed for interpolated aircraft.
* Running interpolation in an independent process (aka core, not in GUI) reduced load dependencies
=> it seems to make sense to run driver in own thread
* The onGround flag in parts seems clumsy as it required to retrieve parts for position updates
* In interpolation performance really matters
* support of property index
* used support classes BlackMisc::ITimestampBased, ITimestampObjectList and ICallsignObjectList
* fixed some issues in related aircraft situation class in same step
* consolidated ICoordinateGeodetic (e.g. fixed nested properties)
* shifted common functionality for objects/containers with callsign into interface
* shifted common functionality for objects/containers with geo position into interface
* shifted common functionality for objects/containers with timestamp into interface
* updated corresponding value objects / specialized lists
* adjusted all places where renamed functions are used
