diff --git a/docs-mini/README.IO b/docs-mini/README.IO
index 6e838c6e9..f5b45799d 100644
--- a/docs-mini/README.IO
+++ b/docs-mini/README.IO
@@ -15,6 +15,50 @@ The general form of the command line option is as follows:
hz = number of times to process channel per second (floating
point values are ok.
+Generic Communction:
+
+ --generic=params
+
+ With this option it is possible to output a pre-configured
+ ASCII string using a predefined seperator. The configuration is
+ defined in an XML file located in the Protocol directiory of
+ the base package.
+
+ params can be:
+ serial port communication: serial,dir,hz,device,baud,protocol
+ socket communication: socket,dir,hz,machine,port,style,protocol
+ output to a file: file,dir,hz,filename,,protocol
+
+
+ The confinfiguration file is defined as follows:
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Serial Port Communication:
--nmea=serial,dir,hz,device,baud
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_io.cxx b/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
index 9cac0c7d8..997fa36b1 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
#include
#include
#include
+#include
#ifdef FG_MPLAYER_AS
#include
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ FGIO::parse_port_config( const string& config )
} else if ( protocol == "rul" ) {
FGRUL *rul = new FGRUL;
io = rul;
+ } else if ( protocol == "generic" ) {
+ FGGeneric *generic = new FGGeneric( tokens[6] );
+ io = generic;
#ifdef FG_MPLAYER_AS
} else if ( protocol == "multiplay" ) {\
diff --git a/src/Main/options.cxx b/src/Main/options.cxx
index 3cadc4467..e4b273bfd 100644
--- a/src/Main/options.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/options.cxx
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ struct OptionDesc {
{"opengc", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
{"garmin", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
{"nmea", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
+ {"generic", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
{"props", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
{"telnet", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
{"pve", true, OPTION_CHANNEL, "", false, "", 0 },
diff --git a/src/Network/Makefile.am b/src/Network/Makefile.am
index e4af55a6f..1bc452801 100644
--- a/src/Network/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Network/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ libNetwork_a_SOURCES = \
props.cxx props.hxx \
pve.cxx pve.hxx \
ray.cxx ray.hxx \
- rul.cxx rul.hxx
+ rul.cxx rul.hxx \
+ generic.hxx generic.cxx
INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src
diff --git a/src/Network/generic.cxx b/src/Network/generic.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aaa77d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Network/generic.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+// generic.cxx -- generic protocal class
+//
+// Written by Curtis Olson, started November 1999.
+//
+// Copyright (C) 1999 Curtis L. Olson - curt@flightgear.org
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+// License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+//
+// $Id$
+
+
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+
+#include
+#include
+
+#include "generic.hxx"
+
+
+FGGeneric::FGGeneric(string& config) {
+
+ string file = config+".xml";
+
+ SGPath path( globals->get_fg_root() );
+ path.append("Protocol");
+ path.append(file.c_str());
+ SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Reading communication protocol from "
+ << path.str());
+
+ SGPropertyNode root;
+ try {
+ readProperties(path.str(), &root);
+ } catch (const sg_exception &e) {
+ SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT,
+ "Unable to load the protocol configuration file");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ SGPropertyNode *output = root.getNode("generic/output");
+ seperator = output->getStringValue("seperator");
+
+ vector chunks = output->getChildren("chunk");
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < chunks.size(); i++) {
+
+ _serial_prot chunk;
+
+ // chunk.name = chunks[i]->getStringValue("name");
+ chunk.format = chunks[i]->getStringValue("format", "%d");
+ chunk.offset = chunks[i]->getDoubleValue("offset");
+ chunk.factor = chunks[i]->getDoubleValue("offset", 1.0);
+
+ string node = chunks[i]->getStringValue("node");
+ chunk.prop = fgGetNode(node.c_str(), true);
+
+ string type = chunks[i]->getStringValue("type");
+ if (type == "bool")
+ chunk.type = FG_BOOL;
+ else if (type == "float")
+ chunk.type = FG_DOUBLE;
+ else if (type == "string")
+ chunk.type = FG_STRING;
+ else
+ chunk.type = FG_INT;
+
+ _message.push_back(chunk);
+
+ }
+
+}
+
+FGGeneric::~FGGeneric() {
+ _message.clear();
+}
+
+
+// generate the message
+bool FGGeneric::gen_message() {
+
+ string generic_sentence;
+ char tmp[255];
+
+ int v;
+ double d;
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _message.size(); i++) {
+
+ if (i > 0)
+ generic_sentence += seperator;
+
+ switch (_message[i].type) {
+ case FG_INT:
+ v = _message[i].offset +
+ _message[i].prop->getIntValue() * _message[i].factor;
+ snprintf(tmp, 255, _message[i].format.c_str(), v);
+ break;
+
+ case FG_BOOL:
+ snprintf(tmp, 255, _message[i].format.c_str(),
+ _message[i].prop->getBoolValue());
+ break;
+
+ case FG_DOUBLE:
+ d = _message[i].offset +
+ _message[i].prop->getDoubleValue() * _message[i].factor;
+ snprintf(tmp, 255, _message[i].format.c_str(), d);
+ break;
+
+ default: // SG_STRING
+ snprintf(tmp, 255, _message[i].format.c_str(),
+ _message[i].prop->getStringValue());
+ }
+
+ generic_sentence += tmp;
+ }
+
+
+ length = generic_sentence.length();
+ strncpy( buf, generic_sentence.c_str(), length );
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+bool FGGeneric::parse_message() {
+ return true;
+}
+
+
+
+// open hailing frequencies
+bool FGGeneric::open() {
+ if ( is_enabled() ) {
+ SG_LOG( SG_IO, SG_ALERT, "This shouldn't happen, but the channel "
+ << "is already in use, ignoring" );
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ SGIOChannel *io = get_io_channel();
+
+ if ( ! io->open( get_direction() ) ) {
+ SG_LOG( SG_IO, SG_ALERT, "Error opening channel communication layer." );
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ set_enabled( true );
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+
+// process work for this port
+bool FGGeneric::process() {
+ SGIOChannel *io = get_io_channel();
+
+ if ( get_direction() == SG_IO_OUT ) {
+ gen_message();
+ if ( ! io->write( buf, length ) ) {
+ SG_LOG( SG_IO, SG_ALERT, "Error writing data." );
+ return false;
+ }
+ } else if ( get_direction() == SG_IO_IN ) {
+ // Temporarliy disable this as output only!
+ //if ( (length = io->readline( buf, FG_MAX_MSG_SIZE )) > 0 ) {
+ // parse_message();
+ //} else {
+ // SG_LOG( SG_IO, SG_ALERT, "Error reading data." );
+ // return false;
+ //}
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+
+// close the channel
+bool FGGeneric::close() {
+ SGIOChannel *io = get_io_channel();
+
+ set_enabled( false );
+
+ if ( ! io->close() ) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/Network/generic.hxx b/src/Network/generic.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f12a3ee29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Network/generic.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// generic.hxx -- generic protocol class
+//
+// Written by Curtis Olson, started November 1999.
+//
+// Copyright (C) 1999 Curtis L. Olson - curt@flightgear.org
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+// License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+//
+// $Id$
+
+
+#ifndef _FG_SERIAL_HXX
+#define _FG_SERIAL_HXX
+
+
+#include
+
+#include STL_STRING
+
+#include "protocol.hxx"
+
+SG_USING_STD(string);
+
+
+class FGGeneric : public FGProtocol {
+
+public:
+
+ FGGeneric(string&);
+ ~FGGeneric();
+
+ bool gen_message();
+ bool parse_message();
+
+ // open hailing frequencies
+ bool open();
+
+ // process work for this port
+ bool process();
+
+ // close the channel
+ bool close();
+
+protected:
+
+ enum e_type { FG_BOOL=0, FG_INT, FG_DOUBLE, FG_STRING };
+
+ typedef struct {
+ // string name;
+ string format;
+ e_type type;
+ double offset;
+ double factor;
+ SGPropertyNode *prop;
+ } _serial_prot;
+
+private:
+
+ int length;
+ char buf[ FG_MAX_MSG_SIZE ];
+
+ string seperator;
+ vector<_serial_prot> _message;
+
+};
+
+
+#endif // _FG_SERIAL_HXX
+
+