automatic ClientFactory::start()

register the "pva" provider automatically.

examples/getme.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 //! [Headers]
 #include <pv/configuration.h>
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/caProvider.h>
 #include <pva/client.h>
 //! [Headers]
@@ -138,8 +137,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                                 .push_env()
                                                 .build());
 
-        // add "pva" provider to registry
+        // "pva" provider automatically in registry
-        pva::ClientFactory::start();
         // add "ca" provider to registry
         pva::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 

examples/miniget.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include "pv/clientFactory.h"
 #include "pva/client.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             return 1;
         }
 
-        epics::pvAccess::ClientFactory::start();
-
         pvac::ClientProvider provider("pva");
 
         pvac::ClientChannel channel(provider.connect(argv[1]));

examples/monitorme.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <epicsGuard.h>
 
 #include <pv/configuration.h>
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/caProvider.h>
 #include <pv/thread.h>
 #include <pva/client.h>
@@ -238,8 +237,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                                 .push_env()
                                                 .build());
 
-        // add "pva" provider to registry
+        // "pva" provider automatically in registry
-        pva::ClientFactory::start();
         // add "ca" provider to registry
         pva::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 

examples/putme.cpp

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 //! [Headers]
 #include <pv/configuration.h>
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/caProvider.h>
 #include <pva/client.h>
 //! [Headers]
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                                 .push_env()
                                                 .build());
 
-        // add "pva" provider to registry
+        // "pva" provider automatically in registry
-        pva::ClientFactory::start();
         // add "ca" provider to registry
         pva::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 

pvtoolsSrc/eget.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
 
 #include <pv/caProvider.h>
@@ -1670,8 +1669,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
         serviceRequest = true;
     }
 
-    // register "pva" and "ca" providers
+    // register "ca" provider
-    ClientFactory::start();
     epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 
     // PVs mode
@@ -1878,9 +1876,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
             while (true)
                 epicsThreadSleep(timeOut);
         }
-
-        epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::stop();
-        ClientFactory::stop();
     }
     // service RPC mode
     else
@@ -2020,7 +2015,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
 
-        ClientFactory::start();
         ChannelProvider::shared_pointer provider = ChannelProviderRegistry::clients()->getProvider("pva");
         assert(provider);
 
@@ -2060,8 +2054,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
         channel->destroy();
-
-        ClientFactory::stop();
     }
 
     if (cleanupAndReport)

pvtoolsSrc/pvget.cpp

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <epicsExit.h>
 #include <epicsGuard.h>
 
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/caProvider.h>
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
 #include <epicsThread.h>
@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // ================ Connect channels and start operations
 
-    ClientFactory::start();
     epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 
     bool allOK = true;
@@ -613,9 +611,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // ========================== All done now
 
-    epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::stop();
-    ClientFactory::stop();
-
     if(debugFlag)
         std::cerr<<"Done\n";
     return allOK ? 0 : 1;

pvtoolsSrc/pvinfo.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
 #include <pv/caProvider.h>
 
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     bool allOK = true;
 
-    ClientFactory::start();
     epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 
     {
@@ -218,8 +216,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
             }
         }
 
-        epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::stop();
-        ClientFactory::stop();
     }
 
     if (cleanupAndReport)

pvtoolsSrc/pvput.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -619,7 +618,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
         address = uri.host;
     }
 
-    ClientFactory::start();
     epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::start();
 
     ChannelProvider::shared_pointer provider(ChannelProviderRegistry::clients()->getProvider(providerName));
@@ -733,8 +731,5 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
         std::cerr << "unknown exception caught" << std::endl;
     }
 
-    epics::pvAccess::ca::CAClientFactory::stop();
-    ClientFactory::stop();
-
     return allOK ? 0 : 1;
 }

src/ca/caProvider.cpp

@@ -197,3 +197,15 @@ void CAClientFactory::stop()
 {
     // unregister now done with exit hook
 }
+
+// perhaps useful during dynamic loading?
+extern "C" {
+void registerClientProvider_ca()
+{
+    try {
+        CAClientFactory::start();
+    } catch(std::exception& e){
+        std::cerr<<"Error loading ca: "<<e.what()<<"\n";
+    }
+}
+} // extern "C"

src/pva/clientFactory.cpp

@@ -41,3 +41,25 @@ void ClientFactory::stop()
 {
     // unregister now done with exit hook
 }
+
+// automatically register on load
+namespace {
+struct pvaloader
+{
+    pvaloader() {
+        ClientFactory::start();
+    }
+} pvaloaderinstance;
+} // namespace
+
+// perhaps useful during dynamic loading?
+extern "C" {
+void registerClientProvider_pva()
+{
+    try {
+        ClientFactory::start();
+    } catch(std::exception& e){
+        std::cerr<<"Error loading pva: "<<e.what()<<"\n";
+    }
+}
+} // extern "C"