update template

use waveform as long string
use app. name in header and macro name

src/template/base/Makefile

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/dbVersionExample.db
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/dbSubExample.db
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/user.substitutions
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
-TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/devStringInGenVersion.c
+TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/devGenVersion.c
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/xxxRecord.dbd
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/xxxRecord.c
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/devXxxSoft.c

src/template/base/top/exampleApp/Db/dbVersionExample.db

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-record(stringin, "$(user):version") {
-    field(DTYP, "My Version")
+record(waveform, "$(user):version") {
+    field(DTYP, "Module Version")
     field(DESC, "Module version")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
+    field(NELM, "$(NELM=200)")
     field(PINI, "YES")
 }

src/template/base/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DBD += xxxSupport.dbd
 # Compile and add the code to the support library
 _APPNAME_Support_SRCS += xxxRecord.c
 _APPNAME_Support_SRCS += devXxxSoft.c
-_APPNAME_Support_SRCS += devStringInGenVersion.c
+_APPNAME_Support_SRCS += devGenVersion.c
 
 # Link locally-provided code into the support library,
 # rather than directly into the IOC application.
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ _APPNAME_Support_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
 
 # Generate a header which defines a macro with a version string
 # with the date and time, or a revision id from VCS system if available
-GENVERSION = mymodversion.h
+GENVERSION = _APPNAME_Version.h
+# Macro name
+GENVERSIONMACRO = _APPNAME_VERSION
 
 #=============================
 # Build the IOC application
@@ -88,4 +90,4 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
 # Dependency for the generated header
 # must be explicit
-devStringInGenVersion$(DEP): $(GENVERSION)
+devGenVersion$(DEP): $(GENVERSION)

src/template/base/top/exampleApp/src/_APPNAME_Hello.dbd

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 registrar(helloRegister)
-device(stringin,INST_IO,devSiMyModVersion,"My Version")
+device(waveform,INST_IO,devWfMyModVersion,"Module Version")

src/template/base/top/exampleApp/src/devGenVersion.c

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* devGenVersion.c */
+/* Example device support providing the module version string as a charactor array (long string) */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "recGbl.h"
+#include "alarm.h"
+#include "recSup.h"
+#include "devSup.h"
+#include "menuFtype.h"
+#include "waveformRecord.h"
+
+#include "_APPNAME_Version.h"
+
+/* must be last include */
+#include "epicsExport.h"
+
+static long read_wf(waveformRecord *prec)
+{
+    size_t N = strlen(_APPNAME_VERSION)+1;
+    char *buf = prec->bptr;
+
+    if(prec->ftvl!=menuFtypeCHAR) {
+        (void)recGblSetSevr(prec, READ_ALARM, INVALID_ALARM);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if(N>=prec->nelm)
+        N = prec->nelm;
+    prec->nord = N;
+
+    memcpy(buf, _APPNAME_VERSION, N);
+    buf[prec->nelm-1] = '\0';
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static struct {
+	long		number;
+	DEVSUPFUN	report;
+	DEVSUPFUN	init;
+	DEVSUPFUN	init_record;
+	DEVSUPFUN	get_ioint_info;
+	DEVSUPFUN	read_si;
+}devWfMyModVersion={
+	5,
+	NULL,
+	NULL,
+	NULL,
+	NULL,
+	read_wf,
+};
+epicsExportAddress(dset,devWfMyModVersion);

src/template/base/top/exampleApp/src/devStringInGenVersion.c

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/* devStringIn.c */
-/* Example device support module for stringinRecord */
-
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include "recGbl.h"
-#include "alarm.h"
-#include "recSup.h"
-#include "devSup.h"
-#include "stringinRecord.h"
-
-#include "mymodversion.h"
-
-/* must be last include */
-#include "epicsExport.h"
-
-static long read_si(stringinRecord *prec)
-{
-    size_t N = strlen(MODULEVERSION);
-    if(N<sizeof(prec->val)) {
-        strcpy(prec->val, MODULEVERSION);
-    } else {
-        /* Not enough space, so signal an alarm */
-        (void)recGblSetSevr(prec, READ_ALARM, INVALID_ALARM);
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static struct {
-	long		number;
-	DEVSUPFUN	report;
-	DEVSUPFUN	init;
-	DEVSUPFUN	init_record;
-	DEVSUPFUN	get_ioint_info;
-	DEVSUPFUN	read_si;
-}devSiMyModVersion={
-	5,
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
-	read_si,
-};
-epicsExportAddress(dset,devSiMyModVersion);