From fc733bd37f94dd86633b3c861cd6ee586b8e85a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hugo Jean Ponsin <hugo.ponsin@psi.ch>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:55:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] creating defautl template if missing

---
 src/device/handlers/DemandHandler.cpp       |  5 +++++
 src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandler.cpp     |  9 ++++++++
 src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandlerConfig.h |  5 ++++-
 src/device/handlers/SettingsHandler.cpp     | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/device/handlers/SettingsHandlerConfig.h |  5 +++++
 5 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/device/handlers/DemandHandler.cpp b/src/device/handlers/DemandHandler.cpp
index daeb96e..17babc7 100644
--- a/src/device/handlers/DemandHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/device/handlers/DemandHandler.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ bool DemandHandler::init() {
     if (!midas::odb::exists(this->path)) {
         TMFE::Instance()->Msg(MERROR, __FUNCTION__, "Key at %s doesn't exists",
                               path.c_str());
+
+        midas::odb o(this->path);
+        std::vector<float> v = {0.0};
+        o = v;
+
         initSuccess = false;
     }
     midas::odb o(this->path);
diff --git a/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandler.cpp b/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandler.cpp
index 3796fc8..27297f1 100644
--- a/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandler.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ FeedbackHandler::FeedbackHandler(EventBus &eventBusReference,
 }
 
 void FeedbackHandler::updatePressure() {
+    // If the key doesn't exist, we create the template.
+    if (!midas::odb::exists(path + FeedbackHandlerConf::OUTPUT_VARNAME)) {
+        std::vector<float> v;
+        v.resize(static_cast<int>(
+            FeedbackHandlerConf::RegisterIndex::MAXIMUM_REGISTRY_INDEX));
+        midas::odb o(path);
+        o[FeedbackHandlerConf::OUTPUT_VARNAME] = v;
+    }
+
     {
         midas::odb o(path);
         o[FeedbackHandlerConf::OUTPUT_VARNAME]
diff --git a/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandlerConfig.h b/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandlerConfig.h
index 0b4c522..16df396 100644
--- a/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandlerConfig.h
+++ b/src/device/handlers/FeedbackHandlerConfig.h
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ enum class RegisterIndex {
     MINIMUM_PRESSURE = 8,
     MAXIMUM_PRESSURE = 9,
     CONSTANTE_1 = 10,
-    CONSTANTE_2 = 11
+    CONSTANTE_2 = 11,
+    MAXIMUM_REGISTRY_INDEX =
+        11 // Used as a safety guard for undersize array. Put this enum member
+           // always as the same value as the highest member
 };
 } // namespace FeedbackHandlerConf
 
diff --git a/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandler.cpp b/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandler.cpp
index 779b241..3312478 100644
--- a/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandler.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,30 @@ bool SettingsHandler::init() {
         areKeysValids = false;
     }
 
-    if (!areKeysValids)
+    if (!areKeysValids) {
+        midas::odb o = {
+            {SettingsHandlerConfig::EQUIPMENT_NAME.c_str(),
+             {SettingsHandlerConfig::DEFAULT_EQUIPMENT_NAME.c_str()}},
+            {SettingsHandlerConfig::OUTPUT_PRESSURE_SP_INDEX.c_str(),
+             {SettingsHandlerConfig::DEFAULT_INDEX_VALUE}},
+            {SettingsHandlerConfig::INPUT_SP_INDEX.c_str(),
+             {SettingsHandlerConfig::DEFAULT_INDEX_VALUE}},
+            {SettingsHandlerConfig::INPUT_TEMPERATURE_INDEX.c_str(),
+             {SettingsHandlerConfig::DEFAULT_INDEX_VALUE}},
+            {SettingsHandlerConfig::INPUT_POWER_INDEX.c_str(),
+             {SettingsHandlerConfig::DEFAULT_INDEX_VALUE}},
+            {SettingsHandlerConfig::TIME_WINDOW.c_str(),
+             {SettingsHandlerConfig::DEFAULT_TIME_WINDOWS_SIZE}}};
+
+        TMFE::Instance()->Msg(
+            MERROR, __FUNCTION__,
+            "Some keys are missing at %s. Please fill the generated template.",
+            path.c_str());
+
+        o.connect(this->path);
         throw std::runtime_error("SettinsHandler init failed - see MIDAS "
                                  "console and take care of all the errors\n");
+    }
 
     this->pullEquipmentName();
     this->pullOutputPressureSPIndex();
diff --git a/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandlerConfig.h b/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandlerConfig.h
index 4fec93a..404b5b8 100644
--- a/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandlerConfig.h
+++ b/src/device/handlers/SettingsHandlerConfig.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ const std::string OUTPUT_PRESSURE_SP_INDEX = "MITC_OutputPressSPIndex";
 const std::string INPUT_SP_INDEX = "MITC_InputVarioxSPIndex";
 const std::string INPUT_TEMPERATURE_INDEX = "MITC_InputVarioxTempIndex";
 const std::string INPUT_POWER_INDEX = "MITC_InputVarioxPowIndex";
+const std::string TIME_WINDOW = "Average_Power_Time_Window";
+
+const std::string DEFAULT_EQUIPMENT_NAME = "";
+const int DEFAULT_INDEX_VALUE = -1;
+const float DEFAULT_TIME_WINDOWS_SIZE = 30.0f;
 
 } // namespace SettingsHandlerConfig