Cvb::Utilities Namespace Reference

Namespace for helpers and utilities, which are not directly related to image processing. More...

Namespaces
namespace	SystemInfo
	Namespace for helper functions related to system or CVB installation information.

Classes
class	LicenseInfo
	Information about CVB licenses. More...
class	MagicNumberEntry
	A single Magic Number entry. More...
class	RateCounter
	Frame rate measurement counter with selectable averaging window. More...
class	StopWatch
	Speed measurement object. More...

Typedefs
using	StopWatchPtr = std::shared_ptr<StopWatch>
	Convenience shared pointer for StopWatch.
using	RateCounterPtr = std::shared_ptr<RateCounter>
	Convenience shared pointer for RateCounter.

Enumerations
enum class	StopWatchMode { MultiCPU , SingleCPU }
	Mode at which the StopWatch should work. More...

Functions
String	HeaderVersion () noexcept
	Returns the version of these headers.
String	Version ()
	Full version of the currently installed CVB.
String	VersionBuild () noexcept
	Gets the CVB version this header set was build/validated with.
String	VersionMin () noexcept
	Gets the minimum CVB required for these headers.
String	DataPath ()
	Directory where Common Vision Blox stores its settings.
String	ExpandPath (const String &path)
	Expands a path containing an environment variable.
std::vector< LicenseInfo >	GetLicenseInfo ()
	Get information about available licenses.
std::vector< MagicNumberEntry >	GetMagicNumberEntries ()
	Query the set of currently available Magic Numbers.
String	InstallPath ()
	Directory Common Vision Blox has been installed to.
template<class Rep, class Period>
WaitStatus	WaitForLicense (const std::chrono::duration< Rep, Period > &timeSpan) noexcept
	Wait for a given time for the license to become available.

Detailed Description

Namespace for helpers and utilities, which are not directly related to image processing.

Remarks

CMake users: Link to imported target CVB::CvbUtilities

Enumeration Type Documentation

StopWatchMode

enum class StopWatchMode

strong

Mode at which the StopWatch should work.

Enumerator
MultiCPU	The StopWatch works safe in multi-CPU environments. For that, some degree of accuracy is lost, because under Windows the timers, that are safe to use on a multi-CPU system, are limited to 1 ms granularity.
SingleCPU	The StopWatch works with a granularity of less than 1 ms (basically with what the Windows SDK function QueryPerformanceFrequency returns). However, a time generated with this mode will not be safe to use in a multi-CPU (not multi-core!) environment because, a thread may travel between CPUs and the timers are not synchronized between CPUs.

Function Documentation

DataPath()

String DataPath ( )

inline

Directory where Common Vision Blox stores its settings.

Returns

A path as string.

Exceptions

Any	exception derived from std::exception including CvbException.

ExpandPath()

String ExpandPath ( const String & path )

inline

Expands a path containing an environment variable.

Parameters

[in]

path

Path with environment variable in windows notation.

Returns

Absolute path without environment variable.

Exceptions

Any	exception derived from std::exception including CvbException.

GetLicenseInfo()

std::vector< LicenseInfo > GetLicenseInfo ( )

inline

Get information about available licenses.

Returns

A vector containing the currently available licenses.

Exceptions

Any	exception derived from std::exception including CvbException.

In theory, the collection of available licenses can change any time. However, it is fairly unlikely that during runtime someone unplugs a dongle or removes a Node Locked license, so Common Vision Blox does not implement a costly push/event model for notifying clients during runtime about the presence of new licenses or the loss of a license. Instead, the license information can and needs to be queried using this method.

GetMagicNumberEntries()

std::vector< MagicNumberEntry > GetMagicNumberEntries ( )

inline

Query the set of currently available Magic Numbers.

Returns

A vector containing the currently available magic number entries.

Exceptions

Any	exception derived from std::exception including CvbException.

In theory, the collection of available Magic Numbers can change any time. However, it is fairly unlikely that during runtime someone unplugs a dongle or removes a Node Locked license, so Common Vision Blox does not implement a costly push/event model for notifying clients during runtime about the presence of new Magic Numbers or the loss of a Magic Number. Instead, the Magic Number information can and needs to be queried using this method.

HeaderVersion()

String HeaderVersion ( )

inlinenoexcept

Returns the version of these headers.

Returns

Version string

Exceptions

Does	not throw any exception.

InstallPath()

String InstallPath ( )

inline

Directory Common Vision Blox has been installed to.

Returns

A path as string.

Exceptions

Any	exception derived from std::exception including CvbException.

Version()

String Version ( )

inline

Full version of the currently installed CVB.

Returns

Version string

Exceptions

Any	exception derived from std::exception including CvbException.

VersionBuild()

String VersionBuild ( )

inlinenoexcept

Gets the CVB version this header set was build/validated with.

Returns

Version string

Exceptions

Does	not throw any exception.

Usually this is the same as VersionMin(), except for nightlys that are build against the next upcomming CVB version.

VersionMin()

String VersionMin ( )

inlinenoexcept

Gets the minimum CVB required for these headers.

Returns

Version string

Exceptions

Does	not throw any exception.

Even older versions might work in for a subset.

WaitForLicense()

template<class Rep, class Period>

WaitStatus WaitForLicense ( const std::chrono::duration< Rep, Period > & timeSpan )

inlinenoexcept

Wait for a given time for the license to become available.

Parameters

[in]

timeSpan

Time to wait for license.

Returns

The status of the wait operation.

Exceptions

Does	not throw any exception.

This is useful if your application is automatically started after the operating system. E.g. the license service might not be up and running yet. So your application will start without a license. By calling this function you can make sure your application sees a valid license before actually requiring it.