Added the option for forced NodeStatus updates on user change or text message, tweaked compass (#256)

src/NodeStatus.h

@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ namespace meshtastic {
         uint8_t numOnline = 0;
         uint8_t numTotal = 0;
 
+        uint8_t lastNumTotal = 0;
+
        public:
+        bool forceUpdate = false;
 
         NodeStatus() {
             statusType = STATUS_TYPE_NODE;
         }
-        NodeStatus( uint8_t numOnline, uint8_t numTotal ) : Status()
+        NodeStatus( uint8_t numOnline, uint8_t numTotal, bool forceUpdate = false ) : Status()
         {
+            this->forceUpdate = forceUpdate;
             this->numOnline = numOnline;
             this->numTotal = numTotal;
         }
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ namespace meshtastic {
             return numTotal; 
         }
 
+        uint8_t getLastNumTotal() const
+        {
+            return lastNumTotal;
+        }
+
         bool matches(const NodeStatus *newStatus) const
         {
             return (
@@ -52,6 +61,7 @@ namespace meshtastic {
         }
         int updateStatus(const NodeStatus *newStatus) {
             // Only update the status if values have actually changed
+            lastNumTotal = numTotal;
             bool isDirty;
             {
                 isDirty = matches(newStatus);
@@ -59,7 +69,7 @@ namespace meshtastic {
                 numOnline = newStatus->getNumOnline();
                 numTotal = newStatus->getNumTotal();
             }
-            if(isDirty) {
+            if(isDirty || newStatus->forceUpdate) {
                 DEBUG_MSG("Node status update: %d online, %d total\n", numOnline, numTotal);            
                 onNewStatus.notifyObservers(this);
             }

src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp

@@ -339,11 +339,8 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const MeshPacket &mp)
         const SubPacket &p = mp.decoded;
         DEBUG_MSG("Update DB node 0x%x, rx_time=%u\n", mp.from, mp.rx_time);
 
-        int oldNumNodes = *numNodes;
         NodeInfo *info = getOrCreateNode(mp.from);
 
-        notifyObservers();
-
         if (mp.rx_time) {              // if the packet has a valid timestamp use it to update our last_seen
             info->has_position = true; // at least the time is valid
             info->position.time = mp.rx_time;
@@ -359,6 +356,7 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const MeshPacket &mp)
             info->position.time = oldtime;
             info->has_position = true;
             updateGUIforNode = info;
+            notifyObservers(true);  //Force an update whether or not our node counts have changed
             break;
         }
 
@@ -373,6 +371,7 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const MeshPacket &mp)
                     devicestate.has_rx_text_message = true;
                     updateTextMessage = true;
                     powerFSM.trigger(EVENT_RECEIVED_TEXT_MSG);
+                    notifyObservers(true);  //Force an update whether or not our node counts have changed
                 }
             }
             break;
@@ -391,6 +390,7 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const MeshPacket &mp)
             if (changed) {
                 updateGUIforNode = info;
                 powerFSM.trigger(EVENT_NODEDB_UPDATED);
+                notifyObservers(true);  //Force an update whether or not our node counts have changed
 
                 // Not really needed - we will save anyways when we go to sleep
                 // We just changed something important about the user, store our DB
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const MeshPacket &mp)
             }
             break;
         }
+
+        default: {
+            notifyObservers();  //If the node counts have changed, notify observers
+        }
         }
     }
 }

src/mesh/NodeDB.h

@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ class NodeDB
     NodeInfo *getOrCreateNode(NodeNum n);
 
     /// Notify observers of changes to the DB
-    void notifyObservers() {
+    void notifyObservers(bool forceUpdate = false) {
         // Notify observers of the current node state
-        const meshtastic::NodeStatus status = meshtastic::NodeStatus(getNumOnlineNodes(), getNumNodes());
+        const meshtastic::NodeStatus status = meshtastic::NodeStatus(getNumOnlineNodes(), getNumNodes(), forceUpdate);
         newStatus.notifyObservers(&status);
     }
 

src/screen.cpp

@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ static void drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_
 
     // coordinates for the center of the compass/circle
     int16_t compassX = x + SCREEN_WIDTH - COMPASS_DIAM / 2 - 5, compassY = y + SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2;
+    bool hasNodeHeading = false;
 
     if(ourNode && hasPosition(ourNode))
     {
@@ -486,7 +487,10 @@ static void drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_
         float myHeading = estimatedHeading(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
         drawCompassHeading(display, compassX, compassY, myHeading);
 
-        if(hasPosition(node)) { // display direction toward node
+        if(hasPosition(node)) 
+        { 
+            // display direction toward node
+            hasNodeHeading = true;
             Position &p = node->position;
             float d = latLongToMeter(DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i), DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
             if (d < 2000)
@@ -499,12 +503,13 @@ static void drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_
             float bearingToOther = bearing(DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i), DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
             headingRadian = bearingToOther - myHeading;
             drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, headingRadian);
-        } else { // direction to node is unknown so display question mark
-            // Debug info for gps lock errors
-            // DEBUG_MSG("ourNode %d, ourPos %d, theirPos %d\n", !!ourNode, ourNode && hasPosition(ourNode), hasPosition(node));
-            display->drawString(compassX - FONT_HEIGHT / 4, compassY - FONT_HEIGHT / 2, "?");
-        }
+        } 
     }
+    if(!hasNodeHeading)
+        // direction to node is unknown so display question mark
+        // Debug info for gps lock errors
+        // DEBUG_MSG("ourNode %d, ourPos %d, theirPos %d\n", !!ourNode, ourNode && hasPosition(ourNode), hasPosition(node));
+        display->drawString(compassX - FONT_HEIGHT / 4, compassY - FONT_HEIGHT / 2, "?");
     display->drawCircle(compassX, compassY, COMPASS_DIAM / 2);
 
 
@@ -819,7 +824,11 @@ int Screen::handleStatusUpdate(const Status *arg)
     switch(arg->getStatusType())
     {
         case STATUS_TYPE_NODE:
-            setFrames();
+            if (nodeDB.updateTextMessage || nodeStatus->getLastNumTotal() != nodeStatus->getNumTotal())
+                setFrames();
+            prevFrame = -1;
+            nodeDB.updateGUI = false;
+            nodeDB.updateTextMessage = false;
             break;
     }
     setPeriod(1); // Update the screen right away