Understanding the current configuration file structure

[nanthony21]

Questions were raised about various sections of the configuration files:

# Camera-synchronized devices

Property,Core,Initialize,1

[nicost]

Camera-synchronized devices

Not sure about that one. I think the idea was to check such devices (using the Busy() call before snapping an image, but I don't think this was ever implemented. Only synchroniced device is the shutter (when auto-shutter is on). The source code may reveal more;)

Property,Core,Initialize,1

The current Core reads the configuration file line by line, and "executes" the commands contained in them. This particular "command" tells the core that the devices can be initialized. There were at least two reasons to do it this way, rather than initialize every device immediately after loading:

• Pre-initialization properties need to be set before initialization
• The order of device initialization can be important, for instance, Serial ports need to be initialized before the devices that makes use of them are initialized.

[nanthony21]

Interesting, I didn't realize the config file runs essentially like a script.

[SK-UK]

I don't suppose there's any interest into making it JSON-based? Even if it's just a translation layer to the old scheme?