Power settings

[mpele]

According to #273 it has been added field powerConditions in table Devices and in dialog DeviceDialog.

[vitalidze]

I will not merge this because:

• it doesn't look finished: no logic where the value is applied, translation is confusing
• I don't have an understanding on how it should work. What should I enter in the text field?
• I still insist that since 'power' is a sensor then it's settings should be defined for the sensor itself. Then you may set up a way to detect 'Idle' by using that type of sensor (like discussed in Idle vs Power #273) in device settings.

[mpele]

The logic is applied in the branch mdev - for generating detailed reports
and representing locations on map where were stops. Right now in the code
it is used constant string ("power":1) to check its presents in the
field Other and idea is to generalize it for user input. In my case, I
would enter "power":1 or "io240":1 in new field.

I do not understand on what you insist in third bullet.

If this pullrequest is accepted next step would be merging the mdev in your
HEAD. There is things that should be done (right now there is missing
dialog for reports) but it looks like that it is ready for merging with
main branch.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Vitaly Litvak notifications@github.com
wrote:

I will not merge this because:

• it doesn't look finished: no logic where the value is applied,
  translation is confusing
• I don't have an understanding on how it should work. What should I
  enter in the text field?
• I still insist that since 'power' is a sensor then it's settings
  should be defined for the sensor itself. Then you may set up a way to
  detect 'Idle' by using that type of sensor (like discussed in Idle vs Power #273
  Idle vs Power #273) in device
  settings.

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[vitalidze]

I don't like the idea for user to mess with XML/JSON values.

What I meant is that there are already sensors settings, where you define their names and intervals. 'Power' and 'io240' are both sensors. So I believe you should define their possible values (like 0/1) and types (like 'ignition' or 'battery') in the same place, i.e. on the same tab. You can also copy these settings between devices if needed. Then if you want to use it for stops (or trips) detection you should define it at the same place where you define the 'idle speed limit' setting. I think this way it will be more user-friendly.

[mpele]

OK. I though that, at this stage of iteration, is more important functionality than to be user-friendly.

[vitalidze]

I don't like the idea to re-implement it later, so from my point of view this should be done using the right approach from the start. Maybe the UI should lack, or other functionality should lack, but we should look into future while making these decisions. I don't see any reason why it can't be done as a setting for sensor, it's not so hard to implement, just a little bit more work required.

Anyway, in near future I am planning to start working myself on #210 and the reports will be close to the version described here. I will add sensor types and make other necessary changes during implementation.