Without a continue idle timer the cpu usage is lower...

plugins/skproto.cpp

@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ void SkyliveProtocol::startPlugin()
    std::cout << "SkyliveProtocol initialized in thread " << thread() << std::endl;
    registerHandler((QString)"connectTelescopes", &SkyliveProtocol::handle_connect);
 
-   QTimer *parsetimer = new QTimer();
-   QObject::connect(parsetimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(processPackets()));
-   parsetimer->start();
-
+   pktTimer = new QTimer();
+   QObject::connect(pktTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(processPackets()));
+   pktTimer->start();
 
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +62,9 @@ void SkyliveProtocol::processPackets()
       QString cmd(pkt.cmd);
       std::cout << "Packages in Queue: " << cmd.toStdString() <<std::endl;
 
+   } else {
+      if(pktTimer->isActive())
+         pktTimer->stop();
    }
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +146,9 @@ void SkyliveProtocol::readFromNetwork()
                }
                case PROTO_END:
                   protoQueue.enqueue(protoMsg);
+                  //processPackets();
+                  if(!pktTimer->isActive())
+                     pktTimer->start();
                case CMD_END:
                case PARAM_END:
                   SM_TCPCLIENT=CONNECTED;

plugins/skproto.h

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 //#include <QNetworkSession>
 #include <QByteArray>
 #include <QQueue>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include "pluginsinterfaces.h"
 #include "ipcmsg.h"
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class SkyliveProtocol : public QObject, SkylivexPluginInterface
       _SM_TCPCLIENT SM_TCPCLIENT;
       SKProtoMsg protoMsg;
       QQueue<SKProtoMsg> protoQueue;
+      QTimer* pktTimer;
 
 
    public:

src/main.cpp

@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    // and give a slot to the ITC/IPC in the main loop
    QTimer::singleShot(0, skx, SLOT(initialize()));
 
-   // process IPC events when we are in idle from the main window
-   QTimer *skxprocess = new QTimer(skx);
-   QObject::connect(skxprocess, SIGNAL(timeout()), skx, SLOT(process()));
-   skxprocess->start();
-
    // connect core with the mainwin
    QObject::connect(skx, SIGNAL(msgForMainWin(SKMessage::SKMessage&)), &mainw, SLOT(msgFromCore(SKMessage::SKMessage&)));
    QObject::connect(&mainw, SIGNAL(putMessage(SKMessage::SKMessage&)), skx, SLOT(receiveFromMainWin(SKMessage::SKMessage&)));

src/skylivex.cpp

@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ void SkyliveX::initialize()
 }
 
 
-void SkyliveX::process()
-{
-}
-
 
 void SkyliveX::loadPlugins() 
 {

src/skylivex.h

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class SkyliveX : public QObject
 
    public slots:
      void initialize();
-     void process();
      void receiveFromMainWin(SKMessage::SKMessage &msg);
      void receiveFromPlugins(SKMessage::SKMessage msg);