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Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

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ronzino
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Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

Post by ronzino »

I wrote a code that I reuse several times in different skin.
So each skin that include this code, has to map/populate the variables and options

this mapping of course as to occur just once, so I wonder which is the best/more elegant and clean way to do this.

At the moment I wrote this

(let's assume that myReuse.inc as a meter called "panelTitle_Meter1", and that myReuse,inc is included in myTest.ini)

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[CPUAvg]
Measure=Calc
Formula=((CPUAvg % 100) + 10)
MinValue=0
MaxValue=100
IfCondition = (1=1)
IfTrueAction=[!SetOption panelTitle_Meter1 Text "[CPUAvg]%"]
IfConditionMode=1
As !Bangs can only occurs under a condition, I am obliged to put an always true condition, and use IfConditionMode=1 to make action at every scan cycle. I think this solution is quite "horrible".....do you have better solution to do this ?

thanks
mak_kawa
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Re: Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

Post by mak_kawa »

Hi ronzino

What about OnUpdateAction=[!SetOption panelTitle_Meter1 Text "[CPUAvg]%"]?

Or...

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[panelTitle_Meter1]
Meter=String
MeasureName=CPUAvg
Text=%1%
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balala
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Re: Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

Post by balala »

I don't see why an IfCondition or an OnUpdateAction (as suggested by mak_kawa) would be needed. I simply would add the MeasureName=CPUAvg and the Text=%1% option to the [panelTitle_Meter1] meter and would remove the IfCondition or OnUpdateAction option of the [CPUAvg] measure, exactly as in mak_kawa's second suggestion. Unless I'm missing something, this seems the simplest and best approach.
ronzino
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Re: Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

Post by ronzino »

balala wrote: July 31st, 2020, 10:23 am ... exactly as in mak_kawa's second suggestion. Unless I'm missing something, this seems the simplest and best approach.
Thankyou guys, yes I have tried and this is the best approach for sure. I had only to add DynamicVariables=1 to reusable sections, as they have relative position and string, which determines the width, is calculated at runtime.

many thanks you both :thumbup: :D
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Re: Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

Post by mak_kawa »

Hi balala

My first suggestion is a "minimum entropy" solution for ronzino' s original code... just joking, sorry. :-)

Of course, second suggestion is a Rainmeter's standard procedure, as you said.
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Re: Code Reuse and Ifcondition always TRUE

Post by balala »

mak_kawa wrote: July 31st, 2020, 10:45 am My first suggestion is a "minimum entropy" solution for ronzino' s original code... just joking, sorry. :-)
No, the first suggestion is alright as well. There is nothing wrong with it.