public void SelectCamera(Camera cam)
{
if (null == cam)
{
log.Warn("SelectCamera(null)");
return;
}
log.DebugFormat("SelectCamera({0})", cam.Name);
Camera myCam = null;
string dummy;
try
{
myCam = CameraManagement.GetCameraInstanceByName(cam.Name, out dummy);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
string cameraTypeName = cam.GetType().ToString();
log.DebugFormat(" camera with name {0} not found, trying {1}", cam.Name, cameraTypeName);
try
{
myCam = CameraManagement.GetCameraInstanceByName(cameraTypeName, out dummy);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
log.WarnFormat(" camera with names {0} or {1} not found", cam.Name, cameraTypeName);
throw;
}
}
this.SelectedCameras.Add(myCam);
if (SelectedCamerasChanged != null)
{
SelectedCamerasChanged(this, new SelectedCamerasChangedArgs(myCam, false));
}
}
private void AddChannel(string channelName, Type imageType)
{
// Ignore if a channel with same name and type already exists.
// This is the case when a new object of a previously instanciated camera type is created.
if (registeredChannels.ContainsKey(channelName) && registeredChannels[channelName] == imageType)
{
return;
}
try
{
registeredChannels.Add(channelName, imageType);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
// TODO: Overthink channel registration best practices. This warning is always issued when a new object of a previously instanciated camera type is created. Possible solution: Do channel registration in Camera base-class and provide a virtual property which is overriden to supply all possible camera channels.
// if a channel of that name has been added before, ignore this one.
log.WarnFormat("A channel with the name '{0}' already existed (maybe you used a default channel name of MetriCam 2). Ignoring the new channel.", channelName);
}
}