minor fixes and additions

headers/baseconn.h

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ public slots:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool connectToHost();
         //function to connect to the base station
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool init();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void deInit();
+
     Q_INVOKABLE void closeConnection();
 
     void gotError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError err);

qml/main.qml

@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ Window {
 
                 opacity: ( speedBackend.state < 3 ) ? 1:0
 
-                width: parent.width * 0.8
+                width: parent.width * 0.7
 
-                text: ""
+                text: qsTr("Click Start to start")
 
                 color: appTheme.style.textColor
 
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ Window {
                 Behavior on text {
                     FadeAnimation{
                         target: topLa
+                        fadeDuration: 200
                     }
                 }
             }

sources/baseconn.cpp

@@ -48,13 +48,26 @@ bool BaseConn::connectToHost() {
     // stop the timer as the connection has been established
     timer.stop();
     connect(this->socket, &QTcpSocket::readyRead, this, &BaseConn::readyRead);
-    this->connection_progress = 100;
+    this->connection_progress = 50;
+
+    if(!this->init()){
+        this->closeConnection();
+        return false;
+    }
 
     this->setState("connected");
 
     return(true);
 }
 
+bool BaseConn::init() {
+    return true;
+}
+
+void BaseConn::deInit() {
+    this->connections.clear();
+}
+
 void BaseConn::closeConnection()
 {
     this->connections = QVariantList({});
@@ -72,6 +85,8 @@ void BaseConn::closeConnection()
     default:
         socket->abort();
     }
+
+    this->deInit();
     setState("disconnected");
     //    for(int i = 0; i < this->waitingRequests.length(); i++){
     //            this->waitingRequests[i].reply = "ERR_NOT_CONNECTED";