Index: dialin/squish/denaliMessages.py
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diff -u -r404342de006f3c76a9a00e76017440954098999d -r75cb7fb23ee356dbcb2c2138a3d631684fe1e241
--- dialin/squish/denaliMessages.py	(.../denaliMessages.py)	(revision 404342de006f3c76a9a00e76017440954098999d)
+++ dialin/squish/denaliMessages.py	(.../denaliMessages.py)	(revision 75cb7fb23ee356dbcb2c2138a3d631684fe1e241)
@@ -22,7 +22,24 @@
 from dialin.squish import messageBuilder
 
 
+class txStates:
+    # Saline states
+    SALINE_BOLUS_STATE_IDLE                 = 0 # No saline bolus delivery is in progress
+    SALINE_BOLUS_STATE_WAIT_FOR_PUMPS_STOP  = 1 # Wait for pumps to stop before starting bolus
+    SALINE_BOLUS_STATE_IN_PROGRESS          = 2 # A saline bolus delivery is in progress
+    SALINE_BOLUS_STATE_MAX_DELIVERED        = 3 # Maximum saline bolus volume reached - no more saline bolus deliveries allowed
+    
+    # UF states
+    # UI only cares about the actual state and _NOT could be any other state
+    UF_PAUSED_STATE_NOT      = 0
+    UF_PAUSED_STATE          = 1
+    
+    # Sub Mode
+    # UI only cares about the actual state and _NOT could be any other state
+    TREATMENT_DIALYSIS_STATE_NOT = 0
+    TREATMENT_DIALYSIS_STATE     = 1 
 
+
 class EResponse:
     Rejected = 0
     Accepted = 1
@@ -1068,6 +1085,13 @@
         subprocess.call(['cansend', 'can0', '040#{}'.format(frame)])
     waitForMessageToBeSent()
 
+## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+def setTreatmentStartState():
+    """
+    starting the treatment for user convenience since Tx is not by default running
+    :return: none
+    """
+    setTreatmentStatesData(txStates.TREATMENT_DIALYSIS_STATE, txStates.UF_PAUSED_STATE_NOT, txStates.SALINE_BOLUS_STATE_IDLE)
 
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