"""
the main function
to load the main simulator loader widget
"""

print("\nStarting the simulator...")

import sys
from PySide2 import QtCore, QtWidgets
from engine.engine import Engine

# https://pyinstaller.org/en/stable/spec-files.html
# https://www.pythonguis.com/tutorials/packaging-pyside2-applications-windows-pyinstaller/
# https://forum.qt.io/topic/148718/qt-qpa-plugin-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-xcb-in-even-though-it-was-found

def main():
    """
    the main function which initializes the Simulator and starts it.
    :return: none
    """
    # create qt application
    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)

    engine = Engine()

    engine.show()

    # start qt application main loop
    sys.exit(app.exec_())


if __name__ == "__main__":
    QtCore.QCoreApplication.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.AA_ShareOpenGLContexts)

    main()