Index: main.cpp
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diff -u -r805119c460b4a266d6401c8705f4427e7fbe270f -rbb8f39a014644c70b832dd2a784f62fa9f6b6106
--- main.cpp	(.../main.cpp)	(revision 805119c460b4a266d6401c8705f4427e7fbe270f)
+++ main.cpp	(.../main.cpp)	(revision bb8f39a014644c70b832dd2a784f62fa9f6b6106)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QFont>
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
 
 // Project
 #include "maintimer.h"
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@
 #include "usbwatcher.h"
 #include "threads.h"
 
+// kernel
 #include <signal.h>
+
 /*!
  * \brief   signalhandler
  * \details When application terminates it quits gracefully.
@@ -59,6 +62,74 @@
     }
 }
 
+int         gFakeInterval               = 0     ;
+QByteArray  gFakeData                   = ""    ;
+const char *gFakeData_default           = "00"  ;
+bool        gSendEmptyKeepAwake         = true  ;
+
+bool        gConsoleoutFrameInterface   = false ;
+bool        gConsoleoutCanInterface     = false ;
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   commandlineParse
+ * \details parses the command line arguments
+ */
+void commandlineParse() {
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+    parser.setApplicationDescription(QApplication::applicationName());
+    parser.addHelpOption();
+    parser.addVersionOption();
+
+    QCommandLineOption optionConsoleoutCanInterface(
+                QStringList() << "c" << "canOut",
+                QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Show the Can Frame Output"));
+    parser.addOption(optionConsoleoutCanInterface);
+
+    QCommandLineOption optionConsoleoutFrameInterface(
+                QStringList() << "m" << "msgOut",
+                QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Show the Message Output"));
+    parser.addOption(optionConsoleoutFrameInterface);
+
+    QCommandLineOption optionSendEmptyKeepAwake(QStringList() << "0" << "disable-keep-awake",
+            QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Disable send low priority, empty message on the CANBus just to keep UI board CAN driver awake"));
+    parser.addOption(optionSendEmptyKeepAwake);
+
+    QCommandLineOption optionFakeInterval(
+                QStringList() << "i" << "fake-interval",
+                QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Test fake message interval(ms)"),
+                QCoreApplication::translate("main", "interval"));
+    parser.addOption(optionFakeInterval);
+
+    QCommandLineOption optionFakeData(
+                QStringList() << "f" << "fake-message",
+                QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Test fake message data\n"
+                                            "will use default sequenced long fake message if set to 00(default)\n"
+                                            "will used only if correct intger value assigned for interval option"),
+                QCoreApplication::translate("main", "data"));
+    parser.addOption(optionFakeData);
+
+    parser.process(*qApp);
+
+
+    gConsoleoutCanInterface     = parser.isSet(optionConsoleoutCanInterface     );
+    gConsoleoutFrameInterface   = parser.isSet(optionConsoleoutFrameInterface   );
+    if (parser.isSet(optionSendEmptyKeepAwake)) gSendEmptyKeepAwake = false;
+    bool ok = false;
+
+    if (parser.isSet(optionFakeInterval)) {
+        int interval = parser.value(optionFakeInterval).toInt(&ok);
+        if (ok) {
+            gFakeInterval = interval;
+            if (parser.isSet(optionFakeData)) {
+                gFakeData = parser.value(optionFakeData).toLatin1();
+            } else {
+                gFakeData = gFakeData_default;
+            }
+            gFakeData = QByteArray::fromHex(gFakeData);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #ifdef UNIT_TEST
     #include TEST_CLASS_INCLUDE
     QTEST_MAIN(TEST_CLASS_NAME)
@@ -88,17 +159,6 @@
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.thread()->setObjectName("Main Thread");
 
-    // Test code for debugging can messages
-    bool _consoleoutFrameInterface = false;
-    bool _consoleoutCanInterface   = false;
-    QStringList args = app.arguments();
-    if (args.length() >= 2) {
-        _consoleoutFrameInterface = args[1] == "1";
-    }
-    if (args.length() >= 3) {
-        _consoleoutCanInterface   = args[2] == "1";
-    }
-
     //! - Setting the application version regarding the Bamboo build number.
     QString ver_revis = QString("%1").arg(VER_REVIS);
     if (ver_revis.isEmpty()) {
@@ -109,6 +169,9 @@
                                             .arg(VER_MINOR)
                                             .arg(ver_revis));
 
+    //! - Parse the command line arguments
+    commandlineParse();
+
     //! - Translation initialization
     QTranslator translator;
     bool trLoaded = translator.load(QLocale(), app.applicationName(), QLatin1String("_"), QLatin1String(":/translations"));
@@ -124,12 +187,19 @@
 
     LOG_EVENT(QObject::tr("Application Started"));
 
+    if (gFakeInterval) {
+        qDebug() << "  ~~ !!!!! APPLICATION RUNNING IN THE TEST MODE !!!!! ~~ " ;
+        LOG_EVENT(" \n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "
+                  " \n ~~ !!!!! APPLICATION RUNNING IN THE TEST MODE !!!!! ~~ "
+                  " \n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ");
+    }
+
     //! - Initializing USB Watcher
     _USBWatcher.init(Threads::_USBWatcher_Thread);
 
     //! - Initializing CanBus Interface
     if (_CanInterface.init(Threads::_CanFrame_Thread)) {
-        _CanInterface.enableConsoleOut(_consoleoutCanInterface);
+        _CanInterface.enableConsoleOut(gConsoleoutCanInterface);
     }
 
     //! - Initializing CanBus Message Handler
@@ -140,7 +210,7 @@
 
     //! - Initializing CanBus Message Dispatcher
     if (_MessageDispatcher.init(Threads::_CanMessage_Thread)) {
-        _MessageDispatcher.enableConsoleOut(_consoleoutFrameInterface);
+        _MessageDispatcher.enableConsoleOut(gConsoleoutFrameInterface);
     }
 
     //! - Initializing Application Controller