Index: sources/ApplicationController.h
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diff -u -ra3030123e885fb9f22dea5839c4e988896a257e4 -r821bf955d0ba7e028bccfee7c04ca77cf80a0bd4
--- sources/ApplicationController.h	(.../ApplicationController.h)	(revision a3030123e885fb9f22dea5839c4e988896a257e4)
+++ sources/ApplicationController.h	(.../ApplicationController.h)	(revision 821bf955d0ba7e028bccfee7c04ca77cf80a0bd4)
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  * THIS CODE MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM, IN PART OR IN
  * WHOLE, WITHOUT THE EXPLICIT PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.
  *
- * \file ApplicationController.h
- * \author (last) Peter Lucia
- * \date (last) 15-Oct-2020
- * \author (original) Behrouz NematiPour
- * \date (original) 26-Aug-2020
+ * \file    ApplicationController.h
+ * \author  (last)      Behrouz NematiPour
+ * \date    (last)      29-Mar-2021
+ * \author  (original)  Behrouz NematiPour
+ * \date    (original)  29-Mar-2021
  *
  */
 #pragma once
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
     QThread *_thread = nullptr;
     bool     _init   = false;
 
+    QFutureWatcher<void> _settingsWatcher;
+
+public:
+    void initSettings();
+
 public slots:
     bool init();
     bool init(QThread &vThread);
@@ -74,6 +79,8 @@
     void createFakeSequencedLongMessage (QVariantList &vData, const int vFakeDataLen);
     void createFakeSeqAtBeginLongMessage(QVariantList &vData, const int vFakeDataLen);
 
+    void settingsInit();
+
 private slots: // Should be private for thread safety and is connected internally.
     void onActionReceive (GuiActionType vAction, const QVariantList &vData); // UI <= HD/DG
     void onActionTransmit(GuiActionType vAction, const QVariantList &vData); // UI => HD/DG
@@ -92,6 +99,8 @@
 
     void onFailedTransmit(Sequence seq);
 
+    void onSettingsInit();
+
 signals:
     void didActionReceive (GuiActionType vAction, const QVariantList &vData); // UI <= HD/DG
     void didActionTransmit(GuiActionType vAction, const QVariantList &vData); // UI => HD/DG
@@ -106,6 +115,20 @@
 
     void didExport        ();
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief   didSettingsUpdate
+     * \details when the Settings reads the .conf files and fills the MSettings emits this signal
+     *          this signal can be used buy the other object that need to access the MSettings to let them know data is ready.
+     */
+    void didSettingsUpdate();
+    /*!
+     * \brief   didSettingsInit - private signal to start initializing settings
+     * \details This signal used internally to make the read task of the settings happen in Application_Thread
+     *          It's because no thread assigned to Settings itself, since this class will be used only once
+     *          and doesn't need a thread by itself
+     */
+    void didSettingsInit  (QPrivateSignal);
+
     // ---- Signal/Slots
     ADJUST_TRANSMT_MODEL_BRIDGE_DEFINITIONS
     ACTION_RECEIVE_MODEL_BRIDGE_DEFINITIONS