Automate forwarding broadcasts (and requests ?)

[CyGa]

Hi,

Most of the time we create multi-layer applications, and bottom modules need to share information that might have to cross several upper layers.

To avoid coupling and jumps between any non-adjacent layers, we have to create similar broadcast in the parent modules to repeat child broadcast one layer upper.

It would be interesting to have a utility that 'copies' an existing broadcast from one module into another.

And maybe have an option to code the forwarding :

1. automatically register for child broadcast in the parent if not done already
2. in the selected braodcast EHL case, map broadcast arguments onto parent broadcast VI inputs

I guess the same thing can be done when the communication needs to go down the layers, and therfore applied to requests.

[Photon_Dan]

I like the idea of automating the re-broadcasting. The feature could be implemented in phases to break up the effort since I know time is always tight with these things.

Phase I:  Add "Copy Broadcast":  Select source module and source broadcast, select target module, and then script the broadcast event as normal. Wait... is this already on the list for 7?

Phase II:  Add option to "Auto-Register Copied Broadcast":  If target module is registered for any broadcasts from the source module, allow the option to auto-register the target module for the broadcast being copied from the source module.

Phase III:  Fully automated forwarding of broadcasts: Select source module, select multiple target modules (auto-populate list based on broadcast registrations), and script the creation of broadcast events, registrations, and broadcasts in each selected target parent layer.