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-//
-//  PlotPerf.qml
-//  examples/utilities/tools/render
-//
-//  Created by Sam Gateau on 3//2016
-//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
-//
-//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
-//
-import QtQuick 2.5
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
-
-Item {
-    id: root
-    width: parent.width
-    height: 100
-    property string title
-    property var config
-    property string parameters
-
-    // THis is my hack to get the name of the first property and assign it to a trigger var in order to get
-    // a signal called whenever the value changed
-    property var trigger: config[parameters.split(":")[3].split("-")[0]]
-
-    property var inputs: parameters.split(":")
-    property var valueScale: +inputs[0]
-    property var valueUnit: inputs[1]
-    property var valueNumDigits: inputs[2]
-    property var input_VALUE_OFFSET: 3
-    property var valueMax : 1
-
-    property var _values : new Array()
-    property var tick : 0
-
-    function createValues() {
-        if (inputs.length > input_VALUE_OFFSET) {
-                for (var i = input_VALUE_OFFSET; i < inputs.length; i++) {
-                    var varProps = inputs[i].split("-")
-                    _values.push( {                      
-                        value: varProps[0],
-                        valueMax: 1,
-                        numSamplesConstantMax: 0,
-                        valueHistory: new Array(),
-                        label: varProps[1],
-                        color: varProps[2],
-                        scale: (varProps.length > 3 ? varProps[3] : 1),
-                        unit: (varProps.length > 4 ? varProps[4] : valueUnit)
-                    })
-                }
-        } 
-        print("in creator" + JSON.stringify(_values));
-
-    }
-
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        createValues();   
-        print(JSON.stringify(_values));
-                    
-    }
-
-    function pullFreshValues() {
-        //print("pullFreshValues");
-        var VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE = 100;
-        var UPDATE_CANVAS_RATE = 20;
-        tick++;
-        
-
-        var currentValueMax = 0
-        for (var i = 0; i < _values.length; i++) {
-
-            var currentVal = config[_values[i].value] * _values[i].scale;
-            _values[i].valueHistory.push(currentVal)
-            _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax++;
-
-            if (_values[i].valueHistory.length > VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE) {
-                var lostValue = _values[i].valueHistory.shift();
-                if (lostValue >= _values[i].valueMax) {
-                    _values[i].valueMax *= 0.99
-                    _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax = 0
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (_values[i].valueMax < currentVal) {
-                _values[i].valueMax = currentVal;
-                _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax = 0 
-            }                    
-
-            if (_values[i].numSamplesConstantMax > VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE) {
-                _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax = 0     
-                _values[i].valueMax *= 0.95 // lower slowly the current max if no new above max since a while                      
-            }
- 
-            if (currentValueMax < _values[i].valueMax) {
-                currentValueMax = _values[i].valueMax
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ((valueMax < currentValueMax) || (tick % VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE == 0)) {
-            valueMax = currentValueMax;
-        }
-
-        if (tick % UPDATE_CANVAS_RATE == 0) {
-            mycanvas.requestPaint()
-        }
-    }
-    onTriggerChanged: pullFreshValues() 
-
-    Canvas {
-        id: mycanvas
-        anchors.fill:parent
-        onPaint: {
-            var lineHeight = 12;
-
-            function displayValue(val, unit) {
-                 return (val / root.valueScale).toFixed(root.valueNumDigits) + " " + unit
-            }
-
-            function pixelFromVal(val, valScale) {
-                return lineHeight + (height - lineHeight) * (1 - (0.9) * val / valueMax);
-            }
-            function valueFromPixel(pixY) {
-                return ((pixY - lineHeight) / (height - lineHeight) - 1) * valueMax / (-0.9);
-            }
-            function plotValueHistory(ctx, valHistory, color) {
-                var widthStep= width / (valHistory.length - 1);
-
-                ctx.beginPath();
-                ctx.strokeStyle= color; // Green path
-                ctx.lineWidth="2";
-                ctx.moveTo(0, pixelFromVal(valHistory[0])); 
-                   
-                for (var i = 1; i < valHistory.length; i++) { 
-                    ctx.lineTo(i * widthStep, pixelFromVal(valHistory[i])); 
-                }
-
-                ctx.stroke();
-            }
-            function displayValueLegend(ctx, val, num) {
-                ctx.fillStyle = val.color;
-                var bestValue = val.valueHistory[val.valueHistory.length -1];             
-                ctx.textAlign = "right";
-                ctx.fillText(displayValue(bestValue, val.unit), width, (num + 2) * lineHeight * 1.5);
-                ctx.textAlign = "left";
-                ctx.fillText(val.label, 0, (num + 2) * lineHeight * 1.5);
-            }
-
-            function displayTitle(ctx, text, maxVal) {
-                ctx.fillStyle = "grey";
-                ctx.textAlign = "right";
-                ctx.fillText(displayValue(valueFromPixel(lineHeight), root.valueUnit), width, lineHeight);
-                
-                ctx.fillStyle = "white";
-                ctx.textAlign = "left";
-                ctx.fillText(text, 0, lineHeight);
-            }
-            function displayBackground(ctx) {
-                ctx.fillStyle = Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-                ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
-                
-                ctx.strokeStyle= "grey";
-                ctx.lineWidth="2";
-
-                ctx.beginPath();
-                ctx.moveTo(0, lineHeight + 1); 
-                ctx.lineTo(width, lineHeight + 1); 
-                ctx.moveTo(0, height); 
-                ctx.lineTo(width, height); 
-                ctx.stroke();
-            }
-            
-            var ctx = getContext("2d");
-            ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
-            ctx.font="12px Verdana";
-
-            displayBackground(ctx);
-                
-            for (var i = 0; i < _values.length; i++) {
-                plotValueHistory(ctx, _values[i].valueHistory, _values[i].color)
-                displayValueLegend(ctx, _values[i], i)
-            }
-
-            displayTitle(ctx, title, valueMax)
-        }
-    }
-}