Added splash screen info while loading

gui/base.qrc

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
         <file>resources/resultset_previous.png</file>
         <file>resources/resultset_next.png</file>
         <file>resources/resultset_last.png</file>
+        <file>resources/splash.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>

gui/basewindow.cc

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QIcon>
@@ -61,15 +62,10 @@ BaseMainWindow::BaseMainWindow(std::unique_ptr<Context> context, QWidget *parent
 
     setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
 
-    DesignWidget *designview = new DesignWidget();
+    designview = new DesignWidget();
     designview->setMinimumWidth(300);
     splitter_h->addWidget(designview);
 
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(contextChanged(Context *)), designview, SLOT(newContext(Context *)));
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(updateTreeView()), designview, SLOT(updateTree()));
-
-    connect(designview, SIGNAL(info(std::string)), this, SLOT(writeInfo(std::string)));
-
     tabWidget = new QTabWidget();
 
     console = new PythonTab();
@@ -87,12 +83,34 @@ BaseMainWindow::BaseMainWindow(std::unique_ptr<Context> context, QWidget *parent
     connect(designview, SIGNAL(highlight(std::vector<DecalXY>, int)), fpgaView,
             SLOT(onHighlightGroupChanged(std::vector<DecalXY>, int)));
 
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(contextChanged(Context *)), designview, SLOT(newContext(Context *)));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(updateTreeView()), designview, SLOT(updateTree()));
+
+    connect(designview, SIGNAL(info(std::string)), this, SLOT(writeInfo(std::string)));
+
     splitter_v->addWidget(centralTabWidget);
     splitter_v->addWidget(tabWidget);
+    displaySplash();
 }
 
 BaseMainWindow::~BaseMainWindow() {}
 
+void BaseMainWindow::displaySplash()
+{
+    splash = new QSplashScreen();
+    splash->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/icons/resources/splash.png"));
+    splash->show();
+    connect(designview, SIGNAL(finishContextLoad()), splash, SLOT(close()));
+    connect(designview, SIGNAL(contextLoadStatus(std::string)), this, SLOT(displaySplashMessage(std::string)));
+    QCoreApplication::instance()->processEvents();
+}
+
+void BaseMainWindow::displaySplashMessage(std::string msg)
+{
+    splash->showMessage(msg.c_str(), Qt::AlignCenter | Qt::AlignBottom, Qt::white);
+    QCoreApplication::instance()->processEvents();
+}
+
 void BaseMainWindow::writeInfo(std::string text) { console->info(text); }
 
 void BaseMainWindow::createMenusAndBars()

gui/basewindow.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QProgressBar>
+#include <QSplashScreen>
 #include <QStatusBar>
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QToolBar>
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(NEXTPNR_NAMESPACE_PREFIX DecalXY)
 NEXTPNR_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 class PythonTab;
+class DesignWidget;
 
 class BaseMainWindow : public QMainWindow
 {
@@ -48,9 +50,11 @@ class BaseMainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
   protected:
     void createMenusAndBars();
+    void displaySplash();
 
   protected Q_SLOTS:
     void writeInfo(std::string text);
+    void displaySplashMessage(std::string msg);
 
     virtual void new_proj() = 0;
     virtual void open_proj() = 0;
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ class BaseMainWindow : public QMainWindow
     QAction *actionNew;
     QAction *actionOpen;
     QProgressBar *progressBar;
+    QSplashScreen *splash;
+    DesignWidget *designview;
 };
 
 NEXTPNR_NAMESPACE_END

gui/designwidget.cc

@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ void DesignWidget::newContext(Context *ctx)
     bel_root->setText(0, "Bels");
     treeWidget->insertTopLevelItem(0, bel_root);
     if (ctx) {
+        Q_EMIT contextLoadStatus("Configuring bels...");
         for (auto bel : ctx->getBels()) {
             auto id = ctx->getBelName(bel);
             QStringList items = QString(id.c_str(ctx)).split("/");
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ void DesignWidget::newContext(Context *ctx)
     wire_root->setText(0, "Wires");
     treeWidget->insertTopLevelItem(0, wire_root);
     if (ctx) {
+        Q_EMIT contextLoadStatus("Configuring wires...");
         for (auto wire : ctx->getWires()) {
             auto id = ctx->getWireName(wire);
             QStringList items = QString(id.c_str(ctx)).split("/");
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ void DesignWidget::newContext(Context *ctx)
     pip_root->setText(0, "Pips");
     treeWidget->insertTopLevelItem(0, pip_root);
     if (ctx) {
+        Q_EMIT contextLoadStatus("Configuring pips...");
         for (auto pip : ctx->getPips()) {
             auto id = ctx->getPipName(pip);
             QStringList items = QString(id.c_str(ctx)).split("/");
@@ -328,6 +331,8 @@ void DesignWidget::newContext(Context *ctx)
     cells_root = new QTreeWidgetItem(treeWidget);
     cells_root->setText(0, "Cells");
     treeWidget->insertTopLevelItem(0, cells_root);
+
+    Q_EMIT finishContextLoad();
 }
 
 void DesignWidget::updateTree()

gui/designwidget.h

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class DesignWidget : public QWidget
     void info(std::string text);
     void selected(std::vector<DecalXY> decal);
     void highlight(std::vector<DecalXY> decal, int group);
+    void finishContextLoad();
+    void contextLoadStatus(std::string text);
 
   private Q_SLOTS:
     void prepareMenuProperty(const QPoint &pos);

gui/ice40/mainwindow.cc

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void MainWindow::new_proj()
             ctx = std::unique_ptr<Context>(new Context(chipArgs));
             actionLoadJSON->setEnabled(true);
 
+            Q_EMIT displaySplash();
             Q_EMIT contextChanged(ctx.get());
         }
     }