DcsRunningChecker.h

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#ifndef DCS_RUNNING_CHECKER_H
#define DCS_RUNNING_CHECKER_H
 
#include <DcsBios.h>
 
 
// DCS connection monitoring variables
static int                 currDcsHeartbeat = 0;
static int                 prevDcsHeartbeat = 0;
static unsigned long       dcsLastUpdateTime = 0;
static const unsigned long DCS_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
 
 
bool checkDcsRunning() {
  if (currDcsHeartbeat != prevDcsHeartbeat) {
    dcsLastUpdateTime = millis();
    prevDcsHeartbeat = currDcsHeartbeat;
    return true;
  }
  
  // Check if we've exceeded the timeout period
  if (millis() - dcsLastUpdateTime >= DCS_TIMEOUT_MS) {
    // No communication from DCS for over 1 second
    return false;
  }
  
  // Within timeout window - assume DCS is still running
  return true;
}
 
// DCS-BIOS callback for update counter changes
void onDcsUpdateCounterChange(unsigned int newValue) {
    currDcsHeartbeat = newValue;
  }
DcsBios::IntegerBuffer dcsUpdateCounterBuffer(0xfffe, 0x00ff, 0, onDcsUpdateCounterChange);
 
#endif // DCS_RUNNING_CHECKER_H