From a2befb3ff996f240bb3f264e08d66b422b9e2da1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sander Speetjens <sander.speetjens@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:53:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] b server simulators broadcast

- Fix for separate message for each ui change/sim change event by putting Qt::QueuedConnection
- Avoids broadcasting empty JSON objects produced by the change above mentioned
---
 server/simulators.cpp | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server/simulators.cpp b/server/simulators.cpp
index 3b4add8..e0ef15a 100644
--- a/server/simulators.cpp
+++ b/server/simulators.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ void Simulators::switch_simulator(std::string name)
     }
     this->m_current_simulator = name;
     connect(m_simulators.at(m_current_simulator).get(), &Simulator_base::sim_changed, this,
-            [this] { m_server->broadcast(QString::fromStdString(changed_UI_items().dump())); });
+            [this] {
+                auto json = changed_UI_items();
+                if (!json.empty()) {
+                    m_server->broadcast(QString::fromStdString(json.dump()));
+                }
+            }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     this->run();
 }