Candy

Candy is a library containing CAN backend stuff.

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Building the Project

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.26+
• C++20 compiler (GCC, Clang, or MSVC)

The project manages 2 main dependencies:

• SQLite - Lightweight database engine (can use local installation or be automatically built)
• Boost Spirit - Parser framework for DBC file parsing (can use local installation or be automatically built)

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Building with VSCode

1. Open the project folder in VSCode.
2. Install the CMake Tools and C/C++ extensions.
3. Ensure your Qt installation is discoverable by CMake (see below).
4. Use the VSCode build tasks (CMake: Configure and CMake: Build) or the status bar buttons.

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Building with CMake (Command Line)

1. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build

2. Configure the project with CMake, specifying the Qt path if needed:

   cmake ..

3. Build the project:

   cmake --build .

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Testing

The project includes unit tests for working components:

cd build
ctest

Or run individual test executables:

• ./test/ - Tests CAN and DBC parsing

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