final app done with testing functions and strategy

sourcefiles/POETSvisualizer.pro.user

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE QtCreatorProject>
-<!-- Written by QtCreator 4.13.3, 2021-03-26T17:24:06. -->
+<!-- Written by QtCreator 4.13.3, 2021-03-30T15:36:52. -->
 <qtcreator>
  <data>
   <variable>EnvironmentId</variable>

sourcefiles/chartspage.cpp

@@ -307,10 +307,14 @@ ChartsPage::ChartsPage(bool isSys,bool isFPGA, bool isMbox, bool isCore, bool is
 
 
        if (this->msentBuffer.size() > 0) {
-       this->msent  = std::accumulate(std::begin(msentBuffer), std::end(msentBuffer), 0.0) / msentBuffer.size();
+       this->msent  = std::accumulate(std::begin(msentBuffer), std::end(msentBuffer), 0.0) / maxValues;
+          // msentBuffer.enqueue(0); //for constnat data flow. REMOVE IF SENDER IS CONSTANTLY SENDING PACKETS CONSISTENTLY AND EVENLY.
+           msentBuffer.dequeue();
+           //msentBuffer.clear();
        }
        else {
            this->msent = 0;
+
        }
 
 
@@ -323,7 +327,9 @@ ChartsPage::ChartsPage(bool isSys,bool isFPGA, bool isMbox, bool isCore, bool is
    float ChartsPage::reCalculateReceived() {
        recLock.lock();
        if (this->mreceivedBuffer.size() >0) {
-     this->mreceived  = std::accumulate(std::begin(mreceivedBuffer), std::end(mreceivedBuffer), 0.0) / mreceivedBuffer.size();
+     this->mreceived  = std::accumulate(std::begin(mreceivedBuffer), std::end(mreceivedBuffer), 0.0) / maxValues;
+          // msentBuffer.clear();
+           mreceivedBuffer.dequeue();
        }
        else {
            this->mreceived=  0;
@@ -337,7 +343,11 @@ ChartsPage::ChartsPage(bool isSys,bool isFPGA, bool isMbox, bool isCore, bool is
        //mutex.lock();
        chrLock.lock();
        if (chrBuffer.size() > 0){
-       this->chr  = std::accumulate(std::begin(chrBuffer), std::end(chrBuffer), 0.0) / chrBuffer.size();
+       this->chr  = std::accumulate(std::begin(chrBuffer), std::end(chrBuffer), 0.0) / maxValues;
+
+           //built in for a smooth flow of data...
+           chrBuffer.dequeue();
+
        }
        else {
            this->chr = 0;
@@ -350,7 +360,10 @@ ChartsPage::ChartsPage(bool isSys,bool isFPGA, bool isMbox, bool isCore, bool is
    float ChartsPage::reCalculateutil() {
        utilLock.lock();
    if (this->utilBuffer.size() > 0) {
-        this->util  = std::accumulate(std::begin(utilBuffer), std::end(utilBuffer), 0.0) / utilBuffer.size();
+        this->util  = std::accumulate(std::begin(utilBuffer), std::end(utilBuffer), 0.0) / maxValues;
+       //utilBuffer.clear();
+       utilBuffer.dequeue();
+
    }
    else {
        util = 0;

sourcefiles/datasource.cpp

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ for (int c = 0; c < cachecount; c++) {
                 m->reCalculateSent();
                 metric = m->msent;
 
+
                 }
 
                 else if (metricval == "Messages Received") {
@@ -485,7 +486,8 @@ xySeries->replace(MchrChartArray);
 
 void DataSource::createChartsPage(bool isSys,bool isFPGA, bool isMbox, bool isCore, bool isThread, int boardX,int boardY,int mboxX,int mboxY,int coreID, int threadID,int maxValues) {
     //make new chart
-    this->c = new ChartsPage(isSys,isFPGA,isMbox,isCore,isThread,boardX,boardY,mboxX,mboxY,coreID,threadID,maxValues);
+    //max buffer size is 5
+    this->c = new ChartsPage(isSys,isFPGA,isMbox,isCore,isThread,boardX,boardY,mboxX,mboxY,coreID,threadID,5);
     this->ChartsPageInitialise = true;
     sender->addChartsPage(c);
 
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ void DataSource::removePageTwo() {
 void DataSource::updatePageTwoSurface(QBar3DSeries *series,int rows, int cols,QString metricval) {
 
 // if surface has finished, there is data, and series is existent.
-    if (series && ! m_data2.empty() ) {
+    if (series && !m_data2.empty() ) {
         // Each iteration uses data from a different cached array
 
 

sourcefiles/datasource.h

@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void updateStackp2(int rows,int cols,QString metricVal);
     float getMetricPageTwo(QString metric, int core, int thread);
 
-
     //page three+
     void generatePage3MessagesSent(QAbstractSeries *series,int xmax);
     void generatePage3Received(QAbstractSeries *series,int xmax);