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Unable to read ClientData at PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_KILL stage?

I want to notify the third party the plane is unloading. I'm doing so setting the data via SetClientData at the beginning of PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_KILL stage prior to the SimConnect handle is closed.

However, the third party does not "see" the new data (SetClientData returns S_OK) whereas it works during normal operations.

For tests purposes, after the notification, I have written a timed loop in which I call the events polling loop and I only can see SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_SIMOBJECT_DATA being received. No SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_CLIENT_DATA.

At which stage should I set the data?

Is it a bug?

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Up this. I really think it's a bug. If not, I'd like to understand the behavior

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Hi there,

Where is your timed loop running? Is it in some external EXE or another WASM module?

It could help if you could send a minimal repro case (might be easy to base it off the GaugeAircraft sample included in the SDK).

Best regards,

Eric / Asobo

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Hello!

The timed loop is within the same WASM module between the notification and SimConnect_close. Still within PRE_KILL stage. I made it for debug purposes to give some time to the system to “accept” the notification.


I’ll write a piece of code and link it here

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Please find attached the file. I've removed and changed a lot of things to make it clearer. I've added some comments.

The data we are interested in are shown with "InterestedIn" word. Once you have loaded the plane, you will be able to see a log in the console with it.

But once you unload the plane...no. Only the two other requests.

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jsb answered

Hello!

Any news regarding this?

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jsb answered

Hello!

Up on this. Did you have time to have a look?

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EPellissier answered jsb edited

Hi @jsb,

We have discussed the issue internally and thought we had an idea about what could happen but unfortunately we haven't had time yet to look into this in detail.

I'll see if we can look at the code you provided in the next few days.

Apologies for the delay.

Best regards,

Eric / Asobo

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Thank you!


What's your first thought ? Do you think the error is on my side or yours? Just to know if I have to look deeper in my code.

If you're thinking I'm not using SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_CLIENT_DATA, I do use it.


Thanks!


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jsb answered

Hello!

Any news on that please? My dev is stuck I really need to know the fix/workaround

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Hi!

After reading the latest SDK version release note (with chance), I realized a function existed to get sim events.

I call 

SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent 

and subscribe to event 

SimStop 

This way, I managed to make everything work.

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