added simulator message (sim time) at the top right corner when simul…

…ating transitory circuits

src/simulation/simulator.cpp

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Simulator::Simulator(MainWindow *mainWindow) : QObject(mainWindow) {
 	enable(true);
 	m_simulating = false;
 
+
 }
 
 Simulator::~Simulator() {
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ void Simulator::stopSimulation() {
     m_showResultsTimer->stop();
     m_simulating = false;
 	removeSimItems();
-	emit simulationStartedOrStopped(m_simulating);
+    emit simulationStartedOrStopped(m_simulating);
+    m_breadboardGraphicsView->setSimulatorMessage("");
+    m_schematicGraphicsView->setSimulatorMessage("");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -370,19 +373,35 @@ void Simulator::simulate() {
     netList.clear();
 
 
-	//The spice simulation has finished, iterate over each part being simulated and update it (if it is necessary).
-    currSimStep = 1;
-    m_showResultsTimer->start();
+
+    //The spice simulation has finished, iterate over each part being simulated and update it (if it is necessary).
     removeSimItems();
     updateParts(itemBases, 0);
 
+    //If this a transitory simulation, set the timer for the animation
+    if (m_simEndTime > 0) {
+        m_currSimStep = 1;
+        m_showResultsTimer->start();
+    }
+
 }
 
 void Simulator::showSimulationResults() {
-    if (currSimStep < m_simNumberOfSteps) {
+    if (m_currSimStep < m_simNumberOfSteps) {
         removeSimItems();
-        updateParts(itemBases, currSimStep);
-        currSimStep++;
+        updateParts(itemBases, m_currSimStep);
+
+        double simTime = m_simStartTime + m_currSimStep * m_simStepTime;
+
+        QString simMessage = QString::number(simTime, 'f', 3) + " s";
+
+        m_breadboardGraphicsView->setSimulatorMessage(simMessage);
+        m_schematicGraphicsView->setSimulatorMessage(simMessage);
+
+
+
+
+        m_currSimStep++;
     } else {
         m_showResultsTimer->stop();
     }

src/simulation/simulator.h

@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ public slots:
 
 	QList<QString>* m_instanceTitleSim;
     QTimer *m_simTimer, *m_showResultsTimer;
-    int currSimStep;
+    int m_currSimStep;
+
 	static constexpr int SimDelay = 200;
 	static constexpr double HarmfulNegativeVoltage = -0.5;
 

src/sketch/sketchwidget.cpp

@@ -7657,9 +7657,37 @@ void SketchWidget::drawBackground( QPainter * painter, const QRectF & rect )
 			painter->restore();
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+void SketchWidget::drawForeground ( QPainter * painter, const QRectF & rect ) {
+    if(!m_simMessage.isEmpty()) {
+        //Set the font size based on the zoom
+        QFont font = painter->font();
+        qreal baseFontSize = 18; // Base font size at zoom level 1
+        font.setPointSizeF(baseFontSize);
+        painter->setFont(font);
 
+        int margin = 0; // Margin from the top and right edges
+        QFontMetrics metrics = painter->fontMetrics();
+        int textWidth = metrics.horizontalAdvance(m_simMessage);
 
+        // 2. Get the View's Top-Right Corner in View Coordinates
+        QPointF viewTopRight = this->viewport()->rect().topRight();
+        QPointF viewTexPos = viewTopRight - QPointF(textWidth, -1*metrics.ascent()); // Adjust for the width of the text item
+
+        //save current transformations, remove them temporaly, draw the text in the view and restore the transformations
+        painter->save();
+        painter->resetTransform();
+        painter->drawText(viewTexPos.x(), viewTexPos.y(), m_simMessage);
+        painter->restore();
+    }
+}
 
+void SketchWidget::setSimulatorMessage(QString message) {
+    m_simMessage = message;
+    if (isVisible()) {
+        update();
+    }
 }
 
 /*

src/sketch/sketchwidget.h

@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class SketchWidget : public InfoGraphicsView
 	double retrieveZoom();
 	void initGrid();
 	virtual double defaultGridSizeInches();
+    void setSimulatorMessage(QString);
 	void clearPasteOffset();
 	virtual ViewLayer::ViewLayerPlacement defaultViewLayerPlacement(ModelPart *);
 	void collectAllNets(
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ class SketchWidget : public InfoGraphicsView
 	virtual const QString & hoverEnterPartConnectorMessage(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent * event, ConnectorItem * item);
 	void partLabelChangedAux(ItemBase * pitem,const QString & oldText, const QString &newText);
 	void drawBackground( QPainter * painter, const QRectF & rect );
+    void drawForeground( QPainter * painter, const QRectF & rect );
 	void handleConnect(QDomElement & connect, ModelPart *, const QString & fromConnectorID, ViewLayer::ViewLayerID, QStringList & alreadyConnected,
 	                   QHash<long, ItemBase *> & newItems, QUndoCommand * parentCommand, bool seekOutsideConnections);
 	void setUpSwapReconnect(SwapThing &, ItemBase * itemBase, long newID, bool master);
@@ -755,6 +757,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 	bool m_everZoomed = false;
 	double m_ratsnestOpacity = 0.0;
 	double m_ratsnestWidth = 0.0;
+    QString m_simMessage = "";
 
 public:
 	static ViewLayer::ViewLayerID defaultConnectorLayer(ViewLayer::ViewID viewId);