Cleanup rpc interfaces

main/LoopManager.cpp

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define METADATA_PERIOD_MS 1000
 
 [[noreturn]] void LoopManager::control_loop() const {
-    const auto actuator = ActuatorFactory::create_actuator(m_config_manager.get_module_type());
+    const auto actuator = ActuatorFactory::create_actuator(m_config_manager.get_module_type()); // todo: this needs to be moved higher up with one factory that returns shared ptr for both actuator and sensor.
 
     uint8_t buffer[512];
     while (true) {
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+
+[[noreturn]] void LoopManager::sensor_loop() const {
+    // todo: impl
+}
+
 [[noreturn]] void LoopManager::metadata_tx_loop(char * args) {
     const auto that = reinterpret_cast<LoopManager *>(args);
     const auto topology_message_builder = std::make_unique<Flatbuffers::TopologyMessageBuilder>();

main/include/LoopManager.h

@@ -12,19 +12,15 @@
 class LoopManager {
 public:
     LoopManager() : m_config_manager(ConfigManager::get_instance()),
-        m_messaging_interface(std::make_unique<MessagingInterface>(std::make_unique<WifiManager>())) {}
-    [[noreturn]] void control_loop() const;
-    [[noreturn]] static void metadata_tx_loop(char * args);
-    [[noreturn]] static void metadata_rx_loop(char * args);
+        m_messaging_interface(std::make_unique<MessagingInterface>()) {}
+    [[noreturn]] void control_loop() const;                     // gets control commands
+    [[noreturn]] void sensor_loop() const;                      // sends sensor data commands continually
+    [[noreturn]] static void metadata_tx_loop(char * args);     // sends metadata continually (low duty cycle)
+    [[noreturn]] static void metadata_rx_loop(char * args);     // gets other commands from PC (ie. f/w updates, nvs updates)
 
 private:
     ConfigManager& m_config_manager;
     std::unique_ptr<MessagingInterface> m_messaging_interface;
-
-private:
-
 };
 
-
-
 #endif //LOOPMANAGER_H

main/include/control/ISensor.h

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//
+// Created by Johnathon Slightham on 2025-10-16.
+//
+
+#ifndef ISENSOR_H
+#define ISENSOR_H
+
+class ISensor {
+public:
+    virtual ~ISensor() {}
+    virtual void get_reading() = 0; // todo: return a flatbuffer object
+};
+
+#endif //ISENSOR_H

main/include/control/SensorFactory.h

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+// Created by Johnathon Slightham on 2025-10-16.
+//
+
+#ifndef SENSORFACTORY_H
+#define SENSORFACTORY_H
+
+class SensorFactory {
+public:
+    static std::unique_ptr<ISensor> create_sensor(ModuleType type);
+};
+
+#endif //SENSORFACTORY_H

main/include/control/Servo1Actuator.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include "IActuator.h"
+#include "ISensor.h"
 
 class Servo1Actuator final : public IActuator {
 public:

main/main.cpp

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
 #include "LoopManager.h"
-#include "TCPServer.h"
-#include "WifiManager.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 
 extern "C" [[noreturn]] void app_main(void) {