4 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/confui/confui.pro b/confui/confui.pro
index 7dcd66c..237f22d 100644
--- a/confui/confui.pro
+++ b/confui/confui.pro
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ HEADERS += \
 	../shared/bin.h \
 	../shared/protocol.h \
 	../shared/serial_parse.h \
-	../shared/consts.h
+	../shared/consts.h \
+	main.h
 
 CONFIG += c++17
 CONFIG += force_debug_info
diff --git a/confui/main.cpp b/confui/main.cpp
index 6c3ab56..52c54d8 100644
--- a/confui/main.cpp
+++ b/confui/main.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+#include "main.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
-#include <QApplication>
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	QApplication a(argc, argv);
+	g_cd_app = new QApplication(argc, argv);
 	CDMainWindow w;
 	w.show();
-	return a.exec();
+	return g_cd_app->exec();
 }
diff --git a/confui/main.h b/confui/main.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10e9da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confui/main.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QApplication>
+
+extern QApplication* g_cd_app;
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]);
+
diff --git a/confui/mainwindow.cpp b/confui/mainwindow.cpp
index b0a1857..1fd34c4 100644
--- a/confui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/confui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QTabWidget>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "ui_tab_automations.h"
 #include "ui_tab_node_overview.h"
 #include "serial.h"
+#include "main.h"
 
 CDMeshConnector *g_cd_mesh_connector = nullptr;
 CDSerialConnector *g_cd_serial = nullptr;
+QApplication* g_cd_app = nullptr;
 
 CDMainWindow::~CDMainWindow() { delete this->mesh_connector; }
 
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ CDMainWindow::CDMainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent) {
 	tab_bar_widget->addTab(this->node_overview_tab, "node overview");
 	tab_bar_widget->addTab(this->automations_tab, "automations");
 
+	// manually connect to serial port
+	if (g_cd_app->arguments().length() > 1  && g_cd_app->arguments().at(1).length() > 0)
+		g_cd_serial->connect(g_cd_app->arguments().at(1).toStdString());
+
 	setMenuBar(menu_bar);
 	setCentralWidget(tab_bar_widget);
 	update();