From 9db80ca15d6d6de0e50950db9b4336c1fd5c38b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattia Mancini <mancini@astron.nl>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 13:43:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] OSB-12: merge to master branch

---
 .gitattributes                                |  25 ++
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/CMakeLists.txt       |   3 +-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCManager.h       |  25 +-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCResources.h     |   7 +-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCWrapper.h       |  25 +-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/exceptions.h         |  23 ++
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.cc  |  41 ++-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.h   |   6 +
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCManager.cc          | 260 +++++++++++++++++-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCResources.cc        |  59 +++-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper.cc          |  55 +++-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/exceptions.h             |  12 +
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/CMakeLists.txt          |   9 +
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCGet.cc             |  10 +-
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCQuery.cc           |  68 +++++
 MAC/CMakeLists.txt                            |   4 +
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/CMakeLists.txt              |  20 ++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/DB.ini                      |   7 +
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/Dockerfile           |  55 ++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/LOFAR.tar.gz         | Bin 0 -> 568 bytes
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/run.sh               |   4 +
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/CMakeLists.txt          |   0
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/DB.ini                  |   7 +
 .../etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xml        |  34 +++
 .../etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xsd        |  63 +++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/CMakeLists.txt          |  25 ++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.cpp  | 180 ++++++++++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.hpp  |  76 +++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.cpp      |  52 ++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.hpp      |  40 +++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.cpp       | 199 ++++++++++++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.hpp       |  77 ++++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.cpp             | 249 +++++++++++++++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.hpp             |  50 ++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/main.cpp                |  69 +++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/CMakeLists.txt         |  27 ++
 .../test/t_DatapointAttribute.cpp             |  98 +++++++
 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointIndex.cpp   |  11 +
 38 files changed, 1955 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/exceptions.h
 create mode 100644 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/exceptions.h
 create mode 100644 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCQuery.cc
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/CMakeLists.txt
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/DB.ini
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/LOFAR.tar.gz
 create mode 100755 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/run.sh
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/CMakeLists.txt
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/DB.ini
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xml
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xsd
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/CMakeLists.txt
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.cpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.hpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.cpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.hpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.cpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.hpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.cpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.hpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/main.cpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/CMakeLists.txt
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointAttribute.cpp
 create mode 100644 MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointIndex.cpp

diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 802cce871a5..f85aebb1417 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1769,6 +1769,7 @@ LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/CMakeLists.txt -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCManager.h -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCResources.h -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCWrapper.h -text
+LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/exceptions.h -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/CMakeLists.txt -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.cc -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.h -text
@@ -1777,8 +1778,10 @@ LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCResources.cc -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper.cc -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper_boost_python.cc -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/__init__.py -text
+LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/exceptions.h -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/CMakeLists.txt -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCGet.cc -text
+LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCQuery.cc -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCSet.cc -text
 LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/mock.py -text
 LCS/doc/package.dox -text
@@ -4232,6 +4235,28 @@ MAC/Tools/jtagctl/rsp_infraCnn.Bin -text svneol=unset#unset
 MAC/Tools/jtagctl/rsp_interApl.Bin -text svneol=unset#unset
 MAC/Tools/jtagctl/rsp_interCnn.Bin -text svneol=unset#unset
 MAC/Tools/jtagctl/testdata.bin -text svneol=unset#unset
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/CMakeLists.txt -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/DB.ini -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/Dockerfile -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/LOFAR.tar.gz -text svneol=unset#application/x-gzip
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/run.sh -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/CMakeLists.txt -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/DB.ini -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xml -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xsd -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/CMakeLists.txt -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.cpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.hpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.cpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.hpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.cpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.hpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.cpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.hpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/main.cpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/CMakeLists.txt -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointAttribute.cpp -text
+MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointIndex.cpp -text
 MAC/WinCCPublisher/CMakeLists.txt -text
 MAC/WinCCPublisher/config/WinCCPublisher.conf -text
 MAC/WinCCPublisher/doc/package.dox -text
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/CMakeLists.txt b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/CMakeLists.txt
index 9341a3420be..48366da002d 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Create symbolic link to include directory.
-execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink 
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/${PACKAGE_NAME})
 
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ install(FILES
   WinCCManager.h
   WinCCResources.h
   WinCCWrapper.h
+  exceptions.h
   DESTINATION include/${PACKAGE_NAME})
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCManager.h b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCManager.h
index 69e70cbb947..c29d37cefaa 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCManager.h
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCManager.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <Variable.hxx>
 
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
 
 namespace LOFAR {
     namespace WINCCWRAPPER {
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ class WinCCManager : public Manager
 public:
     //! default constructor
     WinCCManager();
-
     //! run the manager, connect to the running wincc instance.
     void run();
     //! exit the manager, disconnect from the running wincc instance.
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ public:
 
     //! subscribe for changes on this list of datapoints. Whenever any of these datapoints changes value, the callback function from set_connect_datapoints_callback is called with the changed datapoint name and value.
     void connect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points);
+    //! subscribe for changes on this list of datapoints. Whenever any of these datapoints change all the values from these datapoints gets returned in one call.
+    void connect_datapoints_multiple(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points);
+    //! unsubscribe for changes on this list of datapoints.
+    void disconnect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points);
+    //! provide your callback function which is called whenever any of the connected datapoints is changed.
+    void set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::string name, std::string value)> callback_functor) {callback = callback_functor;};
     //! provide your callback function which is called whenever any of the connected datapoints is changed.
-    void set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::string name, std::string value)> callback) {callback = callback;};
+    void set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::map<std::string, std::string>)> callback_functor) {callback_multi = callback_functor;};
+
 
     //! set the datapoint with given name to the given value, returns true upon success.
     /*! set the datapoint with given name to the given value
@@ -75,7 +82,10 @@ public:
     bool get_datapoint(const std::string &name, boost::python::list &value);
     //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it's std::vector<int> value in parameter value. returns true upon success.
     bool get_datapoint(const std::string &name, std::vector<int> &value);
-
+    //! get the datapoint with a any type
+    bool get_datapoint_any(const std::string &datapoint_name, boost::any &value);
+    //! set the datapoint with a any type
+    bool set_datapoint_any(const std::string &datapoint_name, const boost::any &value);
     //! mark the datapoint with given name valid. returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint_valid(const std::string &name) { return set_datapoint_validity(name, true, nullptr); }
     //! mark the datapoint with given name invalid. returns true upon success.
@@ -83,24 +93,32 @@ public:
     //! set the datapoint with given name valid/invalid. returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint_validity(const std::string &name, bool validity, const Variable *value=nullptr);
 
+    bool get_query(const std::string &query, std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> & result);
     //! handle signals to exit nicely
     virtual void signalHandler(int sig);
+
+    void wait_for_event(long sec, long microSec);
+
 private:
     void init();
 
     friend class ConnectWaitForAnswer;
 
     void handle_hotlink(const std::string &name, const std::string &value);
+    void handle_hotlink(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &);
+
     void handle_get(const std::string &name, Variable *&value);
 
     bool request_datapoint(const std::string &name);
 
+    bool request_query_result(const std::string &query, PVSSulong & identifier);
     template <typename Tval>
     bool _get_datapoint(const std::string &name, Tval &value);
 
     template <typename Tval>
     bool _get_datapoint(const std::string &name, Tval *value);
 
+
     bool get_datapoint_variable(const std::string &name, Variable *&value);
 
     bool has_received_variable(const std::string &name);
@@ -109,6 +127,7 @@ private:
 
     volatile static bool doExit;
     std::function<void(std::string name, std::string value)> callback;
+    std::function<void(std::map<std::string, std::string>)> callback_multi;
     std::mutex mtx;
     std::condition_variable cv;
     std::map<std::string, Variable *> values;
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCResources.h b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCResources.h
index 552e9fcf771..b387368eb42 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCResources.h
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCResources.h
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ namespace LOFAR {
 class WinCCResources
 {
 public:
-    WinCCResources(const std::string &projec_name);
+    WinCCResources(const std::string &project_name);
+
+    WinCCResources(const std::string &program_name, const std::string &project_name, const int num);
 private:
-    void init(const std::string &projec_name);
+    void init(const std::string &project_name);
+    void init(const std::string &program_name, const std::string &project_name, const int num);
 };
 
     } // namespace WINCCWRAPPER
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCWrapper.h b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCWrapper.h
index 26fa060d606..4e57aa17166 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCWrapper.h
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/WinCCWrapper.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define WINCCSERVICES_WINCC_WRAPPER_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <boost/variant.hpp>
 #include <vector>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <functional>
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "WinCCManager.h"
 
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
 
 namespace LOFAR {
     namespace WINCCWRAPPER {
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ class WinCCWrapper
 public:
     //! default constructor
     WinCCWrapper(const std::string &project_name);
+
+    //! default constructor
+    WinCCWrapper(const std::string &program_name, const std::string &project_name, const int num);
     //! disconnect from the running wincc instance.
     void exit();
     //! connect to the running wincc instance.
@@ -47,14 +52,21 @@ public:
 
     //! subscribe for changes on this list of datapoints. Whenever any of these datapoints changes value, the callback function from set_connect_datapoints_callback is called with the changed datapoint name and value.
     void connect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points);
+    //! subscribe for changes on this list of datapoints. Whenever any of these datapoints changes value, the callback function from set_connect_datapoints_callback is called with all the specified values.
+    void connect_datapoints_multi(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points);
+
+    //! unsubscribe for changes on the given list of datapoints.
+    void disconnect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points);
     //! provide your callback function which is called whenever any of the connected datapoints is changed.
     void set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::string name, std::string value)> callback);
+    //! provide your callback function which is called whenever any of the connected datapoints is changed. It returns all the specified datapoints even if only one changes.
+    void set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::map<std::string, std::string>)> callback);
 
     //! set the datapoint with given name to the given int value, mark it valid/invalid, returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint(const std::string &name, int value, bool valid=true);
     //! set the datapoint with given name to the given boost::python::list value, mark it valid/invalid, returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint(const std::string &name, boost::python::list &value, bool valid=true);
-    //! set the datapoint with given name to the given boost::python::tuple value, mark it valid/invalid, returns true upon success.  
+    //! set the datapoint with given name to the given boost::python::tuple value, mark it valid/invalid, returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint(const std::string &name, boost::python::tuple &value, bool valid=true);
     //! set the datapoint with given name to the given std::vector<int> value, mark it valid/invalid, returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint(const std::string &name, std::vector<int> &value, bool valid=true);
@@ -70,11 +82,14 @@ public:
     //! set the datapoint with given name to the given time_t value, mark it valid/invalid, returns true upon success.
     bool set_datapoint_time(const std::string &name, time_t value, bool valid=true);
 
+    bool set_datapoint_any(const std::string &name, boost::any value);
     //! mark the datapoint with given name valid.
     bool set_datapoint_valid(const std::string &name);
     //! mark the datapoint with given name invalid.
     bool set_datapoint_invalid(const std::string &name);
 
+    //! provide the boost::any for the given datapoint name
+    boost::any get_datapoint_any (const std::string &name);
     //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it as an int value if possible, otherwise an exception is raised.
     int get_datapoint_int(const std::string &name);
     //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it as a long value if possible, otherwise an exception is raised.
@@ -88,11 +103,17 @@ public:
     //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it as a time_t value if possible, otherwise an exception is raised.
     time_t get_datapoint_time(const std::string &name);
     //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it as a boost::python::list value if possible, otherwise an exception is raised.
-    boost::python::list get_datapoint_list(const std::string &name); 
+    boost::python::list get_datapoint_list(const std::string &name);
+    //! get the datapoint last set time
+    time_t get_datapoint_set_time(const std::string &name);
     //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it as a std::vector<int> value if possible, otherwise an exception is raised.
     //! this method is used in the WinCCGet test
     std::vector<int> get_datapoint_vector(const std::string &name);
+    //! get the datapoint with the given name and return it as a std::vector<std::string> value.
+    std::vector<std::string> get_datapoint_vector_string(const std::string &name);
 
+    std::string get_formatted_datapoint(const std::string &name);
+    void wait_for_event(long sec, long microSec);
 private:
     // get_datapoint
     template <typename T>
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/exceptions.h b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/exceptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..998ab30809e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/include/exceptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef WINCC_EXCEPTIONS
+#define WINCC_EXCEPTIONS
+
+namespace LOFAR{
+namespace WINCCWRAPPER{
+
+class DatapointNameNotFound : public std::exception
+{
+private:
+    std::string message;
+public:
+    DatapointNameNotFound(const std::string & datapointName):
+        message{"Datapoint " + datapointName + " not found"}{}
+	const char * what () const throw ()
+    {
+    	return message.c_str();
+    }
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.cc b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.cc
index 767ea576d76..b35c3cfe039 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.cc
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.cc
@@ -25,13 +25,22 @@ namespace LOFAR {
 
 using namespace std;
 
+ConnectWaitForAnswer::ConnectWaitForAnswer(const bool handle_multi): HotLinkWaitForAnswer{}, multi{handle_multi}{
+
+}
+
+ConnectWaitForAnswer::ConnectWaitForAnswer(): HotLinkWaitForAnswer{}{
+
+}
+
 void ConnectWaitForAnswer::hotLinkCallBack(DpMsgAnswer &answer)
 {
+    const std::string answer_id{std::to_string(answer.getAnswerId())};
     for (AnswerGroup *grpPtr = answer.getFirstGroup(); grpPtr; grpPtr = answer.getNextGroup())
     {
         if (grpPtr->getError())
         {
-            cout << "Error!" << endl;
+            cout <<grpPtr->getError()->toString()<< endl;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -42,6 +51,8 @@ void ConnectWaitForAnswer::hotLinkCallBack(DpMsgAnswer &answer)
                 if(varPtr)
                 {
                     string name = get_datapoint_name(item);
+                    if(name.compare("") == 0) name += answer_id;
+
                     Variable *value = varPtr->clone(); //WinCCManager should delete cloned pointer
 
     	            ((WinCCManager *) Manager::getManPtr())->handle_get(name, value);
@@ -52,6 +63,14 @@ void ConnectWaitForAnswer::hotLinkCallBack(DpMsgAnswer &answer)
 }
 
 void ConnectWaitForAnswer::hotLinkCallBack(DpHLGroup &group)
+{
+    if(multi){
+        handle_multi(group);
+    }else{
+        handle_one_by_one(group);
+    }
+}
+void ConnectWaitForAnswer::handle_one_by_one(DpHLGroup &group)
 {
     for (DpVCItem *item = group.getFirstItem(); item; item = group.getNextItem())
     {
@@ -59,6 +78,25 @@ void ConnectWaitForAnswer::hotLinkCallBack(DpHLGroup &group)
     }
 }
 
+void ConnectWaitForAnswer::handle_multi(DpHLGroup &group)
+{
+
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> values;
+    for (DpVCItem *item = group.getFirstItem(); item; item = group.getNextItem())
+    {
+        Variable *varPtr = item->getValuePtr();
+
+        if (varPtr){
+            const string name = get_datapoint_name(item);
+            const string value = varPtr->formatValue().c_str();
+
+            values[name] = value;
+        }
+    }
+    ((WinCCManager *) Manager::getManPtr())->handle_hotlink(values);
+}
+
+
 void ConnectWaitForAnswer::handle_group_item(const DpVCItem* const item)
 {
     Variable *varPtr = item->getValuePtr();
@@ -66,6 +104,7 @@ void ConnectWaitForAnswer::handle_group_item(const DpVCItem* const item)
     if (varPtr)
     {
         string name = get_datapoint_name(item);
+
         string value = varPtr->formatValue().c_str();
 
     	((WinCCManager *) Manager::getManPtr())->handle_hotlink(name, value);
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.h b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.h
index 28dd3f0138a..dba485153ca 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.h
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/ConnectWaitForAnswer.h
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ namespace LOFAR {
 class ConnectWaitForAnswer : public HotLinkWaitForAnswer
 {
 public:
+    ConnectWaitForAnswer();
+    ConnectWaitForAnswer(const bool handle_multi);
     using HotLinkWaitForAnswer::hotLinkCallBack;
     virtual void hotLinkCallBack(DpMsgAnswer &answer);
     virtual void hotLinkCallBack(DpHLGroup &group);
 private:
+    bool multi;
+    void handle_one_by_one(DpHLGroup &group);
+    void handle_multi(DpHLGroup &group);
     void handle_group_item(const DpVCItem* const item);
     std::string get_datapoint_name(const DpVCItem* const item);
+
 };
 
     } // namespace WINCCWRAPPER
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCManager.cc b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCManager.cc
index 6aa6c34b42e..68559dc23a6 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCManager.cc
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCManager.cc
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@
 #include <TextVar.hxx>
 #include <DynVar.hxx>
 #include <DynPtrArray.hxx>
+#include <Resources.hxx>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <vector>
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
+#include <exceptions.h>
 
 namespace LOFAR {
     namespace WINCCWRAPPER {
@@ -100,12 +103,77 @@ void WinCCManager::connect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &dataPoints
     }
 }
 
+void WinCCManager::connect_datapoints_multiple(const std::vector<std::string> &dataPoints)
+{
+
+    DpIdentList  dpList;
+    for(vector<string>::const_iterator it = dataPoints.begin(); it != dataPoints.end(); it++)
+    {
+        DpIdentifier dpIdConnect;
+
+        if (Manager::getId(it->c_str(), dpIdConnect) == PVSS_FALSE)
+        {
+            // This name was unknown
+            ErrHdl::error(ErrClass::PRIO_SEVERE,
+                          ErrClass::ERR_PARAM,
+                          ErrClass::UNEXPECTEDSTATE,
+                          "PublishManager",
+                          "connect_datapoints",
+                          CharString("Datapoint ") + CharString(it->c_str()) +
+                          CharString(" missing"));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            dpList.append(dpIdConnect);
+
+        }
+    }
+    // We give the dpConnect a nice naked pointer because it will delete it when the manager stops.
+    HotLinkWaitForAnswer* wait = new ConnectWaitForAnswer(true);
+    Manager::dpConnect(dpList, wait);
+}
+
+
+void WinCCManager::disconnect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &dataPoints)
+{
+    for(vector<string>::const_iterator it = dataPoints.begin(); it != dataPoints.end(); it++)
+    {
+        DpIdentifier dpIdConnect;
+
+        if (Manager::getId(it->c_str(), dpIdConnect) == PVSS_FALSE)
+        {
+            // This name was unknown
+            ErrHdl::error(ErrClass::PRIO_SEVERE,
+                          ErrClass::ERR_PARAM,
+                          ErrClass::UNEXPECTEDSTATE,
+                          "PublishManager",
+                          "connect_datapoints",
+                          CharString("Datapoint ") + CharString(it->c_str()) +
+                          CharString(" missing"));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // We give the dpConnect a nice naked pointer because it will delete it when the manager stops.
+            HotLinkWaitForAnswer* wait = new ConnectWaitForAnswer();
+            Manager::dpDisconnect(dpIdConnect, wait);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 bool WinCCManager::set_datapoint(const std::string &name, const Variable &value, bool valid)
 {
     //reuse the set_datapoint_validity, and explicitly set the value to the given value
     return set_datapoint_validity(name, valid, &value);
 }
 
+
+// request the query (async). is called by _get_query which makes it blocking (synchronous) by waiting for the answer.
+bool WinCCManager::request_query_result(const std::string &query, PVSSulong & identifier)
+{
+    HotLinkWaitForAnswer* wait = new ConnectWaitForAnswer();
+    return (PVSS_TRUE == Manager::dpQuery(query.c_str(), identifier, wait));
+}
+
 // request the datapoint (async). is called by _get_datapoint which makes it blocking (synchronous) by waiting for the answer.
 bool WinCCManager::request_datapoint(const std::string &name)
 {
@@ -333,6 +401,72 @@ Variable::ConvertResult convert(Variable *var, struct tm &value, Variable *&conv
     return cr;
 }
 
+boost::any convert_any(Variable * variable, boost::any & value){
+    Variable * converted_variable{nullptr};
+    switch(variable->isA()){
+        case VariableType::INTEGER_VAR:{
+            int casted_variable;
+            convert(variable, casted_variable, converted_variable);
+            value = casted_variable;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::FLOAT_VAR: {
+            float casted_variable;
+            convert(variable, casted_variable, converted_variable);
+            value = casted_variable;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::TEXT_VAR: {
+            std::string casted_variable;
+            convert(variable, casted_variable, converted_variable);
+            value = casted_variable;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::LONG_VAR:{
+            // Find the wincc guy who though this out
+            long casted_variable;
+            convert(variable, casted_variable, converted_variable);
+            value = casted_variable;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::BIT_VAR: {
+            bool casted_variable;
+            convert(variable, casted_variable, converted_variable);
+            value = casted_variable;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::TIME_VAR: {
+            time_t casted_variable;
+            convert(variable, casted_variable, converted_variable);
+            value = casted_variable;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::ANYTYPE_VAR: {
+            const AnyTypeVar * converted_var{static_cast<AnyTypeVar*>(variable)};
+            convert_any(converted_var->getVar(), value);
+            break;
+        }
+        case VariableType::DPIDENTIFIER_VAR: {
+            value = std::string{variable->formatValue().c_str()};
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            CharString value_str = variable->formatValue();
+            std::cerr<<value_str;
+            std::cerr<<"Datapoint type still not supported:  "<<std::hex<<variable->isA()<<std::endl;
+            value = std::string{value_str.c_str()};
+    }
+
+    if(converted_variable != nullptr) delete converted_variable;
+    return true;
+}
+
 //internal generic method to get the typed (Tval) value of a datapoint
 //used by the public strictly typed methods
 template <typename Tval>
@@ -355,6 +489,42 @@ bool WinCCManager::_get_datapoint(const std::string &name, Tval &value)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool convert_to_vector2(Variable * variable, std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> & result){
+    if(variable->isA(VariableType::DYN_VAR)){
+        const DynVar * rows{static_cast<DynVar *>(variable)};
+        for(DynPtrArrayIndex i=0; i < rows->getNumberOfItems(); i++){
+            const DynVar * row{static_cast<DynVar *>(rows->getAt(i))};
+            std::vector<std::string> * current_row{new std::vector<std::string>{}};
+            Variable * column{static_cast<DynVar *>(row->getNext())};
+            while(column){
+                current_row->push_back(column->formatValue().c_str());
+                column = static_cast<DynVar *>(row->getNext());
+            }
+            result.push_back(*current_row);
+            row = static_cast<DynVar *>(rows->getNext());
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+//internal generic method to query a set of WinCC data points. Since the type is not previously know
+bool WinCCManager::get_query(const std::string &query, std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> & result){
+    Variable * variable_value = nullptr;
+    PVSSulong identifier;
+    if(request_query_result(query, identifier))
+    {
+        std::string identifier_str{std::to_string(identifier)};
+        if(wait_for_received_variable(identifier_str, 1000)) {
+            if(get_received_variable(identifier_str, variable_value)) {
+                convert_to_vector2(variable_value, result);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
 
 //below, a few strictly type methods for get_datapoint are defined
 //they just call the templated _get_datapoint, so why not just use the one and only templated method?
@@ -401,10 +571,11 @@ bool WinCCManager::get_datapoint(const std::string &name, std::vector<int> &valu
     return _get_datapoint(name, value);
 }
 
+
 bool WinCCManager::set_datapoint_validity(const std::string &name, bool validity, const Variable *value)
 {
     DpIdentifier dpId;
-    
+
     if (Manager::getId(name.c_str(), dpId) == PVSS_FALSE)
     {
         // This name was unknown.
@@ -472,6 +643,10 @@ void WinCCManager::run()
     }
 }
 
+void WinCCManager::wait_for_event(long sec, long microSec){
+    dispatch(sec, microSec);
+}
+
 void WinCCManager::exit()
 {
     Manager::exit(0);
@@ -485,6 +660,14 @@ void WinCCManager::handle_hotlink(const std::string &name, const std::string &va
     }
 }
 
+void WinCCManager::handle_hotlink(const std::map<std::string, std::string> & values)
+{
+    if(callback_multi)
+    {
+        callback_multi(values);
+    }
+}
+
 void WinCCManager::signalHandler(int sig)
 {
     if ((sig == SIGINT) || (sig == SIGTERM))
@@ -497,6 +680,81 @@ void WinCCManager::signalHandler(int sig)
     }
 }
 
+bool WinCCManager::set_datapoint_any(const std::string &datapoint_name, const boost::any &value){
+    Variable * variable{nullptr};
+
+    if(get_datapoint_variable(datapoint_name, variable)){
+        switch(variable->isA()){
+            case VariableType::INTEGER_VAR: {
+                    IntegerVar converted_value{boost::any_cast<int>(value)};
+                    set_datapoint(datapoint_name, converted_value);
+                    break;
+                }
+            case VariableType::FLOAT_VAR: {
+                    FloatVar converted_value{boost::any_cast<float>(value)};
+                    set_datapoint(datapoint_name, converted_value);
+                    break;
+                }
+            case VariableType::TEXT_VAR: {
+                    TextVar converted_value{CharString(boost::any_cast<std::string>(value).c_str())};
+                    set_datapoint(datapoint_name, converted_value);
+                    break;
+                }
+            case VariableType::LONG_VAR:{
+                    LongVar converted_value{boost::any_cast<long>(value)};
+                    set_datapoint(datapoint_name, converted_value);
+
+                    break;
+                }
+            case VariableType::BIT_VAR: {
+                    BitVar converted_value{boost::any_cast<bool>(value)};
+                    set_datapoint(datapoint_name, converted_value);
+
+                    break;
+                }
+            case VariableType::TIME_VAR: {
+                    TimeVar converted_value(0,0);
+                    converted_value.setSeconds(boost::any_cast<time_t>(value));
+                    set_datapoint(datapoint_name, converted_value);
+
+                    break;
+                }
+            default:
+                std::cerr<<"Datapoint type still not supported:  "<<std::hex<<variable->isA()<<std::endl;
+                return false;
+        }
+    }else{
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool WinCCManager::get_datapoint_any(const std::string &datapoint_name, boost::any & value){
+    // Yeah I know... WinCC API is getting a &* to allocate the memory space...
+    Variable * variable{nullptr};
+    bool returnValue{true};
+
+    if(!get_datapoint_variable(datapoint_name, variable)){
+        // This name was unknown.
+        ErrHdl::error(ErrClass::PRIO_SEVERE,
+                      ErrClass::ERR_PARAM,
+                      ErrClass::UNEXPECTEDSTATE,
+                      Resources::getProgName(),
+                      "get_datapoint",
+                      CharString("Datapoint ") + CharString(datapoint_name.c_str()) +
+                      CharString(" missing"));
+        throw DatapointNameNotFound{datapoint_name};
+    }
+
+    convert_any(variable, value);
+
+    if(variable != nullptr) delete variable;
+
+    return returnValue;
+
+}
+
     } // namespace WINCCWRAPPER
 } // namespace LOFAR
 
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCResources.cc b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCResources.cc
index 5eb7dbf8d1e..a35accb448a 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCResources.cc
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCResources.cc
@@ -31,11 +31,62 @@ WinCCResources::WinCCResources(const std::string &project_name)
     init(project_name);
 }
 
-void WinCCResources::init(const std::string & /*project_name*/)
+WinCCResources::WinCCResources(const::std::string &program_name, const std::string &project_name, const int num)
 {
-    // TODO set specific project instead of current project.
-    char* ownArgv[] = {(char *)"WinCCWrapper", (char *)"-currentproj", (char *)"-log", (char *)"+stderr"};
-    int ownArgc = sizeof ownArgv / sizeof ownArgv[0];
+    init(program_name, project_name, num);
+}
+
+
+void WinCCResources::init(const::std::string &program_name, const std::string & project_name, const int num)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> args{program_name};
+
+    if(project_name.compare("-currentproj") == 0){
+        args.push_back("-currentproj");
+    }else{
+        args.push_back("-proj");
+        args.push_back(project_name);
+    }
+    args.push_back("-log");
+    args.push_back("+stderr");
+
+    args.push_back("-num");
+    args.push_back(std::to_string(num));
+
+
+    int ownArgc = args.size();
+
+    char * ownArgv[ownArgc];
+
+    for(int i=0; i<ownArgc; i++){
+        ownArgv[i] = const_cast<char *>(args.at(i).c_str());
+    }
+
+    Resources::init(ownArgc, ownArgv);
+}
+
+
+
+void WinCCResources::init(const std::string & project_name)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> args{"WinCCWrapper"};
+
+    if(project_name.compare("-currentproj") == 0){
+        args.push_back("-currentproj");
+    }else{
+        args.push_back("-proj");
+        args.push_back(project_name);
+    }
+    args.push_back("-log");
+    args.push_back("+stderr");
+
+    int ownArgc = args.size();
+
+    char * ownArgv[ownArgc];
+
+    for(int i=0; i<ownArgc; i++){
+        ownArgv[i] = const_cast<char *>(args.at(i).c_str());
+    }
 
     Resources::init(ownArgc, ownArgv);
 }
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper.cc b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper.cc
index ab6191dc8d6..d8e129f59b8 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper.cc
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/WinCCWrapper.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 //! Each datapoint has a human readable name in the wincc database, but the actual value is stored in a sub-item. Append that to each set/get datapoint name.
 static const string DP_SUFFIX = ":_original.._value";
+//! This property refers to the last set time
+static const string DP_SUFFIX_STIME = ":_original.._stime";
+
 
 WinCCWrapper::WinCCWrapper(const std::string &project_name) :
   resources(project_name)
@@ -50,6 +53,12 @@ WinCCWrapper::WinCCWrapper(const std::string &project_name) :
     manager = new WinCCManager();
 }
 
+WinCCWrapper::WinCCWrapper(const std::string &program_name, const std::string &project_name, const int num) :
+  resources(program_name, project_name, num)
+{
+    manager = new WinCCManager();
+}
+
 void WinCCWrapper::run()
 {
     manager->run();
@@ -65,11 +74,31 @@ void WinCCWrapper::connect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &data_point
     manager->connect_datapoints(data_points);
 }
 
+void WinCCWrapper::connect_datapoints_multi(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points)
+{
+    manager->connect_datapoints_multiple(data_points);
+}
+
+void WinCCWrapper::disconnect_datapoints(const std::vector<std::string> &data_points)
+{
+    manager->connect_datapoints(data_points);
+}
+
+
+void WinCCWrapper::wait_for_event(long sec, long microSec){
+    manager->wait_for_event(sec, microSec);
+}
+
 void WinCCWrapper::set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::string name, std::string value)> callback)
 {
     manager->set_connect_datapoints_callback(callback);
 }
 
+void WinCCWrapper::set_connect_datapoints_callback(std::function<void(std::map<std::string, std::string>)> callback)
+{
+    manager->set_connect_datapoints_callback(callback);
+}
+
 // set_datapoint
 bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint(const std::string &name, int value, bool valid)
 {
@@ -99,7 +128,7 @@ bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint(const std::string &name, boost::python::tuple &
 bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint(const std::string &name, std::vector<int> &value, bool valid)
 {
     DynVar variable(VariableType::INTEGER_VAR);
-    
+
     for(auto iter = value.cbegin(); iter != value.cend(); iter++) {
         IntegerVar elem{*iter};
         variable.append(elem);}
@@ -142,6 +171,12 @@ bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint_time(const std::string &name, time_t value, boo
     return manager->set_datapoint(name + DP_SUFFIX, variable, valid);
 }
 
+boost::any WinCCWrapper::get_datapoint_any (const std::string &name){
+    boost::any datapoint_value;
+    manager->get_datapoint_any(name + DP_SUFFIX, datapoint_value);
+    return datapoint_value;
+}
+
 // get_datapoint
 template <typename T>
 bool WinCCWrapper::get_datapoint(const std::string &name, T &value)
@@ -213,6 +248,21 @@ time_t WinCCWrapper::get_datapoint_time(const std::string &name)
     throw std::runtime_error("Could not get datapoint");
 }
 
+std::string WinCCWrapper::get_formatted_datapoint(const std::string &name){
+    std::string value;
+    if(manager->get_datapoint(name, value)){
+        return value;
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error("Could not get datapoint");
+}
+
+time_t WinCCWrapper::get_datapoint_set_time(const std::string &name){
+    struct tm value;
+    if(manager->get_datapoint(name + DP_SUFFIX_STIME, value))
+        return mktime(&value);
+    throw std::runtime_error("Could not get datapoint");
+}
+
 bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint_valid(const std::string &name)
 {
     return manager->set_datapoint_valid(name + DP_SUFFIX);
@@ -223,5 +273,8 @@ bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint_invalid(const std::string &name)
     return manager->set_datapoint_invalid(name + DP_SUFFIX);
 }
 
+bool WinCCWrapper::set_datapoint_any(const std::string &name, boost::any value){
+    return manager->set_datapoint_any(name + DP_SUFFIX, value);
+}
     } // namespace WINCCWRAPPER
 } // namespace LOFAR
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/exceptions.h b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/exceptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf0da769433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/src/exceptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class DatapointNameNotFound : public std::exception
+{
+private:
+    std::string message;
+public:
+    DatapointNameNotFound(const std::string & datapointName):
+        message{"Datapoint " + datapointName + " not found"}{}
+	const char * what () const throw ()
+    {
+    	return message.c_str();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/CMakeLists.txt b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 93e3e67b7f1..08c5036d1ac 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ IF(BUILD_TESTING)
 
         lofar_add_bin_program(WinCCSet WinCCSet.cc)
         lofar_add_bin_program(WinCCGet WinCCGet.cc)
+        lofar_add_bin_program(WinCCQuery WinCCQuery.cc)
+        find_package(Boost COMPONENTS program_options system REQUIRED)
+
+        target_link_libraries(WinCCQuery
+            wincc_wrapper
+            ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+
+        )
+
     ENDIF(WINCC_FOUND)
 ENDIF(BUILD_TESTING)
 
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCGet.cc b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCGet.cc
index 5958d82e915..aa10b76c422 100644
--- a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCGet.cc
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCGet.cc
@@ -3,28 +3,28 @@
 #include <WinCCWrapper.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <Resources.hxx>
 
 using namespace LOFAR::WINCCWRAPPER;
 using namespace std;
 
 void get_help(){
     cout << "Usage:" << endl;
-    cout << "WinCCGet \"datapoint_name\" datapoint_type" << endl;
+    cout << "WinCCGet \"datapoint_name\" datapoint_type project_name" << endl;
     cout << "Accepted datapoint types:" << endl;
     cout << "  int, float, string, list (for int lists)" << endl;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
-  bool asking_for_help = ((argc == 2) && (string(argv[1]) == "--help" || string(argv[1]) == "--h"));
-  bool invalid_args = (argc != 3);
+  bool asking_for_help = ((argc < 4) && (string(argv[1]) == "--help" || string(argv[1]) == "--h"));
+  bool invalid_args = (argc != 4);
 
   if (asking_for_help || invalid_args){
     get_help();
     return 0;
   }
-
-  WinCCWrapper wrapper{""};
+  WinCCWrapper wrapper{std::string(argv[3])};
   string dpname{argv[1]};
 
   if (string(argv[2]) == "int") {
diff --git a/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCQuery.cc b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCQuery.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..108c626d304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LCS/WinCCWrapper/test/WinCCQuery.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+
+
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <string>
+#include <WinCCManager.h>
+#include <WinCCResources.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <Resources.hxx>
+
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
+
+
+
+using namespace LOFAR::WINCCWRAPPER;
+using namespace std;
+namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+void set_options(po::options_description & description){
+    description.add_options()
+    ("help", "produce help message")
+    ("sql", po::value<std::string>(), "SQL_query")
+    ("project", po::value<std::string>(), "WinCC project");
+
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    // Declare the supported options.
+    po::options_description desc("Query the WinCCDatabase");
+    set_options(desc);
+
+    po::variables_map vm;
+    po::store(po::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc), vm);
+    po::notify(vm);
+
+
+    if (vm.count("help")) {
+        cout << desc << "\n";
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (vm.count("sql") == 1 && vm.count("project") == 1) {
+
+        const string sql{vm["sql"].as<string>()};
+
+        WinCCResources resource{"WinCCQuery", vm["project"].as<string>(), 0};
+        WinCCManager manager;
+        cout << "The SQL is: [" << sql << "].\n";
+
+        std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> queryResult;
+        manager.get_query(sql, queryResult);
+        std::cout<< "RESULTS ----"<<"\n\n";
+        std::cout<< "datapoint" << "\t";
+        for(auto & row : queryResult){
+            for(std::string & column : row){
+                std::cout<<column<<"\t";
+            }
+            std::cout<<"\n";
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        cout << desc;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MAC/CMakeLists.txt b/MAC/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ad267da65b..c1c9d2dcfb9 100644
--- a/MAC/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MAC/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ lofar_add_package(WinCC_Datapoints Deployment/data/PVSS)
 lofar_add_package(OTDB_Comps Deployment/data/OTDB)
 lofar_add_package(StaticMetaData Deployment/data/StaticMetaData)
 lofar_add_package(WinCCPublisher WinCCPublisher)
+lofar_add_package(WinCCREST)
+lofar_add_package(WinCCDBBridge)
+
+
 lofar_add_package(TaskManagement Services/TaskManagement)
 lofar_add_package(TBB)
 
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/CMakeLists.txt b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15920ec401f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+lofar_package(WinCCDBBridge 1.0 DEPENDS WinCCWrapper)
+
+include(LofarFindPackage)
+lofar_find_package(WINCC REQUIRED)
+
+find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Core Network Sql Xml REQUIRED)
+
+lofar_find_package(UnitTest++)
+
+# Auto generate moc files
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+# As moc files are generated in the binary dir, tell CMake
+# to always look for includes there:
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+
+include_directories(${WinCCWrapper_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
+
+add_subdirectory(etc)
+add_subdirectory(src)
+add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/DB.ini b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/DB.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a9648414d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/DB.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Database]
+type=QSQLITE
+name=datapoints.db
+address=localhost
+port=
+user=
+pass=
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/Dockerfile b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6aa6bf4b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#DOCKER FILE TO BUILD THE WinCCDBBridge service that connects to WinCC to copy the datapoint value
+#into any external sql database (using the QT libraries)
+# THE WINCC RPM HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE DIRECTORY IN WHICH THE DOCKER IMAGE IS BUILT
+
+
+# THE BASE IMAGE STAGE
+# it contains all the dependecies to run the application with WinCC
+FROM centos:latest as base
+WORKDIR /root/wincc_rpm
+COPY *3.14*.rpm ./
+RUN yum -y update
+RUN yum -y install libicu
+RUN yum -y install *3.14*.rpm
+RUN yum -y install python boost qt5-qtbase
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/WinCC_OA/3.14/bin/:/opt/WinCC_OA/3.14/api/lib.linux/
+RUN ldconfig
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/opt/WinCC_OA/3.14/bin/
+
+# THE BUILDER IMAGE STAGE
+# In this stage all the development tools are installed
+# the source code pulled from svn and the software built 
+# as it is necessary
+FROM base as builder
+RUN yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
+RUN yum -y install cmake python-devel boost-devel qt5-qtbase-devel
+RUN yum -y install svn
+WORKDIR /root
+ARG BRANCH=MonitoringMaintenance-OSB-12
+RUN svn co https://svn.astron.nl/LOFAR/branches/$BRANCH
+RUN cd $BRANCH && mkdir -p build/gnucxx11_debug/
+WORKDIR /root/$BRANCH/build/gnucxx11_debug/
+ARG INSTALLDIR=/opt/lofar/
+RUN cmake ../../ -DBUILD_PACKAGES=WinCCDBBridge -DUSE_LOG4CPLUS=OFF -DWINCC_ROOT_DIR=/opt/WinCC_OA/3.14 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLDIR
+ARG BUILD_PROCESSES=4
+RUN make -j $BUILD_PROCESSES && make install
+
+# DEPLOY IMAGE STAGE
+# The image to deploy is built at this step
+# all the develping dependecies are not useful anymore
+# hence a image pruned with unnecessary dependecies is built
+FROM base as deploy
+COPY --from=builder /opt/lofar /opt/lofar
+WORKDIR /opt/lofar
+ARG WINCCPROJECT_DIR=$INSTALLDIR/var/wincc/LOFAR/
+ENV WINCCPROJ=LOFAR
+ADD LOFAR.tar.gz $WINCCPROJECT_DIR
+WORKDIR $WINCCPROJECT_DIR
+RUN PVSSutil.sh RegisterProject 1.0 $WINCCPROJECT_DIR /opt/WinCC_OA/3.14/
+ADD run.sh /opt/lofar/bin/run.sh
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/opt/lofar/bin
+ENV QT_LOGGING_RULES="*.debug=true"
+ENV QT_MESSAGE_PATTERN="%{time} - %{appname} %{pid}/%{threadid}:  %{message}"
+ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/lofar/bin/run.sh"]
+CMD ["-h"]
+
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diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/run.sh b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..9d2c32fccc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/Docker/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+exec /opt/lofar/bin/winccbridge "$@" ${WINCCPROJ}
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/CMakeLists.txt b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/DB.ini b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/DB.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a9648414d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/DB.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Database]
+type=QSQLITE
+name=datapoints.db
+address=localhost
+port=
+user=
+pass=
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xml b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37cecbbff1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<Table name="antenna_statuses">
+	<Datapoints>
+		<Datapoint name="System1:T1.level" alias="WaterLevel1">
+			<description>Test datapoint in the GettingStarted example of WinCCOA</description>
+			<CheckpointInterval value="-3" />
+			<index>
+				<regex>
+					<![CDATA[(?<system>\w*)\.((?<attribute>\w*))]]>
+				</regex>
+				<attribute name="system" alias="system" type="STRING"/>
+				<attribute name="attribute" alias="attribute" type="STRING"/>
+			</index>
+			<attributes>
+				<attribute name=":_original.._value" alias="value" type="STRING" unit="m" min="-0.3" max="0.3"/>
+				<attribute name=":_original.._stime" alias="lastChangeDate" type="STRING" unit=""/>
+			</attributes>
+		</Datapoint>
+		<Datapoint name="System1:T2.level" alias="WaterLevel2">
+			<description>Test datapoint in the GettingStarted example of WinCCOA</description>
+			<CheckpointInterval value="-3" />
+			<index>
+				<regex>
+					<![CDATA[(?<system>\w*)\.((?<attribute>\w*))]]>
+				</regex>
+				<attribute name="system" alias="system" type="STRING"/>
+				<attribute name="attribute" alias="attribute" type="STRING"/>
+			</index>
+			<attributes>
+				<attribute name=":_original.._value" alias="value" type="STRING" unit=""/>
+				<attribute name=":_original.._stime" alias="lastChangeDate" type="STRING" unit=""/>
+			</attributes>
+		</Datapoint>
+	</Datapoints>
+</Table>
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xsd b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..963fec10333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/etc/Datapoints/antennaStatuses.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified">
+  <xs:element name="Table">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element ref="Datapoints"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+      <xs:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xs:NCName"/>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="Datapoints">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" ref="Datapoint"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="Datapoint">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element ref="description"/>
+        <xs:element ref="CheckpointInterval"/>
+        <xs:element ref="index"/>
+        <xs:element ref="attributes"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+      <xs:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xs:NMTOKEN"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="alias" use="required" type="xs:NCName"/>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string"/>
+  <xs:element name="CheckpointInterval">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:attribute name="value" use="required" type="xs:integer"/>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="index">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element ref="regex"/>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" ref="attribute"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="regex" type="xs:string"/>
+  <xs:element name="attributes">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" ref="attribute"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="attribute">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xs:NMTOKEN"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="alias" use="required" type="xs:NCName"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="type" use="required" type="xs:NCName"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="max" type="xs:decimal"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="min" type="xs:decimal"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="unit" type="xs:string"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="value" type="xs:string"/>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+</xs:schema>
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/CMakeLists.txt b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e97fdf40375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+include(LofarFindPackage)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE WinCCDispatcher_SRCS *.cpp *.hpp)
+
+
+include_directories(${WinCCWrapper_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
+include_directories(
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+    )
+include_directories(${Qt5_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+# Create the application
+lofar_add_bin_program(winccbridge ${WinCCDispatcher_SRCS})
+
+target_link_libraries(winccbridge
+    Qt5::Core
+    Qt5::Network
+    Qt5::Sql
+    Qt5::Xml
+    wincc_wrapper
+)
+
+target_compile_options(winccbridge PRIVATE -std=c++11)
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44bae647d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+#include "DatapointAttribute.hpp"
+#include "DatapointRule.hpp"
+
+#include <limits>
+
+#include <QSqlField>
+#include <QVariant>
+#include <QSqlDatabase>
+#include <QSqlDriver>
+#include <QStringList>
+#include <QDomElement>
+
+#include <QDebug>
+
+DatapointAttribute::DatapointAttribute():
+    m_max{std::numeric_limits<double>::max()},
+    m_min{std::numeric_limits<double>::min()},
+    checkBoundaries{false}
+{
+
+}
+
+DatapointAttribute::DatapointAttribute(QString name, QString alias, QString type, QString unit, QString value, double minValue, double maxValue, bool check):
+    m_name{name}, m_alias{alias}, m_type{type}, m_unit{unit}, m_value{value}, m_max{maxValue}, m_min{minValue}, checkBoundaries{check}
+{
+
+}
+
+QString const DatapointAttribute::formatValue() const{
+    if(m_type == "STRING"){
+
+    	QSqlField field{m_alias, QVariant::String};
+    	field.setValue(m_value);
+
+    	QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::database();
+
+    	if(db.isValid() == true) {
+    		return db.driver()->formatValue(field);
+    	}else{
+    		qWarning() << "Default database it is not configured";
+    		return "\'" + m_value + "\'";
+    	}
+    }else{
+        return m_value;
+    }
+}
+
+
+QString DatapointAttribute::composeDatapointURI(DatapointRule &rule){
+    return rule.name() + m_name;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setParentRule(DatapointRule& rule)
+{
+    m_uri = composeDatapointURI(rule);
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointAttribute::URI() const
+{
+    return m_uri;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setURI(const QString& uri)
+{
+    m_uri = uri;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointAttribute::name() const
+{
+    return m_name;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setName(const QString& name)
+{
+    m_name = name;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointAttribute::alias() const
+{
+    return m_alias;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setAlias(const QString& alias)
+{
+    m_alias = alias;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointAttribute::type() const
+{
+    return m_type;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setType(const QString& type)
+{
+    m_type = type;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointAttribute::unit() const
+{
+    return m_unit;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setUnit(const QString& unit)
+{
+    m_unit = unit;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointAttribute::value() const
+{
+    return m_value;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setValue(const QString& value)
+{
+    m_value = value;
+}
+
+const double& DatapointAttribute::upperLimit() const
+{
+    return m_max;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setUpperLimit(const double upperLimit)
+{
+    m_max = upperLimit;
+}
+
+const double& DatapointAttribute::lowerLimit() const
+{
+    return m_min;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::setLowerLimit(const double lowerLimit)
+{
+    m_min = lowerLimit;
+}
+
+
+const QString DatapointAttribute::toString() const {
+    return "DatapointAttribute(" + QStringList({m_name, m_alias, m_type, m_unit, m_value}).join(", ") + ")";
+}
+
+bool DatapointAttribute::isBoundariesCheckEnabled(){
+    return checkBoundaries;
+}
+
+void DatapointAttribute::enableBoundariesCheck(){
+    checkBoundaries = true;
+}
+
+bool DatapointAttribute::isInRange(QString value){
+    if(checkBoundaries){
+        const double d_value = value.toDouble();
+        return d_value > m_min && d_value < m_max;
+    }else{
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+DatapointAttribute readAttribute(const QDomElement &attributeEntry){
+    DatapointAttribute attribute;
+
+    attribute.m_alias = attributeEntry.attribute("alias", "");
+    attribute.m_name = attributeEntry.attribute("name", "");
+    attribute.m_type = attributeEntry.attribute("type", "");
+    attribute.m_unit = attributeEntry.attribute("unit", "");
+    attribute.m_value = attributeEntry.attribute("value", "");
+
+
+    if(attributeEntry.hasAttribute("max")){
+        attribute.enableBoundariesCheck();
+        attribute.m_max = attributeEntry.attribute("max").toDouble();
+    }
+
+    if(attributeEntry.hasAttribute("min")){
+        attribute.enableBoundariesCheck();
+        attribute.m_min = attributeEntry.attribute("min").toDouble();
+    }
+    return attribute;
+}
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.hpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef1b223e098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointAttribute.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#ifndef DATAPOINT_ATTRIBUTE_H
+#define DATAPOINT_ATTRIBUTE_H
+
+#include <QString>
+class DatapointRule;
+class QDomElement;
+
+/*! \class DatapointAttribute
+    \brief Define an attribute for a given datapoint.
+    The DatapointAttribute describes an attribute of a datapoint that could be for example a last modification date or a value.
+    If it is a value it can be subject of jittering. For this reason, it can be possible to specify a range within which the value
+    can be without triggering an update of the database.
+    It has to be specified as in the following XML fragment (ex.
+        <attribute name=":_original.._value" alias="value" type="STRING" unit=""/>
+    )
+*/
+
+
+class DatapointAttribute
+{
+public:
+    DatapointAttribute();
+    DatapointAttribute(QString name, QString alias, QString type, QString unit, QString value, double minValue, double maxValue, bool check);
+
+    const QString formatValue() const;
+    const QString toString() const;
+
+    const QString & URI() const;
+    void setURI(const QString &uri);
+
+    bool isBoundariesCheckEnabled();
+    void enableBoundariesCheck();
+
+    bool isInRange(QString value);
+
+    const QString & name() const;
+    void setName(const QString & name);
+
+    const QString & alias() const;
+    void setAlias(const QString & alias);
+
+    const QString & type() const;
+    void setType(const QString & type);
+
+    const QString & unit() const;
+    void setUnit(const QString & unit);
+
+    const QString & value() const;
+    void setValue(const QString & value);
+
+    const double & upperLimit() const;
+    void setUpperLimit(const double upperLimit);
+
+    const double & lowerLimit() const;
+    void setLowerLimit(const double lowerLimit);
+
+    void setParentRule(DatapointRule & rule);
+
+private:
+    QString m_name;
+    QString m_alias;
+    QString m_type;
+    QString m_unit;
+    QString m_value;
+    double m_max;
+    double m_min;
+    QString m_uri;
+    QString composeDatapointURI(DatapointRule & rule);
+    bool checkBoundaries;
+friend DatapointAttribute readAttribute(const QDomElement &);;
+};
+
+
+DatapointAttribute readAttribute(const QDomElement &attributeEntry);
+
+#endif // DATAPOINT_ATTRIBUTE_H
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe952072768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "DatapointIndex.hpp"
+#include "DatapointAttribute.hpp"
+
+#include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QDomElement>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+DatapointIndex::DatapointIndex()
+{
+
+}
+
+const QString DatapointIndex::toString() const {
+     return "DatapointIndex(\"" + QStringList({pattern}).join(", ") + "\")";
+}
+
+void DatapointIndex::parseDPIndex(QString index)
+{
+    QRegularExpression regexParser{pattern};
+    QRegularExpressionMatch matched = regexParser.match(index);
+
+
+    if(matched.hasMatch()){
+        for(DatapointAttribute & key: m_keys){
+            const QString index_id{key.name()};
+            key.setValue(matched.captured(index_id));
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+const std::vector<DatapointAttribute>& DatapointIndex::keys()
+{
+    return m_keys;
+}
+
+
+
+const DatapointIndex readIndexRule(const QDomElement & element, const QString & dpName){
+    DatapointIndex dpIndex;
+
+    dpIndex.pattern = element.firstChildElement("regex").text();
+    QDomNodeList attributes = element.elementsByTagName("attribute");
+    for(int i=0; i < attributes.size(); i++){
+        DatapointAttribute attribute{readAttribute(attributes.item(i).toElement())};
+        dpIndex.m_keys.push_back(attribute);
+    }
+
+    dpIndex.parseDPIndex(dpName);
+
+    return dpIndex;
+}
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.hpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21cf9724234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointIndex.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef DATAPOINT_INDEX_H
+#define DATAPOINT_INDEX_H
+#include <QString>
+
+class DatapointAttribute;
+class QDomElement;
+
+/*! \class DatapointIndex
+    \brief Define a unique index for a given datapoint.
+    The DatapointIndex is meant to reflect a DB table index.
+    Such index is derived from the datapoint name through a regex to give the widest range of possibilities in the configuration file.
+    In particular, the XML fragment parsed by the function readIndexRule and used to instantiate the DatapointIndex is for example:
+        <index>
+            <regex>
+                <![CDATA[(?<system>\w*)\.((?<attribute>\w*))]]>
+            </regex>
+            <attribute name="system" alias="system" type="STRING"/>
+            <attribute name="attribute" alias="attribute" type="STRING"/>
+        </index>
+    The index keys are picked up from the named regex capture group. Therefore, each capture group that has to be used as an index field
+    has to be named.
+*/
+
+class DatapointIndex
+{
+public:
+    DatapointIndex();
+
+    void parseDPIndex(QString index);
+    const QString toString() const;
+    const std::vector<DatapointAttribute> & keys();
+private:
+    std::vector<DatapointAttribute> m_keys;
+    QString pattern;
+friend const DatapointIndex readIndexRule(const QDomElement &, const QString &);
+};
+
+const DatapointIndex readIndexRule(const QDomElement & element, const QString & dpName);
+
+#endif // DATAPOINT_INDEX_H
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..483a54e4760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#include "DatapointRule.hpp"
+
+#include "DatapointIndex.hpp"
+#include "DatapointAttribute.hpp"
+
+#include <QStringList>
+
+#include <QSqlQuery>
+#include <QTimer>
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QDomElement>
+#include <QDomDocument>
+
+DatapointRule::DatapointRule(): statement{""}
+{
+
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> DatapointRule::getDatapointsURI()
+{
+    using std::vector;
+    using std::string;
+
+    vector<string> datapointURIs;
+    for(auto & attr: m_attributes){
+        datapointURIs.push_back(attr.second.URI().toStdString());
+    }
+    return datapointURIs;
+}
+
+DatapointRule::DatapointRule(QString name, QString alias, QString description):
+    m_name{name}, m_alias{alias}, m_description{description}, statement{""}, checkBoundaries{false}
+{
+
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::addAttribute(DatapointAttribute attribute){
+    attribute.setParentRule(*this);
+
+    checkBoundaries |= attribute.isBoundariesCheckEnabled();
+
+    m_attributes[attribute.URI().toStdString()] = attribute;
+}
+
+const QString DatapointRule::toString() const {
+     return "DatapointRule(" + QStringList({m_name, m_alias, m_description}).join(", ") + ")";
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointRule::name() const
+{
+    return m_name;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointRule::alias() const
+{
+    return m_alias;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointRule::description() const
+{
+    return m_description;
+}
+
+const QString& DatapointRule::table() const
+{
+    return m_table;
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::setName(const QString& name)
+{
+    m_name = name;
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::setAlias(const QString& alias)
+{
+    m_alias = alias;
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::setDescription(const QString& description)
+{
+    m_description = description;
+}
+void DatapointRule::setTable(const QString& table)
+{
+    m_table = table;
+}
+
+
+void DatapointRule::prepareStatement(){
+    QStringList columnNames;
+    QStringList valueNames;
+    QStringList indexNames;
+
+    for(const DatapointAttribute & att : index.keys()){
+        columnNames << att.alias();
+        valueNames << att.formatValue();
+    }
+
+    for(const auto & att : m_attributes){
+        columnNames << att.second.alias();
+        valueNames << ":" + att.second.alias();
+
+    }
+
+    statement = "INSERT INTO " + m_table + " ";
+    statement += "(" + columnNames.join(", ") + ")";
+    statement += " VALUES ";
+    statement += "(" + valueNames.join(", ") + ")";
+}
+
+const QString & DatapointRule::sqlStatement(){
+    if(statement.isEmpty() == true) prepareStatement();
+    return statement;
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::bindValues(QSqlQuery & query, std::map<std::string, std::string> & values){
+    qDebug() << "binding values";
+
+    for(auto & uriValue: values){
+        const QString attribute_alias = ":" + m_attributes[uriValue.first].alias();
+        const QVariant attribute_value = QString::fromStdString(uriValue.second);
+        qDebug() << "alias=" << attribute_alias << ", value=" << attribute_value;
+        query.bindValue(attribute_alias, attribute_value);
+    }
+}
+
+DatapointRule * readDatapointRule(const QDomElement & element){
+
+    DatapointRule * dpRule{new DatapointRule};
+    dpRule->m_description = element.firstChildElement("description").text();
+    // READ the checkpoint interval and converts it in milliseconds
+    dpRule->m_checkpointInterval = std::chrono::seconds(element.firstChildElement("CheckpointInterval").attribute("value").toInt());
+    dpRule->m_name = element.attribute("name");
+    dpRule->m_alias = element.attribute("alias");
+
+    dpRule->index = readIndexRule(element.firstChildElement("index"), dpRule->m_name);
+
+    qDebug() << dpRule->index.toString();
+
+    QDomNodeList attributes = element.firstChildElement("attributes").elementsByTagName("attribute");
+
+    for(int i=0; i < attributes.size(); i++){
+        DatapointAttribute attribute{readAttribute(attributes.item(i).toElement())};
+        qDebug()<<attribute.toString();
+        dpRule->addAttribute(attribute);
+    }
+    return dpRule;
+}
+
+bool DatapointRule::hasToTriggerUpdate(std::map<std::string, std::string> & values){
+    if(checkBoundaries){
+        qDebug() << "check values in range";
+        bool inRange = true;
+        for(const auto uriValue: values){
+            DatapointAttribute & attribute = m_attributes[uriValue.first];
+            inRange = inRange && attribute.isInRange(uriValue.second.c_str());
+        }
+        return !inRange;
+    }else{
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::triggerRequestCheckpoint(){
+    emit requestCheckpoint(this);
+}
+
+void DatapointRule::startCheckpointTimer(){
+	triggerRequestCheckpoint();
+    timer.reset(new QTimer(this));
+    connect(timer.get(), &QTimer::timeout, this, &DatapointRule::triggerRequestCheckpoint);
+    if(m_checkpointInterval.count() > 0){
+        timer->setInterval(std::chrono::milliseconds(m_checkpointInterval).count());
+        timer->start();
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule>> readDatapointRules(QDomDocument & document){
+    QDomElement table = document.firstChildElement("Table");
+    QString tableName = table.attribute("name");
+
+    qDebug() << "Rule file for table " << tableName;
+
+    QDomElement element = table.firstChildElement("Datapoints")
+                               .firstChildElement("Datapoint");
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule>> rules;
+
+    while(element.isNull() == false){
+
+        DatapointRule * rule{readDatapointRule(element)};
+        rule->m_table = tableName;
+        rule->prepareStatement();
+        rules.push_back(std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule>{rule});
+
+        element = element.nextSiblingElement();
+    }
+    return rules;
+}
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.hpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e51506befe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/DatapointRule.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#ifndef DATAPOINT_RULE_H
+#define DATAPOINT_RULE_H
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <chrono>
+class QTimer;
+class QSqlQuery;
+class QDomElement;
+class QDomDocument;
+
+#include "DatapointAttribute.hpp"
+#include "DatapointIndex.hpp"
+
+class DatapointRule: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    DatapointRule();
+    DatapointRule(QString name, QString alias, QString description);
+    std::vector<std::string> getDatapointsURI();
+
+    std::chrono::seconds m_checkpointInterval;
+
+    DatapointIndex index;
+
+    const QString toString() const;
+    void addAttribute(DatapointAttribute attribute);
+
+    const QString & sqlStatement();
+    void bindValues(QSqlQuery & query, std::map<std::string, std::string> & values);
+
+    bool hasToTriggerUpdate(std::map<std::string, std::string> & values);
+
+    void prepareStatement();
+
+    const QString & name() const;
+    void setName(const QString & name);
+
+    const QString & alias() const;
+    void setAlias(const QString & alias);
+
+    const QString & description() const;
+    void setDescription(const QString & description);
+
+    const QString & table() const;
+    void setTable(const QString & table);
+private:
+    QString m_name;
+    QString m_alias;
+    QString m_description;
+    QString m_table;
+
+    QString statement;
+    std::map<std::string, DatapointAttribute> m_attributes;
+    std::shared_ptr<QTimer> timer;
+    bool checkBoundaries;
+signals:
+    void requestCheckpoint(DatapointRule *);
+
+public slots:
+    void triggerRequestCheckpoint();
+    void startCheckpointTimer();
+
+friend DatapointRule * readDatapointRule(const QDomElement &);
+friend std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule>> readDatapointRules(QDomDocument &);
+};
+
+DatapointRule * readDatapointRule(const QDomElement & element);
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule>> readDatapointRules(QDomDocument & document);
+
+#endif // DATAPOINT_RULE_H
+
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d9cd16779a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#include "Program.hpp"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QJsonValue>
+
+#include <QDomDocument>
+#include <QDomElement>
+#include <QDomNode>
+
+#include <QXmlInputSource>
+
+#include <QtNetwork>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <QSqlQuery>
+#include <QSqlError>
+
+
+#include <exception>
+
+using LOFAR::WINCCWRAPPER::WinCCWrapper;
+
+class ConfigurationFileReadError : public std::exception {
+private:
+    std::string message;
+public:
+    ConfigurationFileReadError(std::string path): message{"Error reading file " + path} {}
+
+    const char * what() const throw () {
+        return message.c_str();
+    }
+};
+
+Program::Program(QObject * parent, const QString& configurationFile, const QString & projectName): QObject{parent},
+    database{new QSqlDatabase}
+{
+    wrapper.reset(new LOFAR::WINCCWRAPPER::WinCCWrapper{"Program", projectName.toStdString(), 0});
+
+    try{
+        readConfigurationFile(configurationFile);
+
+        // Event connect
+        // -- WINCC side
+        wrapper->set_connect_datapoints_callback([=](std::map<std::string, std::string> values){
+                                              emit datapointChanged(values); });
+        // -- QT side
+        connect(this, &Program::datapointChanged, this, &Program::consolePrint);
+        connect(this, &Program::datapointChanged, this, &Program::messageDispatch);
+    }
+    catch (std::exception & e){
+        qCritical() << "An error occurred while reading the configuration file: "<< e.what();
+        qFatal("Cannot read configuration file");
+    }
+
+}
+
+Program::~Program()
+{
+}
+
+void Program::run()
+{
+    database->open();
+    connectToDatapoints();
+    emit startRulesCheckpointTriggers();
+
+    while(true){
+        qApp->processEvents();
+        wrapper->wait_for_event(0, 500);
+    }
+    wrapper->exit();
+    database->close();
+    qInfo()<< "Closing worker threads";
+
+}
+
+void Program::consolePrint(std::map<std::string, std::string> values)
+{
+
+    qDebug() << "Received: ";
+    for(const auto & value: values){
+        qDebug()<< value.first.c_str() << " " << value.second.c_str();
+    }
+}
+
+void Program::messageDispatch(std::map<std::string, std::string> values)
+{
+    if(values.size() == 0) return;
+
+    const std::string & uri = values.begin()->first;
+
+
+    DatapointRule * rule = uriToRule[uri];
+    if(rule == nullptr) qWarning() << "CANNOT FIND RULE FOR"<< uri.c_str();
+
+    qInfo() << "update has been triggered for" <<uri.c_str() << "with name " << rule->name();
+    if(rule->hasToTriggerUpdate(values)){
+
+        const QString queryString{rule->sqlStatement()};
+
+        QSqlQuery query;
+        query.prepare(queryString);
+
+        QMapIterator<QString, QVariant> boundValuesIt(query.boundValues());
+
+        while(boundValuesIt.hasNext()){
+        	boundValuesIt.next();
+        	qDebug()<< "key" << boundValuesIt.key()<< "value" << boundValuesIt.value();
+        }
+
+        rule->bindValues(query, values);
+
+
+        if(query.exec() != true) qWarning() << query.lastError();
+
+        qInfo() << "Executed query " << query.executedQuery();
+        qInfo() << rule->name() << "  SQL:" << queryString;
+    }else{
+        qInfo() << "Skipping update of "<< uri.c_str() << " with rule name " << rule->name() << "values all in range";
+    }
+
+}
+
+const QJsonDocument readXMLFile(QFile & file){
+
+    QString buffer;
+
+    file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text);
+    try{
+        buffer = file.readAll();
+        file.close();
+    }catch(std::exception &e){
+        file.close();
+        qCritical()<<"An error occurred while reading configuration file"<< e.what();
+        throw e;
+    }
+    return QJsonDocument::fromJson(buffer.toUtf8());
+}
+
+void Program::readDBConfigurationSection(QSettings & configuration){
+
+    configuration.beginGroup("Database");
+    const QString name = configuration.value("name").toString();
+    const QString type = configuration.value("type").toString();
+    const QString address = configuration.value("address").toString();
+    const int port = configuration.value("port").toInt();
+    const QString user = configuration.value("user").toString();
+    const QString pass = configuration.value("pass").toString();
+    configuration.endGroup();
+
+    QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(type);
+
+    db.setHostName(address);
+    db.setDatabaseName(name);
+    db.setPort(port);
+    db.setUserName(user);
+    db.setPassword(pass);
+
+    qInfo()<<db;
+
+    *database = db;
+}
+
+void Program::readConfigurationFile(QString fileName){
+    QFile pathToConfigFile{fileName};
+
+    if(pathToConfigFile.exists()){
+        QSettings configuration{fileName, QSettings::IniFormat};
+        readDBConfigurationSection(configuration);
+
+    }else{
+        throw ConfigurationFileReadError{fileName.toStdString()};
+    }
+}
+
+void Program::connectToDatapoints(){
+
+    std::cout<< "Datapoint rules are " << dataPointRules.size();
+
+    for(std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule> & rule: dataPointRules){
+        std::vector<std::string> dataPoints{rule->getDatapointsURI()};
+
+        for(std::string name : dataPoints) qDebug()<< "Registering " << dataPoints.size() << "rule "<< name.c_str();
+        wrapper->connect_datapoints_multi(dataPoints);
+    }
+}
+
+void Program::checkpointRequested(DatapointRule * rule){
+
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> values;
+    qInfo() << "Processing rule " << rule->name();
+    try {
+
+        for(const std::string & uri: rule->getDatapointsURI()){
+                values[uri] = wrapper->get_formatted_datapoint(uri);
+                qDebug() << "uri:"<<uri.c_str() << "\t" << wrapper->get_formatted_datapoint(uri).c_str();
+        }
+
+        QSqlQuery query;
+        query.prepare(rule->sqlStatement());
+
+        rule->bindValues(query, values);
+        if(!query.exec()) qWarning() << query.lastError();
+        qInfo() << "Processed rule " << rule->name();
+
+        qDebug() << "Executed query " << query.executedQuery();
+    }catch (...) {
+        qWarning() << "cannot update rule " << rule->name();
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+QDomDocument readFile(QString fileName){
+    QFile datapointFile{fileName};
+
+    if(datapointFile.exists()){
+
+        QDomDocument parsedFile;
+        QXmlInputSource sourceXML{&datapointFile};
+        parsedFile.setContent(&sourceXML, true);
+        datapointFile.close();
+        return parsedFile;
+
+    }else{
+        throw ConfigurationFileReadError{fileName.toStdString()};
+    }
+}
+
+void Program::loadDatapointsConfiguration(QString configurationFile)
+{
+    QDomDocument parsedContent{readFile(configurationFile)};
+
+    dataPointRules = readDatapointRules(parsedContent);
+    for(std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule> & rule: dataPointRules){
+        connect(rule.get(), &DatapointRule::requestCheckpoint, this, &Program::checkpointRequested);
+        connect(this, &Program::startRulesCheckpointTriggers, rule.get(), &DatapointRule::startCheckpointTimer);
+
+        for(std::string uri: rule->getDatapointsURI()){
+            uriToRule[uri] = rule.get();
+            qDebug()<< "URI="<< uri.c_str() << "SQL: " << rule->sqlStatement();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#include "Program.moc"
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.hpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..232e6c18a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/Program.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#ifndef PROGRAM_H
+#define PROGRAM_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QSqlDatabase>
+
+#include <WinCCWrapper.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <map>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include "DatapointRule.hpp"
+
+class QSettings;
+
+class Program : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    Program(QObject * parent, const QString& configurationFile, const QString & projectName);
+    void loadDatapointsConfiguration(QString configurationFile);
+    virtual ~Program();
+    void run();
+
+public slots:
+    void consolePrint(std::map<std::string, std::string> datapoints); //!< Prints a log message for each changed datapoint name
+    void messageDispatch(std::map<std::string, std::string> datapoints); //!< Send the datapoint change value into the database
+    void checkpointRequested(DatapointRule *); //! < React when a rule triggers a checkpoint request
+
+signals:
+    void datapointChanged(std::map<std::string, std::string> datapoints); //!< This event is triggered when a registered datapoint value changes
+    void startRulesCheckpointTriggers();
+
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<LOFAR::WINCCWRAPPER::WinCCWrapper> wrapper; //!< Pointer to an instance of the WinCCWrapper
+
+    void readConfigurationFile(QString fileName); //!< Read the configuration file
+    void readDBConfigurationSection(QSettings &); //!< Read the database section of the configuration file
+
+    void startWorkers(int num);
+    void connectToDatapoints(); //! Ask WinCC to get an update every time one of the specified datapoint changes
+    std::map<std::string, DatapointRule *> uriToRule;
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DatapointRule>> dataPointRules;
+    std::shared_ptr<QSqlDatabase> database;
+
+};
+
+#endif // PROGRAM_H
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/main.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7ed825afac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#include "Program.hpp"
+
+/**
+Defines the Qt application properties.
+*/
+void defineApplication(){
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("WinCCDispatcher");
+
+}
+
+/**
+Defines the command line options
+*/
+void defineCommandLineOptions(QCommandLineParser & parser){
+    parser.setApplicationDescription("Stores the value directly in a chosen SQL database.\n");
+
+    parser.addHelpOption();
+    parser.addPositionalArgument("datapoint_config", "Configuration file containing the list of datapoints to connect to");
+    parser.addPositionalArgument("configuration", "Configuration file containing the database connection info");
+    parser.addPositionalArgument("WinCCProjectName", "Project name to connect to");
+}
+
+
+/**
+Execute the main program
+*/
+void executeProgram(const QStringList arguments){
+    const QString datapointXMLConfiguration = arguments.at(0);
+    const QString configuration = arguments.at(1);
+
+    const QString winccProjectName = arguments.at(2);
+
+    Program program{nullptr, configuration, winccProjectName};
+    program.loadDatapointsConfiguration(datapointXMLConfiguration);
+    program.run();
+}
+
+/**
+Main function. It execute in succession:
+  * parsing the program options
+  * handle required missing parameter
+  * constructing the main program
+  * executes the main loop
+*/
+int main(int argc, char * argv[]){
+    QCoreApplication app{argc, argv};
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+
+    defineApplication();
+
+    defineCommandLineOptions(parser);
+
+    parser.process(app);
+    const QStringList arguments = parser.positionalArguments();
+
+    if(arguments.size() == 3) {
+        executeProgram(arguments);
+    }else{
+        qCritical()<< "Missing required arguments";
+        parser.showHelp();
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/CMakeLists.txt b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddbb3222fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+include(LofarCTest)
+
+IF(HAVE_UNITTEST++)
+    find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Core Network Sql Xml REQUIRED)
+
+    include_directories(${Qt5_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    set(TESTED_FILES
+     ../src/DatapointAttribute.cpp
+     ../src/DatapointRule.cpp
+     ../src/DatapointIndex.cpp)
+
+    set(TEST_NAMES
+        t_DatapointAttribute
+        t_DatapointIndex
+    )
+
+    foreach(TEST_NAME ${TEST_NAMES})
+        lofar_add_test("${TEST_NAME}" "${TEST_NAME}.cpp" ${TESTED_FILES})
+        target_link_libraries("${TEST_NAME}"
+            Qt5::Core
+            Qt5::Network
+            Qt5::Sql
+            Qt5::Xml
+        )
+    endforeach()
+
+ENDIF(HAVE_UNITTEST++)
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointAttribute.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointAttribute.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5bd40df794b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointAttribute.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#include "UnitTest++/UnitTest++.h"
+
+#include "../src/DatapointAttribute.hpp"
+#include "../src/DatapointRule.hpp"
+
+#include <QDomElement>
+#include <QDomDocument>
+
+
+#include <QDebug>
+TEST(test_formatValue)
+{
+    DatapointAttribute attr("datapointname", "alias_name", "STRING", "s", "12", 0, 15, true);
+    CHECK_EQUAL("\'12\'", attr.formatValue().toStdString());
+
+    attr.setType("INT");
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL("12", attr.formatValue().toStdString());
+}
+
+TEST(test_toString)
+{
+    DatapointAttribute attr("datapointname", "alias_name", "STRING", "s", "12", 0, 15, true);
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL("DatapointAttribute(datapointname, alias_name, STRING, s, 12)", attr.toString().toStdString());
+}
+
+TEST(test_isInRange)
+{
+    DatapointAttribute attr("datapointname", "alias_name", "STRING", "s", "12", 0, 15, true);
+    CHECK_EQUAL(true, attr.isInRange("12"));
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isInRange("-1"));
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isInRange("18"));
+
+    attr = DatapointAttribute{};
+    attr.setUpperLimit(12);
+    attr.setLowerLimit(0);
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isBoundariesCheckEnabled());
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isInRange("-1"));
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isInRange("15"));
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isInRange("5"));
+
+}
+
+TEST(test_URI){
+    DatapointAttribute attr("datapointname", "alias_name", "STRING", "s", "12", 0, 15, true);
+
+    DatapointRule rule("rule.", "ruleAlias", "mytestrule");
+
+    attr.setParentRule(rule);
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL("rule.datapointname", attr.URI().toStdString());
+}
+
+TEST(test_XMLParsing){
+    QDomDocument doc = QDomDocument("someParentElement");
+    QDomElement test = doc.createElement("attribute");
+    test.setAttribute("name", "myname");
+    test.setAttribute("alias", "alias");
+    test.setAttribute("unit", "s");
+    test.setAttribute("value", "5");
+
+    test.setAttribute("max", "12");
+    test.setAttribute("min", "12");
+
+    DatapointAttribute attr = readAttribute(test);
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL("myname", attr.name().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL("5", attr.value().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL("alias", attr.alias().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL("s", attr.unit().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL(12, attr.upperLimit());
+    CHECK_EQUAL(12, attr.lowerLimit());
+    CHECK_EQUAL(true, attr.isBoundariesCheckEnabled());
+
+
+    test = doc.createElement("attribute");
+    test.setAttribute("name", "myname");
+    test.setAttribute("alias", "alias");
+    test.setAttribute("unit", "s");
+
+    attr = readAttribute(test);
+
+    CHECK_EQUAL("myname", attr.name().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL("", attr.value().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL("alias", attr.alias().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL("s", attr.unit().toStdString());
+    CHECK_EQUAL(false, attr.isBoundariesCheckEnabled());
+
+}
+
+int main(int, const char *[])
+{
+   return UnitTest::RunAllTests();
+}
diff --git a/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointIndex.cpp b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointIndex.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47acc3b9208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/WinCCDBBridge/test/t_DatapointIndex.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "UnitTest++/UnitTest++.h"
+
+#include "../src/DatapointAttribute.hpp"
+#include "../src/DatapointIndex.hpp"
+#include "../src/DatapointRule.hpp"
+
+
+int main(int, const char *[])
+{
+   return UnitTest::RunAllTests();
+}
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