DAIS HDA Value createEmptyValue MicroStamp timeStamp DAIS HDA Value va

    DAIS::HDA::Value
    createEmptyValue(MicroStamp timeStamp)
    {
      DAIS::HDA::Value value = createEmptyValue;
      value.quality.opc_quality         = DAIS::OPC_QUALITY_GOOD;
      value.quality.user_quality        = DAIS::OPC_QUALITY_GOOD;  // why not?
      value.time_stamp.date_time        = timeStamp.first.toTime_t();
      value.time_stamp.microseconds     = timeStamp.second;
      return value;
    }

    DAIS::HDA::Value
    createValue(MicroStamp timeStamp, QString string_value)
    {
      DAIS::HDA::Value value = createEmptyValue(timeStamp);
      value.simple_value.type           = GDA::DAFDescriptions::STRING_TYPE;
      value.simple_value.v.string_value = string_value; // parameter
      return value;
    }

    DAIS::HDA::Value
    createValue(MicroStamp timeStamp, int discrete_value)
    {
      DAIS::HDA::Value value = createEmptyValue(timeStamp);
      value.simple_value.type           = GDA::DAFDescriptions::INT_TYPE;
      value.simple_value.v.int_value    = discrete_value; // parameter
      return value;
    }

    DAIS::HDA::Value
    createValue(MicroStamp timeStamp, double analog_value)
    {
      DAIS::HDA::Value value = createEmptyValue(timeStamp);
      value.simple_value.type           = GDA::DAFDescriptions::DOUBLE_TYPE;
      value.simple_value.v.double_value = analog_value; // parameter
      return value;
    }