From d61f8fa7e894b18c7223c23abbcf3c16a597d6ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcus O'Flaherty <moflaherty1@sheffield.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:59:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add device name as optional constructor arg. overrides name
 in config if given.

---
 include/DAQInterface.h | 2 +-
 src/DAQInterface.cpp   | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/DAQInterface.h b/include/DAQInterface.h
index 1dc7e874..11ffd9e7 100644
--- a/include/DAQInterface.h
+++ b/include/DAQInterface.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace ToolFramework {
     
   public:
     
-    DAQInterface(std::string configuration_file, zmq::context_t* context=0);
+    DAQInterface(std::string configuration_file, zmq::context_t* context=0, const char* device_name=nullptr);
     ~DAQInterface();
     
     bool SQLQuery(const std::string& query, std::vector<std::string>& responses, const unsigned int timeout=default_timeout);
diff --git a/src/DAQInterface.cpp b/src/DAQInterface.cpp
index 75d9d195..24e78550 100644
--- a/src/DAQInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/DAQInterface.cpp
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 
 using namespace ToolFramework;
 
-DAQInterface::DAQInterface(std::string configuration_file, zmq::context_t* context){
+DAQInterface::DAQInterface(std::string configuration_file, zmq::context_t* context, const char* device_name){
   
   if(!vars.Initialise(configuration_file)){
     std::clog<<"Error invalid configuration file given to DAQ Interface: "<<configuration_file<<std::endl;
   }
   
   if(!vars.Get("device_name",m_name)) m_name = "unnamed";
+  if(device_name!=nullptr) m_name=device_name;
   vars.Set("service_name",m_name);
   
   boost::uuids::uuid m_UUID;