7 files changed, 106 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/sensors/creating.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/creating.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30d8503610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/creating.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <qaccelerometer.h>
+#include <qorientationsensor.h>
+
+QTM_USE_NAMESPACE
+
+class MyWidget : public QWidget
+{
+    void create();
+};
+
+void MyWidget::create()
+{
+//! [Creating a sensor]
+// On the heap (deleted when this object is deleted)
+QAccelerometer *sensor = new QAccelerometer(this);
+
+// On the stack (deleted when the current scope ends)
+QOrientationSensor orient_sensor;
+//! [Creating a sensor]
+}
+
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/sensors/main.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7ab4e54f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/sensors/mybackend.h b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/mybackend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea726aecf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/mybackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef MYBACKEND_H
+#define MYBACKEND_H
+
+#include <qaccelerometer.h>
+#include <qsensorbackend.h>
+
+QTM_USE_NAMESPACE
+
+class MyBackend : public QSensorBackend
+{
+public:
+    MyBackend(QSensor *sensor) : QSensorBackend(sensor) {}
+    void stop() {}
+    void start() {}
+    void poll() {}
+
+    static const char *id;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/sensors/plugin.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/plugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4855659ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/plugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "mybackend.h"
+#include <qsensorplugin.h>
+#include <qsensormanager.h>
+
+const char *MyBackend::id = "mybackend";
+
+//! [Plugin]
+class MyPluginClass : public QObject, QSensorPluginInterface, public QSensorBackendFactory
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_INTERFACES(QtMobility::QSensorPluginInterface)
+public:
+    void registerSensors()
+    {
+        QSensorManager::registerBackend(QAccelerometer::type, MyBackend::id, this);
+    }
+
+    QSensorBackend *createBackend(QSensor *sensor)
+    {
+        if (sensor->identifier() == MyBackend::id)
+            return new MyBackend(sensor);
+        return 0;
+    }
+};
+//! [Plugin]
+
+//Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(libmy_plugin_file_name, MyPluginClass);
+#include "plugin.moc"
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/sensors/sensors.pro b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/sensors.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08701269a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/sensors.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+TEMPLATE=app
+TARGET=sensors
+include(../../../../common.pri)
+INCLUDEPATH += ../../../../src/sensors
+SOURCES+=main.cpp\
+    creating.cpp\
+    start.cpp\
+    plugin.cpp
+HEADERS+=myplugin.h
+LIBS+=-rdynamic
+CONFIG+=mobility
+MOBILITY+=sensors
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/sensors/start.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/start.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc30cc76fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/sensors/start.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <qsensor.h>
+
+QTM_USE_NAMESPACE
+
+void start()
+{
+//! [Starting a sensor]
+// start the sensor
+QSensor sensor;
+sensor.setType("QAccelerometer");
+sensor.start();
+
+// later
+QSensorReading *reading = sensor.reading();
+qreal x = reading->property("x").value<qreal>();
+qreal y = reading->value(1).value<qreal>();
+//! [Starting a sensor]
+}
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/snippets.pro b/doc/src/snippets/snippets.pro
index d8e37b1951..a9dff0cb5a 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/snippets.pro
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/snippets.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ include(../../../staticconfig.pri)
 
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 contains(mobility_modules,contacts): SUBDIRS += qtcontactsdocsample
+contains(mobility_modules,sensors): SUBDIRS += sensors