Add a function to initialize the base class.

src/device-private.h

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ struct device_backend_t {
 	device_status_t (*close) (device_t *device);
 };
 
+void
+device_init (device_t *device, const device_backend_t *backend);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */

src/device.c

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 #define NULL 0
 
+
+void
+device_init (device_t *device, const device_backend_t *backend)
+{
+	device->backend = backend;
+}
+
+
 device_type_t
 device_get_type (device_t *device)
 {

src/oceanic_atom2.c

@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ oceanic_atom2_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &oceanic_atom2_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &oceanic_atom2_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 
 	// Open the device.

src/reefnet_sensuspro.c

@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ reefnet_sensuspro_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &reefnet_sensuspro_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &reefnet_sensuspro_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 
 	// Open the device.

src/reefnet_sensusultra.c

@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ reefnet_sensusultra_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &reefnet_sensusultra_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &reefnet_sensusultra_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 	device->maxretries = 2;
 

src/suunto_d9.c

@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ suunto_d9_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &suunto_d9_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &suunto_d9_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 
 	// Open the device.

src/suunto_eon.c

@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ suunto_eon_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &suunto_eon_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &suunto_eon_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 
 	// Open the device.

src/suunto_vyper.c

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ suunto_vyper_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &suunto_vyper_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &suunto_vyper_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 	device->extraanswertime = 0;
 	device->ifacealwaysechos = 0;

src/suunto_vyper2.c

@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ suunto_vyper2_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &suunto_vyper2_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &suunto_vyper2_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 
 	// Open the device.

src/uwatec_aladin.c

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ uwatec_aladin_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &uwatec_aladin_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &uwatec_aladin_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 
 	// Open the device.

src/uwatec_memomouse.c

@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ uwatec_memomouse_device_open (device_t **out, const char* name)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &uwatec_memomouse_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &uwatec_memomouse_device_backend;
 	device->port = NULL;
 	device->timestamp = 0;
 

src/uwatec_smart.c

@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ uwatec_smart_device_open (device_t **out)
 		return DEVICE_STATUS_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the base class.
+	device_init (&device->base, &uwatec_smart_device_backend);
+
 	// Set the default values.
-	device->base.backend = &uwatec_smart_device_backend;
 	device->socket = NULL;
 	device->address = 0;
 	device->timestamp = 0;