CLoopCloserERD_impl.h

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#pragma once
#include <mrpt/containers/stl_containers_utils.h>
#include <mrpt/math/data_utils.h>
#include <mrpt/math/ops_matrices.h>
#include <mrpt/math/utils.h>
#include <mrpt/obs/obs_utils.h>
#include <mrpt/opengl/CEllipsoid.h>
#include <mrpt/opengl/CSphere.h>

namespace mrpt::graphslam::deciders
{
template <class GRAPH_T>
CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::CLoopCloserERD()
{
    this->initializeLoggers("CLoopCloserERD");
    m_edge_types_to_nums["ICP2D"] = 0;
    m_edge_types_to_nums["LC"] = 0;
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Initialized class object");
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::~CLoopCloserERD()
{
    for (auto it = m_node_optimal_paths.begin();
         it != m_node_optimal_paths.end(); ++it)
    {
        delete it->second;
    }
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
bool CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::updateState(
    mrpt::obs::CActionCollection::Ptr action,
    mrpt::obs::CSensoryFrame::Ptr observations,
    mrpt::obs::CObservation::Ptr observation)
{
    MRPT_START;
    MRPT_UNUSED_PARAM(action);
    this->m_time_logger.enter("updateState");
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::obs;
    using namespace mrpt::obs::utils;
    using namespace mrpt::opengl;
    using namespace mrpt::poses;
    using namespace mrpt::math;

    // Track the last recorded laser scan
    {
        CObservation2DRangeScan::Ptr scan =
            getObservation<CObservation2DRangeScan>(observations, observation);
        if (scan)
        {
            m_last_laser_scan2D = scan;
        }
    }

    if (!m_first_laser_scan)
    {
        m_first_laser_scan = m_last_laser_scan2D;
    }

    // check possible prior node registration
    size_t num_registered =
        absDiff(this->m_last_total_num_nodes, this->m_graph->nodeCount());
    bool registered_new_node = num_registered > 0;

    if (registered_new_node)
    {
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("New node has been registered in the graph!");
        registered_new_node = true;

        // either single node registration, or double node registration for the
        // first time only, unless we override this check.
        if (!this->m_override_registered_nodes_check)
        {
            if (!((num_registered == 1) ^
                  (num_registered == 2 && m_is_first_time_node_reg)))
            {
                MRPT_LOG_ERROR_STREAM(
                    "Invalid number of registered nodes since last call to "
                    "updateStates| "
                    "Found \""
                    << num_registered << "\" new nodes.");
                THROW_EXCEPTION("Invalid number of registered nodes.");
            }
        }

        // first time call:
        // NRD should have registered *2* nodes; one for the root node and one
        // for
        // the first added constraint. Add the first measurement taken to the
        // root
        // and the second as usual
        if (m_is_first_time_node_reg)
        {
            MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM(
                "Assigning first laserScan to the graph root node.");
            this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D[this->m_graph->root] =
                m_first_laser_scan;
            m_is_first_time_node_reg = false;
        }

        // register the new node-laserScan pair
        this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D[this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1] =
            m_last_laser_scan2D;

        if (m_laser_params.use_scan_matching)
        {
            // scan match with previous X nodes
            this->addScanMatchingEdges(this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1);
        }

        // update partitioning scheme with the latest pose/measurement
        m_partitions_full_update =
            ((this->m_graph->nodeCount() %
              m_lc_params.full_partition_per_nodes) == 0 ||
             this->m_just_inserted_lc)
                ? true
                : false;
        this->updateMapPartitions(
            m_partitions_full_update, num_registered == 2);

        // check for loop closures
        partitions_t partitions_for_LC;
        this->checkPartitionsForLC(&partitions_for_LC);
        this->evaluatePartitionsForLC(partitions_for_LC);

        if (m_visualize_curr_node_covariance)
        {
            this->execDijkstraProjection();
        }

        this->m_last_total_num_nodes = this->m_graph->nodeCount();
    }

    this->m_time_logger.leave("updateState");
    return true;
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::fetchNodeIDsForScanMatching(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& curr_nodeID,
    std::set<mrpt::graphs::TNodeID>* nodes_set)
{
    ASSERTDEB_(nodes_set);

    // deal with the case that less than `prev_nodes_for_ICP` nodes have been
    // registered
    int fetched_nodeIDs = 0;
    for (int nodeID_i = static_cast<int>(curr_nodeID) - 1;
         ((fetched_nodeIDs <= this->m_laser_params.prev_nodes_for_ICP) &&
          (nodeID_i >= 0));  // <----- I *have* to use int (instead of unsigned)
         // if I use this condition
         --nodeID_i)
    {
        nodes_set->insert(nodeID_i);
        fetched_nodeIDs++;
    }
}  // end of fetchNodeIDsForScanMatching

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::addScanMatchingEdges(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& curr_nodeID)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::obs;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using mrpt::graphs::TNodeID;

    // get a list of nodes to check ICP against
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Adding ICP Constraints for nodeID: " << curr_nodeID);

    std::set<TNodeID> nodes_set;
    this->fetchNodeIDsForScanMatching(curr_nodeID, &nodes_set);

    // try adding ICP constraints with each node in the previous set
    for (unsigned long node_it : nodes_set)
    {
        constraint_t rel_edge;
        mrpt::slam::CICP::TReturnInfo icp_info;

        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Fetching laser scan for nodes: " << node_it << "==> "
                                              << curr_nodeID);

        bool found_edge =
            this->getICPEdge(node_it, curr_nodeID, &rel_edge, &icp_info);
        if (!found_edge) continue;

        // keep track of the recorded goodness values
        // TODO - rethink on these condition.
        if (!isnan(icp_info.goodness) ||
            !approximatelyEqual(static_cast<double>(icp_info.goodness), 0.0))
        {
            m_laser_params.goodness_threshold_win.addNewMeasurement(
                icp_info.goodness);
        }
        double goodness_thresh =
            m_laser_params.goodness_threshold_win.getMedian() *
            m_consec_icp_constraint_factor;
        bool accept_goodness = icp_info.goodness > goodness_thresh;
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Curr. Goodness: " << icp_info.goodness
                               << "|\t Threshold: " << goodness_thresh << " => "
                               << (accept_goodness ? "ACCEPT" : "REJECT"));

        // make sure that the suggested edge makes sense with regards to current
        // graph config - check against the current position difference
        bool accept_mahal_distance = this->mahalanobisDistanceOdometryToICPEdge(
            node_it, curr_nodeID, rel_edge);

        // criterion for registering a new node
        if (accept_goodness && accept_mahal_distance)
        {
            this->registerNewEdge(node_it, curr_nodeID, rel_edge);
        }
    }

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of addScanMatchingEdges
template <class GRAPH_T>
bool CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getICPEdge(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& from, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& to,
    constraint_t* rel_edge, mrpt::slam::CICP::TReturnInfo* icp_info,
    const TGetICPEdgeAdParams* ad_params)
{
    MRPT_START;
    ASSERTDEB_(rel_edge);
    this->m_time_logger.enter("getICPEdge");

    using namespace mrpt::obs;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam::detail;

    // fetch the relevant laser scans and poses of the nodeIDs
    // If given in the additional params struct, use those values instead of
    // searching in the class std::map(s)
    CObservation2DRangeScan::Ptr from_scan, to_scan;
    global_pose_t from_pose;
    global_pose_t to_pose;

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("****In getICPEdge method: ");
    if (ad_params)
    {
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "TGetICPEdgeAdParams:\n"
            << ad_params->getAsString() << endl);
    }

    // from-node parameters
    const node_props_t* from_params =
        ad_params ? &ad_params->from_params : nullptr;
    bool from_success = this->getPropsOfNodeID(
        from, &from_pose, from_scan, from_params);  // TODO
    // to-node parameters
    const node_props_t* to_params = ad_params ? &ad_params->to_params : nullptr;
    bool to_success = this->getPropsOfNodeID(to, &to_pose, to_scan, to_params);

    if (!from_success || !to_success)
    {
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Either node #"
            << from << " or node #" << to
            << " doesn't contain a valid LaserScan. Ignoring this...");
        return false;
    }

    // make use of initial node position difference for the ICP edge
    // from_node pose
    pose_t initial_estim;
    if (ad_params)
    {
        initial_estim = ad_params->init_estim;
    }
    else
    {
        initial_estim = to_pose - from_pose;
    }

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "from_pose: " << from_pose << "| to_pose: " << to_pose
                      << "| init_estim: " << initial_estim);

    range_ops_t::getICPEdge(
        *from_scan, *to_scan, rel_edge, &initial_estim, icp_info);
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("*************");

    this->m_time_logger.leave("getICPEdge");
    return true;
    MRPT_END;
}  // end of getICPEdge

template <class GRAPH_T>
bool CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::fillNodePropsFromGroupParams(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& nodeID,
    const std::map<mrpt::graphs::TNodeID, node_props_t>& group_params,
    node_props_t* node_props)
{
    ASSERTDEB_(node_props);

    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>");
    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Running fillNodePropsFromGroupParams for nodeID
    // \""
    //<< nodeID << "\"");

    // Make sure that the given nodeID exists in the group_params
    auto search = group_params.find(nodeID);
    bool res = false;
    if (search == group_params.end())
    {
        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Operation failed.");
    }
    else
    {
        *node_props = search->second;
        res = true;
        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Properties filled: " <<
        // node_props->getAsString());
    }

    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<");
    return res;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
bool CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getPropsOfNodeID(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& nodeID, global_pose_t* pose,
    mrpt::obs::CObservation2DRangeScan::Ptr& scan,
    const node_props_t* node_props) const
{
    // make sure output instances are valid
    ASSERTDEB_(pose);

    bool filled_pose = false;
    bool filled_scan = false;

    if (node_props)
    {
        // Pose
        if (node_props->pose != global_pose_t())
        {
            *pose = node_props->pose;
            filled_pose = true;
        }
        // LaserScan
        if (node_props->scan)
        {
            scan = node_props->scan;
            filled_scan = true;
        }
    }

    // TODO - What if the node_props->pose is indeed 0?
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        !(filled_pose ^ filled_scan),
        format(
            "Either BOTH or NONE of the filled_pose, filled_scan should be set."
            "NodeID:  [%lu]",
            static_cast<unsigned long>(nodeID)));

    //
    // fill with class data if not yet available
    //
    if (!filled_pose)
    {
        // fill with class data if not yet available
        auto search = this->m_graph->nodes.find(nodeID);
        if (search != this->m_graph->nodes.end())
        {
            *pose = search->second;
            filled_pose = true;
        }
        else
        {
            MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM("pose not found for nodeID: " << nodeID);
        }
    }
    if (!filled_scan)
    {
        auto search = this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D.find(nodeID);
        if (search != this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D.end())
        {
            scan = search->second;
            filled_scan = true;
        }
    }

    return filled_pose && filled_scan;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::checkPartitionsForLC(
    partitions_t* partitions_for_LC)
{
    MRPT_START;
    this->m_time_logger.enter("LoopClosureEvaluation");

    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt;

    ASSERTDEB_(partitions_for_LC);
    partitions_for_LC->clear();

    // keep track of the previous nodes list of every partition. If this is not
    // changed - do not mark it as potential for loop closure
    map<int, std::vector<uint32_t>>::iterator finder;
    // reset the previous list if full partitioning was issued
    if (m_partitions_full_update)
    {
        m_partitionID_to_prev_nodes_list.clear();
    }

    int partitionID = 0;
    // for every partition...
    for (auto partitions_it = m_curr_partitions.begin();
         partitions_it != m_curr_partitions.end();
         ++partitions_it, ++partitionID)
    {
        // check whether the last registered node is in the currently traversed
        // partition - if not, ignore it.
        if (m_lc_params.LC_check_curr_partition_only)
        {
            bool curr_node_in_curr_partition =
                ((find(
                     partitions_it->begin(), partitions_it->end(),
                     this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1)) != partitions_it->end());
            if (!curr_node_in_curr_partition)
            {
                continue;
            }
        }

        // keep track of the previous nodes list
        finder = m_partitionID_to_prev_nodes_list.find(partitionID);
        if (finder == m_partitionID_to_prev_nodes_list.end())
        {
            // nodes list is not registered yet
            m_partitionID_to_prev_nodes_list.insert(
                make_pair(partitionID, *partitions_it));
        }
        else
        {
            if (*partitions_it == finder->second)
            {
                // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Partition " << partitionID
                //<< " remained unchanged. ");
                continue;  // same list as before.. no need to check this...
            }
            else
            {  // list was changed  - update the previous nodes list
                // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Partition " << partitionID << "
                // CHANGED. ");
                finder->second = *partitions_it;
            }
        }

        // investigate each partition
        int curr_node_index = 1;
        size_t prev_nodeID = *(partitions_it->begin());
        for (auto it = partitions_it->begin() + 1; it != partitions_it->end();
             ++it, ++curr_node_index)
        {
            size_t curr_nodeID = *it;

            // are there consecutive nodes with large difference inside this
            // partition? Are these nodes enough to consider LC?
            if ((curr_nodeID - prev_nodeID) > m_lc_params.LC_min_nodeid_diff)
            {
                // there is at least one divergent node..

                int num_after_nodes = partitions_it->size() - curr_node_index;
                int num_before_nodes = partitions_it->size() - num_after_nodes;
                if (num_after_nodes >= m_lc_params.LC_min_remote_nodes &&
                    num_before_nodes >= m_lc_params.LC_min_remote_nodes)
                {  // at least X LC nodes
                    MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM(
                        "Found potential loop closures:"
                        << endl
                        << "\tPartitionID: " << partitionID << endl
                        << "\tPartition: "
                        << mrpt::containers::getSTLContainerAsString(
                               *partitions_it)
                               .c_str()
                        << endl
                        << "\t" << prev_nodeID << " ==> " << curr_nodeID << endl
                        << "\tNumber of LC nodes: " << num_after_nodes);
                    partitions_for_LC->push_back(*partitions_it);
                    break;  // no need to check the rest of the nodes in this
                    // partition
                }
            }

            // update the previous node
            prev_nodeID = curr_nodeID;
        }
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Successfully checked partition: " << partitionID);
    }

    this->m_time_logger.leave("LoopClosureEvaluation");
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::evaluatePartitionsForLC(
    const partitions_t& partitions)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam::detail;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace std;
    this->m_time_logger.enter("LoopClosureEvaluation");

    if (partitions.size() == 0) return;

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_FMT(
        "Evaluating partitions for loop closures...\n%s\n",
        this->header_sep.c_str());

    // for each partition to be evaulated...
    for (auto partition : partitions)
    {
        // split the partition to groups
        std::vector<uint32_t> groupA, groupB;
        this->splitPartitionToGroups(partition, &groupA, &groupB, 5);

        // generate hypotheses pool
        hypotsp_t hypots_pool;
        this->generateHypotsPool(groupA, groupB, &hypots_pool);

        // compute the pair-wise consistency matrix
        CMatrixDouble consist_matrix(hypots_pool.size(), hypots_pool.size());
        this->generatePWConsistenciesMatrix(
            groupA, groupB, hypots_pool, &consist_matrix);

        // evaluate resulting matrix - fill valid hypotheses
        hypotsp_t valid_hypots;
        this->evalPWConsistenciesMatrix(
            consist_matrix, hypots_pool, &valid_hypots);

        // registering the indicated/valid hypotheses
        if (valid_hypots.size())
        {
            MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM("Registering Hypotheses...");
            for (auto it = valid_hypots.begin(); it != valid_hypots.end(); ++it)
            {
                this->registerHypothesis(**it);
            }
        }
        // delete all hypotheses - generated in the heap...
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Deleting the generated hypotheses pool...");
        for (auto it = hypots_pool.begin(); it != hypots_pool.end(); ++it)
        {
            delete *it;
        }
    }  // for each partition

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("\n" << this->header_sep);
    this->m_time_logger.leave("LoopClosureEvaluation");

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::evalPWConsistenciesMatrix(
    const mrpt::math::CMatrixDouble& consist_matrix,
    const hypotsp_t& hypots_pool, hypotsp_t* valid_hypots)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt::math;

    ASSERTDEB_(valid_hypots);
    valid_hypots->clear();

    // evaluate the pair-wise consistency matrix
    // compute dominant eigenvector
    CVectorDouble u;
    bool valid_lambda_ratio =
        this->computeDominantEigenVector(consist_matrix, &u, false);
    if (!valid_lambda_ratio) return;

    // cout << "Dominant eigenvector: " << u.transpose() << endl;

    // discretize the indicator vector - maximize the dot product of
    // w_unit .* u
    ASSERTDEB_(u.size());
    CVectorDouble w(u.size(), 0);  // discretized  indicator vector
    double dot_product = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i != w.size(); ++i)
    {
        // stream for debugging reasons
        stringstream ss;

        // make the necessary change and see if the dot product increases
        w[i] = 1;
        double potential_dot_product =
            ((w.asEigen().transpose() * u.asEigen()) / mrpt::square(w.norm()))
                .value();
        ss << mrpt::format(
            "current: %f | potential_dot_product: %f", dot_product,
            potential_dot_product);
        if (potential_dot_product > dot_product)
        {
            ss << " ==>  ACCEPT";
            dot_product = potential_dot_product;
        }
        else
        {
            ss << " ==>  REJECT";
            w[i] = 0;  // revert the change
        }
        ss << endl;
        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(ss.str());
    }
    cout << "Outcome of discretization: " << w.transpose() << endl;
    // mrpt::system::pause();

    // Current hypothesis is to be registered.
    if (!w.asEigen().isZero())
    {
        for (int wi = 0; wi != w.size(); ++wi)
        {
            if (w[wi] == 1)
            {
                // search through the potential hypotheses, find the one with
                // the
                // correct ID and register it.
                valid_hypots->push_back(this->findHypotByID(hypots_pool, wi));
            }
        }
    }
    // mrpt::system::pause();

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::splitPartitionToGroups(
    std::vector<uint32_t>& partition, std::vector<uint32_t>* groupA,
    std::vector<uint32_t>* groupB, int max_nodes_in_group)
{
    MRPT_START;

    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using mrpt::graphs::TNodeID;

    // assertions
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(groupA, "Pointer to groupA is not valid");
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(groupB, "Pointer to groupB is not valid");
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        max_nodes_in_group == -1 || max_nodes_in_group > 0,
        format(
            "Value %d not permitted for max_nodes_in_group"
            "Either use a positive integer, "
            "or -1 for non-restrictive partition size",
            max_nodes_in_group));

    // find a large difference between successive nodeIDs - that's where the cut
    // is going to be
    TNodeID prev_nodeID = 0;
    size_t index_to_split = 1;
    for (auto it = partition.begin() + 1; it != partition.end();
         ++it, ++index_to_split)
    {
        TNodeID curr_nodeID = *it;

        if ((curr_nodeID - prev_nodeID) > m_lc_params.LC_min_nodeid_diff)
        {
            break;
        }
        // update the last nodeID
        prev_nodeID = curr_nodeID;
    }
    ASSERTDEB_(partition.size() > index_to_split);

    // Fill the groups
    *groupA = std::vector<uint32_t>(
        partition.begin(), partition.begin() + index_to_split);
    *groupB = std::vector<uint32_t>(
        partition.begin() + index_to_split, partition.end());
    // limit the number of nodes in each group
    if (max_nodes_in_group != -1)
    {
        // groupA
        if (groupA->size() > static_cast<size_t>(max_nodes_in_group))
        {
            *groupA = std::vector<uint32_t>(
                groupA->begin(), groupA->begin() + max_nodes_in_group);
        }
        // groupB
        if (groupB->size() > static_cast<size_t>(max_nodes_in_group))
        {
            *groupB = std::vector<uint32_t>(
                groupB->end() - max_nodes_in_group, groupB->end());
        }
    }

    // mrpt::system::pause();
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::generateHypotsPool(
    const std::vector<uint32_t>& groupA, const std::vector<uint32_t>& groupB,
    hypotsp_t* generated_hypots, const TGenerateHypotsPoolAdParams* ad_params)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::containers;

    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        generated_hypots,
        "generateHypotsPool: Given hypotsp_t pointer is invalid.");
    generated_hypots->clear();

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Generating hypotheses for groups: " << endl);
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "- groupA:\t" << getSTLContainerAsString(groupA)
                      << " - size: " << groupA.size() << endl);
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "- groupB:\t" << getSTLContainerAsString(groupB)
                      << " - size: " << groupB.size() << endl);

    // verify that the number of laserScans is the same as the number of poses
    // if
    // the TGenerateHyptsPoolAdParams is used
    // formulate into function and pass std::vector<uint32_t> and
    // ad_params->group
    // TODO
    if (ad_params)
    {
        const auto& p = ad_params->groupA_params;
        if (p.size())
        {
#if _DEBUG
            size_t nodes_count = groupA.size();
#endif
            // map should have same size
            ASSERTDEBMSG_(
                nodes_count == p.size(),
                format(
                    "Size mismatch between nodeIDs in group [%lu]"
                    " and corresponding properties map [%lu]",
                    nodes_count, p.size()));
        }
    }

    // use a hypothesis ID with which the consistency matrix will then be
    // formed
    int hypot_counter = 0;
    int invalid_hypots = 0;  // just for keeping track of them.
    {
        // iterate over all the nodes in both groups
        for (unsigned int b_it : groupB)
        {
            for (unsigned int a_it : groupA)
            {
                // by default hypotheses will direct bi => ai; If the hypothesis
                // is
                // traversed the opposite way, take the opposite of the
                // constraint
                auto* hypot = new hypot_t;
                hypot->from = b_it;
                hypot->to = a_it;
                hypot->id = hypot_counter++;

                // [from] *b_it ====[edge]===> [to]  *a_it

                // Fetch and set the pose and LaserScan of from, to nodeIDs
                //
                // even if icp_ad_params NULL, it will be handled appropriately
                // by the
                // getICPEdge fun.
                // bool from_success, to_success;
                TGetICPEdgeAdParams* icp_ad_params = nullptr;
                if (ad_params)
                {
                    icp_ad_params = new TGetICPEdgeAdParams;
                    // from_success = fillNodePropsFromGroupParams(
                    fillNodePropsFromGroupParams(
                        b_it, ad_params->groupB_params,
                        &icp_ad_params->from_params);
                    // to_success = fillNodePropsFromGroupParams(
                    fillNodePropsFromGroupParams(
                        a_it, ad_params->groupA_params,
                        &icp_ad_params->to_params);

                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>");
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("From nodeID (other): " << *b_it);
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("From params (other): "
                    //<< icp_ad_params->from_params.getAsString());
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("from_success: " << (from_success?
                    // "TRUE" : "FALSE"));
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("**********");
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("To nodeID (own)   : " << *a_it);
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("To params (own)   : "
                    //<< icp_ad_params->to_params.getAsString());
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("to_success: " << (to_success?
                    // "TRUE" : "FALSE"));
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<");
                }

                // fetch the ICP constraint bi => ai
                mrpt::slam::CICP::TReturnInfo icp_info;
                constraint_t edge;
                bool found_edge = this->getICPEdge(
                    b_it, a_it, &edge, &icp_info, icp_ad_params);

                hypot->setEdge(edge);
                hypot->goodness =
                    icp_info.goodness;  // goodness related to the edge

                // Check if invalid
                //
                // Goodness Threshold
                double goodness_thresh =
                    m_laser_params.goodness_threshold_win.getMedian() *
                    m_lc_icp_constraint_factor;
                bool accept_goodness = icp_info.goodness > goodness_thresh;
                MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
                    "generateHypotsPool:\nCurr. Goodness: "
                    << icp_info.goodness << "|\t Threshold: " << goodness_thresh
                    << " => " << (accept_goodness ? "ACCEPT" : "REJECT")
                    << endl);

                if (!found_edge || !accept_goodness)
                {
                    hypot->is_valid = false;
                    invalid_hypots++;
                }
                generated_hypots->push_back(hypot);
                MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(hypot->getAsString());

                // delete pointer to getICPEdge additional parameters if they
                // were initialized
                delete icp_ad_params;
            }
        }
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Generated pool of hypotheses...\tsize = "
            << generated_hypots->size()
            << "\tinvalid hypotheses: " << invalid_hypots);
    }

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of generateHypotsPool

template <class GRAPH_T>
bool CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::computeDominantEigenVector(
    const mrpt::math::CMatrixDouble& consist_matrix,
    mrpt::math::CVectorDouble* eigvec, bool use_power_method)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace std;
    ASSERTDEB_(eigvec);

    this->m_time_logger.enter("DominantEigenvectorComputation");

    double lambda1, lambda2;  // eigenvalues to use
    bool is_valid_lambda_ratio = false;

    if (use_power_method)
    {
        THROW_EXCEPTION(
            "\nPower method for computing the first two "
            "eigenvectors/eigenvalues hasn't been implemented yet\n");
    }
    else
    {  // call to eigenVectors method
        CMatrixDouble eigvecs;
        std::vector<double> eigvals;
        consist_matrix.eig(eigvecs, eigvals);

        // assert that the eivenvectors, eigenvalues, consistency matrix are of
        // the same size
        ASSERTDEBMSG_(
            eigvecs.size() == eigvals.size() &&
                consist_matrix.cols() == eigvals.size(),
            mrpt::format(
                "Size of eigvecs \"%lu\","
                "eigvalues \"%lu\","
                "consist_matrix \"%lu\" don't match",
                static_cast<unsigned long>(eigvecs.size()),
                static_cast<unsigned long>(eigvals.size()),
                static_cast<unsigned long>(consist_matrix.size())));

        // copy. I don't care about the sign of the eigenvector element
        for (int i = 0; i != eigvec->size(); ++i)
            (*eigvec)[i] = std::abs(eigvecs(i, eigvecs.cols() - 1));

        lambda1 = eigvals[eigvals.size() - 1];
        lambda2 = eigvals[eigvals.size() - 2];
    }

    // check the ratio of the two eigenvalues - reject hypotheses set if ratio
    // smaller than threshold
    if (approximatelyEqual(0.0, lambda2, 0.00001))
    {
        MRPT_LOG_ERROR_STREAM(
            "Bad lambda2 value: "
            << lambda2 << " => Skipping current evaluation." << endl);
        return false;
    }
    double curr_lambda_ratio = lambda1 / lambda2;
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "lambda1 = " << lambda1 << " | lambda2 = " << lambda2
                     << "| ratio = " << curr_lambda_ratio << endl);

    is_valid_lambda_ratio =
        (curr_lambda_ratio > m_lc_params.LC_eigenvalues_ratio_thresh);

    this->m_time_logger.leave("DominantEigenvectorComputation");
    return is_valid_lambda_ratio;

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of computeDominantEigenVector

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::generatePWConsistenciesMatrix(
    const std::vector<uint32_t>& groupA, const std::vector<uint32_t>& groupB,
    const hypotsp_t& hypots_pool, mrpt::math::CMatrixDouble* consist_matrix,
    const paths_t* groupA_opt_paths, const paths_t* groupB_opt_paths)
{
    MRPT_START;

    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace mrpt::containers;
    using namespace std;
    using mrpt::graphs::TNodeID;

    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        consist_matrix, "Invalid pointer to the Consistency matrix is given");
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        static_cast<unsigned long>(consist_matrix->rows()) ==
                hypots_pool.size() &&
            static_cast<unsigned long>(consist_matrix->rows()) ==
                hypots_pool.size(),
        "Consistency matrix dimensions aren't equal to the hypotheses pool "
        "size");

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
        << endl
        << "In generatePWConsistencyMatrix:\n"
        << "\tgroupA: " << getSTLContainerAsString(groupA) << endl
        << "\tgroupB: " << getSTLContainerAsString(groupB) << endl
        << "\tHypots pool Size: " << hypots_pool.size());

    // b1
    for (auto b1_it = groupB.begin(); b1_it != groupB.end(); ++b1_it)
    {
        TNodeID b1 = *b1_it;

        // b2
        for (auto b2_it = b1_it + 1; b2_it != groupB.end(); ++b2_it)
        {
            TNodeID b2 = *b2_it;

            // a1
            for (auto a1_it = groupA.begin(); a1_it != groupA.end(); ++a1_it)
            {
                TNodeID a1 = *a1_it;
                hypot_t* hypot_b2_a1 =
                    this->findHypotByEnds(hypots_pool, b2, a1);
                // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("hypot_b2_a1: " <<
                // hypot_b2_a1->getAsString());

                // a2
                for (auto a2_it = a1_it + 1; a2_it != groupA.end(); ++a2_it)
                {
                    TNodeID a2 = *a2_it;
                    hypot_t* hypot_b1_a2 =
                        this->findHypotByEnds(hypots_pool, b1, a2);
                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("hypot_b1_a2: " <<
                    // hypot_b1_a2->getAsString());

                    double consistency;

                    // compute consistency element
                    if (hypot_b2_a1->is_valid && hypot_b1_a2->is_valid)
                    {
                        // extract vector of hypotheses that connect the given
                        // nodes,
                        // instead of passing the whole hypothesis pool.
                        hypotsp_t extracted_hypots;
                        extracted_hypots.push_back(hypot_b2_a1);
                        extracted_hypots.push_back(hypot_b1_a2);

                        paths_t* curr_opt_paths = nullptr;
                        if (groupA_opt_paths || groupB_opt_paths)
                        {  // fill curr_opt_paths
                            curr_opt_paths = new paths_t();
                        }

                        // decide on additional optimal paths
                        if (curr_opt_paths)
                        {
                            // groupA
                            if (groupA_opt_paths)
                            {  // a1 -> a2 optimal path
                                const path_t* p = this->findPathByEnds(
                                    *groupA_opt_paths, a1, a2, true);
                                curr_opt_paths->push_back(*p);
                            }
                            else
                            {  // empty
                                curr_opt_paths->push_back(path_t());
                            }

                            if (groupB_opt_paths)
                            {  // b1 -> b2 optimal path
                                const path_t* p = this->findPathByEnds(
                                    *groupB_opt_paths, b1, b2, true);
                                curr_opt_paths->push_back(*p);
                            }
                            else
                            {  // empty
                                curr_opt_paths->push_back(path_t());
                            }
                        }

                        consistency = this->generatePWConsistencyElement(
                            a1, a2, b1, b2, extracted_hypots, curr_opt_paths);

                        delete curr_opt_paths;
                    }
                    else
                    {  //  null those that don't look good
                        consistency = 0;
                    }

                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
                    //"Adding hypothesis consistency for nodeIDs: "
                    //<< "[b1] " << b1 << ", [b2] -> " << b2
                    //<< ", [a1] -> " << a1 << ", [a2] -> " << a2
                    //<< " ==> " << consistency << endl);

                    // fill the PW consistency matrix corresponding element -
                    // symmetrical
                    int id1 = hypot_b2_a1->id;
                    int id2 = hypot_b1_a2->id;

                    (*consist_matrix)(id1, id2) = consistency;
                    (*consist_matrix)(id2, id1) = consistency;

                    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("id1 = " << id1 << "\t|"
                    //<< "id2 = " << id2 << "\t|"
                    //<< "consistency = " << consistency);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM("Consistency matrix:" << endl
    //<< this->header_sep << endl
    //<< *consist_matrix << endl);

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of generatePWConsistenciesMatrix

template <class GRAPH_T>
double CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::generatePWConsistencyElement(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& a1, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& a2,
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& b1, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& b2,
    const hypotsp_t& hypots, const paths_t* opt_paths)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam;
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam::detail;

    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("In generatePWConsistencyElement.\n"
    //<< "\t[" << a1 << ", " << a2 << "]\n"
    //<< "\t[" << b1 << ", " << b2 << "]");
    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("a1->a2 optimal path:"
    //<< (opt_paths && !opt_paths->begin()->isEmpty()?
    // opt_paths->begin()->getAsString() :
    //"NONE"));
    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("b1->b2 optimal path: "
    //<< (opt_paths && !opt_paths->rbegin()->isEmpty()?
    // opt_paths->rbegin()->getAsString() :
    //"NONE"));

    // standard size assertions
    ASSERTDEB_(hypots.size() == 2);
    if (opt_paths)
    {
        ASSERTDEB_(opt_paths->size() == 2);
    }

    //
    // get the Dijkstra links
    //
    // a1 ==> a2
    const path_t* path_a1_a2;
    if (!opt_paths || opt_paths->begin()->isEmpty())
    {
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Running dijkstra [a1] " << a1 << " => [a2] " << a2);
        execDijkstraProjection(a1, a2);
        path_a1_a2 = this->queryOptimalPath(a2);
    }
    else
    {  // fetch the path from the opt_paths arg
        // TODO dubious practice
        path_a1_a2 = &(*opt_paths->begin());
    }
    ASSERTDEB_(path_a1_a2);
    path_a1_a2->assertIsBetweenNodeIDs(a1, a2);

    // b1 ==> b2
    const path_t* path_b1_b2;
    if (!opt_paths || opt_paths->rend()->isEmpty())
    {
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            "Running djkstra [b1] " << b1 << " => [b2] " << b2);
        execDijkstraProjection(b1, b2);
        path_b1_b2 = this->queryOptimalPath(b2);
    }
    else
    {  // fetch the path from the opt_paths arg
        path_b1_b2 = &(*opt_paths->rbegin());
    }
    ASSERTDEB_(path_b1_b2);
    path_b1_b2->assertIsBetweenNodeIDs(b1, b2);
    // get the edges of the hypotheses
    // by default hypotheses are stored bi => ai
    //
    // Backwards edge: a2=>b1
    hypot_t* hypot_b1_a2 = this->findHypotByEnds(hypots, b1, a2);
    // forward edge b2=>a1
    hypot_t* hypot_b2_a1 = this->findHypotByEnds(hypots, b2, a1);

    // Composition of Poses
    // Order : a1 ==> a2 ==> b1 ==> b2 ==> a1
    constraint_t res_transform(path_a1_a2->curr_pose_pdf);
    res_transform += hypot_b1_a2->getInverseEdge();
    res_transform += path_b1_b2->curr_pose_pdf;
    res_transform += hypot_b2_a1->getEdge();

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "\n-----------Resulting Transformation----------- Hypots: #"
        << hypot_b1_a2->id << ", #" << hypot_b2_a1->id << endl
        << "a1 --> a2 => b1 --> b2 => a1: " << a1 << " --> " << a2 << " => "
        << b1 << " --> " << b2 << " => " << a1 << endl
        << res_transform << endl
        << endl
        << "DIJKSTRA: " << a1 << " --> " << a2 << ": "
        << path_a1_a2->curr_pose_pdf << endl
        << "DIJKSTRA: " << b1 << " --> " << b2 << ": "
        << path_b1_b2->curr_pose_pdf << endl
        << "hypot_b1_a2(inv):\n"
        << hypot_b1_a2->getInverseEdge() << endl
        << "hypot_b2_a1:\n"
        << hypot_b2_a1->getEdge() << endl);

    // get the vector of the corresponding transformation - [x, y, phi] form
    typename pose_t::vector_t T;
    res_transform.getMeanVal().asVector(T);

    // information matrix
    CMatrixDouble33 cov_mat;
    res_transform.getCovariance(cov_mat);

    // there has to be an error with the initial Olson formula - p.15.
    // There must be a minus in the exponent and the covariance matrix instead
    // of
    // the information matrix.
    double exponent = -mrpt::math::multiply_HtCH_scalar(T, cov_mat);
    double consistency_elem = exp(exponent);

    // cout << "T = " << endl << T << endl;
    // cout << "exponent = " << exponent << endl;
    // cout << "consistency_elem = " << consistency_elem << endl;
    // mrpt::system::pause();

    return consistency_elem;
    MRPT_END;
}  // end of generatePWConsistencyElement

template <class GRAPH_T>
const mrpt::graphslam::TUncertaintyPath<GRAPH_T>*
    CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::findPathByEnds(
        const paths_t& vec_paths, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& src,
        const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& dst, bool throw_exc)
{
    using namespace mrpt;

    ASSERTDEB_(vec_paths.size());
    const path_t* res = nullptr;

    for (auto cit = vec_paths.begin(); cit != vec_paths.end(); ++cit)
    {
        if (cit->getSource() == src && cit->getDestination() == dst)
        {
            res = &(*cit);
            break;
        }
    }
    if (throw_exc && !res)
    {
        THROW_EXCEPTION(format(
            "Path for %lu => %lu is not found. Exiting...\n",
            static_cast<unsigned long>(src), static_cast<unsigned long>(dst)));
    }

    return res;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
mrpt::graphs::detail::THypothesis<GRAPH_T>*
    CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::findHypotByEnds(
        const hypotsp_t& vec_hypots, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& from,
        const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& to, bool throw_exc)
{
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam::detail;
    using namespace std;

    for (auto v_cit = vec_hypots.begin(); v_cit != vec_hypots.end(); v_cit++)
    {
        if ((*v_cit)->hasEnds(from, to))
        {
            // cout << "findHypotByEnds: Found hypot " << from
            //<< " => " << to << " : " << (*v_cit)->getAsString() << endl;
            return *v_cit;
        }
    }

    // not found.
    if (throw_exc)
    {
        throw mrpt::graphs::HypothesisNotFoundException(from, to);
    }
    else
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
}  // end of findHypotByEnds

template <class GRAPH_T>
mrpt::graphs::detail::THypothesis<GRAPH_T>*
    CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::findHypotByID(
        const hypotsp_t& vec_hypots, const size_t& id, bool throw_exc)
{
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam::detail;

    for (auto v_cit = vec_hypots.begin(); v_cit != vec_hypots.end(); v_cit++)
    {
        if ((*v_cit)->id == id)
        {
            return *v_cit;
        }
    }

    // not found.
    if (throw_exc)
    {
        throw mrpt::graphs::HypothesisNotFoundException(id);
    }
    else
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::execDijkstraProjection(
    mrpt::graphs::TNodeID starting_node, mrpt::graphs::TNodeID ending_node)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using mrpt::graphs::TNodeID;

    // for the full algorithm see
    // - Recognizing places using spectrally clustered local matches - E.Olson,
    // p.6

    this->m_time_logger.enter("Dijkstra Projection");
    const std::string dijkstra_end =
        "----------- Done with Dijkstra Projection... ----------";

    // ending_node is either INVALID_NODEID or one of the already registered
    // nodeIDs
    ASSERTDEB_(
        ending_node == INVALID_NODEID ||
        (ending_node >= 0 && ending_node < this->m_graph->nodeCount()));
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        starting_node != ending_node, "Starting and Ending nodes coincede");

    // debugging message
    stringstream ss_debug("");
    ss_debug << "Executing Dijkstra Projection: " << starting_node << " => ";
    if (ending_node == INVALID_NODEID)
    {
        ss_debug << "..." << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        ss_debug << ending_node << endl;
    }

    if (this->m_graph->nodeCount() < m_dijkstra_node_count_thresh)
    {
        return;
    }

    // keep track of the nodes that I have visited
    std::vector<bool> visited_nodes(this->m_graph->nodeCount(), false);
    m_node_optimal_paths.clear();

    // get the neighbors of each node
    std::map<TNodeID, std::set<TNodeID>> neighbors_of;
    this->m_graph->getAdjacencyMatrix(neighbors_of);

    // initialize a pool of TUncertaintyPaths - draw the minimum-uncertainty
    // path during
    // execution
    std::set<path_t*> pool_of_paths;
    // get the edge to each one of the neighboring nodes of the starting node
    std::set<TNodeID> starting_node_neighbors(neighbors_of.at(starting_node));
    for (unsigned long starting_node_neighbor : starting_node_neighbors)
    {
        auto* path_between_neighbors = new path_t();
        this->getMinUncertaintyPath(
            starting_node, starting_node_neighbor, path_between_neighbors);

        pool_of_paths.insert(path_between_neighbors);
    }
    // just visited the first node
    visited_nodes.at(starting_node) = true;

    //// TODO Remove these - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    //// printing the pool for verification
    // cout << "Pool of Paths: " << endl;
    // for (typename std::set<path_t*>::const_iterator it =
    // pool_of_paths.begin();
    // it != pool_of_paths.end(); ++it) {
    // printSTLContainer((*it)->nodes_traversed);
    //}
    // cout << "------ Done with the starting node ... ------" << endl;
    // int iters = 0;
    //// TODO Remove these - <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< vvvUNCOMMENT BELOW AS WELLvvv

    while (true)
    {
        // if there is at least one false, exit loop
        for (auto it = visited_nodes.begin(); it != visited_nodes.end(); ++it)
        {
            if (!*it)
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        // if an ending nodeID has been specified, end the method when the path
        // to
        // it is found.
        if (ending_node != INVALID_NODEID)
        {
            if (visited_nodes.at(ending_node))
            {
                // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(dijkstra_end);
                this->m_time_logger.leave("Dijkstra Projection");
                return;
            }
        }

        path_t* optimal_path = this->popMinUncertaintyPath(&pool_of_paths);
        TNodeID dest = optimal_path->getDestination();

        //// TODO Remove these - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ^^^UNCOMMENT ABOVE AS
        /// WELL^^^
        // cout << iters << " " << std::string(40, '>') << endl;
        // cout << "current path Destination: " << dest << endl;
        //// printing the pool for verification
        // cout << "Pool of Paths: " << endl;
        // for (typename std::set<path_t*>::const_iterator
        // it = pool_of_paths.begin();
        // it != pool_of_paths.end(); ++it) {
        // printSTLContainer((*it)->nodes_traversed);
        //}
        // cout << "Nodes visited: " << endl;
        // std::vector<int> tmp_vec;
        // for (int i = 0; i != visited_nodes.size(); ++i) {
        // tmp_vec.push_back(i);
        //}
        // printSTLContainer(tmp_vec); cout << endl; // indices of numbers
        // printSTLContainer(visited_nodes);         // actual flags
        // cout << std::string(40, '<') << " " << iters++ << endl;
        // mrpt::system::pause();
        //// TODO Remove these - <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

        if (!visited_nodes.at(dest))
        {
            m_node_optimal_paths[dest] = optimal_path;
            visited_nodes.at(dest) = true;

            // for all the edges leaving this node .. compose the transforms
            // with the
            // current pool of paths.
            this->addToPaths(
                &pool_of_paths, *optimal_path, neighbors_of.at(dest));
        }
    }

    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(dijkstra_end);
    this->m_time_logger.leave("Dijkstra Projection");
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::addToPaths(
    std::set<path_t*>* pool_of_paths, const path_t& current_path,
    const std::set<mrpt::graphs::TNodeID>& neighbors) const
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt::graphslam;
    using mrpt::graphs::TNodeID;

    TNodeID node_to_append_from = current_path.getDestination();

    // compose transforms for every neighbor of node_to_append_from *except*
    // for the link connecting node_to_append_from and the second to last node
    // in
    // the current_path
    TNodeID second_to_last_node = current_path.nodes_traversed.rbegin()[1];
    for (unsigned long neighbor : neighbors)
    {
        if (neighbor == second_to_last_node) continue;

        // get the path between node_to_append_from, *node_it
        path_t path_between_nodes;
        this->getMinUncertaintyPath(
            node_to_append_from, neighbor, &path_between_nodes);

        // format the path to append
        auto* path_to_append = new path_t();
        *path_to_append = current_path;
        *path_to_append += path_between_nodes;

        pool_of_paths->insert(path_to_append);
    }

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
typename mrpt::graphslam::TUncertaintyPath<GRAPH_T>*
    CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::queryOptimalPath(
        const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID node) const
{
    using namespace std;

    path_t* path = nullptr;
    typename std::map<mrpt::graphs::TNodeID, path_t*>::const_iterator search;
    search = m_node_optimal_paths.find(node);
    if (search != m_node_optimal_paths.end())
    {
        path = search->second;
    }

    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Queried optimal path for nodeID: " << node
    //<< " ==> Path: " << (path? "Found" : "NOT Found"));
    return path;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getMinUncertaintyPath(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID from, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID to,
    path_t* path_between_nodes) const
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace std;

    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        this->m_graph->edgeExists(from, to) ||
            this->m_graph->edgeExists(to, from),
        mrpt::format(
            "\nEdge between the provided nodeIDs"
            "(%lu <-> %lu) does not exist\n",
            from, to));
    ASSERTDEB_(path_between_nodes);

    // cout << "getMinUncertaintyPath: " << from << " => " << to << endl;

    // don't add to the path_between_nodes, just fill it in afterwards
    path_between_nodes->clear();

    // iterate over all the edges, ignore the ones that are all 0s - find the
    // one that is with the lowest uncertainty
    double curr_determinant = 0;
    // forward edges from -> to
    std::pair<edges_citerator, edges_citerator> fwd_edges_pair =
        this->m_graph->getEdges(from, to);

    // cout << "Forward edges: " << endl;
    // for (edges_citerator e_it = fwd_edges_pair.first; e_it !=
    // fwd_edges_pair.second;
    //++e_it) {
    // cout << e_it->second << endl;
    //}

    for (auto edges_it = fwd_edges_pair.first;
         edges_it != fwd_edges_pair.second; ++edges_it)
    {
        // operate on a temporary object instead of the real edge - otherwise
        // function is non-const
        constraint_t curr_edge;
        curr_edge.copyFrom(edges_it->second);

        // is it all 0s?
        CMatrixDouble33 inf_mat;
        curr_edge.getInformationMatrix(inf_mat);

        if (inf_mat == CMatrixDouble33() || std::isnan(inf_mat(0, 0)))
        {
            inf_mat.setIdentity();
            curr_edge.cov_inv = inf_mat;
        }

        path_t curr_path(from);  // set the starting node
        curr_path.addToPath(to, curr_edge);

        // update the resulting path_between_nodes if its determinant is smaller
        // than the determinant of the current path_between_nodes
        if (curr_determinant < curr_path.getDeterminant())
        {
            curr_determinant = curr_path.getDeterminant();
            *path_between_nodes = curr_path;
        }
    }
    // backwards edges to -> from
    std::pair<edges_citerator, edges_citerator> bwd_edges_pair =
        this->m_graph->getEdges(to, from);

    // cout << "Backwards edges: " << endl;
    // for (edges_citerator e_it = bwd_edges_pair.first; e_it !=
    // bwd_edges_pair.second;
    //++e_it) {
    // cout << e_it->second << endl;
    //}

    for (auto edges_it = bwd_edges_pair.first;
         edges_it != bwd_edges_pair.second; ++edges_it)
    {
        // operate on a temporary object instead of the real edge - otherwise
        // function is non-const
        constraint_t curr_edge;
        (edges_it->second).inverse(curr_edge);

        // is it all 0s?
        CMatrixDouble33 inf_mat;
        curr_edge.getInformationMatrix(inf_mat);

        if (inf_mat == CMatrixDouble33() || std::isnan(inf_mat(0, 0)))
        {
            inf_mat.setIdentity();
            curr_edge.cov_inv = inf_mat;
        }

        path_t curr_path(from);  // set the starting node
        curr_path.addToPath(to, curr_edge);

        // update the resulting path_between_nodes if its determinant is smaller
        // than the determinant of the current path_between_nodes
        if (curr_determinant < curr_path.getDeterminant())
        {
            curr_determinant = curr_path.getDeterminant();
            *path_between_nodes = curr_path;
        }
    }

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
TUncertaintyPath<GRAPH_T>* CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::popMinUncertaintyPath(
    typename std::set<path_t*>* pool_of_paths) const
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;

    // cout << "Determinants: ";
    path_t* optimal_path = nullptr;
    double curr_determinant = 0;
    for (auto it = pool_of_paths->begin(); it != pool_of_paths->end(); ++it)
    {
        // cout << (*it)->getDeterminant() << ", ";

        // keep the largest determinant - we are in INFORMATION form.
        if (curr_determinant < (*it)->getDeterminant())
        {
            curr_determinant = (*it)->getDeterminant();
            optimal_path = *it;
        }
    }

    ASSERTDEB_(optimal_path);
    pool_of_paths->erase(optimal_path);  // erase it from the pool

    return optimal_path;
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
bool CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::mahalanobisDistanceOdometryToICPEdge(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& from, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& to,
    const constraint_t& rel_edge)
{
    MRPT_START;

    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt::math;

    // mean difference
    pose_t initial_estim =
        this->m_graph->nodes.at(to) - this->m_graph->nodes.at(from);
    typename pose_t::vector_t mean_diff;
    (rel_edge.getMeanVal() - initial_estim).asVector(mean_diff);

    // covariance matrix
    CMatrixDouble33 cov_mat;
    rel_edge.getCovariance(cov_mat);

    // mahalanobis distance computation
    double mahal_distance =
        mrpt::math::mahalanobisDistance2(mean_diff, cov_mat);
    bool mahal_distance_null = std::isnan(mahal_distance);
    if (!mahal_distance_null)
    {
        m_laser_params.mahal_distance_ICP_odom_win.addNewMeasurement(
            mahal_distance);
    }

    // double threshold = m_laser_params.mahal_distance_ICP_odom_win.getMean() +
    // 2*m_laser_params.mahal_distance_ICP_odom_win.getStdDev();
    double threshold =
        m_laser_params.mahal_distance_ICP_odom_win.getMedian() * 4;
    bool accept_edge =
        (threshold >= mahal_distance && !mahal_distance_null) ? true : false;

    // cout << "Suggested Edge: " << rel_edge.getMeanVal() << "|\tInitial
    // Estim.: " << initial_estim
    //<< "|\tMahalanobis Dist: " << mahal_distance << "|\tThresh.: " <<
    // threshold
    //<< " => " << (accept_edge? "ACCEPT": "REJECT") << endl;

    return accept_edge;
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::registerHypothesis(const hypot_t& hypot)
{
    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Registering hypothesis: " <<
    // hypot.getAsString([>oneline=<] true));
    this->registerNewEdge(hypot.from, hypot.to, hypot.getEdge());
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::registerNewEdge(
    const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& from, const mrpt::graphs::TNodeID& to,
    const constraint_t& rel_edge)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace std;
    parent_t::registerNewEdge(from, to, rel_edge);

    //  keep track of the registered edges...
    m_edge_types_to_nums["ICP2D"]++;

    //  keep track of the registered edges...
    if (absDiff(to, from) > m_lc_params.LC_min_nodeid_diff)
    {
        m_edge_types_to_nums["LC"]++;
        this->m_just_inserted_lc = true;
        MRPT_LOG_INFO("\tLoop Closure edge!");
    }
    else
    {
        this->m_just_inserted_lc = false;
    }

    //  actuall registration
    this->m_graph->insertEdge(from, to, rel_edge);

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::setWindowManagerPtr(
    mrpt::graphslam::CWindowManager* win_manager)
{
    // call parent_t class method
    parent_t::setWindowManagerPtr(win_manager);

    // may still be null..
    if (this->m_win_manager)
    {
        if (this->m_win_observer)
        {
            this->m_win_observer->registerKeystroke(
                m_laser_params.keystroke_laser_scans,
                "Toggle LaserScans Visualization");
            this->m_win_observer->registerKeystroke(
                m_lc_params.keystroke_map_partitions,
                "Toggle Map Partitions Visualization");
        }

        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG(
            "Fetched the window manager, window observer  successfully.");
    }
}
template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::notifyOfWindowEvents(
    const std::map<std::string, bool>& events_occurred)
{
    MRPT_START;
    parent_t::notifyOfWindowEvents(events_occurred);

    // laser scans
    if (events_occurred.at(m_laser_params.keystroke_laser_scans))
    {
        this->toggleLaserScansVisualization();
    }
    // map partitions
    if (events_occurred.at(m_lc_params.keystroke_map_partitions))
    {
        this->toggleMapPartitionsVisualization();
    }

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::initMapPartitionsVisualization()
{
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::gui;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace mrpt::opengl;

    // textmessage - display the number of partitions
    this->m_win_manager->assignTextMessageParameters(
        &m_lc_params.offset_y_map_partitions,
        &m_lc_params.text_index_map_partitions);

    // just add an empty CSetOfObjects in the scene - going to populate it later
    CSetOfObjects::Ptr map_partitions_obj = std::make_shared<CSetOfObjects>();
    map_partitions_obj->setName("map_partitions");

    COpenGLScene::Ptr& scene = this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();
    scene->insert(map_partitions_obj);
    this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
    this->m_win->forceRepaint();
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::updateMapPartitionsVisualization()
{
    using namespace mrpt;
    using namespace mrpt::gui;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace mrpt::opengl;
    using namespace mrpt::poses;

    // textmessage
    std::stringstream title;
    title << "# Partitions: " << m_curr_partitions.size();
    this->m_win_manager->addTextMessage(
        5, -m_lc_params.offset_y_map_partitions, title.str(),
        mrpt::img::TColorf(m_lc_params.balloon_std_color),
        m_lc_params.text_index_map_partitions);

    // update the partitioning visualization
    COpenGLScene::Ptr& scene = this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();

    // fetch the partitions CSetOfObjects
    CSetOfObjects::Ptr map_partitions_obj;
    {
        CRenderizable::Ptr obj = scene->getByName("map_partitions");
        // do not check for null ptr - must be properly created in the init*
        // method
        map_partitions_obj = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<CSetOfObjects>(obj);
    }

    int partitionID = 0;
    bool partition_contains_last_node = false;
    bool found_last_node =
        false;  // last node must exist in one partition at all cost TODO
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "Searching for the partition of the last nodeID: "
        << (this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1));

    for (auto p_it = m_curr_partitions.begin(); p_it != m_curr_partitions.end();
         ++p_it, ++partitionID)
    {
        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Working on Partition #" << partitionID);
        std::vector<uint32_t> nodes_list = *p_it;

        // finding the partition in which the last node is in
        if (std::find(
                nodes_list.begin(), nodes_list.end(),
                this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1) != nodes_list.end())
        {
            partition_contains_last_node = true;

            found_last_node = true;
        }
        else
        {
            partition_contains_last_node = false;
        }

        // fetch the current partition object if it exists - create otherwise
        std::string partition_obj_name =
            mrpt::format("partition_%d", partitionID);
        std::string balloon_obj_name = mrpt::format("#%d", partitionID);

        CRenderizable::Ptr obj =
            map_partitions_obj->getByName(partition_obj_name);
        CSetOfObjects::Ptr curr_partition_obj;
        if (obj)
        {
            // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            //"\tFetching CSetOfObjects partition object for partition #" <<
            // partitionID);
            curr_partition_obj = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<CSetOfObjects>(obj);
            if (m_lc_params.LC_check_curr_partition_only)
            {  // make all but the last partition invisible
                curr_partition_obj->setVisibility(partition_contains_last_node);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
                "\tCreating a new CSetOfObjects partition object for partition "
                "#"
                << partitionID);
            curr_partition_obj = std::make_shared<CSetOfObjects>();
            curr_partition_obj->setName(partition_obj_name);
            if (m_lc_params.LC_check_curr_partition_only)
            {
                // make all but the last partition invisible
                curr_partition_obj->setVisibility(partition_contains_last_node);
            }

            // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("\t\tCreating a new CSphere balloon
            // object");
            CSphere::Ptr balloon_obj = std::make_shared<CSphere>();
            balloon_obj->setName(balloon_obj_name);
            balloon_obj->setRadius(m_lc_params.balloon_radius);
            balloon_obj->setColor_u8(m_lc_params.balloon_std_color);
            balloon_obj->enableShowName();

            curr_partition_obj->insert(balloon_obj);

            // set of lines connecting the graph nodes to the balloon
            // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
            //"\t\tCreating set of lines that will connect to the Balloon");
            CSetOfLines::Ptr connecting_lines_obj =
                std::make_shared<CSetOfLines>();
            connecting_lines_obj->setName("connecting_lines");
            connecting_lines_obj->setColor_u8(
                m_lc_params.connecting_lines_color);
            connecting_lines_obj->setLineWidth(0.1f);

            curr_partition_obj->insert(connecting_lines_obj);

            // add the created CSetOfObjects to the total CSetOfObjects
            // responsible
            // for the map partitioning
            map_partitions_obj->insert(curr_partition_obj);
            // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("\tInserted new CSetOfObjects
            // successfully");
        }
        // up to now the CSetOfObjects exists and the balloon inside it as
        // well..

        std::pair<double, double> centroid_coords;
        this->computeCentroidOfNodesVector(nodes_list, &centroid_coords);

        TPoint3D balloon_location(
            centroid_coords.first, centroid_coords.second,
            m_lc_params.balloon_elevation);

        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("\tUpdating the balloon position");
        // set the balloon properties
        CSphere::Ptr balloon_obj;
        {
            // place the partitions baloon at the centroid elevated by a fixed Z
            // value
            CRenderizable::Ptr _obj =
                curr_partition_obj->getByName(balloon_obj_name);
            balloon_obj = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<CSphere>(_obj);
            balloon_obj->setLocation(balloon_location);
            if (partition_contains_last_node)
                balloon_obj->setColor_u8(m_lc_params.balloon_curr_color);
            else
                balloon_obj->setColor_u8(m_lc_params.balloon_std_color);
        }

        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("\tUpdating the lines connecting nodes to
        // balloon");
        // set the lines connecting the nodes of the partition to the partition
        // balloon - set it from scratch all the times since the node positions
        // tend to change according to the dijkstra position estimation
        CSetOfLines::Ptr connecting_lines_obj;
        {
            // place the partitions baloon at the centroid elevated by a fixed Z
            // value
            CRenderizable::Ptr _obj =
                curr_partition_obj->getByName("connecting_lines");
            connecting_lines_obj = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<CSetOfLines>(_obj);

            connecting_lines_obj->clear();

            for (auto it = nodes_list.begin(); it != nodes_list.end(); ++it)
            {
                CPose3D curr_pose(this->m_graph->nodes.at(*it));
                TPoint3D curr_node_location(curr_pose.asTPose());

                TSegment3D connecting_line(
                    curr_node_location, balloon_location);
                connecting_lines_obj->appendLine(connecting_line);
            }
        }
        // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Done working on partition #" << partitionID);
    }

    if (!found_last_node)
    {
        /// @todo Have some sorts of a string_view instead
        THROW_EXCEPTION("Last inserted nodeID was not found in any partition.");
    }

    // remove outdated partitions
    // these occur when more partitions existed during the previous
    // visualization
    // update, thus the partitions with higher ID than the maximum partitionID
    // would otherwise remain in the visual as zombie partitions
    const size_t prev_size = m_last_partitions.size();
    const size_t curr_size = m_curr_partitions.size();
    if (curr_size < prev_size)
    {
        MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Removing outdated partitions in visual");
        for (size_t pID = curr_size; pID != prev_size; ++pID)
        {
            MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("\tRemoving partition " << pID);
            std::string partition_obj_name =
                mrpt::format("partition_%lu", static_cast<unsigned long>(pID));

            CRenderizable::Ptr obj =
                map_partitions_obj->getByName(partition_obj_name);
            if (!obj)
            {
                THROW_EXCEPTION_FMT(
                    "Partition: %s was not found", partition_obj_name.c_str());
            }
            map_partitions_obj->removeObject(obj);
        }
    }
    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Done working on the partitions visualization.");

    this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
    this->m_win->forceRepaint();
}  // end of updateMapPartitionsVisualization

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::toggleMapPartitionsVisualization()
{
    MRPT_START;
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(this->m_win, "No CDisplayWindow3D* was provided");
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(this->m_win_manager, "No CWindowManager* was provided");
    using namespace mrpt::opengl;

    MRPT_LOG_INFO("Toggling map partitions  visualization...");
    mrpt::opengl::COpenGLScene::Ptr scene = this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();

    if (m_lc_params.visualize_map_partitions)
    {
        mrpt::opengl::CRenderizable::Ptr obj =
            scene->getByName("map_partitions");
        obj->setVisibility(!obj->isVisible());
    }
    else
    {
        this->dumpVisibilityErrorMsg("visualize_map_partitions");
    }

    this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
    this->m_win->forceRepaint();

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of toggleMapPartitionsVisualization

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::computeCentroidOfNodesVector(
    const std::vector<uint32_t>& nodes_list,
    std::pair<double, double>* centroid_coords) const
{
    MRPT_START;

    // get the poses and find the centroid so that we can place the baloon over
    // and at their center
    double centroid_x = 0;
    double centroid_y = 0;
    for (unsigned int node_it : nodes_list)
    {
        pose_t curr_node_pos = this->m_graph->nodes.at(node_it);
        centroid_x += curr_node_pos.x();
        centroid_y += curr_node_pos.y();
    }

    // normalize by the size - assign to the given pair
    centroid_coords->first =
        centroid_x / static_cast<double>(nodes_list.size());
    centroid_coords->second =
        centroid_y / static_cast<double>(nodes_list.size());

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of computeCentroidOfNodesVector

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::initLaserScansVisualization()
{
    MRPT_START;

    // laser scan visualization
    if (m_laser_params.visualize_laser_scans)
    {
        mrpt::opengl::COpenGLScene::Ptr scene =
            this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();

        mrpt::opengl::CPlanarLaserScan::Ptr laser_scan_viz =
            mrpt::opengl::CPlanarLaserScan::Create();
        laser_scan_viz->enablePoints(true);
        laser_scan_viz->enableLine(true);
        laser_scan_viz->enableSurface(true);
        laser_scan_viz->setSurfaceColor(
            m_laser_params.laser_scans_color.R,
            m_laser_params.laser_scans_color.G,
            m_laser_params.laser_scans_color.B,
            m_laser_params.laser_scans_color.A);

        laser_scan_viz->setName("laser_scan_viz");

        scene->insert(laser_scan_viz);
        this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
        this->m_win->forceRepaint();
    }

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::updateLaserScansVisualization()
{
    MRPT_START;

    // update laser scan visual
    if (m_laser_params.visualize_laser_scans && m_last_laser_scan2D)
    {
        mrpt::opengl::COpenGLScene::Ptr scene =
            this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();

        mrpt::opengl::CRenderizable::Ptr obj =
            scene->getByName("laser_scan_viz");
        mrpt::opengl::CPlanarLaserScan::Ptr laser_scan_viz =
            std::dynamic_pointer_cast<mrpt::opengl::CPlanarLaserScan>(obj);
        laser_scan_viz->setScan(*m_last_laser_scan2D);

        // set the pose of the laser scan
        const auto search =
            this->m_graph->nodes.find(this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1);
        if (search != this->m_graph->nodes.end())
        {
            laser_scan_viz->setPose(search->second);
            // put the laser scan underneath the graph, so that you can still
            // visualize the loop closures with the nodes ahead
            laser_scan_viz->setPose(mrpt::poses::CPose3D(
                laser_scan_viz->getPoseX(), laser_scan_viz->getPoseY(), -0.15,
                mrpt::DEG2RAD(laser_scan_viz->getPoseYaw()),
                mrpt::DEG2RAD(laser_scan_viz->getPosePitch()),
                mrpt::DEG2RAD(laser_scan_viz->getPoseRoll())));
        }

        this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
        this->m_win->forceRepaint();
    }

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::toggleLaserScansVisualization()
{
    MRPT_START;
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(this->m_win, "No CDisplayWindow3D* was provided");
    ASSERTDEBMSG_(this->m_win_manager, "No CWindowManager* was provided");

    MRPT_LOG_INFO("Toggling LaserScans visualization...");

    mrpt::opengl::COpenGLScene::Ptr scene = this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();

    if (m_laser_params.visualize_laser_scans)
    {
        mrpt::opengl::CRenderizable::Ptr obj =
            scene->getByName("laser_scan_viz");
        obj->setVisibility(!obj->isVisible());
    }
    else
    {
        this->dumpVisibilityErrorMsg("visualize_laser_scans");
    }

    this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
    this->m_win->forceRepaint();

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getEdgesStats(
    std::map<std::string, int>* edge_types_to_num) const
{
    MRPT_START;
    *edge_types_to_num = m_edge_types_to_nums;
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::initializeVisuals()
{
    MRPT_START;
    parent_t::initializeVisuals();
    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Initializing visuals");
    this->m_time_logger.enter("Visuals");

    ASSERTDEBMSG_(
        m_laser_params.has_read_config,
        "Configuration parameters aren't loaded yet");
    if (m_laser_params.visualize_laser_scans)
    {
        this->initLaserScansVisualization();
    }
    if (m_lc_params.visualize_map_partitions)
    {
        this->initMapPartitionsVisualization();
    }

    if (m_visualize_curr_node_covariance)
    {
        this->initCurrCovarianceVisualization();
    }

    this->m_time_logger.leave("Visuals");
    MRPT_END;
}
template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::updateVisuals()
{
    MRPT_START;
    parent_t::updateVisuals();
    // MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Updating visuals");
    this->m_time_logger.enter("Visuals");

    if (m_laser_params.visualize_laser_scans)
    {
        this->updateLaserScansVisualization();
    }
    if (m_lc_params.visualize_map_partitions)
    {
        this->updateMapPartitionsVisualization();
    }
    if (m_visualize_curr_node_covariance)
    {
        this->updateCurrCovarianceVisualization();
    }

    this->m_time_logger.leave("Visuals");
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::initCurrCovarianceVisualization()
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt::opengl;

    // text message for covariance ellipsis
    this->m_win_manager->assignTextMessageParameters(
        &m_offset_y_curr_node_covariance, &m_text_index_curr_node_covariance);

    std::string title("Position uncertainty");
    this->m_win_manager->addTextMessage(
        5, -m_offset_y_curr_node_covariance, title,
        mrpt::img::TColorf(m_curr_node_covariance_color),
        m_text_index_curr_node_covariance);

    // covariance ellipsis
    CEllipsoid::Ptr cov_ellipsis_obj = std::make_shared<CEllipsoid>();
    cov_ellipsis_obj->setName("cov_ellipsis_obj");
    cov_ellipsis_obj->setColor_u8(m_curr_node_covariance_color);
    cov_ellipsis_obj->setLocation(0, 0, 0);
    // cov_ellipsis_obj->setQuantiles(2.0);

    mrpt::opengl::COpenGLScene::Ptr scene = this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();
    scene->insert(cov_ellipsis_obj);
    this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
    this->m_win->forceRepaint();

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::updateCurrCovarianceVisualization()
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace mrpt::opengl;
    using namespace mrpt::gui;

    // get the optimal path to the current node
    mrpt::graphs::TNodeID curr_node = this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1;
    path_t* path = queryOptimalPath(curr_node);
    if (!path) return;

    CMatrixDouble33 mat;
    path->curr_pose_pdf.getCovariance(mat);
    pose_t curr_position = this->m_graph->nodes.at(curr_node);

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM(
        "In updateCurrCovarianceVisualization\n"
        "Covariance matrix:\n"
        << mat
        << "\n"
           "determinant : "
        << mat.det());

    mrpt::opengl::COpenGLScene::Ptr scene = this->m_win->get3DSceneAndLock();
    CRenderizable::Ptr obj = scene->getByName("cov_ellipsis_obj");
    CEllipsoid::Ptr cov_ellipsis_obj =
        std::dynamic_pointer_cast<CEllipsoid>(obj);

    // set the pose and corresponding covariance matrix of the ellipsis
    cov_ellipsis_obj->setLocation(curr_position.x(), curr_position.y(), 0);
    // pose_t loc = path->curr_pose_pdf.getMeanVal();
    // cov_ellipsis_obj->setLocation(loc.x(), loc.y(), 0);
    cov_ellipsis_obj->setCovMatrix(mat, 2);

    this->m_win->unlockAccess3DScene();
    this->m_win->forceRepaint();

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::dumpVisibilityErrorMsg(
    std::string viz_flag, int sleep_time)
{
    MRPT_START;

    this->logFmt(
        mrpt::system::LVL_ERROR,
        "Cannot toggle visibility of specified object.\n "
        "Make sure that the corresponding visualization flag ( %s "
        ") is set to true in the .ini file.\n",
        viz_flag.c_str());
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(sleep_time));

    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::loadParams(const std::string& source_fname)
{
    MRPT_START;
    parent_t::loadParams(source_fname);

    m_partitioner.options.loadFromConfigFileName(
        source_fname, "EdgeRegistrationDeciderParameters");
    m_laser_params.loadFromConfigFileName(
        source_fname, "EdgeRegistrationDeciderParameters");
    m_lc_params.loadFromConfigFileName(
        source_fname, "EdgeRegistrationDeciderParameters");

    mrpt::config::CConfigFile source(source_fname);

    m_consec_icp_constraint_factor = source.read_double(
        "EdgeRegistrationDeciderParameters", "consec_icp_constraint_factor",
        0.90, false);
    m_lc_icp_constraint_factor = source.read_double(
        "EdgeRegistrationDeciderParameters", "lc_icp_constraint_factor", 0.70,
        false);

    // set the logging level if given by the user
    int min_verbosity_level = source.read_int(
        "EdgeRegistrationDeciderParameters", "class_verbosity", 1, false);

    this->setMinLoggingLevel(mrpt::system::VerbosityLevel(min_verbosity_level));
    MRPT_END;
}
template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::printParams() const
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;

    cout << "------------------[Pair-wise Consistency of ICP Edges - "
            "Registration Procedure Summary]------------------"
         << endl;

    parent_t::printParams();
    m_partitioner.options.dumpToConsole();
    m_laser_params.dumpToConsole();
    m_lc_params.dumpToConsole();

    cout << "Scan-matching ICP Constraint factor: "
         << m_consec_icp_constraint_factor << endl;
    cout << "Loop-closure ICP Constraint factor:  "
         << m_lc_icp_constraint_factor << endl;

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Printed the relevant parameters");
    MRPT_END;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getDescriptiveReport(
    std::string* report_str) const
{
    MRPT_START;

    // Report on graph
    std::stringstream class_props_ss;
    class_props_ss << "Pair-wise Consistency of ICP Edges - Registration "
                      "Procedure Summary: "
                   << std::endl;
    class_props_ss << this->header_sep << std::endl;

    // time and output logging
    const std::string time_res = this->m_time_logger.getStatsAsText();
    const std::string output_res = this->getLogAsString();

    // merge the individual reports
    report_str->clear();
    parent_t::getDescriptiveReport(report_str);

    *report_str += class_props_ss.str();
    *report_str += this->report_sep;

    *report_str += time_res;
    *report_str += this->report_sep;

    *report_str += output_res;
    *report_str += this->report_sep;

    MRPT_END;
}  // end of getDescriptiveReport

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getCurrentPartitions(
    partitions_t& partitions_out) const
{
    partitions_out = this->getCurrentPartitions();
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
const std::vector<std::vector<uint32_t>>&
    CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::getCurrentPartitions() const
{
    return m_curr_partitions;
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::updateMapPartitions(
    bool full_update, bool is_first_time_node_reg)
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace mrpt::math;
    using namespace std;
    this->m_time_logger.enter("updateMapPartitions");

    // Initialize the nodeIDs => LaserScans map
    nodes_to_scans2D_t nodes_to_scans;
    if (full_update)
    {
        MRPT_LOG_INFO(
            "updateMapPartitions: Full partitioning of map was issued");
        // clear the existing partitions and recompute the partitioned map for
        // all the nodes
        m_partitioner.clear();
        nodes_to_scans = this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D;
    }
    else
    {
        // if registering measurement for root node as well...
        if (is_first_time_node_reg)
        {
            nodes_to_scans.insert(make_pair(
                this->m_graph->root,
                this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D.at(this->m_graph->root)));
        }

        // just use the last node-laser scan pair
        nodes_to_scans.insert(make_pair(
            this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1,
            this->m_nodes_to_laser_scans2D.at(this->m_graph->nodeCount() - 1)));
    }

    // TODO - Should always exist.
    // for each one of the above nodes - add its position and correspoding
    // laserScan to the partitioner object
    for (auto it = nodes_to_scans.begin(); it != nodes_to_scans.end(); ++it)
    {
        if (!it->second)
        {  // if laserScan invalid go to next...
            MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM(
                "nodeID \"" << it->first << "\" has invalid laserScan");
            continue;
        }

        // find pose of node, if it exists...
        // TODO - investigate this case. Why should this be happening?
        const auto& search = this->m_graph->nodes.find(it->first);
        if (search == this->m_graph->nodes.end())
        {
            MRPT_LOG_WARN_STREAM("Couldn't find pose for nodeID " << it->first);
            continue;
        }

        // pose
        const auto curr_constraint = constraint_t(search->second);
        const auto pose3d(
            mrpt::poses::CPose3DPDF::createFrom2D(curr_constraint));

        // laser scan
        mrpt::obs::CSensoryFrame sf;
        sf.insert(it->second);

        m_partitioner.addMapFrame(sf, *pose3d);
    }

    // update the last partitions list
    size_t curr_size = m_curr_partitions.size();
    m_last_partitions.resize(curr_size);
    for (size_t i = 0; i < curr_size; i++)
    {
        m_last_partitions[i] = m_curr_partitions[i];
    }
    // update current partitions list
    m_partitioner.updatePartitions(m_curr_partitions);

    MRPT_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM("Updated map partitions successfully.");
    this->m_time_logger.leave("updateMapPartitions");
    MRPT_END;
}  // end of updateMapPartitions

// TLaserParams
// //////////////////////////////////

template <class GRAPH_T>
CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLaserParams::TLaserParams()
{
    mahal_distance_ICP_odom_win.resizeWindow(
        200);  // use the last X mahalanobis distance values
    goodness_threshold_win.resizeWindow(200);  // use the last X ICP values
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLaserParams::~TLaserParams() = default;

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLaserParams::dumpToTextStream(
    std::ostream& out) const
{
    MRPT_START;

    out << "Use scan-matching constraints               = "
        << (use_scan_matching ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << std::endl;
    out << "Num. of previous nodes to check ICP against =  "
        << prev_nodes_for_ICP << std::endl;
    out << "Visualize laser scans                       = "
        << (visualize_laser_scans ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << std::endl;

    MRPT_END;
}
template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLaserParams::loadFromConfigFile(
    const mrpt::config::CConfigFileBase& source, const std::string& section)
{
    MRPT_START;

    use_scan_matching =
        source.read_bool(section, "use_scan_matching", true, false);
    prev_nodes_for_ICP =
        source.read_int(  // how many nodes to check ICP against
            section, "prev_nodes_for_ICP", 10, false);
    visualize_laser_scans = source.read_bool(
        "VisualizationParameters", "visualize_laser_scans", true, false);

    has_read_config = true;
    MRPT_END;
}
// TLoopClosureParams
// //////////////////////////////////

template <class GRAPH_T>
CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLoopClosureParams::TLoopClosureParams()
    : keystroke_map_partitions("b"),

      balloon_std_color(153, 0, 153),
      balloon_curr_color(62, 0, 80),
      connecting_lines_color(balloon_std_color)

{
}

template <class GRAPH_T>
CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLoopClosureParams::~TLoopClosureParams() = default;

template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLoopClosureParams::dumpToTextStream(
    std::ostream& out) const
{
    MRPT_START;
    using namespace std;

    stringstream ss;
    ss << "Min. node difference for loop closure                 = "
       << LC_min_nodeid_diff << endl;
    ss << "Remote NodeIDs to consider the potential loop closure = "
       << LC_min_remote_nodes << endl;
    ss << "Min EigenValues ratio for accepting a hypotheses set  = "
       << LC_eigenvalues_ratio_thresh << endl;
    ss << "Check only current node's partition for loop closures = "
       << (LC_check_curr_partition_only ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << endl;
    ss << "New registered nodes required for full partitioning   = "
       << full_partition_per_nodes << endl;
    ss << "Visualize map partitions                              = "
       << (visualize_map_partitions ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << endl;

    out << mrpt::format("%s", ss.str().c_str());

    MRPT_END;
}
template <class GRAPH_T>
void CLoopCloserERD<GRAPH_T>::TLoopClosureParams::loadFromConfigFile(
    const mrpt::config::CConfigFileBase& source, const std::string& section)
{
    MRPT_START;
    LC_min_nodeid_diff = source.read_int(
        "GeneralConfiguration", "LC_min_nodeid_diff", 30, false);
    LC_min_remote_nodes =
        source.read_int(section, "LC_min_remote_nodes", 3, false);
    LC_eigenvalues_ratio_thresh =
        source.read_double(section, "LC_eigenvalues_ratio_thresh", 2, false);
    LC_check_curr_partition_only =
        source.read_bool(section, "LC_check_curr_partition_only", true, false);
    full_partition_per_nodes =
        source.read_int(section, "full_partition_per_nodes", 50, false);
    visualize_map_partitions = source.read_bool(
        "VisualizationParameters", "visualize_map_partitions", true, false);

    has_read_config = true;
    MRPT_END;
}
}  // namespace mrpt::graphslam::deciders