zmq_serialization.h

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#pragma once

#include <mrpt/io/CMemoryStream.h>
#include <mrpt/serialization/CSerializable.h>
#include <cmath>  // ceil()

namespace mrpt
{
namespace serialization
{
/** \addtogroup noncstream_serialization_zmq Serialization functions for ZMQ (v3
 * or above) (in #include <mrpt/serialization/serialization_zmq.h>)
 * \ingroup noncstream_serialization
 * @{ */

/** Send an MRPT object to a ZMQ socket.
 * \param[in] obj The object to be serialized and sent to the socket.
 * \param[in] zmq_socket The zmq socket object.
 * \param[in] max_packet_len The object will be split into a series of ZMQ
 * "message parts" of this maximum length (in bytes). Default=0, which means do
 * not split in parts.
 * \note Including `<mrpt/serialization/serialization_zmq.h>` requires libzmq to
 * be
 * available in your system and linked
 *  to your user code. This function can be used even if MRPT was built without
 * ZMQ support, thanks to the use of templates.
 * \exception std::exception If the object finds any critical error during
 * serialization or on ZMQ errors.
 * \note See examples of usage in
 * https://github.com/MRPT/mrpt/tree/master/doc/mrpt-zeromq-example
 */
template <typename ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE>
void mrpt_send_to_zmq(
    ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE zmq_socket, const mrpt::serialization::CSerializable& obj,
    const size_t max_packet_len = 0)
{
    mrpt::io::CMemoryStream* buf = new mrpt::io::CMemoryStream();
    if (!buf) throw std::bad_alloc();

    buf->WriteObject(&obj);
    const size_t nBytes = buf->getTotalBytesCount();
    if (!nBytes)
        throw std::runtime_error(
            "[mrpt_send_to_zmq] Serialized object has 0 bytes, which probably "
            "means something went wrong...");
    unsigned int nPkts =
        (!max_packet_len)
            ? 1U
            : static_cast<unsigned int>(ceil(double(nBytes) / max_packet_len));
    for (unsigned int iPkt = 0; iPkt < nPkts; ++iPkt)
    {
        // Prepare a msg part:
        mrpt::serialization::internal::TFreeFnDataForZMQ* fd =
            new mrpt::serialization::internal::TFreeFnDataForZMQ();
        if (!fd) throw std::bad_alloc();
        fd->buf = buf;
        fd->do_free =
            iPkt ==
            (nPkts - 1);  // Free buffer only after the last part is disposed.
        void* pkt_data = reinterpret_cast<char*>(fd->buf->getRawBufferData()) +
                         max_packet_len * iPkt;
        size_t nBytesThisPkt = nBytes - max_packet_len * iPkt;
        if (max_packet_len != 0 && nBytesThisPkt > max_packet_len)
            nBytesThisPkt = max_packet_len;
        // Build ZMQ msg:
        zmq_msg_t message;
        if (0 != zmq_msg_init_data(
                     &message, pkt_data, nBytesThisPkt,
                     &mrpt::serialization::internal::free_fn_for_zmq, fd))
            throw std::runtime_error(
                "[mrpt_send_to_zmq] Error in zmq_msg_init_data()");
        // Send:
        const int sent_size =
            zmq_msg_send(&message, zmq_socket, fd->do_free ? 0 : ZMQ_SNDMORE);
        if (0 != zmq_msg_close(&message))
            throw std::runtime_error(
                "[mrpt_send_to_zmq] Error in zmq_msg_close()");
        if (sent_size != static_cast<int>(nBytesThisPkt))
            throw std::runtime_error(
                "[mrpt_send_to_zmq] Error in zmq_msg_send()");
    }
}

/** Users may normally call mrpt_recv_from_zmq() and mrpt_recv_from_zmq_into().
 * This function just stores the received data into a memory buffer without
 * parsing it into an MRPT object.
 * \return false on any error */
template <typename ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE, typename VECTOR_MSG_T>
bool mrpt_recv_from_zmq_buf(
    ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE zmq_socket, VECTOR_MSG_T& out_lst_msgs,
    mrpt::io::CMemoryStream& target_buf, bool dont_wait,
    size_t* rx_obj_length_in_bytes)
{
    if (rx_obj_length_in_bytes) *rx_obj_length_in_bytes = 0;
    out_lst_msgs.clear();
    target_buf.Clear();
    int64_t more;
    size_t more_size = sizeof(more);
    do
    {
        // Init rx msg:
        zmq_msg_t* msg = new zmq_msg_t();
        if (0 != zmq_msg_init(msg)) return false;
        out_lst_msgs.push_back(msg);
        // Recv:
        int rc = zmq_msg_recv(msg, zmq_socket, dont_wait ? ZMQ_DONTWAIT : 0);
        if (rc == -1) return false;
        // Determine if more message parts are to follow
        rc = zmq_getsockopt(zmq_socket, ZMQ_RCVMORE, &more, &more_size);
        if (rc != 0) return false;
        // Only one part?
        if (out_lst_msgs.size() == 1 && !more)
        {
            target_buf.assignMemoryNotOwn(zmq_msg_data(msg), zmq_msg_size(msg));
            if (rx_obj_length_in_bytes)
                *rx_obj_length_in_bytes = zmq_msg_size(msg);
        }
    } while (more);
    // More than 1 part?
    if (out_lst_msgs.size() > 1)
    {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < out_lst_msgs.size(); i++)
        {
            target_buf.WriteBuffer(
                zmq_msg_data(out_lst_msgs[i]), zmq_msg_size(out_lst_msgs[i]));
        }
        if (rx_obj_length_in_bytes)
            *rx_obj_length_in_bytes = target_buf.getTotalBytesCount();
        target_buf.Seek(0);
    }
    return true;
}

namespace internal
{
template <typename VECTOR_MSG_T>
void free_zmq_msg_lst(VECTOR_MSG_T& lst_msgs)
{
    for (size_t i = 0; i < lst_msgs.size(); ++i)
    {
        zmq_msg_close(lst_msgs[i]);
        delete lst_msgs[i];
    }
}
}  // namespace internal

/** Receives an MRPT object from a ZMQ socket, determining the type of the
 *  object on-the-fly.
 * \param[in] zmq_socket The zmq socket object.
 * \param[in] dont_wait If true, will fail if there is no data ready to
 *  be read. If false (default) this function will block until data arrives.
 * \param[out] rx_obj_length_in_bytes If non-nullptr, the object length will be
 * stored here.
 * \return An empty smart pointer if there was any error. The received
 *  object if all went OK.
 * \note Including `<mrpt/serialization/serialization_zmq.h>` requires libzmq to
 * be
 *  available in your system and linked to your user code. This function
 *  can be used even if MRPT was built without ZMQ support, thanks to the
 *  use of templates.
 * \exception std::exception If the object finds any critical error during
 * de-serialization.
 * \sa mrpt_recv_from_zmq_into
 * \note See examples of usage in
 * https://github.com/MRPT/mrpt/tree/master/doc/mrpt-zeromq-example
 */
template <typename ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE>
mrpt::serialization::CSerializable::Ptr mrpt_recv_from_zmq(
    ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE zmq_socket, bool dont_wait = false,
    size_t* rx_obj_length_in_bytes = nullptr)
{
    CMemoryStream target_buf;
    mrpt::serialization::CSerializable::Ptr obj;
    std::vector<zmq_msg_t*> lst_msgs_to_close;
    if (!mrpt_recv_from_zmq_buf(
            zmq_socket, lst_msgs_to_close, target_buf, dont_wait,
            rx_obj_length_in_bytes))
        return obj;
    // De-serialize:
    obj = target_buf.ReadObject();
    internal::free_zmq_msg_lst(lst_msgs_to_close);  // Free msgs mem
    return obj;
}
/** Like mrpt_recv_from_zmq() but without dynamically allocating the received
 * object,
 * more efficient to use if the type of the received object is known in
 * advance.
 * \param[in] target_object The received object will be stored here. An
 * exception will be raised upon type mismatch.
 * \return true if all was OK, false on any ZMQ error.
 * \sa mrpt_recv_from_zmq() for details on the rest of parameters.
 * \note See examples of usage in
 * https://github.com/MRPT/mrpt/tree/master/doc/mrpt-zeromq-example
 */
template <typename ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE>
bool mrpt_recv_from_zmq_into(
    ZMQ_SOCKET_TYPE zmq_socket,
    mrpt::serialization::CSerializable& target_object, bool dont_wait = false,
    size_t* rx_obj_length_in_bytes = nullptr)
{
    CMemoryStream target_buf;
    std::vector<zmq_msg_t*> lst_msgs_to_close;
    if (!mrpt_recv_from_zmq_buf(
            zmq_socket, lst_msgs_to_close, target_buf, dont_wait,
            rx_obj_length_in_bytes))
        return false;
    // De-serialize:
    target_buf.ReadObject(&target_object);
    internal::free_zmq_msg_lst(lst_msgs_to_close);  // Free msgs mem
    return true;
}

/** @} */
}  // namespace serialization
}  // namespace mrpt