CGenericSensor.h

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#ifndef CGenericSensor_H
#define CGenericSensor_H
 
#include <mrpt/utils/CConfigFileBase.h>
#include <mrpt/obs/CObservation.h>
#include <map>
#include <mutex>
 
namespace mrpt
{
/**   Contains classes for various device interfaces.
 * \ingroup mrpt_hwdrivers_grp
 */
namespace hwdrivers
{
class CGenericSensor;
 
/** A structure for runtime ID class type information in the context of
 * hwdrivers::CGenericSensor.
  */
struct TSensorClassId
{
        /** Class name */
        const char* className;
        /** Pointer to class constructor */
        CGenericSensor* (*ptrCreateObject)();
};
 
/** A generic interface for a wide-variety of sensors designed to be used in the
  *application RawLogGrabber.
  *  Derived classes should be designed with the following execution flow in
  *mind:
  *             - Object constructor
  *             - CGenericSensor::loadConfig: The following parameters are common to all
  *sensors in rawlog-grabber (they are automatically loaded by rawlog-grabber) -
  *see each class documentation for additional parameters:
  *                     - "process_rate": (Mandatory) The rate in Hertz (Hz) at which the
  *sensor
  *thread should invoke "doProcess".
  *                     - "max_queue_len": (Optional) The maximum number of objects in the
  *observations queue (default is 200). If overflow occurs, an error message
  *will be issued at run-time.
  *                     - "grab_decimation": (Optional) Grab only 1 out of N observations
  *captured
  *by the sensor (default is 1, i.e. do not decimate).
  *             - CGenericSensor::initialize
  *             - CGenericSensor::doProcess
  *             - CGenericSensor::getObservations
  *
  *  Notice that there are helper methods for managing the internal list of
  *objects (see CGenericSensor::appendObservation).
  *
  *  <b>Class Factory:</b> This is also a factory of derived classes, through
  *the static method CGenericSensor::createSensor
  *
  *
  *  For more details on RawLogGrabber refer to the wiki page:
  *    http://www.mrpt.org/Application:RawLogGrabber
  * \ingroup mrpt_hwdrivers_grp
  */
class CGenericSensor
{
   public:
        using Ptr = std::shared_ptr<CGenericSensor>;
        virtual const mrpt::hwdrivers::TSensorClassId* GetRuntimeClass() const = 0;
 
        typedef std::multimap<mrpt::system::TTimeStamp,
                                                  mrpt::utils::CSerializable::Ptr>
                TListObservations;
        typedef std::pair<mrpt::system::TTimeStamp, mrpt::utils::CSerializable::Ptr>
                TListObsPair;
 
        /** The current state of the sensor
          * \sa CGenericSensor::getState
          */
        enum TSensorState
        {
                ssInitializing = 0,
                ssWorking,
                ssError
        };
 
        /** The current state of the sensor  */
        inline TSensorState getState() const { return m_state; }
        inline double getProcessRate() const { return m_process_rate; }
        inline std::string getSensorLabel() const { return m_sensorLabel; }
        inline void setSensorLabel(const std::string& sensorLabel)
        {
                m_sensorLabel = sensorLabel;
        }
 
        /** Enable or disable extra debug info dumped to std::cout during sensor
         * operation.
          * Default: disabled unless the environment variable
         * "MRPT_HWDRIVERS_VERBOSE" is set to "1" during object creation.
          */
        inline void enableVerbose(bool enabled = true) { m_verbose = enabled; }
        inline bool isVerboseEnabled() const { return m_verbose; }
        /** Register a class into the internal list of "CGenericSensor" descendents.
          *  Used internally in the macros DEFINE_GENERIC_SENSOR, etc...
          *
          *  Can be used as "CGenericSensor::registerClass(
         * SENSOR_CLASS_ID(CMySensor) );" if
          *    building custom sensors outside mrpt libraries in user code.
          */
        static void registerClass(const TSensorClassId* pNewClass);
 
   private:
        /** The critical section for m_objList */
        std::mutex m_csObjList;
        /** The queue of objects to be returned by getObservations */
        TListObservations m_objList;
 
        /** Used in registerClass */
        typedef std::map<std::string, const TSensorClassId*>
                registered_sensor_classes_t;
        /** Access to singleton */
        static registered_sensor_classes_t& get_registered_sensor_classes();
 
   protected:
        /** @name Common settings to any sensor, loaded in "loadConfig"
                @{ */
 
        /** See CGenericSensor */
        double m_process_rate;
        /** See CGenericSensor */
        size_t m_max_queue_len;
        /** If set to N>=2, only 1 out of N observations will be saved to m_objList.
         */
        size_t m_grab_decimation;
        /** See CGenericSensor */
        std::string m_sensorLabel;
 
        /** @} */
 
        /** Used when "m_grab_decimation" is enabled */
        size_t m_grab_decimation_counter;
 
        TSensorState m_state;
        bool m_verbose;
 
        // === Data for off-rawlog file external image directory ====
        //  Only used by a few sensor classes.
        /** The path where to save off-rawlog images: empty means save images
         * embedded in the rawlog. */
        std::string m_path_for_external_images;
        /** The extension ("jpg","gif","png",...) that determines the format of
         * images saved externally \sa setPathForExternalImages */
        std::string m_external_images_format;
        /** For JPEG images, the quality (default=95%). */
        unsigned int m_external_images_jpeg_quality;
        // ======================================
 
        /** This method must be called by derived classes to enqueue a new
          observation in the list to be returned by getObservations.
          *  Passed objects must be created in dynamic memory and a smart pointer
          passed. Example of creation:
          \code
                mrpt::obs::CObservationGPS::Ptr  o = CObservationGPS::Ptr( new
          CObservationGPS() );
                o-> .... // Set data
                appendObservation(o);
          \endcode
          * If several observations are passed at once in the vector, they'll be
          considered as a block regarding the grabbing decimation factor.
          */
        void appendObservations(
                const std::vector<mrpt::utils::CSerializable::Ptr>& obj);
 
        //! Like appendObservations() but for just one observation.
        void appendObservation(const mrpt::utils::CSerializable::Ptr& obj)
        {
                appendObservations(
                        std::vector<mrpt::utils::CSerializable::Ptr>(1, obj));
        }
 
        /** Auxiliary structure used for CSerializable runtime class ID support.
          */
        struct CLASSINIT_GENERIC_SENSOR
        {
                CLASSINIT_GENERIC_SENSOR(const TSensorClassId* pNewClass)
                {
                        CGenericSensor::registerClass(pNewClass);
                }
        };
 
        /** Loads specific configuration for the device from a given source of
         * configuration parameters, for example, an ".ini" file, loading from the
         * section "[iniSection]" (see utils::CConfigFileBase and derived classes)
          *  \exception This method must throw an exception with a descriptive
         * message if some critical parameter is missing or has an invalid value.
          */
        virtual void loadConfig_sensorSpecific(
                const mrpt::utils::CConfigFileBase& configSource,
                const std::string& section) = 0;
 
   public:
        /** Creates a sensor by a name of the class.
          *  Typically the user may want to create a smart pointer around the
         * returned pointer, whis is made with:
          *  \code
          *   CGenericSensor::Ptr sensor = CGenericSensor::Ptr(
         * CGenericSensor::createSensor("XXX") );
          *  \endcode
          * \return A pointer to a new class, or nullptr if class name is unknown.
          */
        static CGenericSensor* createSensor(const std::string& className);
 
        /** Just like createSensor, but returning a smart pointer to the newly
         * created sensor object. */
        static inline CGenericSensor::Ptr createSensorPtr(
                const std::string& className)
        {
                return CGenericSensor::Ptr(createSensor(className));
        }
 
        /** Constructor */
        CGenericSensor();
 
        CGenericSensor(const CGenericSensor&) = delete;
        CGenericSensor& operator=(const CGenericSensor&) = delete;
 
        /** Destructor */
        virtual ~CGenericSensor();
 
        /** Loads the generic settings common to any sensor (See CGenericSensor),
         * then call to "loadConfig_sensorSpecific"
          *  \exception This method throws an exception with a descriptive message
         * if some critical parameter is missing or has an invalid value.
          */
        void loadConfig(
                const mrpt::utils::CConfigFileBase& configSource,
                const std::string& section);
 
        /** This method can or cannot be implemented in the derived class, depending
         * on the need for it.
          *  \exception This method must throw an exception with a descriptive
         * message if some critical error is found.
          */
        virtual void initialize() {}  // Default method does nothing.
        /** This method will be invoked at a minimum rate of "process_rate" (Hz)
          *  \exception This method must throw an exception with a descriptive
         * message if some critical error is found.
          */
        virtual void doProcess() = 0;
 
        /** Returns a list of enqueued objects, emptying it (thread-safe). The
         * objects must be freed by the invoker.
          */
        void getObservations(TListObservations& lstObjects);
 
        /**  Set the path where to save off-rawlog image files (will be ignored in
         * those sensors where this is not applicable).
          *  An  empty string (the default value at construction) means to save
         * images embedded in the rawlog, instead of on separate files.
          * \exception std::exception If the directory doesn't exists and cannot be
         * created.
          */
        virtual void setPathForExternalImages(const std::string& directory)
        {
                MRPT_UNUSED_PARAM(directory);
                // In this base class, the default is to ignore image paths.
        }
 
        /**  Set the extension ("jpg","gif","png",...) that determines the format of
         * images saved externally
          *   The default is "jpg".
          * \sa setPathForExternalImages, setExternalImageJPEGQuality
          */
        void setExternalImageFormat(const std::string& ext)
        {
                m_external_images_format = ext;
        }
 
        /** The quality of JPEG compression, when external images is enabled and the
         * format is "jpg". \sa setExternalImageFormat */
        void setExternalImageJPEGQuality(const unsigned int quality)
        {
                m_external_images_jpeg_quality = quality;
        }
        unsigned int getExternalImageJPEGQuality() const
        {
                return m_external_images_jpeg_quality;
        }
 
   public:
        MRPT_MAKE_ALIGNED_OPERATOR_NEW
 
};  // end of class
 
static_assert(
        !std::is_copy_constructible<CGenericSensor>::value &&
                !std::is_copy_assignable<CGenericSensor>::value,
        "Copy Check");
 
#define SENSOR_CLASS_ID(class_name)                      \
        static_cast<const mrpt::hwdrivers::TSensorClassId*>( \
                &mrpt::hwdrivers::class_name::class##class_name)
 
#define SENSOR_IS_CLASS(ptrObj, class_name) \
        (ptrObj->GetRuntimeClass() == SENSOR_CLASS_ID(class_name))
 
/** This declaration must be inserted in all CGenericSensor classes definition,
 * within the class declaration.
  */
#define DEFINE_GENERIC_SENSOR(class_name)                                   \
   protected:                                                               \
        static mrpt::hwdrivers::CGenericSensor::CLASSINIT_GENERIC_SENSOR        \
                _init_##class_name;                                                 \
                                                                            \
   public:                                                                  \
        static mrpt::hwdrivers::TSensorClassId class##class_name;               \
        virtual const mrpt::hwdrivers::TSensorClassId* GetRuntimeClass() const; \
        static mrpt::hwdrivers::CGenericSensor* CreateObject();                 \
        static void doRegister()                                                \
        {                                                                       \
                CGenericSensor::registerClass(SENSOR_CLASS_ID(class_name));         \
        }
 
/** This must be inserted in all CGenericSensor classes implementation files:
  */
#define IMPLEMENTS_GENERIC_SENSOR(class_name, NameSpace)                       \
        mrpt::hwdrivers::CGenericSensor* NameSpace::class_name::CreateObject()     \
        {                                                                          \
                return static_cast<hwdrivers::CGenericSensor*>(                        \
                        new NameSpace::class_name);                                        \
        }                                                                          \
        mrpt::hwdrivers::TSensorClassId NameSpace::class_name::class##class_name = \
                {#class_name, NameSpace::class_name::CreateObject};                    \
        const mrpt::hwdrivers::TSensorClassId*                                     \
                NameSpace::class_name::GetRuntimeClass() const                         \
        {                                                                          \
                return SENSOR_CLASS_ID(class_name);                                    \
        }
 
}  // end of namespace
}  // end of namespace
 
#endif