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/*
 * Author: Wim Meeussen
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#include "controller_manager/controller_manager.h"
#include <algorithm>
#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/condition.hpp>
#include <sstream>
#include <ros/console.h>
#include <controller_manager/controller_loader.h>
#include <controller_manager_msgs/ControllerState.h>

namespace controller_manager{


ControllerManager::ControllerManager(hardware_interface::RobotHW *robot_hw, const ros::NodeHandle& nh) :
  robot_hw_(robot_hw),
  root_nh_(nh),
  cm_node_(nh, "controller_manager"),
  start_request_(0),
  stop_request_(0),
  please_switch_(false),
  current_controllers_list_(0),
  used_by_realtime_(-1)
{
  // create controller loader
  controller_loaders_.push_back( LoaderPtr(new ControllerLoader<controller_interface::ControllerBase>("controller_interface",
                                                                                                      "controller_interface::ControllerBase") ) );

  // Advertise services (this should be the last thing we do in init)
  srv_list_controllers_ = cm_node_.advertiseService("list_controllers", &ControllerManager::listControllersSrv, this);
  srv_list_controller_types_ = cm_node_.advertiseService("list_controller_types", &ControllerManager::listControllerTypesSrv, this);
  srv_load_controller_ = cm_node_.advertiseService("load_controller", &ControllerManager::loadControllerSrv, this);
  srv_unload_controller_ = cm_node_.advertiseService("unload_controller", &ControllerManager::unloadControllerSrv, this);
  srv_switch_controller_ = cm_node_.advertiseService("switch_controller", &ControllerManager::switchControllerSrv, this);
  srv_reload_libraries_ = cm_node_.advertiseService("reload_controller_libraries", &ControllerManager::reloadControllerLibrariesSrv, this);
}


ControllerManager::~ControllerManager()
{}




// Must be realtime safe.
void ControllerManager::update(const ros::Time& time, const ros::Duration& period, bool reset_controllers)
{
  used_by_realtime_ = current_controllers_list_;
  std::vector<ControllerSpec> &controllers = controllers_lists_[used_by_realtime_];

  // Restart all running controllers if motors are re-enabled
  if (reset_controllers){
    for (size_t i=0; i<controllers.size(); i++){
      if (controllers[i].c->isRunning()){
        controllers[i].c->stopRequest(time);
        controllers[i].c->startRequest(time);
      }
    }
  }


  // Update all controllers
  for (size_t i=0; i<controllers.size(); i++)
    controllers[i].c->updateRequest(time, period);

  // there are controllers to start/stop
  if (please_switch_)
  {
    // stop controllers
    for (unsigned int i=0; i<stop_request_.size(); i++)
      if (!stop_request_[i]->stopRequest(time))
        ROS_FATAL("Failed to stop controller in realtime loop. This should never happen.");

    // start controllers
    for (unsigned int i=0; i<start_request_.size(); i++)
      if (!start_request_[i]->startRequest(time))
        ROS_FATAL("Failed to start controller in realtime loop. This should never happen.");

    please_switch_ = false;
  }
}

controller_interface::ControllerBase* ControllerManager::getControllerByName(const std::string& name)
{
  // Lock recursive mutex in this context
  boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock guard(controllers_lock_);

  std::vector<ControllerSpec> &controllers = controllers_lists_[current_controllers_list_];
  for (size_t i = 0; i < controllers.size(); ++i)
  {
    if (controllers[i].info.name == name)
      return controllers[i].c.get();
  }
  return NULL;
}

void ControllerManager::getControllerNames(std::vector<std::string> &names)
{
  boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock guard(controllers_lock_);
  names.clear();
  std::vector<ControllerSpec> &controllers = controllers_lists_[current_controllers_list_];
  for (size_t i = 0; i < controllers.size(); ++i)
  {
    names.push_back(controllers[i].info.name);
  }
}


bool ControllerManager::loadController(const std::string& name)
{
  ROS_DEBUG("Will load controller '%s'", name.c_str());

  // lock controllers
  boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock guard(controllers_lock_);

  // get reference to controller list
  int free_controllers_list = (current_controllers_list_ + 1) % 2;
  while (ros::ok() && free_controllers_list == used_by_realtime_){
    if (!ros::ok())
      return false;
    usleep(200);
  }
  std::vector<ControllerSpec>
    &from = controllers_lists_[current_controllers_list_],
    &to = controllers_lists_[free_controllers_list];
  to.clear();

  // Copy all controllers from the 'from' list to the 'to' list
  for (size_t i = 0; i < from.size(); ++i)
    to.push_back(from[i]);

  // Checks that we're not duplicating controllers
  for (size_t j = 0; j < to.size(); ++j)
  {
    if (to[j].info.name == name)
    {
      to.clear();
      ROS_ERROR("A controller named '%s' was already loaded inside the controller manager", name.c_str());
      return false;
    }
  }

  ros::NodeHandle c_nh;
  // Constructs the controller
  try{
    c_nh = ros::NodeHandle(root_nh_, name);
  }
  catch(std::exception &e) {
    ROS_ERROR("Exception thrown while constructing nodehandle for controller with name '%s':\n%s", name.c_str(), e.what());
    return false;
  }
  catch(...){
    ROS_ERROR("Exception thrown while constructing nodehandle for controller with name '%s'", name.c_str());
    return false;
  }
  boost::shared_ptr<controller_interface::ControllerBase> c;
  std::string type;
  if (c_nh.getParam("type", type))
  {
    ROS_DEBUG("Constructing controller '%s' of type '%s'", name.c_str(), type.c_str());
    try
    {
      // Trying loading the controller using all of our controller loaders. Exit once we've found the first valid loaded controller
      std::list<LoaderPtr>::iterator it = controller_loaders_.begin();
      while (!c && it != controller_loaders_.end())
      {
        std::vector<std::string> cur_types = (*it)->getDeclaredClasses();
        for(size_t i=0; i < cur_types.size(); i++){
          if (type == cur_types[i]){
            c = (*it)->createInstance(type);
          }
        }
        ++it;
      }
    }
    catch (const std::runtime_error &ex)
    {
      ROS_ERROR("Could not load class %s: %s", type.c_str(), ex.what());
    }
  }
  else
  {
    ROS_ERROR("Could not load controller '%s' because the type was not specified. Did you load the controller configuration on the parameter server (namespace: '%s')?", name.c_str(), c_nh.getNamespace().c_str());
    to.clear();
    return false;
  }

  // checks if controller was constructed
  if (!c)
  {
    ROS_ERROR("Could not load controller '%s' because controller type '%s' does not exist.",  name.c_str(), type.c_str());
    ROS_ERROR("Use 'rosservice call controller_manager/list_controller_types' to get the available types");
    to.clear();
    return false;
  }

  // Initializes the controller
  ROS_DEBUG("Initializing controller '%s'", name.c_str());
  bool initialized;
  std::set<std::string> claimed_resources; // Gets populated during initRequest call
  try{
    initialized = c->initRequest(robot_hw_, root_nh_, c_nh, claimed_resources);
  }
  catch(std::exception &e){
    ROS_ERROR("Exception thrown while initializing controller %s.\n%s", name.c_str(), e.what());
    initialized = false;
  }
  catch(...){
    ROS_ERROR("Exception thrown while initializing controller %s", name.c_str());
    initialized = false;
  }
  if (!initialized)
  {
    to.clear();
    ROS_ERROR("Initializing controller '%s' failed", name.c_str());
    return false;
  }
  ROS_DEBUG("Initialized controller '%s' succesful", name.c_str());

  // Adds the controller to the new list
  to.resize(to.size() + 1);
  to[to.size()-1].info.type = type;
  to[to.size()-1].info.hardware_interface = c->getHardwareInterfaceType();
  to[to.size()-1].info.name = name;
  to[to.size()-1].info.resources = claimed_resources;
  to[to.size()-1].c = c;

  // Destroys the old controllers list when the realtime thread is finished with it.
  int former_current_controllers_list_ = current_controllers_list_;
  current_controllers_list_ = free_controllers_list;
  while (ros::ok() && used_by_realtime_ == former_current_controllers_list_){
    if (!ros::ok())
      return false;
    usleep(200);
  }
  from.clear();

  ROS_DEBUG("Successfully load controller '%s'", name.c_str());
  return true;
}




bool ControllerManager::unloadController(const std::string &name)
{
  ROS_DEBUG("Will unload controller '%s'", name.c_str());

  // lock the controllers
  boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock guard(controllers_lock_);

  // get reference to controller list
  int free_controllers_list = (current_controllers_list_ + 1) % 2;
  while (ros::ok() && free_controllers_list == used_by_realtime_){
    if (!ros::ok())
      return false;
    usleep(200);
  }
  std::vector<ControllerSpec>
    &from = controllers_lists_[current_controllers_list_],
    &to = controllers_lists_[free_controllers_list];
  to.clear();

  // Transfers the running controllers over, skipping the one to be removed and the running ones.
  bool removed = false;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < from.size(); ++i)
  {
    if (from[i].info.name == name){
      if (from[i].c->isRunning()){
        to.clear();
        ROS_ERROR("Could not unload controller with name %s because it is still running",
                  name.c_str());
        return false;
      }
      removed = true;
    }
    else
      to.push_back(from[i]);
  }

  // Fails if we could not remove the controllers
  if (!removed)
  {
    to.clear();
    ROS_ERROR("Could not unload controller with name %s because no controller with this name exists",
              name.c_str());
    return false;
  }

  // Destroys the old controllers list when the realtime thread is finished with it.
  ROS_DEBUG("Realtime switches over to new controller list");
  int former_current_controllers_list_ = current_controllers_list_;
  current_controllers_list_ = free_controllers_list;
  while (ros::ok() && used_by_realtime_ == former_current_controllers_list_){
    if (!ros::ok())
      return false;
    usleep(200);
  }
  ROS_DEBUG("Destruct controller");
  from.clear();
  ROS_DEBUG("Destruct controller finished");

  ROS_DEBUG("Successfully unloaded controller '%s'", name.c_str());
  return true;
}



bool ControllerManager::switchController(const std::vector<std::string>& start_controllers,
                                         const std::vector<std::string>& stop_controllers,
                                         int strictness)
{
  if (!stop_request_.empty() || !start_request_.empty())
    ROS_FATAL("The switch controller stop and start list are not empty that the beginning of the swithcontroller call. This should not happen.");

  if (strictness == 0){
    ROS_WARN("Controller Manager: To switch controllers you need to specify a strictness level of controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::STRICT (%d) or ::BEST_EFFORT (%d). Defaulting to ::BEST_EFFORT.",
             controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request::STRICT,
             controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request::BEST_EFFORT);
    strictness = controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request::BEST_EFFORT;
  }

  ROS_DEBUG("switching controllers:");
  for (unsigned int i=0; i<start_controllers.size(); i++)
    ROS_DEBUG(" - starting controller %s", start_controllers[i].c_str());
  for (unsigned int i=0; i<stop_controllers.size(); i++)
    ROS_DEBUG(" - stopping controller %s", stop_controllers[i].c_str());

  // lock controllers
  boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock guard(controllers_lock_);

  controller_interface::ControllerBase* ct;
  // list all controllers to stop
  for (unsigned int i=0; i<stop_controllers.size(); i++)
  {
    ct = getControllerByName(stop_controllers[i]);
    if (ct == NULL){
      if (strictness ==  controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request::STRICT){
        ROS_ERROR("Could not stop controller with name %s because no controller with this name exists",
                  stop_controllers[i].c_str());
        stop_request_.clear();
        return false;
      }
      else{
        ROS_DEBUG("Could not stop controller with name %s because no controller with this name exists",
                  stop_controllers[i].c_str());
      }
    }
    else{
      ROS_DEBUG("Found controller %s that needs to be stopped in list of controllers",
                stop_controllers[i].c_str());
      stop_request_.push_back(ct);
    }
  }
  ROS_DEBUG("Stop request vector has size %i", (int)stop_request_.size());

  // list all controllers to start
  for (unsigned int i=0; i<start_controllers.size(); i++)
  {
    ct = getControllerByName(start_controllers[i]);
    if (ct == NULL){
      if (strictness ==  controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request::STRICT){
        ROS_ERROR("Could not start controller with name %s because no controller with this name exists",
                  start_controllers[i].c_str());
        stop_request_.clear();
        start_request_.clear();
        return false;
      }
      else{
        ROS_DEBUG("Could not start controller with name %s because no controller with this name exists",
                  start_controllers[i].c_str());
      }
    }
    else{
      ROS_DEBUG("Found controller %s that needs to be started in list of controllers",
                start_controllers[i].c_str());
      start_request_.push_back(ct);
    }
  }
  ROS_DEBUG("Start request vector has size %i", (int)start_request_.size());

  // Do the resource management checking
  std::list<hardware_interface::ControllerInfo> info_list;
  std::vector<ControllerSpec> &controllers = controllers_lists_[current_controllers_list_];
  for (size_t i = 0; i < controllers.size(); ++i)
  {
    bool in_stop_list  = false;

    for(size_t j = 0; j < stop_request_.size(); j++)
      in_stop_list = in_stop_list || (stop_request_[j] == controllers[i].c.get());

    bool in_start_list = false;
    for(size_t j = 0; j < start_request_.size(); j++)
      in_start_list = in_start_list || (start_request_[j] == controllers[i].c.get());

    bool add_to_list = controllers[i].c->isRunning();
    if (in_stop_list)
      add_to_list = false;
    if (in_start_list)
      add_to_list = true;

    if (add_to_list)
      info_list.push_back(controllers[i].info);
  }

  bool in_conflict = robot_hw_->checkForConflict(info_list);
  if (in_conflict)
  {
    ROS_ERROR("Could not switch controllers, due to resource conflict");
    stop_request_.clear();
    start_request_.clear();
    return false;
  }

  // start the atomic controller switching
  switch_strictness_ = strictness;
  please_switch_ = true;

  // wait until switch is finished
  ROS_DEBUG("Request atomic controller switch from realtime loop");
  while (ros::ok() && please_switch_){
    if (!ros::ok())
      return false;
    usleep(100);
  }
  start_request_.clear();
  stop_request_.clear();

  ROS_DEBUG("Successfully switched controllers");
  return true;
}





bool ControllerManager::reloadControllerLibrariesSrv(
  controller_manager_msgs::ReloadControllerLibraries::Request &req,
  controller_manager_msgs::ReloadControllerLibraries::Response &resp)
{
  // lock services
  ROS_DEBUG("reload libraries service called");
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock guard(services_lock_);
  ROS_DEBUG("reload libraries service locked");

  // only reload libraries if no controllers are running
  std::vector<std::string> controllers;
  getControllerNames(controllers);
  if (!controllers.empty() && !req.force_kill){
    ROS_ERROR("Controller manager: Cannot reload controller libraries because there are still %i controllers running", (int)controllers.size());
    resp.ok = false;
    return true;
  }

  // kill running controllers if requested
  if (!controllers.empty()){
    ROS_INFO("Controller manager: Killing all running controllers");
    std::vector<std::string> empty;
    if (!switchController(empty,controllers, controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request::BEST_EFFORT)){
      ROS_ERROR("Controller manager: Cannot reload controller libraries because failed to stop running controllers");
      resp.ok = false;
      return true;
    }
    for (unsigned int i=0; i<controllers.size(); i++){
      if (!unloadController(controllers[i])){
        ROS_ERROR("Controller manager: Cannot reload controller libraries because failed to unload controller %s",
                  controllers[i].c_str());
        resp.ok = false;
        return true;
      }
    }
    getControllerNames(controllers);
  }
  assert(controllers.empty());

  // Force a reload on all the PluginLoaders (internally, this recreates the plugin loaders)
  for(std::list<LoaderPtr>::iterator it = controller_loaders_.begin(); it != controller_loaders_.end(); ++it)
  {
    (*it)->reload();
    ROS_INFO("Controller manager: reloaded controller libraries for %s", (*it)->getName().c_str());
  }

  resp.ok = true;

  ROS_DEBUG("reload libraries service finished");
  return true;
}


bool ControllerManager::listControllerTypesSrv(
  controller_manager_msgs::ListControllerTypes::Request &req,
  controller_manager_msgs::ListControllerTypes::Response &resp)
{
  // pretend to use the request
  (void) req;

  // lock services
  ROS_DEBUG("list types service called");
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock guard(services_lock_);
  ROS_DEBUG("list types service locked");

  for(std::list<LoaderPtr>::iterator it = controller_loaders_.begin(); it != controller_loaders_.end(); ++it)
  {
    std::vector<std::string> cur_types = (*it)->getDeclaredClasses();
    for(size_t i=0; i < cur_types.size(); i++)
    {
      resp.types.push_back(cur_types[i]);
      resp.base_classes.push_back((*it)->getName());
    }
  }

  ROS_DEBUG("list types service finished");
  return true;
}


bool ControllerManager::listControllersSrv(
  controller_manager_msgs::ListControllers::Request &req,
  controller_manager_msgs::ListControllers::Response &resp)
{
  // pretend to use the request
  (void) req;

  // lock services
  ROS_DEBUG("list controller service called");
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock services_guard(services_lock_);
  ROS_DEBUG("list controller service locked");

  // lock controllers to get all names/types/states
  boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock controller_guard(controllers_lock_);
  std::vector<ControllerSpec> &controllers = controllers_lists_[current_controllers_list_];
  resp.controller.resize(controllers.size());

  for (size_t i = 0; i < controllers.size(); ++i)
  {
    controller_manager_msgs::ControllerState& cs = resp.controller[i];
    cs.name               = controllers[i].info.name;
    cs.type               = controllers[i].info.type;
    cs.hardware_interface = controllers[i].info.hardware_interface;
    cs.resources.clear();
    cs.resources.reserve(controllers[i].info.resources.size());
    for (std::set<std::string>::iterator it = controllers[i].info.resources.begin(); it != controllers[i].info.resources.end(); ++it)
      cs.resources.push_back(*it);

    if (controllers[i].c->isRunning())
      cs.state = "running";
    else
      cs.state = "stopped";
  }

  ROS_DEBUG("list controller service finished");
  return true;
}


bool ControllerManager::loadControllerSrv(
  controller_manager_msgs::LoadController::Request &req,
  controller_manager_msgs::LoadController::Response &resp)
{
  // lock services
  ROS_DEBUG("loading service called for controller %s ",req.name.c_str());
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock guard(services_lock_);
  ROS_DEBUG("loading service locked");

  resp.ok = loadController(req.name);

  ROS_DEBUG("loading service finished for controller %s ",req.name.c_str());
  return true;
}


bool ControllerManager::unloadControllerSrv(
  controller_manager_msgs::UnloadController::Request &req,
  controller_manager_msgs::UnloadController::Response &resp)
{
  // lock services
  ROS_DEBUG("unloading service called for controller %s ",req.name.c_str());
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock guard(services_lock_);
  ROS_DEBUG("unloading service locked");

  resp.ok = unloadController(req.name);

  ROS_DEBUG("unloading service finished for controller %s ",req.name.c_str());
  return true;
}


bool ControllerManager::switchControllerSrv(
  controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Request &req,
  controller_manager_msgs::SwitchController::Response &resp)
{
  // lock services
  ROS_DEBUG("switching service called");
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock guard(services_lock_);
  ROS_DEBUG("switching service locked");

  resp.ok = switchController(req.start_controllers, req.stop_controllers, req.strictness);

  ROS_DEBUG("switching service finished");
  return true;
}

void ControllerManager::registerControllerLoader(boost::shared_ptr<ControllerLoaderInterface> controller_loader)
{
  controller_loaders_.push_back(controller_loader);
}

}