realtime_buffer.h

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/*
 * Publishing ROS messages is difficult, as the publish function is
 * not realtime safe.  This class provides the proper locking so that
 * you can call publish in realtime and a separate (non-realtime)
 * thread will ensure that the message gets published over ROS.
 *
 * Author: Wim Meeussen
 */

#ifndef REALTIME_TOOLS_REALTIME_BUFFER
#define REALTIME_TOOLS_REALTIME_BUFFER

#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>

namespace realtime_tools
{

template <class T>
class RealtimeBuffer
{
 public:
  RealtimeBuffer()
    : new_data_available_(false)
  {
    // allocate memory
    non_realtime_data_ = new T();
    realtime_data_ = new T();
  }

  ~RealtimeBuffer()
  {
    if (non_realtime_data_)
      delete non_realtime_data_;
    if (realtime_data_)
      delete realtime_data_;
  }

  RealtimeBuffer(RealtimeBuffer &source)
  {
    // allocate memory
    non_realtime_data_ = new T();
    realtime_data_ = new T();

    // Copy the data from old RTB to new RTB
    writeFromNonRT(*source.readFromNonRT());
  }

  RealtimeBuffer &operator =(const RealtimeBuffer& source)
  {
    if (this == &source)
      return *this;

    // Copy the data from old RTB to new RTB
    writeFromNonRT(*source.readFromNonRT());

    return *this;
  }

  T* readFromRT()
  {
    // Check if the data is currently being written to (is locked)
    if (mutex_.try_lock())
    {
      // swap pointers
      if (new_data_available_)
      {
        T* tmp = realtime_data_;
        realtime_data_ = non_realtime_data_;
        non_realtime_data_ = tmp;
        new_data_available_ = false;
      }
      mutex_.unlock();
    }
    return realtime_data_;
  }

  T* readFromNonRT() const
  {
    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);

    if (new_data_available_)
      return non_realtime_data_;
    else
      return realtime_data_;
  }

  void writeFromNonRT(const T& data)
  {
    // get lock
    lock();

    // copy data into non-realtime buffer
    *non_realtime_data_ = data;
    new_data_available_ = true;

    // release lock
    mutex_.unlock();
  }

  void initRT(const T& data)
  {
    *non_realtime_data_ = data;    
    *realtime_data_ = data;    
  }

 private:
  void lock()
  {
#ifdef NON_POLLING
    mutex_.lock();
#else
    while (!mutex_.try_lock())
      usleep(500);
#endif
  }

  T* realtime_data_;
  T* non_realtime_data_;
  bool new_data_available_;

  // Set as mutable so that readFromNonRT() can be performed on a const buffer
  mutable boost::mutex mutex_;

}; // class
}// namespace

#endif