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#ifndef __POINTMATCHER_CORE_H
#define __POINTMATCHER_CORE_H

#ifndef EIGEN_USE_NEW_STDVECTOR
#define EIGEN_USE_NEW_STDVECTOR
#endif // EIGEN_USE_NEW_STDVECTOR
//#define EIGEN2_SUPPORT

//TODO: investigate if that causes more problems down the road
#define EIGEN_NO_DEBUG

#include "Eigen/StdVector"
#include "Eigen/Core"
#include "Eigen/Geometry"


#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>

#include <stdexcept>
#include <limits>
#include <iostream>
#include <ostream>
#include <memory>
//#include <cstdint>
#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>

#include "DeprecationWarnings.h"
#include "Parametrizable.h"
#include "Registrar.h"
 

#define POINTMATCHER_VERSION "1.3.1"

#define POINTMATCHER_VERSION_INT 10301

namespace PointMatcherSupport
{
        // TODO: gather all exceptions

        struct InvalidModuleType: std::runtime_error
        {
                InvalidModuleType(const std::string& reason);
        };

        struct TransformationError: std::runtime_error
        {
                TransformationError(const std::string& reason);
        };
        
        struct Logger: public Parametrizable
        {
                Logger();
                Logger(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                
                virtual ~Logger();
                virtual bool hasInfoChannel() const;
                virtual void beginInfoEntry(const char *file, unsigned line, const char *func);
                virtual std::ostream* infoStream();
                virtual void finishInfoEntry(const char *file, unsigned line, const char *func);
                virtual bool hasWarningChannel() const;
                virtual void beginWarningEntry(const char *file, unsigned line, const char *func);
                virtual std::ostream* warningStream();
                virtual void finishWarningEntry(const char *file, unsigned line, const char *func);
        };
        
        void setLogger(std::shared_ptr<Logger> newLogger);
        
        void validateFile(const std::string& fileName);
        
        typedef std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > CsvElements;
}

template<typename T>
struct PointMatcher
{
        // ---------------------------------
        // macros for constants
        // ---------------------------------
        
        #define ZERO_PLUS_EPS (0. + std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon())

        #define ONE_MINUS_EPS (1. - std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon())
        
        // ---------------------------------
        // exceptions
        // ---------------------------------

        //TODO: gather exceptions here and in Exceptions.cpp

        struct ConvergenceError: std::runtime_error
        {
                ConvergenceError(const std::string& reason);
        };


        // ---------------------------------
        // eigen and nabo-based types
        // ---------------------------------
        
        typedef T ScalarType;
        typedef typename Eigen::Matrix<T, Eigen::Dynamic, 1> Vector;
        typedef std::vector<Vector, Eigen::aligned_allocator<Vector> > VectorVector;
        typedef typename Eigen::Quaternion<T> Quaternion;
        typedef std::vector<Quaternion, Eigen::aligned_allocator<Quaternion> > QuaternionVector;
        typedef typename Eigen::Matrix<T, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic> Matrix;
        typedef typename Eigen::Matrix<int, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic> IntMatrix;
        typedef typename Eigen::Matrix<std::int64_t, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic> Int64Matrix;
        typedef typename Eigen::Array<T, Eigen::Dynamic, Eigen::Dynamic> Array;



        typedef Matrix TransformationParameters;
        
        // alias for scope reasons
        typedef PointMatcherSupport::Parametrizable Parametrizable; 
        typedef Parametrizable::Parameters Parameters; 
        typedef Parametrizable::ParameterDoc ParameterDoc; 
        typedef Parametrizable::ParametersDoc ParametersDoc; 
        typedef Parametrizable::InvalidParameter InvalidParameter; 
        
        // ---------------------------------
        // input types
        // ---------------------------------
        

        struct DataPoints
        {
                typedef Eigen::Block<Matrix> View;
                typedef Eigen::Block<Int64Matrix> TimeView;
                typedef const Eigen::Block<const Matrix> ConstView;
                typedef const Eigen::Block<const Int64Matrix> TimeConstView;
                typedef typename Matrix::Index Index;
                
                struct Label
                {
                        std::string text; 
                        size_t span; 
                        Label(const std::string& text = "", const size_t span = 0);
                        bool operator ==(const Label& that) const;
                };
                struct Labels: std::vector<Label>
                {
                        typedef typename std::vector<Label>::const_iterator const_iterator; 
                        Labels();
                        Labels(const Label& label);
                        bool contains(const std::string& text) const;
                        size_t totalDim() const;
                        friend std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& stream, const Labels& labels)
                        {
                                for(size_t i=0; i<labels.size(); i++)
                                {
                                        stream << labels[i].text;
                                        if(i != (labels.size() -1))
                                                stream << ", ";
                                }

                                return stream;
                        };
                };
                
                struct InvalidField: std::runtime_error
                {
                        InvalidField(const std::string& reason);
                };
                
                // Constructors from descriptions (reserve memory)
                DataPoints();
                DataPoints(const Labels& featureLabels, const Labels& descriptorLabels, const size_t pointCount);
                DataPoints(const Labels& featureLabels, const Labels& descriptorLabels, const Labels& timeLabels, const size_t pointCount);

                // Copy constructors from partial data
                DataPoints(const Matrix& features, const Labels& featureLabels);
                DataPoints(const Matrix& features, const Labels& featureLabels, const Matrix& descriptors, const Labels& descriptorLabels);
                DataPoints(const Matrix& features, const Labels& featureLabels, const Matrix& descriptors, const Labels& descriptorLabels, const Int64Matrix& times, const Labels& timeLabels);
                
                bool operator ==(const DataPoints& that) const;
        
                unsigned getNbPoints() const;
                unsigned getEuclideanDim() const;
                unsigned getHomogeneousDim() const;
                unsigned getNbGroupedDescriptors() const;
                unsigned getDescriptorDim() const;
                unsigned getTimeDim() const;

                void save(const std::string& fileName, bool binary = false) const;
                static DataPoints load(const std::string& fileName);
                
                void concatenate(const DataPoints& dp);
                void conservativeResize(Index pointCount);
                DataPoints createSimilarEmpty() const;
                DataPoints createSimilarEmpty(Index pointCount) const;
                void setColFrom(Index thisCol, const DataPoints& that, Index thatCol);
                void swapCols(Index iCol,Index jCol);
                
                // methods related to features
                void allocateFeature(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim);
                void allocateFeatures(const Labels& newLabels);
                void addFeature(const std::string& name, const Matrix& newFeature);
                void removeFeature(const std::string& name);
                Matrix getFeatureCopyByName(const std::string& name) const;
                ConstView getFeatureViewByName(const std::string& name) const;
                View getFeatureViewByName(const std::string& name);
                ConstView getFeatureRowViewByName(const std::string& name, const unsigned row) const;
                View getFeatureRowViewByName(const std::string& name, const unsigned row);
                bool featureExists(const std::string& name) const;
                bool featureExists(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim) const;
                unsigned getFeatureDimension(const std::string& name) const;
                unsigned getFeatureStartingRow(const std::string& name) const;
                
                // methods related to descriptors
                void allocateDescriptor(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim);
                void allocateDescriptors(const Labels& newLabels);
                void addDescriptor(const std::string& name, const Matrix& newDescriptor);
                void removeDescriptor(const std::string& name);
                Matrix getDescriptorCopyByName(const std::string& name) const;
                ConstView getDescriptorViewByName(const std::string& name) const;
                View getDescriptorViewByName(const std::string& name);
                ConstView getDescriptorRowViewByName(const std::string& name, const unsigned row) const;
                View getDescriptorRowViewByName(const std::string& name, const unsigned row);
                bool descriptorExists(const std::string& name) const;
                bool descriptorExists(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim) const;
                unsigned getDescriptorDimension(const std::string& name) const;
                unsigned getDescriptorStartingRow(const std::string& name) const;
                void assertDescriptorConsistency() const;
                
                // methods related to times
                void allocateTime(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim);
                void allocateTimes(const Labels& newLabels);
                void addTime(const std::string& name, const Int64Matrix& newTime);
                void removeTime(const std::string& name);
                Int64Matrix getTimeCopyByName(const std::string& name) const;
                TimeConstView getTimeViewByName(const std::string& name) const;
                TimeView getTimeViewByName(const std::string& name);
                TimeConstView getTimeRowViewByName(const std::string& name, const unsigned row) const;
                TimeView getTimeRowViewByName(const std::string& name, const unsigned row);
                bool timeExists(const std::string& name) const;
                bool timeExists(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim) const;
                unsigned getTimeDimension(const std::string& name) const;
                unsigned getTimeStartingRow(const std::string& name) const;
                void assertTimesConsistency() const;

                Matrix features; 
                Labels featureLabels; 
                Matrix descriptors; 
                Labels descriptorLabels; 
                Int64Matrix times; 
                Labels timeLabels; 
        
        private:
                void assertConsistency(const std::string& dataName, const int dataRows, const int dataCols, const Labels& labels) const;
                template<typename MatrixType> 
                void allocateFields(const Labels& newLabels, Labels& labels, MatrixType& data) const;
                template<typename MatrixType> 
                void allocateField(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim, Labels& labels, MatrixType& data) const;
                template<typename MatrixType> 
                void addField(const std::string& name, const MatrixType& newField, Labels& labels, MatrixType& data) const;
                template<typename MatrixType>
                void removeField(const std::string& name, Labels& labels, MatrixType& data) const;
                template<typename MatrixType>
                const Eigen::Block<const MatrixType> getConstViewByName(const std::string& name, const Labels& labels, const MatrixType& data, const int viewRow = -1) const;
                template<typename MatrixType>
                Eigen::Block<MatrixType> getViewByName(const std::string& name, const Labels& labels, MatrixType& data, const int viewRow = -1) const;
                bool fieldExists(const std::string& name, const unsigned dim, const Labels& labels) const;
                unsigned getFieldDimension(const std::string& name, const Labels& labels) const;
                unsigned getFieldStartingRow(const std::string& name, const Labels& labels) const;

                template<typename MatrixType>
                void concatenateLabelledMatrix(Labels* labels, MatrixType* data, const Labels extraLabels, const MatrixType extraData);
        };
        
        static void swapDataPoints(DataPoints& a, DataPoints& b);

        // ---------------------------------
        // intermediate types
        // ---------------------------------
        

        struct Matches
        {
                typedef Matrix Dists; 
                typedef IntMatrix Ids; 
        

                static constexpr int InvalidId = -1; 
                static constexpr T InvalidDist = std::numeric_limits<T>::infinity(); 

                Matches();
                Matches(const Dists& dists, const Ids ids);
                Matches(const int knn, const int pointsCount);
                
                Dists dists; 
                Ids ids; 
                
                T getDistsQuantile(const T quantile) const;
                T getMedianAbsDeviation() const;
                T getStandardDeviation() const;

        };


        typedef Matrix OutlierWeights;
        
        // ---------------------------------
        // types of processing bricks
        // ---------------------------------
        
        struct Transformation: public Parametrizable
        {
                Transformation();
                Transformation(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                virtual ~Transformation();
                
                virtual DataPoints compute(const DataPoints& input, const TransformationParameters& parameters) const = 0; 

                virtual bool checkParameters(const TransformationParameters& parameters) const = 0;

                virtual TransformationParameters correctParameters(const TransformationParameters& parameters) const = 0;

        };
        
        struct Transformations: public std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Transformation> >
        {
                void apply(DataPoints& cloud, const TransformationParameters& parameters) const;
        };
        typedef typename Transformations::iterator TransformationsIt; 
        typedef typename Transformations::const_iterator TransformationsConstIt; 
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(Transformation)
        
        // ---------------------------------
        
        

        struct DataPointsFilter: public Parametrizable
        {
                DataPointsFilter();
                DataPointsFilter(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                virtual ~DataPointsFilter();
                virtual void init();

                virtual DataPoints filter(const DataPoints& input) = 0;

                virtual void inPlaceFilter(DataPoints& cloud) = 0;
        };
        
        struct DataPointsFilters: public std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DataPointsFilter> >
        {
                DataPointsFilters();
                DataPointsFilters(std::istream& in);
                void init();
                void apply(DataPoints& cloud);
        };
        typedef typename DataPointsFilters::iterator DataPointsFiltersIt; 
        typedef typename DataPointsFilters::const_iterator DataPointsFiltersConstIt; 
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(DataPointsFilter)
        
        // ---------------------------------
        
        

        struct Matcher: public Parametrizable
        {
                unsigned long visitCounter; 
                
                Matcher();
                Matcher(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                virtual ~Matcher();
                
                void resetVisitCount();
                unsigned long getVisitCount() const;
                
                virtual void init(const DataPoints& filteredReference) = 0;
                virtual Matches findClosests(const DataPoints& filteredReading) = 0;
        };
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(Matcher)
        
        // ---------------------------------
        
        

        struct OutlierFilter: public Parametrizable
        {
                OutlierFilter();
                OutlierFilter(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                
                virtual ~OutlierFilter();
                
                virtual OutlierWeights compute(const DataPoints& filteredReading, const DataPoints& filteredReference, const Matches& input) = 0;
        };
        
        
        struct OutlierFilters: public std::vector<std::shared_ptr<OutlierFilter> >
        {
                
                OutlierWeights compute(const DataPoints& filteredReading, const DataPoints& filteredReference, const Matches& input);
                
        };
        
        typedef typename OutlierFilters::const_iterator OutlierFiltersConstIt; 
        typedef typename OutlierFilters::iterator OutlierFiltersIt; 
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(OutlierFilter)

        // ---------------------------------
        
        

        struct ErrorMinimizer: public Parametrizable
        {
                struct ErrorElements
                {
                        DataPoints reading; 
                        DataPoints reference; 
                        OutlierWeights weights; 
                        Matches matches; 
                        int nbRejectedMatches; 
                        int nbRejectedPoints; 
                        T pointUsedRatio;  
                        T weightedPointUsedRatio;

                        ErrorElements();
                        ErrorElements(const DataPoints& requestedPts, const DataPoints& sourcePts, const OutlierWeights& outlierWeights, const Matches& matches);
                };
                
                ErrorMinimizer();
                ErrorMinimizer(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                virtual ~ErrorMinimizer();
                
                T getPointUsedRatio() const;
                T getWeightedPointUsedRatio() const;
                ErrorElements getErrorElements() const; //TODO: ensure that is return a usable value
                virtual T getOverlap() const;
                virtual Matrix getCovariance() const;
                virtual T getResidualError(const DataPoints& filteredReading, const DataPoints& filteredReference, const OutlierWeights& outlierWeights, const Matches& matches) const;
                
                virtual TransformationParameters compute(const DataPoints& filteredReading, const DataPoints& filteredReference, const OutlierWeights& outlierWeights, const Matches& matches);
                virtual TransformationParameters compute(const ErrorElements& matchedPoints) = 0;
                
                // helper functions
                static Matrix crossProduct(const Matrix& A, const Matrix& B);//TODO: this might go in pointmatcher_support namespace
                
        protected:
                //T pointUsedRatio; //!< the ratio of how many points were used for error minimization
                //T weightedPointUsedRatio; //!< the ratio of how many points were used (with weight) for error minimization
                //TODO: standardize the use of this variable
                ErrorElements lastErrorElements; 
        };
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(ErrorMinimizer)
        
        // ---------------------------------
        
        

        struct TransformationChecker: public Parametrizable
        {
        protected:
                typedef std::vector<std::string> StringVector; 
                Vector limits; 
                Vector conditionVariables; 
                StringVector limitNames; 
                StringVector conditionVariableNames; 

        public:
                TransformationChecker();
                TransformationChecker(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                virtual ~TransformationChecker();
                virtual void init(const TransformationParameters& parameters, bool& iterate) = 0;
                virtual void check(const TransformationParameters& parameters, bool& iterate) = 0;
                
                const Vector& getLimits() const;
                const Vector& getConditionVariables() const;
                const StringVector& getLimitNames() const;
                const StringVector& getConditionVariableNames() const;
                
        protected:
                static Vector matrixToAngles(const TransformationParameters& parameters);
        };
        
        struct TransformationCheckers: public std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TransformationChecker> >
        {
                void init(const TransformationParameters& parameters, bool& iterate);
                void check(const TransformationParameters& parameters, bool& iterate);
        };
        typedef typename TransformationCheckers::iterator TransformationCheckersIt; 
        typedef typename TransformationCheckers::const_iterator TransformationCheckersConstIt; 
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(TransformationChecker)

        // ---------------------------------
        
        
        struct Inspector: public Parametrizable
        {
                
                Inspector();
                Inspector(const std::string& className, const ParametersDoc paramsDoc, const Parameters& params);
                
                // 
                virtual ~Inspector();
                virtual void init();
                
                // performance statistics
                virtual void addStat(const std::string& name, double data);
                virtual void dumpStats(std::ostream& stream);
                virtual void dumpStatsHeader(std::ostream& stream);
                
                // data statistics 
                virtual void dumpIteration(const size_t iterationNumber, const TransformationParameters& parameters, const DataPoints& filteredReference, const DataPoints& reading, const Matches& matches, const OutlierWeights& outlierWeights, const TransformationCheckers& transformationCheckers);
                virtual void finish(const size_t iterationCount);
        };
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR(Inspector) 
        
        // ---------------------------------
        
        DEF_REGISTRAR_IFACE(Logger, PointMatcherSupport::Logger)

        // ---------------------------------
        
        // algorithms
        
        struct ICPChainBase
        {
        public:
                DataPointsFilters readingDataPointsFilters; 
                DataPointsFilters readingStepDataPointsFilters; 
                DataPointsFilters referenceDataPointsFilters; 
                Transformations transformations; 
                std::shared_ptr<Matcher> matcher; 
                OutlierFilters outlierFilters; 
                std::shared_ptr<ErrorMinimizer> errorMinimizer; 
                TransformationCheckers transformationCheckers; 
                std::shared_ptr<Inspector> inspector; 
                
                virtual ~ICPChainBase();

                virtual void setDefault();
                
                void loadFromYaml(std::istream& in);
                unsigned getPrefilteredReadingPtsCount() const;
                unsigned getPrefilteredReferencePtsCount() const;

                bool getMaxNumIterationsReached() const;
                
        protected:
                unsigned prefilteredReadingPtsCount; 
                unsigned prefilteredReferencePtsCount; 
                bool maxNumIterationsReached; 

                ICPChainBase();
                
                void cleanup();
                
        virtual void loadAdditionalYAMLContent(PointMatcherSupport::YAML::Node& doc);
                
                template<typename R>
        const std::string& createModulesFromRegistrar(const std::string& regName, const PointMatcherSupport::YAML::Node& doc, const R& registrar, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<typename R::TargetType> >& modules);
                
                template<typename R>
        const std::string& createModuleFromRegistrar(const std::string& regName, const PointMatcherSupport::YAML::Node& doc, const R& registrar, std::shared_ptr<typename R::TargetType>& module);
                
        std::string nodeVal(const std::string& regName, const PointMatcherSupport::YAML::Node& doc);
        };
        
        struct ICP: ICPChainBase
        {
                TransformationParameters operator()(
                        const DataPoints& readingIn,
                        const DataPoints& referenceIn);

                TransformationParameters operator()(
                        const DataPoints& readingIn,
                        const DataPoints& referenceIn,
                        const TransformationParameters& initialTransformationParameters);
                
                TransformationParameters compute(
                        const DataPoints& readingIn,
                        const DataPoints& referenceIn,
                        const TransformationParameters& initialTransformationParameters);

                const DataPoints& getReadingFiltered() const { return readingFiltered; }

        protected:
                TransformationParameters computeWithTransformedReference(
                        const DataPoints& readingIn, 
                        const DataPoints& reference, 
                        const TransformationParameters& T_refIn_refMean,
                        const TransformationParameters& initialTransformationParameters);

                DataPoints readingFiltered; 
        };
        
        struct ICPSequence: public ICP
        {
                TransformationParameters operator()(
                        const DataPoints& cloudIn);
                TransformationParameters operator()(
                        const DataPoints& cloudIn,
                        const TransformationParameters& initialTransformationParameters);
                TransformationParameters compute(
                        const DataPoints& cloudIn,
                        const TransformationParameters& initialTransformationParameters);
                
                bool hasMap() const;
                bool setMap(const DataPoints& map);
                void clearMap();
                PM_DEPRECATED("Use getPrefilteredInternalMap instead. "
                                    "Function now always returns map with filter chain applied. "
                                    "This may have altered your program behavior."
                              "Reasons for this stated here and in associated PR: "
                              "https://github.com/ethz-asl/libpointmatcher/issues/209.")
                const DataPoints& getInternalMap() const;
                const DataPoints& getPrefilteredInternalMap() const;
                PM_DEPRECATED("Use getPrefilteredMap instead. "
                                                                        "Function now always returns map with filter chain applied. "
                                    "This may have altered your program behavior."
                                    "Reasons for this stated here and in associated PR: "
                                    "https://github.com/ethz-asl/libpointmatcher/issues/209")
                const DataPoints getMap() const;
                const DataPoints getPrefilteredMap() const;
                
        protected:
                DataPoints mapPointCloud; 
                TransformationParameters T_refIn_refMean; 
        };
        
        // ---------------------------------
        // Instance-related functions
        // ---------------------------------
        
        PointMatcher();
        
        static const PointMatcher& get();

        
}; // PointMatcher<T>

#endif // __POINTMATCHER_CORE_H