realtime_clock.cpp

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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
 */

#include <realtime_tools/realtime_clock.h>

namespace realtime_tools
{

  
  RealtimeClock::RealtimeClock()
    :lock_misses_(0), 
     system_time_(ros::Time()), 
     last_realtime_time_(ros::Time()),
     running_(true),
     initialized_(false)
  {
    // thread for time loop
    thread_ = boost::thread(boost::bind(&RealtimeClock::loop, this));
  }
  

  RealtimeClock::~RealtimeClock()
  {
    running_ = false;
    thread_.join();
  }



  ros::Time RealtimeClock::getSystemTime(const ros::Time& realtime_time)
  {
    if (mutex_.try_lock())
    {
      // update time offset when we have a new system time measurement in the last cycle
      if (lock_misses_ == 0 && system_time_ != ros::Time())
      {
        // get additional offset caused by period of realtime loop
        ros::Duration period_offset;
        if (last_realtime_time_ != ros::Time())
          period_offset = ros::Duration((realtime_time - last_realtime_time_).toSec()/2.0);

        if (!initialized_)
        {
          clock_offset_ = system_time_ + period_offset - realtime_time;
          initialized_ = true;
        }
        else
          clock_offset_ = clock_offset_*0.9999 + (system_time_ + period_offset - realtime_time)*0.0001;
      }
      system_time_ = ros::Time();
      lock_misses_ = 0;
      mutex_.unlock();
    }
        
    else
      lock_misses_++;

    last_realtime_time_ = realtime_time;

    // return time
    return realtime_time + clock_offset_;
  }



  void RealtimeClock::loop()
  {
    ros::Rate r(750);
    while (running_)
    {
      // get lock
      lock();

      // store system time
      system_time_ = ros::Time::now();
      
      // warning, using non-locked 'lock_misses_', but it's just for debugging
      if (lock_misses_ > 100)
        ROS_WARN_THROTTLE(1.0, "Time estimator has trouble transferring data between non-RT and RT");

      // release lock
      mutex_.unlock();
      r.sleep();
    }
  }


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

}// namespace