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#ifndef WIFITHREAD_H_
#define WIFITHREAD_H_

#ifdef _WIN32
        #ifndef UNICODE
        #define UNICODE
        #endif

        #include <windows.h>
        #include <wlanapi.h>
        #include <Windot11.h>           // for DOT11_SSID struct
        #include <objbase.h>
        #include <wtypes.h>

        #include <stdio.h>
        #include <stdlib.h>

        // Need to link with Wlanapi.lib and Ole32.lib
        #pragma comment(lib, "wlanapi.lib")
        #pragma comment(lib, "ole32.lib")
#elif __APPLE__
#include "WifiOSX.h"
#else
        #include <sys/socket.h>
        #include <linux/wireless.h>
        #include <sys/ioctl.h>
#endif
#include <rtabmap/core/UserDataEvent.h>
#include <rtabmap/utilite/UTimer.h>

// A percentage value that represents the signal quality
// of the network. WLAN_SIGNAL_QUALITY is of type ULONG.
// This member contains a value between 0 and 100. A value
// of 0 implies an actual RSSI signal strength of -100 dbm.
// A value of 100 implies an actual RSSI signal strength of -50 dbm.
// You can calculate the RSSI signal strength value for wlanSignalQuality
// values between 1 and 99 using linear interpolation.
inline int quality2dBm(int quality)
{
        // Quality to dBm:
        if(quality <= 0)
                return -100;
        else if(quality >= 100)
                return -50;
        else
                return (quality / 2) - 100;
}


class WifiThread : public UThread, public UEventsSender
{
public:
        WifiThread(const std::string & interfaceName, float rate = 0.5) :
                interfaceName_(interfaceName),
                rate_(rate)
        {}
        virtual ~WifiThread() {}

private:
        virtual void mainLoop()
        {
                uSleep(1000/rate_);
                if(!this->isKilled())
                {
                        int dBm = 0;
#ifdef _WIN32
                        //From https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms706765(v=vs.85).aspx
                        // Declare and initialize variables.
                        HANDLE hClient = NULL;
                        DWORD dwMaxClient = 2;      //
                        DWORD dwCurVersion = 0;
                        DWORD dwResult = 0;

                        // variables used for WlanEnumInterfaces
                        PWLAN_INTERFACE_INFO_LIST pIfList = NULL;
                        PWLAN_INTERFACE_INFO pIfInfo = NULL;

                        // variables used for WlanQueryInterfaces for opcode = wlan_intf_opcode_current_connection
                        PWLAN_CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES pConnectInfo = NULL;
                        DWORD connectInfoSize = sizeof(WLAN_CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES);
                        WLAN_OPCODE_VALUE_TYPE opCode = wlan_opcode_value_type_invalid;

                        dwResult = WlanOpenHandle(dwMaxClient, NULL, &dwCurVersion, &hClient);
                        if (dwResult != ERROR_SUCCESS)
                        {
                                UERROR("WlanOpenHandle failed with error: %u\n", dwResult);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                dwResult = WlanEnumInterfaces(hClient, NULL, &pIfList);
                                if (dwResult != ERROR_SUCCESS)
                                {
                                        UERROR("WlanEnumInterfaces failed with error: %u\n", dwResult);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        // take the first interface found
                                        int i = 0;
                                        pIfInfo = (WLAN_INTERFACE_INFO *) & pIfList->InterfaceInfo[i];
                                        if(pIfInfo->isState == wlan_interface_state_connected)
                                        {
                                                dwResult = WlanQueryInterface(hClient,
                                                                                                          &pIfInfo->InterfaceGuid,
                                                                                                          wlan_intf_opcode_current_connection,
                                                                                                          NULL,
                                                                                                          &connectInfoSize,
                                                                                                          (PVOID *) &pConnectInfo,
                                                                                                          &opCode);

                                                if (dwResult != ERROR_SUCCESS)
                                                {
                                                        UERROR("WlanQueryInterface failed with error: %u\n", dwResult);
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        int quality = pConnectInfo->wlanAssociationAttributes.wlanSignalQuality;
                                                        dBm = quality2dBm(quality);
                                                }
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
                                                UERROR("Interface not connected!");
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                        if (pConnectInfo != NULL)
                        {
                                WlanFreeMemory(pConnectInfo);
                                pConnectInfo = NULL;
                        }

                        if (pIfList != NULL)
                        {
                                WlanFreeMemory(pIfList);
                                pIfList = NULL;
                        }
#elif __APPLE__
                        dBm = getRssi(interfaceName_);
#else
                        // Code inspired from http://blog.ajhodges.com/2011/10/using-ioctl-to-gather-wifi-information.html

                        //have to use a socket for ioctl
                        int sockfd;
                        /* Any old socket will do, and a datagram socket is pretty cheap */
                        if((sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == -1) {
                                UERROR("Could not create simple datagram socket");
                                return;
                        }

                        struct iwreq req;
                        struct iw_statistics stats;

                        strncpy(req.ifr_name, interfaceName_.c_str(), IFNAMSIZ);

                        //make room for the iw_statistics object
                        req.u.data.pointer = (caddr_t) &stats;
                        req.u.data.length = sizeof(stats);
                        // clear updated flag
                        req.u.data.flags = 1;

                        //this will gather the signal strength
                        if(ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIWSTATS, &req) == -1)
                        {
                                //die with error, invalid interface
                                UERROR("Invalid interface (\"%s\"). Tip: Try with sudo!", interfaceName_.c_str());
                        }
                        else if(((iw_statistics *)req.u.data.pointer)->qual.updated & IW_QUAL_DBM)
                        {
                                //signal is measured in dBm and is valid for us to use
                                dBm = ((iw_statistics *)req.u.data.pointer)->qual.level - 256;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                UERROR("Could not get signal level.");
                        }

                        close(sockfd);
#endif
                        if(dBm != 0)
                        {
                                double stamp = UTimer::now();

                                // Create user data [level, stamp] with the value and a timestamp
                                cv::Mat data(1, 2, CV_64FC1);
                                data.at<double>(0) = double(dBm);
                                data.at<double>(1) = stamp;
                                this->post(new UserDataEvent(data));
                                //UWARN("posting level %d dBm", dBm);
                        }
                }
        }

private:
        std::string interfaceName_;
        float rate_;
};

#endif /* WIFITHREAD_H_ */