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#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <typeindex>
 
#if defined(__linux) || defined(__linux__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
#endif
 
#include <map>
#include "behaviortree_cpp/xml_parsing.h"
#include "tinyxml2/tinyxml2.h"
#include <filesystem>
 
#ifdef USING_ROS
#include <ros/package.h>
#endif
 
#ifdef USING_ROS2
#include <ament_index_cpp/get_package_share_directory.hpp>
#endif
 
#include "behaviortree_cpp/blackboard.h"
#include "behaviortree_cpp/tree_node.h"
#include "behaviortree_cpp/utils/demangle_util.h"
 
namespace
{
std::string xsdAttributeType(const BT::PortInfo& port_info)
{
  if(port_info.direction() == BT::PortDirection::OUTPUT)
  {
    return "blackboardType";
  }
  const auto& type_info = port_info.type();
  if((type_info == typeid(int)) or (type_info == typeid(unsigned int)))
  {
    return "integerOrBlackboardType";
  }
  else if(type_info == typeid(double))
  {
    return "decimalOrBlackboardType";
  }
  else if(type_info == typeid(bool))
  {
    return "booleanOrBlackboardType";
  }
  else if(type_info == typeid(std::string))
  {
    return "stringOrBlackboardType";
  }
 
  return std::string();
}
 
}  // namespace
 
namespace BT
{
using namespace tinyxml2;
 
auto StrEqual = [](const char* str1, const char* str2) -> bool {
  return strcmp(str1, str2) == 0;
};
 
struct SubtreeModel
{
  std::unordered_map<std::string, BT::PortInfo> ports;
};
 
struct XMLParser::PImpl
{
  TreeNode::Ptr createNodeFromXML(const XMLElement* element,
                                  const Blackboard::Ptr& blackboard,
                                  const TreeNode::Ptr& node_parent,
                                  const std::string& prefix_path, Tree& output_tree);
 
  void recursivelyCreateSubtree(const std::string& tree_ID, const std::string& tree_path,
                                const std::string& prefix_path, Tree& output_tree,
                                Blackboard::Ptr blackboard,
                                const TreeNode::Ptr& root_node);
 
  void getPortsRecursively(const XMLElement* element,
                           std::vector<std::string>& output_ports);
 
  void loadDocImpl(XMLDocument* doc, bool add_includes);
 
  std::list<std::unique_ptr<XMLDocument> > opened_documents;
  std::map<std::string, const XMLElement*> tree_roots;
 
  const BehaviorTreeFactory& factory;
 
  std::filesystem::path current_path;
  std::map<std::string, SubtreeModel> subtree_models;
 
  int suffix_count;
 
  explicit PImpl(const BehaviorTreeFactory& fact)
    : factory(fact), current_path(std::filesystem::current_path()), suffix_count(0)
  {}
 
  void clear()
  {
    suffix_count = 0;
    current_path = std::filesystem::current_path();
    opened_documents.clear();
    tree_roots.clear();
  }
 
private:
  void loadSubtreeModel(const XMLElement* xml_root);
};
 
#if defined(__linux) || defined(__linux__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
 
XMLParser::XMLParser(const BehaviorTreeFactory& factory) : _p(new PImpl(factory))
{}
 
XMLParser::XMLParser(XMLParser&& other) noexcept
{
  this->_p = std::move(other._p);
}
 
XMLParser& XMLParser::operator=(XMLParser&& other) noexcept
{
  this->_p = std::move(other._p);
  return *this;
}
 
XMLParser::~XMLParser()
{}
 
void XMLParser::loadFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filepath, bool add_includes)
{
  _p->opened_documents.emplace_back(new XMLDocument());
 
  XMLDocument* doc = _p->opened_documents.back().get();
  doc->LoadFile(filepath.string().c_str());
 
  _p->current_path = std::filesystem::absolute(filepath.parent_path());
 
  _p->loadDocImpl(doc, add_includes);
}
 
void XMLParser::loadFromText(const std::string& xml_text, bool add_includes)
{
  _p->opened_documents.emplace_back(new XMLDocument());
 
  XMLDocument* doc = _p->opened_documents.back().get();
  doc->Parse(xml_text.c_str(), xml_text.size());
 
  _p->loadDocImpl(doc, add_includes);
}
 
std::vector<std::string> XMLParser::registeredBehaviorTrees() const
{
  std::vector<std::string> out;
  for(const auto& it : _p->tree_roots)
  {
    out.push_back(it.first);
  }
  return out;
}
 
void BT::XMLParser::PImpl::loadSubtreeModel(const XMLElement* xml_root)
{
  for(auto models_node = xml_root->FirstChildElement("TreeNodesModel");
      models_node != nullptr; models_node = models_node->NextSiblingElement("TreeNodesMo"
                                                                            "del"))
  {
    for(auto sub_node = models_node->FirstChildElement("SubTree"); sub_node != nullptr;
        sub_node = sub_node->NextSiblingElement("SubTree"))
    {
      auto subtree_id = sub_node->Attribute("ID");
      auto& subtree_model = subtree_models[subtree_id];
 
      std::pair<const char*, BT::PortDirection> port_types[3] = {
        { "input_port", BT::PortDirection::INPUT },
        { "output_port", BT::PortDirection::OUTPUT },
        { "inout_port", BT::PortDirection::INOUT }
      };
 
      for(const auto& [name, direction] : port_types)
      {
        for(auto port_node = sub_node->FirstChildElement(name); port_node != nullptr;
            port_node = port_node->NextSiblingElement(name))
        {
          BT::PortInfo port(direction);
          auto name = port_node->Attribute("name");
          if(!name)
          {
            throw RuntimeError("Missing attribute [name] in port (SubTree model)");
          }
          if(auto default_value = port_node->Attribute("default"))
          {
            port.setDefaultValue(default_value);
          }
          if(auto description = port_node->Attribute("description"))
          {
            port.setDescription(description);
          }
          subtree_model.ports[name] = std::move(port);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
 
void XMLParser::PImpl::loadDocImpl(XMLDocument* doc, bool add_includes)
{
  if(doc->Error())
  {
    char buffer[512];
    snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "Error parsing the XML: %s", doc->ErrorStr());
    throw RuntimeError(buffer);
  }
 
  const XMLElement* xml_root = doc->RootElement();
 
  auto format = xml_root->Attribute("BTCPP_format");
  if(!format)
  {
    std::cout << "Warnings: The first tag of the XML (<root>) should contain the "
                 "attribute [BTCPP_format=\"4\"]\n"
              << "Please check if your XML is compatible with version 4.x of BT.CPP"
              << std::endl;
  }
 
  // recursively include other files
  for(auto incl_node = xml_root->FirstChildElement("include"); incl_node != nullptr;
      incl_node = incl_node->NextSiblingElement("include"))
  {
    if(!add_includes)
    {
      break;
    }
 
    std::filesystem::path file_path(incl_node->Attribute("path"));
    const char* ros_pkg_relative_path = incl_node->Attribute("ros_pkg");
 
    if(ros_pkg_relative_path)
    {
      if(file_path.is_absolute())
      {
        std::cout << "WARNING: <include path=\"...\"> contains an absolute path.\n"
                  << "Attribute [ros_pkg] will be ignored." << std::endl;
      }
      else
      {
        std::string ros_pkg_path;
#ifdef USING_ROS
        ros_pkg_path = ros::package::getPath(ros_pkg_relative_path);
#elif defined USING_ROS2
        ros_pkg_path =
            ament_index_cpp::get_package_share_directory(ros_pkg_relative_path);
#else
        throw RuntimeError("Using attribute [ros_pkg] in <include>, but this library was "
                           "compiled without ROS support. Recompile the BehaviorTree.CPP "
                           "using catkin");
#endif
        file_path = std::filesystem::path(ros_pkg_path) / file_path;
      }
    }
 
    if(!file_path.is_absolute())
    {
      file_path = current_path / file_path;
    }
 
    opened_documents.emplace_back(new XMLDocument());
    XMLDocument* next_doc = opened_documents.back().get();
 
    // change current path to the included file for handling additional relative paths
    const auto previous_path = current_path;
    current_path = std::filesystem::absolute(file_path.parent_path());
 
    next_doc->LoadFile(file_path.string().c_str());
    loadDocImpl(next_doc, add_includes);
 
    // reset current path to the previous value
    current_path = previous_path;
  }
 
  // Collect the names of all nodes registered with the behavior tree factory
  std::unordered_map<std::string, BT::NodeType> registered_nodes;
  for(const auto& it : factory.manifests())
  {
    registered_nodes.insert({ it.first, it.second.type });
  }
 
  XMLPrinter printer;
  doc->Print(&printer);
  auto xml_text = std::string(printer.CStr(), size_t(printer.CStrSize()));
 
  // Verify the validity of the XML before adding any behavior trees to the parser's list of registered trees
  VerifyXML(xml_text, registered_nodes);
 
  loadSubtreeModel(xml_root);
 
  // Register each BehaviorTree within the XML
  for(auto bt_node = xml_root->FirstChildElement("BehaviorTree"); bt_node != nullptr;
      bt_node = bt_node->NextSiblingElement("BehaviorTree"))
  {
    std::string tree_name;
    if(bt_node->Attribute("ID"))
    {
      tree_name = bt_node->Attribute("ID");
    }
    else
    {
      tree_name = "BehaviorTree_" + std::to_string(suffix_count++);
    }
 
    tree_roots[tree_name] = bt_node;
  }
}
 
void VerifyXML(const std::string& xml_text,
               const std::unordered_map<std::string, BT::NodeType>& registered_nodes)
{
  XMLDocument doc;
  auto xml_error = doc.Parse(xml_text.c_str(), xml_text.size());
  if(xml_error)
  {
    char buffer[512];
    snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "Error parsing the XML: %s", doc.ErrorName());
    throw RuntimeError(buffer);
  }
 
  //-------- Helper functions (lambdas) -----------------
  auto ThrowError = [&](int line_num, const std::string& text) {
    char buffer[512];
    snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "Error at line %d: -> %s", line_num, text.c_str());
    throw RuntimeError(buffer);
  };
 
  auto ChildrenCount = [](const XMLElement* parent_node) {
    int count = 0;
    for(auto node = parent_node->FirstChildElement(); node != nullptr;
        node = node->NextSiblingElement())
    {
      count++;
    }
    return count;
  };
  //-----------------------------
 
  const XMLElement* xml_root = doc.RootElement();
 
  if(!xml_root || !StrEqual(xml_root->Name(), "root"))
  {
    throw RuntimeError("The XML must have a root node called <root>");
  }
  //-------------------------------------------------
  auto models_root = xml_root->FirstChildElement("TreeNodesModel");
  auto meta_sibling =
      models_root ? models_root->NextSiblingElement("TreeNodesModel") : nullptr;
 
  if(meta_sibling)
  {
    ThrowError(meta_sibling->GetLineNum(), " Only a single node <TreeNodesModel> is "
                                           "supported");
  }
  if(models_root)
  {
    // not having a MetaModel is not an error. But consider that the
    // Graphical editor needs it.
    for(auto node = xml_root->FirstChildElement(); node != nullptr;
        node = node->NextSiblingElement())
    {
      const std::string name = node->Name();
      if(name == "Action" || name == "Decorator" || name == "SubTree" ||
         name == "Condition" || name == "Control")
      {
        const char* ID = node->Attribute("ID");
        if(!ID)
        {
          ThrowError(node->GetLineNum(), "Error at line %d: -> The attribute "
                                         "[ID] is mandatory");
        }
      }
    }
  }
  //-------------------------------------------------
 
  int behavior_tree_count = 0;
  for(auto child = xml_root->FirstChildElement(); child != nullptr;
      child = child->NextSiblingElement())
  {
    behavior_tree_count++;
  }
 
  // function to be called recursively
  std::function<void(const XMLElement*)> recursiveStep;
 
  recursiveStep = [&](const XMLElement* node) {
    const int children_count = ChildrenCount(node);
    const std::string name = node->Name();
    const std::string ID = node->Attribute("ID") ? node->Attribute("ID") : "";
    const int line_number = node->GetLineNum();
 
    if(name == "Decorator")
    {
      if(children_count != 1)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Decorator> must have exactly 1 "
                                "child");
      }
      if(ID.empty())
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Decorator> must have the "
                                "attribute [ID]");
      }
    }
    else if(name == "Action")
    {
      if(children_count != 0)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Action> must not have any "
                                "child");
      }
      if(ID.empty())
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Action> must have the "
                                "attribute [ID]");
      }
    }
    else if(name == "Condition")
    {
      if(children_count != 0)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Condition> must not have any "
                                "child");
      }
      if(ID.empty())
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Condition> must have the "
                                "attribute [ID]");
      }
    }
    else if(name == "Control")
    {
      if(children_count == 0)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Control> must have at least 1 "
                                "child");
      }
      if(ID.empty())
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <Control> must have the "
                                "attribute [ID]");
      }
    }
    else if(name == "SubTree")
    {
      if(children_count != 0)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "<SubTree> should not have any child");
      }
      if(ID.empty())
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <SubTree> must have the "
                                "attribute [ID]");
      }
      if(registered_nodes.count(ID) != 0)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The attribute [ID] of tag <SubTree> must "
                                "not use the name of a registered Node");
      }
    }
    else if(name == "BehaviorTree")
    {
      if(ID.empty() && behavior_tree_count > 1)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <BehaviorTree> must have the "
                                "attribute [ID]");
      }
      if(children_count != 1)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The tag <BehaviorTree> must have exactly 1 "
                                "child");
      }
      if(registered_nodes.count(ID) != 0)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, "The attribute [ID] of tag <BehaviorTree> "
                                "must not use the name of a registered Node");
      }
    }
    else
    {
      // search in the factory and the list of subtrees
      const auto search = registered_nodes.find(name);
      bool found = (search != registered_nodes.end());
      if(!found)
      {
        ThrowError(line_number, std::string("Node not recognized: ") + name);
      }
 
      if(search->second == NodeType::DECORATOR)
      {
        if(children_count != 1)
        {
          ThrowError(line_number,
                     std::string("The node <") + name + "> must have exactly 1 child");
        }
      }
      else if(search->second == NodeType::CONTROL)
      {
        if(children_count == 0)
        {
          ThrowError(line_number,
                     std::string("The node <") + name + "> must have 1 or more children");
        }
      }
    }
    //recursion
    for(auto child = node->FirstChildElement(); child != nullptr;
        child = child->NextSiblingElement())
    {
      recursiveStep(child);
    }
  };
 
  for(auto bt_root = xml_root->FirstChildElement("BehaviorTree"); bt_root != nullptr;
      bt_root = bt_root->NextSiblingElement("BehaviorTree"))
  {
    recursiveStep(bt_root);
  }
}
 
Tree XMLParser::instantiateTree(const Blackboard::Ptr& root_blackboard,
                                std::string main_tree_ID)
{
  Tree output_tree;
 
  // use the main_tree_to_execute argument if it was provided by the user
  // or the one in the FIRST document opened
  if(main_tree_ID.empty())
  {
    XMLElement* first_xml_root = _p->opened_documents.front()->RootElement();
 
    if(auto main_tree_attribute = first_xml_root->Attribute("main_tree_to_execute"))
    {
      main_tree_ID = main_tree_attribute;
    }
    else if(_p->tree_roots.size() == 1)
    {
      // special case: there is only one registered BT.
      main_tree_ID = _p->tree_roots.begin()->first;
    }
    else
    {
      throw RuntimeError("[main_tree_to_execute] was not specified correctly");
    }
  }
 
  //--------------------------------------
  if(!root_blackboard)
  {
    throw RuntimeError("XMLParser::instantiateTree needs a non-empty "
                       "root_blackboard");
  }
 
  _p->recursivelyCreateSubtree(main_tree_ID, {}, {}, output_tree, root_blackboard,
                               TreeNode::Ptr());
  output_tree.initialize();
  return output_tree;
}
 
void XMLParser::clearInternalState()
{
  _p->clear();
}
 
TreeNode::Ptr XMLParser::PImpl::createNodeFromXML(const XMLElement* element,
                                                  const Blackboard::Ptr& blackboard,
                                                  const TreeNode::Ptr& node_parent,
                                                  const std::string& prefix_path,
                                                  Tree& output_tree)
{
  const auto element_name = element->Name();
  const auto element_ID = element->Attribute("ID");
 
  auto node_type = convertFromString<NodeType>(element_name);
  // name used by the factory
  std::string type_ID;
 
  if(node_type == NodeType::UNDEFINED)
  {
    // This is the case of nodes like <MyCustomAction>
    // check if the factory has this name
    if(factory.builders().count(element_name) == 0)
    {
      throw RuntimeError(element_name, " is not a registered node");
    }
    type_ID = element_name;
 
    if(element_ID)
    {
      throw RuntimeError("Attribute [ID] is not allowed in <", type_ID, ">");
    }
  }
  else
  {
    // in this case, it is mandatory to have a field "ID"
    if(!element_ID)
    {
      throw RuntimeError("Attribute [ID] is mandatory in <", type_ID, ">");
    }
    type_ID = element_ID;
  }
 
  // By default, the instance name is equal to ID, unless the
  // attribute [name] is present.
  const char* attr_name = element->Attribute("name");
  const std::string instance_name = (attr_name != nullptr) ? attr_name : type_ID;
 
  const TreeNodeManifest* manifest = nullptr;
 
  auto manifest_it = factory.manifests().find(type_ID);
  if(manifest_it != factory.manifests().end())
  {
    manifest = &manifest_it->second;
  }
 
  PortsRemapping port_remap;
  for(const XMLAttribute* att = element->FirstAttribute(); att; att = att->Next())
  {
    if(IsAllowedPortName(att->Name()))
    {
      const std::string port_name = att->Name();
      const std::string port_value = att->Value();
 
      if(manifest)
      {
        auto port_model_it = manifest->ports.find(port_name);
        if(port_model_it == manifest->ports.end())
        {
          throw RuntimeError(StrCat("a port with name [", port_name,
                                    "] is found in the XML, but not in the "
                                    "providedPorts()"));
        }
        else
        {
          const auto& port_model = port_model_it->second;
          bool is_blacbkboard = port_value.size() >= 3 && port_value.front() == '{' &&
                                port_value.back() == '}';
          // let's test already if conversion is possible
          if(!is_blacbkboard && port_model.converter() && port_model.isStronglyTyped())
          {
            // This may throw
            try
            {
              port_model.converter()(port_value);
            }
            catch(std::exception& ex)
            {
              auto msg = StrCat("The port with name \"", port_name, "\" and value \"",
                                port_value, "\" can not be converted to ",
                                port_model.typeName());
              throw LogicError(msg);
            }
          }
        }
      }
 
      port_remap[port_name] = port_value;
    }
  }
 
  NodeConfig config;
  config.blackboard = blackboard;
  config.path = prefix_path + instance_name;
  config.uid = output_tree.getUID();
  config.manifest = manifest;
 
  if(type_ID == instance_name)
  {
    config.path += std::string("::") + std::to_string(config.uid);
  }
 
  auto AddCondition = [&](auto& conditions, const char* attr_name, auto ID) {
    if(auto script = element->Attribute(attr_name))
    {
      conditions.insert({ ID, std::string(script) });
    }
  };
 
  for(int i = 0; i < int(PreCond::COUNT_); i++)
  {
    auto pre = static_cast<PreCond>(i);
    AddCondition(config.pre_conditions, toStr(pre).c_str(), pre);
  }
  for(int i = 0; i < int(PostCond::COUNT_); i++)
  {
    auto post = static_cast<PostCond>(i);
    AddCondition(config.post_conditions, toStr(post).c_str(), post);
  }
 
  //---------------------------------------------
  TreeNode::Ptr new_node;
 
  if(node_type == NodeType::SUBTREE)
  {
    config.input_ports = port_remap;
    new_node =
        factory.instantiateTreeNode(instance_name, toStr(NodeType::SUBTREE), config);
    auto subtree_node = dynamic_cast<SubTreeNode*>(new_node.get());
    subtree_node->setSubtreeID(type_ID);
  }
  else
  {
    if(!manifest)
    {
      auto msg = StrCat("Missing manifest for element_ID: ", element_ID,
                        ". It shouldn't happen. Please report this issue.");
      throw RuntimeError(msg);
    }
 
    //Check that name in remapping can be found in the manifest
    for(const auto& [name_in_subtree, _] : port_remap)
    {
      if(manifest->ports.count(name_in_subtree) == 0)
      {
        throw RuntimeError("Possible typo? In the XML, you tried to remap port \"",
                           name_in_subtree, "\" in node [", config.path, "(type ",
                           type_ID,
                           ")], but the manifest/model of this node does not contain a "
                           "port "
                           "with this name.");
      }
    }
 
    // Initialize the ports in the BB to set the type
    for(const auto& [port_name, port_info] : manifest->ports)
    {
      auto remap_it = port_remap.find(port_name);
      if(remap_it == port_remap.end())
      {
        continue;
      }
      StringView remapped_port = remap_it->second;
 
      if(auto param_res = TreeNode::getRemappedKey(port_name, remapped_port))
      {
        // port_key will contain the key to find the entry in the blackboard
        const auto port_key = static_cast<std::string>(param_res.value());
 
        // if the entry already exists, check that the type is the same
        if(auto prev_info = blackboard->entryInfo(port_key))
        {
          // Check consistency of types.
          bool const port_type_mismatch =
              (prev_info->isStronglyTyped() && port_info.isStronglyTyped() &&
               prev_info->type() != port_info.type());
 
          // special case related to convertFromString
          bool const string_input = (prev_info->type() == typeid(std::string));
 
          if(port_type_mismatch && !string_input)
          {
            blackboard->debugMessage();
 
            throw RuntimeError("The creation of the tree failed because the port [",
                               port_key, "] was initially created with type [",
                               demangle(prev_info->type()), "] and, later type [",
                               demangle(port_info.type()), "] was used somewhere else.");
          }
        }
        else
        {
          // not found, insert for the first time.
          blackboard->createEntry(port_key, port_info);
        }
      }
    }
 
    // Set the port direction in config
    for(const auto& remap_it : port_remap)
    {
      const auto& port_name = remap_it.first;
      auto port_it = manifest->ports.find(port_name);
      if(port_it != manifest->ports.end())
      {
        auto direction = port_it->second.direction();
        if(direction != PortDirection::OUTPUT)
        {
          config.input_ports.insert(remap_it);
        }
        if(direction != PortDirection::INPUT)
        {
          config.output_ports.insert(remap_it);
        }
      }
    }
 
    // use default value if available for empty ports. Only inputs
    for(const auto& port_it : manifest->ports)
    {
      const std::string& port_name = port_it.first;
      const PortInfo& port_info = port_it.second;
 
      const auto direction = port_info.direction();
      const auto& default_string = port_info.defaultValueString();
      if(!default_string.empty())
      {
        if(direction != PortDirection::OUTPUT && config.input_ports.count(port_name) == 0)
        {
          config.input_ports.insert({ port_name, default_string });
        }
 
        if(direction != PortDirection::INPUT &&
           config.output_ports.count(port_name) == 0 &&
           TreeNode::isBlackboardPointer(default_string))
        {
          config.output_ports.insert({ port_name, default_string });
        }
      }
    }
 
    new_node = factory.instantiateTreeNode(instance_name, type_ID, config);
  }
 
  // add the pointer of this node to the parent
  if(node_parent != nullptr)
  {
    if(auto control_parent = dynamic_cast<ControlNode*>(node_parent.get()))
    {
      control_parent->addChild(new_node.get());
    }
    else if(auto decorator_parent = dynamic_cast<DecoratorNode*>(node_parent.get()))
    {
      decorator_parent->setChild(new_node.get());
    }
  }
 
  return new_node;
}
 
void BT::XMLParser::PImpl::recursivelyCreateSubtree(const std::string& tree_ID,
                                                    const std::string& tree_path,
                                                    const std::string& prefix_path,
                                                    Tree& output_tree,
                                                    Blackboard::Ptr blackboard,
                                                    const TreeNode::Ptr& root_node)
{
  std::function<void(const TreeNode::Ptr&, Tree::Subtree::Ptr, std::string,
                     const XMLElement*)>
      recursiveStep;
 
  recursiveStep = [&](TreeNode::Ptr parent_node, Tree::Subtree::Ptr subtree,
                      std::string prefix, const XMLElement* element) {
    // create the node
    auto node = createNodeFromXML(element, blackboard, parent_node, prefix, output_tree);
    subtree->nodes.push_back(node);
 
    // common case: iterate through all children
    if(node->type() != NodeType::SUBTREE)
    {
      for(auto child_element = element->FirstChildElement(); child_element;
          child_element = child_element->NextSiblingElement())
      {
        recursiveStep(node, subtree, prefix, child_element);
      }
    }
    else  // special case: SubTreeNode
    {
      auto new_bb = Blackboard::create(blackboard);
      const std::string subtree_ID = element->Attribute("ID");
      std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> subtree_remapping;
      bool do_autoremap = false;
 
      for(auto attr = element->FirstAttribute(); attr != nullptr; attr = attr->Next())
      {
        std::string attr_name = attr->Name();
        std::string attr_value = attr->Value();
        if(attr_value == "{=}")
        {
          attr_value = StrCat("{", attr_name, "}");
        }
 
        if(attr_name == "_autoremap")
        {
          do_autoremap = convertFromString<bool>(attr_value);
          new_bb->enableAutoRemapping(do_autoremap);
          continue;
        }
        if(!IsAllowedPortName(attr->Name()))
        {
          continue;
        }
        subtree_remapping.insert({ attr_name, attr_value });
      }
      // check if this subtree has a model. If it does,
      // we want to check if all the mandatory ports were remapped and
      // add default ones, if necessary
      auto subtree_model_it = subtree_models.find(subtree_ID);
      if(subtree_model_it != subtree_models.end())
      {
        const auto& subtree_model_ports = subtree_model_it->second.ports;
        // check if:
        // - remapping contains mondatory ports
        // - if any of these has default value
        for(const auto& [port_name, port_info] : subtree_model_ports)
        {
          auto it = subtree_remapping.find(port_name);
          // don't override existing remapping
          if(it == subtree_remapping.end() && !do_autoremap)
          {
            // remapping is not explicitly defined in the XML: use the model
            if(port_info.defaultValueString().empty())
            {
              auto msg = StrCat("In the <TreeNodesModel> the <Subtree ID=\"", subtree_ID,
                                "\"> is defining a mandatory port called [", port_name,
                                "], but you are not remapping it");
              throw RuntimeError(msg);
            }
            else
            {
              subtree_remapping.insert({ port_name, port_info.defaultValueString() });
            }
          }
        }
      }
 
      for(const auto& [attr_name, attr_value] : subtree_remapping)
      {
        if(TreeNode::isBlackboardPointer(attr_value))
        {
          // do remapping
          StringView port_name = TreeNode::stripBlackboardPointer(attr_value);
          new_bb->addSubtreeRemapping(attr_name, port_name);
        }
        else
        {
          // constant string: just set that constant value into the BB
          // IMPORTANT: this must not be autoremapped!!!
          new_bb->enableAutoRemapping(false);
          new_bb->set(attr_name, static_cast<std::string>(attr_value));
          new_bb->enableAutoRemapping(do_autoremap);
        }
      }
 
      std::string subtree_path = subtree->instance_name;
      if(!subtree_path.empty())
      {
        subtree_path += "/";
      }
      if(auto name = element->Attribute("name"))
      {
        subtree_path += name;
      }
      else
      {
        subtree_path += subtree_ID + "::" + std::to_string(node->UID());
      }
 
      recursivelyCreateSubtree(subtree_ID,
                               subtree_path,        // name
                               subtree_path + "/",  //prefix
                               output_tree, new_bb, node);
    }
  };
 
  auto it = tree_roots.find(tree_ID);
  if(it == tree_roots.end())
  {
    throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Can't find a tree with name: ") + tree_ID);
  }
 
  auto root_element = it->second->FirstChildElement();
 
  //-------- start recursion -----------
 
  // Append a new subtree to the list
  auto new_tree = std::make_shared<Tree::Subtree>();
  new_tree->blackboard = blackboard;
  new_tree->instance_name = tree_path;
  new_tree->tree_ID = tree_ID;
  output_tree.subtrees.push_back(new_tree);
 
  recursiveStep(root_node, new_tree, prefix_path, root_element);
}
 
void XMLParser::PImpl::getPortsRecursively(const XMLElement* element,
                                           std::vector<std::string>& output_ports)
{
  for(const XMLAttribute* attr = element->FirstAttribute(); attr != nullptr;
      attr = attr->Next())
  {
    const char* attr_name = attr->Name();
    const char* attr_value = attr->Value();
    if(IsAllowedPortName(attr_name) && TreeNode::isBlackboardPointer(attr_value))
    {
      auto port_name = TreeNode::stripBlackboardPointer(attr_value);
      output_ports.push_back(static_cast<std::string>(port_name));
    }
  }
 
  for(auto child_element = element->FirstChildElement(); child_element;
      child_element = child_element->NextSiblingElement())
  {
    getPortsRecursively(child_element, output_ports);
  }
}
 
void addNodeModelToXML(const TreeNodeManifest& model, XMLDocument& doc,
                       XMLElement* model_root)
{
  XMLElement* element = doc.NewElement(toStr(model.type).c_str());
  element->SetAttribute("ID", model.registration_ID.c_str());
 
  for(const auto& [port_name, port_info] : model.ports)
  {
    XMLElement* port_element = nullptr;
    switch(port_info.direction())
    {
      case PortDirection::INPUT:
        port_element = doc.NewElement("input_port");
        break;
      case PortDirection::OUTPUT:
        port_element = doc.NewElement("output_port");
        break;
      case PortDirection::INOUT:
        port_element = doc.NewElement("inout_port");
        break;
    }
 
    port_element->SetAttribute("name", port_name.c_str());
    if(port_info.type() != typeid(void))
    {
      port_element->SetAttribute("type", BT::demangle(port_info.type()).c_str());
    }
    if(!port_info.defaultValue().empty())
    {
      port_element->SetAttribute("default", port_info.defaultValueString().c_str());
    }
 
    if(!port_info.description().empty())
    {
      port_element->SetText(port_info.description().c_str());
    }
    element->InsertEndChild(port_element);
  }
 
  if(!model.metadata.empty())
  {
    auto metadata_root = doc.NewElement("MetadataFields");
 
    for(const auto& [name, value] : model.metadata)
    {
      auto metadata_element = doc.NewElement("Metadata");
      metadata_element->SetAttribute(name.c_str(), value.c_str());
      metadata_root->InsertEndChild(metadata_element);
    }
 
    element->InsertEndChild(metadata_root);
  }
 
  model_root->InsertEndChild(element);
}
 
void addTreeToXML(const Tree& tree, XMLDocument& doc, XMLElement* rootXML,
                  bool add_metadata, bool add_builtin_models)
{
  std::function<void(const TreeNode&, XMLElement*)> addNode;
  addNode = [&](const TreeNode& node, XMLElement* parent_elem) {
    XMLElement* elem = nullptr;
 
    if(auto subtree = dynamic_cast<const SubTreeNode*>(&node))
    {
      elem = doc.NewElement(node.registrationName().c_str());
      elem->SetAttribute("ID", subtree->subtreeID().c_str());
      if(add_metadata)
      {
        elem->SetAttribute("_fullpath", subtree->config().path.c_str());
      }
    }
    else
    {
      elem = doc.NewElement(node.registrationName().c_str());
      elem->SetAttribute("name", node.name().c_str());
    }
 
    if(add_metadata)
    {
      elem->SetAttribute("_uid", node.UID());
    }
 
    for(const auto& [name, value] : node.config().input_ports)
    {
      elem->SetAttribute(name.c_str(), value.c_str());
    }
    for(const auto& [name, value] : node.config().output_ports)
    {
      // avoid duplicates, in the case of INOUT ports
      if(node.config().input_ports.count(name) == 0)
      {
        elem->SetAttribute(name.c_str(), value.c_str());
      }
    }
 
    for(const auto& [pre, script] : node.config().pre_conditions)
    {
      elem->SetAttribute(toStr(pre).c_str(), script.c_str());
    }
    for(const auto& [post, script] : node.config().post_conditions)
    {
      elem->SetAttribute(toStr(post).c_str(), script.c_str());
    }
 
    parent_elem->InsertEndChild(elem);
 
    if(auto control = dynamic_cast<const ControlNode*>(&node))
    {
      for(const auto& child : control->children())
      {
        addNode(*child, elem);
      }
    }
    else if(auto decorator = dynamic_cast<const DecoratorNode*>(&node))
    {
      if(decorator->type() != NodeType::SUBTREE)
      {
        addNode(*decorator->child(), elem);
      }
    }
  };
 
  for(const auto& subtree : tree.subtrees)
  {
    XMLElement* subtree_elem = doc.NewElement("BehaviorTree");
    subtree_elem->SetAttribute("ID", subtree->tree_ID.c_str());
    subtree_elem->SetAttribute("_fullpath", subtree->instance_name.c_str());
    rootXML->InsertEndChild(subtree_elem);
    addNode(*subtree->nodes.front(), subtree_elem);
  }
 
  XMLElement* model_root = doc.NewElement("TreeNodesModel");
  rootXML->InsertEndChild(model_root);
 
  static const BehaviorTreeFactory temp_factory;
 
  std::map<std::string, const TreeNodeManifest*> ordered_models;
  for(const auto& [registration_ID, model] : tree.manifests)
  {
    if(add_builtin_models || !temp_factory.builtinNodes().count(registration_ID))
    {
      ordered_models.insert({ registration_ID, &model });
    }
  }
 
  for(const auto& [registration_ID, model] : ordered_models)
  {
    addNodeModelToXML(*model, doc, model_root);
  }
}
 
std::string writeTreeNodesModelXML(const BehaviorTreeFactory& factory,
                                   bool include_builtin)
{
  XMLDocument doc;
 
  XMLElement* rootXML = doc.NewElement("root");
  rootXML->SetAttribute("BTCPP_format", "4");
  doc.InsertFirstChild(rootXML);
 
  XMLElement* model_root = doc.NewElement("TreeNodesModel");
  rootXML->InsertEndChild(model_root);
 
  std::map<std::string, const TreeNodeManifest*> ordered_models;
 
  for(const auto& [registration_ID, model] : factory.manifests())
  {
    if(include_builtin || factory.builtinNodes().count(registration_ID) == 0)
    {
      ordered_models.insert({ registration_ID, &model });
    }
  }
 
  for(const auto& [registration_ID, model] : ordered_models)
  {
    addNodeModelToXML(*model, doc, model_root);
  }
 
  XMLPrinter printer;
  doc.Print(&printer);
  return std::string(printer.CStr(), size_t(printer.CStrSize() - 1));
}
 
std::string writeTreeXSD(const BehaviorTreeFactory& factory)
{
  // There are 2 forms of representation for a node:
  // compact: <Sequence .../>  and explicit: <Control ID="Sequence" ... />
  // Only the compact form is supported because the explicit form doesn't
  // make sense with XSD since we would need to allow any attribute.
  // Prepare the data
 
  std::map<std::string, const TreeNodeManifest*> ordered_models;
  for(const auto& [registration_id, model] : factory.manifests())
  {
    ordered_models.insert({ registration_id, &model });
  }
 
  XMLDocument doc;
 
  // Add the XML declaration
  XMLDeclaration* declaration = doc.NewDeclaration("xml version=\"1.0\" "
                                                   "encoding=\"UTF-8\"");
  doc.InsertFirstChild(declaration);
 
  // Create the root element with namespace and attributes
  // To validate a BT XML file with `schema.xsd` in the same directory:
  // <root BTCPP_format="4" main_tree_to_execute="MainTree"
  //   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  //   xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="schema.xsd">
  XMLElement* schema_element = doc.NewElement("xs:schema");
  schema_element->SetAttribute("xmlns:xs", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");
  schema_element->SetAttribute("elementFormDefault", "qualified");
  doc.InsertEndChild(schema_element);
 
  auto parse_and_insert = [&doc](XMLElement* parent_elem, const char* str) {
    XMLDocument tmp_doc;
    tmp_doc.Parse(str);
    if(tmp_doc.Error())
    {
      std::cerr << "Internal error parsing existing XML: " << tmp_doc.ErrorStr()
                << std::endl;
      return;
    }
    for(auto child = tmp_doc.FirstChildElement(); child != nullptr;
        child = child->NextSiblingElement())
    {
      parent_elem->InsertEndChild(child->DeepClone(&doc));
    }
  };
 
  // Common elements.
  XMLComment* comment = doc.NewComment("Define the common elements");
  schema_element->InsertEndChild(comment);
 
  // TODO: add <xs:whiteSpace value="preserve"/> for `inputPortType` and `outputPortType`.
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, R"(
    <xs:simpleType name="blackboardType">
        <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
            <xs:pattern value="\{.*\}"/>
        </xs:restriction>
    </xs:simpleType>
    <xs:simpleType name="booleanOrBlackboardType">
      <xs:union memberTypes="xs:boolean blackboardType"/>
    </xs:simpleType>
    <xs:simpleType name="integerOrBlackboardType">
      <xs:union memberTypes="xs:integer blackboardType"/>
    </xs:simpleType>
    <xs:simpleType name="decimalOrBlackboardType">
      <xs:union memberTypes="xs:decimal blackboardType"/>
    </xs:simpleType>
    <xs:simpleType name="stringOrBlackboardType">
      <xs:union memberTypes="xs:string blackboardType"/>
    </xs:simpleType>
    <xs:simpleType name="descriptionType">
        <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
          <xs:whiteSpace value="preserve"/>
        </xs:restriction>
    </xs:simpleType>
    <xs:complexType name="inputPortType">
      <xs:simpleContent>
        <xs:extension base="xs:string">
          <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
          <xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
          <xs:attribute name="default" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
        </xs:extension>
      </xs:simpleContent>
    </xs:complexType>
    <xs:complexType name="outputPortType">
      <xs:simpleContent>
        <xs:extension base="xs:string">
          <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
          <xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
        </xs:extension>
      </xs:simpleContent>
    </xs:complexType>
    <xs:attributeGroup name="preconditionAttributeGroup">
      <xs:attribute name="_failureIf" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attribute name="_skipIf" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attribute name="_successIf" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attribute name="_while" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
    </xs:attributeGroup>
    <xs:attributeGroup name="postconditionAttributeGroup">
      <xs:attribute name="_onSuccess" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attribute name="_onFailure" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attribute name="_post" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attribute name="_onHalted" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
    </xs:attributeGroup>)");
 
  // Common attributes
  // Note that we do not add the `ID` attribute because we do not
  // support the explicit notation (e.g. <Action ID="Saysomething">).
  // Cf. https://www.behaviortree.dev/docs/learn-the-basics/xml_format/#compact-vs-explicit-representation
  // There is no way to check attribute validity with the explicit notation with XSD.
  // The `ID` attribute for `<SubTree>` is handled separately.
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, R"(
    <xs:attributeGroup name="commonAttributeGroup">
      <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      <xs:attributeGroup ref="preconditionAttributeGroup"/>
      <xs:attributeGroup ref="postconditionAttributeGroup"/>
    </xs:attributeGroup>)");
 
  // Basic node types
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, R"(
    <xs:complexType name="treeNodesModelNodeType">
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:element name="input_port" type="inputPortType"/>
          <xs:element name="output_port" type="outputPortType"/>
        </xs:choice>
        <xs:element name="description" type="descriptionType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
      </xs:sequence>
      <xs:attribute name="ID" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
    </xs:complexType>
    <xs:group name="treeNodesModelNodeGroup">
      <xs:choice>
        <xs:element name="Action" type="treeNodesModelNodeType"/>
        <xs:element name="Condition" type="treeNodesModelNodeType"/>
        <xs:element name="Control" type="treeNodesModelNodeType"/>
        <xs:element name="Decorator" type="treeNodesModelNodeType"/>
      </xs:choice>
    </xs:group>
    )");
 
  // `root` element
  const auto root_element_xsd = R"(
    <xs:element name="root">
      <xs:complexType>
        <xs:sequence>
          <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="include"/>
            <xs:element ref="BehaviorTree"/>
          </xs:choice>
          <xs:element ref="TreeNodesModel" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
        </xs:sequence>
        <xs:attribute name="BTCPP_format" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="main_tree_to_execute" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      </xs:complexType>
    </xs:element>
  )";
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, root_element_xsd);
 
  // Group definition for a single node of any of the existing node types.
  XMLElement* one_node_group = doc.NewElement("xs:group");
  {
    one_node_group->SetAttribute("name", "oneNodeGroup");
    std::ostringstream xsd;
    xsd << "<xs:choice>";
    for(const auto& [registration_id, model] : ordered_models)
    {
      xsd << "<xs:element name=\"" << registration_id << "\" type=\"" << registration_id
          << "Type\"/>";
    }
    xsd << "</xs:choice>";
    parse_and_insert(one_node_group, xsd.str().c_str());
    schema_element->InsertEndChild(one_node_group);
  }
 
  // `include` element
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, R"(
    <xs:element name="include">
      <xs:complexType>
        <xs:attribute name="path" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="ros_pkg" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
      </xs:complexType>
    </xs:element>
  )");
 
  // `BehaviorTree` element
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, R"(
  <xs:element name="BehaviorTree">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:group ref="oneNodeGroup"/>
      <xs:attribute name="ID" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
  )");
 
  // `TreeNodesModel` element
  parse_and_insert(schema_element, R"(
    <xs:element name="TreeNodesModel">
      <xs:complexType>
          <xs:group ref="treeNodesModelNodeGroup" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      </xs:complexType>
    </xs:element>
  )");
 
  // Definitions for all node types.
  for(const auto& [registration_id, model] : ordered_models)
  {
    XMLElement* type = doc.NewElement("xs:complexType");
    type->SetAttribute("name", (model->registration_ID + "Type").c_str());
    if((model->type == NodeType::ACTION) or (model->type == NodeType::CONDITION) or
       (model->type == NodeType::SUBTREE))
    {
      /* No children, nothing to add. */
    }
    else if(model->type == NodeType::DECORATOR)
    {
      /* One child. */
      // <xs:group ref="oneNodeGroup" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
      XMLElement* group = doc.NewElement("xs:group");
      group->SetAttribute("ref", "oneNodeGroup");
      group->SetAttribute("minOccurs", "1");
      group->SetAttribute("maxOccurs", "1");
      type->InsertEndChild(group);
    }
    else
    {
      /* NodeType::CONTROL. */
      // TODO: check the code, the doc says 1..N but why not 0..N?
      // <xs:group ref="oneNodeGroup" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      XMLElement* group = doc.NewElement("xs:group");
      group->SetAttribute("ref", "oneNodeGroup");
      group->SetAttribute("minOccurs", "0");
      group->SetAttribute("maxOccurs", "unbounded");
      type->InsertEndChild(group);
    }
    XMLElement* common_attr_group = doc.NewElement("xs:attributeGroup");
    common_attr_group->SetAttribute("ref", "commonAttributeGroup");
    type->InsertEndChild(common_attr_group);
    for(const auto& [port_name, port_info] : model->ports)
    {
      XMLElement* attr = doc.NewElement("xs:attribute");
      attr->SetAttribute("name", port_name.c_str());
      const auto xsd_attribute_type = xsdAttributeType(port_info);
      if(not xsd_attribute_type.empty())
      {
        attr->SetAttribute("type", xsd_attribute_type.c_str());
      }
      if(not port_info.defaultValue().empty())
      {
        attr->SetAttribute("default", port_info.defaultValueString().c_str());
      }
      else
      {
        attr->SetAttribute("use", "required");
      }
      type->InsertEndChild(attr);
    }
    if(model->registration_ID == "SubTree")
    {
      parse_and_insert(type, R"(
        <xs:attribute name="ID" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:anyAttribute processContents="skip"/>
      )");
    }
    schema_element->InsertEndChild(type);
  }
 
  XMLPrinter printer;
  doc.Print(&printer);
  return std::string(printer.CStr(), size_t(printer.CStrSize() - 1));
}
 
Tree buildTreeFromText(const BehaviorTreeFactory& factory, const std::string& text,
                       const Blackboard::Ptr& blackboard)
{
  XMLParser parser(factory);
  parser.loadFromText(text);
  return parser.instantiateTree(blackboard);
}
 
Tree buildTreeFromFile(const BehaviorTreeFactory& factory, const std::string& filename,
                       const Blackboard::Ptr& blackboard)
{
  XMLParser parser(factory);
  parser.loadFromFile(filename);
  return parser.instantiateTree(blackboard);
}
 
std::string WriteTreeToXML(const Tree& tree, bool add_metadata, bool add_builtin_models)
{
  XMLDocument doc;
 
  XMLElement* rootXML = doc.NewElement("root");
  rootXML->SetAttribute("BTCPP_format", 4);
  doc.InsertFirstChild(rootXML);
 
  addTreeToXML(tree, doc, rootXML, add_metadata, add_builtin_models);
 
  XMLPrinter printer;
  doc.Print(&printer);
  return std::string(printer.CStr(), size_t(printer.CStrSize() - 1));
}
 
}  // namespace BT