base_assembler_srv.h

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#include "ros/ros.h"
#include "tf/transform_listener.h"
#include "tf/message_filter.h"
#include "sensor_msgs/PointCloud.h"
#include "message_filters/subscriber.h"
 
#include <deque>
 
// Service
#include "laser_assembler/AssembleScans.h"
 
#include "boost/thread.hpp"
#include "math.h"
 
namespace laser_assembler
{
 
template<class T>
class BaseAssemblerSrv
{
public:
  BaseAssemblerSrv() ;
  ~BaseAssemblerSrv() ;
 
  void start() ;
 
 
  virtual unsigned int GetPointsInScan(const T& scan) = 0 ;
 
  virtual void ConvertToCloud(const std::string& fixed_frame_id, const T& scan_in, sensor_msgs::PointCloud& cloud_out) = 0 ;
 
protected:
  tf::TransformListener* tf_ ;
 
  ros::NodeHandle private_ns_;
  ros::NodeHandle n_;
 
private:
  // ROS Input/Ouptut Handling
  ros::ServiceServer cloud_srv_server_;
  message_filters::Subscriber<T> scan_sub_;
  tf::MessageFilter<T>* tf_filter_;
  message_filters::Connection tf_filter_connection_;
 
  //void scansCallback(const tf::MessageNotifier<T>::MessagePtr& scan_ptr, const T& testA)
  void scansCallback(const boost::shared_ptr<const T>& scan_ptr) ;
 
  bool buildCloud(AssembleScans::Request& req, AssembleScans::Response& resp) ;
 
 
  std::deque<sensor_msgs::PointCloud> scan_hist_ ;
  boost::mutex scan_hist_mutex_ ;
 
  unsigned int total_pts_ ;
 
  unsigned int max_scans_ ;
 
  std::string fixed_frame_ ;
 
  double tf_tolerance_secs_ ;
 
  unsigned int downsample_factor_ ;
 
} ;
 
template <class T>
BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::BaseAssemblerSrv() : private_ns_("~")
{
  // **** Initialize TransformListener ****
  double tf_cache_time_secs ;
  private_ns_.param("tf_cache_time_secs", tf_cache_time_secs, 10.0) ;
  if (tf_cache_time_secs < 0)
    ROS_ERROR("Parameter tf_cache_time_secs<0 (%f)", tf_cache_time_secs) ;
 
  tf_ = new tf::TransformListener(n_, ros::Duration(tf_cache_time_secs));
  ROS_INFO("TF Cache Time: %f Seconds", tf_cache_time_secs) ;
 
  // ***** Set max_scans *****
  const int default_max_scans = 400 ;
  int tmp_max_scans ;
  private_ns_.param("max_scans", tmp_max_scans, default_max_scans);
  if (tmp_max_scans < 0)
  {
    ROS_ERROR("Parameter max_scans<0 (%i)", tmp_max_scans) ;
    tmp_max_scans = default_max_scans ;
  }
  max_scans_ = tmp_max_scans ;
  ROS_INFO("Max Scans in History: %u", max_scans_) ;
  total_pts_ = 0 ;    // We're always going to start with no points in our history
 
  // ***** Set fixed_frame *****
  private_ns_.param("fixed_frame", fixed_frame_, std::string("ERROR_NO_NAME"));
  ROS_INFO("Fixed Frame: %s", fixed_frame_.c_str()) ;
  if (fixed_frame_ == "ERROR_NO_NAME")
    ROS_ERROR("Need to set parameter fixed_frame") ;
 
  // ***** Set downsample_factor *****
  int tmp_downsample_factor ;
  private_ns_.param("downsample_factor", tmp_downsample_factor, 1);
  if (tmp_downsample_factor < 1)
  {
    ROS_ERROR("Parameter downsample_factor<1: %i", tmp_downsample_factor) ;
    tmp_downsample_factor = 1 ;
  }
  downsample_factor_ = tmp_downsample_factor ;
  ROS_INFO("Downsample Factor: %u", downsample_factor_) ;
 
  // ***** Start Services *****
  cloud_srv_server_ = private_ns_.advertiseService("build_cloud", &BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::buildCloud, this);
 
  // **** Get the TF Notifier Tolerance ****
  private_ns_.param("tf_tolerance_secs", tf_tolerance_secs_, 0.0);
  if (tf_tolerance_secs_ < 0)
    ROS_ERROR("Parameter tf_tolerance_secs<0 (%f)", tf_tolerance_secs_) ;
  ROS_INFO("tf Tolerance: %f seconds", tf_tolerance_secs_) ;
 
  // ***** Start Listening to Data *****
  // (Well, don't start listening just yet. Keep this as null until we actually start listening, when start() is called)
  tf_filter_ = NULL;
 
}
 
template <class T>
void BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::start()
{
  ROS_INFO("Starting to listen on the input stream") ;
  if (tf_filter_)
    ROS_ERROR("assembler::start() was called twice!. This is bad, and could leak memory") ;
  else
  {
    scan_sub_.subscribe(n_, "scan_in", 10);
    tf_filter_ = new tf::MessageFilter<T>(scan_sub_, *tf_, fixed_frame_, 10);
    tf_filter_->setTolerance(ros::Duration(tf_tolerance_secs_));
    tf_filter_->registerCallback( boost::bind(&BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::scansCallback, this, boost::placeholders::_1) );
  }
}
 
template <class T>
BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::~BaseAssemblerSrv()
{
  if (tf_filter_)
    delete tf_filter_;
 
  delete tf_ ;
}
 
template <class T>
void BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::scansCallback(const boost::shared_ptr<const T>& scan_ptr)
{
  const T scan = *scan_ptr ;
 
  sensor_msgs::PointCloud cur_cloud ;
 
  // Convert the scan data into a universally known datatype: PointCloud
  try
  {
    ConvertToCloud(fixed_frame_, scan, cur_cloud) ;              // Convert scan into a point cloud
  }
  catch(tf::TransformException& ex)
  {
    ROS_WARN("Transform Exception %s", ex.what()) ;
    return ;
  }
 
  // Add the current scan (now of type PointCloud) into our history of scans
  scan_hist_mutex_.lock() ;
  if (scan_hist_.size() == max_scans_)                           // Is our deque full?
  {
    total_pts_ -= scan_hist_.front().points.size() ;            // We're removing an elem, so this reduces our total point count
    scan_hist_.pop_front() ;                                     // The front of the deque has the oldest elem, so we can get rid of it
  }
  scan_hist_.push_back(cur_cloud) ;                              // Add the newest scan to the back of the deque
  total_pts_ += cur_cloud.points.size() ;                       // Add the new scan to the running total of points
 
  //printf("Scans: %4u  Points: %10u\n", scan_hist_.size(), total_pts_) ;
 
  scan_hist_mutex_.unlock() ;
}
 
template <class T>
bool BaseAssemblerSrv<T>::buildCloud(AssembleScans::Request& req, AssembleScans::Response& resp)
{
  //printf("Starting Service Request\n") ;
 
  scan_hist_mutex_.lock() ;
  // Determine where in our history we actually are
  unsigned int i = 0 ;
 
  // Find the beginning of the request. Probably should be a search
  while ( i < scan_hist_.size() &&                                                    // Don't go past end of deque
          scan_hist_[i].header.stamp < req.begin )                                    // Keep stepping until we've exceeded the start time
  {
    i++ ;
  }
  unsigned int start_index = i ;
 
  unsigned int req_pts = 0 ;                                                          // Keep a total of the points in the current request
  // Find the end of the request
  while ( i < scan_hist_.size() &&                                                    // Don't go past end of deque
          scan_hist_[i].header.stamp < req.end )                                      // Don't go past the end-time of the request
  {
    req_pts += (scan_hist_[i].points.size()+downsample_factor_-1)/downsample_factor_ ;
    i += downsample_factor_ ;
  }
  unsigned int past_end_index = i ;
 
  if (start_index == past_end_index)
  {
    resp.cloud.header.frame_id = fixed_frame_ ;
    resp.cloud.header.stamp = req.end ;
    resp.cloud.points.resize(0) ;
    resp.cloud.channels.resize(0) ;
  }
  else
  {
    // Note: We are assuming that channel information is consistent across multiple scans. If not, then bad things (segfaulting) will happen
    // Allocate space for the cloud
    resp.cloud.points.resize( req_pts ) ;
    const unsigned int num_channels = scan_hist_[start_index].channels.size() ;
    resp.cloud.channels.resize(num_channels) ;
    for (i = 0; i<num_channels; i++)
    {
      resp.cloud.channels[i].name = scan_hist_[start_index].channels[i].name ;
      resp.cloud.channels[i].values.resize(req_pts) ;
    }
    //resp.cloud.header.stamp = req.end ;
    resp.cloud.header.frame_id = fixed_frame_ ;
    unsigned int cloud_count = 0 ;
    for (i=start_index; i<past_end_index; i+=downsample_factor_)
    {
      for(unsigned int j=0; j<scan_hist_[i].points.size(); j+=downsample_factor_)
      {
        resp.cloud.points[cloud_count].x = scan_hist_[i].points[j].x ;
        resp.cloud.points[cloud_count].y = scan_hist_[i].points[j].y ;
        resp.cloud.points[cloud_count].z = scan_hist_[i].points[j].z ;
        for (unsigned int k=0; k<num_channels; k++)
          resp.cloud.channels[k].values[cloud_count] = scan_hist_[i].channels[k].values[j] ;
 
        cloud_count++ ;
      }
      resp.cloud.header.stamp = scan_hist_[i].header.stamp;
    }
  }
  scan_hist_mutex_.unlock() ;
 
  ROS_DEBUG("Point Cloud Results: Aggregated from index %u->%u. BufferSize: %lu. Points in cloud: %lu", start_index, past_end_index, scan_hist_.size(), resp.cloud.points.size()) ;
  return true ;
}
 
}