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#include "ros/ros.h"
#include "pluginlib/class_list_macros.h" 
#include "nodelet/nodelet.h" 
#include <geometry_msgs/Twist.h>
#include <pcl_ros/point_cloud.h>
#include <pcl/point_types.h>
#include "dynamic_reconfigure/server.h"
#include "eddiebot_follower/FollowerConfig.h"


namespace eddiebot_follower
{
typedef pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ> PointCloud;

//* The eddiebot follower nodelet.
class EddiebotFollower : public nodelet::Nodelet 
{
public:
  EddiebotFollower() : min_y_(0.1), max_y_(0.5),
                        min_x_(-0.2), max_x_(0.2),
                        max_z_(0.8), goal_z_(0.6),
                        z_scale_(1.0), x_scale_(5.0) 
  {
    
  }

  ~EddiebotFollower()
  {
    delete srv_;
  }
  
private:
  double min_y_; 
  double max_y_; 
  double min_x_; 
  double max_x_; 
  double max_z_; 
  double goal_z_; 
  double z_scale_; 
  double x_scale_; 
  // Dynamic reconfigure server
  dynamic_reconfigure::Server<eddiebot_follower::FollowerConfig>* srv_;
  
  virtual void onInit() 
  {
    ros::NodeHandle& nh = getNodeHandle();
    ros::NodeHandle& private_nh = getPrivateNodeHandle();
    
    private_nh.getParam("min_y", min_y_);
    private_nh.getParam("max_y", max_y_);
    private_nh.getParam("min_x", min_x_);
    private_nh.getParam("max_z", max_z_);
    private_nh.getParam("goal_z", goal_z_);
    private_nh.getParam("z_scale", z_scale_);
    private_nh.getParam("x_scale", x_scale_);
    
    cmdpub_ = nh.advertise<geometry_msgs::Twist> ("cmd_vel", 1);
    sub_= nh.subscribe<PointCloud>("/camera/depth/points", 1, &EddiebotFollower::cloudcb, this);\

    srv_ = new dynamic_reconfigure::Server<eddiebot_follower::FollowerConfig>(private_nh);
    dynamic_reconfigure::Server<eddiebot_follower::FollowerConfig>::CallbackType f = boost::bind(&EddiebotFollower::reconfigure, this, _1, _2);
    srv_->setCallback(f);

  }

  void reconfigure(eddiebot_follower::FollowerConfig &config, uint32_t level)
  {
    min_y_ = config.min_y;
    max_y_ = config.max_y;
    min_x_ = config.min_x;
    max_x_ = config.max_x;
    max_z_ = config.max_z;
    goal_z_ = config.goal_z;
    z_scale_ = config.z_scale;
    x_scale_ = config.x_scale;
  }
  
  void cloudcb(const PointCloud::ConstPtr&  cloud)
  {
    //X,Y,Z of the centroid
    double x = 0.0;
    double y = 0.0;
    double z = 0.0;
    //Number of points observed
    unsigned int n = 0;
    //Iterate through all the points in the region and find the average of the position
    BOOST_FOREACH (const pcl::PointXYZ& pt, cloud->points)
    {
      //First, ensure that the point's position is valid. This must be done in a seperate
      //if because we do not want to perform comparison on a nan value.
      if (!std::isnan(x) && !std::isnan(y) && !std::isnan(z))
      {
        //Test to ensure the point is within the aceptable box.
        if (-pt.y > min_y_ && -pt.y < max_y_ && pt.x < max_x_ && pt.x > min_x_ && pt.z < max_z_)
        {
          //Add the point to the totals
          x += pt.x;
          y += pt.y;
          z += pt.z;
          n++;
        }
      }
    }
    
    //If there are points, find the centroid and calculate the command goal.
    //If there are no points, simply publish a stop goal.
    if (n)
    { 
      x /= n; 
      y /= n; 
      z /= n;  
      
      ROS_DEBUG("Centriod at %f %f %f with %d points", x, y, z, n);
      
      geometry_msgs::Twist cmd;
      cmd.linear.x = (z - goal_z_) * z_scale_;
      cmd.angular.z = -x * x_scale_;
      cmdpub_.publish(cmd);
    }
    else
    {
      ROS_DEBUG("No points detected, stopping the robot");
      cmdpub_.publish(geometry_msgs::Twist());
    }
  }
  
  
  ros::Subscriber sub_;
  ros::Publisher cmdpub_;
};

PLUGINLIB_DECLARE_CLASS(eddiebot_follower, EddiebotFollower, eddiebot_follower::EddiebotFollower, nodelet::Nodelet);

}