shape_shifter.h

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#ifndef TOPIC_TOOLS_SHAPE_SHIFTER_H
#define TOPIC_TOOLS_SHAPE_SHIFTER_H

#include "ros/ros.h"
#include "ros/console.h"
#include "ros/assert.h"
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <string.h>

#include <ros/message_traits.h>
#include "macros.h"

namespace topic_tools
{
 
class ShapeShifterException : public ros::Exception
{
public:
  ShapeShifterException(const std::string& msg)
    : ros::Exception(msg)  {}
};


class TOPIC_TOOLS_DECL ShapeShifter
{
public:
  typedef boost::shared_ptr<ShapeShifter> Ptr;
  typedef boost::shared_ptr<ShapeShifter const> ConstPtr;

  static bool uses_old_API_;

  // Constructor and destructor
  ShapeShifter();
  virtual ~ShapeShifter();

  // Helpers for inspecting shapeshifter
  std::string const& getDataType()          const;
  std::string const& getMD5Sum()            const;
  std::string const& getMessageDefinition() const;

  void morph(const std::string& md5sum, const std::string& datatype, const std::string& msg_def,
             const std::string& latching);

  // Helper for advertising
  ros::Publisher advertise(ros::NodeHandle& nh, const std::string& topic, uint32_t queue_size_, bool latch=false, 
                           const ros::SubscriberStatusCallback &connect_cb=ros::SubscriberStatusCallback()) const;

  template<class M> 
  boost::shared_ptr<M> instantiate() const;

  template<typename Stream>
  void write(Stream& stream) const;

  template<typename Stream>
  void read(Stream& stream);

  uint32_t size() const;

  boost::shared_ptr<std::map<std::string, std::string> > __connection_header;

private:

  std::string md5, datatype, msg_def, latching;
  bool typed;

  uint8_t *msgBuf;
  uint32_t msgBufUsed;
  uint32_t msgBufAlloc;
  
};
  
}


// Message traits allow shape shifter to work with the new serialization API
namespace ros {
namespace message_traits {

template <> struct IsMessage<topic_tools::ShapeShifter> : TrueType { };
template <> struct IsMessage<const topic_tools::ShapeShifter> : TrueType { };

template<>
struct MD5Sum<topic_tools::ShapeShifter>
{
  static const char* value(const topic_tools::ShapeShifter& m) { return m.getMD5Sum().c_str(); }

  // Used statically, a shapeshifter appears to be of any type
  static const char* value() { return "*"; }
};

template<>
struct DataType<topic_tools::ShapeShifter>
{
  static const char* value(const topic_tools::ShapeShifter& m) { return m.getDataType().c_str(); }

  // Used statically, a shapeshifter appears to be of any type
  static const char* value() { return "*"; }
};

template<>
struct Definition<topic_tools::ShapeShifter>
{
  static const char* value(const topic_tools::ShapeShifter& m) { return m.getMessageDefinition().c_str(); }
};

} // namespace message_traits


namespace serialization
{

template<>
struct Serializer<topic_tools::ShapeShifter>
{
  template<typename Stream>
  inline static void write(Stream& stream, const topic_tools::ShapeShifter& m) {
    m.write(stream);
  }

  template<typename Stream>
  inline static void read(Stream& stream, topic_tools::ShapeShifter& m)
  {
    m.read(stream);
  }

  inline static uint32_t serializedLength(const topic_tools::ShapeShifter& m) {
    return m.size();
  }
};


template<>
struct PreDeserialize<topic_tools::ShapeShifter>
{
  static void notify(const PreDeserializeParams<topic_tools::ShapeShifter>& params)
  {
    std::string md5      = (*params.connection_header)["md5sum"];
    std::string datatype = (*params.connection_header)["type"];
    std::string msg_def  = (*params.connection_header)["message_definition"];
    std::string latching  = (*params.connection_header)["latching"];

    typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> map_t;
    boost::shared_ptr<map_t> shmap(new map_t(*params.connection_header));
    params.message->__connection_header = shmap;
    params.message->morph(md5, datatype, msg_def, latching);
  }
};

} // namespace serialization

} //namespace ros



// Template implementations:

namespace topic_tools
{

  //
  //  only used in testing, seemingly
  //
template<class M> 
boost::shared_ptr<M> ShapeShifter::instantiate() const
{
  if (!typed)
    throw ShapeShifterException("Tried to instantiate message from an untyped shapeshifter.");
  
  if (ros::message_traits::datatype<M>() != getDataType())
    throw ShapeShifterException("Tried to instantiate message without matching datatype.");
  
  if (ros::message_traits::md5sum<M>() != getMD5Sum())
    throw ShapeShifterException("Tried to instantiate message without matching md5sum.");
  
  boost::shared_ptr<M> p(new M());

  ros::assignSubscriptionConnectionHeader<M>(p.get(), __connection_header);

  ros::serialization::IStream s(msgBuf, msgBufUsed);
  ros::serialization::deserialize(s, *p);

  return p;
}

template<typename Stream>
void ShapeShifter::write(Stream& stream) const {
  if (msgBufUsed > 0)
    memcpy(stream.advance(msgBufUsed), msgBuf, msgBufUsed);
}

template<typename Stream>
void ShapeShifter::read(Stream& stream)
{
  stream.getLength();
  stream.getData();
    
  // stash this message in our buffer
  if (stream.getLength() > msgBufAlloc)
  {
    delete[] msgBuf;
    msgBuf = new uint8_t[stream.getLength()];
    msgBufAlloc = stream.getLength();
  }
  msgBufUsed = stream.getLength();
  memcpy(msgBuf, stream.getData(), stream.getLength());
}

} // namespace topic_tools


#endif