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1/* -*- c++ -*- */
2/*
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4 *
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10
11#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_BASIC_BLOCK_H
12#define INCLUDED_GR_BASIC_BLOCK_H
13
14#include <gnuradio/api.h>
16#include <gnuradio/logger.h>
19#include <gnuradio/sptr_magic.h>
21#include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp>
22#include <deque>
23#include <functional>
24#include <map>
25#include <string>
26
28
29namespace gr {
30
32{
33private:
34 const pmt::pmt_t d_system_port = pmt::intern("system");
35
36public:
37 bool operator()(pmt::pmt_t const& queue_key1, pmt::pmt_t const& queue_key2) const
38 {
39 if (pmt::eqv(queue_key2, d_system_port))
40 return false;
41 else if (pmt::eqv(queue_key1, d_system_port))
42 return true;
43 else {
45 return cmp(queue_key1, queue_key2);
46 }
47 }
48};
49
50/*!
51 * \brief The abstract base class for all signal processing blocks.
52 * \ingroup internal
53 *
54 * Basic blocks are the bare abstraction of an entity that has a
55 * name, a set of inputs and outputs, and a message queue. These
56 * are never instantiated directly; rather, this is the abstract
57 * parent class of both gr_hier_block, which is a recursive
58 * container, and block, which implements actual signal
59 * processing functions.
60 */
62 public std::enable_shared_from_this<basic_block>
63{
64 typedef std::function<void(pmt::pmt_t)> msg_handler_t;
65
66private:
67 typedef std::map<pmt::pmt_t, msg_handler_t, pmt::comparator> d_msg_handlers_t;
68 d_msg_handlers_t d_msg_handlers;
69
70 typedef std::deque<pmt::pmt_t> msg_queue_t;
71 typedef std::map<pmt::pmt_t, msg_queue_t, msg_queue_comparator> msg_queue_map_t;
72 typedef std::map<pmt::pmt_t, msg_queue_t, msg_queue_comparator>::iterator
73 msg_queue_map_itr;
74
75 gr::thread::mutex mutex; //< protects all vars
76
77protected:
78 friend class flowgraph;
79 friend class flat_flowgraph; // TODO: will be redundant
80 friend class tpb_thread_body;
81
82 enum vcolor { WHITE, GREY, BLACK };
83
84 std::string d_name;
89 std::string d_symbol_name;
90 std::string d_symbol_alias;
93
94 /*! Used by blocks to access the logger system.
95 */
96 gr::logger_ptr d_logger; //! Default logger
97 gr::logger_ptr d_debug_logger; //! Verbose logger
98
99 msg_queue_map_t msg_queue;
100 std::vector<rpcbasic_sptr> d_rpc_vars; // container for all RPC variables
101
102 basic_block(void) {} // allows pure virtual interface sub-classes
103
104 //! Protected constructor prevents instantiation by non-derived classes
105 basic_block(const std::string& name,
106 gr::io_signature::sptr input_signature,
107 gr::io_signature::sptr output_signature);
108
109 //! may only be called during constructor
110 void set_input_signature(gr::io_signature::sptr iosig) { d_input_signature = iosig; }
111
112 //! may only be called during constructor
114 {
115 d_output_signature = iosig;
116 }
117
118 /*!
119 * \brief Allow the flowgraph to set for sorting and partitioning
120 */
121 void set_color(vcolor color) { d_color = color; }
122 vcolor color() const { return d_color; }
123
124 /*!
125 * \brief Tests if there is a handler attached to port \p which_port
126 */
127 virtual bool has_msg_handler(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
128 {
129 return (d_msg_handlers.find(which_port) != d_msg_handlers.end());
130 }
131
132 /*
133 * This function is called by the runtime system to dispatch messages.
134 *
135 * The thread-safety guarantees mentioned in set_msg_handler are
136 * implemented by the callers of this method.
137 */
138 virtual void dispatch_msg(pmt::pmt_t which_port, pmt::pmt_t msg)
139 {
140 // AA Update this
141 if (has_msg_handler(which_port)) { // Is there a handler?
142 d_msg_handlers[which_port](msg); // Yes, invoke it.
143 }
144 }
145
146 // Message passing interface
148
149 /*!
150 * \brief This is meant to be called by derived classes (e.g. block) to get
151 * a shared pointer internally. This is needed because
152 * std::enable_shared_from_this doesn't seem to work with derived classes
153 * in an inheritance hierarchy.
154 */
155 template <typename Derived>
156 std::shared_ptr<Derived> shared_from_base()
157 {
158 return std::static_pointer_cast<Derived>(shared_from_this());
159 }
160
161public:
163 ~basic_block() override;
164 long unique_id() const { return d_unique_id; }
165 long symbolic_id() const { return d_symbolic_id; }
166
167 /*! The name of the block */
168 std::string name() const { return d_name; }
169
170 /*!
171 * The sybolic name of the block, which is used in the
172 * block_registry. The name is assigned by the block's constructor
173 * and never changes during the life of the block.
174 */
175 std::string symbol_name() const { return d_symbol_name; }
176 std::string identifier() const
177 {
178 return this->name() + "(" + std::to_string(this->unique_id()) + ")";
179 }
180
181 gr::io_signature::sptr input_signature() const { return d_input_signature; }
182 gr::io_signature::sptr output_signature() const { return d_output_signature; }
183 basic_block_sptr to_basic_block(); // Needed for Python type coercion
184
185 /*!
186 * True if the block has an alias (see set_block_alias).
187 */
188 bool alias_set() const { return !d_symbol_alias.empty(); }
189
190 /*!
191 * Returns the block's alias as a string.
192 */
193 std::string alias() const { return alias_set() ? d_symbol_alias : symbol_name(); }
194
195 /*!
196 * Returns the block's alias as PMT.
197 */
198 pmt::pmt_t alias_pmt() const { return pmt::intern(alias()); }
199
200 /*!
201 * Set's a new alias for the block; also adds an entry into the
202 * block_registry to get the block using either the alias or the
203 * original symbol name.
204 */
205 void set_block_alias(std::string name);
206
207 // ** Message passing interface **
213
214 virtual bool message_port_is_hier(pmt::pmt_t port_id)
215 {
216 (void)port_id;
217 return false;
218 }
220 {
221 (void)port_id;
222 return false;
223 }
225 {
226 (void)port_id;
227 return false;
228 }
229
230 /*!
231 * \brief Get input message port names.
232 *
233 * Returns the available input message ports for a block. The
234 * return object is a PMT vector that is filled with PMT symbols.
235 */
237
238 /*!
239 * \brief Get output message port names.
240 *
241 * Returns the available output message ports for a block. The
242 * return object is a PMT vector that is filled with PMT symbols.
243 */
245
246 /*!
247 * Accept msg, place in queue, arrange for thread to be awakened if it's not already.
248 */
249 void _post(pmt::pmt_t which_port, pmt::pmt_t msg);
250
251 //! is the queue empty?
252 bool empty_p(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
253 {
254 if (msg_queue.find(which_port) == msg_queue.end())
255 throw std::runtime_error("port does not exist!");
256 return msg_queue[which_port].empty();
257 }
258 bool empty_p()
259 {
260 bool rv = true;
261 for (const auto& i : msg_queue) {
262 rv &= msg_queue[i.first].empty();
263 }
264 return rv;
265 }
266
267 //! are all msg ports with handlers empty?
269 {
270 return (empty_p(which_port) || !has_msg_handler(which_port));
271 }
273 {
274 bool rv = true;
275 for (const auto& i : msg_queue) {
276 rv &= empty_handled_p(i.first);
277 }
278 return rv;
279 }
280
281 //! How many messages in the queue?
282 size_t nmsgs(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
283 {
284 if (msg_queue.find(which_port) == msg_queue.end())
285 throw std::runtime_error("port does not exist!");
286 return msg_queue[which_port].size();
287 }
288
289 //| Acquires and release the mutex
291 /*!
292 * \returns returns pmt at head of queue or pmt::pmt_t() if empty.
293 */
295
296 msg_queue_t::iterator get_iterator(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
297 {
298 return msg_queue[which_port].begin();
299 }
300
301 void erase_msg(pmt::pmt_t which_port, msg_queue_t::iterator it)
302 {
303 msg_queue[which_port].erase(it);
304 }
305
306 virtual bool has_msg_port(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
307 {
308 if (msg_queue.find(which_port) != msg_queue.end()) {
309 return true;
310 }
311 if (pmt::dict_has_key(d_message_subscribers, which_port)) {
312 return true;
313 }
314 return false;
315 }
316
317 const msg_queue_map_t& get_msg_map(void) const { return msg_queue; }
318
319#ifdef GR_CTRLPORT
320 /*!
321 * \brief Add an RPC variable (get or set).
322 *
323 * Using controlport, we create new getters/setters and need to
324 * store them. Each block has a vector to do this, and these never
325 * need to be accessed again once they are registered with the RPC
326 * backend. This function takes a
327 * std::shared_sptr<rpcbasic_base> so that when the block is
328 * deleted, all RPC registered variables are cleaned up.
329 *
330 * \param s an rpcbasic_sptr of the new RPC variable register to store.
331 */
332 void add_rpc_variable(rpcbasic_sptr s) { d_rpc_vars.push_back(s); }
333#endif /* GR_CTRLPORT */
334
335 /*!
336 * \brief Set up the RPC registered variables.
337 *
338 * This must be overloaded by a block that wants to use
339 * controlport. This is where rpcbasic_register_{get,set} pointers
340 * are created, which then get wrapped as shared pointers
341 * (rpcbasic_sptr(...)) and stored using add_rpc_variable.
342 */
343 virtual void setup_rpc(){};
344
345 /*!
346 * \brief Ask if this block has been registered to the RPC.
347 *
348 * We can only register a block once, so we use this to protect us
349 * from calling it multiple times.
350 */
351 bool is_rpc_set() { return d_rpc_set; }
352
353 /*!
354 * \brief When the block is registered with the RPC, set this.
355 */
356 void rpc_set() { d_rpc_set = true; }
357
358 /*!
359 * \brief Confirm that ninputs and noutputs is an acceptable combination.
360 *
361 * \param ninputs number of input streams connected
362 * \param noutputs number of output streams connected
363 *
364 * \returns true if this is a valid configuration for this block.
365 *
366 * This function is called by the runtime system whenever the
367 * topology changes. Most classes do not need to override this.
368 * This check is in addition to the constraints specified by the
369 * input and output gr::io_signatures.
370 */
371 virtual bool check_topology(int ninputs, int noutputs)
372 {
373 (void)ninputs;
374 (void)noutputs;
375 return true;
376 }
377
378 /*!
379 * \brief Set the callback that is fired when messages are available.
380 *
381 * \p msg_handler can be any kind of function pointer or function object
382 * that has the signature:
383 * <pre>
384 * void msg_handler(pmt::pmt msg);
385 * </pre>
386 *
387 * (You may want to use boost::bind to massage your callable into
388 * the correct form. See gr::blocks::nop for an example that sets
389 * up a class method as the callback.)
390 *
391 * Blocks that desire to handle messages must call this method in
392 * their constructors to register the handler that will be invoked
393 * when messages are available.
394 *
395 * If the block inherits from block, the runtime system will
396 * ensure that msg_handler is called in a thread-safe manner, such
397 * that work and msg_handler will never be called concurrently.
398 * This allows msg_handler to update state variables without
399 * having to worry about thread-safety issues with work,
400 * general_work or another invocation of msg_handler.
401 *
402 * If the block inherits from hier_block2, the runtime system
403 * will ensure that no reentrant calls are made to msg_handler.
404 */
405 template <typename T>
407 {
408 if (msg_queue.find(which_port) == msg_queue.end()) {
409 throw std::runtime_error(
410 "attempt to set_msg_handler() on bad input message port!");
411 }
412 d_msg_handlers[which_port] = msg_handler_t(msg_handler);
413 }
414
415 virtual void set_processor_affinity(const std::vector<int>& mask) = 0;
416
417 virtual void unset_processor_affinity() = 0;
418
419 virtual std::vector<int> processor_affinity() = 0;
420
421 virtual void set_log_level(const std::string& level) = 0;
422
423 virtual std::string log_level() = 0;
424};
425
426inline bool operator<(basic_block_sptr lhs, basic_block_sptr rhs)
427{
428 return lhs->unique_id() < rhs->unique_id();
429}
430
431typedef std::vector<basic_block_sptr> basic_block_vector_t;
432typedef std::vector<basic_block_sptr>::iterator basic_block_viter_t;
433
435
436inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, basic_block_sptr basic_block)
437{
438 os << basic_block->identifier();
439 return os;
440}
441
442} /* namespace gr */
443
444#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_BASIC_BLOCK_H */
The abstract base class for all signal processing blocks.
Definition: basic_block.h:63
gr::io_signature::sptr input_signature() const
Definition: basic_block.h:181
virtual void set_log_level(const std::string &level)=0
bool empty_handled_p(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
are all msg ports with handlers empty?
Definition: basic_block.h:268
bool is_rpc_set()
Ask if this block has been registered to the RPC.
Definition: basic_block.h:351
gr::logger_ptr d_debug_logger
Default logger.
Definition: basic_block.h:97
pmt::pmt_t message_subscribers(pmt::pmt_t port)
virtual bool message_port_is_hier_out(pmt::pmt_t port_id)
Definition: basic_block.h:224
void set_color(vcolor color)
Allow the flowgraph to set for sorting and partitioning.
Definition: basic_block.h:121
std::string d_symbol_alias
Definition: basic_block.h:90
long unique_id() const
Definition: basic_block.h:164
const msg_queue_map_t & get_msg_map(void) const
Definition: basic_block.h:317
msg_queue_t::iterator get_iterator(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
Definition: basic_block.h:296
void message_port_register_in(pmt::pmt_t port_id)
void set_input_signature(gr::io_signature::sptr iosig)
may only be called during constructor
Definition: basic_block.h:110
basic_block(const std::string &name, gr::io_signature::sptr input_signature, gr::io_signature::sptr output_signature)
Protected constructor prevents instantiation by non-derived classes.
void message_port_pub(pmt::pmt_t port_id, pmt::pmt_t msg)
size_t nmsgs(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
How many messages in the queue?
Definition: basic_block.h:282
virtual void set_processor_affinity(const std::vector< int > &mask)=0
std::shared_ptr< Derived > shared_from_base()
This is meant to be called by derived classes (e.g. block) to get a shared pointer internally....
Definition: basic_block.h:156
virtual bool message_port_is_hier_in(pmt::pmt_t port_id)
Definition: basic_block.h:219
gr::logger_ptr d_logger
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msg_queue_map_t msg_queue
Verbose logger.
Definition: basic_block.h:99
basic_block(void)
Definition: basic_block.h:102
~basic_block() override
long d_symbolic_id
Definition: basic_block.h:88
virtual std::vector< int > processor_affinity()=0
bool empty_handled_p()
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virtual std::string log_level()=0
void set_output_signature(gr::io_signature::sptr iosig)
may only be called during constructor
Definition: basic_block.h:113
std::string identifier() const
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long symbolic_id() const
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pmt::pmt_t alias_pmt() const
Definition: basic_block.h:198
virtual void setup_rpc()
Set up the RPC registered variables.
Definition: basic_block.h:343
void set_msg_handler(pmt::pmt_t which_port, T msg_handler)
Set the callback that is fired when messages are available.
Definition: basic_block.h:406
basic_block_sptr to_basic_block()
gr::io_signature::sptr d_output_signature
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gr::io_signature::sptr d_input_signature
Definition: basic_block.h:85
virtual bool message_port_is_hier(pmt::pmt_t port_id)
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long d_unique_id
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virtual bool has_msg_port(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
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bool d_rpc_set
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virtual void dispatch_msg(pmt::pmt_t which_port, pmt::pmt_t msg)
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std::string symbol_name() const
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std::string alias() const
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void _post(pmt::pmt_t which_port, pmt::pmt_t msg)
bool alias_set() const
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void message_port_register_out(pmt::pmt_t port_id)
void rpc_set()
When the block is registered with the RPC, set this.
Definition: basic_block.h:356
virtual void unset_processor_affinity()=0
vcolor
Definition: basic_block.h:82
virtual bool has_msg_handler(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
Tests if there is a handler attached to port which_port.
Definition: basic_block.h:127
virtual bool check_topology(int ninputs, int noutputs)
Confirm that ninputs and noutputs is an acceptable combination.
Definition: basic_block.h:371
void insert_tail(pmt::pmt_t which_port, pmt::pmt_t msg)
void erase_msg(pmt::pmt_t which_port, msg_queue_t::iterator it)
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void set_block_alias(std::string name)
void message_port_unsub(pmt::pmt_t port_id, pmt::pmt_t target)
pmt::pmt_t message_ports_out()
Get output message port names.
std::string d_name
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void message_port_sub(pmt::pmt_t port_id, pmt::pmt_t target)
gr::io_signature::sptr output_signature() const
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vcolor color() const
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pmt::pmt_t message_ports_in()
Get input message port names.
bool empty_p(pmt::pmt_t which_port)
is the queue empty?
Definition: basic_block.h:252
bool empty_p()
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pmt::pmt_t d_message_subscribers
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std::string name() const
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std::string d_symbol_name
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vcolor d_color
Definition: basic_block.h:91
Class representing a directed, acyclic graph of basic blocks.
Definition: flowgraph.h:150
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Definition: io_signature.h:47
Accepts messages and inserts them into a message queue, then notifies subclass gr::basic_block there ...
Definition: msg_accepter.h:25
abstract class of message handlers
Definition: msg_handler.h:27
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bool operator()(pmt::pmt_t const &queue_key1, pmt::pmt_t const &queue_key2) const
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thread-safe message queue
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Provide a comparator function object to allow pmt use in stl types.
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#define GR_RUNTIME_API
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GNU Radio logging wrapper.
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std::shared_ptr< logger > logger_ptr
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std::vector< basic_block_sptr > basic_block_vector_t
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std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &os, basic_block_sptr basic_block)
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bool operator<(basic_block_sptr lhs, basic_block_sptr rhs)
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PMT_API bool dict_has_key(const pmt_t &dict, const pmt_t &key)
Return true if key exists in dict.
PMT_API bool eqv(const pmt_t &x, const pmt_t &y)
Return true if x and y should normally be regarded as the same object, else false.
PMT_API pmt_t intern(const std::string &s)
Alias for pmt_string_to_symbol.
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typedef for shared pointer (transparent reference counting).
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