FileLoaderRegistry.cpp

#include "MantidAPI/FileLoaderRegistry.h"
#include "MantidAPI/IFileLoader.h"

#include <Poco/File.h>

namespace Mantid
{
  namespace API
  {
    namespace
    {
      //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      // Anonymous namespace helpers
      //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      /// @cond
      template<typename T>
      struct DescriptorCallback
      {
        void apply(T &) {} //general one does nothing
      };
      template<>
      struct DescriptorCallback<Kernel::FileDescriptor>
      {
        void apply(Kernel::FileDescriptor & descriptor) { descriptor.resetStreamToStart(); }
      };
      ///endcond

      /**
       * @param filename A string giving a filename
       * @param names The collection of names to search through
       * @param logger A reference to a Mantid Logger object
       * @return  A string containing the name of an algorithm to load the file, or an empty string if nothing
       * was found
       */
      template<typename DescriptorType, typename FileLoaderType>
      const IAlgorithm_sptr searchForLoader(const std::string & filename,const std::multimap<std::string, int> & names,
                                            Kernel::Logger & logger)
      {
        const auto & factory = AlgorithmFactory::Instance();
        IAlgorithm_sptr bestLoader;
        int maxConfidence(0);
        DescriptorType descriptor(filename);
        DescriptorCallback<DescriptorType> callback;

        auto iend = names.end();
        for(auto it = names.begin(); it != iend; ++it)
        {
          const std::string & name = it->first;
          const int version = it->second;
          logger.debug() << "Checking " << name << " version " << version << std::endl;

          auto alg = boost::static_pointer_cast<FileLoaderType>(factory.create(name, version)); // highest version
          try
          {
            const int confidence = alg->confidence(descriptor);
            logger.debug() << name << " returned with confidence=" << confidence << std::endl;
            if(confidence > maxConfidence) // strictly greater
            {
              bestLoader = alg;
              maxConfidence = confidence;
            }
          }
          catch(std::exception & exc)
          {
            logger.warning() << "Checking loader '" << name << "' raised an error: '" << exc.what() << "'. Loader skipped." << std::endl;
          }
          callback.apply(descriptor);
        }
        return bestLoader;
      }
    }// end anonymous


    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Public members
    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Queries each registered algorithm and asks it how confident it is that it can
     * load the given file. The name of the one with the highest confidence is returned.
     * @param filename A full file path pointing to an existing file
     * @return A string containing the name of an algorithm to load the file
     * @throws Exception::NotFoundError if an algorithm cannot be found
     */
    const boost::shared_ptr<IAlgorithm> FileLoaderRegistryImpl::chooseLoader(const std::string &filename) const
    {
      using Kernel::FileDescriptor;
      using Kernel::NexusDescriptor;

      m_log.debug() << "Trying to find loader for '" << filename << "'" << std::endl;

      IAlgorithm_sptr bestLoader;
      if(NexusDescriptor::isHDF(filename))
      {
        m_log.debug() << filename << " looks like a Nexus file. Checking registered Nexus loaders\n";
        bestLoader = searchForLoader<NexusDescriptor,IFileLoader<NexusDescriptor>>(filename, m_names[Nexus], m_log);
      }
      else
      {
        m_log.debug() << "Checking registered non-HDF loaders\n";
        bestLoader = searchForLoader<FileDescriptor,IFileLoader<FileDescriptor>>(filename, m_names[Generic], m_log);
      }

      if(!bestLoader)
      {
        throw Kernel::Exception::NotFoundError(filename, "Unable to find loader");
      }
      m_log.debug() << "Found loader " << bestLoader->name() << " for file '" << filename << "'" << std::endl;
      return bestLoader;
    }

    /**
     * Perform a check that that the given algorithm can load the file
     * @param algorithmName The name of the algorithm to check
     * @param filename The name of file to check
     * @returns True if the algorithm can load the file, false otherwise
     * @throws std::invalid_argument if the loader does not exist
     */
    bool FileLoaderRegistryImpl::canLoad(const std::string & algorithmName,const std::string & filename) const
    {
      using Kernel::FileDescriptor;
      using Kernel::NexusDescriptor;

      // Check if it is in one of our lists
      bool nexus(false),nonHDF(false);
      if(m_names[Nexus].find(algorithmName) != m_names[Nexus].end()) nexus = true;
      else if(m_names[Generic].find(algorithmName) != m_names[Generic].end()) nonHDF = true;

      if(!nexus && !nonHDF) throw std::invalid_argument("FileLoaderRegistryImpl::canLoad - Algorithm '" + algorithmName + "' is not registered as a loader.");

      std::multimap<std::string,int> names;
      names.insert(std::make_pair(algorithmName, -1));
      IAlgorithm_sptr loader;
      if(nexus && NexusDescriptor::isHDF(filename))
      {
        loader = searchForLoader<NexusDescriptor,IFileLoader<NexusDescriptor> >(filename, names, m_log);
      }
      else
      {
        loader = searchForLoader<FileDescriptor,IFileLoader<FileDescriptor>>(filename, names, m_log);
      }
      if(loader) return true;
      else return false;
    }

    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Private members
    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Creates an empty registry
     */
    FileLoaderRegistryImpl::FileLoaderRegistryImpl() :
        m_names(2, std::multimap<std::string,int>()), m_totalSize(0),
        m_log(Kernel::Logger::get("FileLoaderRegistry"))
    {
    }

    /**
     */
    FileLoaderRegistryImpl::~FileLoaderRegistryImpl()
    {
    }

  } // namespace API
} // namespace Mantid