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// $Id$

#include "Command_Handler.h"

// %% yikes!!!
#include "ctr.cpp"

const char *TAO_AV_ORB_ARGUMENTS = "-ORBobjrefstyle URL";

Command_Handler::Command_Handler (ACE_HANDLE command_handle)
  : command_handle_ (command_handle),
    orb_manager_ (0)
{
}

Command_Handler::~Command_Handler (void)
{
  ACE_Reactor::instance ()->remove_handler (this,
                                            ACE_Event_Handler::READ_MASK);
}

int
Command_Handler::init (void)
{
  ACE_ARGV orb_args (TAO_AV_ORB_ARGUMENTS);
  int argc = orb_args.argc ();

  ACE_NEW_RETURN (this->orb_manager_,
                  TAO_ORB_Manager,
                  -1);

  TAO_TRY
    {
      this->orb_manager_->init (argc,
                                orb_args.argv (),
                                TAO_TRY_ENV);
      TAO_CHECK_ENV;
    }
  TAO_CATCHANY
    {
      TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("Command_Handler::init");
      return -1;
    }
  TAO_ENDTRY;
  return 0;
}

int
Command_Handler::resolve_server_reference (void)
{
  TAO_TRY
    {
      CORBA::Object_var naming_obj =
        this->orb_manager_->orb ()->resolve_initial_references ("NameService");
      if (CORBA::is_nil (naming_obj.in ()))
        ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
                           " (%P|%t) Unable to resolve the Name Service.\n"),
                          -1);
      CosNaming::NamingContext_var naming_context =
        CosNaming::NamingContext::_narrow (naming_obj.in (),
                                           TAO_TRY_ENV);
      TAO_CHECK_ENV;

      CosNaming::Name Video_Control_name (1);

      Video_Control_name.length (1);
      Video_Control_name [0].id = CORBA::string_dup ("Video_Control");
      CORBA::Object_var Video_Control_obj =
        naming_context->resolve (Video_Control_name,
                                 TAO_TRY_ENV);
      TAO_CHECK_ENV;

      this->video_control_ =
        Video_Control::_narrow (Video_Control_obj.in (),
                                TAO_TRY_ENV);
      TAO_CHECK_ENV;

      if (CORBA::is_nil (this->video_control_.in ()))
        ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
                           " could not resolve Video_Control in Naming service <%s>\n"),
                          -1);
    }
  TAO_CATCHANY
    {
      TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("Command_Handler::resolve_server_reference");
      return -1;
    }
  TAO_ENDTRY;

  return 0;
}


ACE_HANDLE
Command_Handler::get_handle (void) const
{
  return this->command_handle_;
}


// handle the command sent to us by the GUI process 
// this is a reactor callback method
int
Command_Handler::handle_input (ACE_HANDLE fd)
{

  unsigned char cmd;
  int val;
  val = OurCmdRead ((char*)&cmd, 1);
  ::TimerProcessing ();

  // if we get an interrupt while reading we go back to the event loop    
  if (val == 1)
    return 0;

  FILE * fp = NULL;   /* file pointer for experiment plan */
  usr1_flag = 0;
    
    //    fprintf(stderr, "CTR: cmd received - %d\n", cmd);
  TAO_TRY
    {
      switch (cmd)
        {
        case CmdINIT:
          this->init_video ();
          // automatic experiment code zapped :-)
          fp = NULL;
          break;
        case CmdSTOP:
          this->stop();
          break;
        case CmdFF:
          this->fast_forward ();
          break;
        case CmdFB:
          this->fast_backward ();
          break;
        case CmdSTEP:
          this->step ();
          break;
        case CmdPLAY:
          // automatic experiment code zapped :-)
          this->play (fp != NULL,
                      TAO_TRY_ENV);
          TAO_CHECK_ENV;
          break;
        case CmdPOSITION:
          this->position ();
          break;
        case CmdPOSITIONrelease:
          this->position_release ();
          break;
        case CmdVOLUME:
          this->volume ();
          break;
        case CmdBALANCE:
          this->balance ();
          break;
        case CmdSPEED:
          this->speed ();
          break;
        case CmdLOOPenable:
          {
            shared->loopBack = 1;
            break;
          }
        case CmdLOOPdisable:
          {
            shared->loopBack = 0;
            break;
          }
        default:
          fprintf(stderr, "CTR: unexpected command from UI: cmd = %d.\n", cmd);
          exit(1);
          break;
        }
    }
  TAO_CATCHANY
    {
      TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("Command_Handler::handle_input ()");
      return -1;
    }
  TAO_ENDTRY;
  return 0;
}

CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::init_video (void)
{

  //  :: init ();
  //  return 0;

  int i, j;

  /* try to stop and close previous playing */
  if (audioSocket >= 0 || videoSocket >= 0)
    {
      unsigned char tmp = CmdCLOSE;
      int result = 
        this->stop_playing();
      if (result < 0)
        return result;
    
      if (audioSocket >= 0)
        {
          if (ABpid > 0) {
            kill(ABpid, SIGUSR1);
            ABpid = -1;
          }
          usleep(10000);
          AudioWrite(&tmp, 1);
          ComCloseConn(audioSocket);
          audioSocket = -1;
        }
    
      if (videoSocket >= 0)
        {
          if (VBpid > 0) {
            kill(VBpid, SIGUSR1);
            VBpid = -1;
          }
          usleep(10000);
          this->close ();
          ComCloseConn(videoSocket);
          videoSocket = -1;
          while ((!VBbufEmpty()) || !VDbufEmpty()) {
            while (VDpeekMsg() != NULL) {
              VDreclaimMsg(VDgetMsg());
            }
            usleep(10000);
          }
          usleep(10000);
        }
    }

  /* read in video/audio files */
  NewCmd(CmdINIT);
  CmdRead((char*)&i, 4);
  CmdRead(vh, i);
  vh[i] = 0;
  CmdRead((char*)&i, 4);
  CmdRead(vf, i);
  vf[i] = 0;
  CmdRead((char*)&i, 4);
  CmdRead(ah, i);
  ah[i] = 0;
  CmdRead((char*)&i, 4);
  CmdRead(af, i);
  af[i] = 0;
  /*
    fprintf(stderr, "INIT: vh-%s, vf-%s, ah-%s, af-%s\n", vh, vf, ah, af);
  */

  shared->live = 0;
  shared->audioMaxPktSize = !shared->config.audioConn;
  shared->videoMaxPktSize = !shared->config.videoConn;
  
  if (af[0] != 0)
    {
      if (InitAudioChannel(ah, af))
        {
          audioSocket = -1;
          shared->totalSamples = 0;
        }
      else
        {      
          ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) Initialized audio\n"));
          shared->nextSample = 0;
          if (shared->config.maxSPS < shared->audioPara.samplesPerSecond)
            shared->config.maxSPS < shared->audioPara.samplesPerSecond;
        }
    }
  else
    {
      shared->totalSamples = 0;
      audioSocket = -1;
    }
  if (vf[0] != 0)
    {
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) Initializing video\n"));
      if (this->init_video_channel(vh, vf))
        {
          shared->totalFrames = 0;      /* disable video channel */
          videoSocket = -1;
        }
      else
        {
          ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
                      "%s %d\n",
                      __FILE__,__LINE__));
          shared->nextFrame = 1;
          shared->nextGroup = 0;
          shared->currentFrame = shared->currentGroup = shared->currentDisplay = 0;
          if (shared->config.maxFPS < shared->framesPerSecond)
            shared->config.maxFPS = shared->framesPerSecond;
        }
    }
  else
    {
      videoSocket = -1;
      shared->totalFrames = 0;  /* disable video channel */
    }
  if (audioSocket < 0 && videoSocket < 0)  /* none of video/audio channels is setup */
    {
      unsigned char tmp = CmdFAIL;
      CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
      /*
        fprintf(stderr, "CTR initialization failed.\n");
      */
      return 0;
    }
  else
    {
      unsigned char tmp = CmdDONE;
      set_speed();
      if (videoSocket >= 0)
        wait_display();
      CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
      if (videoSocket < 0)
        {
          tmp = CmdVPclearScreen;
          CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
        }
      return 0;
    }
  return 0;
}

int
Command_Handler::init_video_channel (char *phostname, char *videofile)
{  
  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) Reached line %d in %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__));
  int dataSocket = -1;

  //  if (ComOpenConnPair(phostname, &videoSocket,
  //                      &dataSocket, &shared->videoMaxPktSize) == -1) {
  //    return -1;
  // }
  if (this->connect_to_server (phostname,
                               &videoSocket,
                               &dataSocket,
                               &shared->videoMaxPktSize) == -1)
    return -1;


  /* Initialize with VS */
  {
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) Reached line %d in %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__));
    Video_Control::INITvideoPara_var  para (new
                                            Video_Control::INITvideoPara);
    Video_Control::INITvideoReply *reply_ptr = 0;
    Video_Control::INITvideoReply_out reply (reply_ptr);

    para->sn = shared->cmdsn;
    para->version = VERSION;
    para->videofile.length (strlen(videofile));

    // string to sequence <char>    
    for (int i=0;i<para->videofile.length ();i++)
      para->videofile [i] = videofile [i];

    // CORBA call
    TAO_TRY
      {
        CORBA::Boolean result;
        result = this->video_control_->init_video (para.in (),
                                                   reply,
                                                   TAO_TRY_ENV);
        TAO_CHECK_ENV;
        if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
          return -1;
        else
          ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) init_video success \n"));
      }
    TAO_CATCHANY
      {
        TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->init_video (..)");
        return -1;
      }
    TAO_ENDTRY;
    shared->live += reply->live;
    shared->videoFormat = reply->format;
    shared->totalHeaders = reply->totalHeaders;
    shared->totalFrames = reply->totalFrames;
    shared->totalGroups = reply->totalGroups;
    shared->averageFrameSize = reply->averageFrameSize;
    shared->horizontalSize = reply->horizontalSize;
    shared->verticalSize = reply->verticalSize;
    shared->pelAspectRatio = reply->pelAspectRatio;
    shared->pictureRate = ((double)reply->pictureRate1000) / 1000.0;
    shared->vbvBufferSize = reply->vbvBufferSize;
    shared->firstGopFrames = reply->firstGopFrames;
    shared->patternSize = reply->pattern.length ();
    if (shared->patternSize == 0) {
	
      Fprintf(stderr, "CTR warning: patternsize %d\n", shared->patternSize);
	
      shared->patternSize = 1;
      shared->pattern[0]  = 'I';
      shared->pattern[1] = 0;
      shared->IframeGap = 1;
    }
    else if (shared->patternSize < PATTERN_SIZE)
      {
        int i;
        char * ptr = shared->pattern + shared->patternSize;
        //       strncpy(shared->pattern, reply->pattern, shared->patternSize);
        for (i=0;i<shared->patternSize;i++)
          shared->pattern[i] = reply->pattern [i];
        for (i = 1; i < PATTERN_SIZE / shared->patternSize; i ++) {
          //         memcpy(ptr, shared->pattern, shared->patternSize);
          for (int j=0; j < shared->patternSize ;j++)
            ptr [j] = shared->pattern [j];
          ptr += shared->patternSize;
        }
        shared->IframeGap = 1;
        while (shared->IframeGap < shared->patternSize)
          {
            if (shared->pattern[shared->IframeGap] == 'I')
              break;
            else
              shared->IframeGap ++;
          }
      }
    else
      {
        fprintf(stderr, "CTR Error: patternSize %d greater than PATTERN_SIZE %d.\n",
                shared->patternSize, PATTERN_SIZE);
        exit(1);
      }
    fprintf(stderr, "Video: %s, %s\n",
            shared->videoFormat == VIDEO_SIF ? "SIF" :
            shared->videoFormat == VIDEO_JPEG ? "JPEG" :
            shared->videoFormat == VIDEO_MPEG1 ? "MPEG1" :
            shared->videoFormat == VIDEO_MPEG2 ? "MPEG2" : "UNKOWN format",
            reply->live ? "live source" : "stored source");
	      
    fprintf(stderr, "Video: numS-%d, numG-%d, numF-%d, aveFrameSize-%d\n",
            reply->totalHeaders, reply->totalGroups, reply->totalFrames,
            reply->averageFrameSize);
    fprintf(stderr, "Video: maxS-%d, maxG-%d, maxI-%d, maxP-%d, maxB-%d\n",
            reply->sizeSystemHeader, reply->sizeGop,
            reply->sizeIFrame, reply->sizePFrame, reply->sizeBFrame);
    fprintf(stderr,
            "Video: SHinfo: hsize-%d, vsize-%d, pelAspect-%d, rate-%f, vbv-%d.\n",
            reply->horizontalSize, reply->verticalSize, reply->pelAspectRatio,
            shared->pictureRate, reply->vbvBufferSize);
    shared->pattern[shared->patternSize] = 0;
    fprintf(stderr, "Video: firstGopFrames %d, IframeGap %d\n",
            reply->firstGopFrames,  shared->IframeGap);
    shared->pattern[shared->patternSize] = 'I';
    if (reply->totalFrames > MAX_FRAMES && (!shared->live))
      {
        fprintf(stderr,
                "Error: totalFrames %d > MAX_FRAMES %d, needs change and recompile.\n",
                reply->totalFrames, MAX_FRAMES);
        ComCloseConn(dataSocket);
        ComCloseConn(videoSocket);
        videoSocket = -1;
        return -1;
      }
    ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) Reached line %d in %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__));
  
    /* create VB, and put INIT frame to VB*/
    {
      int sp[2];  /* sp[0] is for CTR and sp[1] is for VB */
      
      /* create command socket pair for sending INIT frame to VB, the pipe
         should be discard/non-discard in consistent with videoSocket*/
      if (socketpair(AF_UNIX,
                     shared->videoMaxPktSize >= 0 ? SOCK_STREAM :
                     SOCK_DGRAM, 0, sp) == -1)
        {
          perror("CTR error on open CTR-VB socketpair");
          exit(1);
        }
      
      switch (VBpid = fork())
        {
        case -1:
          perror("CTR error on forking VB process");
          exit(1);
          break;
        case 0:
          ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) Reached line %d in %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__));
          if (realTimeFlag) {
            SetRTpriority("VB", -1);
          }
          free(vh);
          free(videofile);
          free(ah);
          free(af);
          ::close(sp[0]);
          //        ::close (videoSocket);
          if (audioSocket >= 0)
            ComCloseFd(audioSocket);
          ABdeleteBuf();
          VDdeleteBuf();
          if (cmdSocket >= 0)
            ::close(cmdSocket);
          if (realTimeFlag >= 2) {
#ifdef __svr4__
            if (SetRTpriority("VB", 0)) realTimeFlag = 0;
#elif defined(_HPUX_SOURCE)
            if (SetRTpriority("VB", 1)) realTimeFlag = 0;
#endif
          }
          VBprocess(sp[1], dataSocket);
          break;
        default:
          ::close(sp[1]);
          //          ::close(dataSocket);
          {
            int bytes, res;
            /* passing all messages of INIT frame to VB here. */
            char * buf = (char *)malloc(INET_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
            VideoMessage *msg = (VideoMessage *)buf;
            int pkts = 1, msgo = 0, msgs = 0;
	  
            if (buf == NULL) {
              perror("CTR error on malloc() for INIT frame");
              exit(1);
            }
            while (msgo + msgs < pkts) {
              ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) Reached line %d in %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__));
              cerr << "expecting a packet of size " << sizeof (*msg)
                   << endl;
              VideoRead(buf, sizeof(*msg));
              //~~ we need to read the first frame from the 
              //  data socket instead of control socket.
              //              SocketRecv(dataSocket, buf, size);
              pkts = ntohl(msg->packetSize);
              msgo = ntohl(msg->msgOffset);
              msgs = ntohl(msg->msgSize);
              if (shared->videoMaxPktSize >= 0) {  /* non-discard mode */
                ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) Reached line %d in %s\n", __LINE__, __FILE__));
                write_bytes(sp[0], buf, sizeof(*msg));
                bytes = msgs;
                while (bytes > 0) {
                  int size = min(bytes, INET_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
                  VideoRead(buf, size);
                  write_bytes(sp[0], buf, size);
                  bytes -= size;
                }
              }
              else {
                cerr << "expecting a packet of size " << msgs
                     << endl;
                VideoRead(buf + sizeof(*msg), msgs);
                bytes = sizeof(*msg) + msgs;
                while ((res = write(sp[0], buf, bytes)) == -1) {
                  if (errno == EINTR || errno == ENOBUFS) continue;
                  perror("CTR error on sending INIT frame to VB");
                  exit(1);
                }
                if (res < bytes) {
                  fprintf(stderr, "CTR warn: send() res %dB < bytes %dB\n", res, bytes);
                }
                /*
                  Fprintf(stderr,
                  "CTR transferred INIT frame to VB: pkts %d, msgo %d, msgs %d\n",
                  pkts, msgo, msgs);
                */
              }
            }
            read(sp[0], buf, 1); /* read a garbage byte, to sync with VB */
            ::close(sp[0]);
            free(buf);
          }
          break;
        }
    }
  }
  return 0;
}

CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::stat_stream (CORBA::Char_out ch,
                              CORBA::Long_out size)
{
  return 0;
}


CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::close (void)
{
  if (this->video_control_.in () == 0)
    return CORBA::B_TRUE;
  TAO_TRY
    {
      CORBA::Boolean result;
      result = this->video_control_->close (TAO_TRY_ENV);
      TAO_CHECK_ENV;
      if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
        return CORBA::B_FALSE;
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) close done \n"));
    }
  TAO_CATCHANY
    {
      TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->close (..)");
      return CORBA::B_FALSE;
    }
  TAO_ENDTRY;
  return CORBA::B_TRUE;
}


CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::stat_sent (void)
{
  return 0;
}


CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::fast_forward (void)
                               
{
  //  ::ff ();
   // CORBA call
  unsigned char tmp;
  Video_Control::FFpara_var para (new Video_Control::FFpara);
  /*
  fprintf(stderr, "CTR: FF . . .\n");
  */
  if (shared->live) {
    beep();
  }
  else {
    this->stop_playing ();
    if (shared->nextGroup < 0)
      shared->nextGroup = 0;
    if (videoSocket >= 0 && shared->nextGroup < shared->totalGroups)
      {
        NewCmd(CmdFF);
        shared->needHeader = 0;
        shared->framesPerSecond = shared->config.ffFPS /
          shared->patternSize;
        shared->usecPerFrame = (int)(1000000.0 / (float)shared->config.ffFPS) *
          shared->patternSize;
        
        shared->VStimeAdvance =
	  max(shared->config.VStimeAdvance, DEFAULT_VStimeAdvance) * 1000;
        if (shared->VStimeAdvance < shared->usecPerFrame)
          shared->VStimeAdvance = shared->usecPerFrame;
        
        para->VStimeAdvance = shared->VStimeAdvance;
        para->sn = shared->cmdsn;
        para->nextGroup = shared->nextGroup;
        para->usecPerFrame = shared->usecPerFrame;
        para->framesPerSecond = shared->framesPerSecond;
        startTime = get_usec();
        TAO_TRY
          {
            CORBA::Boolean result;
            result = this->video_control_->fast_forward (para.in (),
                                                         TAO_TRY_ENV);
            TAO_CHECK_ENV;
            if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
              return CORBA::B_FALSE;
            ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) fast_forward done \n"));
          }
        TAO_CATCHANY
          {
            TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->fast_forward_video (..)");
            return CORBA::B_FALSE;
          }
        TAO_ENDTRY;
        start_timer();
      }
  }
  tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
  return CORBA::B_TRUE;
}


CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::fast_backward (void)
                                
{
  //  ::fb ();
  //  return 0;
  unsigned char tmp;
  Video_Control::FBpara_var para (new Video_Control::FBpara);
  /*
  fprintf(stderr, "CTR: FB . . .\n");
  */
  if (shared->live) {
    beep();
  }
  else {
    this->stop_playing();
    if (shared->nextGroup >= shared->totalGroups)
      shared->nextGroup = shared->totalGroups - 1;
    if (videoSocket >= 0 && shared->nextGroup >= 0)
    {
      NewCmd(CmdFB);
      shared->needHeader = 0;
      shared->framesPerSecond = shared->config.fbFPS /
			     shared->patternSize;
      shared->usecPerFrame = (int)(1000000.0 / (float)shared->config.fbFPS) *
			     shared->patternSize;

      shared->VStimeAdvance =
	  max(shared->config.VStimeAdvance, DEFAULT_VStimeAdvance) * 1000;
      if (shared->VStimeAdvance < shared->usecPerFrame)
	shared->VStimeAdvance = shared->usecPerFrame;

      para->VStimeAdvance = shared->VStimeAdvance;
      para->sn = shared->cmdsn;
      para->nextGroup = shared->nextGroup;
      para->usecPerFrame = shared->usecPerFrame;
      para->framesPerSecond = shared->framesPerSecond;
      startTime = get_usec();
        TAO_TRY
          {
            CORBA::Boolean result;
            result = this->video_control_->fast_backward (para.in (),
                                                          TAO_TRY_ENV);
            TAO_CHECK_ENV;
            if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
              return CORBA::B_FALSE;
            ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) fast_backward done \n"));
          }
        TAO_CATCHANY
          {
            TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->fast_forward_video (..)");
            return CORBA::B_FALSE;
          }
        TAO_ENDTRY;

        start_timer();
    }
  }
  tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
  return CORBA::B_TRUE;
}


CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::step (void)
                       
{
  //  ::step ();
  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
              "(%P|%t) Command_Handler::step ()\n"));
  Video_Control::STEPpara_var para (new Video_Control::STEPpara);
  this->stop_playing ();
  NewCmd (CmdSTEP);
  if (videoSocket >= 0 && shared->nextFrame <= shared->totalFrames)
    { /* when shared->nextFrame == shared->totalFrame, it will force VS to send a ENDSEQ,
         to let VD give out the remaining frame in its ring[] buffer */
      para->sn = shared->cmdsn;
      para->nextFrame = shared->nextFrame;
      TAO_TRY
        {
          CORBA::Boolean result;
          result = this->video_control_->step (para.in (),
                                               TAO_TRY_ENV);
          ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) step done \n"));          
          TAO_CHECK_ENV;
          if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
            return CORBA::B_FALSE;
          }
        TAO_CATCHANY
          {
            TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->step (..)");
            return CORBA::B_FALSE;
          }
        TAO_ENDTRY;
     /*
        fprintf(stderr, "CTR: STEP . . . frame-%d\n", para.nextFrame);
    */
    ::wait_display ();
  }
  unsigned char tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
  return CORBA::B_TRUE;
}

CORBA::Boolean
Command_Handler::play (int auto_exp,
                       CORBA::Environment& env)
{
  /*
  ::play (auto_exp);
  return 0;
  */

  CORBA::Long vts;
  unsigned char tmp;
  unsigned int  ats;
  int cmdstarted = 0;
  int stuffsamples = 0;
  /*
 fprintf (stderr, "CTR: PLAY . . .\n");
 */
  this->stop_playing ();

  if (!shared->live && !shared->config.rt && videoSocket >= 0) {
    /* rtplay turned off only when video avaible and not want RT play */
    rtplay = 0;
    fprintf (stderr, "VCR is not playing at in realtime mode, audio disabled\n");
  }
  else {
    rtplay = 1;
  }
 
  if (shared->live) {
    rtplay = 1;
    shared->nextFrame = 0;
    shared->nextSample = 0;
  }

  shared->rtplay = rtplay;
 
  if (shared->nextFrame < 0)
    shared->nextFrame = 0;
  else if (shared->nextFrame >= shared->totalFrames)
    shared->nextFrame = shared->totalFrames - 1;

  if (audioSocket >= 0 && shared->nextSample < shared->totalSamples && rtplay)
    {
      PLAYaudioPara para;
      if (cmdstarted == 0)
        {
          NewCmd (CmdPLAY);
          if (!auto_exp) set_speed ();
          cmdstarted = 1;
        }

      if (videoSocket >= 0 && rtplay && !shared->live) {
        /* video channel also active, recompute nextSample */
        shared->nextSample = (int) ( (double)shared->audioPara.samplesPerSecond *
                                     ( (double)shared->nextFrame / shared->pictureRate));
        shared->nextSample += shared->config.audioOffset;
        if (shared->nextSample < 0) {
          stuffsamples = (- shared->nextSample);
          shared->nextSample = 0;
        }
        else if (shared->nextSample >= shared->totalSamples)
          shared->nextSample = shared->totalSamples - 1;
      }

      ABflushBuf (shared->nextSample);
  
      para.sn = htonl (shared->cmdsn);
      para.nextSample = htonl (shared->nextSample);
      para.samplesPerSecond = htonl (shared->samplesPerSecond);
      para.samplesPerPacket = htonl (1024 / shared->audioPara.bytesPerSample);
      para.ABsamples = htonl (AB_BUF_SIZE / shared->audioPara.bytesPerSample);
      para.spslimit = htonl (32000);
  
      startTime = get_usec ();
      tmp = CmdPLAY;
      AudioWrite (&tmp, 1);
      AudioWrite (&para, sizeof (para));
      read_int (audioSocket, (int *)&ats);
    }

  if (videoSocket >= 0 && shared->nextFrame < shared->totalFrames)
    {
      Video_Control::PLAYpara_var para (new Video_Control::PLAYpara);
        
      if (cmdstarted == 0)
        {
          NewCmd (CmdPLAY);
          if (!auto_exp) set_speed ();
          cmdstarted = 1;
        }
      shared->VBheadFrame = -1;
      shared->needHeader = 0;
      {
        int i = shared->config.maxSPframes;
        i = (int) ( (double)i * (1000000.0 / (double)shared->usecPerFrame) /
                    shared->pictureRate);
        shared->sendPatternGops = max (min (i, PATTERN_SIZE) / shared->patternSize, 1);
      }
      cmdstarted = 1;
#ifdef STAT
      shared->collectStat = (shared->config.collectStat && (!shared->live));
      if (shared->collectStat)
        {
          int i;
          memset (& (shared->stat), 0, sizeof (shared->stat));
          shared->stat.VDlastFrameDecoded = (unsigned)-1;
          for (i = 0; i < MAX_FRAMES; i++)
            shared->stat.VBfillLevel[i] = SHRT_MIN;
          speedPtr = 0;
        }
#endif
      shared->VStimeAdvance =
        max (shared->config.VStimeAdvance, DEFAULT_VStimeAdvance) * 1000;
      if (shared->VStimeAdvance < shared->usecPerFrame)
        shared->VStimeAdvance = shared->usecPerFrame;
  
      para->VStimeAdvance = shared->VStimeAdvance;
      para->sn = shared->cmdsn;
      para->nextFrame = shared->nextFrame;
      para->usecPerFrame = shared->usecPerFrame;
      para->framesPerSecond = shared->framesPerSecond;
      para->collectStat = shared->collectStat;
      frate = shared->config.frameRateLimit;
      if (frate <= 0.0) {
        frate = 1.0;
      }
      shared->frameRateLimit = frate;
      para->frameRateLimit1000 =
         (long) (shared->frameRateLimit * 1000.0);
      compute_sendPattern ();
      para->sendPatternGops = shared->sendPatternGops;
      //      memcpy (para->sendPattern, shared->sendPattern, PATTERN_SIZE);
      
      // Sequence of chars

      para->sendPattern.length (PATTERN_SIZE);

      for (int i=0; i<PATTERN_SIZE ; i++)
        para->sendPattern [i] = shared->sendPattern [i];
             
      startTime = get_usec ();
      /*
      tmp = CmdPLAY;
      VideoWrite (&tmp, 1);
      VideoWrite (&para, sizeof (para));
      read_int (videoSocket, (int *)&vts);
      */
      // CORBA call
      this->video_control_->play (para,
                                  vts,
                                  env);
      
      if (shared->config.qosEffective) {
        /*
          fprintf (stderr, "CTR start FeedBack with init frameRateLimit %lf\n",
          frate);
        */
        maxfr = frate;  /* max frame rate all the time during one playback */
        minupf = (int) (1000000.0 / maxfr); /* min usec-per-frame all the time
                                               during one playback */
        maxrate = (double)minupf / (double)max (shared->usecPerFrame, minupf);
        /* this is current max frame rate in percentage against 'maxfr',
           current max frame rate is the lower of 'maxfr' and play speed */
        frate = 1.0; /* current sending frame rate, in percentage against 'maxfr'
                        This value is set with init value as 1.0, so that if current
                        speed is lower than frameRateLimit, no frames are dropped,
                        then when play speed increases frame rate will increase
                        accordingly until frames are dropped*/
        adjstep = ( (double)minupf / (double)shared->usecPerFrame) /
          (double)max (shared->patternSize * shared->sendPatternGops, 5);
        /* adjust step for current play speed, in percentage against
           'maxfr' */
   
        fbstate = 1;
        fb_startup = 1;
   
        /*
          fprintf (stderr, "CTR init frate: %lf minupf %d, shared->upf %d\n",
          frate, minupf, shared->usecPerFrame);
        */
      }
    }
 
  if (shared->live && (videoSocket >= 0) && (audioSocket >= 0)) {
    int gap = get_duration (ats, vts);
    if (gap < 0 || gap >= 5000000) {
      Fprintf (stderr, "Error for live source: ats %u, vts %u, gap %d\n",
               ats, vts, gap);
    }
    else {
      int skipped = gap * shared->audioPara.samplesPerSecond / 1000000;
      skipped += shared->config.audioOffset;
      ABskipSamples (skipped);
      Fprintf (stderr, "Live source: skipped %d audio samples\n", skipped);
    }
  }
  else if (stuffsamples) {
    ABskipSamples (-stuffsamples);
  }
  if (cmdstarted)
    start_timer ();
  tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite (&tmp, 1);
  return 0;
}

int
Command_Handler::position_action (int operation_tag)
{
  int val;
  unsigned char tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdRead ((char*)&val, 4);
  if (shared->live) {
    beep();
  }
  else {
    shared->locationPosition = val;
    this->stop_playing ();
    NewCmd(CmdPOSITION);
    if (videoSocket >= 0)
    {
      int gop = shared->nextGroup;
      Video_Control::POSITIONpara_var para (new Video_Control::POSITIONpara);
      shared->nextGroup = ((shared->totalGroups-1) * val) / POSITION_RANGE;
      /*
      fprintf(stderr, "CTR: POSITION%s %d (nextGop %d). . .\n",
              operation_tag ? "_released" : "", val, shared->nextGroup);
      */
      if (gop != shared->nextGroup || operation_tag)
      {
        shared->nextFrame = ((shared->totalFrames-1) * val) / POSITION_RANGE;
        para->sn = htonl(shared->cmdsn);
        para->nextGroup = htonl(shared->nextGroup);
        tmp = CmdPOSITION;
        TAO_TRY
          {
            CORBA::Boolean result;
            result = this->video_control_->position (para.in (),
                                                     TAO_TRY_ENV);
            TAO_CHECK_ENV;
            if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
              return -1;
            ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) position done \n"));
          }
        TAO_CATCHANY
          {
            TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->position (..)");
            return -1;
          }
        TAO_ENDTRY;
        if (operation_tag)  /* release or LOOPrewind */
          wait_display();
      }
      if (operation_tag && audioSocket >= 0) /* needs to adjust audio position */
      {
        shared->nextSample = (int)((double)shared->audioPara.samplesPerSecond *
                             ((double)shared->nextFrame / shared->pictureRate));
      }
    }
    else if (audioSocket >= 0)
      shared->nextSample  = (shared->totalSamples-1) * val / POSITION_RANGE;
  }
  tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
  return 0;
}

int
Command_Handler::position (void)
                           
{
  return this->position_action (0);
}

int
Command_Handler::position_release (void)
                           
{
  return this->position_action (1);
}

int
Command_Handler::volume (void)
                           
{
  CmdRead((char *)&shared->volumePosition, 4);
  if (audioSocket >= 0) {
    SetAudioGain();
  }
  /*
  unsigned char tmp = CmdDONE;
  tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
  */
  return 0;
}

int
Command_Handler::balance (void)
                           
{
  CmdRead((char *)&shared->balancePosition, 4);
  /*
  unsigned char tmp = CmdDONE;
  tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);
  */
  return 0;
}

CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::speed (void)
                        
{
  
  //  ::speed ();
  //  return 0;
  
  unsigned char tmp;
  CmdRead((char *)&shared->speedPosition, 4);
  set_speed();
  if (!shared->live && shared->cmd == CmdPLAY)
    {
      if (videoSocket >= 0) {
        Video_Control::SPEEDpara_var para (new Video_Control::SPEEDpara);
        para->sn = shared->cmdsn;
        para->usecPerFrame = shared->usecPerFrame;
        para->framesPerSecond = shared->framesPerSecond;
        para->frameRateLimit1000 =
          (long)(shared->frameRateLimit * 1000.0);
        {
          int i = shared->config.maxSPframes;
          i = (int) ((double)i * (1000000.0 / (double)shared->usecPerFrame) /
                     shared->pictureRate);
          shared->sendPatternGops = max(min(i, PATTERN_SIZE) / shared->patternSize, 1);
        }
        compute_sendPattern();
        para->sendPatternGops = shared->sendPatternGops;
        
        //        memcpy(para.sendPattern, shared->sendPattern, PATTERN_SIZE);
        para->sendPattern.length (PATTERN_SIZE);
        for (int i=0; i< PATTERN_SIZE ; i++)
          para->sendPattern[i]=shared->sendPattern[i];
        // CORBA call
        TAO_TRY
          {
            CORBA::Boolean result =
              this->video_control_->speed (para.in (),
                                           TAO_TRY_ENV);
            TAO_CHECK_ENV;
            ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
                        "(%P|%t) CORBA call returned %d\n",
                        result));
            if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
              // ~~ what about audio if video fails
              // ~~ Eventually audio will have a separate audio command handler and 
              // hence this shouldn't be a problem.
              return -1;
          }
        TAO_CATCHANY
          {
            TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control->speed ()");
            return -1;
          }
        TAO_ENDTRY;

        if (fbstate) {
          maxrate = (double)minupf / (double)max(shared->usecPerFrame, minupf);
          adjstep = ((double)minupf / (double)shared->usecPerFrame) /
	    (double)max(shared->patternSize * shared->sendPatternGops, 5);
          fbstate = 1;
        }
      }
      if (audioSocket >= 0) {
        SPEEDaudioPara para;
        para.sn = htonl(shared->cmdsn);
        para.samplesPerSecond = htonl(shared->samplesPerSecond);
        para.samplesPerPacket = htonl(1024 / shared->audioPara.bytesPerSample);
        para.spslimit = htonl(32000);
        tmp = CmdSPEED;
        AudioWrite(&tmp, 1);
        AudioWrite(&para, sizeof(para));
      }
    }
  return 0;

}


CORBA::Boolean 
Command_Handler::stop (void)
                       
{
  /*
  ::stop ();
  return 0;
  */
#ifdef STAT
  unsigned char preCmd = shared->cmd;
#endif
  /*
    fprintf(stderr, "CTR: STOP . . .\n");
  */
  this->stop_playing ();

  if (shared->live && videoSocket >= 0) {
    Fprintf(stderr, "CTR live video stat: average disp frame rate: %5.2f fps\n",
	    shared->pictureRate * displayedFrames / shared->nextFrame);
  }
  unsigned char tmp = CmdDONE;
  CmdWrite(&tmp, 1);

  return CORBA::B_TRUE;
}

int
Command_Handler::stop_playing (void)
{
  unsigned char precmd = shared->cmd;
  
  if (precmd == CmdFF || precmd == CmdFB || precmd == CmdPLAY)
    {
      unsigned char tmp = CmdSTOP;
      NewCmd(CmdSTOP);
    
      /* notify AS and/or VS */
      if (audioSocket >= 0 && precmd == CmdPLAY && rtplay)
        {
          int cmdsn = htonl(shared->cmdsn);
          AudioWrite(&tmp, 1);
          AudioWrite(&cmdsn, 4);
        }
      if (videoSocket >= 0)
        {
          // CORBA call
          TAO_TRY
            {
              CORBA::Boolean result =
                this->video_control_->stop (shared->cmdsn,
                                            TAO_TRY_ENV);
              if (result == (CORBA::B_FALSE))
                return -1;
            }
          TAO_CATCHANY
            {
              TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->stop(..)");
              return -1;
            }
          TAO_ENDTRY;
        }
    
      /* stop timer and sleep for a while */
      stop_timer();
      usleep(100000);

      /* purge VDbuf and audio channel from AS*/
      if (videoSocket >= 0)
        {
          while (VDpeekMsg() != NULL)
            VDreclaimMsg(VDgetMsg());
          /*
            Fprintf(stderr, "CTR: VDbuf purged.\n");
          */
          fbstate = 0;
      
        }
    
      /* adjust some info */
      if (precmd == CmdPLAY && videoSocket >= 0)
        shared->nextFrame = shared->currentFrame+1;
      else
        shared->nextGroup = shared->currentGroup + 1;
    }
}

// connects and handshakes with the server
int
Command_Handler::connect_to_server (char *address, 
                                    int *ctr_fd, 
                                    int *data_fd, 
                                    int *max_pkt_size)
{

  // set the pointers to the correct values
  *max_pkt_size = -INET_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE;

  // construct the server addr
  ACE_INET_Addr server_addr (VCR_TCP_PORT,
                             address);

  if (this->connector_.connect (this->stream_,
                                server_addr) == -1)
    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
                       "(%P|%t) Connection to server failed: %p\n",
                       "connect"),
                      -1);
  // Write the CmdINITvideo to tell the server that this is a video
  // client.
  int tmp;
  tmp = CmdINITvideo;
  this->stream_.send_n (&tmp, sizeof (tmp));
  int ack;
  this->stream_.recv_n (&ack, sizeof (ack));

  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, 
              "(%P|%t) got ack :%d\n", 
              ack));
  
  // initialize the command handler , ORB
  if (this->resolve_server_reference () == -1)
    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
                       "(%P|%t) command_handler: resolve_server_reference returned -1"),
                       -1);

  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__));
  // Resolve the video control object reference.
//   int i = sizeof (sockaddr_in);
//  struct sockaddr_in addressIn;
//  if (::getsockname(*data_fd, 
//                    (struct sockaddr *)&addressIn, 
//                    &i) == -1) 
//    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR, 
//                       "(%P|%t) Command_Handler::connect_to_server"
//                       " failed to getsocketname on TCP dfd:"),
//                      -1);
// 
  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__));
  CORBA::UShort server_port;
  ACE_INET_Addr local_addr;
  CORBA::String client_address_string;
  TAO_TRY
    {
      ACE_NEW_RETURN (client_address_string,
                      char [BUFSIZ],
                      -1);
      // Get the local UDP address
      if (this->dgram_.open (ACE_Addr::sap_any) == -1)
        ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,"(%P|%t)datagram open failed %p"),-1);

      if (this->dgram_.get_local_addr (local_addr) == -1)
        ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,"(%P|%t)datagram get local addr failed %p"),-1);
      // form a string 
      ::sprintf (client_address_string,
                 "%s:%d",
                 local_addr.get_host_name (),
                 local_addr.get_port_number ());
      
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
                  "(%P|%t) Client string is %s\n",
                  client_address_string));
      
      server_port = this->video_control_->set_peer (client_address_string,
                                                    TAO_TRY_ENV);
      TAO_CHECK_ENV;
      if (server_port == -1)
        ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
                           "(%P|%t) set_peer failed\n"),
                          -1);
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,"(%P|%t) set_peer done:server port =%d\n",server_port));
    }
  TAO_CATCHANY
    {
      TAO_TRY_ENV.print_exception ("video_control_->fast_forward_video (..)");
      return CORBA::B_FALSE;
    }
  TAO_ENDTRY;

  ACE_INET_Addr server_udp_addr (server_port,
                                 address);

  if (ACE_OS::connect (this->dgram_.get_handle (),(sockaddr *) server_udp_addr.get_addr (),
                       server_udp_addr.get_size ()) == -1)
        ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,"(%P|%t)datagram connect failed %p"),-1);
  //  if (this->dgram_.open (server_udp_addr,
  //                         local_addr) == -1)
  //    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR,
  //                       "(%P|%t) Command_Handler::connect_to_server:%p\n",
  //                       "dgram.open "),
  //                      -1);
  
//   this->dgram_.get_local_addr (local_addr);
//   // form a string 
//   ::sprintf (client_address_string,
//              "%s:%d",
//              local_addr.get_host_name (),
//              local_addr.get_port_number ());
  
//   ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
//               "(%P|%t) Client string is %s\n",
//               client_address_string));
  // set the pointers to the correct values

  *ctr_fd = *data_fd = this->dgram_.get_handle ();
  // set both the control and data socket the same UDP socket.
  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG,
              "Control and data fd = %d\n",
              *ctr_fd));
  return 0;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

// Client_Sig_Handler methods
// handles the timeout SIGALRM signal
Client_Sig_Handler::Client_Sig_Handler (Command_Handler *command_handler)
  : command_handler_ (command_handler)
{
}

Client_Sig_Handler::~Client_Sig_Handler (void)
{
  ACE_Reactor::instance ()->remove_handler (this,
                                            ACE_Event_Handler::NULL_MASK);

  ACE_Reactor::instance ()->remove_handler (this->sig_set);
}

int
Client_Sig_Handler::register_handler (void)
{
  // Assign the Sig_Handler a dummy I/O descriptor.  Note that even
  // though we open this file "Write Only" we still need to use the
  // ACE_Event_Handler::NULL_MASK when registering this with the
  // ACE_Reactor (see below).
  this->handle_ = ACE_OS::open (ACE_DEV_NULL, O_WRONLY);
  ACE_ASSERT (this->handle_ != -1);

  // Register signal handler object.  Note that NULL_MASK is used to
  // keep the ACE_Reactor from calling us back on the "/dev/null"
  // descriptor.
  if (ACE_Reactor::instance ()->register_handler 
      (this, ACE_Event_Handler::NULL_MASK) == -1)
    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR, 
                       "%p\n", 
                       "register_handler"),
                      -1);

  // Create a sigset_t corresponding to the signals we want to catch.

  this->sig_set.sig_add (SIGINT);
  this->sig_set.sig_add (SIGQUIT);
  this->sig_set.sig_add (SIGALRM);  
  this->sig_set.sig_add (SIGUSR1);
  this->sig_set.sig_add (SIGUSR2);  

  // Register the signal handler object to catch the signals.
  if (ACE_Reactor::instance ()->register_handler (sig_set, 
                                                  this) == -1)
    ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR, 
                       "%p\n", 
                       "register_handler"),
                      -1);
  return 0;
}
// Called by the ACE_Reactor to extract the fd.

ACE_HANDLE
Client_Sig_Handler::get_handle (void) const
{
  return this->handle_;
}

int 
Client_Sig_Handler::handle_input (ACE_HANDLE)
{
  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%t) handling asynchonrous input...\n"));
  return 0;
}

int 
Client_Sig_Handler::shutdown (ACE_HANDLE, ACE_Reactor_Mask)
{
  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%t) closing down Sig_Handler...\n"));
  return 0;
}

// This method handles all the signals that are being caught by this
// object.  In our simple example, we are simply catching SIGALRM,
// SIGINT, and SIGQUIT.  Anything else is logged and ignored.
//
// There are several advantages to using this approach.  First, 
// the behavior triggered by the signal is handled in the main event
// loop, rather than in the signal handler.  Second, the ACE_Reactor's 
// signal handling mechanism eliminates the need to use global signal 
// handler functions and data. 

int
Client_Sig_Handler::handle_signal (int signum, siginfo_t *, ucontext_t *)
{
  int status;
  pid_t pid;
  //  ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%t) received signal %S\n", signum));

  switch (signum)
    {
    case SIGALRM:
      // Handle the timeout
      ::TimerHandler (signum);
      // %% ??!!!
      break;
    case SIGUSR1:
      usr1_handler (signum);
      break;
    case SIGUSR2:
      default_usr2_handler (signum);
      break;
    case SIGCHLD:
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) received signal %S\n", signum));
      pid = ACE_OS::wait (&status);
      if (pid == UIpid)
        {
          ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) UI process died, removing signal handlers from the reactor\n", signum));
          this->command_handler_->close ();
          ACE_Reactor::instance ()->remove_handler (this->sig_set);
          ACE_Reactor::instance ()->end_event_loop ();
        }
      return 0;
    case SIGINT:
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "(%P|%t) received signal %S, removing signal handlers from the reactor\n", signum));
      this->command_handler_->close ();
      ACE_Reactor::instance ()->remove_handler (this->sig_set);
      ACE_Reactor::instance ()->end_event_loop ();
      return 0;
    default: 
      ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, 
                  "(%t) %S: not handled, returning to program\n", 
                  signum));
      break;
    }
  TimerProcessing ();
  return 0;
}