IOVRegistrationSvc.cxx

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/*
  Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
*/

 
//<<<<<< INCLUDES                                                       >>>>>>
 
#include "IOVRegistrationSvc.h"
 
// Athena includes
#include "IOVDbSvc/IIOVCondDbSvc.h"
#include "SGTools/TransientAddress.h"
 
// Gaudi includes
#include "GaudiKernel/IAddressCreator.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/IClassIDSvc.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/IConversionSvc.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/IOpaqueAddress.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/IConverter.h"
 
// AttrList and address
#include "AthenaPoolUtilities/AthenaAttributeList.h"
#include "AthenaPoolUtilities/AthenaAttrListAddress.h"
#include "AthenaPoolUtilities/CondAttrListCollection.h"
#include "AthenaPoolUtilities/CondAttrListCollAddress.h"
 
// COOL includes
//#include "AttributeList/AttributeList.h"
#include "CoolKernel/IDatabase.h"
#include "CoolKernel/IFolder.h"
#include "CoolKernel/RecordSpecification.h"
#include "CoolKernel/FolderSpecification.h"
#include "CoolKernel/Record.h"
 
//<<<<<< METHOD DEFINITIONS
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
IOVRegistrationSvc::IOVRegistrationSvc( const std::string& name, ISvcLocator* svc )
    : 
    base_class( name, svc ),
    m_iov_db  ( "IOVDbSvc",            name ),
    m_detStore( "DetectorStore",       name ),
    m_persSvc ( "EventPersistencySvc", name ),
    m_clidSvc ( "ClassIDSvc",          name )
{
 
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
IOVRegistrationSvc::~IOVRegistrationSvc()
{}
 
const InterfaceID& IOVRegistrationSvc::type() const
 
{ 
    return IIOVRegistrationSvc::interfaceID();
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::initialize()
{
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("in initialize()");
 
    StatusCode sc = AthService::initialize();
    if ( sc.isFailure() ) {
      ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Unable to call base initialize method");
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
 
    // locate the conditions store ptr to it.
    sc = m_detStore.retrieve();
    if (!sc.isSuccess() || 0 == m_detStore)  {
       ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not find ConditionStore");
       return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
 
    // Get the IOVDbSvc
    sc = m_iov_db.retrieve();
    if ( sc.isFailure() ) {
      ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Unable to get the IOVDbSvc");
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
 
    // Get the persistency mgr for conversion of IOpaqueAddress to
    // string
    sc = m_persSvc.retrieve(); 
    if ( sc != StatusCode::SUCCESS ) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR (" Cannot get IAddressCreator interface of the EventPersistencySvc ");
    return sc ;
    }
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Found PersistencySvc ");
 
    
    // Get the ClassIDSvc - to get typename for clid
    sc = m_clidSvc.retrieve(); 
    if (sc != StatusCode::SUCCESS ) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR (" Cannot get IClassIDSvc interface of the CLIDSvc " );
    return sc ;
    }
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Found CLIDSvc ");
 
 
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Properties ");
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("RecreateFolders " <<  m_recreateFolders);
    if (m_timeStamp)
      {
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("BeginTime      " <<  m_beginTime);
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("EndTime        " <<  m_endTime);
      }
    else
      {
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("BeginRun        " <<  m_beginRun);
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("EndRun          " <<  m_endRun);
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("BeginLB      " <<  m_beginLB);
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("EndLB        " <<  m_endLB);
      }
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("IOVDbTag        " <<  m_tag);
 
    // check consistency of override specification, if any
    if (m_overrideName.size()!=m_overrideType.size()) {
      ATH_MSG_FATAL ("Inconsistent settings of OverrideNames and OverrideTypes parameters");
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
    for (unsigned int i=0;i<m_overrideName.size();++i)
      ATH_MSG_INFO ("Attributes with name " << m_overrideName[i] <<
                    " will be stored as COOL type " << m_overrideType[i]);
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
 
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::finalize()
{
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName ) const
{
  std::string key = "";
  
  if (m_timeStamp)
    {
      IOVTime start;
      start.setTimestamp(timeToNano(m_beginTime));
      IOVTime stop ;
      stop.setTimestamp(timeToNano(m_endTime));
 
      return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            m_tag.value(),
            start, 
            stop) );
    }
  else
    {
      IOVTime start;
      start.setRunEvent( (unsigned long)m_beginRun, (unsigned long)m_beginLB );
      IOVTime stop;
      stop.setRunEvent ( (unsigned long)m_endRun,   (unsigned long)m_endLB );
 
      return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            m_tag.value(),
            start, 
            stop) );
    }
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, const std::string& tag ) const
{
  std::string key = "";
  
  if (m_timeStamp)
    {
      IOVTime start;
      start.setTimestamp( timeToNano(m_beginTime) );
      IOVTime stop ;
      stop.setTimestamp ( timeToNano(m_endTime) );   
          
      return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
    }
  else
    {
      IOVTime start;
      start.setRunEvent( (unsigned long)m_beginRun, (unsigned long)m_beginLB );
      IOVTime stop;
      stop.setRunEvent ( (unsigned long)m_endRun,   (unsigned long)m_endLB );
      
      return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
    }
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, const std::string& key,
                 const std::string& tag ) const
{
  if (m_timeStamp)
    {
      IOVTime start;
      start.setTimestamp( timeToNano(m_beginTime) );
      IOVTime stop ;
      stop.setTimestamp ( timeToNano(m_endTime) );   
          
      return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
    }
  else
    {
      IOVTime start;
      start.setRunEvent( (unsigned long)m_beginRun, (unsigned long)m_beginLB );
      IOVTime stop;
      stop.setRunEvent ( (unsigned long)m_endRun,   (unsigned long)m_endLB );
      
      return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
    }
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, 
                 const std::string& tag,
                 unsigned int beginRun, 
                 unsigned int endRun, 
                 unsigned int beginLB, 
                 unsigned int endLB ) const
{
  IOVTime start;
  start.setRunEvent( (unsigned long)beginRun, (unsigned long)beginLB );
  IOVTime stop;
  stop.setRunEvent ( (unsigned long)endRun,   (unsigned long)endLB );
  std::string key = "";
  
  return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, 
                        const std::string& tag,
                        uint64_t beginTime, 
                        uint64_t endTime ) const
{
  IOVTime start;
  start.setTimestamp( beginTime );
  IOVTime stop;
  stop.setTimestamp ( endTime );
 
  std::string key = "";
  
  return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, 
                 const std::string& key,
                 const std::string& tag,
                 unsigned int beginRun, 
                 unsigned int endRun, 
                 unsigned int beginLB, 
                 unsigned int endLB ) const
{
  IOVTime start;
  start.setRunEvent( (unsigned long)beginRun, (unsigned long)beginLB );
  IOVTime stop;
  stop.setRunEvent ( (unsigned long)endRun,   (unsigned long)endLB );
 
  return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, 
                        const std::string& key,
                        const std::string& tag,
                        uint64_t beginTime, 
                        uint64_t endTime ) const
{
  IOVTime start;
  start.setTimestamp( beginTime );
  IOVTime stop;
  stop.setTimestamp ( endTime );
 
  return ( registerIOV( typeName,
                key,key,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, 
                 const std::string& key,
                     const std::string& folder,
                 const std::string& tag,
                 unsigned int beginRun, 
                 unsigned int endRun, 
                 unsigned int beginLB, 
                 unsigned int endLB ) const
{
  IOVTime start;
  start.setRunEvent( (unsigned long)beginRun, (unsigned long)beginLB );
  IOVTime stop;
  stop.setRunEvent ( (unsigned long)endRun,   (unsigned long)endLB );
 
  return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,
            folder,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
}
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName, 
                        const std::string& key,
                        const std::string& folder,
                        const std::string& tag,
                        uint64_t beginTime, 
                        uint64_t endTime ) const
{
  IOVTime start;
  start.setTimestamp( beginTime );
  IOVTime stop;
  stop.setTimestamp ( endTime );
 
  return ( registerIOV( typeName,
            key,
                    folder,
            tag,
            start, 
            stop) );
}

// Private methods
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOV( const std::string& typeName,
                 const std::string& spec_key,
                 const std::string& folder,
                 const std::string& tag,
                 const IOVTime&     start, 
                 const IOVTime&     stop ) const
{
    // Register the conditions objects in the IOV database with
    // start/stop as the time interval
 
 
    msg() << MSG::DEBUG <<" in registerIOV()" 
          << " typename: "     << typeName << " - tag: " << tag;
    if (spec_key.empty())
      {
    msg() << " key: *empty* " << endmsg;
      }
    else
      {
    msg() << " spec_key " << spec_key << endmsg;
      }
    msg() << " - begin time: "   << start
          << " - end time: "     << stop
          << endmsg;
  
    // Check validity of start/stop
    if(start.isBoth() || stop.isBoth() || 
       start.isTimestamp() != stop.isTimestamp() ||
       start.isRunEvent() != stop.isRunEvent()) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Incorrect start/stop: " 
                       << " isBoth: " << start.isBoth() << ":" << stop.isBoth() 
                       << " isTimestamp: " << start.isTimestamp() << ":" << stop.isTimestamp() 
                       << " isRunEvent: " << start.isRunEvent() << ":" << stop.isRunEvent());
    return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
    }
    
    return registerIOVCOOL( typeName,
                spec_key,
                folder,
                tag,
                start, 
                stop );
}
 
    
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::registerIOVCOOL( const std::string& typeName,
                        const std::string& spec_key,
                        const std::string& folderName,
                        const std::string& tag,
                        const IOVTime&     start, 
                        const IOVTime&     stop ) const
{
    // Register the conditions objects in the IOV database with
    // start/stop as the time interval
 
 
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" in registerIOVCOOL()" );
  
 
    // Find the clid for type name from the CLIDSvc
    CLID clid;
    StatusCode sc = m_clidSvc->getIDOfTypeName(typeName, clid);
    if (sc.isFailure()) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not get clid for typeName " << typeName);
    return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
    }
 
    try {
 
    // There are two possible states:
    //   1) The DataObject is stored elsewhere and we store in the
    //      IOVDb only a stringified ref to the object, or
    //   2) The DataObject is an AthenaAttributeList or a
    //      CondAttrListCollection and then we store it directly into
    //      the IOVDb. 
    //
    //   The second case is detected either with the type name,
    //   for AthenaAttributeList or CondAttrListCollection, or by
    //   checking the real type of the IOA - i.e. if it is a
    //   CondAttrListCollAddress then a CondAttrListCollection may
    //   have been filled with pool refs stored in it.
 
    bool storeRef          = true;
    bool storeAttrListColl = false;
    bool needSGaddr=false;
    if ("AthenaAttributeList" == typeName) {
      storeRef = false;
      needSGaddr=false;
    }
    if ("CondAttrListCollection" == typeName) {
        storeRef           = false;
        storeAttrListColl  = true;
        needSGaddr=false;
    }
    // (See after retrieval of the IOA for a final check of the
    // type of storage.)
 
    // Get IOpaqueAddress, key and symlinks for each data object
    // from StoreGate
    IOpaqueAddress* addr=0;
    std::string key = spec_key; 
    std::vector<CLID> symlinks;
    SG::DataProxy* proxy;
    if (key.empty()) {
        // Get IOpaqueAddress and key for each data object from
        // StoreGate
        proxy = m_detStore->proxy(clid);
        if (!proxy) {
          ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not get proxy for clid " << clid);
          return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
        
        // Get key to be used for folder name
        key = proxy->name();
        // get proxy address - this will fail if object not streamed out
        // but this can be recovered later for inline data
        addr = proxy->address();
    } else {
        // Get IOpaqueAddress for each data object from StoreGate
        proxy = m_detStore->proxy(clid, key);
        if (!proxy) {
          ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not get proxy for clid " << clid << " and key " << key);
          return( StatusCode::FAILURE );
        }
        // get proxy address - this will fail if object not streamed out
        // but this can be recovered later for inline data
        addr = proxy->address();
    }
    std::string saddr;
    if (addr) {
      // Get symlinks, if any
          symlinks = proxy->transientID();
          auto it = std::find (symlinks.begin(), symlinks.end(), clid);
          if (it != symlinks.end()) {
            symlinks.erase (it);
          }
 
      // Check whether the IOA is a CondAttrListCollAddress - if so
      // we will store a CondAttrListCollection
      CondAttrListCollAddress* collAddr = dynamic_cast<CondAttrListCollAddress*>(addr);
      if (collAddr) {
        storeRef           = false;
        storeAttrListColl  = true;
      }
      // Convert IOpaqueAddress to string via the persistency
      // service. We then store the string address in the IOV DB
      sc = m_persSvc->convertAddress(addr, saddr);   
      if (sc.isFailure()) {
        ATH_MSG_WARNING ("Could not get string from IOpaqueAddress for clid " << clid
                         << " is BAD_STORAGE_TYPE: " << (sc == IConversionSvc::Status::BAD_STORAGE_TYPE));
      return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
      }
      ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("String address = \"" << saddr << "\"");
    } else {
      // if no addr was found, object has not been streamed out
      // this is OK providing we do not need the addr later
      // i.e. plain CondAttrListCollection or AthenaAttributeList
      if (needSGaddr) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not get address for clid " << clid);
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE );
      } else {
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Faking address for " << typeName);
        // fake the saddr contents 
        if ("AthenaAttributeList" == typeName) {
          saddr="<address_header service_type=\"256\" clid=\"40774348\" /> POOLContainer_AthenaAttributeList][CLID=x";
        } else if ("CondAttrListCollection" == typeName) {
          saddr="<address_header service_type=\"256\" clid=\"1238547719\" /> POOLContainer_CondAttrListCollection][CLID=x";
        } else {
          ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Cannot fake stringaddress for typename "
                             << typeName);
        }
      }
    }
 
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Storing ref: " << storeRef 
                       << " Storing AttrListCollection: " << storeAttrListColl);
 
    // Set folder name - in the present case this is defined
    // to be the key 
    // RJH - unless a non-null folder is given on input
    std::string local_folder;
    if (""==folderName) {
      local_folder = key;
    } else {
      local_folder=folderName;
    }
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Using folder name " << local_folder);
      
    // Get COOL database in update mode (false == readOnly flag)
    cool::IDatabasePtr db = m_iov_db->getDatabase(false); 
    if (!db) {
            ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not get pointer to COOL db ");
        return(StatusCode::FAILURE);       
    }
    // get some information about the database connection for later checks
    const cool::DatabaseId& dbid=db->databaseId();
    // look for direct connection to production accounts
    bool dbidprod=(dbid.find("oracle")!=std::string::npos && (
               dbid.find("ATLAS_COOLONL_")!=std::string::npos ||
               dbid.find("ATLAS_COOLOFL_")!=std::string::npos ||
               dbid.find("ATLAS_COOL_")!=std::string::npos));
    // look for use of writer account ('_W' in connection string)
    bool dbidwriter=(dbid.find("oracle")!=std::string::npos && 
             dbid.find("_W")!=std::string::npos);
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Identified prod/writer " << dbidprod << dbidwriter);
    // do not allow write accesss to production servers
    if (dbidprod) {
      ATH_MSG_FATAL ("Direct update of production Oracle servers from Athena is FORBIDDEN");
      ATH_MSG_FATAL ("Please write to SQLite file and then merge with AtlCoolMerge.py");
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
    
    // For AthenaAttributeList/CondAttrListCollection, save a pointer to the object
    const AthenaAttributeList*    attrList     = 0;
    const CondAttrListCollection* attrListColl = 0;
 
    if (!storeRef) {
        if ("CondAttrListCollection"==typeName) {
          if (StatusCode::SUCCESS!=m_detStore->
          retrieve(attrListColl,key)) {
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not find CondAttrListCollecton for "
                               << key);
        return StatusCode::FAILURE;
          }
        } else if (storeAttrListColl) {
          // have to go through SG proxy, as it is a collection of POOLref
          if (addr) {
        CondAttrListCollAddress* attrAddr = dynamic_cast<CondAttrListCollAddress*>(addr);
        if (attrAddr) {
            // Successful cast
            attrListColl = attrAddr->attrListColl();
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Set attr list coll ptr ");
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("addr, attrAddr, coll " 
                                   << addr << " " << attrAddr << " " << attrListColl);
        } else {
          ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not extract ptr for CondAttrListCollAddress ");
          return StatusCode::FAILURE;
        }
          } else {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Cannot write out collection of POOLref without streaming them first" );
        return StatusCode::FAILURE;
          }
        } else {
          // Just AttrList - get directly from Storegate
          if (StatusCode::SUCCESS!=m_detStore->retrieve(attrList,key)) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not find AthenaAttributeList for "
                               << key);
        return StatusCode::FAILURE;
          }
        }
        
    }
 
 
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Set attr list coll ptr " << attrListColl);
 
    // Save folder pointer
    cool::IFolderPtr folder;
 
    // Create folders if required - a job option allows on to
    // delete existing folders and then recreate them
 
    bool createFolders = false;
 
    if(db->existsFolder(local_folder)) {
 
        if (m_recreateFolders) {
            // do not allow this action on production schema or with writer
            if (dbidprod || dbidwriter) {
          ATH_MSG_FATAL ("Apparent attempt to delete folder on production COOL schema " << dbid);
          return StatusCode::FAILURE;
            }
        
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" Deleting existing COOL Folder " << local_folder);
        db->dropNode( local_folder ); 
        createFolders = true;
        }
        else {
        // Get folder
                ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("COOL Folder " << local_folder << " exists");
        folder = db->getFolder(local_folder);
        }
 
    }
    else {
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("COOL Folder " << local_folder 
                           << " does not exist - must create it");
        createFolders = true;
    }
        
    // Split the string address into header and data parts
    std::string address_header;
    std::string address_data;
 
    sc = splitAddress(saddr,address_header,address_data);
    if (sc.isFailure()) {
            ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not split address: "
                           << "addr: " << saddr << "\n"
                           << "hdr:  " << address_header << "\n"
                           << "data  " << address_data);
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
    }
    msg() << MSG::DEBUG <<"split address: " << saddr << endmsg
              << "  hdr:  " << address_header << endmsg
              << "  data: " << address_data << endmsg;
                
 
    if(createFolders) {
        // first make sure not using writer account -if so abort
        if (dbidwriter) {
          ATH_MSG_FATAL ("Apparent attempt to create folder using writer account, dbID is: " << dbid);
          return StatusCode::FAILURE;
        }
 
        // We store extra information in the folder description. 
        // This info is:
        //   typeName       - required information
        //   symlinks       - the extra StoreGate keys, if any
        //   key            - optional, only needed if key != folder name
        //   timeStamp      - either run-lumi (default) or time
        //   address_header - added by convention
        //
        //
        // The convention is that the address_header is stored
        // in the description, and the IOV interval data
        // payload is just the pool reference in string form.
        // The address_header and address_data can be obtained
        // from the string address returned from the
        // persistency service, using splitAddress
 
        std::string mergedNames;
 
        sc = buildDescription( "typeName", typeName,
                         mergedNames );
        if (sc.isFailure()) {
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not merge towards merged description: "
                               << "typeName: " << typeName);
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
        
        sc = buildDescription( "addrHeader", address_header,
                         mergedNames );
        if (sc.isFailure()) {
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not merge towards merged description: "
                               << "addrHeader: " << address_header);
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
        // RJH - if key is not same as folder, and we want the read-back
        // objects to end up in the TDS with the given Storegate key rather
        // than the folder name, need to set the <key> attribute
        // a jobOption WriteKeyInfo=FALSE disables this, in case you have
        // created objects with the 'wrong' SG key and want the key
        // on read-back to correspond to the folder name
        if (local_folder!=key && m_writeKeyInfo) {
          sc=buildDescription("key",key,mergedNames);
          if (sc.isFailure()) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not merge towards merged description: "
                               << "key: " << key);
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
          }
        }
 
        // Add in symlink types
        if (!symlinks.empty()) {
        std::string symlinkTypes;
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < symlinks.size(); ++i) {
            std::string type;
            sc = m_clidSvc->getTypeNameOfID(symlinks[i], type);
            if (sc.isFailure()) {
                        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not get type name for symlink clid "
                                       << symlinks[i]);
            return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
            }
            else {
                        ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("adding symlink: clid, type  " 
                                       << symlinks[i] << " " << type);
            }
            if (symlinkTypes.size()) symlinkTypes += ':';
            symlinkTypes += type;
        }
        sc=buildDescription("symlinks", symlinkTypes, mergedNames);
        if (sc.isFailure()) {
                  msg() << MSG::ERROR <<"Could not merge symlinks to merged description: "
            << "symlink types: ";
            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < symlinkTypes.size(); ++i) {
                      msg() << MSG::ERROR << symlinkTypes[i] << " ";
            }
            msg() << MSG::ERROR << endmsg;
            return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
        else {
                  ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("symlinks, merged names " 
                                 << symlinkTypes << " " << mergedNames);
        }
        }
 
        // Type of time is defined by start/stop
 
        // Some checks on the times:
        if (!start.isValid() || 
        !stop.isValid()  || 
        start.isTimestamp() != stop.isTimestamp() || 
        start.isRunEvent() != stop.isRunEvent()) {
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Invalid times: start isValid/isTimeStamp/isRunEvent "
                               << "addrHeader: " << address_header
                               << start.isValid() << " " << start.isTimestamp() << " " 
                               << start.isRunEvent());
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Invalid times: stop isValid/isTimeStamp/isRunEvent "
                               << "addrHeader: " << address_header
                               << stop.isValid() << " " << stop.isTimestamp() << " " 
                               << stop.isRunEvent());
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
        bool isTimeStamp = false;
        if (start.isTimestamp()) isTimeStamp = true;
 
        if (isTimeStamp)
          {
        sc = buildDescription( "timeStamp", "time",
                         mergedNames );
          }
        else
          {
        sc = buildDescription( "timeStamp", "run-lumi",
                         mergedNames );
          }
        if (sc.isFailure()) { 
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Could not merge timeStamp flag towards merged description. ");
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
        // add <named/> for channels with names
        if (storeAttrListColl && attrListColl!=0 && 
        attrListColl->name_size()>0) mergedNames+="<named/>";
        
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" create folder " << local_folder 
                           << " with description " << mergedNames);
 
        // Create folder 
 
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Set attr list coll ptr " << attrListColl);
 
        cool::RecordSpecification payloadSpec;
        if (storeRef) {
        // Folder with refs only:
        // Payload specification - contains just a string
            // assuming POOL refs will not be longer than 4000 chars
        payloadSpec.extend("PoolRef",cool::StorageType::String4k);
        }
        else {
        // Store AttributeList or a collection of AttributeLists
            const coral::AttributeList* atr4spec=0;
        if (storeAttrListColl) {
 
            // Folder with CondAttrListCollection itself
            // Get the attribute spec from the first element in the collection
            if (0 == attrListColl) {
                        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("attrListColl not found. ");
            return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
            }
        
            if (0 == attrListColl->size()) {
                        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("attrListColl is empty. ");
            return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
            }
            // FIXME
                    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Size of AttrList collection" <<
                                   attrListColl->size());
 
                    atr4spec=&((*attrListColl->begin()).second);
        } else {
            // folder with simple AttributeList
            atr4spec=attrList;
                    ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("In simple atrlist branch");
        }
                ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Pointer to atrList is " << atr4spec);
        // construct COOL specification
        for (coral::AttributeList::const_iterator itr=
               atr4spec->begin();itr!=atr4spec->end();++itr) {
          // extend specification with appropriate COOL type
          // giving opportunity to override default choice
          payloadSpec.extend(itr->specification().name(),
                    coralToCoolType(itr->specification().name(),
                    itr->specification().typeName()));
        }
        }
        // create folder
        cool::FolderVersioning::Mode version=
          cool::FolderVersioning::MULTI_VERSION;
        if (m_svFolder) {
          version=cool::FolderVersioning::SINGLE_VERSION;
              ATH_MSG_INFO ("Creating single version folder for "
                            << local_folder);
        }
        if (m_payloadTable)
              ATH_MSG_INFO ("Creating separate payload table for "
                            << local_folder);
        cool::FolderSpecification folderSpec(version,payloadSpec,cool::PayloadMode::SEPARATEPAYLOAD);
        folder = db->createFolder(local_folder,folderSpec,
                  mergedNames,true); 
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Creation of CondDBFolder " << 
                           local_folder << " done");
 
        // create channels if needed - only for CondAttrListColl with names
        if (storeAttrListColl && attrListColl!=0 && 
        attrListColl->name_size()>0) {
              ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Naming " << attrListColl->name_size() <<
                             " channels in " << local_folder);
          for (CondAttrListCollection::name_const_iterator nitr=
             attrListColl->name_begin();
           nitr!=attrListColl->name_end();++nitr) {
        folder->createChannel(nitr->first,nitr->second);
          }
        }
    }
        
    // Print out stop/start ONLY for non-collections - collections
    // have a per-channel start/stop
    if (storeAttrListColl) {
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" Global Start/stop time: "
                           << start << " " << stop << " Note: will be ignored for channels with differnt IOVs " );
    }
    else {
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" Start/stop time " << start << " " << stop << " ");
    }
 
    // Convert IOVTime to ValidityKey
    cool::ValidityKey ivStart = start.re_time();
    cool::ValidityKey ivStop  = stop.re_time();
    if(start.isTimestamp()) {
        ivStart = start.timestamp();
        ivStop  = stop.timestamp();
    }
 
    // get record specification of folder
            
    const cool::RecordSpecification& rspec=folder->payloadSpecification();
 
    if (storeAttrListColl) {
        //
        // Need to store multiple channels
        //
        //  The policy for the IOV of each channel is to use the
        //  channel IOV already stored in the collection, if it is
        //  there. If it is not there, then use the global IOV. 
        //
        if (storeRef) {
        // Should NOT get here for a collection, signal error
                ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Trying to store a ref for a CondAttrListCollection. ");
        return( StatusCode::FAILURE);
        }
 
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" --> Storing Object( " << start << ", " << stop 
                           << ", " << tag << " )");
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" -->   address: " << address_data);
        // Loop over collection
        CondAttrListCollection::const_iterator first = attrListColl->begin();
        CondAttrListCollection::const_iterator last  = attrListColl->end();
        for (; first != last; ++first) {
 
        // Copy from retrieved attribute list
        const coral::AttributeList& payload = (*first).second;
        // Get channel id
        CondAttrListCollection::ChanNum chanNum = (*first).first;
 
        // Check whether to use already stored IOV, or the
        // global IOV
        cool::ValidityKey ivStart1 = ivStart;
        cool::ValidityKey ivStop1  = ivStop;
        CondAttrListCollection::iov_const_iterator iovIt = attrListColl->chanIOVPair(chanNum);
        std::ostringstream attr;
        payload.toOutputStream( attr );
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" --> ChanNum: " << chanNum << " Payload: " << attr.str());
        if (!m_forceGlobalIOV && iovIt != attrListColl->iov_end()) {
            const IOVRange& range = (*iovIt).second;
            if(range.start().isTimestamp()) {
            ivStart1 = range.start().timestamp();
            ivStop1  = range.stop().timestamp();
            }
            else {
            ivStart1 = range.start().re_time();
            ivStop1  = range.stop().re_time();
            }
            ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" --> Start/stop time " 
                                   << range.start() << " " << range.stop() << " ");
        }
        else {
                  ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" --> Start/stop time " 
                                 << start << " " << stop << " ");
        }
        
        // Store address in folder with interval
        cool::Record record(rspec,payload);
        if (m_userTags && tag!="") {
              ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Object stored with user tag " << tag );
          folder->storeObject( ivStart1, 
                                       ivStop1,
                                       record,
                                       chanNum,tag,!m_userTagsUH);
        } else {
          folder->storeObject( ivStart1, 
                                       ivStop1,
                                       record,
                                       chanNum);
        }
        }
    }
    else {
        // Store a single channel
        cool::Record record(rspec);
        if (storeRef) {
          // PayLoad is ONLY the ref
          record["PoolRef"].setValue<std::string>(address_data);
        }
        else {
          // Copy from retrieved attribute list
          record=cool::Record(rspec,*attrList);
        }
 
        // Store address in folder with interval
        if (m_userTags && tag!="") {
          ATH_MSG_DEBUG ("Object stored with user tag " << tag );
          folder->storeObject( ivStart, 
                                   ivStop,
                                   record,0,tag,!m_userTagsUH);
        } else {
          folder->storeObject( ivStart, 
                                   ivStop,
                                   record,0);
        }
          
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" --> Stored Object( " << start << ", " << stop 
                           << ", " << tag << " )");
        ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" -->   address: " << address_data);
    }
    
    ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" storeData OK ");
          
    // Now tag the folder if required
    if (!m_userTags) {
      if ("" == tag) {
              ATH_MSG_DEBUG (" tag is empty - folder is not being tagged ");
      }
      else {
            ATH_MSG_INFO (" Tagging HEAD of folder " << local_folder << 
                          " with tag " << tag);
        try { 
          folder->tagCurrentHead(tag,m_tagDescription);
        }
        catch ( cool::TagExists& e) {
              ATH_MSG_INFO ("Tag " << tag << 
                            " exists - attempt to delete tag and retag HEAD");
          // first check this tag is really defined in THIS folder
              std::vector<std::string> taglist=folder->listTags();
          if (find(taglist.begin(),taglist.end(),tag)==
          taglist.end()) {
                  ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Tag is defined in another folder - tag names must be global");
          } else if (folder->existsUserTag(tag)) {
        // this is a COOL user tag, in which case user
            // is trying to mix user and HEAD tags, not allowed in COOL1.3
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Tag " << tag << 
                               " is already USER tag - cannot mix tagging modes");
          } else {
            try {
              folder->deleteTag(tag);
                  folder->tagCurrentHead(tag,m_tagDescription);
              ATH_MSG_INFO ("Delete and retag succeeded");
            }
            catch ( cool::TagNotFound& e) {
              ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Delete and retag HEAD failed");
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
    }
    
    catch (std::exception& e) {
        ATH_MSG_ERROR ("*** COOL  exception caught: " << e.what() );
        // << "\n"
        //      << "***   error code: " << e.code() 
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
 
    //return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}
 
cool::StorageType::TypeId IOVRegistrationSvc::coralToCoolType(
   const std::string& parname,const std::string& coralName) const {
  // map coral type onto corresponding COOL storage type
  std::string coralType=coralName;
  // check for any overrides
  for (unsigned int i=0;i<m_overrideType.size();++i) {
    if (m_overrideName[i]==parname) {
      coralType=m_overrideType[i];
      ATH_MSG_INFO ("Override default type for attribute " << 
                    parname << " - use " << coralType);
    }
  }
  // FIXME to include all CORAL/COOL types
  // give both the names of CORAL types, and COOL types which may get specified
  // as overrides
  if (coralType=="bool") return cool::StorageType::Bool;
  if (coralType=="UChar" || coralType=="unsigned char") return cool::StorageType::UChar;
  if (coralType=="Int16") return cool::StorageType::Int16;
  if (coralType=="UInt16") return cool::StorageType::UInt16;
  if (coralType=="Int32" || coralType=="int") return cool::StorageType::Int32;
  if (coralType=="UInt32" || coralType=="unsigned int") return cool::StorageType::UInt32;
  if (coralType=="UInt63" || coralType=="unsigned long long") return cool::StorageType::UInt63;
  if (coralType=="Int64" || coralType=="long long") return cool::StorageType::Int64;
  if (coralType=="Float" || coralType=="float") return cool::StorageType::Float;
  if (coralType=="Double" || coralType=="double") return cool::StorageType::Double;
  if (coralType=="String255") return cool::StorageType::String255;
  if (coralType=="String4k" || coralType=="string") return cool::StorageType::String4k;
  if (coralType=="String64k") return cool::StorageType::String64k;
  if (coralType=="String16M") return cool::StorageType::String16M;
  if (coralType=="blob" || coralType=="Blob64k") 
    return cool::StorageType::Blob64k;
  if (coralType=="Blob16M") return cool::StorageType::Blob16M;
 
  // if we get here, mapping is undefined
  ATH_MSG_FATAL ("No COOL mapping defined for CORAL type " << coralName);
  throw std::exception();
}
 
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
uint64_t IOVRegistrationSvc::timeToNano(const unsigned long int timesec) const
{
  // convert time specified in seconds to ns used by COOL
  // use the magic value MAXEVENT to signal full range
  if (timesec==IOVTime::MAXEVENT) {
    return IOVTime::MAXTIMESTAMP;
  } else {
    return static_cast<uint64_t>(timesec)*1000000000;
  }
}
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::buildDescription(const std::string&  identifier,
                                       const std::string&  value,
                                       std::string&        description) const {
  // this routine was originally in IOVDbSvc, moved here as only client
  // buids an XML fragment of form <identifier>value</identifier>
  if (identifier.empty() || value.empty()) {
    ATH_MSG_ERROR ("Identifier or value is null.");
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }
  description = "<"+identifier+">"+value+"</"+identifier+">"+description;
  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}
 
StatusCode IOVRegistrationSvc::splitAddress(const std::string& address,
                                  std::string& address_header,
                                  std::string& address_data ) const {
  // this routine was originally in IOVDbSvc, moved here as only client
  // Deals with address of form
  // <address_header service_type="256" clid="1238547719" /> POOLContainer_CondAttrListCollection][CLID=x
  // return header as part up to and including />, trailer as rest
 
  std::string::size_type p1=address.find(" />");
  if (p1!=std::string::npos) {
    address_header=address.substr(0,p1+3);
    address_data=address.substr(p1+4);
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
  } else {
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }
}