SensitiveDetectorBase Class Reference

Common base class for tools that create and manage Geant4 sensitive detectors. More...

#include <SensitiveDetectorBase.h>

Inherits extends< AthAlgTool, ISensitiveDetector >.

Inherited by AFP_SensitiveDetectorTool, AFP_SiDSensitiveDetectorTool, AFP_TDSensitiveDetectorTool, ALFA_SensitiveDetectorTool, BCMSensorSDTool, BLMSensorSDTool, CSCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, CSCSensitiveDetectorTool, CaloCellContainerSDTool, FCS_Param::FCS_StepInfoSDTool, GenericMuonSensitiveDetectorTool, HGTDSensorSDTool, LArG4::CalibSDTool, LArG4::SimpleSDTool, LArG4SDTool, LUCID_SensitiveDetectorTool, MDTSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, MDTSensitiveDetectorTool, MicromegasSensitiveDetectorTool, MinBiasScintillatorSDTool, MuonG4R4::MuonSensitiveDetectorTool, MuonWallSDTool, PixelSensorSDTool, RPCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, RPCSensitiveDetectorTool, SctSensorSDTool, SctSensor_CTBTool, TGCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, TGCSensitiveDetectorTool, TRTSensitiveDetectorTool, TileGeoG4CalibSDTool, TileGeoG4SDTool, TrackFastSimSDTool, TrackRecorderSDTool, ZDC_FiberSDTool, ZDC_G4CalibSDTool, and sTGCSensitiveDetectorTool.

Collaboration diagram for SensitiveDetectorBase:

Public Member Functions
	SensitiveDetectorBase (const std::string &type, const std::string &name, const IInterface *parent)
	Standard constructor.
virtual	~SensitiveDetectorBase ()=default
	Empty virtual destructor.
StatusCode	initializeSD () override
	Setup an SD in the current thread.
virtual StatusCode	SetupEvent (HitCollectionMap &) override
	Beginning of an athena event.
virtual StatusCode	Gather (HitCollectionMap &) override
	End of an athena event.

Protected Member Functions
StatusCode	assignSD (std::unique_ptr< G4VSensitiveDetector > sd, const std::vector< std::string > &volumes) const
	Assign SD to a list of volumes.
void	SetSensitiveDetector (G4LogicalVolume *, G4VSensitiveDetector *) const
	Method stolen from G4VUserDetectorConstruction in G4 10.2.

Protected Attributes
Gaudi::Property< std::vector< std::string > >	m_volumeNames {this, "LogicalVolumeNames", {}}
	All the volumes to which this SD is assigned.
Gaudi::Property< std::vector< std::string > >	m_outputCollectionNames {this, "OutputCollectionNames", {}}
	Names of all output collections written out by this SD.
Gaudi::Property< bool >	m_noVolumes {this, "NoVolumes", false}
	This SensitiveDetector has no volumes associated with it.

Static Private Member Functions
static bool	matchStrings (const char *first, const char *second)
	Match two strings with wildcard support.

Detailed Description

Common base class for tools that create and manage Geant4 sensitive detectors.

Concrete tools must implement the makeSD method of ISensitiveDetector to create an SD on demand. In multi-threading mode, SDs are created once per thread by the infrastructure invoking initializeSDs.

Concrete tools can optionally implement the SetupEvent and Gather methods for preparing and post-processing output collections at the beginning or end of an Athena event.

Definition at line 38 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SensitiveDetectorBase()

SensitiveDetectorBase::SensitiveDetectorBase	(	const std::string &	type,
		const std::string &	name,
		const IInterface *	parent )

Standard constructor.

Definition at line 17 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.cxx.

  : base_class(type,name,parent)
{
}

~SensitiveDetectorBase()

virtual SensitiveDetectorBase::~SensitiveDetectorBase ( )

virtualdefault

Empty virtual destructor.

Member Function Documentation

assignSD()

StatusCode SensitiveDetectorBase::assignSD ( std::unique_ptr< G4VSensitiveDetector > sd, const std::vector< std::string > & volumes ) const

protected

Assign SD to a list of volumes.

This method supports wild card matching

Definition at line 55 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.cxx.

{
  // Propagate verbosity setting to the SD
  if(msgLvl(MSG::VERBOSE)) sd->SetVerboseLevel(10);
  else if(msgLvl(MSG::DEBUG)) sd->SetVerboseLevel(5);
 
  // Add the sensitive detector to the SD manager in G4 for SDs,
  // even if it has no volumes associated to it.
  auto sdMgr = G4SDManager::GetSDMpointer();
  auto sdPtr = sd.get();
  // SDManager is now the SD owner
  //for later use
  auto sdName = sd->GetName();
  sdMgr->AddNewDetector(sd.release());
 
  if(!volumes.empty()) {
    bool gotOne = false;
    auto logicalVolumeStore = G4LogicalVolumeStore::GetInstance();
    for(const auto& volumeName : volumes) {
      // Keep track of how many volumes we find with this name string.
      // We allow for multiple matches.
      int numFound = 0;
 
      // Find volumes with this name
      for(auto* logVol : *logicalVolumeStore) {
 
        ATH_MSG_VERBOSE("Check whether "<<logVol->GetName()<<" belongs to the set of sensitive detectors "<<volumeName);
        if( matchStrings( volumeName.data(), logVol->GetName() ) ){
          ++numFound;
          SetSensitiveDetector(logVol, sdPtr);
        }
        
      }
      // Warn if no volumes were found
      if(numFound == 0) {
        ATH_MSG_WARNING("Volume " << volumeName <<
                        " not found in G4LogicalVolumeStore.");
      }
      else {
        ATH_MSG_VERBOSE("Found " << numFound << " copies of LV " << volumeName <<
                        "; SD " << sdName << " assigned.");
        gotOne = true;
      }
 
    }
 
    // Abort if we have failed to assign any volume
    if(!gotOne) {
      ATH_MSG_ERROR( "Failed to assign *any* volume to SD " << name() <<
                     " and expected at least one. Size of the volume store "<<G4LogicalVolumeStore::GetInstance()->size() );
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
  }
 
  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}

Gather()

virtual StatusCode SensitiveDetectorBase::Gather ( HitCollectionMap & )

inlineoverridevirtual

End of an athena event.

Store the output collection in SG at this point. If we are using a WriteHandle, then this can be empty!

Reimplemented in AFP_SensitiveDetectorTool, AFP_SiDSensitiveDetectorTool, AFP_TDSensitiveDetectorTool, ALFA_SensitiveDetectorTool, BCMSensorSDTool, BLMSensorSDTool, CaloCellContainerSDTool, CSCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, CSCSensitiveDetectorTool, FCS_Param::FCS_StepInfoSDTool, GenericMuonSensitiveDetectorTool, HGTDSensorSDTool, LArG4::CalibSDTool, LArG4::SimpleSDTool, LUCID_SensitiveDetectorTool, MDTSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, MDTSensitiveDetectorTool, MicromegasSensitiveDetectorTool, MinBiasScintillatorSDTool, MuonG4R4::MuonSensitiveDetectorTool, MuonWallSDTool, PixelSensorSDTool, RPCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, RPCSensitiveDetectorTool, SctSensor_CTBTool, SctSensorSDTool, sTGCSensitiveDetectorTool, TGCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, TGCSensitiveDetectorTool, TileGeoG4CalibSDTool, TileGeoG4SDTool, TrackFastSimSDTool, TrackRecorderSDTool, TRTSensitiveDetectorTool, ZDC_FiberSDTool, and ZDC_G4CalibSDTool.

Definition at line 66 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.h.

                                                        {
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
  };

initializeSD()

StatusCode SensitiveDetectorBase::initializeSD ( )

override

Setup an SD in the current thread.

Separate from the AthAlgTool initialize() method because it needs to be called once per worker thread in AthenaMT. Don't confuse this with the G4 SD method Initialize which is called at the beginning of every G4 event.

Definition at line 25 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.cxx.

{
  ATH_MSG_VERBOSE( name() << "::initializeSD()" );
 
  // Sanity check for volume configuration problems.
  // It would be better to have a more robust solution for this.
  if(m_volumeNames.empty() != m_noVolumes) {
    ATH_MSG_ERROR("Initializing SD from " << name() << ", NoVolumes = "
                  << (m_noVolumes? "true" : "false") << ", but LogicalVolumeNames = "
                  << m_volumeNames.value());
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }
 
  // Make the SD stored by this tool
  auto sd = std::unique_ptr<G4VSensitiveDetector>(makeSD());
  if(!sd)
    {
      ATH_MSG_ERROR("Failed to create SD!");
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }
  // Assign the SD to our list of volumes
  ATH_CHECK( assignSD( std::move(sd), m_volumeNames.value() ) );
 
  ATH_MSG_DEBUG( "Initialized and added SD " << name() );
  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}

matchStrings()

bool SensitiveDetectorBase::matchStrings ( const char * first, const char * second )

staticprivate

Match two strings with wildcard support.

Compares two strings character by character with optional * wildcard in the first argument

Definition at line 115 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.cxx.

{
  // If we reach at the end of both strings, we are done
  if (*first == '\0' && *second == '\0')
    return true;
 
  // If there are consecutive '*' present in the first string
  // advance to the next character
  if(*first == '*' && *(first + 1) == '*')
    return matchStrings(first + 1, second);
 
  // Make sure that the characters after '*' are present in second string.
  if (*first == '*' && *(first + 1) != '\0' && *second == '\0')
    return false;
 
  // If the current characters of both strings match
  if (*first == *second)
    return matchStrings(first + 1, second + 1);
 
  // If there is *, then there are two possibilities
  // a) We consider current character of second string
  // b) We ignore current character of second string.
  if (*first == '*')
    return matchStrings(first + 1, second) || matchStrings(first, second + 1);
  return false;
}

SetSensitiveDetector()

void SensitiveDetectorBase::SetSensitiveDetector ( G4LogicalVolume * logVol, G4VSensitiveDetector * aSD ) const

protected

Method stolen from G4VUserDetectorConstruction in G4 10.2.

Definition at line 142 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.cxx.

{
  // New Logic: allow for "multiple" SDs being attached to a single LV.
  // To do that we use a special proxy SD called G4MultiSensitiveDetector
 
  // Get existing SD if already set and check if it is of the special type
  G4VSensitiveDetector* originalSD = logVol->GetSensitiveDetector();
  if ( originalSD == nullptr )
    {
      logVol->SetSensitiveDetector(aSD);
    }
  else
    {
      G4MultiSensitiveDetector* msd = dynamic_cast<G4MultiSensitiveDetector*>(originalSD);
      if ( msd != nullptr )
        {
          msd->AddSD(aSD);
        }
      else
        {
          // Construct a unique name using the volume address
          std::stringstream ss;
          ss << static_cast<const void*>(logVol);
          const G4String msdname = "/MultiSD_" + logVol->GetName() + ss.str();
          msd = new G4MultiSensitiveDetector(std::move(msdname));
          // We need to register the proxy to have correct handling of IDs
          G4SDManager::GetSDMpointer()->AddNewDetector(msd);
          msd->AddSD(originalSD);
          msd->AddSD(aSD);
          logVol->SetSensitiveDetector(msd);
        }
    }
}

SetupEvent()

virtual StatusCode SensitiveDetectorBase::SetupEvent ( HitCollectionMap & )

inlineoverridevirtual

Beginning of an athena event.

This is where collection initialization should happen. If we are using a WriteHandle, then this could be empty.

Reimplemented in AFP_SensitiveDetectorTool, AFP_SiDSensitiveDetectorTool, AFP_TDSensitiveDetectorTool, ALFA_SensitiveDetectorTool, BCMSensorSDTool, BLMSensorSDTool, CaloCellContainerSDTool, CSCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, CSCSensitiveDetectorTool, GenericMuonSensitiveDetectorTool, HGTDSensorSDTool, LArG4::CalibSDTool, LArG4::SimpleSDTool, LUCID_SensitiveDetectorTool, MDTSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, MDTSensitiveDetectorTool, MicromegasSensitiveDetectorTool, MinBiasScintillatorSDTool, MuonG4R4::MuonSensitiveDetectorTool, MuonWallSDTool, PixelSensorSDTool, RPCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, RPCSensitiveDetectorTool, SctSensor_CTBTool, SctSensorSDTool, sTGCSensitiveDetectorTool, TGCSensitiveDetectorCosmicsTool, TGCSensitiveDetectorTool, TileGeoG4CalibSDTool, TileGeoG4SDTool, TrackFastSimSDTool, TrackRecorderSDTool, TRTSensitiveDetectorTool, ZDC_FiberSDTool, and ZDC_G4CalibSDTool.

Definition at line 59 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.h.

                                                            {
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
  }

Member Data Documentation

m_noVolumes

Gaudi::Property<bool> SensitiveDetectorBase::m_noVolumes {this, "NoVolumes", false}

protected

This SensitiveDetector has no volumes associated with it.

Definition at line 83 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.h.

{this, "NoVolumes", false};

m_outputCollectionNames

Gaudi::Property<std::vector<std::string> > SensitiveDetectorBase::m_outputCollectionNames {this, "OutputCollectionNames", {}}

protected

Names of all output collections written out by this SD.

Definition at line 80 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.h.

{this, "OutputCollectionNames", {}};

m_volumeNames

Gaudi::Property<std::vector<std::string> > SensitiveDetectorBase::m_volumeNames {this, "LogicalVolumeNames", {}}

protected

All the volumes to which this SD is assigned.

Definition at line 78 of file SensitiveDetectorBase.h.

{this, "LogicalVolumeNames", {}};

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• SensitiveDetectorBase.h
• SensitiveDetectorBase.cxx