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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
//
// Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Marc Brooker and Michael Inggs
// Copyright (c) 2008-present FERS Contributors (see AUTHORS.md).
//
// See the GNU GPLv2 LICENSE file in the FERS project root for more information.
 
/**
 * @file transmitter.h
 * @brief Header file for the Transmitter class in the radar namespace.
 */
 
#pragma once
 
#include <optional>
 
#include "core/sim_id.h"
#include "radar_obj.h"
#include "schedule_period.h"
 
namespace fers_signal
{
    class FmcwChirpSignal;
    class RadarSignal;
}
 
namespace radar
{
    /**
     * @class Transmitter
     * @brief Represents a radar transmitter system.
     */
    class Transmitter final : public Radar
    {
    public:
        /**
         * @brief Constructor for the Transmitter class.
         *
         * @param platform Pointer to the platform object.
         * @param name Name of the transmitter.
         * @param mode The operational mode (PULSED_MODE or CW_MODE).
         */
        Transmitter(Platform* platform, std::string name, const OperationMode mode, const SimId id = 0) noexcept :
            Radar(platform, std::move(name),
                  id == 0 ? SimIdGenerator::instance().generateId(ObjectType::Transmitter) : id),
            _mode(mode)
        {
        }
 
        ~Transmitter() override = default;
 
        Transmitter(const Transmitter&) = delete;
 
        Transmitter& operator=(const Transmitter&) = delete;
 
        Transmitter(Transmitter&&) = delete;
 
        Transmitter& operator=(Transmitter&&) = delete;
 
        /**
         * @brief Retrieves the pulse repetition frequency (PRF).
         *
         * @return The current PRF of the transmitter.
         */
        [[nodiscard]] RealType getPrf() const noexcept { return _prf; }
 
        /**
         * @brief Retrieves the radar signal currently being transmitted.
         *
         * @return Pointer to the RadarSignal object being transmitted.
         */
        [[nodiscard]] fers_signal::RadarSignal* getSignal() const noexcept { return _signal; }
 
        /// Gets the FMCW chirp signal when this transmitter uses one.
        [[nodiscard]] const fers_signal::FmcwChirpSignal* getFmcwSignal() const noexcept;
 
        /// Returns true when the transmitter uses a continuous streaming mode.
        [[nodiscard]] bool isStreamingMode() const noexcept
        {
            return _mode == OperationMode::CW_MODE || _mode == OperationMode::FMCW_MODE;
        }
 
        /**
         * @brief Retrieves the unique ID of the transmitter.
         *
         * @return The transmitter SimId.
         */
        [[nodiscard]] SimId getId() const noexcept { return Radar::getId(); }
 
        /**
         * @brief Gets the operational mode of the transmitter.
         *
         * @return The operational mode (PULSED_MODE or CW_MODE).
         */
        [[nodiscard]] OperationMode getMode() const noexcept { return _mode; }
 
        /**
         * @brief Sets the operational mode of the transmitter.
         *
         * @param mode The operational mode (PULSED_MODE or CW_MODE).
         */
        void setMode(OperationMode mode) noexcept { _mode = mode; }
 
        /**
         * @brief Sets the radar signal wave to be transmitted.
         *
         * @param pulse Pointer to the RadarSignal object representing the wave.
         */
        void setWave(fers_signal::RadarSignal* pulse) noexcept { _signal = pulse; }
 
        /**
         * @brief Sets the radar signal wave to be transmitted.
         *
         * @param signal Pointer to the RadarSignal object to be transmitted.
         */
        void setSignal(fers_signal::RadarSignal* signal) noexcept { _signal = signal; }
 
        /**
         * @brief Sets the pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of the transmitter.
         *
         * @param mprf Desired PRF to be set.
         */
        void setPrf(RealType mprf) noexcept;
 
        /**
         * @brief Sets the active schedule for the transmitter.
         *
         * The provided schedule should be pre-validated and sorted.
         * @param schedule A vector of active periods.
         */
        void setSchedule(std::vector<SchedulePeriod> schedule);
 
        /**
         * @brief Retrieves the list of active transmission periods.
         * @return A const reference to the schedule vector.
         */
        [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<SchedulePeriod>& getSchedule() const noexcept { return _schedule; }
 
        /**
         * @brief Determines the valid simulation time for a pulse at or after the given time.
         *
         * If the requested time falls within an active period, it is returned.
         * If it falls in a gap between periods, the start of the next period is returned.
         * If it falls after all periods, std::nullopt is returned.
         * If no schedule is defined, the transmitter is considered "always on".
         *
         * @param time The proposed pulse time.
         * @return The actual pulse time, or nullopt if no valid time exists.
         */
        [[nodiscard]] std::optional<RealType> getNextPulseTime(RealType time) const;
 
    private:
        fers_signal::RadarSignal* _signal = nullptr; ///< Pointer to the radar signal being transmitted.
 
        RealType _prf = {}; ///< The pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of the transmitter.
 
        OperationMode _mode; ///< The operational mode of the transmitter.
        std::vector<SchedulePeriod> _schedule; ///< The schedule of active periods.
    };
 
}