ConfiguratorTemplate.h

/*
 * ConfiguratorTemplate.h
 *
 *  Created on: 13.01.2018
 *      Author: Micha Mueller, Carla Guillen
 */

#ifndef SRC_CONFIGURATORTEMPLATE_H_
#define SRC_CONFIGURATORTEMPLATE_H_

#include <map>
#include <set>

#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
#include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
#include "ConfiguratorInterface.h"
#include "SensorBase.h"
#include "SensorGroupTemplate.h"
#include "version.h"

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <iomanip>

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <iomanip>

//#define STRCMP(node,str) boost::iequals(node.first,str) //DEPRECATED
#define CFG_VAL	boost::property_tree::iptree&

#define ADD						BOOST_FOREACH(boost::property_tree::iptree::value_type &val, config)
#define ATTRIBUTE(name,setter)		do { if (boost::iequals(val.first, name)) { s.setter(val.second.data()); } } while(0)
#define SETTING(name)				if (boost::iequals(val.first, name))

/**
 * Non-virtual interface template for the configurators.
 */
template <class SBase, class SGroup, class SEntity = nullptr_t>
class ConfiguratorTemplate : public ConfiguratorInterface {
	//the template shall only be instantiated for classes which derive from SensorBase/SensorGroup
	static_assert(std::is_base_of<SensorBase, SBase>::value, "SBase must derive from SensorBase!");
	static_assert(std::is_base_of<SensorGroupInterface, SGroup>::value, "SGroup must derive from SensorGroupInterface!");

protected:
	typedef std::map<std::string, SBase*> sBaseMap_t;
	typedef std::map<std::string, SGroup*> sGroupMap_t;
	typedef std::map<std::string, SEntity*> sEntityMap_t;

	using SB_Ptr = std::shared_ptr<SBase>;
	using SG_Ptr = std::shared_ptr<SGroup>;

	const char COMMA = ',';
	const char OPEN_SQBRKET = '[';
	const char CLOSE_SQBRKET = ']';
	const char DASH = '-';

public:
	ConfiguratorTemplate() :
		_entityName("INVALID"),
		_groupName("INVALID"),
		_baseName("INVALID"),
		_cfgPath(""),
		_mqttPrefix(""),
		_cacheInterval(900000) {}

	ConfiguratorTemplate(const ConfiguratorTemplate&) = delete;

	virtual ~ConfiguratorTemplate() {
		for (auto e : _sensorEntitys) {
			delete e;
		}
		for (auto tb : _templateSensorBases) {
			delete tb.second;
		}
		for (auto tg : _templateSensorGroups) {
			delete tg.second;
		}
		for (auto te : _templateSensorEntitys) {
			delete te.second;
		}
		_sensorGroupInterfaces.clear();
		_sensorGroups.clear();
		_sensorEntitys.clear();
		_templateSensorBases.clear();
		_templateSensorGroups.clear();
		_templateSensorEntitys.clear();
	}

	ConfiguratorTemplate& operator=(const ConfiguratorTemplate&) = delete;

	std::string getVersion() {
		return std::string(VERSION);
	}
	/**
	 * Read in the given configuration
	 *
	 * Overwriting this method is only required if a custom logic is really necessary!
	 *
	 * @param	cfgPath Path to the config-file
	 *
	 * @return	True on success, false otherwise
	 */
	bool readConfig(std::string cfgPath) {
		_cfgPath = cfgPath;

		boost::property_tree::iptree cfg;
		boost::property_tree::read_info(cfgPath, cfg);

		//read global variables (if present overwrite those from global.conf)
		readGlobal(cfg);

		//read groups and templates for groups. If present also entity/-template stuff
		BOOST_FOREACH(boost::property_tree::iptree::value_type &val, cfg) {
			//template entity
			if (boost::iequals(val.first, "template_" + _entityName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "Template " << _entityName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					//name of an entity is only used to identify templates and is not stored otherwise
					SEntity* entity = new SEntity();
					if (readSensorEntity(*entity, val.second, true)) {
						auto ret = _templateSensorEntitys.insert(std::pair<std::string, SEntity*>(val.second.data(), entity));
						if(!ret.second) {
							LOG(warning) << "Template " << _entityName << " " << val.second.data() << " already exists! Omitting...";
							delete entity;
						}
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << "Template " << _entityName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
						delete entity;
					}
				}
			//template group
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "template_" + _groupName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "Template " << _groupName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					SGroup* group = new SGroup(val.second.data());
					if (readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
						auto ret = _templateSensorGroups.insert(std::pair<std::string, SGroup*>(val.second.data(), group));
						if(!ret.second) {
							LOG(warning) << "Template " << _groupName << " " << val.second.data() << " already exists! Omitting...";
							delete group;
						}
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << "Template " << _groupName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
						delete group;
					}
				}
			//template base
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "template_" + _baseName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "Template " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					SBase* base = new SBase(val.second.data());
					if (readSensorBase(*base, val.second)) {
						auto ret = _templateSensorBases.insert(std::pair<std::string, SBase*>(val.second.data(), base));
						if(!ret.second) {
							LOG(warning) << "Template " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " already exists! Omitting...";
							delete base;
						}
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << "Template " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
						delete base;
					}
				}
			//template single sensor
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "template_single_" + _baseName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "Template single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					SGroup* group = new SGroup(val.second.data());
					if (readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
						//group which consists of only one sensor
						SB_Ptr sensor = std::make_shared<SBase>(val.second.data());
						if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
							group->pushBackSensor(sensor);
							auto ret = _templateSensorGroups.insert(std::pair<std::string, SGroup*>(val.second.data(), group));
							if(!ret.second) {
								LOG(warning) << "Template single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " already exists! Omitting...";
								delete group;
							}
						} else {
							LOG(warning) << "Template single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " could not be read! Omitting";
							delete group;
						}
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << "Template single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
						delete group;
					}
				}
			//entity
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, _entityName)) {
				LOG(debug) << _entityName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					SEntity* entity = new SEntity();
					if (readSensorEntity(*entity, val.second, false)) {
						_sensorEntitys.push_back(entity);
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << _entityName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
						delete entity;
					}
				}
			//group
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, _groupName)) {
				LOG(debug) << _groupName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					SG_Ptr group = std::make_shared<SGroup>(val.second.data());
					if (readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
						storeSensorGroup(group);
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << _groupName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
					}
				}
			//single sensor
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "single_" + _baseName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "Single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					SG_Ptr group = std::make_shared<SGroup>(val.second.data());
					if (readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
						//group which consists of only one sensor
						SB_Ptr sensor;
						//perhaps one sensor is already present because it was copied from the template group
						if (group->getSensors().size() != 0) {
							sensor = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<SBase>(group->getSensors()[0]);
							//check if cast was successful (sensor != nullptr)
							if (sensor) {
								sensor->setName(val.second.data());
								if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
									storeSensorGroup(group);
								} else {
									LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " could not be read! Omitting";
								}
							} else {
								LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " had a type mismatch when casting! Omitting";
							}
						} else {
							sensor = std::make_shared<SBase>(val.second.data());
							if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
								group->pushBackSensor(sensor);
								storeSensorGroup(group);
							} else {
								LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " could not be read! Omitting";
							}
						}
					} else {
						LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
					}
				}
			} else if( !boost::iequals(val.first, "global") ) {
			    LOG(error) << "\"" << val.first << "\": unknown construct!";
			    return false;
			}
		}
		//read of config finished. Now we build the mqtt-topic for every sensor
		for(const auto& g : _sensorGroups) {
			for(const auto& s : g->getSensors()) {
				s->setMqtt(_mqttPrefix + g->getMqttPart() + s->getMqtt());
				LOG(debug) << g->getGroupName() << "::" << s->getName() << " using MQTT-topic \"" << s->getMqtt() << "\"";
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Clear internal storage and read in the configuration again.
	 *
	 * @return	True on success, false otherwise
	 */
	bool reReadConfig() final {
		//bring everything to a halt
		for(auto g : _sensorGroups) {
			g->stop();
		}

		//wait until everything is halted
		for(auto g : _sensorGroups) {
			g->wait();
		}

		//clean up sensors/groups/entitys and templates
		for(auto e : _sensorEntitys) {
			delete e;
		}
		for (auto tb : _templateSensorBases) {
			delete tb.second;
		}
		for (auto tg : _templateSensorGroups) {
			delete tg.second;
		}
		for (auto te : _templateSensorEntitys) {
			delete te.second;
		}
		_sensorGroupInterfaces.clear();
		_sensorGroups.clear();
		_sensorEntitys.clear();
		_templateSensorBases.clear();
		_templateSensorGroups.clear();
		_templateSensorEntitys.clear();

		//back to the very beginning
		return readConfig(_cfgPath);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets internal variables with the ones provided by pluginSettings.
	 * This method should be called once after constructing a configurator
	 * to provide him with the global default values.
	 *
	 * @param pluginSettings	Struct with global default settings for the plugins.
	 */
	void setGlobalSettings(const pluginSettings_t& pluginSettings) final {
		_mqttPrefix = pluginSettings.mqttPrefix;
		_cacheInterval = pluginSettings.cacheInterval;

		derivedSetGlobalSettings(pluginSettings);
	}

	/**
	 * Get all sensor groups
	 *
	 * @return	Vector containing pointers to all sensor groups of this plugin
	 */
	std::vector<SGroupPtr>& getSensorGroups() final {
		return _sensorGroupInterfaces;
	}

protected:
	void storeSensorGroup(SG_Ptr sGroup) {
		_sensorGroups.push_back(sGroup);
		_sensorGroupInterfaces.push_back(sGroup);
	}

	/**
	 * Non-virtual interface method for class-internal use only.
	 * Reads and sets the common base values of a sensor base (currently none),
	 * then calls the corresponding derived function to read plugin specific
	 * values.
	 *
	 * @param sBase		The sensor base for which to set the values
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the sensor values
	 *
	 * @return	True on success, false otherwise
	 */
	bool readSensorBase(SBase& sBase, CFG_VAL config) {
		sBase.setCacheInterval(_cacheInterval);
		boost::optional<boost::property_tree::iptree&> def = config.get_child_optional("default");
		if(def) {
			//we copy all values from default (including copy constructing its sensors)
			//if own sensors are specified they are appended
			LOG(debug) << "  Using \"" << def.get().data() << "\" as default.";
			auto it = _templateSensorBases.find(def.get().data());
			if(it != _templateSensorBases.end()) {
				sBase = *(it->second);
				sBase.setName(config.data());
			} else {
				LOG(warning) << "Template " << _baseName << "\" " << def.get().data() << "\" not found! Using standard values.";
			}
		}
		
		BOOST_FOREACH(boost::property_tree::iptree::value_type &val, config) {
			if (boost::iequals(val.first, "mqttsuffix")) {
				sBase.setMqtt(val.second.data());
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "skipConstVal")) {
				if (val.second.data() == "on") {
					sBase.setSkipConstVal(true);
				} else {
					sBase.setSkipConstVal(false);
				}
			}
			else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "delta")) {
				sBase.setDelta( val.second.data() == "on" );
			}
		}
		sensorBase(sBase, config);
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Non-virtual interface method for class-internal use only.
	 * Reads and sets the common base values of a sensor group, then calls
	 * the corresponding derived function to read in plugin specific values.
	 *
	 * @param sGroup	The sensor group for which to set the values
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the sensor values
	 *
	 * @return	True on success, false otherwise
	 */
	bool readSensorGroup(SGroup& sGroup, CFG_VAL config) {
		//first check if default group is given
		boost::optional<boost::property_tree::iptree&> def = config.get_child_optional("default");
		if(def) {
			//we copy all values from default (including copy constructing its sensors)
			//if own sensors are specified they are appended
			LOG(debug) << "  Using \"" << def.get().data() << "\" as default.";
			auto it = _templateSensorGroups.find(def.get().data());
			if(it != _templateSensorGroups.end()) {
				sGroup = *(it->second);
				sGroup.setGroupName(config.data());
			} else {
				LOG(warning) << "Template " << _groupName << "\" " << def.get().data() << "\" not found! Using standard values.";
			}
		}

		//read in values inherited from SensorGroupInterface
		BOOST_FOREACH(boost::property_tree::iptree::value_type &val, config) {
			if (boost::iequals(val.first, "interval")) {
				sGroup.setInterval(stoull(val.second.data()));
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "minValues")) {
				sGroup.setMinValues(stoull(val.second.data()));
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "mqttPart")) {
				sGroup.setMqttPart(val.second.data());
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "sync")) {
				if (val.second.data() == "off") {
					sGroup.setSync(false);
				} else {
					sGroup.setSync(true);
				}
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, _baseName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "  " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data();
				SB_Ptr sensor = std::make_shared<SBase>(val.second.data());
				if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
					sGroup.pushBackSensor(sensor);
				} else {
					LOG(warning) << _baseName << " " << sGroup.getGroupName() << "::" << sensor->getName() << " could not be read! Omitting";
				}
			}
		}

		//TODO keep debug logging for config?
//		LOG(debug) << "  Interval : " << sGroup.getInterval();
//		LOG(debug) << "  minValues: " << sGroup.getMinValues();

		sensorGroup(sGroup, config);
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Non-virtual interface method for class-internal use only.
	 * Reads and sets the common base values of a sensor entity, then calls
	 * the corresponding derived function to read in plugin specific values.
	 *
	 * @param sEntity	The aggregating entity for which to set the values
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the sensor values
	 * @param isTemplate	Indicate if sEntity is a template. If so, also store
	 * 						the corresponding sGroups in the template map
	 *
	 * @return	True on success, false otherwise
	 */
	bool readSensorEntity(SEntity& sEntity, CFG_VAL config, bool isTemplate) {
		//first check if default entity is given
		boost::optional<boost::property_tree::iptree&> def = config.get_child_optional("default");
		if(def) {
			//we copy all values from default
			LOG(debug) << "  Using \"" << def.get().data() << "\" as default.";
			auto it = _templateSensorEntitys.find(def.get().data());
			if(it != _templateSensorEntitys.end()) {
				sEntity = *(it->second);
				for(auto g : _templateSensorGroups) {
					if (isEntityOfGroup(*(it->second), *(g.second))) {
						SG_Ptr group = std::make_shared<SGroup>(*(g.second));
						setEntityForGroup(sEntity, *group);
						storeSensorGroup(group);
					}
				}
			} else {
				LOG(warning) << "Template " << _entityName << "\"" << def.get().data() << "\" not found! Using standard values.";
			}
		}

		sensorEntity(sEntity, config);

		BOOST_FOREACH(boost::property_tree::iptree::value_type &val, config) {
			if (boost::iequals(val.first, _groupName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "  " << _groupName << " " << val.second.data();
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					if (isTemplate) {
						SGroup* group = new SGroup(val.second.data());
						if(readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
							setEntityForGroup(sEntity, *group);
							auto ret = _templateSensorGroups.insert(std::pair<std::string, SGroup*>(val.second.data(), group));
							if(!ret.second) {
								LOG(warning) << "Template " << _groupName << " " << val.second.data() << " already exists! Omitting...";
								delete group;
							}
						} else {
							LOG(warning) << _groupName << " " << group->getGroupName() << " could not be read! Omitting";
							delete group;
						}
					} else {
						SG_Ptr group = std::make_shared<SGroup>(val.second.data());
						if(readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
							setEntityForGroup(sEntity, *group);
							storeSensorGroup(group);
						} else {
							LOG(warning) << _groupName << " " << group->getGroupName() << " could not be read! Omitting";
						}
					}
				}
			} else if (boost::iequals(val.first, "single_" + _baseName)) {
				LOG(debug) << "Single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\"";
				if (!val.second.empty()) {
					if (isTemplate) {
						SGroup* group = new SGroup(val.second.data());
						//group which consists of only one sensor
						if (readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
							setEntityForGroup(sEntity, *group);
							SB_Ptr sensor = std::make_shared<SBase>(val.second.data());
							if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
								group->pushBackSensor(sensor);
								auto ret = _templateSensorGroups.insert(std::pair<std::string, SGroup*>(val.second.data(), group));
								if(!ret.second) {
									LOG(warning) << "Template single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " already exists! Omitting...";
									delete group;
								}
							} else {
								LOG(warning) << "Template single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " could not be read! Omitting";
								delete group;
							}
						} else {
							LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
							delete group;
						}
					} else {
						SG_Ptr group = std::make_shared<SGroup>(val.second.data());
						//group which consists of only one sensor
						if (readSensorGroup(*group, val.second)) {
							setEntityForGroup(sEntity, *group);
							SB_Ptr sensor;
							//perhaps one sensor is already present because it was copied from the template group
							if (group->getSensors().size() != 0) {
								sensor = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<SBase>(group->getSensors()[0]);
								//check if cast was successful (sensor != nullptr)
								if (sensor) {
									sensor->setName(val.second.data());
									if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
										storeSensorGroup(group);
									} else {
										LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " could not be read! Omitting";
									}
								} else {
									LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " had a type mismatch when casting! Omitting";
								}
							} else {
								sensor = std::make_shared<SBase>(val.second.data());
								if (readSensorBase(*sensor, val.second)) {
									group->pushBackSensor(sensor);
									storeSensorGroup(group);
								} else {
									LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " " << val.second.data() << " could not be read! Omitting";
								}
							}
						} else {
							LOG(warning) << "Single " << _baseName << " \"" << val.second.data() << "\" has bad values! Ignoring...";
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if(!isTemplate) {
			for(const auto& g : _sensorGroups) {
				if(isEntityOfGroup(sEntity, *g)) {
					finalizeGroup(*g);
				}
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	bool readGlobal(CFG_VAL config) {
		boost::optional<boost::property_tree::iptree&> globalVals = config.get_child_optional("global");
		if (globalVals) {
			BOOST_FOREACH(boost::property_tree::iptree::value_type &global, config.get_child("global")) {
				if (boost::iequals(global.first, "mqttprefix")) {
					_mqttPrefix = global.second.data();
					if (_mqttPrefix[_mqttPrefix.length()-1] != '/') {
						_mqttPrefix.append("/");
					}
					LOG(debug) << "  Using own MQTT-Prefix " << _mqttPrefix;
				} else if (boost::iequals(global.first, "cacheInterval")) {
					_cacheInterval = stoul(global.second.data());
					LOG(debug) << "  Using own caching interval " << _cacheInterval << " [s]";
					_cacheInterval *= 1000;
				}
			}
			global(config.get_child("global"));
		}
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Virtual interface method, responsible for setting global values specifically
	 * for its plugin.
	 *
	 * @param pluginSettings	The struct with global default plugin settings
	 */
	virtual void derivedSetGlobalSettings(const pluginSettings_t& pluginSettings) {
		//Overwrite if necessary
	}

	/**
	 * Pure virtual interface method, responsible for reading plugin-specific sensor
	 * base values.
	 *
	 * @param s			The sensor base for which to set the values
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the sensor values
	 */
	virtual void sensorBase(SBase& s, CFG_VAL config) = 0;

	/**
	 * Pure virtual interface method, responsible for reading plugin-specific sensor
	 * group values.
	 *
	 * @param s			The sensor group for which to set the values
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the group values
	 */
	virtual void sensorGroup(SGroup& s, CFG_VAL config) = 0;

	/**
	 * Virtual interface method, responsible for reading plugin-specific sensor
	 * entity values.
	 *
	 * @param s			The sensor entity for which to set the values
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the entity values
	 */
	virtual void sensorEntity(SEntity& s, CFG_VAL config) {
		//Overwrite if necessary
		LOG(warning) << "Method sensorEntity called, but was not overwritten! Either you have unwanted entitys in your config file or forgot to overwrite this method";
	}

	/**
	 * Check if e is the corresponding entity of g
	 *
	 * @param e
	 * @param g
	 *
	 * @return	True if (g.entity == &e)
	 */
	//TODO not very convenient for writing plugins. Are there better solutions?
	virtual bool isEntityOfGroup(SEntity& e, SGroup& g) {
		//Overwrite if necessary
		LOG(warning) << "Method isEntityOfGroup called, but was not overwritten! Either you have unwanted entitys in your config file or forgot to overwrite this method";
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets e as entity for group g
	 *
	 * @param e
	 * @param g
	 */
	//TODO not very convenient for writing plugins. Are there better solutions?
	virtual void setEntityForGroup(SEntity& e, SGroup& g) {
		//Overwrite if necessary
		LOG(warning) << "Method setEntityForGroup called, but was not overwritten! Either you have unwanted entitys in your config file or forgot to overwrite this method";
	}

	/**
	 * Finalize the group g with everything it needs from its entity (set e.g. the mqttPart for entity)
	 *
	 * @param g
	 */
	//TODO not very convenient for writing plugins. Are there better solutions?
	virtual void finalizeGroup(SGroup& g) {
		//Overwrite if necessary
		LOG(warning) << "Method finalizeEntityGroup called, but was not overwritten! Either you have unwanted entitys in your config file or forgot to overwrite this method";
	}

	/**
	 * Virtual interface method, responsible for reading plugin-specific global values.
	 *
	 * @param config	A boost property (sub-)tree containing the global values
	 */
	virtual void global(CFG_VAL config) {}

	/**
	 * Increases by a certain value the input MQTT hex topic.
	 *
	 * Example: a mqtt="AAB7" and val=5 produce "AAC2" as output.
	 *
	 * @param mqtt: the MQTT hex string whose value has to be increased
	 * @param val: the value by which mqtt has to be increased
	 *
	 * @return the increased MQTT string
	 *
	 */
	const std::string increaseMqtt(const std::string& mqtt, int val) {
		unsigned long mqttDigits = stoul(mqtt, 0, 16);
		mqttDigits += val;
		std::stringstream stream;
		stream << std::setfill ('0') << std::setw(mqtt.length()) << std::uppercase << std::hex << mqttDigits;
		return stream.str();
	}

	/**
	 * Formats a numerical CPU core ID into a hex string of specified length.
	 *
	 * Example: a mqttPart="xx" and val=11 produce "0B" as output.
	 *
	 * @param mqttPart: a template MQTT string, defines the length of the final string
	 * @param val: the value of the CPU core ID
	 *
	 * @return the hex string representation of the input CPU core ID
	 *
	 */
	const std::string formatMqttCPU(const std::string& mqttPart, unsigned int val) {
		std::stringstream stream;
		stream << std::setfill ('0') << std::setw(mqttPart.length()) << std::uppercase << std::hex << val;
		return stream.str();
	}

	/**
	 * Tries to parse the given cpuString as integer numbers. On success, the specified numbers will be inserted
	 * into a set, which will be returned. On failure, an empty set is returned. A set is used to maintain uniqueness
	 * and an ascending order among the numbers although this is not strictly required.
	 *
	 * @param cpuString	String which specifies a range and/or set of numbers (e.g. "1,2,3-5,7-9,10")
	 * @return	A set of integers as specified in the cpuString. If the string could not be parsed the set will be empty.
	 */
	std::set<int> parseCpuString(const std::string& cpuString) {
		std::set<int> cpus;
		int maxCpu = 512;

		std::vector<std::string> subStrings;

		std::stringstream ssComma(cpuString);
		std::string item;
		while (std::getline(ssComma, item, ',')) {
			subStrings.push_back(item);
		}

		for (auto s : subStrings) {
			if (s.find('-') != std::string::npos) { //range of values (e.g. 1-5) specified
				std::stringstream ssHyphen(s);
				std::string min, max;
				std::getline(ssHyphen, min, '-');
				std::getline(ssHyphen, max);

				try {
					int minVal = stoi(min);
					int maxVal = stoi(max);

					for (int i = minVal; i <= maxVal; i++) {
						if (i >= 0 && i < maxCpu) {
							cpus.insert((int)i);
						}
					}
				} catch (const std::exception& e) {
					LOG(debug) << "Could not parse values \"" << min << "-" << max << "\"";
				}
			} else { //single value
				try {
					int val = stoi(s);
					if (val >= 0 && val < maxCpu) {
						cpus.insert((int)val);
					}
				} catch (const std::exception& e) {
					LOG(debug) << "Could not parse value \"" << s << "\"";
				}
			}
		}

		if (cpus.empty()) {
			LOG(warning) << "  CPUs could not be parsed!";
		} else {
			std::stringstream sstream;
			sstream << "  CPUS: ";
			for (auto i : cpus) {
				sstream << i << ", ";
			}
			std::string msg = sstream.str();
			msg.pop_back();
			msg.pop_back();
			LOG(debug) << msg;
		}
		return cpus;
	}

	std::string		_entityName;
	std::string		_groupName;
	std::string		_baseName;

	std::string 	_cfgPath;
	std::string		_mqttPrefix;
	unsigned int	_cacheInterval;
	std::vector<SGroupPtr> 	_sensorGroupInterfaces;
	std::vector<SG_Ptr>		_sensorGroups;
	std::vector<SEntity*>	_sensorEntitys;
	sBaseMap_t		_templateSensorBases;
	sGroupMap_t		_templateSensorGroups;
	sEntityMap_t	_templateSensorEntitys;
};

#endif /* SRC_CONFIGURATORTEMPLATE_H_ */