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#pragma once
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#include <QObject>
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#include <QScopedPointer>

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#include "QGCMapPolygon.h"
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#include "QmlObjectListModel.h"
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#include "WimaArea.h"
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#include "WimaMeasurementArea.h"
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#include "WimaServiceArea.h"
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#include "WimaCorridor.h"
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#include "WimaDataContainer.h"
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#include "WimaMeasurementAreaData.h"
#include "WimaCorridorData.h"
#include "WimaServiceAreaData.h"
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#include "PlanMasterController.h"
#include "MissionController.h"
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#include "SurveyComplexItem.h"
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#include "SimpleMissionItem.h"
#include "MissionSettingsItem.h"
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#include "JsonHelper.h"
#include "QGCApplication.h"
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#include "SettingsFact.h"
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#include "WimaSettings.h"
#include "SettingsManager.h"
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#include "snake.h"
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#include "SnakeWorker.h"
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#include "SnakeTiles.h"
#include "SnakeTilesLocal.h"
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#include "GeoPoint3D.h"
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#include "QNemoProgress.h"
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#include "ros_bridge/include/ROSBridge.h"

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#define CHECK_BATTERY_INTERVAL 1000 // ms
#define SMART_RTL_MAX_ATTEMPTS 3 // times
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#define SMART_RTL_ATTEMPT_INTERVAL 200 // ms
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#define EVENT_TIMER_INTERVAL 50 // ms
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#define SNAKE_EVENT_LOOP_INTERVAL 5000 // ms
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using namespace snake;

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typedef std::unique_ptr<rapidjson::Document> JsonDocUPtr;

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class WimaController : public QObject
{
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    Q_OBJECT

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    enum FileType {WimaFile, PlanFile};

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    typedef QScopedPointer<ROSBridge::ROSBridge> ROSBridgePtr;

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public:
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    enum SnakeConnectionStatus {Connected = 1, NotConnected = 0};


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    WimaController(QObject *parent = nullptr);


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    Q_PROPERTY(PlanMasterController*    masterController
               READ                     masterController
               WRITE                    setMasterController
               NOTIFY                   masterControllerChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(MissionController*       missionController
               READ                     missionController
               WRITE                    setMissionController
               NOTIFY                   missionControllerChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QmlObjectListModel*      visualItems
               READ                     visualItems
               NOTIFY                   visualItemsChanged
               )
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//    Q_PROPERTY(QString                  currentFile             READ currentFile                                            NOTIFY currentFileChanged)
//    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList              loadNameFilters         READ loadNameFilters                                        CONSTANT)
//    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList              saveNameFilters         READ saveNameFilters                                        CONSTANT)
//    Q_PROPERTY(QString                  fileExtension           READ fileExtension                                          CONSTANT)
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    Q_PROPERTY(WimaDataContainer*   dataContainer
               READ                 dataContainer
               WRITE                setDataContainer
               NOTIFY               dataContainerChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QmlObjectListModel*  missionItems
               READ                 missionItems
               NOTIFY               missionItemsChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QmlObjectListModel*  currentMissionItems
               READ                 currentMissionItems
               NOTIFY               currentMissionItemsChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList waypointPath
               READ         waypointPath
               NOTIFY       waypointPathChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList currentWaypointPath
               READ         currentWaypointPath
               NOTIFY       currentWaypointPathChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*                    enableWimaController
               READ enableWimaController
               CONSTANT)
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    overlapWaypoints
               READ     overlapWaypoints
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact* maxWaypointsPerPhase
               READ  maxWaypointsPerPhase
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    startWaypointIndex
               READ     startWaypointIndex
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    showAllMissionItems
               READ     showAllMissionItems
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    showCurrentMissionItems
               READ     showCurrentMissionItems
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    flightSpeed
               READ     flightSpeed
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    altitude
               READ     altitude
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    arrivalReturnSpeed
               READ     arrivalReturnSpeed
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    reverse
               READ     reverse
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(bool     uploadOverrideRequired
               READ     uploadOverrideRequired
               WRITE    setUploadOverrideRequired
               NOTIFY   uploadOverrideRequiredChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(double   phaseDistance
               READ     phaseDistance
               NOTIFY   phaseDistanceChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(double   phaseDuration
               READ     phaseDuration
               NOTIFY   phaseDurationChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(bool     vehicleHasLowBattery
               READ     vehicleHasLowBattery
               NOTIFY   vehicleHasLowBatteryChanged
               )
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    // Snake
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    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    enableSnake
               READ     enableSnake
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(long     snakeConnectionStatus
               READ     snakeConnectionStatus
               NOTIFY   snakeConnectionStatusChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(bool     snakeCalcInProgress
               READ     snakeCalcInProgress
               NOTIFY   snakeCalcInProgressChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    snakeTileWidth
               READ     snakeTileWidth
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    snakeTileHeight
               READ     snakeTileHeight
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    snakeMinTileArea
               READ     snakeMinTileArea
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    snakeLineDistance
               READ     snakeLineDistance
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(Fact*    snakeMinTransectLength
               READ     snakeMinTransectLength
               CONSTANT
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QmlObjectListModel*  snakeTiles
               READ                 snakeTiles
               NOTIFY               snakeTilesChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList snakeTileCenterPoints
               READ         snakeTileCenterPoints
               NOTIFY       snakeTileCenterPointsChanged
               )
    Q_PROPERTY(QVector<int>     nemoProgress
               READ             nemoProgress
               NOTIFY           nemoProgressChanged
               )
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    // Property accessors
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    PlanMasterController*       masterController       (void);
    MissionController*          missionController      (void);
    QmlObjectListModel*         visualItems            (void);
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//    QString                     currentFile            (void) const     { return _currentFile; }
//    QStringList                 loadNameFilters        (void) const;
//    QStringList                 saveNameFilters        (void) const;
//    QString                     fileExtension          (void) const     { return wimaFileExtension; }
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    QGCMapPolygon               joinedArea             (void) const;
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    WimaDataContainer*          dataContainer          (void)           { return _container; }
    QmlObjectListModel*         missionItems           (void)           { return &_missionItems; }
    QmlObjectListModel*         currentMissionItems    (void)           { return &_currentMissionItems; }
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    QVariantList                waypointPath           (void) const;
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    QVariantList                currentWaypointPath    (void)           { return _currentWaypointPath; }
    Fact*                       enableWimaController   (void)           { return &_enableWimaController; }
    Fact*                       overlapWaypoints       (void)           { return &_overlapWaypoints; }
    Fact*                       maxWaypointsPerPhase   (void)           { return &_maxWaypointsPerPhase; }
    Fact*                       startWaypointIndex     (void)           { return &_nextPhaseStartWaypointIndex; }
    Fact*                       showAllMissionItems    (void)           { return &_showAllMissionItems; }
    Fact*                       showCurrentMissionItems(void)           { return &_showCurrentMissionItems; }
    Fact*                       flightSpeed            (void)           { return &_flightSpeed; }
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    Fact*                       arrivalReturnSpeed     (void)           { return &_arrivalReturnSpeed; }
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    Fact*                       altitude               (void)           { return &_altitude; }
    Fact*                       reverse                (void)           { return &_reverse; }

    Fact*                       enableSnake            (void)           { return &_enableSnake; }
    Fact*                       snakeTileWidth         (void)           { return &_snakeTileWidth;}
    Fact*                       snakeTileHeight        (void)           { return &_snakeTileHeight;}
    Fact*                       snakeMinTileArea       (void)           { return &_snakeMinTileArea;}
    Fact*                       snakeLineDistance      (void)           { return &_snakeLineDistance;}
    Fact*                       snakeMinTransectLength (void)           { return &_snakeMinTransectLength;}
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    QmlObjectListModel*         snakeTiles             (void)           { return _snakeTiles.QmlObjectListModel();}
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    QVariantList                snakeTileCenterPoints  (void)           { return _snakeTileCenterPoints;}
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    QVector<int>                nemoProgress           (void)           { return _nemoProgress.progress();}
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    bool                        uploadOverrideRequired (void) const;
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    double                      phaseDistance          (void) const;
    double                      phaseDuration          (void) const;
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    bool                        vehicleHasLowBattery   (void) const;
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    long                        snakeConnectionStatus (void) const;
    bool                        snakeCalcInProgress   (void) const;

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    // Property setters
    void setMasterController        (PlanMasterController* masterController);
    void setMissionController       (MissionController* missionController);
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    void setDataContainer           (WimaDataContainer* container);
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    void setUploadOverrideRequired  (bool overrideRequired);
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    // Member Methodes
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    Q_INVOKABLE void nextPhase();
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    Q_INVOKABLE void previousPhase();
    Q_INVOKABLE void resetPhase();
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    Q_INVOKABLE bool uploadToVehicle();
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    Q_INVOKABLE bool forceUploadToVehicle();
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    Q_INVOKABLE void removeFromVehicle();    
    Q_INVOKABLE bool checkSmartRTLPreCondition(); // wrapper for _checkSmartRTLPreCondition(QString &errorString)
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    Q_INVOKABLE bool calcReturnPath(); // wrapper for _calcReturnPath(QString &errorSring)#
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    Q_INVOKABLE void executeSmartRTL(); // wrapper for _executeSmartRTL(QString &errorSring)
    Q_INVOKABLE void initSmartRTL();
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    Q_INVOKABLE void removeVehicleTrajectoryHistory();
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//    Q_INVOKABLE void saveToCurrent  ();
//    Q_INVOKABLE void saveToFile     (const QString& filename);
//    Q_INVOKABLE bool loadFromCurrent();
//    Q_INVOKABLE bool loadFromFile   (const QString& filename);
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    // static Members
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//    static const char* wimaFileExtension;
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    static const char* areaItemsName;
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    static const char* missionItemsName;    
    static const char* settingsGroup;
    static const char* endWaypointIndexName;
    static const char* enableWimaControllerName;
    static const char* overlapWaypointsName;
    static const char* maxWaypointsPerPhaseName;
    static const char* startWaypointIndexName;
    static const char* showAllMissionItemsName;
    static const char* showCurrentMissionItemsName;
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    static const char* flightSpeedName;
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    static const char* arrivalReturnSpeedName;
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    static const char* altitudeName;
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    static const char* reverseName;
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    static const char* snakeTileWidthName;
    static const char* snakeTileHeightName;
    static const char* snakeMinTileAreaName;
    static const char* snakeLineDistanceName;
    static const char* snakeMinTransectLengthName;
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    // Member Methodes
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    QJsonDocument saveToJson(FileType fileType);
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    bool calcShortestPath(const QGeoCoordinate &start, const QGeoCoordinate &destination, QVector<QGeoCoordinate> &path);
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    void masterControllerChanged            (void);
    void missionControllerChanged           (void);
    void visualItemsChanged                 (void);
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//    void currentFileChanged                 ();
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    void dataContainerChanged               ();
    void readyForSaveSendChanged            (bool ready);
    void missionItemsChanged                (void);
    void currentMissionItemsChanged         (void);
    void waypointPathChanged                (void);
    void currentWaypointPathChanged         (void);
    void uploadOverrideRequiredChanged      (void);
    void phaseDistanceChanged               (void);
    void phaseDurationChanged               (void);
    void vehicleHasLowBatteryChanged        (void);
    void returnBatteryLowConfirmRequired    (void);
    void returnUserRequestConfirmRequired   (void);
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    void snakeConnectionStatusChanged       (void);
    void snakeCalcInProgressChanged         (void);
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    void snakeTilesChanged                  (void);
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    void snakeTileCenterPointsChanged       (void);
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    void nemoProgressChanged                (void);
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private:
    enum SRTL_Reason {BatteryLow, UserRequest};
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private slots:
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    bool _fetchContainerData();
    bool _calcNextPhase(void);
    void _updateWaypointPath                 (void);
    void _updateCurrentPath                  (void);
    void _updateNextWaypoint                 (void);
    void _recalcCurrentPhase                 (void);
    bool _setTakeoffLandPosition             (void);
    void _updateflightSpeed                  (void);
    void _updateArrivalReturnSpeed           (void);
    void _updateAltitude                     (void);
    void _checkBatteryLevel                  (void);
    void _eventTimerHandler                  (void);
    void _smartRTLCleanUp                    (bool flying); // cleans up after successfull smart RTL
    void _enableDisableLowBatteryHandling    (QVariant enable);
    void _reverseChangedHandler              ();
    void _initSmartRTL                       ();
    void _executeSmartRTL                    ();
    void _setSnakeConnectionStatus           (SnakeConnectionStatus status);
    void _setSnakeCalcInProgress             (bool inProgress);
    bool _verifyScenarioDefined                    (void);
    bool _verifyScenarioDefinedWithErrorMessage    (void);
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    void _snakeStoreWorkerResults            ();
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    void _startStopRosBridge                 ();
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    void _initStartSnakeWorker               ();
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    void _setPhaseDistance(double distance);
    void _setPhaseDuration(double duration);
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    bool _checkSmartRTLPreCondition(QString &errorString); // should be called from gui, befor calcReturnPath()
    bool _calcReturnPath(QString &errorSring); // Calculates return path (destination: service area center) for a flying vehicle
    void _setVehicleHasLowBattery(bool batteryLow);
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    void _loadCurrentMissionItemsFromBuffer();
    void _saveCurrentMissionItemsToBuffer();
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    void _progressFromJson(JsonDocUPtr pDoc,
                           QNemoProgress &progress);

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    PlanMasterController   *_masterController;
    MissionController      *_missionController;
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//    QString                 _currentFile; // file for saveing
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    WimaDataContainer      *_container; // container for data exchange with WimaController
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    QmlObjectListModel      _visualItems; // contains all visible areas
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    WimaJoinedAreaData      _joinedArea; // joined area fromed by opArea, serArea, _corridor
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    WimaMeasurementAreaData _measurementArea; // measurement area
    WimaServiceAreaData     _serviceArea; // area for supplying
    WimaCorridorData        _corridor; // corridor connecting opArea and serArea
    bool                    _localPlanDataValid;
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    QmlObjectListModel      _missionItems; // all mission itmes (Mission Items) generaded by wimaPlaner, displayed in flightView
    QmlObjectListModel      _currentMissionItems; // contains the current mission items, which are a sub set of _missionItems,
                                                  // _currentMissionItems contains a number of mission items which can be worked off with a single battery chrage
    QmlObjectListModel      _missionItemsBuffer; // Buffer to store mission items, e.g. for storing _currentMissionItems when smartRTL() is invoked
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    QVector<QGeoCoordinate> _waypoints; // path connecting the items in _missionItems
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    QVariantList            _currentWaypointPath; // path connecting the items in _currentMissionItems
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    QGeoCoordinate          _takeoffLandPostion;
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    QMap<QString, FactMetaData*> _metaDataMap;
    SettingsFact                 _enableWimaController; // enables or disables the wimaControler
    SettingsFact                 _overlapWaypoints; // determines the number of overlapping waypoints between two consecutive mission phases
    SettingsFact                 _maxWaypointsPerPhase; // determines the maximum number waypoints per phase
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    SettingsFact                 _nextPhaseStartWaypointIndex; // index (displayed on the map, -1 to get index of item in _missionItems) of the mission item
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                                                      // defining the first element of the next phase
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    SettingsFact                 _showAllMissionItems; // bool value, Determines whether the mission items of the overall mission are displayed or not.
    SettingsFact                 _showCurrentMissionItems; // bool value, Determines whether the mission items of the current mission phase are displayed or not.
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    SettingsFact                 _flightSpeed; // mission flight speed
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    SettingsFact                 _arrivalReturnSpeed; // arrival and return path speed
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    SettingsFact                 _altitude; // mission altitude
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    SettingsFact                 _reverse; // Reverses the phase direction. Phases go from high to low waypoint numbers, if true.
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    SettingsFact                 _enableSnake; // Enable Snake (see snake.h)
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    int                          _endWaypointIndex; // index of the mission item stored in _missionItems defining the last element
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                                                    // (which is not part of the return path) of _currentMissionItem
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    int                          _startWaypointIndex; // index of the mission item stored in _missionItems defining the first element
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                                                      // (which is not part of the arrival path) of _currentMissionItem
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    bool                         _uploadOverrideRequired; // Is set to true if uploadToVehicle() did not suceed because the vehicle is not inside the service area.
                                                          // The user can override the upload lock with a slider, this will reset this variable to false.
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    double                       _measurementPathLength; // the lenght of the phase in meters
    double                       _arrivalPathLength; // the length of the arrival and return path in meters
    double                       _returnPathLength; // the length of the arrival and return path in meters
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    double                       _phaseDistance; // the lenth in meters of the current phase
    double                       _phaseDuration; // the phase duration in seconds
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    double                       _phaseDistanceBuffer; // buffer for storing _phaseDistance when doing smart RTL
    double                       _phaseDurationBuffer; // buffer for storing _phaseDuration when doing smart RTL
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    QTimer                       _eventTimer;
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    QTimer                       _smartRTLAttemptTimer;
    SRTL_Reason                  _srtlReason;

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    bool                         _vehicleHasLowBattery;
    bool                         _lowBatteryHandlingTriggered;
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    bool                         _executingSmartRTL;

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    // Snake
    SnakeConnectionStatus        _snakeConnectionStatus;
    bool                         _snakeCalcInProgress;
    bool                         _snakeRecalcNecessary;
    bool                         _scenarioDefinedBool;
    SnakeWorker                  _snakeWorker;
    Scenario                     _scenario;
    SettingsFact                 _snakeTileWidth;
    SettingsFact                 _snakeTileHeight;
    SettingsFact                 _snakeMinTileArea;
    SettingsFact                 _snakeLineDistance;
    SettingsFact                 _snakeMinTransectLength;
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    ::GeoPoint3D                 _snakeOrigin;
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    SnakeTiles                   _snakeTiles; // tiles
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    SnakeTilesLocal              _snakeTilesLocal; // tiles local coordinate system
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    QVariantList                 _snakeTileCenterPoints;
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    QNemoProgress                _nemoProgress; // measurement progress
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    ROSBridgePtr                 _pRosBridge;
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/*
 * The following explains the structure of
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 * _missionController.visualItems().
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 *
 * Index        Description
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 * 0            MissionSettingsItem
 * 1            Takeoff Command
 * 2            Speed Command: arrivalReturnSpeed
 * 3            Arrival Path Waypoint 0
 * ...
 * 3+n-1        Arrival Path Waypoint n-1
 * 3+n          Speed Command: flightSpeed
 * 3+n+1        Circular Survey Waypoint 0
 * ...
 * 3+n+m        Circular Survey Waypoint m-1
 * 3+n+m+1      Speed Command: arrivalReturnSpeed
 * 3+n+m+2      Return Path Waypoint 0
 * ...
 * 3+n+m+2+l    Return Path Waypoint l-1
 * 3+n+m+2+l+1  Land command
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 * _currentMissionItems is equal to
 * _missionController.visualItems() except that it
 * is missing the MissionSettingsItem
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template<class CoordinateType>
CoordinateType getCoordinate(const SimpleMissionItem* item){
    return item->coordinate();
}

template<>
QVariant getCoordinate<QVariant>(const SimpleMissionItem* item);


/// extracts the coordinates stored in missionItems (list of MissionItems) and stores them in coordinateList.
template <class CoordinateType, template <class, class...> class ContainerType>
bool getCoordinates(QmlObjectListModel &missionItems,
                    ContainerType<CoordinateType> &coordinateList,
                    std::size_t startIndex,
                    std::size_t  endIndex){

    if (   startIndex < std::size_t(missionItems.count())
        && endIndex < std::size_t(missionItems.count()) ) {
        if (startIndex > endIndex) {
            if (!getCoordinates(missionItems, coordinateList, startIndex, missionItems.count()-1))
                return false;
            if (!getCoordinates(missionItems, coordinateList, 0, endIndex))
                return false;
        } else {
            for (std::size_t i = startIndex; i <= endIndex; i++) {
                SimpleMissionItem *mItem = missionItems.value<SimpleMissionItem *>(int(i));

                if (mItem == nullptr) {
                    coordinateList.clear();
                    return false;
                }
                coordinateList.append(getCoordinate<CoordinateType>(mItem));
            }
        }
    } else
        return false;

    return true;
}

/// extracts the coordinates stored in missionItems (list of MissionItems) and stores them in coordinateList.
template <class CoordinateType, template <class, class...> class ContainerType>
bool getCoordinates(QmlObjectListModel &missionItems,
                    ContainerType<CoordinateType> &coordinateList){

    return getCoordinates(missionItems, coordinateList, 0, missionItems.count());
}