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/** @file   AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent.cxx
    @author Timm Steinbeck, Matthias Richter
    @date   
    @brief  The TPC conformal mapping tracker component.
*/

// see header file for class documentation
// or
// refer to README to build package
// or
// visit http://web.ift.uib.no/~kjeks/doc/alice-hlt

#if __GNUC__>= 3
using namespace std;
#endif

#include "AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCTransform.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCConfMapper.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCVertex.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCVertexData.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCClusterDataFormat.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCTransform.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCTrackSegmentData.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCTrackArray.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCTrackletDataFormat.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCInterMerger.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCMemHandler.h"
#include "AliHLTTPCDefinitions.h"
//#include "AliHLTTPC.h"
//#include <stdlib.h>
//#include <cerrno>

// this is a global object used for automatic component registration, do not use this
AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent gAliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent;

/** ROOT macro for the implementation of ROOT specific class methods */
ClassImp(AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent)

AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent()
  :
  fTracker(NULL),
  fVertex(NULL),
  fDoNonVertex(false),
  fDoPP(false),
  fMultiplicity(4000),
  fBField(0.4),
  fnonvertextracking(kFALSE),
  fmainvertextracking(kTRUE),
  fpInterMerger(NULL)
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  // or
  // refer to README to build package
  // or
  // visit http://web.ift.uib.no/~kjeks/doc/alice-hlt
  fEta[0] = 0.;
  fEta[1] = 1.1;
}

AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::~AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent()
{
  // see header file for class documentation
}

// Public functions to implement AliHLTComponent's interface.
// These functions are required for the registration process

const char* AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::GetComponentID()
{
  // see header file for class documentation

  return "TPCSliceTracker";
}

void AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::GetInputDataTypes(AliHLTComponentDataTypeList& list)
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  list.clear();
  list.push_back( AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkClustersDataType );
  list.push_back( AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkVertexDataType );
}

AliHLTComponentDataType AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::GetOutputDataType()
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  return AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkTrackSegmentsDataType;
}

void AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::GetOutputDataSize( unsigned long& constBase, double& inputMultiplier )
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  // XXX TODO: Find more realistic values.
  constBase = 0;
  inputMultiplier = 0.2;
}

AliHLTComponent* AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::Spawn()
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  return new AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent;
}

void AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::SetTrackerParam(Int_t phiSegments, Int_t etaSegments,
				   Int_t trackletlength, Int_t tracklength,
				   Int_t rowscopetracklet, Int_t rowscopetrack,
				   Double_t minPtFit, Double_t maxangle,
				   Double_t goodDist, Double_t hitChi2Cut,
				   Double_t goodHitChi2, Double_t trackChi2Cut,
				   Int_t maxdist, Double_t maxphi,Double_t maxeta, bool /*vertexConstraints*/ )
    {
  // see header file for class documentation
    //fTracker->SetClusterFinderParam( fXYClusterError, fZClusterError, kTRUE ); // ??
    //Set parameters input to the tracker
    //If no arguments are given, default parameters will be used
    
    fTracker->SetNSegments(phiSegments,etaSegments);
    fTracker->SetMaxDca(minPtFit);
    //   fTracker->MainVertexSettings(trackletlength,tracklength,rowscopetracklet,rowscopetrack);

    Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::SetTrackerParam", "Tracking", "==============================" );

    if ( fmainvertextracking == kTRUE && fnonvertextracking == kFALSE){
	fTracker->SetTrackCuts(hitChi2Cut,goodHitChi2,trackChi2Cut,maxdist,kTRUE);
	fTracker->SetTrackletCuts(maxangle,goodDist,kTRUE);

	fTracker->MainVertexSettings( trackletlength, tracklength, rowscopetracklet, rowscopetrack, maxphi, maxeta);	
	Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::SetTrackerParam", "Tracking", "MAINVERTEXTRACKING" );
    }
    else if ( fmainvertextracking == kTRUE && fnonvertextracking == kTRUE){
	fTracker->SetTrackCuts(hitChi2Cut,goodHitChi2,trackChi2Cut,maxdist,kTRUE);
	fTracker->SetTrackCuts(hitChi2Cut,goodHitChi2,trackChi2Cut,maxdist,kFALSE);
	fTracker->SetTrackletCuts(maxangle,goodDist,kTRUE);
	fTracker->SetTrackletCuts(maxangle,goodDist,kFALSE);

	fTracker->MainVertexSettings( trackletlength, tracklength, rowscopetracklet, rowscopetrack, maxphi, maxeta);
	fTracker->NonVertexSettings( trackletlength, tracklength, rowscopetracklet, rowscopetrack);	
	Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::SetTrackerParam", "Tracking", "MAINVERTEXTRACKING - NONVERTEXTRACKING" );
    }
    else if ( fmainvertextracking == kFALSE && fnonvertextracking == kTRUE){
	fTracker->SetTrackCuts(hitChi2Cut,goodHitChi2,trackChi2Cut,maxdist,kFALSE);
	fTracker->SetTrackletCuts(maxangle,goodDist,kFALSE);

	fTracker->NonVertexSettings( trackletlength, tracklength, rowscopetracklet, rowscopetrack);
	Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::SetTrackerParam", "Tracking", "NONVERTEXTRACKING" );
    }
    
    //fTracker->SetParamDone(true);
    /* Matthias 13.12.2006
     * the global variable AliHLTTPCS::fgDoVertexFit has never been used so far
     * and has always been kTRUE.
     * In order to remove the AliHLTTPC class (which is the old steering class for
     * HLT (TPC) tracking) from the compilation, this function can not be activated
     * again. We have to think about a more elegant way to specify the parameters
     * anyway. The following line was surely for some testing, but was never active
     * in a tested release.
     */
    //AliHLTTPC::SetVertexFit( kFALSE );
    
    fTracker->InitVolumes();
    }

void AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::SetTrackerParam( bool doPP, int multiplicity, double bField )
    {
  // see header file for class documentation
    AliHLTTPCTransform::SetBField( bField );
    Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "BField", "Setting b field to %f T\n", bField );

    if ( doPP )
	{
	//tracker->SetClusterFinderParam(xyerror,zerror,kTRUE); // ??
	/* the old setup used during TPC
  	SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
	                 2, 2,
	  	         0, 0.1745, 5, 100,
	  	         5, 50, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE);
	*/
	  SetTrackerParam( 50,        // phi_segments:     Devide the space into phi_segments                                      
			   100,       // ets_segments:     Devide the space into eta_segments                                       
			   3,         // trackletlength:   Number of hits a tracklet has to have                                   
			   50,         // tracklength:      Number of hits a track has to have                                      
			   6,         // rowscopetracklet: Search range of rows for a tracklet                                     
			   6,         // rowscopetrack:    Search range of rows for a track                                       
			   0,         // min_pt_fit:       Cut for moment fit, use:SetMaxDca(min_pt_fit)                           
			   AliHLTTPCTransform::Deg2Rad(10),
			   // maxangle:         AliHLTTPCTransform::Deg2Rad(10), max angle for the three point look aheand         
			   5,         // goodDist:         Threshold distancs between two hits when building tracklets             
			   100,        // hitChi2Cut:       Max chi2 of added hit to track                                         
			   5,         // goodHitChi2:      Stop looking for next hit to add if chi2 is less then goodHitChi2       
			   50,        // trackChi2Cut:     Max chi2 for track after final fit                                      
			   50,        // maxdist:          Maximum distance between two clusters when forming segments             
			   0.1,       // maxphi:           Max phi difference for neighboring hits                                
			   0.1,       // maxeta:           Max eta difference for neighboring hits                                 
			   kTRUE);    // vertexConstrain:  False if one want to look for secondary vertex track 	  
	}
    else
	{
	int mults[] = { 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000 };
	int multCount = 4;
	int closestMult = 0;
	int i;
	int multDist, tmpMultDist;
	if ( multiplicity>mults[closestMult] )
	    multDist = multiplicity-mults[closestMult];
	else
	    multDist = mults[closestMult]-multiplicity;
	for ( i = 1; i < multCount; i++ )
	    {
	    if ( multiplicity>mults[i] )
		tmpMultDist = multiplicity-mults[i];
	    else
		tmpMultDist = mults[i]-multiplicity;
	    if ( tmpMultDist < multDist )
		{
		closestMult = i;
		multDist = tmpMultDist;
		}
	    }
	
	double bfs[] = { 0.2, 0.4 };
	int bfCount = 2;
	int closestBf = 0;
	double bfDist, tmpBFDist;
	if ( bField>bfs[closestBf] )
	    bfDist = bField-bfs[closestBf];
	else
	    bfDist = bfs[closestBf]-bField;
	for ( i = 1; i < bfCount; i++ )
	    {
	    if ( bField>bfs[i] )
		tmpBFDist = bField-bfs[i];
	    else
		tmpBFDist = bfs[i]-bField;
	    if ( tmpBFDist < bfDist )
		{
		closestBf = i;
		bfDist = tmpBFDist;
		}
	    }

	switch ( closestMult )
	    {
	    case 0: // 1000
		switch ( closestBf )
		    {
		    case 0: // 0.2
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					2, 4,
					0, 0.1745, 5, 100,
					5, 50, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    case 1: // 0.4
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 2, 4,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 100,
					 5, 50, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    }
		break;
	    case 1: // 2000
		switch ( closestBf )
		    {
		    case 0: // 0.2
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 2, 4,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 30,
					 5, 20, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    case 1: // 0.4
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 2, 5,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 30,
					 5, 20, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    }
		break;
	    case 2: // 4000
		switch ( closestBf )
		    {
		    case 0: // 0.2
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 2 , 10,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 20,
					 5, 10 , 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    case 1: // 0.4
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 2, 10,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 20,
					 5, 10, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    }
		break;
	    case 3: // 8000
		switch ( closestBf )
		    {
		    case 0: // 0.2
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 3, 15,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 10,
					 5, 5, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    case 1: // 0.4
			SetTrackerParam( 50, 100, 3, 10,
					 2, 15,
					 0, 0.1745, 5, 15,
					 5, 5, 50, 0.1, 0.1, kTRUE );
			break;
		    }
		break;
	    }
//	Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "BField", "Setting b field to %f\n", bfs[closestBf] );
//	AliHLTTPCTransform::SetBField( bfs[closestBf] );
//	AliHLTTPCTransform::SetBField( bField );
//	Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "BField", "Setting b field to %f\n", bField );
	}
    }


	
int AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::DoInit( int argc, const char** argv )
    {
  // see header file for class documentation
    Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "DoInit", "DoInit()" );

    if ( fTracker || fVertex )
	return EINPROGRESS;
    fTracker = new AliHLTTPCConfMapper();
    fVertex = new AliHLTTPCVertex();
    fEta[0] = 0.;
    fEta[1] = 1.1;
    fDoNonVertex = false;
    Bool_t bDoMerger=kTRUE;
    fMultiplicity = 4000;
    fBField = 0.4;
    fDoPP = false;

    int i = 0;
    char* cpErr;
    while ( i < argc )
	{
	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "disable-merger" ) ){
	    bDoMerger = kFALSE;
	    i++;
	    continue;	    
	}

	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "pp-run" ) )
	    {
	    fDoPP = true;
	    i++;
	    continue;
	    }
	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "multiplicity" ) )
	    {
	    if ( argc <= i+1 )
		{
		Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Missing multiplicity", "Missing event multiplicity specifier." );
		return ENOTSUP;
		}
	    fMultiplicity = strtoul( argv[i+1], &cpErr, 0 );
	    if ( *cpErr )
		{
		Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Missing multiplicity", "Cannot convert event multiplicity specifier '%s'.", argv[i+1] );
		return EINVAL;
		}
	    i += 2;
	    continue;
	    }
	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "bfield" ) )
	    {
	    if ( argc <= i+1 )
		{
		Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Missing B-field", "Missing B-field specifier." );
		return ENOTSUP;
		}
	    fBField = strtod( argv[i+1], &cpErr );
	    if ( *cpErr )
		{
		Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Missing multiplicity", "Cannot convert B-field specifier '%s'.", argv[i+1] );
		return EINVAL;
		}
	    i += 2;
	    continue;
	    }

	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "nonvertextracking" ) ){
	  fnonvertextracking = kTRUE;
	  i++;
	  continue;	    
	}
	
	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "mainvertextrackingoff" ) ){	
	  fmainvertextracking = kFALSE;
	  i++;
	  continue;	    
	}
	
	if ( !strcmp( argv[i], "etarange" ) ){	
	  if ( argc <= i+1 ){
	    Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Missing Eta range", "Missing Eta-range specifiers." );
	    return ENOTSUP;
	  }
	  fEta[1] = strtod( argv[i+1], &cpErr );
	  if ( *cpErr ){
	    Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Missing Eta range", "Cannot convert Eta-range specifier '%s'.", argv[i+1] );
	    return EINVAL;
	  }
	  
	  i += 2;
	  continue;
	}
	Logging(kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoInit", "Unknown Option", "Unknown option '%s'", argv[i] );
	return EINVAL;
	}
    if (fBField == 0.){
      // parameter for B=0 T 
      fDoPP = kTRUE;
      fnonvertextracking = kTRUE;
      fmainvertextracking = kFALSE;
    }
        
    if (bDoMerger)
      fpInterMerger = new AliHLTTPCInterMerger();

    SetTrackerParam( fDoPP, fMultiplicity, fBField );
    return 0;
    }

int AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::DoDeinit()
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  if ( fTracker )
    delete fTracker;
  fTracker = NULL;
  if ( fVertex )
    delete fVertex;
  fVertex = NULL;
  if (fpInterMerger) {
    delete fpInterMerger;
  }
  fpInterMerger=NULL;
  return 0;
}

int AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::DoEvent( const AliHLTComponentEventData& evtData, const AliHLTComponentBlockData* blocks, 
					      AliHLTComponentTriggerData& /*trigData*/, AliHLTUInt8_t* outputPtr, 
					      AliHLTUInt32_t& size, AliHLTComponentBlockDataList& outputBlocks )
    {
  // see header file for class documentation
    Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "DoEvent", "DoEvent()" );
    if ( evtData.fBlockCnt<=0 )
      {
	Logging( kHLTLogWarning, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "DoEvent", "no blocks in event" );
	return 0;
      }
    const AliHLTComponentBlockData* iter = NULL;
    unsigned long ndx;
    AliHLTTPCClusterData* inPtrSP;
    AliHLTTPCVertexData* inPtrV = NULL;
    const AliHLTComponentBlockData* vertexIter=NULL;
    AliHLTTPCTrackletData* outPtr;
    AliHLTUInt8_t* outBPtr;
    AliHLTUInt32_t vSize = 0;
    UInt_t offset=0, mysize, tSize = 0;
    outBPtr = outputPtr;
    Int_t slice=-1, patch=-1, row[2];
    Int_t minPatch=INT_MAX, maxPatch = 0;
    offset = 0;
    std::vector<Int_t> slices;
    std::vector<Int_t>::iterator slIter, slEnd;
    std::vector<unsigned> sliceCnts;
    std::vector<unsigned>::iterator slCntIter;
    Int_t vertexSlice=-1;

    // Find min/max rows used in total and find and read out vertex if it is present
    // also determine correct slice number, if multiple slice numbers are present in event
    // (which should not happen in the first place) we use the one that occurs the most times
    row[0] = 0;
    row[1] = 0;
    bool found;
    for ( ndx = 0; ndx < evtData.fBlockCnt; ndx++ )
	{
	iter = blocks+ndx;

	if(iter->fDataType!=AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkClustersDataType){
	  HLTDebug("Data block type is not of type AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkClustersDataType");
	  continue;
	}

	slice = AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinSliceNr( *iter );
	found = false;
	slIter = slices.begin();
	slEnd = slices.end();
	slCntIter = sliceCnts.begin();
	while ( slIter != slEnd )
	    {
	    if ( *slIter == slice )
		{
		found = true;
		break;
		}
	    slIter++;
	    slCntIter++;
	    }
	if ( !found )
	    {
	    slices.insert( slices.end(), slice );
	    sliceCnts.insert( sliceCnts.end(), 1 );
	    }
	else
	    *slCntIter++;

	if ( iter->fDataType == AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkVertexDataType )
	    {
	    inPtrV = (AliHLTTPCVertexData*)(iter->fPtr);
	    vertexIter = iter;
	    vSize = iter->fSize;
	    fVertex->Read( inPtrV );
	    vertexSlice = slice;
	    }
	if ( iter->fDataType == AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkClustersDataType )
	    {
	    patch = AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinPatchNr( *iter );
	    if ( minPatch>patch )
		{
		minPatch = patch;
		row[0] = AliHLTTPCTransform::GetFirstRow( patch );
		}
	    if ( maxPatch<patch )
		{
		maxPatch = patch;
		row[1] = AliHLTTPCTransform::GetLastRow( patch );
		}
	    }
	}

    // Determine slice number to really use.
    if ( slices.size()>1 )
	{
	Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Multiple slices found in event",
		 "Multiple slice numbers found in event 0x%08lX (%lu). Determining maximum occuring slice number...",
		 evtData.fEventID, evtData.fEventID );
	unsigned maxCntSlice=0;
	slIter = slices.begin();
	slEnd = slices.end();
	slCntIter = sliceCnts.begin();
	while ( slIter != slEnd )
	    {
	    Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Multiple slices found in event",
		     "Slice %lu found %lu times.", *slIter, *slCntIter );
	    if ( maxCntSlice<*slCntIter )
		{
		maxCntSlice = *slCntIter;
		slice = *slIter;
		}
	    slIter++;
	    slCntIter++;
	    }
	Logging( kHLTLogError, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Multiple slices found in event",
		 "Using slice %lu.", slice );
	}
    else if ( slices.size()>0 )
      {
	slice = *(slices.begin());
      }
    else
      {
	slice = -1;
      }
    
    if ( vertexSlice != slice )
	{
	// multiple vertex blocks in event and we used the wrong one...
	found = false;
	for ( ndx = 0; ndx < evtData.fBlockCnt; ndx++ )
	    {
	    iter = blocks+ndx;
	    if ( iter->fDataType == AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkVertexDataType && slice==AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinSliceNr( *iter ) )
		{
		inPtrV = (AliHLTTPCVertexData*)(iter->fPtr);
		vertexIter = iter;
		vSize = iter->fSize;
		fVertex->Read( inPtrV );
		break;
		}
	    }
	}

    fTracker->InitSector( slice, row, fEta );
    fTracker->SetVertex(fVertex);
    mysize = 0;
    // read in all hits
    std::vector<unsigned long> patchIndices;
    std::vector<unsigned long>::iterator pIter, pEnd;
    for ( ndx = 0; ndx < evtData.fBlockCnt; ndx++ )
	{
	iter = blocks+ndx;

	if ( iter->fDataType == AliHLTTPCDefinitions::fgkClustersDataType && slice==AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinSliceNr( *iter ) )
	    {
	    patch = AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinPatchNr( *iter );
	    pIter = patchIndices.begin();
	    pEnd = patchIndices.end();
	    while ( pIter!=pEnd && AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinSliceNr( blocks[*pIter] ) < patch )
		pIter++;
	    patchIndices.insert( pIter, ndx );
	    }
	}
    pIter = patchIndices.begin();
    pEnd = patchIndices.end();
    while ( pIter!=pEnd )
	{
	ndx = *pIter;
	iter = blocks+ndx;

	patch = AliHLTTPCDefinitions::GetMinPatchNr( *iter );
	inPtrSP = (AliHLTTPCClusterData*)(iter->fPtr);
	    
	Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Reading hits",
		 "Reading hits for slice %d - patch %d", slice, patch );
	fTracker->ReadHits( inPtrSP->fSpacePointCnt, inPtrSP->fSpacePoints );
	pIter++;
	}

    outPtr = (AliHLTTPCTrackletData*)(outBPtr);

    if ( fmainvertextracking == kTRUE && fnonvertextracking == kFALSE){	
      Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Tracking", " ---MAINVERTEXTRACKING---");
      fTracker->MainVertexTrackingA();
      fTracker->MainVertexTrackingB();
      fTracker->FillTracks();
    }
    else if ( fmainvertextracking == kTRUE && fnonvertextracking == kTRUE){	
      Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Tracking", " ---MAINVERTEXTRACKING---");
      fTracker->MainVertexTrackingA();
      fTracker->MainVertexTrackingB();
      fTracker->FillTracks();	
      Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Tracking", " ---NONVERTEXTRACKING---");
      fTracker->NonVertexTracking();
    }
    else if ( fmainvertextracking == kFALSE && fnonvertextracking == kTRUE){
      Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Tracking", " ---NONVERTEXTRACKING---");
      fTracker->NonVertexTracking();	
      fTracker->FillTracks();	
    }

    UInt_t ntracks0 =0;
    if(fpInterMerger){
      AliHLTTPCMemHandler memory;
      AliHLTTPCTrackSegmentData *trackdata0  = 
	(AliHLTTPCTrackSegmentData *) memory.Allocate(fTracker->GetTracks());
      memory.TrackArray2Memory(ntracks0,trackdata0,fTracker->GetTracks());
      fpInterMerger->Reset();
      fpInterMerger->Init(row,patch);
      fpInterMerger->FillTracks(ntracks0,trackdata0);
      fpInterMerger->Merge();
    } 
    ntracks0=0;
    AliHLTTPCTrackArray* pArray=fTracker->GetTracks();
    mysize = pArray->WriteTracks( ntracks0, outPtr->fTracklets );
    outPtr->fTrackletCnt = ntracks0;

    Logging( kHLTLogDebug, "HLT::TPCSliceTracker::DoEvent", "Tracks",
	     "Input: Number of tracks: %lu Slice/MinPatch/MaxPatch/RowMin/RowMax: %lu/%lu/%lu/%lu/%lu.", 
	     ntracks0, slice, minPatch, maxPatch, row[0], row[1] );

    fTracker->Reset();

    tSize += mysize+sizeof(AliHLTTPCTrackletData);
    outBPtr += mysize+sizeof(AliHLTTPCTrackletData);
    
    AliHLTComponentBlockData bd;
    FillBlockData( bd );
    bd.fOffset = offset;
    bd.fSize = tSize;
    bd.fSpecification = AliHLTTPCDefinitions::EncodeDataSpecification( slice, slice, minPatch, maxPatch );
    outputBlocks.push_back( bd );

#ifdef FORWARD_VERTEX_BLOCK
    if ( vertexIter )
	{
	// Copy the descriptor block for the vertex information.
	bd = *vertexIter;
	outputBlocks.push_back( bd );
	}
#endif // FORWARD_VERTEX_BLOCK

    size = tSize;
    return 0;
    }

void AliHLTTPCSliceTrackerComponent::SetTrackerParam1()
{
  // see header file for class documentation
  SetTrackerParam( 10, 20, 5, 10, 2,2,
		   0, 1.31, 5, 100,
		   50, 100, 50, 0.1, 0.1,
		   true );
}