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index 5ee9dabcc5a70c2912850dadc5d936b376edf19a..ce2a692143c9572a99f12703e1c9bd058f2ca87d 100644 (file)
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 
 #ifdef ZMQ
 #include "AliStorageEventManager.h"
+#include "AliOnlineReconstructionUtil.h"
+#include "AliGRPPreprocessor.h"
 #endif
 
 using std::cout;
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ TString  AliEveEventManager::fgAODFileName("AliAOD.root");
 TString  AliEveEventManager::fgGAliceFileName("galice.root");
 TString  AliEveEventManager::fgRawFileName("raw.root");
 TString  AliEveEventManager::fgCdbUri;
+TString  AliEveEventManager::fgSpecificCdbUriValue;
+TString  AliEveEventManager::fgSpecificCdbUriPath;
 
 TList*   AliEveEventManager::fgAODfriends = 0;
 
@@ -142,37 +146,36 @@ AliEveEventManager::AliEveEventManager(const TString& name, Int_t ev) :
     fAutoLoadTimerRunning(kFALSE),
     fMutex(new TMutex()),
     fgSubSock(EVENTS_SERVER_SUB),
+    fCurrentRun(-1),
     fEventInUse(1),
     fWritingToEventIndex(0),
     fIsNewEventAvaliable(false),
+       fOnlineMode(kFALSE),
     fStorageDown(false),
     fFinished(false)
 {
     // Constructor with event-id.
-               
-    InitInternals();
+  if (0 == name.CompareTo("online")) {fOnlineMode = kTRUE;}
+  else{fOnlineMode = kFALSE;}  
+  
+  InitInternals();
 
-    Open();
-    if (ev >= 0)
+  Open();
+  if (ev >= 0)
     {
         GotoEvent(ev);
     }
     
-    if (0 == name.CompareTo("online")) {
-      fOnlineMode = kTRUE;
-    }
-    else{
-      fOnlineMode = kFALSE;
-    }
-
-
 #ifdef ZMQ
+    if(fOnlineMode)
+      {
     cout<<"ZMQ FOUND. Starting subscriber thread."<<endl;
     fEventListenerThread = new TThread("fEventListenerThread",DispatchEventListener,(void*)this);
     fEventListenerThread->Run();
     
-    fStorageManagerWatcherThread = new TThread("fStorageManagerWatcherThread",DispatchStorageManagerWatcher,(void*)this);
-    fStorageManagerWatcherThread->Run();
+    // fStorageManagerWatcherThread = new TThread("fStorageManagerWatcherThread",DispatchStorageManagerWatcher,(void*)this);
+    //fStorageManagerWatcherThread->Run();
+      }
 #else
     cout<<"NO ZMQ FOUND. Online events not avaliable."<<endl;
 #endif
@@ -183,34 +186,28 @@ AliEveEventManager::~AliEveEventManager()
     // Destructor.
     
     fFinished = true;
-    
     if(fEventListenerThread)
     {
+        fEventListenerThread->Join();
         fEventListenerThread->Kill();
         delete fEventListenerThread;
+        cout<<"listener thread killed and deleted"<<endl;
     }
     if(fStorageManagerWatcherThread)
     {
+        fStorageManagerWatcherThread->Join();
         fStorageManagerWatcherThread->Kill();
         delete fStorageManagerWatcherThread;
+        cout<<"storage watcher thread killed and deleted"<<endl;
     }
     
-    
     fAutoLoadTimer->Stop();
     fAutoLoadTimer->Disconnect("Timeout");
     fAutoLoadTimer->Disconnect("AutoLoadNextEvent");
 
-    AliEveEventManager *manager = AliEveEventManager::GetCurrent();
-    manager->Disconnect("StorageManagerOk");
-    manager->Disconnect("StorageManagerDown");
-
     if(fSubManagers){delete fSubManagers;}
     if(fMutex){delete fMutex;}
-    
-    if (fIsOpen)
-    {
-        Close();
-    }
+    if (fIsOpen){Close();}
 
 //    fTransients->DecDenyDestroy();
 //    fTransients->Destroy();
@@ -224,6 +221,9 @@ AliEveEventManager::~AliEveEventManager()
 void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
 {
 #ifdef ZMQ
+  if(!fOnlineMode){return;}
+  cout<<"\n\nGet next event called\n\n"<<endl;
+
     AliStorageEventManager *eventManager = AliStorageEventManager::GetEventManagerInstance();
     eventManager->CreateSocket(EVENTS_SERVER_SUB);
     eventManager->CreateSocket(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
@@ -242,18 +242,19 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
     list.eventNumber[1]=999999;
     list.marked[0]=1;
     list.marked[1]=1;
-    list.multiplicity[0]=1;
+    list.multiplicity[0]=0;
     list.multiplicity[1]=999999;
     strcpy(list.system[0],"p-p");
-    strcpy(list.system[1],"A-A");
+    strcpy(list.system[1],"");
     
     struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
     requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_LIST_EVENTS;
     requestMessage->list = list;
     
+    cout<<"Sending request for marked events list"<<endl;
     eventManager->Send(requestMessage,SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-    vector<serverListStruct> receivedList = eventManager->GetServerListVector(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-    
+    cout<<"Waiting for response"<<endl;
+    vector<serverListStruct> receivedList = eventManager->GetServerListVector(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ,3000);
     cout<<"EVENT DISPLAY -- received list of marked events"<<endl;
     
     for(int i=0;i<receivedList.size();i++)
@@ -262,12 +263,16 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
     }
     
     int iter=0;
+
+    cout<<"Starting subscriber's loop"<<endl;
     while(!fFinished)
     {
-        if(!fLoopMarked)
+      cout<<"not finished"<<endl;
+        if(!fLoopMarked || receivedList.size()<=0)
         {
             cout<<"taking event from reco server"<<endl;
-            tmpEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(EVENTS_SERVER_SUB,5);
+            tmpEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(EVENTS_SERVER_SUB,5000);
+           cout<<"after get event"<<endl;
             if(!tmpEvent){sleep(1);}
         }
         else
@@ -275,17 +280,17 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
             cout<<"taking event from storage manager"<<endl;
             if(iter<receivedList.size())
             {
+                cout<<"i:"<<iter<<endl;
                 struct eventStruct mark;
                 mark.runNumber = receivedList[iter].runNumber;
                 mark.eventNumber = receivedList[iter].eventNumber;
              
-                struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
                 requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_EVENT;
                 requestMessage->event = mark;
                 
                 eventManager->Send(requestMessage,SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
                 tmpEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-                delete requestMessage;
+
                 iter++;
                 sleep(1);
             }
@@ -294,6 +299,7 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
         
         if(tmpEvent)
         {
+            cout<<"tmpEvent:"<<tmpEvent->GetRunNumber()<<endl;
             if(tmpEvent->GetRunNumber()>=0)
             {
                 fMutex->Lock();
@@ -311,10 +317,8 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
                 fMutex->UnLock();
             }
         }
-        else
-        {
-            cout<<"didn't receive new event"<<endl;
-        }
+        else{cout<<"didn't receive new event"<<endl;}
+     
     }
     delete requestMessage;
     
@@ -324,6 +328,8 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GetNextEvent()
 void AliEveEventManager::CheckStorageStatus()
 {
 #ifdef ZMQ
+  if(!fOnlineMode){return;}
+
     AliEveConfigManager *configManager = AliEveConfigManager::GetMaster();
     configManager->ConnectEventManagerSignals();
     
@@ -349,6 +355,11 @@ void AliEveEventManager::CheckStorageStatus()
         }
         sleep(1);
     }
+    
+    AliEveEventManager *manager = AliEveEventManager::GetCurrent();
+    manager->Disconnect("StorageManagerOk");
+    manager->Disconnect("StorageManagerDown");
+    
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -453,6 +464,13 @@ void AliEveEventManager::SetCdbUri(const TString& cdb)
     if ( ! cdb.IsNull()) fgCdbUri = cdb;
 }
 
+void AliEveEventManager::SetSpecificCdbUri(const TString& path,const TString& value)
+{
+    // Set path to specific CDB object, there is no default.
+  if ( ! value.IsNull()) fgSpecificCdbUriValue = value;
+  if ( ! path.IsNull()) fgSpecificCdbUriPath = path;
+}
+
 void AliEveEventManager::SetGAliceFileName(const TString& galice)
 {
     // Set file-name for opening gAlice, default "galice.root".
@@ -757,7 +775,7 @@ void AliEveEventManager::Open()
 
     // Initialize OCDB ... only in master event-manager
 
-               InitOCDB(runNo);
+    InitOCDB(runNo);
 
 
     fIsOpen = kTRUE;
@@ -765,10 +783,54 @@ void AliEveEventManager::Open()
 
 void AliEveEventManager::InitOCDB(int runNo)
 {
-               static const TEveException kEH("AliEveEventManager::InitOCDB ");
+  TString cdbPath = Form("local://%s/ed_ocdb_objects/",gSystem->Getenv("HOME"));
+  AliCDBManager* cdb = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+#ifdef ZMQ
+  if(fOnlineMode)
+    {
+      if(runNo != fCurrentRun)
+       { 
+         cout<<"Loading OCDB for new run:"<<runNo<<" in online mode."<<endl;
+         TEnv settings;
+         settings.ReadFile(AliOnlineReconstructionUtil::GetPathToServerConf(), kEnvUser);
+         fCurrentRun = runNo;
+         cout<<"config read"<<endl;
+
+         // Retrieve GRP entry for given run from aldaqdb.
+         TString dbHost = settings.GetValue("logbook.host", DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_HOST);
+         Int_t   dbPort =  settings.GetValue("logbook.port", DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_PORT);
+         TString dbName =  settings.GetValue("logbook.db", DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_DB);
+         TString user =  settings.GetValue("logbook.user", DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_USER);
+         TString password = settings.GetValue("logbook.pass", DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_PASS);
+         
+         gSystem->cd(cdbPath.Data());
+         gSystem->Exec("rm -fr GRP/");
+         cout<<"CDB path for GRP:"<<cdbPath<<endl;
+
+         TString gdc;
+
+         Int_t ret=AliGRPPreprocessor::ReceivePromptRecoParameters(fCurrentRun, dbHost.Data(),
+                                                                   dbPort, dbName.Data(),
+                                                                   user.Data(), password.Data(),
+                                                                   Form("%s",cdbPath.Data()),
+                                                                   gdc);
+
+         if(ret>0) Info("RetrieveGRP","Last run of the same type is: %d",ret);
+         else if(ret==0) Warning("RetrieveGRP","No previous run of the same type found");
+         else if(ret<0) Error("Retrieve","Error code while retrieving GRP parameters returned: %d",ret);
+
+
+         cdb->SetDefaultStorage(settings.GetValue("cdb.defaultStorage", DEFAULT_CDB_STORAGE));
+         cdb->SetSpecificStorage("GRP/GRP/Data",cdbPath.Data());
+         cdb->SetRun(fCurrentRun);
+         cdb->Print();
+       }
+    }
+#endif
+
+  static const TEveException kEH("AliEveEventManager::InitOCDB ");
     //if (this == fgMaster)
     {
-        AliCDBManager* cdb = AliCDBManager::Instance();
         if (cdb->IsDefaultStorageSet() == kTRUE)
         {
             Warning(kEH, "CDB already set - using the old storage:\n  '%s'",
@@ -781,7 +843,7 @@ void AliEveEventManager::InitOCDB(int runNo)
                 gEnv->SetValue("Root.Stacktrace", "no");
                 Fatal("Open()", "OCDB path was not specified.");
             }
-
+           cout<<"Setting default storage:"<<fgCdbUri<<endl;
             // Handle some special cases for MC (should be in OCDBManager).
             if (fgCdbUri == "mcideal://")
                 cdb->SetDefaultStorage("MC", "Ideal");
@@ -789,18 +851,18 @@ void AliEveEventManager::InitOCDB(int runNo)
                 cdb->SetDefaultStorage("MC", "Residual");
             else if (fgCdbUri == "mcfull://")
                 cdb->SetDefaultStorage("MC", "Full");
-            else if (fgCdbUri == "local://") {
-                fgCdbUri = Form("local://%s/OCDB", gSystem->Getenv("ALICE_ROOT"));
+            else if (fgCdbUri == "local://"){
+               fgCdbUri = Form("local://%s/OCDB", gSystem->Getenv("ALICE_ROOT"));
                cdb->SetDefaultStorage(fgCdbUri);
-            } else
-                cdb->SetDefaultStorage(fgCdbUri);
-
+             } 
+           else{
+             cdb->SetDefaultStorage(fgCdbUri);
+             }
             cdb->SetRun(runNo);
 
             if (cdb->IsDefaultStorageSet() == kFALSE)
                 throw kEH + "CDB initialization failed for '" + fgCdbUri + "'.";
-        }
-
+        }/*
         if (fgCdbUri.BeginsWith("local://"))
         {
             TString curPath = gSystem->WorkingDirectory();
@@ -820,7 +882,7 @@ void AliEveEventManager::InitOCDB(int runNo)
                     cdb->SetSpecificStorage(grp, lpath);
                 }
             }
-        }
+           }*/
     }
 }
 
@@ -943,82 +1005,85 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GotoEvent(Int_t event)
     {
       // throw (kEH + "Event-loop is under external control.");
 #ifdef ZMQ
-      if (fStorageDown && -1 == event) 
-      {
-       NextEvent();
-       return;
-      }
-
-      if (fESD)
-      {
-         // create new server request:
-         struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
+      if(fOnlineMode)
+       {
+         if (fStorageDown && -1 == event) 
+           {
+             NextEvent();
+             return;
+           }
+
+         if (fESD)
+           {
+             // create new server request:
+             struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
             
-         // set request type:
-         if (event == -1)      {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_LAST_EVENT;}
-         else  if (event == 0) {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_FIRST_EVENT;}
-         else  if (event == 1) {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_PREV_EVENT;}
-         else  if (event == 2) {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_NEXT_EVENT;}
+             // set request type:
+             if (event == -1)      {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_LAST_EVENT;}
+             else  if (event == 0) {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_FIRST_EVENT;}
+             else  if (event == 1) {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_PREV_EVENT;}
+             else  if (event == 2) {requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_NEXT_EVENT;}
             
-         // set event struct:
-         struct eventStruct eventToLoad;
-         eventToLoad.runNumber = fESD->GetRunNumber();
-         eventToLoad.eventNumber = fESD->GetEventNumberInFile();
-         requestMessage->event = eventToLoad;
+             // set event struct:
+             struct eventStruct eventToLoad;
+             eventToLoad.runNumber = fESD->GetRunNumber();
+             eventToLoad.eventNumber = fESD->GetEventNumberInFile();
+             requestMessage->event = eventToLoad;
             
-         // create event manager:
-         AliStorageEventManager *eventManager =
-            AliStorageEventManager::GetEventManagerInstance();
-         AliESDEvent *resultEvent = NULL;
+             // create event manager:
+             AliStorageEventManager *eventManager =
+               AliStorageEventManager::GetEventManagerInstance();
+             AliESDEvent *resultEvent = NULL;
             
-         eventManager->CreateSocket(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-         fMutex->Lock();
+             eventManager->CreateSocket(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
+             fMutex->Lock();
             
-         // send request and receive event:
-         eventManager->Send(requestMessage,SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-         resultEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
+             // send request and receive event:
+             eventManager->Send(requestMessage,SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
+             resultEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
             
-         if(resultEvent)
-          {
-             DestroyElements();
-             InitOCDB(resultEvent->GetRunNumber());
-             SetEvent(0,0,resultEvent,0);
-          }
-         else
-          {
-             if(event==-1){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No last event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
-             if(event==0){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No first event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
-             if(event==1){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No previous event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
-             if(event==2){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No next event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
-          }
+             if(resultEvent)
+               {
+                 DestroyElements();
+                 InitOCDB(resultEvent->GetRunNumber());
+                 SetEvent(0,0,resultEvent,0);
+               }
+             else
+               {
+                 if(event==-1){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No last event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
+                 if(event==0){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No first event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
+                 if(event==1){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No previous event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
+                 if(event==2){cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No next event is avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
+               }
             
-         fMutex->UnLock();
-        }
-      else
-      {
-         cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No event has been already loaded. Loading the most recent event...\n\n"<<endl;
+             fMutex->UnLock();
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- No event has been already loaded. Loading the most recent event...\n\n"<<endl;
 
-         struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
-         requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_LAST_EVENT;
+             struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
+             requestMessage->messageType = REQUEST_GET_LAST_EVENT;
             
-         AliStorageEventManager *eventManager = AliStorageEventManager::GetEventManagerInstance();
-         eventManager->CreateSocket(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-         AliESDEvent *resultEvent = NULL;
+             AliStorageEventManager *eventManager = AliStorageEventManager::GetEventManagerInstance();
+             eventManager->CreateSocket(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
+             AliESDEvent *resultEvent = NULL;
             
-         fMutex->Lock();
-         eventManager->Send(requestMessage,SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
-         resultEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
+             fMutex->Lock();
+             eventManager->Send(requestMessage,SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
+             resultEvent = eventManager->GetEvent(SERVER_COMMUNICATION_REQ);
             
-         if(resultEvent)
-          {
-             fESD=resultEvent;
-             DestroyElements();
-             InitOCDB(resultEvent->GetRunNumber());
-             SetEvent(0,0,resultEvent,0);
-          }
-         else{cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- The most recent event is not avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
-         fMutex->UnLock();
-      }
+             if(resultEvent)
+               {
+                 fESD=resultEvent;
+                 DestroyElements();
+                 InitOCDB(resultEvent->GetRunNumber());
+                 SetEvent(0,0,resultEvent,0);
+               }
+             else{cout<<"\n\nWARNING -- The most recent event is not avaliable.\n\n"<<endl;}
+             fMutex->UnLock();
+           }
+       }
 #endif 
 
     }
@@ -1085,11 +1150,16 @@ void AliEveEventManager::GotoEvent(Int_t event)
     {
         throw (kEH + "neither RunLoader, ESD nor Raw loaded.");
     }
-    if (event < 0 || event > maxEvent)
+    if (event < 0)
     {
         throw (kEH + Form("event %d not present, available range [%d, %d].",
                           event, 0, maxEvent));
     }
+    if (event > maxEvent)
+    {
+      event=0;
+      cout<<"Event number out of range. Going to event 0"<<endl;
+    }
 
     TString sysInfoHeader;
     sysInfoHeader.Form("AliEveEventManager::GotoEvent(%d) - ", event);
@@ -1205,32 +1275,35 @@ void AliEveEventManager::NextEvent()
     if (fExternalCtrl)
     {
 #ifdef ZMQ
-        if(fIsNewEventAvaliable)
-        {
-            fMutex->Lock();
-            if(fWritingToEventIndex == 0) fEventInUse = 0;
-            else if(fWritingToEventIndex == 1) fEventInUse = 1;
+      if(fOnlineMode)
+       {
+         if(fIsNewEventAvaliable)
+           {
+             fMutex->Lock();
+             if(fWritingToEventIndex == 0) fEventInUse = 0;
+             else if(fWritingToEventIndex == 1) fEventInUse = 1;
             
-            if(fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse])
-            {
-                if(fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse]->GetRunNumber() >= 0)
-                {
-                    printf("======================= setting event to %d\n", fEventId);
+             if(fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse])
+               {
+                 if(fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse]->GetRunNumber() >= 0)
+                   {
+                     printf("======================= setting event to %d\n", fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse]->GetEventNumberInFile());
                     
-                    DestroyElements();
-                    InitOCDB(fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse]->GetRunNumber());
-                    SetEvent(0,0,fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse],0);
+                     DestroyElements();
+                     InitOCDB(fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse]->GetRunNumber());
+                     SetEvent(0,0,fCurrentEvent[fEventInUse],0);
                     
-                }
-            }
-            fIsNewEventAvaliable = false;
-            fMutex->UnLock();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            cout<<"No new event is avaliable."<<endl;
-            NoEventLoaded();
-        }
+                   }
+               }
+             fIsNewEventAvaliable = false;
+             fMutex->UnLock();
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             cout<<"No new event is avaliable."<<endl;
+             NoEventLoaded();
+           }
+       }
 #endif
     }
     else if ((fESDTree!=0) || (fHLTESDTree!=0))
@@ -1290,6 +1363,8 @@ void AliEveEventManager::PrevEvent()
 void AliEveEventManager::MarkCurrentEvent()
 {
 #ifdef ZMQ
+  if(!fOnlineMode){return;}
+
        struct serverRequestStruct *requestMessage = new struct serverRequestStruct;
        struct eventStruct mark;
        mark.runNumber = fESD->GetRunNumber();
@@ -1343,6 +1418,8 @@ void AliEveEventManager::Close()
     // Close the event data-files and delete ESD, ESDfriend, run-loader
     // and raw-reader.
 
+    cout<<"\n\n\nClose() called!!\n\n\n"<<endl;
+    
     static const TEveException kEH("AliEveEventManager::Close ");
 
     if (!fIsOpen)
@@ -1853,9 +1930,18 @@ void AliEveEventManager::SetAutoLoad(Bool_t autoLoad)
 void AliEveEventManager::SetLoopMarked(Bool_t loopMarked)
 {
     // Set the automatic event loading mode
-    fLoopMarked = loopMarked;
-    if (fLoopMarked){StartAutoLoadTimer();}
-    else{StopAutoLoadTimer();}
+  if(fLoopMarked == loopMarked)
+    {
+      cout<<"loop marked has the same value - ignoring"<<endl;
+      return;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      cout<<"Setting loof marked to:"<<loopMarked<<endl;
+      fLoopMarked = loopMarked;
+      if (fLoopMarked){StartAutoLoadTimer();}
+      else{StopAutoLoadTimer();}
+    }
 }
 
 void AliEveEventManager::SetTrigSel(Int_t trig)