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/*!
   \file line.c

   \brief Vector library - geometry manipulation

   (C) 2001-2008 by the GRASS Development Team

   This program is free software under the 
   GNU General Public License (>=v2). 
   Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
   for details.

   \author Original author CERL, probably Dave Gerdes or Mike Higgins.
   Update to GRASS 5.7 Radim Blazek and David D. Gray.

   \date 2001-2008
 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <grass/gis.h>
#include <grass/Vect.h>
#include <grass/glocale.h>

/*!
   \brief Creates and initializes a struct line_pnts.

   Use Vect_new_line_struct() instead.

   This structure is used for reading and writing vector lines and
   polygons.  The library routines handle all memory allocation.  If
   3 lines in memory are needed at the same time, then simply 3
   line_pnts structures have to be used.

   \param void

   \return pointer to line_pnts
   \return NULL on error
 */
struct line_pnts *Vect__new_line_struct(void);

/*!
   \brief Creates and initializes a struct line_pnts.

   This structure is used for reading and writing vector lines and
   polygons.  The library routines handle all memory allocation.  If 3
   lines in memory are needed at the same time, then simply 3
   line_pnts structures have to be used.

  To free allocated memory call Vect_destroy_line_struct().

   \param void

   \return pointer to line_pnts
   \return NULL on error
 */
struct line_pnts *Vect_new_line_struct()
{
    struct line_pnts *p;

    if (NULL == (p = Vect__new_line_struct()))
	G_fatal_error("Vect_new_line_struct(): %s", _("Out of memory"));

    return p;
}

struct line_pnts *Vect__new_line_struct()
{
    struct line_pnts *p;

    p = (struct line_pnts *)malloc(sizeof(struct line_pnts));

    /* alloc_points MUST be initialized to zero */
    if (p)
	p->alloc_points = p->n_points = 0;

    if (p)
	p->x = p->y = p->z = NULL;

    return p;
}

/*!
   \brief Frees all memory associated with a struct line_pnts, including the struct itself

   \param p pointer to line_pnts structure

   \return 0
 */
int Vect_destroy_line_struct(struct line_pnts *p)
{
    if (p) {			/* probably a moot test */
	if (p->alloc_points) {
	    G_free((char *)p->x);
	    G_free((char *)p->y);
	    G_free((char *)p->z);
	}
	G_free((char *)p);
    }

    return 0;
}

/*!
   \brief Copy points from array to line structure

   \param Points line structure
   \param x,y,z  coordinates
   \param number of points to be copied

   \return 0 on success
   \return -1 on out of memory
 */
int
Vect_copy_xyz_to_pnts(struct line_pnts *Points, double *x, double *y,
		      double *z, int n)
{
    register int i;

    if (0 > dig_alloc_points(Points, n))
	return (-1);

    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
	Points->x[i] = x[i];
	Points->y[i] = y[i];
	if (z != NULL)
	    Points->z[i] = z[i];
	else
	    Points->z[i] = 0;
	Points->n_points = n;
    }

    return (0);
}


/*!
   \brief Reset line

   Make sure line structure is clean to be re-used, i.e. it
   has no points associated with it Points must have previously been
   created with Vect_new_line_struct().

   \param Points line to be reset

   \return 0
 */
int Vect_reset_line(struct line_pnts *Points)
{
    Points->n_points = 0;

    return 0;
}

/*!
   \brief Appends one point to the end of a line.

   Returns new number of points or -1 on out of memory Note, this will
   append to whatever is in line struct.  If you are re-using a line
   struct, be sure to clear out old data first by calling
   Vect_reset_line().

   \param Points line
   \param x,y,z point coordinates to be added

   \return number of points
 */
int Vect_append_point(struct line_pnts *Points, double x, double y, double z)
{
    register int n;

    if (0 > dig_alloc_points(Points, Points->n_points + 1))
	return (-1);

    n = Points->n_points;
    Points->x[n] = x;
    Points->y[n] = y;
    Points->z[n] = z;

    return ++(Points->n_points);
}

/*!
   \brief Insert new point at index position and move all old points at that position and above up

   \param Points line
   \param index (from 0 to Points->n_points-1)
   \param x,y,z point coordinates

   \return number of points
   \return -1 on error (alocation)
 */
int
Vect_line_insert_point(struct line_pnts *Points, int index, double x,
		       double y, double z)
{
    register int n;

    if (index < 0 || index > Points->n_points - 1)
	G_fatal_error("%s Vect_line_insert_point()",
		      _("Index out of range in"));

    if (0 > dig_alloc_points(Points, Points->n_points + 1))
	return (-1);

    /* move up */
    for (n = Points->n_points; n > index; n--) {
	Points->x[n] = Points->x[n - 1];
	Points->y[n] = Points->y[n - 1];
	Points->z[n] = Points->z[n - 1];
    }

    Points->x[index] = x;
    Points->y[index] = y;
    Points->z[index] = z;
    return ++(Points->n_points);
}

/*!
   \brief Delete point at given index and move all points above down

   \param Points line
   \param index (from 0 to Points->n_points-1)

   \return number of points
 */
int Vect_line_delete_point(struct line_pnts *Points, int index)
{
    register int n;

    if (index < 0 || index > Points->n_points - 1)
	G_fatal_error("%s Vect_line_insert_point()",
		      _("Index out of range in"));

    if (Points->n_points == 0)
	return 0;

    /* move down */
    for (n = index; n < Points->n_points - 1; n++) {
	Points->x[n] = Points->x[n + 1];
	Points->y[n] = Points->y[n + 1];
	Points->z[n] = Points->z[n + 1];
    }

    return --(Points->n_points);
}

/*!
   \brief Remove duplicate points, i.e. zero length segments

   \param Points line

   \return number of points
 */
int Vect_line_prune(struct line_pnts *Points)
{
    int i, j;

    if (Points->n_points > 0) {
	j = 1;
	for (i = 1; i < Points->n_points; i++) {
	    if (Points->x[i] != Points->x[j - 1] ||
		Points->y[i] != Points->y[j - 1]
		|| Points->z[i] != Points->z[j - 1]) {
		Points->x[j] = Points->x[i];
		Points->y[j] = Points->y[i];
		Points->z[j] = Points->z[i];
		j++;
	    }
	}
	Points->n_points = j;
    }

    return (Points->n_points);
}

/*!
   \brief Remove points in threshold

   \param Points line
   \param threshold threshold value

   \return number of points in result
 */
int Vect_line_prune_thresh(struct line_pnts *Points, double threshold)
{
    int ret;

    ret = dig_prune(Points, threshold);

    if (ret < Points->n_points)
	Points->n_points = ret;

    return (Points->n_points);
}

/*!
   \brief Appends points to the end of a line.

   Note, this will append to whatever is in line struct.  If you are
   re-using a line struct, be sure to clear out old data first by
   calling Vect_reset_line().

   \param Points line
   \param APoints points to be included
   \param direction direction (GV_FORWARD, GV_BACKWARD)

   \return new number of points
   \return -1 on out of memory
 */
int
Vect_append_points(struct line_pnts *Points, struct line_pnts *APoints,
		   int direction)
{
    int i, n, on, an;

    on = Points->n_points;
    an = APoints->n_points;
    n = on + an;

    /* Should be OK, dig_alloc_points calls realloc */
    if (0 > dig_alloc_points(Points, n))
	return (-1);

    if (direction == GV_FORWARD) {
	for (i = 0; i < an; i++) {
	    Points->x[on + i] = APoints->x[i];
	    Points->y[on + i] = APoints->y[i];
	    Points->z[on + i] = APoints->z[i];
	}
    }
    else {
	for (i = 0; i < an; i++) {
	    Points->x[on + i] = APoints->x[an - i - 1];
	    Points->y[on + i] = APoints->y[an - i - 1];
	    Points->z[on + i] = APoints->z[an - i - 1];
	}
    }

    Points->n_points = n;
    return n;
}


/*!
   \brief Copy points from line structure to array

   x/y/z arrays MUST be at least as large as Points->n_points

   Also note that  n  is a pointer to int.

   \param Points line
   \param x,y,z coordinates arrays
   \param n number of points

   \return number of points copied
 */
int
Vect_copy_pnts_to_xyz(struct line_pnts *Points, double *x, double *y,
		      double *z, int *n)
{
    register int i;

    for (i = 0; i < *n; i++) {
	x[i] = Points->x[i];
	y[i] = Points->y[i];
	if (z != NULL)
	    z[i] = Points->z[i];
	*n = Points->n_points;
    }

    return (Points->n_points);
}

/*!
   \brief  Find point on line in the specified distance.

   From the begining, measured along line.

   If the distance is greater than line length or negative, error is returned.

   \param Points line
   \param distance distance value
   \param x,y,z pointers to point coordinates or NULL
   \param angle pointer to angle of line in that point (radians, counter clockwise from x axis) or NULL
   \param slope pointer to slope angle in radians (positive up)

   \return number of segment the point is on (first is 1),
   \return 0 error when point is outside the line 

 */
int
Vect_point_on_line(struct line_pnts *Points, double distance,
		   double *x, double *y, double *z, double *angle,
		   double *slope)
{
    int j, np, seg = 0;
    double dist = 0, length;
    double xp = 0, yp = 0, zp = 0, dx = 0, dy = 0, dz = 0, dxy =
	0, dxyz, k, rest;

    G_debug(3, "Vect_point_on_line(): distance = %f", distance);
    if ((distance < 0) || (Points->n_points < 2))
	return 0;

    /* Check if first or last */
    length = Vect_line_length(Points);
    G_debug(3, "  length = %f", length);
    if (distance < 0 || distance > length) {
	G_debug(3, "  -> outside line");
	return 0;
    }

    np = Points->n_points;
    if (distance == 0) {
	G_debug(3, "  -> first point");
	xp = Points->x[0];
	yp = Points->y[0];
	zp = Points->z[0];
	dx = Points->x[1] - Points->x[0];
	dy = Points->y[1] - Points->y[0];
	dz = Points->z[1] - Points->z[0];
	dxy = hypot(dx, dy);
	seg = 1;
    }
    else if (distance == length) {
	G_debug(3, "  -> last point");
	xp = Points->x[np - 1];
	yp = Points->y[np - 1];
	zp = Points->z[np - 1];
	dx = Points->x[np - 1] - Points->x[np - 2];
	dy = Points->y[np - 1] - Points->y[np - 2];
	dz = Points->z[np - 1] - Points->z[np - 2];
	dxy = hypot(dx, dy);
	seg = np - 1;
    }
    else {
	for (j = 0; j < Points->n_points - 1; j++) {
	    /* dxyz = G_distance(Points->x[j], Points->y[j], 
	       Points->x[j+1], Points->y[j+1]); */
	    dx = Points->x[j + 1] - Points->x[j];
	    dy = Points->y[j + 1] - Points->y[j];
	    dz = Points->z[j + 1] - Points->z[j];
	    dxy = hypot(dx, dy);
	    dxyz = hypot(dxy, dz);

	    dist += dxyz;
	    if (dist >= distance) {	/* point is on the current line part */
		rest = distance - dist + dxyz;	/* from first point of segment to point */
		k = rest / dxyz;

		xp = Points->x[j] + k * dx;
		yp = Points->y[j] + k * dy;
		zp = Points->z[j] + k * dz;
		seg = j + 1;
		break;
	    }
	}
    }

    if (x != NULL)
	*x = xp;
    if (y != NULL)
	*y = yp;
    if (z != NULL)
	*z = zp;

    /* calculate angle */
    if (angle != NULL)
	*angle = atan2(dy, dx);

    /* calculate slope */
    if (slope != NULL)
	*slope = atan2(dz, dxy);

    return seg;
}

/*!
   \brief Create line segment.

   Creates segment of InPoints from start to end measured along the
   line and write it to OutPoints.

   If the distance is greater than line length or negative, error is
   returned.

   \param InPoints input line
   \param start segment number
   \param end segment number
   \param OutPoints output line

   \return 1 success
   \return 0 error when start > length or end < 0 or start < 0 or end > length
 */
int
Vect_line_segment(struct line_pnts *InPoints, double start, double end,
		  struct line_pnts *OutPoints)
{
    int i, seg1, seg2;
    double length, tmp;
    double x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2;

    G_debug(3, "Vect_line_segment(): start = %f, end = %f, n_points = %d",
	    start, end, InPoints->n_points);

    Vect_reset_line(OutPoints);

    if (start > end) {
	tmp = start;
	start = end;
	end = tmp;
    }

    /* Check start/end */
    if (end < 0)
	return 0;
    length = Vect_line_length(InPoints);
    if (start > length)
	return 0;

    /* Find coordinates and segments of start/end */
    seg1 = Vect_point_on_line(InPoints, start, &x1, &y1, &z1, NULL, NULL);
    seg2 = Vect_point_on_line(InPoints, end, &x2, &y2, &z2, NULL, NULL);

    G_debug(3, "  -> seg1 = %d seg2 = %d", seg1, seg2);

    if (seg1 == 0 || seg2 == 0) {
	G_warning(_("Segment outside line, no segment created"));
	return 0;
    }

    Vect_append_point(OutPoints, x1, y1, z1);

    for (i = seg1; i < seg2; i++) {
	Vect_append_point(OutPoints, InPoints->x[i], InPoints->y[i],
			  InPoints->z[i]);
    };

    Vect_append_point(OutPoints, x2, y2, z2);
    Vect_line_prune(OutPoints);

    return 1;
}

/*!
   \brief Calculate line length, 3D-length in case of 3D vector line

   For Lat-Long use Vect_line_geodesic_length() instead.

   \param Points line

   \return line length
 */
double Vect_line_length(struct line_pnts *Points)
{
    int j;
    double dx, dy, dz, len = 0;

    if (Points->n_points < 2)
	return 0;

    for (j = 0; j < Points->n_points - 1; j++) {
	dx = Points->x[j + 1] - Points->x[j];
	dy = Points->y[j + 1] - Points->y[j];
	dz = Points->z[j + 1] - Points->z[j];
	len += hypot(hypot(dx, dy), dz);
    }

    return len;
}


/*!
   \brief Calculate line length.

   If projection is LL, the length is measured along the geodesic.

   \param Points line

   \return line length
 */
double Vect_line_geodesic_length(struct line_pnts *Points)
{
    int j, dc;
    double dx, dy, dz, dxy, len = 0;

    dc = G_begin_distance_calculations();

    if (Points->n_points < 2)
	return 0;

    for (j = 0; j < Points->n_points - 1; j++) {
	if (dc == 2)
	    dxy =
		G_geodesic_distance(Points->x[j], Points->y[j],
				    Points->x[j + 1], Points->y[j + 1]);
	else {
	    dx = Points->x[j + 1] - Points->x[j];
	    dy = Points->y[j + 1] - Points->y[j];
	    dxy = hypot(dx, dy);
	}

	dz = Points->z[j + 1] - Points->z[j];
	len += hypot(dxy, dz);
    }

    return len;
}

/*!
   \brief calculate line distance.

   Sets (if not null):
   - px, py - point on line,
   - dist   - distance to line,
   - spdist - distance to point on line from segment beginning,
   - sldist - distance to point on line form line beginning along line

   \param points line
   \param ux,uy,uz point coordinates
   \param with_z flag if to use z coordinate (3D calculation)
   \param[out] px,py,pz point on line
   \param[out] dist distance to line,
   \param[out] spdist distance of point from segment beginning
   \param[out] lpdist distance of point from line

   \return nearest segment (first is 1)
 */
int
Vect_line_distance(struct line_pnts *points,
		   double ux, double uy, double uz,
		   int with_z,
		   double *px, double *py, double *pz,
		   double *dist, double *spdist, double *lpdist)
{
    register int i;
    register double distance;
    register double new_dist;
    double tpx, tpy, tpz, tdist, tspdist, tlpdist = 0;
    double dx, dy, dz;
    register int n_points;
    int segment;

    n_points = points->n_points;

    if (n_points == 1) {
	distance =
	    dig_distance2_point_to_line(ux, uy, uz, points->x[0],
					points->y[0], points->z[0],
					points->x[0], points->y[0],
					points->z[0], with_z, NULL, NULL,
					NULL, NULL, NULL);
	tpx = points->x[0];
	tpy = points->y[0];
	tpz = points->z[0];
	tdist = sqrt(distance);
	tspdist = 0;
	tlpdist = 0;
	segment = 0;

    }
    else {

	distance =
	    dig_distance2_point_to_line(ux, uy, uz, points->x[0],
					points->y[0], points->z[0],
					points->x[1], points->y[1],
					points->z[1], with_z, NULL, NULL,
					NULL, NULL, NULL);
	segment = 1;

	for (i = 1; i < n_points - 1; i++) {
	    new_dist = dig_distance2_point_to_line(ux, uy, uz,
						   points->x[i], points->y[i],
						   points->z[i],
						   points->x[i + 1],
						   points->y[i + 1],
						   points->z[i + 1], with_z,
						   NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
						   NULL);
	    if (new_dist < distance) {
		distance = new_dist;
		segment = i + 1;
	    }
	}

	/* we have segment and now we can recalculate other values (speed) */
	new_dist = dig_distance2_point_to_line(ux, uy, uz,
					       points->x[segment - 1],
					       points->y[segment - 1],
					       points->z[segment - 1],
					       points->x[segment],
					       points->y[segment],
					       points->z[segment], with_z,
					       &tpx, &tpy, &tpz, &tspdist,
					       NULL);

	/* calculate distance from beginning of line */
	if (lpdist) {
	    tlpdist = 0;
	    for (i = 0; i < segment - 1; i++) {
		dx = points->x[i + 1] - points->x[i];
		dy = points->y[i + 1] - points->y[i];
		if (with_z)
		    dz = points->z[i + 1] - points->z[i];
		else
		    dz = 0;

		tlpdist += hypot(hypot(dx, dy), dz);
	    }
	    tlpdist += tspdist;
	}
	tdist = sqrt(distance);
    }

    if (px)
	*px = tpx;
    if (py)
	*py = tpy;
    if (pz && with_z)
	*pz = tpz;
    if (dist)
	*dist = tdist;
    if (spdist)
	*spdist = tspdist;
    if (lpdist)
	*lpdist = tlpdist;

    return (segment);
}


/*!
   \brief Calculate distance of 2 points

   Simply uses Pythagoras.

   \param x1,y1,z1 first point
   \param x2,y2,z2 second point
   \param with_z use z coordinate

   \return distance
 */
double Vect_points_distance(double x1, double y1, double z1,	/* point 1 */
			    double x2, double y2, double z2,	/* point 2 */
			    int with_z)
{
    double dx, dy, dz;


    dx = x2 - x1;
    dy = y2 - y1;
    dz = z2 - z1;

    if (with_z)
	return hypot(hypot(dx, dy), dz);
    else
	return hypot(dx, dy);

}

/*!
   \brief Get bounding box of line

   \param Points line
   \param[out] Box bounding box

   \return 0
 */
int Vect_line_box(struct line_pnts *Points, BOUND_BOX * Box)
{
    dig_line_box(Points, Box);
    return 0;
}

/*!
   \brief Reverse the order of vertices

   \param Points line to be changed

   \return void
 */
void Vect_line_reverse(struct line_pnts *Points)
{
    int i, j, np;
    double x, y, z;

    np = (int)Points->n_points / 2;

    for (i = 0; i < np; i++) {
	j = Points->n_points - i - 1;
	x = Points->x[i];
	y = Points->y[i];
	z = Points->z[i];
	Points->x[i] = Points->x[j];
	Points->y[i] = Points->y[j];
	Points->z[i] = Points->z[j];
	Points->x[j] = x;
	Points->y[j] = y;
	Points->z[j] = z;
    }
}

/*!
   \brief Fetches FIRST category number for given vector line and field

   \param Map vector map
   \param line line id
   \param field layer number

   \return -1 no category
   \return category number (>=0)
 */
int Vect_get_line_cat(struct Map_info *Map, int line, int field)
{

    static struct line_cats *cats = NULL;
    int cat, ltype;

    if (cats == NULL)
	cats = Vect_new_cats_struct();

    ltype = Vect_read_line(Map, NULL, cats, line);
    Vect_cat_get(cats, field, &cat);
    G_debug(3, "Vect_get_line_cat: display line %d, ltype %d, cat %d", line,
	    ltype, cat);

    return cat;
}