/* massXpert - the true massist's program.
   --------------------------------------
   Copyright(C) 2006,2007 Filippo Rusconi

   http://www.massxpert.org/massXpert

   This file is part of the massXpert project.

   The massxpert project is the successor to the "GNU polyxmass"
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   is actually a C++ rewrite of code in GNU polyxmass. As such
   massXpert was started at the Centre National de la Recherche
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   publish it under this Free Software License.

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*/


/////////////////////// Std includes
#include <cmath>


/////////////////////// Local includes
#include "pkaPhPi.hpp" 


namespace massXpert
{

  PkaPhPi::PkaPhPi(Polymer &polymer, 
		    CalcOptions &calcOptions,
		    QList<Monomer *> *monomerList,
		    QList<Modif *> *modifList)
    : m_polymer(polymer), 
      m_calcOptions(calcOptions),
      mpa_monomerList(monomerList),
      mpa_modifList(modifList)
  {
    m_ph = 7;
    m_pi = 7;
    m_positiveCharges = 0;
    m_negativeCharges = 0;
    
    mp_aborted = 0;
    mp_progress = 0;
  }


  PkaPhPi::~PkaPhPi()
  {
    if (mpa_monomerList)
      {
	while(!mpa_monomerList->isEmpty())
	  delete mpa_monomerList->takeFirst();  
      
	delete mpa_monomerList;
	mpa_monomerList = 0;
      }
  
    if (mpa_modifList)
      {
	while(!mpa_modifList->isEmpty())
	  delete mpa_modifList->takeFirst();
      
	delete mpa_modifList;
      
	mpa_modifList = 0;
      }
  
  }


  void  
  PkaPhPi::setPh(double ph)
  {
    Q_ASSERT(ph > 0 && ph < 14);
  
    m_ph = ph;
  }


  double 
  PkaPhPi::ph()
  {
    return m_ph;
  }


  double 
  PkaPhPi::pi()
  {
    return m_pi;
  }


  double 
  PkaPhPi::positiveCharges()
  {
    return m_positiveCharges;
  }


  double 
  PkaPhPi::negativeCharges()
  {
    return m_negativeCharges;
  }


  void
  PkaPhPi::setCalcOptions(const CalcOptions &calcOptions)
  {
    m_calcOptions = calcOptions;
  }


  void 
  PkaPhPi::setMonomerList(QList<Monomer *> *monomerList)
  {
    Q_ASSERT(monomerList);
  
    mpa_monomerList = monomerList;
  }


  void 
  PkaPhPi::setModifList(QList<Modif *> *modifList)
  {
    Q_ASSERT(modifList);
  
    mpa_modifList = modifList;  
  }


  int
  PkaPhPi::calculateCharges()
  {
    int processedChemicalGroups = 0;
  
    m_positiveCharges = 0;
    m_negativeCharges = 0;
  
    // We of course need monomers ! Instead, we may not need modifs.
    if (!mpa_monomerList)
      return -1;
  
    int polymerSize = m_polymer.size();
    
    // The general scheme is :

    // Get the list of the coordinates of the different region
    // selections. For each first monomer and end monomer of a given
    // region selection, check if the the region is an oligomer or a
    // residual chain(m_selectionType of CalcOptions); act
    // accordingly. Also, check for each selection region if it
    // encompasses the polymer left/right end. If the left/right end
    // modifications are to be taken into account, act accordingly.

    const CoordinateList &coordinateList = m_calcOptions.coordinateList();
	   
    for (int iter = 0; iter < coordinateList.size(); ++iter)
      {
	Coordinates *coordinates = coordinateList.at(iter);
	
	int startIndex = coordinates->start();
	int endIndex = coordinates->end();

	bool leftMostCoordinates = 
	  coordinateList.isLeftMostCoordinates(coordinates);
	bool rightMostCoordinates = 
	  coordinateList.isRightMostCoordinates(coordinates);
	
	for(int jter = startIndex; jter < endIndex + 1; ++jter)
	  {
	    const Monomer *seqMonomer = m_polymer.at(jter);
            
// 	    qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 		      << "-- Monomer:" << seqMonomer->name() 
// 		      << "position:" << jter + 1;
	    
	    // Find a monomer by the same code in our list of monomers
	    // that have been fed with chemical group data. Note that
	    // all the monomers in a given sequence must not
	    // necessarily have a counterpart in the local list of
	    // monoemers. For example, there might be cases in which a
	    // given monomer might not bring any charge whatsoever.
	    
	    int index = Monomer::isCodeInList(seqMonomer->code(),
					       *mpa_monomerList);
	    if (index == -1)
	      return -1;
	    
	    const Monomer *monomer = mpa_monomerList->at(index);
	    Q_ASSERT(monomer);
	    
	    // A monomer can have multiple such "CHEMICAL_GROUP"
	    // properties. Indeed, for example for proteins, a monomer
	    // might have three such chemical groups(and thus three
	    // Prop objects): one for the alpha NH2, one for the alpha
	    // COOH and one for a residual chain chemical group, like
	    // epsilon NH2 for lysine.
      
	    for (int kter = 0; kter < monomer->propList().size(); ++kter)
	      {
		Prop *prop = monomer->propList().at(kter);
	  
		if(prop->name() != "CHEMICAL_GROUP")
		  continue;
		
// 		qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 			  << "Monomer has property CHEMICAL_GROUP...";
		
		// Get the chemical group out of the property.
		
		ChemicalGroup *chemicalGroup = 
		  static_cast<ChemicalGroup *>(prop->data());
	  
		if(chemicalGroup->polRule() & MXP_CHEMGROUP_LEFT_TRAPPED)
		  {
// 		    qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 			      << "... that is MXP_CHEMGROUP_LEFT_TRAPPED";

		    // The chemical group we are dealing with is trapped
		    // when the monomer is polymerized on the left end, that
		    // is if the monomer is not the left end monomer of the
		    // sequence being analyzed.

		    // Thus we only can take it into account if one of
		    // two conditions are met:

		    // 1. The monomer is the left end monomer of the
		    // whole polymer sequence.

		    // 2. The monomer is the left end monomer of the
		    // region selection AND the selection type is
		    // oligomers(thus it does not get polymerized to
		    // the previous selection region).

		    if (jter > 0)
		      {
			// Clearly we are not dealing with the left
			// end of the polymer, so check if we have to
			// account for this chemical group or not.
			
			if(!leftMostCoordinates)
			  {
			    // The current Coordinates is not the
			    // left-most Coordinates in the
			    // CoordinateList, thus we cannot consider
			    // it to be the "left end coordinates" of
			    // the CoordinateList. Just continue
			    // without exploring any more.
			    continue;
			  }
			if(jter == startIndex)
			  {
			    // The current monomer is the first
			    // monomer of Coordinates. We only take
			    // into account the chemical group if each
			    // Coordinates is to be considered an
			    // oligomer.

			    if (m_calcOptions.selectionType() !=
				SELECTION_TYPE_OLIGOMERS)
			      continue;
			  }
		      }
		  }
		
		if(chemicalGroup->polRule() & MXP_CHEMGROUP_RIGHT_TRAPPED)
		  {
// 		    qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 			      << "... that is MXP_CHEMGROUP_RIGHT_TRAPPED";

		    // See explanations above.

		    if (jter < polymerSize - 1)
		      {
			// Clearly, we are not dealing with the right
			// end of the polymer.

			if(!rightMostCoordinates)
			  {
			    // The current Coordinates is not the
			    // right-most Coordinates of the
			    // CoordinateList, thus we cannot consider
			    // it to be the "right end coordinates" of
			    // the CoordinateList. Just continue
			    // without exploring anymore.
			    continue;
			  }
			if(jter == endIndex)
			  {
			    // The current monomer is the last monomer
			    // of Coordinates. We only take into
			    // account the chemical group if each
			    // Coordinates is to be considered an
			    // oligomer(and not a residual chain).
			    
			    if (m_calcOptions.selectionType() !=
				SELECTION_TYPE_OLIGOMERS)
			      continue;
			  }
		      }
		  }
		
		if(iter == 0 &&
		    m_calcOptions.polymerEntities() & 
		    MXT_POLYMER_CHEMENT_LEFT_END_MODIF)
		  {
		    // We are iterating in the monomer that is at the
		    // beginning of the polymer sequence. We should
		    // test if the chemical group we are dealing with
		    // right now has a special rule for the left end
		    // of the polymer sequence region.
	      
		    int ret =
		      accountPolymerEndModif(MXT_POLYMER_CHEMENT_LEFT_END_MODIF,
					      *chemicalGroup);
		    if (ret >= 0)
		      {
// 			qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 				  << "Accounted for left end modif.";
			
			processedChemicalGroups += ret;
			continue;
		      }
		  }
	  
		if(iter == polymerSize -1 &&
		    m_calcOptions.polymerEntities() & 
		    MXT_POLYMER_CHEMENT_RIGHT_END_MODIF)
		  {
		    int ret =
		      accountPolymerEndModif(MXT_POLYMER_CHEMENT_RIGHT_END_MODIF,
					      *chemicalGroup);
		    if (ret >= 0)
		      {
// 			qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 				  << "Accounted for right end modif.";
			
			processedChemicalGroups += ret;
			continue;
		      }
		  }
	  
		if(m_calcOptions.monomerEntities() &
		    MXT_MONOMER_CHEMENT_MODIF && 
		    seqMonomer->isModified())
		  {
		    int ret = accountMonomerModif(*seqMonomer, *chemicalGroup);
		    if (ret >= 0)
		      {
// 			qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 				  << "Accounted for monomer modif.";
			
			processedChemicalGroups += ret;
			continue;
		      }
		  }
	
		double charge = 
		  calculateChargeRatio(chemicalGroup->pka(),
					chemicalGroup->isAcidCharged());

// 		qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__ 
// 			  << "Charge:" << charge;
	  
		if(charge < 0)
		  m_negativeCharges += charge;
		else if (charge > 0)
		  m_positiveCharges += charge;
	  
// 		qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__ 
// 			  << "Pos =" << m_positiveCharges
// 			  << "Neg = " << m_negativeCharges;
		
		++processedChemicalGroups;
	      }
	    // End of 
	    // for (int kter = 0; kter < monomer->propList().size(); ++kter)

// 	    qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 		      << "End dealing with Monomer:" << seqMonomer->name() 
// 		      << "position:" << jter + 1;
	  }
	// End of
	// for (int jter = startIndex; jter < endIndex + 1; ++jter)
	
// 	qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__
// 		  << "End dealing with Coordinates";
      }
    // End of
    // for (int iter = 0; iter < coordinateList.size(); ++iter)

    // We have finished processing all the Coordinates in the list.
    
    return processedChemicalGroups;
  }


  int
  PkaPhPi::calculatePi()
  {
    int processedChemicalGroups = 0;
    int iteration = 0;

    double netCharge = 0;
    double firstCharge = 0;
    double thirdCharge = 0;
  
    // We of course need monomers ! Instead, we may not need modifs.
    if (!mpa_monomerList)
      {
	m_pi = 0;
	m_ph= 0;
      
	return -1;
      }

    m_ph = 0;

    while(true)
      {
	//       qDebug() << "Current pH being tested:" << m_ph;
      
	processedChemicalGroups = calculateCharges();
      
	if(processedChemicalGroups == -1)
	  {
	    qDebug() << "Failed to calculate net charge for pH" << m_ph;
	  
	    m_pi = 0;
	    m_ph= 0;
	  
	    return -1;
	  }
      
	netCharge = m_positiveCharges + m_negativeCharges;

	// Note that if the 0.01 tested_ph step is enough to switch the
	// net charge from one excess value to another excess value in
	// the opposite direction, we'll enter an infinite loop.
	//
	// The evidence for such loop is that every other two measures,
	// the net charge of the polymer sequence will be the same.
	//
	// Here we test this so that we can break the loop.
      
            
	++iteration;

	if(iteration == 1)
	  {
	    firstCharge = netCharge;
	  }
	else if (iteration == 3)
	  {
	    thirdCharge = netCharge;

	    if (firstCharge == thirdCharge)
	      break;
	  
	    iteration = 0;
	  
	    firstCharge = netCharge;
	  }
      
	// At this point we have to test the net charge:

	if(netCharge >= -0.1 && netCharge <= 0.1)
	  {
	    // 	  qDebug() << "Breaking loop with netCharge:" << netCharge;
	  
	    break;
	  }
      
	if(netCharge > 0)
	  {
	    // The test ph is too low.

	    m_ph += 0.01;
	    // 	  qDebug() << "Set new pH m_ph += 0.01:" << m_ph 
	    // 		    << "netCharge:" << netCharge;
	  	  
	    continue;
	  }
      
	if(netCharge < 0)
	  {
	    // The test ph is too high.
	  
	    m_ph -= 0.01;
	    // 	  qDebug() << "Set new pH m_ph -= 0.01:" << m_ph
	    // 		    << "netCharge:" << netCharge;
	  
	    continue;
	  }
      }
    // End of
    // while(true)

    // At this point m_pi is m_ph.

    m_pi = m_ph;
    //   qDebug() << "pi is:" << m_pi;
  

    return processedChemicalGroups;
  }


  double 
  PkaPhPi::calculateChargeRatio(double pka, bool acidCharged)
  {
    double aOverAh = 0;
  
    if (pka < 0)
      return 0;
    if (pka > 14)
      return 0;
  
    if (m_ph < 0)
      return 0;
    if (m_ph > 14)
      return 0;
    

    // Example with pKa = 4.25(Glu) ; pH = 4.16, thus we are more
    // acidic than pKa, we expect AH to be greater than A by a small
    // margin.

    aOverAh =(double) pow(10,(m_ph - pka));
    // aOverAh =  0.81283051616409951(confirmed manually)
  
    if (aOverAh < 1)
      {
	/* The solution contains more acid forms(AH) than basic forms
	  (A).
	*/
	if(acidCharged)
	  return(1 - aOverAh);
	else
	  // The acid is not charged, that is, it is a COOH.
	  // AH = 1 - A
	  // A = aOverAh.AH
	  // A = aOverAh.(1-A)
	  // A = aOverAh - aOverAh.A
	  // A(1+aOverAh) = aOverAh
	  // A = aOverAh /(1+aOverAh), for us this is 
	  // A = 0.81283 / 1.81283 = 0.448

	  // And not - aOverAh, that is - aOverAh.
	
	  // Below seems faulty(20071204)
	  // return(- aOverAh);
	
	  // Tentative correction(20071204)
	  return(-(aOverAh /(1 + aOverAh)));
      }
  
    else if (aOverAh > 1)
      {
	/* The solution contains more basic forms(A) than acid forms
	  (AH).
	*/
	if(acidCharged)
	  return(1 / aOverAh);
	else
	  return(-(1 -(1 / aOverAh)));
      }
    else if (aOverAh == 1)
      {
	/* The solution contains as many acid forms(AH) as basic forms
	  (H).
	*/
	if(acidCharged)
	  return(aOverAh / 2);
	else
	  return(- aOverAh / 2);
      }
    else
      Q_ASSERT(0);
  
    return 0;
  }


  int 
  PkaPhPi::accountPolymerEndModif(int endModif, 
				   const ChemicalGroup &group)
  {
    QString modifName;
    ChemicalGroupRule *rule = 0;
  
    int count = 0;
  
    // Get the name of the modification of the polymer(if any) and get
    // the rule dealing with that polymer modification(if any).

    if (endModif == MXT_POLYMER_CHEMENT_LEFT_END_MODIF)
      {
	modifName = m_polymer.leftEndModif().name();
      
	rule = group.findRule("LE_PLM_MODIF", modifName);
      
	// Remember a chemical group is defined like this:

	//       <mnmchemgroup>
	//         <name>N-term NH2</name>
	// 	<pka>9.6</pka>
	// 	<acidcharged>TRUE</acidcharged>
	// 	<polrule>left_trapped</polrule>
	// 	<chemgrouprule>
	// 	  <entity>LE_PLM_MODIF</entity>
	// 	  <name>Acetylation</name>
	// 	  <outcome>LOST</outcome>
	// 	</chemgrouprule>
	//       </mnmchemgroup>

      }
    else if (endModif == MXT_POLYMER_CHEMENT_RIGHT_END_MODIF)
      {
	modifName = m_polymer.rightEndModif().name();
      
	rule = group.findRule("RE_PLM_MODIF", modifName);
      }
    else
      Q_ASSERT(0);
  

    // The polymer might not be modified, and also the chemical group
    // passed as parameter might not contain any rule about any polymer
    // modification. In that case we just have nothing to do.

    if (modifName.isEmpty())
      {
	if(rule)
	  {
	    double charge = calculateChargeRatio(group.pka(),
						  group.isAcidCharged());
	    if (charge < 0)
	      m_negativeCharges += charge;
	    else if (charge > 0)
	      m_positiveCharges += charge;
	  
	    return ++count;
	  }
	else
	  {
	    // The polymer end was NOT modified and the chemical group
	    // was NOT eligible for a polymer end modification. This
	    // means that we do not have to process it, and we return -1
	    // so that the caller function knows we did not do anything
	    // and that this chemical group should continue to undergo
	    // analysis without skipping it.

	    return -1;
	  }
      }
    // End of 
    // if (modifName.isEmpty())

    if (!rule)
      {
	// This chemical group was not "designed" to receive any polymer
	// end modification, so we have nothing to do with it and we
	// return -1 so that the caller function knows we did not do
	// anything and that this chemical group should continue to
	// undergo analysis without skipping it.
      
	return -1;
      }
  
    // At this point we know that the chemical group 'group' we are
    // analyzing is eligible for a polymer left end modification and
    // that it is indeed modified with a correcct modification. So we
    // have a rule for it. Let's continue the analysis.

    // Apparently the rule has data matching the ones we are looking
    // for. At this point we should now what action to take for this
    // group.

    if (rule->outcome() == MXP_CHEMGROUP_RULE_LOST)
      {
	// We do not use the current chemical group 'group' because the
	// polymer end's modification has abolished it.
      }
    else if (rule->outcome() == MXP_CHEMGROUP_RULE_PRESERVED)
      {
	double charge = calculateChargeRatio(group.pka(),
					      group.isAcidCharged());
	if(charge < 0)
	  m_negativeCharges += charge;
	else if (charge > 0)
	  m_positiveCharges += charge;
      
	return ++count;
      }
    else
      Q_ASSERT(0);
  
    // Whatever we should do with the left/right end monomer's chemgroup,
    // we should take into account the modification itself that might
    // have brought chemgroup(s) worth calculating their intrinsic
    // charges!

    //  Find a modif object in the local list of modif objects, that has
    // the same name as the modification with which the left/right end
    // of the polymer is modified. We'll see what chemgroup(s) this
    // modification brings to the polymer sequence.
			  
    int index = Modif::isNameInList(modifName, *mpa_modifList);
  
    if (index == -1)
      {
	//       qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__ 
	// 		<< "Information: following modif not in local list:" 
	// 		<< modifName;
      
	return count;
      }
  
    const Modif *modif = mpa_modifList->at(index);
    Q_ASSERT(modif);
  
    for (int jter = 0; jter < modif->propList().size(); ++jter)
      {
	Prop *prop = modif->propList().at(jter);
      
	if(prop->name() != "CHEMICAL_GROUP")
	  continue;
      
	// Get the chemical group out of the property.
      
	const ChemicalGroup *chemicalGroup = 
	  static_cast<const ChemicalGroup *>(prop->data());
      
	double charge = 
	  calculateChargeRatio(chemicalGroup->pka(),
				chemicalGroup->isAcidCharged());
	if(charge < 0)
	  m_negativeCharges += charge;
	else if (charge > 0)
	  m_positiveCharges += charge;
      
	++count;
      }
  
    return count;
  }


  int 
  PkaPhPi::accountMonomerModif(const Monomer &monomer, 
				ChemicalGroup &group)
  {
    QString modifName;
    ChemicalGroupRule *rule = 0;
  
    int count = 0;

    // For each modification in the monomer, make the accounting work.

    Q_ASSERT(mpa_modifList);
    Q_ASSERT(mpa_modifList->size());

    for (int iter = 0; iter < monomer.modifList()->size(); ++iter)
      {
	Modif *iterModif = monomer.modifList()->at(iter);
      
	// Get the name of the modification of the monomer(if any) and get
	// the rule dealing with that monomer modification(if any).
      
	modifName = iterModif->name();
      
	rule = group.findRule("MONOMER_MODIF", modifName);
      
	if(modifName.isEmpty())
	  {
	    // The monomer does not seem to be modified. However, we still
	    // have to make sure that the chemgroup that we were parsing is
	    // actually a chemgroup suitable for a modif.  If this chemgroup
	    // was actually suitable for a monomer modif, but it is not
	    // effectively modified, that means that we have to calculate
	    // the charge for the non-modified chemgroup...
	  
	    if (rule)
	      {
		double charge = calculateChargeRatio(group.pka(),
						      group.isAcidCharged());
		if(charge < 0)
		  m_negativeCharges += charge;
		else if (charge > 0)
		  m_positiveCharges += charge;
	      
		return ++count;
	      }
	    else
	      {
		// The current monomer was NOT modified, and the chemgroup
		// was NOT eligible for a monomer modification. This means
		// that we do not have to process it, and we return -1 so
		// that the caller function knows we did not do anything and
		// that this chemgroup should continue to undergo analysis
		// without skipping it.
	      
		return -1;
	      }
	  }
	// End of 
	// if (modifName.isEmpty())
      
	if(!rule)
	  {
	    // This chemgroup was not "designed" to receive any
	    // modification, so we have nothing to do with it, and we return
	    // -1 to let the caller know that its processing should be
	    // continued in the caller's function space.
	  
	    return -1;
	  }
      
	// At this point, we know that the chemgroup we are analyzing is
	// eligible for a modification and that we have a rule for it. Let's
	// continue the analysis:
      
	// Apparently, a rule object has member data matching the ones we
	// were looking for. At this point we should know what action to
	// take for this chemgroup.
      
	if(rule->outcome() == MXP_CHEMGROUP_RULE_LOST)
	  {
	    // We do not use the current chemical group 'group' because the
	    // monomer modification has abolished it.
	  }
	else if (rule->outcome() == MXP_CHEMGROUP_RULE_PRESERVED)
	  {
	    double charge = calculateChargeRatio(group.pka(),
						  group.isAcidCharged());
	    if (charge < 0)
	      m_negativeCharges += charge;
	    else if (charge > 0)
	      m_positiveCharges += charge;
      
	    return ++count;
	  }
	else
	  Q_ASSERT(0);
  
	// Whatever we should do with this monomer's chemgroup, we should
	// take into account the modification itself that might have brought
	// chemgroup(s) worth calculating their intrinsic charges!
     
	// Find a modif object in the local list of modif objects, that has
	// the same name as the modification with which the monomer is
	// modified. We'll see what chemgroup(s) this modification brings to
	// the polymer sequence.
  
	int index = Modif::isNameInList(modifName, *mpa_modifList);
  
	if(index == -1)
	  {
	    //       qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__ 
	    // 		<< "Information: following modif not in local list:" 
	    // 		<< modifName;
      
	    return count;
	  }
  
	Modif *modif = mpa_modifList->at(index);
	Q_ASSERT(modif);
  
	for(int jter = 0; jter < modif->propList().size(); ++jter)
	  {
	    Prop *prop = modif->propList().at(jter);
	  
	    if (prop->name() != "CHEMICAL_GROUP")
	      continue;
	  
	    // Get the chemical group out of the property.
	  
	    const ChemicalGroup *chemicalGroup = 
	      static_cast<const ChemicalGroup *>(prop->data());
	  
	    double charge = 
	      calculateChargeRatio(chemicalGroup->pka(),
				    chemicalGroup->isAcidCharged());
	    if (charge < 0)
	      m_negativeCharges += charge;
	    else if (charge > 0)
	      m_positiveCharges += charge;
	  
	    ++count;
	  }
      }
  
    return count;
  }

} // namespace massXpert