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/*  File: gbtoolsTrackhub.cpp
 *  Author: Gemma Barson (gb10@sanger.ac.uk)
 *  Copyright (c) 2016: Genome Research Ltd.
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------
 * ZMap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 * or see the on-line version at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------
 * This file is part of the ZMap genome database package
 * originally written by:
 *
 * 	Ed Griffiths (Sanger Institute, UK) edgrif@sanger.ac.uk,
 *      Roy Storey (Sanger Institute, UK) rds@sanger.ac.uk
 *
 * Description: Object to access the Ensembl Track Hub Registry
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <sstream>

#include <curl/curl.h>

#include <json/json.h>

#include <gbtools/gbtoolsTrackhub.hpp>
#include <gbtools/gbtoolsCurl.hpp>
#include <gbtools/gbtoolsUtils.hpp>


using namespace std;
using namespace gbtools;


namespace // unnamed namespace
{

using namespace gbtools::trackhub;

#define TRACKHUB_REGISTRY_HOST "https://www.trackhubregistry.org"

#define API_SEARCH_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE 100

#define API_INFO_PING "/api/info/ping"
#define API_INFO_VERSION "/api/info/version"
#define API_INFO_SPECIES "/api/info/species"
#define API_INFO_ASSEMBLIES "/api/info/assemblies"
#define API_INFO_TRACKHUBS "/api/info/trackhubs"
#define API_SEARCH "/api/search"
#define API_SEARCH_TRACKDB "/api/search/trackdb"
#define API_LOGIN "/api/login"
#define API_LOGOUT "/api/logout"
#define API_TRACKHUB "/api/trackhub"
#define API_TRACKDB "/api/trackdb"


// This enum lists the expected return codes from the trackhub registry api
enum class ResponseCode: long
{   UNSET = 0,
    OK = 200,
    CREATED = 201,
    BAD_REQUEST = 400,
    INVALID_CREDENTIALS = 401,
    NOT_FOUND = 404,
    GONE = 410,
    SERVER_ERR = 500,
    UNAVAILABLE = 503
    } ;


class CurlReadData
{
public:
  CurlReadData(): readptr(NULL), sizeleft(0.0) 
  {
  };

  CurlReadData(const char *data) 
  {
    readptr = data; 
    sizeleft = strlen(data);
  };

  const char *readptr;
  long sizeleft;
};


int curlWriteDataCB(char *data, size_t size, size_t nmemb, string *buffer)
{
  int size_written = size * nmemb;

  if (buffer && data)  
    {
      buffer->append(data, size * nmemb);
    }

  return size_written;
}   

size_t curlReadDataCB(char *data, size_t size, size_t nmemb, CurlReadData *read_data)
{
  int size_written = 0;

  if (size * nmemb > 0 && read_data && read_data->sizeleft > 0 && data)
    {
      *data = read_data->readptr[0]; /* copy one single byte */
      read_data->readptr++;          /* advance pointer */
      read_data->sizeleft--;         /* we return 1 byte at a time! */
      size_written = 1;
    }

  return size_written;
}


// Create a Track class for the track in the given json and add it to the given list.
// Recurse through any child tracks and add them to the new Track class's children.
// Also add its file type (if it has one) to the list of types.
// Pass in the visibility of the parent track, which will be used if the visibility of this track
// is not set (or "none" if no parent has it set).
void getTracks(Json::ValueIterator &iter, 
               list<Track> &track_list,
               list<string> &file_types,
               string visibility)
{
  Json::Value js_track = *iter;

  if (js_track["visibility"].isString())
    visibility = js_track["visibility"].asString() ;

  Track track(js_track["track"].asString(),
              js_track["shortLabel"].asString(),
              js_track["bigDataUrl"].asString(),
              js_track["type"].asString(),
              visibility
              );

  if (js_track["type"].isString())
    file_types.push_back(js_track["type"].asString());

  // Recurse through any child tracks
  Json::Value js_children = js_track["members"];

  for (Json::ValueIterator child = js_children.begin(); child != js_children.end(); ++child)
    getTracks(child, track.children_, file_types, visibility);

  // Add the track to the list. Must do this last because it takes a copy.
  track_list.push_back(track);
}

// Process the results of a request. If the response code indicates an error, set the error
// message. Returns the contents of the buffer in json format.
Json::Value processRequestResult(const string &buffer,
                                 const long response_code,
                                 Json::Reader reader,
                                 string &err_msg)
{
  Json::Value js;
  reader.parse(buffer, js);

  stringstream err_ss;

  ResponseCode code = (ResponseCode)response_code;

  switch (code)
    {
    case ResponseCode::OK:
      break;
    case ResponseCode::CREATED:
      break;
    case ResponseCode::BAD_REQUEST:
      err_ss << "Bad request: " << js["error"].asString();
      break;
    case ResponseCode::INVALID_CREDENTIALS:
      err_ss << "Invalid credentials: " << js.asString();
      break;
    case ResponseCode::NOT_FOUND:
      err_ss << "Not found: " << js["error"].asString();
      break;
    case ResponseCode::GONE:
      err_ss << "Response '" <<  response_code << "': server gone";
      break;
    case ResponseCode::SERVER_ERR:
      err_ss << "Response '" <<  response_code << "': internal server error";
      break;
    case ResponseCode::UNAVAILABLE:
      err_ss << "Response '" <<  response_code << "': server unavailable";
      break;
    default:
      err_ss << "Unrecognised response code '" <<  response_code << "'";
      break;
    } ;

  err_msg = err_ss.str();

  return js;
}


} // unnamed namespace



namespace gbtools
{

namespace trackhub
{


Registry::Registry()
  : curl_object_get_(NULL),
    curl_object_post_(NULL),
    curl_object_delete_(NULL),
    debug_(false),
    proxy_(""),
    useragent_("")
{
  host_ = TRACKHUB_REGISTRY_HOST;

  useragent_ = "gbtools/" ;
  useragent_ += UtilsGetVersionString() ;
}

Registry::~Registry()
{
}


void Registry::initCurl()
{
  if (curl_object_get_)
    CURLObjectDestroy(curl_object_get_) ;

  if (curl_object_post_)
    CURLObjectDestroy(curl_object_post_) ;

  if (curl_object_delete_)
    CURLObjectDestroy(curl_object_delete_) ;

  // Set up curl objects for GET/POST requests. Set the properties here that will be 
  // the same for all requests.  */
  curl_object_get_ = CURLObjectNew();
  curl_object_post_ = CURLObjectNew();
  curl_object_delete_ = CURLObjectNew();
 
  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_, 
                "post",           FALSE,
                "writefunction",  curlWriteDataCB,
                NULL);

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_, 
                "post",           TRUE,
                "writefunction",  curlWriteDataCB,
                "readfunction",   curlReadDataCB,
                NULL);

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_delete_, 
                "post",           FALSE,
                "writefunction",  curlWriteDataCB,
                "customrequest", "DELETE",
                NULL);

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_,    "debug", debug_, NULL);
  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_,   "debug", debug_, NULL);
  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_delete_, "debug", debug_, NULL);

  if (!proxy_.empty())
    {
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_,    "proxy", proxy_.c_str(), NULL);
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_,   "proxy", proxy_.c_str(), NULL);
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_delete_, "proxy", proxy_.c_str(), NULL);
    }

  if (!cainfo_.empty())
    {
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_,    "cainfo", cainfo_.c_str(), NULL);
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_,   "cainfo", cainfo_.c_str(), NULL);
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_delete_, "cainfo", cainfo_.c_str(), NULL);
    }

  if (!useragent_.empty())
    {
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_,    "useragent", useragent_.c_str(), NULL);
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_,   "useragent", useragent_.c_str(), NULL);
      CURLObjectSet(curl_object_delete_, "useragent", useragent_.c_str(), NULL);
    }
}


void Registry::setDebug(const bool debug)
{
  debug_ = debug ;
}

void Registry::setProxy(const string &proxy)
{
  proxy_ = proxy ;
}

void Registry::setCainfo(const string &cainfo)
{
  cainfo_ = cainfo ;
}

void Registry::setUserAgent(const string &useragent)
{
  useragent_ = useragent ;
}



// Return the headers for GET requests
curl_slist* Registry::getHeaders(const bool authorise)
{
  curl_slist *headers = NULL;

  headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "Accept: application/json");  
  headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "Content-Type: application/json");
  headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "charsets: utf-8");

  if (authorise)
    {
      if (user_.empty() || auth_token_.empty())
        {
          cout << "Not logged in" << endl;
        }
      else
        {
          // Set user and auth token in the headers
          string user_header = "User: " + user_;
          string auth_header = "Auth-Token: " + auth_token_;

          headers = curl_slist_append(headers, user_header.c_str());
          headers = curl_slist_append(headers, auth_header.c_str());
        }
    }

  return headers;
}


// Return the headers for POST requests
curl_slist* Registry::postHeaders(const bool authorise)
{
  curl_slist *headers = getHeaders(authorise);

#ifdef USE_CHUNKED
  headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "Transfer-Encoding: chunked:");
#endif

#ifdef DISABLE_EXPECT
  headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "Expect:");
#endif

  return headers;
}


// Does the work to send the given GET request using CURL
string Registry::doGetRequest(const string &url,
                              const bool authorise,
                              long *response_code)
{   
  string result("");

  curl_slist *headers = getHeaders(authorise);

  initCurl() ;

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_,
                "url",            url.c_str(),
                "httpheader",     headers, 
                "writedata",      &result,
                NULL);

  CURLObjectStatus res = CURLObjectPerform(curl_object_get_, FALSE);

  if (response_code)
    g_object_get(curl_object_get_, "response-code", response_code, NULL) ;
  
  if (res == CURL_STATUS_FAILED)
    cout << "CURL perform failed" << endl;

  // Clean up
  if (headers)
    curl_slist_free_all(headers);

  return result;
}

// Does the work to send the given DELETE request using CURL
string Registry::doDeleteRequest(const string &url,
                                 const bool authorise,
                                 long *response_code)
{   
  string result("");

  curl_slist *headers = getHeaders(authorise);

  initCurl() ;

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_delete_,
                "url",            url.c_str(),
                "httpheader",     headers, 
                "writedata",      &result,
                NULL);

  CURLObjectStatus res = CURLObjectPerform(curl_object_delete_, FALSE);
  
  if (response_code)
    g_object_get(curl_object_delete_, "response-code", response_code, NULL) ;

  if (res == CURL_STATUS_FAILED)
    cout << "CURL perform failed" << endl;

  // Clean up
  if (headers)
    curl_slist_free_all(headers);

  return result;
}


// Does the work to send the given POST request using CURL
string Registry::doPostRequest(const string &url, 
                               const string &postfields,
                               const bool authorise,
                               long *response_code)
{   
  string result("");

  CurlReadData read_data(postfields.c_str());
  curl_slist *headers = postHeaders(authorise);

  initCurl() ;

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_,
                "url",            url.c_str(),
                "httpheader",     headers, 
                "writedata",      &result,
                "readdata",       &read_data,
                NULL);

#ifndef USE_CHUNKED
  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_post_,
                "postfieldsize", read_data.sizeleft,
                NULL);
#endif

  CURLObjectStatus res = CURLObjectPerform(curl_object_post_, FALSE);

  if(response_code)
    g_object_get(curl_object_post_, "response-code", response_code, NULL) ;
  
  if (res == CURL_STATUS_FAILED)
    cout << "CURL perform failed" << endl;

  // Clean up
  if (headers)
    curl_slist_free_all(headers);

  return result;
}


Json::Value Registry::getRequest(const string &request,
                                 const bool authorise,
                                 string &err_msg)
{
  Json::Value js;
  
  string url = host_ + request;
  long response_code = 0 ;
  
  string buffer = doGetRequest(url, authorise, &response_code);
  js = processRequestResult(buffer, response_code, json_reader_, err_msg) ;

  return js;
}

Json::Value Registry::postRequest(const string &request,
                                  const string &postfields,
                                  const bool authorise,
                                  string &err_msg)
{
  Json::Value js;
  
  string url = host_ + request;
  long response_code = 0 ;

  string buffer = doPostRequest(url, postfields, authorise, &response_code);
  js = processRequestResult(buffer, response_code, json_reader_, err_msg) ;

  return js;
}

Json::Value Registry::deleteRequest(const string &request,
                                    const bool authorise,
                                    string &err_msg)
{
  Json::Value js;
  
  string url = host_ + request;
  long response_code = 0 ;

  string buffer = doDeleteRequest(url, authorise, &response_code);
  js = processRequestResult(buffer, response_code, json_reader_, err_msg) ;

  return js;
}


// Ping the Registry server. Returns true if ok.
bool Registry::ping(string &err_msg)
{
  bool result = false;
  
  Json::Value js = getRequest(API_INFO_PING, false, err_msg);

  if (js["ping"].isInt())
    result = js["ping"].asInt();

  return result;
}

// Get the Registry version number
string Registry::version(string &err_msg)
{
  string result("");

  Json::Value js = getRequest(API_INFO_VERSION, false, err_msg);

  if (js["release"].isString())
    result = js["release"].asString();

  return result;
}


// Get the list of species in the Registry
list<string> Registry::species(string &err_msg)
{
  list<string> result;

  Json::Value js = getRequest(API_INFO_SPECIES, false, err_msg);

  if (js.isArray())
    {
      for (const Json::Value &iter : js)
        {
          if (iter.isString())
            {
              result.push_back(iter.asString());
            }
          else
            {
              result.clear();
              break;
            }
        }
    }

  return result;
}

// Get the list of assemblies in the Registry per species name
map<string, list<string>> Registry::assemblies(string &err_msg)
{
  map<string, list<string>> result;

  bool ok = true;
  Json::Value js = getRequest(API_INFO_ASSEMBLIES, false, err_msg);

  for (Json::ValueIterator species_iter = js.begin(); species_iter != js.end(); ++species_iter)
    {
      Json::Value species_key = species_iter.key();
      Json::Value species_val = *species_iter;

      if (species_key.isString() && species_val.isArray())
        {
          list<string> assembly_list;

          for (const Json::Value &assembly_iter : species_val)
            {
              if (assembly_iter.isString())
                {
                  assembly_list.push_back(assembly_iter.asString());
                }
              else
                {
                  assembly_list.clear();
                  ok = false;
                  break;
                }
            }

          result[species_key.asString()] = assembly_list;
        }
      else
        {
          result.clear();
          ok = false;
          break;
        }
    }

  return result;
}


list<Trackhub> Registry::trackhubs(string &err_msg)
{
  list<Trackhub> trackhubs;
  Json::Value js = getRequest(API_INFO_TRACKHUBS, false, err_msg);

  // Loop through each trackhub in the results
  for (Json::ValueIterator iter = js.begin(); iter != js.end(); ++iter)
    {
      // Extract the info about this trackhub
      Json::Value item_js = *iter;

      trackhubs.push_back(Trackhub(item_js["name"].asString(),
                                   item_js["shortLabel"].asString(),
                                   item_js["longLabel"].asString(),
                                   item_js["url"].asString()) );
    }
  
  return trackhubs;
}


// Get the results for a given page of a search and add them to the TrackDb list. Returns true
// when we have processed the last page
bool Registry::getSearchPage(stringstream &payload_ss,
                             const int page_no,
                             list<TrackDb> &result,
                             string &err_msg)
{
  bool done = true;

  stringstream url_ss;
  url_ss << API_SEARCH << "?entries_per_page=" << API_SEARCH_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE << "&page=" << page_no;

  Json::Value js = postRequest(url_ss.str(), payload_ss.str(), false, err_msg);

  // Check how many results there are
  int num_results = 0;

  if (js["total_entries"].isInt())
    num_results = js["total_entries"].asInt();

  if (num_results > 0)
    {
      // Loop through all items in the result and extract the trackDb IDs
      Json::Value items_js = js["items"];

      for (Json::ValueIterator iter = items_js.begin(); iter != items_js.end(); ++iter)
        {
          Json::Value item_js = *iter ;

          if (item_js["id"].isString())
            {
              string track_err_msg;
              TrackDb trackdb = searchTrackDb(item_js["id"].asString(), track_err_msg) ;
              result.push_back(trackdb) ;
            }
        }
    }

  // Check if there are any results remaining after this page
  if (num_results > page_no * API_SEARCH_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE)
    done = false;

  return done;
}


// Search for the given search string and optional filters
list<TrackDb> Registry::search(const string &search_str,
                               const string &species,
                               const string &assembly,
                               const string &hub,
                               string &err_msg)
{
  list<TrackDb> result ;

  // Create a json-formatted message
  Json::Value payload_js;
  payload_js["query"] = search_str;
  payload_js["species"] = species;
  payload_js["assembly"] = assembly;
  payload_js["hub"] = hub;
  
  stringstream payload_ss;
  payload_ss << payload_js;

  // There may be multiple pages so get all results and compile them into a single list
  int page_no = 1;
  bool done = false;

  while (!done && err_msg.empty())
    {
      done = getSearchPage(payload_ss, page_no, result, err_msg);
      ++page_no;
    }

  return result ;
}


TrackDb Registry::searchTrackDb(const string &trackdb_id, string &err_msg)
{
  TrackDb trackdb;

  if (!trackdb_id.empty())
    {
      stringstream query_ss;
      query_ss << API_SEARCH_TRACKDB << "/" << trackdb_id;

      Json::Value js = getRequest(query_ss.str(), false, err_msg);

      // Get the lists of track info and file types
      Json::Value tracks_js = js["configuration"];
      list<Track> tracks;
      list<string> file_types;

      for (Json::ValueIterator iter = tracks_js.begin(); iter != tracks_js.end(); ++iter)
        {
          getTracks(iter, tracks, file_types, "none");
        }

      trackdb = TrackDb(trackdb_id, 
                        js["hub"]["name"].asString(),
                        js["hub"]["shortLabel"].asString(),
                        js["hub"]["longLabel"].asString(),
                        js["hub"]["url"].asString(),
                        js["species"]["scientific_name"].asString(),
                        js["assembly"]["name"].asString(),
                        js["type"].asString(),
                        js["status"]["tracks"]["total"].asInt(),
                        js["status"]["tracks"]["with_data"]["total"].asInt(),
                        file_types,
                        tracks
                        );
    }

  return trackdb;
}


// Log in to the Registry
bool Registry::login(const string &user, const string &pwd, string &err_msg)
{
  bool ok = false;

  initCurl() ;

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_,
                "username", user.c_str(), 
                "password", pwd.c_str(), 
                NULL);

  Json::Value js = getRequest(API_LOGIN, false, err_msg);

  CURLObjectSet(curl_object_get_, 
                "username", NULL,
                "password", NULL,
                NULL);

  if (js["auth_token"].isString())
    {
      ok = true;
      user_ = user;
      auth_token_ = js["auth_token"].asString();
    }

  return ok;
}

// Log out of the Registry
bool Registry::logout(string &err_msg)
{
  bool result = false;

  if (loggedIn())
    {
      // Do the request
      Json::Value js = getRequest(API_LOGOUT, true, err_msg);

      // Check return value (should be a message saying logged out ok)
      if (js["message"].isString())
        {
          result = true;
          user_.clear();
          auth_token_.clear();
        }
      else
        {
          cout << "Error logging out" << endl;
        }
    }
  else
    {
      cout << "Cannot log out: not logged in" << endl ;
    }

  return result;
}


// Register a track hub as the current user
// assemblies: a map of assembly name in the hub to INSDC accessions
// type: "genomics", "epigenomics", "transcriptomics" or "proteomics"
Json::Value Registry::registerHub(const string &url,
                                  const map<string, string> &assemblies,
                                  const string &type,
                                  const bool is_public,
                                  string &err_msg)
{
  Json::Value js;

  if (loggedIn())
    {
      // Create a json-formatted message
      Json::Value payload_js;
      payload_js["url"] = url;

      for (auto iter = assemblies.begin(); iter != assemblies.end(); ++iter)
        payload_js["assemblies"][iter->first] = iter->second;

      if (type.length() > 0)
        payload_js["type"] = type;

      if (is_public)
        payload_js["public"] = 1;
      else
        payload_js["public"] = 0;

      string payload = json_writer_.write(payload_js) ;

      // Do the request
      js = postRequest(API_TRACKHUB, payload, true, err_msg);
    }
  else
    {
      cout << "Cannot register hub: not logged in" << endl ;
    }

  return js;
}


// Retrieve all trackDbs for the current users' registered hubs. Gets the trackhub with the
// given name, or all registered track hubs if no name is given.
list<TrackDb> Registry::retrieveHub(const string &trackhub, string &err_msg)
{
  list<TrackDb> result;

  stringstream query_ss;
  query_ss << API_TRACKHUB;
  
  if (trackhub.length() > 0)
    query_ss << "/" << trackhub;

  // Do the request
  Json::Value js = getRequest(query_ss.str(), true, err_msg);
  
  // Loop through all items in the returned array
  for (Json::ValueIterator hub_iter = js.begin(); hub_iter != js.end(); ++hub_iter)
    {
      // Loop through all trackdbs in this hub
      Json::Value js_trackdbs = (*hub_iter)["trackdbs"];
      
      for (Json::ValueIterator trackdb_iter = js_trackdbs.begin(); trackdb_iter != js_trackdbs.end(); ++trackdb_iter)
        {
          string uri = (*trackdb_iter)["uri"].asString();

          // Chop off the host etc. to get the trackdb id at the end of the uri
          stringstream ss;
          ss << host_ << API_TRACKDB << "/" ;
          string host = ss.str();
          
          if (uri.length() >= host.length() &&
              strncmp(uri.c_str(), host.c_str(), host.length()) == 0)
            {
              const char *trackdb_id = uri.c_str() + host.length();

              string track_err_msg;
              TrackDb trackdb = searchTrackDb(trackdb_id, track_err_msg);

              result.push_back(trackdb);
            }
        }
    }
  
  return result;
}


string Registry::deleteHub(const string &trackhub, string &err_msg)
{
  string result;

  string query(API_TRACKHUB);
  query += trackhub;

  Json::Value js = deleteRequest(query, true, err_msg);

  if (js["message"].isString())
    result = js["message"].asString();

  return result;
}

// Retrieve a registered trackdb.
Json::Value Registry::retrieveTrackDb(const string &trackdb, string &err_msg)
{
  stringstream query_ss;
  query_ss << API_TRACKDB << "/" << trackdb;

  // Do the request
  Json::Value js = getRequest(query_ss.str(), true, err_msg);

  return js;
}


Json::Value Registry::deleteTrackDb(const string &trackdb, string &err_msg)
{
  stringstream query_ss;
  query_ss << API_TRACKDB << "/" <<  trackdb;

  Json::Value js = deleteRequest(query_ss.str(), true, err_msg);

  return js;
}

bool Registry::loggedIn()
{
  return (!user_.empty() && !auth_token_.empty());
}


} // namespace trackhub

} // namespace gbtools