gemcUtilities.cc

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#include "gemcUtilities.h"
#include "gemcConventions.h"
 
// Implementation notes:
// - Doxygen documentation is kept authoritative in gemcUtilities.h.
// - This file only provides brief, non-Doxygen comments to clarify intent and flow.
 
// geant4 headers
#include "G4Threading.hh"
#include "G4UImanager.hh"
#include "G4UnitsTable.hh"
 
// gemc
#include "glogger.h"
#include "gtouchable.h"
#include "gutilities.h"
 
namespace gemc {
    // return the number of cores from options.
    // if 0 is given, returns max number of available cores
    int get_nthreads(const std::shared_ptr<GOptions>& gopts, const std::shared_ptr<GLogger>& log) {
        int useThreads = gopts->getScalarInt("nthreads");
 
        // Geant4 provides a platform-specific core count helper.
        int ncores = G4Threading::G4GetNumberOfCores();
 
        // Clamp user request:
        // - 0 means "use all available cores"
        // - values larger than available cores are clamped
        if (useThreads == 0 || useThreads > ncores) useThreads = ncores;
 
        log->info(0, "Using ", useThreads, " threads out of ", ncores, " available cores.");
 
        return useThreads;
    }
 
    std::vector<std::string> verbosity_commands([[maybe_unused]] const std::shared_ptr<GOptions>& gopts,
                                                [[maybe_unused]] const std::shared_ptr<GLogger>&  log) {
        std::vector<std::string> cmds;
 
        // --- Always-quiet commands ---
        // These commands reduce Geant4 output noise for typical production runs.
        cmds.emplace_back("/control/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/hit/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/setVerbose 0 all");
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/had/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/had/deex/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/had/cascade 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/em/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/process/eLoss/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/tracking/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/geometry/navigator/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/event/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/event/stack/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/cuts/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/run/particle/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/run/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/material/verbose 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/verbose 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/particle/verbose 0");
 
        // cmds.emplace_back("/control/cout/ignoreInitializationCout 1");
        // cmds.emplace_back("/control/cout/useBuffer 1"); // keep MT output tidy?
 
        return cmds;
    }
 
    std::vector<std::string> initial_commands(const std::shared_ptr<GOptions>&                 gopts,
                                              [[maybe_unused]] const std::shared_ptr<GLogger>& log) {
        // check_overlaps is typically provided by the Geant4 system options set.
        auto check_overlaps = gopts->getScalarInt("check_overlaps"); // notice: from g4system options
        auto gui            = gopts->getSwitch("gui");
 
        std::vector<std::string> cmds;
 
        // Batch mode: optionally schedule geometry overlap checks before initialization.
        // Geant4 overlap checks use the current "/geometry/test/..." configuration.
        if (check_overlaps == 2) {
            log->info(0, "Running /geometry/test/run with 50 points.");
            cmds.emplace_back("/geometry/test/resolution 50");
            cmds.emplace_back("/geometry/test/run");
        }
        else if (check_overlaps >= 100) {
            log->info(0, "Running /geometry/test/run with ", check_overlaps, " points.");
            cmds.emplace_back("/geometry/test/resolution " + std::to_string(check_overlaps));
            cmds.emplace_back("/geometry/test/run");
        }
 
        // A re-initialize is required when:
        // - physics changes
        // - geometry changes
        cmds.emplace_back("/run/initialize");
 
        // If there is no GUI, initialization commands are sufficient.
        if (!gui) return cmds;
 
        // GUI mode: set up a minimal visualization scene with trajectories and hits.
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/drawVolume");
 
        // Disable auto refresh and quieten vis messages whilst scene and trajectories are established.
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/viewer/set/autoRefresh false");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/viewer/set/viewpointVector -1 0 0");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/viewer/set/lightsVector -1 0 0");
 
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/scene/add/trajectories smooth");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/modeling/trajectories/create/drawByCharge");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/modeling/trajectories/drawByCharge-0/default/setDrawStepPts true");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/modeling/trajectories/drawByCharge-0/default/setStepPtsSize 2");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/scene/add/hits");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/scene/endOfEventAction accumulate 10000");
 
        // Background colors and root volume are the same.
        cmds.push_back("/vis/viewer/set/background 0.46666667 0.53333333 0.6");
 
        // Re-enable refresh and flush once configuration is complete.
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/viewer/set/autoRefresh true");
        cmds.emplace_back("/vis/viewer/flush");
    //  cmds.emplace_back("/tracking/verbose 2");
 
        return cmds;
    }
 
    // initialize G4MTRunManager
    void run_manager_commands([[maybe_unused]] const std::shared_ptr<GOptions>& gopts,
                              const std::shared_ptr<GLogger>& log, const std::vector<std::string>& commands) {
        auto* g4uim = G4UImanager::GetUIpointer();
 
        // Apply commands sequentially so the UI manager sees the same order as a macro file.
        for (const auto& cmd : commands) {
            log->info(2, "Executing UIManager command: ", cmd);
            g4uim->ApplyCommand(cmd);
        }
    }
 
    void define_new_gemc_units() {
        new G4UnitDefinition("milligray", "milliGy", "Dose", gemc_units::milligray);
        new G4UnitDefinition("microgray", "microGy", "Dose", gemc_units::microgray);
        new G4UnitDefinition("nanogray", "nanoGy", "Dose", gemc_units::nanogray);
        new G4UnitDefinition("picogray", "picoGy", "Dose", gemc_units::picogray);
    }
 
 
#include <unistd.h>  // needed for get_pid
 
    void start_random_engine(const std::shared_ptr<GOptions>& gopts, const std::shared_ptr<GLogger>& log) {
        auto randomEngineName = gopts->getScalarString("randomEngine");
        auto seed             = gopts->getScalarInt("seed");
 
        // If the user did not set a seed, derive one using several fast-changing sources.
        // This helps reduce accidental seed reuse across runs.
        if (seed == SEEDNOTSET) {
            auto timed   = time(NULL);
            auto clockd  = clock();
            auto getpidi = getpid();
            seed         = (G4int)( timed - clockd - getpidi );
            log->info(1, "Using random seed ", seed);
        } else {
            log->info(1, "User defined seed ", seed);
        }
 
 
        // The names come from the CLHEP library, can be found with
        // grep ": public HepRandomEngine" *.h $CLHEP_BASE_DIR/include/CLHEP/Random/* | awk -Fclass '{print $2}' | awk -F: '{print $1}'
        //
        // Select the engine implementation based on the configured string.
        if (randomEngineName == "DRand48Engine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::DRand48Engine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "DualRand")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::DualRand(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "Hurd160Engine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::Hurd160Engine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "HepJamesRandom")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::HepJamesRandom(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "MTwistEngine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::MTwistEngine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "MixMaxRng")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::MixMaxRng(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "RandEngine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::RandEngine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "RanecuEngine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::RanecuEngine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "Ranlux64Engine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::Ranlux64Engine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "RanluxEngine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::RanluxEngine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "RanshiEngine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::RanshiEngine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "Hurd288Engine")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::Hurd288Engine(seed));
        else if (randomEngineName == "TripleRand")
            G4Random::setTheEngine(new CLHEP::TripleRand(seed));
        else { log->error(EC__RANDOMENGINENOTFOUND, "Random engine >", randomEngineName, "< not found. Exiting."); }
 
        // Apply the seed after selecting the engine so the engine instance is active.
        log->info(0, "Starting random engine ", randomEngineName, " with seed ", seed);
        G4Random::setTheSeed(seed);
    }
}