Fix data_logger timer

pyleco/management/data_logger.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class StrEnum(str, Enum):  # type: ignore
         pass
 import json
 import logging
+from threading import Lock
 from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Iterable
 
 try:
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ class DataLogger(ExtendedMessageHandler):
     """
 
     # TODO names
-    tmp: dict[str, list[Any]] = {}  # contains all values since last datapoint
-    lists: dict[str, list[Any]] = {}  # contains datapoints.
-    units: dict[str, Any] = {}  # contains the units of the variables  TODO TBD what the value is.
-    last_datapoint: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    tmp: dict[str, list[Any]]  # contains all values since last datapoint
+    lists: dict[str, list[Any]]  # contains datapoints.
+    units: dict[str, Any]  # contains the units of the variables  TODO TBD what the value is.
+    last_datapoint: dict[str, Any]
     last_save_name: str = ""
 
     # configuration variables
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ def __init__(self, name: str = "DataLoggerN", directory: str = ".", **kwargs) ->
         self.directory = directory
         self.publisher = DataPublisher(full_name=name)
         self.valuing = average
+        # Initialize values
+        self.list_lock = Lock()
+        self.reset_data_storage()
+        self.units = {}
         # TODO add auto_save functionality?
 
     def register_rpc_methods(self) -> None:
@@ -161,11 +166,12 @@ def handle_subscription_message(self, data_message: DataMessage) -> None:
 
     def handle_subscription_data(self, data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """Store `data` dict in `tmp`"""
-        for key, value in data.items():
-            try:
-                self.tmp[key].append(value)
-            except KeyError:
-                log.error(f"Got value for '{key}', but no list present.")
+        with self.list_lock:
+            for key, value in data.items():
+                try:
+                    self.tmp[key].append(value)
+                except KeyError:
+                    log.debug("Got value for '%s', but no list present.", key)
         if self.trigger_type == TriggerTypes.VARIABLE and self.trigger_variable in data.keys():
             self.make_datapoint()
 
@@ -180,24 +186,29 @@ def make_datapoint(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
     def calculate_data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Calculate data for a data point and return the data point."""
         datapoint = {}
-        if 'time' in self.lists.keys():
-            now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
-            today = datetime.datetime.combine(self.today, datetime.time(),
-                                              datetime.timezone.utc)
-            time = (now - today).total_seconds()
-            self.tmp['time'].append(time)
-        for variable, datalist in self.lists.items():
-            value = datapoint[variable] = self.calculate_single_data(variable, self.tmp[variable])
-            datalist.append(value)
-        for key in self.tmp.keys():
-            self.tmp[key].clear()
-        return datapoint
+        with self.list_lock:
+            if 'time' in self.lists.keys():
+                now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+                today = datetime.datetime.combine(
+                    self.today, datetime.time(), datetime.timezone.utc
+                )
+                time = (now - today).total_seconds()
+                self.tmp['time'].append(time)
+            for variable, datalist in self.lists.items():
+                value = datapoint[variable] = self.calculate_single_data(
+                    variable, self.tmp[variable]
+                )
+                datalist.append(value)
+            for key in self.tmp.keys():
+                self.tmp[key].clear()
+            return datapoint
 
     def calculate_single_data(self, variable: str, tmp: list):
         if tmp:
             value = self.valuing(tmp)
         elif self.value_repeating:
             try:
+                # no lock, as this method is called in in a locked environment!
                 value = self.lists[variable][-1]
             except (KeyError, IndexError):  # No last value present.
                 value = nan
@@ -236,14 +247,14 @@ def start_collecting(self, *,
         self.today = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).date()
         self.trigger_type = trigger_type or self._last_trigger_type
         self._last_trigger_type = self.trigger_type
-        if self.trigger_type == TriggerTypes.TIMER:
-            self.start_timer_trigger()
         if trigger_timeout is not None:
             self.trigger_timeout = trigger_timeout
         if trigger_variable is not None:
             self.trigger_variable = trigger_variable
         if value_repeating is not None:
             self.value_repeating = value_repeating
+        if self.trigger_type == TriggerTypes.TIMER:
+            self.start_timer_trigger(timeout=self.trigger_timeout)
         self.set_valuing_mode(valuing_mode=valuing_mode)
         self.setup_variables(self.lists.keys() if variables is None else variables)
         self.units = units if units else {}
@@ -267,18 +278,20 @@ def setup_variables(self, variables: Iterable[str]) -> None:
             else:
                 # old style: topic is variable name
                 subscriptions.add(variable)
-            self.lists[variable] = []
-            self.tmp[variable] = []
+            with self.list_lock:
+                self.lists[variable] = []
+                self.tmp[variable] = []
         self.subscribe(topics=subscriptions)
 
     def reset_data_storage(self) -> None:
         """Reset the data storage."""
-        self.tmp = {}
-        self.lists = {}
+        with self.list_lock:
+            self.tmp = {}
+            self.lists = {}
         self.last_datapoint = {}
 
-    def start_timer_trigger(self) -> None:
-        self.timer = RepeatingTimer(self.trigger_timeout, self.make_datapoint)
+    def start_timer_trigger(self, timeout: float) -> None:
+        self.timer = RepeatingTimer(timeout, self.make_datapoint)
         self.timer.start()
 
     def set_valuing_mode(self, valuing_mode: Optional[ValuingModes]) -> None:
@@ -313,8 +326,9 @@ def save_data(self, meta: Optional[dict] = None, suffix: str = "", header: str =
             # 'user': self.user_data,  # user stored meta data
         })
         try:
-            with open(f"{folder}/{file_name}.json", 'w') as file:
-                json.dump(obj=(header, self.lists, meta), fp=file)
+            with self.list_lock:
+                with open(f"{folder}/{file_name}.json", 'w') as file:
+                    json.dump(obj=(header, self.lists, meta), fp=file)
         except TypeError as exc:
             log.exception("Some type error during saving occurred.", exc_info=exc)
             raise
@@ -350,7 +364,8 @@ def get_configuration(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         config['valuing_mode'] = vm.value
         config['value_repeating'] = self.value_repeating
         # Header and Variables.
-        config['variables'] = list(self.lists.keys())
+        with self.list_lock:
+            config['variables'] = list(self.lists.keys())
         config['units'] = self.units
         # config['autoSave'] = self.actionAutoSave.isChecked()
         return config
@@ -365,8 +380,9 @@ def get_last_save_name(self) -> Union[str, None]:
 
     def get_list_length(self) -> int:
         """Return the length of the lists."""
-        length = len(self.lists[list(self.lists.keys())[0]]) if self.lists else 0
-        return length
+        with self.list_lock:
+            length = len(self.lists[list(self.lists.keys())[0]]) if self.lists else 0
+            return length
 
 
 def main() -> None:

tests/management/test_data_logger.py

@@ -81,18 +81,19 @@ def test_start_collecting_starts_timer(data_logger: DataLogger):
     # arrange
     data_logger.trigger_timeout = 1000
     # act
-    data_logger.start_collecting(trigger_type=TriggerTypes.TIMER)
+    data_logger.start_collecting(trigger_type=TriggerTypes.TIMER, trigger_timeout=500)
     # assert
-    assert data_logger.timer.interval == 1000
+    assert data_logger.timer.interval == 500
     # cleanup
     data_logger.timer.cancel()
 
 
 def test_start_collecting_starts_timer_even_second_time(data_logger: DataLogger):
     """Even a second time, without explicit trigger type, the timer should be started."""
     # arrange
-    data_logger.trigger_timeout = 1000
-    data_logger.start_collecting(trigger_type=TriggerTypes.TIMER)  # first time, to set type
+    data_logger.trigger_timeout = 500
+    # first time, to set type
+    data_logger.start_collecting(trigger_type=TriggerTypes.TIMER, trigger_timeout=1000)
     data_logger.stop_collecting()
     assert not hasattr(data_logger, "timer")  # no timer left
     # act
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ def test_handle_subscription_data_triggers(data_logger: DataLogger):
 
 def test_handle_subscription_data_without_list(data_logger: DataLogger,
                                                caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture):
+    caplog.set_level(0)
     data_logger.handle_subscription_data({'not_present': 42})
     assert caplog.messages == ["Got value for 'not_present', but no list present."]
 
@@ -224,8 +226,7 @@ def test_set_publisher_name(data_logger: DataLogger):
 class Test_start_timer_trigger:
     @pytest.fixture
     def data_logger_stt(self, data_logger: DataLogger):
-        data_logger.trigger_timeout = 1000
-        data_logger.start_timer_trigger()
+        data_logger.start_timer_trigger(1000)
         yield data_logger
         data_logger.timer.cancel()
 
@@ -342,10 +343,23 @@ def saved_file(self, data_logger_sd: DataLogger):
         path = Path(data_logger_sd.directory) / data_logger_sd.last_save_name
         return path.with_suffix(".json").read_text()
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(True, reason="Not yet date recognition implemented.")
     def test_output(self, saved_file: str):
-        # TODO make date comparison work.
-        assert saved_file == """["", {"time": [], "test": [], "2": [], "N1.sender.var": []}, {"units": {}, "today": "2023-11-27", "file_name": "2023_11_27T15_07_06", "logger_name": "DataLoggerN", "configuration": {"trigger": "variable", "triggerVariable": "test", "trigger_variable": "test", "valuing_mode": "mean", "valueRepeat": false, "value_repeating": false, "variables": "time test 2 N1.sender.var"}}]"""  # noqa
+        today_string = self.today.isoformat()
+        assert saved_file == "".join(
+            (
+                """["", {"time": [], "test": [], "2": [], "N1.sender.var": []}, """,
+                '''{"units": {}, "today": "''',
+                today_string,
+                '''", "file_name": "''',
+                self.file_name,
+                """", "logger_name": "DataLoggerN", """,
+                """"configuration": {"trigger_type": "variable", "trigger_timeout": 10, """,
+                """"trigger_variable": "test", "valuing_mode": "average", """,
+                """"value_repeating": false, """,
+                """"variables": ["time", "test", "2", "N1.sender.var"], """,
+                """"units": {}}}]""",
+            )
+        )
 
     def test_json_content(self, saved_file: str):
         today_string = self.today.isoformat()