ConfigurationSupervisorBase.cc

#include "otsdaq/CoreSupervisors/ConfigurationSupervisorBase.h"
#include "otsdaq/TablePlugins/XDAQContextTable/XDAQContextTable.h"
 
using namespace ots;
 
//==============================================================================
void ConfigurationSupervisorBase::getConfigurationStatusXML(
    HttpXmlDocument& xmlOut, ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr, const std::string& username)
{
    std::map<std::string /*type*/, std::pair<std::string /*groupName*/, TableGroupKey>>
        activeGroupMap = cfgMgr->getActiveTableGroups();
 
    for(auto& type : activeGroupMap)
    {
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData(type.first + "-ActiveGroupName", type.second.first);
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData(type.first + "-ActiveGroupKey",
                                    type.second.second.toString());
        //__SUP_COUT__ << "ActiveGroup " << type.first << " " << type.second.first << "("
        //<< type.second.second << ")" << __E__;
    }
    try  // try to get matching group alias for active groups
    {
        std::map<std::string, TableVersion> activeVersions = cfgMgr->getActiveVersions();
        std::string                         groupAliasesTableName =
            ConfigurationManager::GROUP_ALIASES_TABLE_NAME;
        if(activeVersions.find(groupAliasesTableName) != activeVersions.end())
        {
            // have an active group aliases table at this point
            std::vector<std::pair<std::string, ConfigurationTree>> aliasNodePairs =
                cfgMgr->getNode(groupAliasesTableName).getChildren();
 
            std::string groupName, groupKey, groupComment, groupType;
            std::string activeGroupName, activeGroupKey;
            for(auto& type : activeGroupMap)
            {
                activeGroupName = type.second.first;
                activeGroupKey  = type.second.second.toString();
                for(auto& aliasNodePair : aliasNodePairs)
                {
                    groupName =
                        aliasNodePair.second.getNode("GroupName").getValueAsString();
                    groupKey =
                        aliasNodePair.second.getNode("GroupKey").getValueAsString();
                    if(groupName == activeGroupName && groupKey == activeGroupKey)
                    {  // found match!
                        xmlOut.addTextElementToData(type.first + "-ActiveGroupAlias",
                                                    aliasNodePair.first);
                        break;
                    }
                }  // end alias match search loop
            }      // end active group loop
        }          // end handling of matching group alias to active groups
                   // else ignore missing active group alias table or active backbone
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        __COUT__ << "Ignoring failure getting alias for active groups" << __E__;
    }
 
    // always add version tracking bool
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData(
        "versionTracking",
        ConfigurationInterface::isVersionTrackingEnabled() ? "ON" : "OFF");
 
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("configUsername", username);
 
}  // end getConfigurationStatusXML()
 
//==============================================================================
void ConfigurationSupervisorBase::handleCreateTableXML(HttpXmlDocument&        xmlOut,
                                                       ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr,
                                                       const std::string&      tableName,
                                                       TableVersion            version,
                                                       bool               makeTemporary,
                                                       const std::string& data,
                                                       const int&         dataOffset,
                                                       const std::string& author,
                                                       const std::string& comment,
                                                       bool               sourceTableAsIs,
                                                       bool lookForEquivalent)
try
{
    //__COUT__ << "handleCreateTableXML: " << tableName << " version: " <<
    // version
    //      << " dataOffset: " << dataOffset << __E__;
 
    //__COUT__ << "data: " << data << __E__;
 
    // create temporary version from starting version
    if(!version.isInvalid())  // if not using mock-up, make sure starting version is
                              // loaded
    {
        try
        {
            cfgMgr->getVersionedTableByName(tableName, version);
        }
        catch(...)
        {
            // force to mockup
            version = TableVersion();
        }
    }
 
    TableBase* table = cfgMgr->getTableByName(tableName);
 
    // check that the source version has the right number of columns
    //  if there is a mismatch, start from mockup
    if(!version.isInvalid())  // if not using mock-up, then the starting version is the
                              // active one
    {
        // compare active to mockup column counts
        if(table->getViewP()->getDataColumnSize() !=
               table->getMockupViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() ||
           table->getViewP()->getSourceColumnMismatch() != 0)
        {
            __COUT__ << "table->getViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() "
                     << table->getViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() << __E__;
            __COUT__ << "table->getMockupViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() "
                     << table->getMockupViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() << __E__;
            __COUT__ << "table->getViewP()->getSourceColumnMismatch() "
                     << table->getViewP()->getSourceColumnMismatch() << __E__;
            __COUT_INFO__
                << "Source view v" << version
                << " has a mismatch in the number of columns, so using mockup as source."
                << __E__;
            version = TableVersion();  // invalid = mockup
        }
    }
 
    bool ignoreDuplicates = false;
    if(!version.isTemporaryVersion() && sourceTableAsIs &&
       table->getViewP()->getSourceColumnNames().size() !=
           table->getViewP()->getDataColumnSize())
    {
        __COUT__ << "table->getViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() "
                 << table->getViewP()->getNumberOfColumns() << __E__;
        __COUTV__(table->getViewP()->getSourceColumnNames().size());
        __COUT_INFO__
            << "Source view v" << version
            << " has a mismatch in the number of columns, so forcing new version saved."
            << __E__;
        ignoreDuplicates = true;
    }
 
    // create a temporary version from the source version
    TableVersion temporaryVersion = table->createTemporaryView(version);
 
    __COUT__ << "\t\ttemporaryVersion: " << temporaryVersion << __E__;
 
    TableView* cfgView = table->getTemporaryView(temporaryVersion);
 
    int retVal;
    try
    {
        // returns -1 on error that data was unchanged
        retVal =
            sourceTableAsIs ? 0 : cfgView->fillFromEncodedCSV(data, dataOffset, author);
 
        if(retVal == 1)  // data was same but columns are different!
        {
            __COUT__ << "Data was the same, but columns have changed!" << __E__;
            __COUTV__(sourceTableAsIs);
            __COUTV__(lookForEquivalent);
        }
 
        cfgView->setURIEncodedComment(comment);
        __COUT__ << "Table comment was set to:\n\t" << cfgView->getComment() << __E__;
    }
    catch(...)  // erase temporary view before re-throwing error
    {
        __COUT__ << "Caught error while editing. Erasing temporary version." << __E__;
        table->eraseView(temporaryVersion);
        throw;
    }
 
    // Note: be careful with any further table operations at this point..
    //  must catch errors and erase temporary version on failure.
 
    // only consider it an error if source version was persistent version
    //  allow it if source version is temporary and we are making a persistent version now
    //  also, allow it if version tracking is off.
    if(retVal < 0 && (!version.isTemporaryVersion() || makeTemporary) &&
       ConfigurationInterface::isVersionTrackingEnabled())
    {
        if(!version.isInvalid() &&       // if source version was mockup, then consider it
                                         // attempt to create a blank table
           !version.isScratchVersion())  // if source version was scratch, then consider
                                         // it attempt to make it persistent
        {
            __SS__ << "No rows were modified! No reason to fill a view with same content."
                   << __E__;
            __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
            // delete temporaryVersion
            table->eraseView(temporaryVersion);
            __SS_THROW__;
        }
        else if(version.isInvalid())
            __COUT__ << "This was interpreted as an attempt to create a blank table."
                     << __E__;
        else if(version.isScratchVersion())
            __COUT__ << "This was interpreted as an attempt to make a persistent "
                        "version of the scratch table."
                     << __E__;
        else
        {
            __SS__;
            __THROW__(ss.str() + "impossible!");
        }
    }
    else if(retVal < 0 && (version.isTemporaryVersion() && !makeTemporary))
    {
        __COUT__ << "Allowing the static data because this is converting from "
                    "temporary to persistent version."
                 << __E__;
    }
    else if(retVal < 0 && !ConfigurationInterface::isVersionTrackingEnabled())
    {
        __COUT__ << "Allowing the static data because version tracking is OFF." << __E__;
    }
    else if(retVal < 0)
    {
        __SS__ << "This should not be possible! Fatal error." << __E__;
        // delete temporaryVersion
        table->eraseView(temporaryVersion);
        __SS_THROW__;
    }
 
    // note: if sourceTableAsIs, accept equivalent versions
    auto newVersion = ConfigurationSupervisorBase::saveModifiedVersionXML(
        xmlOut,
        cfgMgr,
        tableName,
        version,
        makeTemporary,
        table,
        temporaryVersion,
        ignoreDuplicates /*ignoreDuplicates*/,
        lookForEquivalent || sourceTableAsIs /*lookForEquivalent*/);
 
    if(ignoreDuplicates && sourceTableAsIs)  // reset cache for this table
    {
        table = cfgMgr->getTableByName(tableName);
        table->eraseView(newVersion);
    }
}  // end handleCreateTableXML()
catch(std::runtime_error& e)
{
    __SS__ << "Error saving new table!\n\n " << e.what() << __E__;
    __COUT__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}
catch(...)
{
    __SS__ << "Error saving new table!" << __E__;
    try
    {
        throw;
    }  //one more try to printout extra info
    catch(const std::exception& e)
    {
        ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
    __COUT__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}  // end handleCreateTableXML() catch
 
//==============================================================================
TableVersion ConfigurationSupervisorBase::saveModifiedVersionXML(
    HttpXmlDocument&        xmlOut,
    ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr,
    const std::string&      tableName,
    TableVersion            originalVersion,
    bool                    makeTemporary,
    TableBase*              table,
    TableVersion            temporaryModifiedVersion,
    bool                    ignoreDuplicates,
    bool                    lookForEquivalent)
{
    bool         foundEquivalent;
    TableVersion newAssignedVersion =
        cfgMgr->saveModifiedVersion(tableName,
                                    originalVersion,
                                    makeTemporary,
                                    table,
                                    temporaryModifiedVersion,
                                    ignoreDuplicates,
                                    lookForEquivalent,
                                    &foundEquivalent);
 
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("savedName", tableName);
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("savedVersion", newAssignedVersion.toString());
 
    if(foundEquivalent)
    {
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("foundEquivalentVersion", "1");
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData(tableName + "_foundEquivalentVersion", "1");
    }
    return newAssignedVersion;
}  // end saveModifiedVersionXML()
 
//==============================================================================
void ConfigurationSupervisorBase::handleCreateTableGroupXML(
    HttpXmlDocument&        xmlOut,
    ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr,
    const std::string&      groupName,
    const std::string&      tableList,
    bool                    allowDuplicates,
    bool                    ignoreWarnings,
    const std::string&      groupComment,
    bool                    lookForEquivalent)
try
{
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML start runtime=" << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds()
              << __E__;
 
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("AttemptedNewGroupName", groupName);
 
    // Only need table info for aliases and to check table names are valid
    //  ... so do not refresh, unless there is no info present.
    std::string                             accumulatedWarnings;
    const std::map<std::string, TableInfo>& allTableInfo =
        cfgMgr->getAllTableInfo();  //no need to refresh
    if(!allTableInfo.size())  //getAllTableInfo() will update allTableInfo by reference
        cfgMgr->getAllTableInfo(true /* refresh */,
                                &accumulatedWarnings,
                                "" /* errorFilterName */,
                                true /* getGroupKeys*/,
                                false /* getGroupInfo */,
                                true /* initializeActiveGroups */);
 
    __COUT_WARN__ << "Ignoring these errors: " << accumulatedWarnings << __E__;
    // cfgMgr->loadConfigurationBackbone(); //already loaded by initializeActiveGroups of getAllTableInfo
 
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML loaded runtime=" << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds()
              << __E__;
 
    std::map<std::string /*tableName*/,
             std::map<std::string /*aliasName*/, TableVersion /*version*/>>
        versionAliases = cfgMgr->getVersionAliases();
    //  for(const auto& aliases : versionAliases)
    //      for(const auto& alias : aliases.second)
    //          __COUT__ << aliases.first << " " << alias.first << " " << alias.second
    //                       << __E__;
 
    std::map<std::string /*name*/, TableVersion /*version*/> groupMembers;
    std::map<std::string /*name*/, std::string /*alias*/>    memberTableAliases;
 
    std::string  name, versionStr, alias;
    TableVersion version;
    auto         c = tableList.find(',', 0);
    auto         i = c;
    i              = 0;  // auto used to get proper index/length type
    while(c < tableList.length())
    {
        // add the table and version pair to the map
        name = tableList.substr(i, c - i);
        i    = c + 1;
        c    = tableList.find(',', i);
        if(c == std::string::npos)  // missing version list entry?!
        {
            __SS__ << "Incomplete Table Name-Version pair!" << __E__;
            __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
            xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
            return;
        }
 
        versionStr = tableList.substr(i, c - i);
        i          = c + 1;
        c          = tableList.find(',', i);
 
        //__COUT__ << "name: " << name << __E__;
        //__COUT__ << "versionStr: " << versionStr << __E__;
 
        // check if version is an alias and convert
        if(versionStr.find(ConfigurationManager::ALIAS_VERSION_PREAMBLE) == 0)
        {
            alias =
                versionStr.substr(ConfigurationManager::ALIAS_VERSION_PREAMBLE.size());
 
            __COUT__ << "Found alias " << name << " " << versionStr << __E__;
 
            // convert alias to version
            if(versionAliases.find(name) != versionAliases.end() &&
               versionAliases[name].find(alias) != versionAliases[name].end())
            {
                version = versionAliases[name][alias];
                __COUT__ << name << " version alias '" << alias
                         << "'translated to: " << version << __E__;
 
                memberTableAliases[name] = alias;
            }
            else
            {
                __SS__ << "version alias '"
                       << versionStr.substr(
                              ConfigurationManager::ALIAS_VERSION_PREAMBLE.size())
                       << "' was not found in active version aliases! Please check your "
                          "active backbone!"
                       << __E__;
                __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
                return;
            }
        }
        else
            version = TableVersion(versionStr);
 
        if(version.isTemporaryVersion())
        {
            __SS__ << "Groups can not be created using temporary member tables. "
                   << "Table member '" << name << "' with temporary version '" << version
                   << "' is illegal." << __E__;
            xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
            return;
        }
 
        // enforce that table exists
        if(allTableInfo.find(name) == allTableInfo.end())
        {
            __SS__ << "Groups can not be created using mock-up member tables of "
                      "undefined tables. "
                   << "Table member '" << name << "' is not defined." << __E__;
            xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
            return;
        }
 
        if(version.isMockupVersion())
        {
            // if mockup, then generate a new persistent version to use based on mockup
            TableBase* table = cfgMgr->getTableByName(name);
            // create a temporary version from the mockup as source version
            TableVersion temporaryVersion = table->createTemporaryView();
            __COUT__ << "\t\ttemporaryVersion: " << temporaryVersion << __E__;
 
            // if other versions exist check for another mockup, and use that instead
            __COUT__ << "Creating version from mock-up for name: " << name
                     << " inputVersionStr: " << versionStr << __E__;
 
            // set table comment
            table->getTemporaryView(temporaryVersion)
                ->setComment("Auto-generated from mock-up.");
 
            // finish off the version creation
            version = ConfigurationSupervisorBase::saveModifiedVersionXML(
                xmlOut,
                cfgMgr,
                name,
                TableVersion() /*original source is mockup*/,
                false /* makeTemporary */,
                table,
                temporaryVersion /*temporary modified version*/,
                false /*ignore duplicates*/,
                true /*look for equivalent*/);
 
            __COUT__ << "Using mockup version: " << version << __E__;
        }
 
        //__COUT__ << "version: " << version << __E__;
        groupMembers[name] = version;
    }  // end member verification loop
 
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML tables saved runtime="
              << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds() << __E__;
 
    __COUTV__(StringMacros::mapToString(memberTableAliases));
 
    if(!allowDuplicates)
    {
        __COUT__ << "Checking for duplicate groups..." << __E__;
        try
        {
            TableGroupKey foundKey =
                cfgMgr->findTableGroup(groupName, groupMembers, memberTableAliases);
            __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML group duplicates checked runtime="
                      << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds() << __E__;
            if(!foundKey.isInvalid())
            {
                // return found equivalent key
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupName", groupName);
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupKey", foundKey.toString());
 
                if(lookForEquivalent)
                {
                    __COUT__ << "Found equivalent group key (" << foundKey << ") for "
                             << groupName << "." << __E__;
                    // allow this equivalent group to be the response without an error
                    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("foundEquivalentKey", "1");  // indicator
 
                    // insert get table info
                    handleGetTableGroupXML(xmlOut,
                                           cfgMgr,
                                           groupName,
                                           foundKey,
                                           ignoreWarnings,
                                           true /* cacheOnly */);
                    return;
                }
                else  // treat as error, if not looking for equivalent
                {
                    __COUT__ << "Treating duplicate group as error." << __E__;
                    __SS__ << ("Failed to create table group: " + groupName +
                               ". It is a duplicate of an existing group key (" +
                               foundKey.toString() + ")");
                    __COUT_ERR__ << ss.str() << __E__;
                    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
                    return;
                }
            }
 
            __COUT__ << "Check for duplicate groups complete." << __E__;
        }
        catch(...)
        {
            __COUT_WARN__ << "Ignoring errors looking for duplicate groups! Proceeding "
                             "with new group creation."
                          << __E__;
        }
    }
 
    // check the group for errors before creating group
    try
    {
        cfgMgr->loadMemberMap(groupMembers);
 
        std::string accumulateErrors = "";
        for(auto& groupMemberPair : groupMembers)
        {
            TableView* cfgViewPtr =
                cfgMgr->getTableByName(groupMemberPair.first)->getViewP();
            if(cfgViewPtr->getDataColumnSize() != cfgViewPtr->getNumberOfColumns() ||
               cfgViewPtr->getSourceColumnMismatch() !=
                   0)  // check for column size mismatch
            {
                // const std::set<std::string> srcColNames = cfgViewPtr->getSourceColumnNames();
                __SS__ << "\n\nThere were errors found in loading a member table "
                       << groupMemberPair.first << ":v" << cfgViewPtr->getVersion()
                       << ". Please see the details below:\n\n"
                       << cfgViewPtr->getMismatchColumnInfo();
 
                __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
                return;
            }
        }
    }
    catch(std::runtime_error& e)
    {
        __SS__ << "Failed to create table group: " << groupName
               << ".\nThere were problems loading the chosen members:\n\n"
               << e.what() << __E__;
        __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
        return;
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        __SS__ << "Failed to create table group: " << groupName << __E__;
        try
        {
            throw;
        }  //one more try to printout extra info
        catch(const std::exception& e)
        {
            ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
        }
        catch(...)
        {
        }
        __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
        return;
    }
 
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML group members init checked runtime="
              << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds() << __E__;
 
    // check the tree for warnings before creating group
    std::string accumulateTreeErrs;
    cfgMgr->getChildren(&groupMembers, &accumulateTreeErrs);
    if(accumulateTreeErrs != "")
    {
        __COUT_WARN__ << "\n" << accumulateTreeErrs << __E__;
        if(!ignoreWarnings)
        {
            xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TreeErrors", accumulateTreeErrs);
            return;
        }
    }
 
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML tree checked runtime="
              << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds() << __E__;
 
    TableGroupKey newKey;
    try
    {
        __COUT__ << "Saving new group..." << __E__;
        newKey = cfgMgr->saveNewTableGroup(
            groupName, groupMembers, groupComment, &memberTableAliases);
    }
    catch(std::runtime_error& e)
    {
        __SS__ << "Failed to create table group: " << groupName << __E__;
        ss << "\n\n" << e.what() << __E__;
        __COUT_ERR__ << ss.str();
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
        return;
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        __SS__ << "Failed to create table group: " << groupName << __E__;
        try
        {
            throw;
        }  //one more try to printout extra info
        catch(const std::exception& e)
        {
            ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
        }
        catch(...)
        {
        }
        __COUT_ERR__ << ss.str();
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
        return;
    }
 
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML group saved runtime="
              << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds() << __E__;
 
    // insert get table info
    __COUT__ << "Loading new table group..." << __E__;
    handleGetTableGroupXML(
        xmlOut, cfgMgr, groupName, newKey, ignoreWarnings, true /* cacheOnly */);
 
    __COUTT__ << "handleCreateTableGroupXML end runtime=" << cfgMgr->runTimeSeconds()
              << __E__;
 
}  // end handleCreateTableGroupXML()
catch(std::runtime_error& e)
{
    __SS__ << "Error saving table group!\n\n " << e.what() << __E__;
    __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}
catch(...)
{
    __SS__ << "Error saving table group!" << __E__;
    try
    {
        throw;
    }  //one more try to printout extra info
    catch(const std::exception& e)
    {
        ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
    __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}  // end handleCreateTableGroupXML() catch
 
//==============================================================================
void ConfigurationSupervisorBase::handleGetTableGroupXML(
    HttpXmlDocument&        xmlOut,
    ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr,
    const std::string&      groupName,
    TableGroupKey           groupKey,
    bool                    ignoreWarnings /* = false */,
    bool                    cacheOnly /* = false */)
try
{
    // char                 tmpIntStr[100];
    xercesc::DOMElement *parentEl, *configEl;
 
    // steps:
    //  if invalid key, get latest key
    //  get specific group with key
    //      give member names and versions
    //      get all table groups to locate historical keys
    //  get all groups to find historical keys
 
    //  std::set<std::string /*name+version*/> allGroups =
    //          cfgMgr->getConfigurationInterface()->getAllTableGroupNames(groupName);
    //  std::string name;
    //  TableGroupKey key;
    //  //put them in a set to sort them as TableGroupKey defines for operator<
    //  std::set<TableGroupKey> sortedKeys;
    //  for(auto& group: allGroups)
    //  {
    //      //now uses database filter
    //      TableGroupKey::getGroupNameAndKey(group,name,key);
    //      //if(name == groupName)
    //      sortedKeys.emplace(key);
    //  }
 
    __COUTTV__(cacheOnly);
 
    //======
    auto SpanToXML = [](auto const& sortedKeys, auto& xmlOut) {
        //add lo and hi spans, instead of each individual value
        size_t lo = -1, hi = -1;
        for(auto& keyInOrder : sortedKeys)
        {
            if(lo == size_t(-1))  //establish start of potential span
            {
                hi = lo = keyInOrder.key();
                continue;
            }
            else if(hi + 1 == keyInOrder.key())  //span is growing
            {
                hi = keyInOrder.key();
                continue;
            }
            //else jump by more than one, so close out span
 
            if(lo == hi)  //single value
                xmlOut.addNumberElementToData("HistoricalTableGroupKey", lo);
            else  //span
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData(
                    "HistoricalTableGroupKey",
                    "_" + std::to_string(lo) + "_" + std::to_string(hi));
            hi = lo = keyInOrder.key();
        }
 
        if(lo != size_t(-1))  //check if last one to do!
        {
            if(lo == hi)  //single value
                xmlOut.addNumberElementToData("HistoricalTableGroupKey", lo);
            else  //span
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData(
                    "HistoricalTableGroupKey",
                    "_" + std::to_string(lo) + "_" + std::to_string(hi));
        }
    };  //end local lambda SpanToXML()
    auto vSpanToXML = [](auto const& sortedKeys, auto& xmlOut, auto& configEl) {
        //add lo and hi spans, instead of each individual value
        size_t lo = -1, hi = -1;
        for(auto& keyInOrder : sortedKeys)
        {
            if(lo == size_t(-1))  //establish start of potential span
            {
                hi = lo = keyInOrder.version();
                continue;
            }
            else if(hi + 1 == keyInOrder.version())  //span is growing
            {
                hi = keyInOrder.version();
                continue;
            }
            //else jump by more than one, so close out span
 
            if(lo == hi)  //single value
                xmlOut.addNumberElementToParent("TableExistingVersion", lo, configEl);
            else  //span
                xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
                    "TableExistingVersion",
                    "_" + std::to_string(lo) + "_" + std::to_string(hi),
                    configEl);
            hi = lo = keyInOrder.version();
        }
 
        if(lo != size_t(-1))  //check if last one to do!
        {
            if(lo == hi)  //single value
                xmlOut.addNumberElementToParent("TableExistingVersion", lo, configEl);
            else  //span
                xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
                    "TableExistingVersion",
                    "_" + std::to_string(lo) + "_" + std::to_string(hi),
                    configEl);
        }
    };  //end local lambda vSpanToXML()
 
    {
        const GroupInfo& groupInfo =
            cfgMgr->getGroupInfo(groupName, !cacheOnly /* attemptToReloadKeys */);
        const std::set<TableGroupKey>& sortedKeys = groupInfo.getKeys();  // rename
 
        __COUTT__ << groupName << " keys: " << StringMacros::setToString(sortedKeys)
                  << __E__;
        __COUTT__ << "Active groups: "
                  << StringMacros::mapToString(cfgMgr->getActiveTableGroups()) << __E__;
        __COUTT__ << "Active tables: "
                  << StringMacros::mapToString(cfgMgr->getActiveVersions()) << __E__;
 
        if(!cacheOnly &&
           (groupKey
                .isInvalid() ||  // if invalid or not found, likely key info not loaded, so get latest
            sortedKeys.find(groupKey) == sortedKeys.end() ||
            sortedKeys.size() < 2))
        {
            // report error if group key not found
            if(!groupKey.isInvalid() || sortedKeys.size() == 0)
            {
                // attempt to reload all group info and power through
                std::string accumulatedWarnings;
                __COUTT__ << "Attempting full table refresh (assuming cache not yet "
                             "established)."
                          << __E__;
                /*const std::map<std::string, TableInfo>& allTableInfo = */ cfgMgr
                    ->getAllTableInfo(true /* refresh */,
                                      &accumulatedWarnings,
                                      "" /* errorFilterName */,
                                      true /* getGroupKeys*/,
                                      false /* getGroupInfo */,
                                      true /* initializeActiveGroups */);
                __COUTT__ << "After full table refresh (assuming cache not yet "
                             "established) so ignoring these errors: "
                          << accumulatedWarnings << __E__;
 
                // xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
 
                const GroupInfo& groupInfo2 = cfgMgr->getGroupInfo(groupName);
                const std::set<TableGroupKey>& sortedKeys2 =
                    groupInfo2.getKeys();  // rename
 
                if(sortedKeys2.find(groupKey) == sortedKeys2.end())
                {
                    __SS__ << "Group key " << groupKey << " was not found for group '"
                           << groupName << "!'" << __E__;
                    ss << "Her are the found " << sortedKeys2.size() << " '" << groupName
                       << "' keys: " << __E__;
                    for(auto& keyInOrder : sortedKeys2)
                        ss << "\t" << keyInOrder << __E__;
                    __COUT_WARN__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
                }
                SpanToXML(sortedKeys2, xmlOut);
            }
            else
            {
                if(sortedKeys.size())
                    groupKey = *sortedKeys.rbegin();
                __COUT_WARN__
                    << "Group key requested was invalid or not found, going with latest "
                    << groupKey << __E__;
 
                // add all other sorted keys for this groupName
                SpanToXML(sortedKeys, xmlOut);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // add all other sorted keys for this groupName
            SpanToXML(sortedKeys, xmlOut);
        }
 
        if(cfgMgr->getActiveVersions().size() == 0)
        {
            __COUTT__
                << "There are no active tables. Attempting to initialize active groups."
                << __E__;
            //if no active tables, attempt to init active groups (it should prevent confusing warnings to users complaining about a partially loaded configuration)
            std::string tmpAccumulateWarnings;
            cfgMgr->init(0 /*accumulatedErrors*/,
                         false /*initForWriteAccess*/,
                         &tmpAccumulateWarnings);
            __COUTT__ << "Now Active tables: "
                      << StringMacros::mapToString(cfgMgr->getActiveVersions()) << __E__;
            __COUTT__ << "Ingoring warnings during init of active groups: "
                      << tmpAccumulateWarnings << __E__;
        }
    }
 
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupName", groupName);
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupKey", groupKey.toString());
 
    parentEl = xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupMembers", "");
 
    //  get specific group with key
    std::map<std::string /*name*/, TableVersion /*version*/> memberMap;
    std::map<std::string /*name*/, std::string /*alias*/>    groupMemberAliases;
 
    __COUT__ << "groupName=" << groupName << __E__;
    __COUT__ << "groupKey=" << groupKey << __E__;
 
    const std::map<std::string, TableInfo>& allTableInfo = cfgMgr->getAllTableInfo();
    std::map<std::string, TableInfo>::const_iterator it;
 
    // load group so comments can be had
    //  and also group metadata (author, comment, createTime)
    try
    {
        std::string groupAuthor, groupComment, groupCreationTime, groupTypeString;
        std::string accumulateTreeErrors;
 
        __COUTV__(ignoreWarnings);
        cfgMgr->loadTableGroup(groupName,
                               groupKey,
                               false /*doActivate*/,
                               &memberMap,
                               0 /*progressBar*/,
                               ignoreWarnings ? 0 : /*accumulateTreeErrors*/
                                   &accumulateTreeErrors,
                               &groupComment,
                               &groupAuthor,
                               &groupCreationTime,
                               false /*doNotLoadMember*/,
                               &groupTypeString,
                               &groupMemberAliases);
 
        if(accumulateTreeErrors != "")
        {
            __COUTV__(accumulateTreeErrors);
            xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TreeErrors", accumulateTreeErrors);
        }
 
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupAuthor", groupAuthor);
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupComment", groupComment);
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupCreationTime", groupCreationTime);
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("TableGroupType", groupTypeString);
    }
    catch(const std::runtime_error& e)
    {
        __SS__ << "Table group \"" + groupName + "(" + groupKey.toString() + ")" +
                      "\" members can not be loaded!\n\n" + e.what()
               << __E__;
        __COUT_ERR__ << ss.str();
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
        // return;
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        __SS__ << "Table group \"" + groupName + "(" + groupKey.toString() + ")" +
                      "\" members can not be loaded!"
               << __E__;
        try
        {
            throw;
        }  //one more try to printout extra info
        catch(const std::exception& e)
        {
            ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
        }
        catch(...)
        {
        }
        __COUT_ERR__ << ss.str();
        xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
        // return;
    }
 
    __COUTV__(StringMacros::mapToString(groupMemberAliases));
 
    std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, TableVersion>> versionAliases =
        cfgMgr->getVersionAliases();
 
    __COUT__ << "# of table version aliases: " << versionAliases.size() << __E__;
 
    // Seperate loop to get name and version
    for(auto& memberPair : memberMap)
    {
        xmlOut.addTextElementToParent("MemberName", memberPair.first, parentEl);
 
        // if member is in groupMemberAliases, then alias version
        if(groupMemberAliases.find(memberPair.first) != groupMemberAliases.end())
            configEl = xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
                "MemberVersion",
                ConfigurationManager::ALIAS_VERSION_PREAMBLE +
                    groupMemberAliases[memberPair.first],  // return the ALIAS:<alias>
                parentEl);
        else
            configEl = xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
                "MemberVersion", memberPair.second.toString(), parentEl);
 
        it = allTableInfo.find(memberPair.first);
        if(it == allTableInfo.end())
        {
            if(!cacheOnly)  //only an 'error' if not cacheOnly
                xmlOut.addTextElementToData(
                    "Error", "Table \"" + memberPair.first + "\" can not be retrieved!");
            continue;
        }
 
        xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
            "MemberComment", it->second.tablePtr_->getView().getComment(), parentEl);
 
        if(versionAliases.find(it->first) != versionAliases.end())
            for(auto& aliasVersion : versionAliases[it->first])
                xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
                    "TableExistingVersion",
                    ConfigurationManager::ALIAS_VERSION_PREAMBLE + aliasVersion.first,
                    configEl);
 
        vSpanToXML(it->second.versions_, xmlOut, configEl);
    }  //end member map loop
 
    // // Seperate loop just for getting the Member Comment
    // for(auto& memberPair : memberMap)
    // {
    //  //__COUT__ << "\tMember table " << memberPair.first << ":" <<
    //  //      memberPair.second << __E__;
 
    //  // xmlOut.addTextElementToParent("MemberName", memberPair.first, parentEl);
    //  // if(commentsLoaded)
    //  xmlOut.addTextElementToParent(
    //      "MemberComment",
    //      allTableInfo.at(memberPair.first).tablePtr_->getView().getComment(),
    //      parentEl);
    //  // else
    //  //  xmlOut.addTextElementToParent("MemberComment", "", parentEl);
 
    //  //  __COUT__ << "\tMember table " << memberPair.first << ":" <<
    //  //  memberPair.second << __E__;
 
    //  // configEl = xmlOut.addTextElementToParent("MemberVersion",
    //  // memberPair.second.toString(), parentEl);
 
    //  /*  it = allTableInfo.find(memberPair.first);
    //  if(it == allTableInfo.end())
    //  {
    //      xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error","Table \"" +
    //              memberPair.first +
    //              "\" can not be retrieved!");
    //      return;
    //  }
    //  */
    //  // include aliases for this table
    //  /*if(versionAliases.find(it->first) != versionAliases.end())
    //      for (auto& aliasVersion:versionAliases[it->first])
    //          xmlOut.addTextElementToParent("TableExistingVersion",
    //                  ConfigurationManager::ALIAS_VERSION_PREAMBLE + aliasVersion.first,
    //                  configEl);
 
    //  for (auto& version:it->second.versions_)
    //      //if(version == memberPair.second) continue; //CHANGED by RAR on 11/14/2016
    //  (might as well show all versions in list to avoid user confusion)
    //      //else
    //      xmlOut.addTextElementToParent("TableExistingVersion",
    //  version.toString(), configEl);
    //  */
    // }
 
}  // end handleGetTableGroupXML()
catch(std::runtime_error& e)
{
    __SS__ << ("Error getting table group!\n\n" + std::string(e.what())) << __E__;
    __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}
catch(...)
{
    __SS__ << ("Error getting table group!\n\n") << __E__;
    try
    {
        throw;
    }  //one more try to printout extra info
    catch(const std::exception& e)
    {
        ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
    __COUT_ERR__ << "\n" << ss.str();
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}  // end handleGetTableGroupXML() catch
 
//==============================================================================
bool ConfigurationSupervisorBase::handleAddDesktopIconXML(
    HttpXmlDocument&        xmlOut,
    ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr,
    const std::string&      iconCaption,
    const std::string&      iconAltText,
    const std::string&      iconFolderPath,
    const std::string&      iconImageURL,
    const std::string&      iconWindowURL,
    const std::string&      iconPermissions,
    std::string             windowLinkedApp /*= ""*/,
    unsigned int            windowLinkedAppLID /*= 0*/,
    bool                    enforceOneWindowInstance /*= false*/,
    const std::string&      windowParameters /*= ""*/)
try
{
    cfgMgr->getAllTableInfo(true /* refresh */);
 
    const std::string& author = cfgMgr->getUsername();
 
    __COUTV__(author);
    __COUTV__(iconCaption);
    __COUTV__(iconAltText);
    __COUTV__(iconFolderPath);
    __COUTV__(iconImageURL);
    __COUTV__(iconWindowURL);
    __COUTV__(iconPermissions);
    __COUTV__(windowLinkedApp);
    __COUTV__(windowLinkedAppLID);
    __COUTV__(enforceOneWindowInstance);
 
    __COUTV__(windowParameters);  // map: CSV list
 
    // steps:
    //  activate active context
    //      modify desktop table and desktop parameters table
    //      save, activate, and modify alias
    // just to match syntax in ConfiguratGUI
    //  tmpCfgMgr.activateTableGroup(
    //          tmpCfgMgr.getActiveGroupName(ConfigurationManager::GROUP_TYPE_NAME_CONTEXT),
    //          tmpCfgMgr.getActiveGroupKey(ConfigurationManager::GROUP_TYPE_NAME_CONTEXT)
    //          );
 
    cfgMgr->restoreActiveTableGroups(
        true /*throwErrors*/,
        "" /*pathToActiveGroupsFile*/,
        ConfigurationManager::LoadGroupType::
            ONLY_BACKBONE_OR_CONTEXT_TYPES /*onlyLoadIfBackboneOrContext*/
    );
 
    const std::string backboneGroupName =
        cfgMgr->getActiveGroupName(ConfigurationManager::GroupType::BACKBONE_TYPE);
 
    GroupEditStruct contextGroupEdit(ConfigurationManager::GroupType::CONTEXT_TYPE,
                                     cfgMgr);
 
    // Steps:
    //  - Create record in DesktopIconTable
    //  - Create parameter records in DesktopWindowParameterTable
    //  - Create new Context group
    //  - Update Aliases from old Context group to new Context group
    //  - Activate new group
 
    TableEditStruct& iconTable = contextGroupEdit.getTableEditStruct(
        DesktopIconTable::ICON_TABLE, true /*markModified*/);
    TableEditStruct& parameterTable = contextGroupEdit.getTableEditStruct(
        DesktopIconTable::PARAMETER_TABLE, true /*markModified*/);
    TableEditStruct& appTable = contextGroupEdit.getTableEditStruct(
        ConfigurationManager::XDAQ_APPLICATION_TABLE_NAME);
 
    // Create record in DesktopIconTable
    try
    {
        unsigned int row;
        std::string  iconUID        = "";
        std::string  decodedCaption = StringMacros::decodeURIComponent(iconCaption);
 
        for(unsigned int i = 0; i < decodedCaption.size(); ++i)
            if((decodedCaption[i] >= 'a' && decodedCaption[i] <= 'z') ||
               (decodedCaption[i] >= 'A' && decodedCaption[i] <= 'Z') ||
               (decodedCaption[i] >= '0' && decodedCaption[i] <= '9'))
                iconUID += decodedCaption[i];
 
        // create icon record
        row = iconTable.tableView_->addRow(
            author, true /*incrementUniqueData*/, "generatedIcon" + iconUID);
        iconUID =
            iconTable.tableView_->getDataView()[row][iconTable.tableView_->getColUID()];
 
        __COUTV__(row);
        __COUTV__(iconUID);
 
        // set icon status true
        iconTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
            "1", row, iconTable.tableView_->getColStatus());
 
        // set caption value
        iconTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
            iconCaption,
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_CAPTION));
        // set alt text value
        iconTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
            iconAltText,
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_ALTERNATE_TEXT));
        // set force one instance value
        iconTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
            enforceOneWindowInstance ? "1" : "0",
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_FORCE_ONLY_ONE_INSTANCE));
        // set permissions value
        iconTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
            iconPermissions,
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_PERMISSIONS));
        // set image URL value
        iconTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
            iconImageURL,
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_IMAGE_URL));
        // set window URL value
        iconTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
            iconWindowURL,
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_WINDOW_CONTENT_URL));
        // set folder value
        iconTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
            iconFolderPath,
            row,
            iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_FOLDER_PATH));
 
        // create link to icon app
        if(windowLinkedAppLID > 0)
        {
            __COUTV__(windowLinkedAppLID);
 
            int appRow = appTable.tableView_->findRow(
                appTable.tableView_->findCol(XDAQContextTable::colApplication_.colId_),
                windowLinkedAppLID);
            windowLinkedApp =
                appTable.tableView_
                    ->getDataView()[appRow][appTable.tableView_->getColUID()];
            __COUT__ << "Found app by LID: " << windowLinkedApp << __E__;
        }  // end linked app LID handling
 
        if(windowLinkedApp != "" && windowLinkedApp != "undefined" &&
           windowLinkedApp != TableViewColumnInfo::DATATYPE_STRING_DEFAULT)
        {
            // first check that UID exists
            //  if not, interpret as app class type and
            //  check for unique 'enabled' app with class type
            __COUTV__(windowLinkedApp);
 
            if(!windowLinkedAppLID)  // no need to check if LID lookup happened already
            {
                try
                {
                    windowLinkedApp = StringMacros::decodeURIComponent(windowLinkedApp);
                    /*  int appRow      = */ appTable.tableView_->findRow(
                        appTable.tableView_->getColUID(), windowLinkedApp);
                }
                catch(const std::runtime_error& e)
                {
                    // attempt to treat like class, and take first match
                    try
                    {
                        int appRow = appTable.tableView_->findRow(
                            appTable.tableView_->findCol(
                                XDAQContextTable::colApplication_.colClass_),
                            windowLinkedApp);
                        windowLinkedApp =
                            appTable.tableView_
                                ->getDataView()[appRow][appTable.tableView_->getColUID()];
                    }
                    catch(...)
                    {
                        // failed to treat like class, so throw original
                        __SS__
                            << "Failed to create an icon linking to XDAQ Supervisor app '"
                            << windowLinkedApp
                            << ".' Please make sure the Supervisor exists in the "
                            << ConfigurationManager::XDAQ_APPLICATION_TABLE_NAME
                            << " table. "
                            << "\n\nThe following error occurred: " << e.what() << __E__;
                        appTable.tableView_->print(ss);
                        __SS_THROW__;
                    }
                }
            }
            __COUTV__(windowLinkedApp);
 
            iconTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
                ConfigurationManager::XDAQ_APPLICATION_TABLE_NAME,
                row,
                iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_APP_LINK));
            iconTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
                windowLinkedApp,
                row,
                iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_APP_LINK_UID));
        }  // end create app link
 
        // parse parameters
        std::map<std::string, std::string> parameters;
 
        __COUTV__(windowParameters);
        StringMacros::getMapFromString(windowParameters, parameters);
 
        // create link to icon parameters
        if(parameters.size())
        {
            // set parameter link table
            iconTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
                DesktopIconTable::PARAMETER_TABLE,
                row,
                iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_PARAMETER_LINK));
            // set parameter link Group ID
            iconTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
                iconUID + "_Parameters",
                row,
                iconTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_PARAMETER_LINK_GID));
 
            __COUTV__(StringMacros::mapToString(parameters));
 
            unsigned int gidCol =
                parameterTable.tableView_->findCol(DesktopIconTable::COL_PARAMETER_GID);
 
            // remove all existing records from groupID (e.g. parameters leftover from manual manipulations)
            std::vector<unsigned int /*row*/> rowsInGroup =
                parameterTable.tableView_->getGroupRows(
                    gidCol, iconUID + "_Parameters" /*groupID*/);
 
            __COUTV__(StringMacros::vectorToString(rowsInGroup));
 
            // go through vector backwards to maintain row integrity
            for(unsigned int r = rowsInGroup.size() - 1; r < rowsInGroup.size(); --r)
                parameterTable.tableView_->removeRowFromGroup(
                    rowsInGroup[r],
                    gidCol,
                    iconUID + "_Parameters" /*groupID*/,
                    true /*deleteRowIfNoGroupLeft*/);
 
            // create new parameters
            for(const auto& parameter : parameters)
            {
                // create parameter record
                row = parameterTable.tableView_->addRow(
                    author, true /*incrementUniqueData*/, "generatedParameter");
 
                // set parameter status true
                parameterTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
                    "1", row, parameterTable.tableView_->getColStatus());
                // set parameter Group ID
                parameterTable.tableView_->setValueAsString(
                    iconUID + "_Parameters", row, gidCol);
                // set parameter key
                parameterTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
                    parameter.first,
                    row,
                    parameterTable.tableView_->findCol(
                        DesktopIconTable::COL_PARAMETER_KEY));
                // set parameter value
                parameterTable.tableView_->setURIEncodedValue(
                    parameter.second,
                    row,
                    parameterTable.tableView_->findCol(
                        DesktopIconTable::COL_PARAMETER_VALUE));
            }  // end parameter loop
 
            std::stringstream ss;
            parameterTable.tableView_->print(ss);
            __COUT__ << ss.str();
 
            parameterTable.tableView_
                ->init();  // verify new table (throws runtime_errors)
 
        }  // end create parameters link
 
        std::stringstream ss;
        iconTable.tableView_->print(ss);
        __COUT__ << ss.str();
 
        iconTable.tableView_->init();  // verify new table (throws runtime_errors)
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        __COUT__ << "Icon table errors while saving. Erasing all newly "
                    "created table versions."
                 << __E__;
 
        throw;  // re-throw
    }           // end catch
 
    __COUT__ << "Edits complete for new desktop icon, now making persistent tables."
             << __E__;
 
    // all edits are complete and tables verified
 
    // Remaining steps:
    //  save tables
    //  save new context group and activate it
    //  check for aliases ...
    //      if tables aliased.. update table aliases in backbone
    //      if context group aliased, update group aliases in backbone
    //  if backbone modified, save group and activate it
 
    TableGroupKey newContextKey;
    bool          foundEquivalentContextKey;
    TableGroupKey newBackboneKey;
    bool          foundEquivalentBackboneKey;
 
    contextGroupEdit.saveChanges(contextGroupEdit.originalGroupName_,
                                 newContextKey,
                                 &foundEquivalentContextKey,
                                 true /*activateNewGroup*/,
                                 true /*updateGroupAliases*/,
                                 true /*updateTableAliases*/,
                                 &newBackboneKey,
                                 &foundEquivalentBackboneKey);
 
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("contextGroupName", contextGroupEdit.originalGroupName_);
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("contextGroupKey", newContextKey.toString());
 
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("backboneGroupName", backboneGroupName);
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("backboneGroupKey", newBackboneKey.toString());
 
    // always add active table groups to xml response
    ConfigurationSupervisorBase::getConfigurationStatusXML(xmlOut, cfgMgr, author);
 
    return true;
}  // end handleAddDesktopIconXML()
catch(std::runtime_error& e)
{
    __SS__ << "Error adding Desktop Icon!\n\n " << e.what() << __E__;
    __COUT__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
    return false;
}
catch(...)
{
    __SS__ << "Error adding Desktop Icon!" << __E__;
    try
    {
        throw;
    }  //one more try to printout extra info
    catch(const std::exception& e)
    {
        ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
    __COUT__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
    return false;
}  // end handleAddDesktopIconXML() catch
 
//==============================================================================
void ConfigurationSupervisorBase::recursiveCopyTreeUIDNode(
    HttpXmlDocument&        xmlOut,
    ConfigurationManagerRW* cfgMgr,
    std::map<std::string /*modified table*/, TableVersion /* modified version */>&
                       modifiedTablesMap,
    const unsigned int startingDepth,
    const unsigned int depth,
    const unsigned int numberOfInstances,
    TableView*         cfgView,
    const std::string& uidToCopy)
try
{
    __COUTV__(startingDepth);
    __COUTV__(depth);
    __COUTV__(numberOfInstances);
 
    // throw std::runtime_error("hello");
 
    // Steps:
    //  Assume temporary table version already created correctly for recursive level
    //  Assume already decided it is correct to copy record at row parameter
    //  Assume after modifications the version saving is handled above this function call
    //  1. copy the target row
    //  - if depth,
    //      2. - check source row, for secondary copies through links
    //      - if a link is found, check that there is not unanimous pointing by siblings
    //          -- if unanimous pointing by siblings, do not do secondary copy, just point
    //          3. -- if not unanimous,
    //              * use/create temporary version of child table
    //              * for each instance
    //                  - recursive secondary copy (depth-1)
    //              * save child table
    //
 
    // Step 1. copy the target row
    unsigned int col = cfgView->getColUID();
    unsigned int row = cfgView->findRow(col, uidToCopy);
 
    __COUT__ << "Copying " << cfgView->getTableName() << " v" << cfgView->getVersion()
             << " row=" << row << " record=" << uidToCopy
             << " instances=" << numberOfInstances << __E__;
 
    cfgView->print();
    // for(unsigned int i = 0; i < numberOfInstances; ++i)
    cfgView->copyRows(cfgMgr->getUsername(),
                      *cfgView /*source table*/,
                      row,
                      1 /*srcRowsToCopy*/,
                      -1 /*destOffsetRow*/,
                      true /*generateUniqueDataColumns*/,
                      uidToCopy /*baseNameAutoUID*/);  // make the name similar
 
    // if no secondary copies, done now
    // check for secondary copies
    return;
 
    // secondary table copies
    std::string  tableName = "secondary";
    TableVersion version(modifiedTablesMap.at(tableName));
 
    TableBase* table = cfgMgr->getTableByName(tableName);
    try
    {
        table->setActiveView(version);
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        if(version.isTemporaryVersion())
            throw;  // if temporary, there is no hope to find lost version
 
        __COUT__ << "Failed to find stored version, so attempting to "
                    "load version: "
                 << tableName << " v" << version << __E__;
        cfgMgr->getVersionedTableByName(tableName, version);
    }
 
    __COUT__ << tableName << " active version is " << table->getViewVersion() << __E__;
 
    if(version != table->getViewVersion())
    {
        __SS__ << "Target table version (" << version
               << ") is not the currently active version (" << table->getViewVersion()
               << "). Try refreshing the tree." << __E__;
        __SS_THROW__;
    }
 
    // version handling:
    //  always make a new temporary-version from source-version
    //  edit temporary-version
    //      if edit fails
    //          delete temporary-version
    //      else
    //          return new temporary-version
    //          if source-version was temporary
    //              then delete source-version
    TableVersion temporaryVersion = table->createTemporaryView(version);
 
    __COUT__ << "Created temporary version " << temporaryVersion << __E__;
 
    cfgView = table->getTemporaryView(temporaryVersion);
    cfgView->init();  // prepare maps
 
    try  // while editing
    {
        // edit...
 
        cfgView->init();  // verify new table (throws runtime_errors)
    }
    catch(...)  // erase temporary view before re-throwing error
    {
        __COUT__ << "Caught error while editing. Erasing temporary version." << __E__;
        table->eraseView(temporaryVersion);
        throw;
    }
 
    ConfigurationSupervisorBase::saveModifiedVersionXML(
        xmlOut,
        cfgMgr,
        tableName,
        version,
        true /*make temporary*/,
        table,
        temporaryVersion,
        true /*ignoreDuplicates*/);  // save temporary version properly
}
catch(std::runtime_error& e)
{
    __SS__ << ("Error copying tree target '" + uidToCopy + "' at depth " +
               std::to_string(startingDepth - depth) + " in table '" +
               cfgView->getTableName() + ".' " + std::string(e.what()))
           << __E__;
    __COUT__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}
catch(...)
{
    __SS__ << ("Error copying tree target '" + uidToCopy + "' at depth " +
               std::to_string(startingDepth - depth) + " in table '" +
               cfgView->getTableName() + ".' ")
           << __E__;
    try
    {
        throw;
    }  //one more try to printout extra info
    catch(const std::exception& e)
    {
        ss << "Exception message: " << e.what();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
    __COUT__ << "\n" << ss.str() << __E__;
    xmlOut.addTextElementToData("Error", ss.str());
}  // end recursiveCopyTreeUIDNode