#include <FillInfoPopConSourceHandler.h>

Inheritance diagram for FillInfoPopConSourceHandler:

Public Member Functions
	FillInfoPopConSourceHandler (const edm::ParameterSet &pset)

void	getNewObjects () override

std::string	id () const override

	~FillInfoPopConSourceHandler () override

Public Member Functions inherited from popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >
void	initialize (const cond::persistency::Session &dbSession, cond::TagInfo_t const &tagInfo, cond::LogDBEntry_t const &logDBEntry)

Ref	lastPayload () const

cond::LogDBEntry_t const &	logDBEntry () const

std::pair< Container const *, std::string const >	operator() (const cond::persistency::Session &session, cond::TagInfo_t const &tagInfo, cond::LogDBEntry_t const &logDBEntry) const

	PopConSourceHandler ()

Container const &	returnData ()

cond::TagInfo_t const &	tagInfo () const

std::string const &	userTextLog () const

virtual	~PopConSourceHandler ()

Private Attributes
std::string	m_authpath

std::string	m_connectionString

bool	m_debug

std::string	m_dipSchema

unsigned short	m_firstFill

unsigned short	m_lastFill

std::string	m_name

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >
typedef std::map< Time_t, std::shared_ptr< FillInfo > >	Container

typedef std::unique_ptr< FillInfo >	Ref

typedef PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >	self

typedef cond::Time_t	Time_t

typedef FillInfo	value_type

Protected Member Functions inherited from popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >
cond::persistency::Session &	dbSession () const

Protected Attributes inherited from popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >
Container	m_iovs

std::vector< std::pair< FillInfo *, Time_t > >	m_to_transfer

std::string	m_userTextLog

Detailed Description

Definition at line 10 of file FillInfoPopConSourceHandler.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ FillInfoPopConSourceHandler()

FillInfoPopConSourceHandler::FillInfoPopConSourceHandler ( const edm::ParameterSet & pset )

Definition at line 19 of file FillInfoPopConSourceHandler.cc.

     : m_debug(pset.getUntrackedParameter<bool>("debug", false)),
       m_firstFill((unsigned short)pset.getUntrackedParameter<unsigned int>("firstFill", 1)),
       m_lastFill((unsigned short)pset.getUntrackedParameter<unsigned int>("lastFill", m_firstFill)),
       m_name(pset.getUntrackedParameter<std::string>("name", "FillInfoPopConSourceHandler")),
       m_connectionString(pset.getUntrackedParameter<std::string>("connectionString", "")),
       m_dipSchema(pset.getUntrackedParameter<std::string>("DIPSchema", "")),
       m_authpath(pset.getUntrackedParameter<std::string>("authenticationPath", "")) {}

◆ ~FillInfoPopConSourceHandler()

FillInfoPopConSourceHandler::~FillInfoPopConSourceHandler ( )

override

Definition at line 28 of file FillInfoPopConSourceHandler.cc.

28 {}

Member Function Documentation

◆ getNewObjects()

void FillInfoPopConSourceHandler::getNewObjects ( )

overridevirtual

Implements popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >.

Definition at line 30 of file FillInfoPopConSourceHandler.cc.

References FillInfo::availableBunchSlots, cond::persistency::ConnectionPool::configure(), FillInfo::COSMICS, cond::persistency::ConnectionPool::createSession(), beamSpotPI::creationTime, simBeamSpotHLLHCPI::crossingAngle, Debug, HBHEDarkening_cff::energy, dqmdumpme::first, cond::time::from_boost(), FillInfo::GAP, FillInfo::IONS, cond::TagInfo_t::lastInterval, popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >::lastPayload(), m_authpath, m_connectionString, m_debug, m_dipSchema, m_firstFill, m_lastFill, m_name, popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >::m_to_transfer, popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >::m_userTextLog, cond::TagInfo_t::name, FillInfo::NONE, cond::time::pack(), cond::Iov_t::payloadId, FillInfo::PB82, FillInfo::PROTON, FillInfo::PROTONS, edm::second(), run_AlCaRecoTriggerBitsUpdateWorkflow::session, cond::persistency::ConnectionPool::setAuthenticationPath(), FillInfo::setBeamInfo(), cond::persistency::ConnectionPool::setMessageVerbosity(), cond::Iov_t::since, cond::TagInfo_t::size, findQualityFiles::size, FCDTask_cfi::slot, contentValuesCheck::ss, AlCaHLTBitMon_QueryRunRegistry::string, popcon::PopConSourceHandler< FillInfo >::tagInfo(), hcalRecHitTable_cff::time, cond::time::to_boost(), FillInfo::UNKNOWN, and cond::time::unpack().

                                                 {
   //reference to the last payload in the tag
   Ref previousFill;
 
   //if a new tag is created, transfer fake fill from 1 to the first fill for the first time
   if (tagInfo().size == 0) {
     edm::LogInfo(m_name) << "New tag " << tagInfo().name << "; from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
   } else {
     //check what is already inside the database
     edm::LogInfo(m_name) << "got info for tag " << tagInfo().name << ": size " << tagInfo().size
                          << ", last object valid since " << tagInfo().lastInterval.since << " ( "
                          << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(
                                 cond::time::to_boost(tagInfo().lastInterval.since))
                          << " ); from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
     //retrieve the last payload...
     previousFill = this->lastPayload();
     //checking its content
     edm::LogInfo(m_name) << "The last payload in tag " << tagInfo().name << " valid since "
                          << tagInfo().lastInterval.since << " has token " << tagInfo().lastInterval.payloadId
                          << " and values:\n"
                          << *previousFill << "from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
     if (m_firstFill <= previousFill->fillNumber()) {
       //either we are trying to put the same value, or we want to put an older fill:
       //the first fill will become the previous one plus one
       std::ostringstream es;
       es << "Trying to insert fill number " << m_firstFill
          << ((m_firstFill < previousFill->fillNumber()) ? ", which is an older fill than "
                                                         : ", which is the same fill as ")
          << "the last one in the destination tag " << previousFill->fillNumber()
          << ": the first fill to be looked for will become " << previousFill->fillNumber() + 1;
       edm::LogWarning(m_name) << es.str() << "; from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
       m_firstFill = previousFill->fillNumber() + 1;
     }
   }
 
   //if the last fill to be looked for is smaller than the first one send error message and return
   //this check cannot be done before, as we should find which is the first fill to query
   if (m_firstFill > m_lastFill) {
     edm::LogError(m_name) << "WRONG CONFIGURATION! The first fill " << m_firstFill
                           << " cannot be larger than the last one " << m_lastFill << " EXITING. from " << m_name
                           << "::getNewObjects";
     return;
   }
 
   //retrieve the data from the relational database source
   cond::persistency::ConnectionPool connection;
   //configure the connection
   if (m_debug) {
     connection.setMessageVerbosity(coral::Debug);
   } else {
     connection.setMessageVerbosity(coral::Error);
   }
   connection.setAuthenticationPath(m_authpath);
   connection.configure();
   //create a sessiom
   cond::persistency::Session session = connection.createSession(m_connectionString, true);
   //run the first query against the schema logging fill information
   coral::ISchema &runTimeLoggerSchema = session.nominalSchema();
   //start the transaction against the fill logging schema
   session.transaction().start(true);
   //prepare the query:
   std::unique_ptr<coral::IQuery> fillDataQuery(runTimeLoggerSchema.newQuery());
   //FROM clause
   fillDataQuery->addToTableList(std::string("RUNTIME_SUMMARY"));
   //SELECT clause
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("LHCFILL"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("NBUNCHESBEAM1"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("NBUNCHESBEAM2"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("NCOLLIDINGBUNCHES"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("NTARGETBUNCHES"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("RUNTIME_TYPE_ID"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("PARTY1"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("PARTY2"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("CROSSINGANGLE"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("BETASTAR"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("INTENSITYBEAM1"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("INTENSITYBEAM2"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("ENERGY"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("CREATETIME"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("BEGINTIME"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("ENDTIME"));
   fillDataQuery->addToOutputList(std::string("INJECTIONSCHEME"));
   //WHERE clause
   coral::AttributeList fillDataBindVariables;
   fillDataBindVariables.extend(std::string("firstFillNumber"), typeid(unsigned short));
   fillDataBindVariables[std::string("firstFillNumber")].data<unsigned short>() = m_firstFill;
   fillDataBindVariables.extend(std::string("lastFillNumber"), typeid(unsigned short));
   fillDataBindVariables[std::string("lastFillNumber")].data<unsigned short>() = m_lastFill;
   //by imposing BEGINTIME IS NOT NULL, we remove fills which never went into stable beams,
   //or the most recent one, just declared but not yet in stable beams
   std::string conditionStr("BEGINTIME IS NOT NULL AND LHCFILL BETWEEN :firstFillNumber AND :lastFillNumber");
   fillDataQuery->setCondition(conditionStr, fillDataBindVariables);
   //ORDER BY clause
   fillDataQuery->addToOrderList(std::string("LHCFILL"));
   //define query output
   coral::AttributeList fillDataOutput;
   fillDataOutput.extend<unsigned short>(std::string("LHCFILL"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<unsigned short>(std::string("NBUNCHESBEAM1"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<unsigned short>(std::string("NBUNCHESBEAM2"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<unsigned short>(std::string("NCOLLIDINGBUNCHES"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<unsigned short>(std::string("NTARGETBUNCHES"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<int>(std::string("RUNTIME_TYPE_ID"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<int>(std::string("PARTY1"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<int>(std::string("PARTY2"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<float>(std::string("CROSSINGANGLE"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<float>(std::string("BETASTAR"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<float>(std::string("INTENSITYBEAM1"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<float>(std::string("INTENSITYBEAM2"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<float>(std::string("ENERGY"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<coral::TimeStamp>(std::string("CREATETIME"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<coral::TimeStamp>(std::string("BEGINTIME"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<coral::TimeStamp>(std::string("ENDTIME"));
   fillDataOutput.extend<std::string>(std::string("INJECTIONSCHEME"));
   fillDataQuery->defineOutput(fillDataOutput);
   //execute the query
   coral::ICursor &fillDataCursor = fillDataQuery->execute();
   //initialize loop variables
   unsigned short previousFillNumber = 1;
   cond::Time_t previousFillEndTime = 0ULL, afterPreviousFillEndTime = 0ULL, beforeStableBeamStartTime = 0ULL;
   if (tagInfo().size > 0) {
     previousFillNumber = previousFill->fillNumber();
     previousFillEndTime = previousFill->endTime();
   }
   unsigned short bunches1 = 0, bunches2 = 0, collidingBunches = 0, targetBunches = 0;
   FillInfo::FillTypeId fillType = FillInfo::UNKNOWN;
   FillInfo::ParticleTypeId particleType1 = FillInfo::NONE, particleType2 = FillInfo::NONE;
   float crossingAngle = 0., betastar = 0., intensityBeam1 = 0., intensityBeam2 = 0., energy = 0.;
   coral::TimeStamp stableBeamStartTimeStamp, beamDumpTimeStamp;
   cond::Time_t creationTime = 0ULL, stableBeamStartTime = 0ULL, beamDumpTime = 0ULL;
   std::string injectionScheme("None");
   std::ostringstream ss;
   //loop over the cursor where the result of the query were fetched
   while (fillDataCursor.next()) {
     if (m_debug) {
       std::ostringstream qs;
       fillDataCursor.currentRow().toOutputStream(qs);
       edm::LogInfo(m_name) << qs.str() << "\nfrom " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
     }
     unsigned short currentFill = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("LHCFILL")].data<unsigned short>();
     coral::Attribute const &bunches1Attribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("NBUNCHESBEAM1")];
     if (bunches1Attribute.isNull()) {
       bunches1 = 0;
     } else {
       bunches1 = bunches1Attribute.data<unsigned short>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &bunches2Attribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("NBUNCHESBEAM2")];
     if (bunches2Attribute.isNull()) {
       bunches2 = 0;
     } else {
       bunches2 = bunches2Attribute.data<unsigned short>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &collidingBunchesAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("NCOLLIDINGBUNCHES")];
     if (collidingBunchesAttribute.isNull()) {
       collidingBunches = 0;
     } else {
       collidingBunches = collidingBunchesAttribute.data<unsigned short>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &targetBunchesAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("NTARGETBUNCHES")];
     if (targetBunchesAttribute.isNull()) {
       targetBunches = 0;
     } else {
       targetBunches = targetBunchesAttribute.data<unsigned short>();
     }
     //RUNTIME_TYPE_ID IS NOT NULL
     fillType =
         static_cast<FillInfo::FillTypeId>(fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("RUNTIME_TYPE_ID")].data<int>());
     coral::Attribute const &particleType1Attribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("PARTY1")];
     if (particleType1Attribute.isNull()) {
       particleType1 = FillInfo::NONE;
     } else {
       particleType1 = static_cast<FillInfo::ParticleTypeId>(particleType1Attribute.data<int>());
     }
     coral::Attribute const &particleType2Attribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("PARTY2")];
     if (particleType2Attribute.isNull()) {
       particleType2 = FillInfo::NONE;
     } else {
       particleType2 = static_cast<FillInfo::ParticleTypeId>(particleType2Attribute.data<int>());
     }
     coral::Attribute const &crossingAngleAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("CROSSINGANGLE")];
     if (crossingAngleAttribute.isNull()) {
       crossingAngle = 0.;
     } else {
       crossingAngle = crossingAngleAttribute.data<float>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &betastarAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("BETASTAR")];
     if (betastarAttribute.isNull()) {
       betastar = 0.;
     } else {
       betastar = betastarAttribute.data<float>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &intensityBeam1Attribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("INTENSITYBEAM1")];
     if (intensityBeam1Attribute.isNull()) {
       intensityBeam1 = 0.;
     } else {
       intensityBeam1 = intensityBeam1Attribute.data<float>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &intensityBeam2Attribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("INTENSITYBEAM2")];
     if (intensityBeam2Attribute.isNull()) {
       intensityBeam2 = 0.;
     } else {
       intensityBeam2 = intensityBeam2Attribute.data<float>();
     }
     coral::Attribute const &energyAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("ENERGY")];
     if (energyAttribute.isNull()) {
       energy = 0.;
     } else {
       energy = energyAttribute.data<float>();
     }
     //CREATETIME IS NOT NULL
     creationTime =
         cond::time::from_boost(fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("CREATETIME")].data<coral::TimeStamp>().time());
     //BEGINTIME is imposed to be NOT NULL in the WHERE clause
     stableBeamStartTimeStamp = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("BEGINTIME")].data<coral::TimeStamp>();
     stableBeamStartTime = cond::time::from_boost(stableBeamStartTimeStamp.time());
     coral::Attribute const &beamDumpTimeAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("ENDTIME")];
     if (beamDumpTimeAttribute.isNull()) {
       beamDumpTime = 0;
     } else {
       beamDumpTimeStamp = beamDumpTimeAttribute.data<coral::TimeStamp>();
       beamDumpTime = cond::time::from_boost(beamDumpTimeStamp.time());
     }
     coral::Attribute const &injectionSchemeAttribute = fillDataCursor.currentRow()[std::string("INJECTIONSCHEME")];
     if (injectionSchemeAttribute.isNull()) {
       injectionScheme = std::string("None");
     } else {
       injectionScheme = injectionSchemeAttribute.data<std::string>();
     }
     //fix an inconsistency in RunTimeLogger: if the fill type is defined, the particle type should reflect it!
     if (fillType != FillInfo::UNKNOWN && (particleType1 == FillInfo::NONE || particleType2 == FillInfo::NONE)) {
       switch (fillType) {
         case FillInfo::PROTONS:
           particleType1 = FillInfo::PROTON;
           particleType2 = FillInfo::PROTON;
           break;
         case FillInfo::IONS:
           particleType1 = FillInfo::PB82;
           particleType2 = FillInfo::PB82;
           break;
         case FillInfo::UNKNOWN:
         case FillInfo::COSMICS:
         case FillInfo::GAP:
           break;
       }
     }
     //if the end time of the fill is 0 (i.e. timestamp null), it is still ongoing: do not store!
     if (beamDumpTime == 0) {
       edm::LogWarning(m_name) << "NO TRANSFER NEEDED: the fill number " << currentFill << " is still ongoing"
                               << "; from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
       continue;
     }
     //run the second and third query against the schema hosting detailed DIP information
     coral::ISchema &beamCondSchema = session.coralSession().schema(m_dipSchema);
     //start the transaction against the DIP "deep" database backend schema
     session.transaction().start(true);
     //prepare the WHERE clause for both queries
     coral::AttributeList bunchConfBindVariables;
     bunchConfBindVariables.extend<coral::TimeStamp>(std::string("stableBeamStartTimeStamp"));
     bunchConfBindVariables[std::string("stableBeamStartTimeStamp")].data<coral::TimeStamp>() = stableBeamStartTimeStamp;
     conditionStr = std::string("DIPTIME <= :stableBeamStartTimeStamp");
     //define the output types for both queries
     coral::AttributeList bunchConfOutput;
     bunchConfOutput.extend<coral::TimeStamp>(std::string("DIPTIME"));
     bunchConfOutput.extend<unsigned short>(std::string("BUCKET"));
     //execute query for Beam 1
     std::unique_ptr<coral::IQuery> bunchConf1Query(beamCondSchema.newQuery());
     bunchConf1Query->addToTableList(std::string("LHC_CIRCBUNCHCONFIG_BEAM1"),
                                     std::string("BEAMCONF\", TABLE( BEAMCONF.VALUE ) \"BUCKETS"));
     bunchConf1Query->addToOutputList(std::string("BEAMCONF.DIPTIME"), std::string("DIPTIME"));
     bunchConf1Query->addToOutputList(std::string("BUCKETS.COLUMN_VALUE"), std::string("BUCKET"));
     bunchConf1Query->setCondition(conditionStr, bunchConfBindVariables);
     bunchConf1Query->addToOrderList(std::string("DIPTIME DESC"));
     bunchConf1Query->limitReturnedRows(FillInfo::availableBunchSlots);  //maximum number of filled bunches
     bunchConf1Query->defineOutput(bunchConfOutput);
     coral::ICursor &bunchConf1Cursor = bunchConf1Query->execute();
     std::bitset<FillInfo::bunchSlots + 1> bunchConfiguration1(0ULL);
     while (bunchConf1Cursor.next()) {
       if (m_debug) {
         std::ostringstream b1s;
         fillDataCursor.currentRow().toOutputStream(b1s);
         edm::LogInfo(m_name) << b1s.str() << "\nfrom " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
       }
       //bunchConf1Cursor.currentRow().toOutputStream( std::cout ) << std::endl;
       if (bunchConf1Cursor.currentRow()[std::string("BUCKET")].data<unsigned short>() != 0) {
         unsigned short slot =
             (bunchConf1Cursor.currentRow()[std::string("BUCKET")].data<unsigned short>() - 1) / 10 + 1;
         bunchConfiguration1[slot] = true;
       }
     }
     //execute query for Beam 2
     std::unique_ptr<coral::IQuery> bunchConf2Query(beamCondSchema.newQuery());
     bunchConf2Query->addToTableList(std::string("LHC_CIRCBUNCHCONFIG_BEAM2"),
                                     std::string("BEAMCONF\", TABLE( BEAMCONF.VALUE ) \"BUCKETS"));
     bunchConf2Query->addToOutputList(std::string("BEAMCONF.DIPTIME"), std::string("DIPTIME"));
     bunchConf2Query->addToOutputList(std::string("BUCKETS.COLUMN_VALUE"), std::string("BUCKET"));
     bunchConf2Query->setCondition(conditionStr, bunchConfBindVariables);
     bunchConf2Query->addToOrderList(std::string("DIPTIME DESC"));
     bunchConf2Query->limitReturnedRows(FillInfo::availableBunchSlots);  //maximum number of filled bunches
     bunchConf2Query->defineOutput(bunchConfOutput);
     coral::ICursor &bunchConf2Cursor = bunchConf2Query->execute();
     std::bitset<FillInfo::bunchSlots + 1> bunchConfiguration2(0ULL);
     while (bunchConf2Cursor.next()) {
       if (m_debug) {
         std::ostringstream b2s;
         fillDataCursor.currentRow().toOutputStream(b2s);
         edm::LogInfo(m_name) << b2s.str() << "\nfrom " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
       }
       if (bunchConf2Cursor.currentRow()[std::string("BUCKET")].data<unsigned short>() != 0) {
         unsigned short slot =
             (bunchConf2Cursor.currentRow()[std::string("BUCKET")].data<unsigned short>() - 1) / 10 + 1;
         bunchConfiguration2[slot] = true;
       }
     }
     //commit the transaction against the DIP "deep" database backend schema
     session.transaction().commit();
 
     //store dummy fill information if empty fills are found beetween the two last ones in stable beams
     afterPreviousFillEndTime = cond::time::pack(std::make_pair(cond::time::unpack(previousFillEndTime).first,
                                                                cond::time::unpack(previousFillEndTime).second + 1));
     beforeStableBeamStartTime = cond::time::pack(std::make_pair(cond::time::unpack(stableBeamStartTime).first,
                                                                 cond::time::unpack(stableBeamStartTime).second - 1));
     if (afterPreviousFillEndTime < stableBeamStartTime) {
       edm::LogInfo(m_name) << "Entering fake fill between fill number " << previousFillNumber
                            << " and current fill number " << currentFill << ", from " << afterPreviousFillEndTime
                            << " ( "
                            << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(cond::time::to_boost(afterPreviousFillEndTime))
                            << " ) to " << beforeStableBeamStartTime << " ( "
                            << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(cond::time::to_boost(beforeStableBeamStartTime))
                            << " ); from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
       m_to_transfer.push_back(std::make_pair(new FillInfo(), afterPreviousFillEndTime));
     } else {
       //the current fill cannot start before the previous one!
       edm::LogError(m_name) << "WRONG DATA! In the previous fill number " << previousFillNumber
                             << " beams were dumped at timestamp "
                             << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(cond::time::to_boost(previousFillEndTime))
                             << ", which is not before the timestamp "
                             << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(cond::time::to_boost(stableBeamStartTime))
                             << " when current fill number " << currentFill << " entered stable beams. EXITING. from "
                             << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
       return;
     }
     //construct an instance of FillInfo and set its values
     FillInfo *fillInfo = new FillInfo(currentFill);
     fillInfo->setBeamInfo(const_cast<unsigned short const &>(bunches1),
                           const_cast<unsigned short const &>(bunches2),
                           const_cast<unsigned short const &>(collidingBunches),
                           const_cast<unsigned short const &>(targetBunches),
                           const_cast<FillInfo::FillTypeId const &>(fillType),
                           const_cast<FillInfo::ParticleTypeId const &>(particleType1),
                           const_cast<FillInfo::ParticleTypeId const &>(particleType2),
                           const_cast<float const &>(crossingAngle),
                           const_cast<float const &>(betastar),
                           const_cast<float const &>(intensityBeam1),
                           const_cast<float const &>(intensityBeam2),
                           const_cast<float const &>(energy),
                           const_cast<cond::Time_t const &>(creationTime),
                           const_cast<cond::Time_t const &>(stableBeamStartTime),
                           const_cast<cond::Time_t const &>(beamDumpTime),
                           const_cast<std::string const &>(injectionScheme),
                           const_cast<std::bitset<FillInfo::bunchSlots + 1> const &>(bunchConfiguration1),
                           const_cast<std::bitset<FillInfo::bunchSlots + 1> const &>(bunchConfiguration2));
     //store this payload
     m_to_transfer.push_back(std::make_pair((FillInfo *)fillInfo, stableBeamStartTime));
     edm::LogInfo(m_name) << "The new payload to be inserted into tag " << tagInfo().name << " with validity "
                          << stableBeamStartTime << " ( "
                          << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(cond::time::to_boost(stableBeamStartTime))
                          << " ) has values:\n"
                          << *fillInfo << "from " << m_name << "::getNewObjects";
     //add log information
     ss << " fill = " << currentFill << ";\tinjection scheme: " << injectionScheme
        << ";\tstart time: " << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(stableBeamStartTimeStamp.time())
        << ";\tend time: " << boost::posix_time::to_iso_extended_string(beamDumpTimeStamp.time()) << "." << std::endl;
     //prepare variables for next iteration
     previousFillNumber = currentFill;
     previousFillEndTime = beamDumpTime;
   }
   //commit the transaction against the fill logging schema
   session.transaction().commit();
   //close the session
   session.close();
   //store log information
   m_userTextLog = ss.str();
   edm::LogInfo(m_name) << "Transferring " << m_to_transfer.size() << " payload(s); from " << m_name
                        << "::getNewObjects";
 }