#include <TrackCandidateProducer.h>

Inheritance diagram for TrackCandidateProducer:

Public Member Functions
virtual void	beginRun (edm::Run &run, const edm::EventSetup &es)
virtual void	produce (edm::Event &e, const edm::EventSetup &es)
	TrackCandidateProducer (const edm::ParameterSet &conf)
virtual	~TrackCandidateProducer ()
Private Member Functions
void	addSplitHits (const TrackerRecHit &, std::vector< TrackerRecHit > &)
int	findId (const reco::Track &aTrack) const
Private Attributes
double	estimatorCut_
edm::InputTag	hitProducer
bool	keepFittedTracks
unsigned int	maxNumberOfCrossedLayers
unsigned int	minNumberOfCrossedLayers
bool	rejectOverlaps
bool	seedCleaning
edm::InputTag	seedProducer
edm::InputTag	simTracks_
bool	splitHits
const TrackerGeometry *	theGeometry
const MagneticField *	theMagField
PropagatorWithMaterial *	thePropagator
std::vector< edm::InputTag >	trackProducers

Detailed Description

Definition at line 25 of file TrackCandidateProducer.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

TrackCandidateProducer::TrackCandidateProducer ( const edm::ParameterSet & conf ) [explicit]

Definition at line 54 of file TrackCandidateProducer.cc.

References gather_cfg::cout, estimatorCut_, edm::ParameterSet::getParameter(), hitProducer, keepFittedTracks, maxNumberOfCrossedLayers, minNumberOfCrossedLayers, rejectOverlaps, seedCleaning, seedProducer, simTracks_, splitHits, and trackProducers.

                                                                         :thePropagator(0) 
{  
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
  std::cout << "TrackCandidateProducer created" << std::endl;
#endif

  // The main product is a track candidate collection.
  produces<TrackCandidateCollection>();

  // These products contain tracks already reconstructed at this level
  // (No need to reconstruct them twice!)
  produces<reco::TrackCollection>();
  produces<TrackingRecHitCollection>();
  produces<reco::TrackExtraCollection>();
  produces<std::vector<Trajectory> >();
  produces<TrajTrackAssociationCollection>();
  
  // The name of the seed producer
  seedProducer = conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("SeedProducer");

  // The name of the recHit producer
  hitProducer = conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("HitProducer");

  // The name of the track producer (tracks already produced need not be produced again!)
  // trackProducer = conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("TrackProducer");
  trackProducers = conf.getParameter<std::vector<edm::InputTag> >("TrackProducers");

  // Copy (or not) the tracks already produced in a new collection
  keepFittedTracks = conf.getParameter<bool>("KeepFittedTracks");

  // The minimum number of crossed layers
  minNumberOfCrossedLayers = conf.getParameter<unsigned int>("MinNumberOfCrossedLayers");

  // The maximum number of crossed layers
  maxNumberOfCrossedLayers = conf.getParameter<unsigned int>("MaxNumberOfCrossedLayers");

  // Reject overlapping hits?
  rejectOverlaps = conf.getParameter<bool>("OverlapCleaning");

  // Split hits ?
  splitHits = conf.getParameter<bool>("SplitHits");

  // Reject tracks with several seeds ?
  // Typically don't do that at HLT for electrons, but do it otherwise
  seedCleaning = conf.getParameter<bool>("SeedCleaning");

  simTracks_ = conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("SimTracks");
  estimatorCut_= conf.getParameter<double>("EstimatorCut");
}

TrackCandidateProducer::~TrackCandidateProducer ( ) [virtual]

Definition at line 106 of file TrackCandidateProducer.cc.

References gather_cfg::cout, and thePropagator.

                                                {

  if(thePropagator) delete thePropagator;

  // do nothing
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
  std::cout << "TrackCandidateProducer destructed" << std::endl;
#endif


}

Member Function Documentation

void TrackCandidateProducer::addSplitHits	(	const TrackerRecHit &	theCurrentRecHit,
		std::vector< TrackerRecHit > &	theTrackerRecHits
	)		`[private]`

Definition at line 730 of file TrackCandidateProducer.cc.

References TrackerRecHit::matchedHit(), SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D::monoHit(), SiTrackerGSRecHit2D::simhitId(), and SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D::stereoHit().

Referenced by produce().

                                                                                  { 
  
  const SiTrackerGSRecHit2D* mHit = theCurrentRecHit.matchedHit()->monoHit();
  const SiTrackerGSRecHit2D* sHit = theCurrentRecHit.matchedHit()->stereoHit();
  
  // Add the new hits
  if( mHit->simhitId() < sHit->simhitId() ) {
    
    theTrackerRecHits.push_back(TrackerRecHit(mHit,theCurrentRecHit));
    theTrackerRecHits.push_back(TrackerRecHit(sHit,theCurrentRecHit));
    
  } else {
    
    theTrackerRecHits.push_back(TrackerRecHit(sHit,theCurrentRecHit));
    theTrackerRecHits.push_back(TrackerRecHit(mHit,theCurrentRecHit));
    
  }

}

void TrackCandidateProducer::beginRun	(	edm::Run &	run,
		const edm::EventSetup &	es
	)		`[virtual]`

Reimplemented from edm::EDProducer.

Definition at line 119 of file TrackCandidateProducer.cc.

References alongMomentum, geometry, edm::EventSetup::get(), theGeometry, theMagField, and thePropagator.

                                                                       {

  //services

  edm::ESHandle<MagneticField>          magField;
  edm::ESHandle<TrackerGeometry>        geometry;

  es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(magField);
  es.get<TrackerDigiGeometryRecord>().get(geometry);

  theMagField = &(*magField);
  theGeometry = &(*geometry);

  thePropagator = new PropagatorWithMaterial(alongMomentum,0.105,&(*theMagField)); 
}

int TrackCandidateProducer::findId ( const reco::Track & aTrack ) const [private]

Definition at line 715 of file TrackCandidateProducer.cc.

References reco::Track::recHitsBegin(), reco::Track::recHitsEnd(), and SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D::simtrackId().

Referenced by produce().

                                                            {
  int trackId = -1;
  trackingRecHit_iterator aHit = aTrack.recHitsBegin();
  trackingRecHit_iterator lastHit = aTrack.recHitsEnd();
  for ( ; aHit!=lastHit; ++aHit ) {
    if ( !aHit->get()->isValid() ) continue;
    //    const SiTrackerGSRecHit2D * rechit = (const SiTrackerGSRecHit2D*) (aHit->get());
    const SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D * rechit = (const SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D*) (aHit->get());
    trackId = rechit->simtrackId();
    break;
  }
  return trackId;
}

void TrackCandidateProducer::produce	(	edm::Event &	e,
		const edm::EventSetup &	es
	)		`[virtual]`

Implements edm::EDProducer.

Definition at line 137 of file TrackCandidateProducer.cc.

                                                                    {        

#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
  std::cout << "################################################################" << std::endl;
  std::cout << " TrackCandidateProducer produce init " << std::endl;
#endif

  // Useful typedef's to avoid retyping
  typedef std::pair<reco::TrackRef,edm::Ref<std::vector<Trajectory> > > TrackPair;
  typedef std::map<unsigned,TrackPair> TrackMap;

  // The produced objects
  std::auto_ptr<TrackCandidateCollection> output(new TrackCandidateCollection);    
  std::auto_ptr<reco::TrackCollection> recoTracks(new reco::TrackCollection);    
  std::auto_ptr<TrackingRecHitCollection> recoHits(new TrackingRecHitCollection);
  std::auto_ptr<reco::TrackExtraCollection> recoTrackExtras(new reco::TrackExtraCollection);
  std::auto_ptr<std::vector<Trajectory> > recoTrajectories(new std::vector<Trajectory> );
  std::auto_ptr<TrajTrackAssociationCollection> recoTrajTrackMap( new TrajTrackAssociationCollection() );
  
  // Get the seeds
  // edm::Handle<TrajectorySeedCollection> theSeeds;
  edm::Handle<edm::View<TrajectorySeed> > theSeeds;
  e.getByLabel(seedProducer,theSeeds);

  // No seed -> output an empty track collection
  if(theSeeds->size() == 0) {
    e.put(output);
    e.put(recoTracks);
    e.put(recoHits);
    e.put(recoTrackExtras);
    e.put(recoTrajectories);
    e.put(recoTrajTrackMap);
    return;
  }

  // Get the GS RecHits
  //  edm::Handle<SiTrackerGSRecHit2DCollection> theGSRecHits;
  edm::Handle<SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2DCollection> theGSRecHits;
  e.getByLabel(hitProducer, theGSRecHits);

  //get other general things
  const std::vector<unsigned> theSimTrackIds = theGSRecHits->ids(); 
  // SimTracks and SimVertices

  edm::Handle<edm::SimVertexContainer> theSimVtx;
  e.getByLabel("famosSimHits",theSimVtx);
  edm::Handle<edm::SimTrackContainer> theSTC;
  e.getByLabel("famosSimHits",theSTC);

  const edm::SimTrackContainer* theSimTracks = &(*theSTC);
  LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"looking at: "<< theSimTrackIds.size()<<" simtracks.";
 

     

  // The input track collection + extra's
  /*
  edm::Handle<reco::TrackCollection> theTrackCollection;
  edm:: Handle<std::vector<Trajectory> > theTrajectoryCollection;
  edm::Handle<TrajTrackAssociationCollection> theAssoMap;  
  bool isTrackCollection = e.getByLabel(trackProducer,theTrackCollection);
  */
  std::vector<edm::Handle<reco::TrackCollection> > theTrackCollections;
  std::vector<edm:: Handle<std::vector<Trajectory> > > theTrajectoryCollections;
  std::vector<edm::Handle<TrajTrackAssociationCollection> > theAssoMaps;
  std::vector<bool> isTrackCollections;
  TrajTrackAssociationCollection::const_iterator anAssociation;  
  TrajTrackAssociationCollection::const_iterator lastAssociation;
  TrackMap theTrackMap;
  unsigned nCollections = trackProducers.size();
  unsigned nRecoHits = 0;

  if ( nCollections ) { 
    theTrackCollections.resize(nCollections);
    theTrajectoryCollections.resize(nCollections);
    theAssoMaps.resize(nCollections);
    isTrackCollections.resize(nCollections);
    for ( unsigned tprod=0; tprod < nCollections; ++tprod ) { 
      isTrackCollections[tprod] = e.getByLabel(trackProducers[tprod],theTrackCollections[tprod]); 

      if ( isTrackCollections[tprod] ) { 
        // The track collection
        reco::TrackCollection::const_iterator aTrack = theTrackCollections[tprod]->begin();
        reco::TrackCollection::const_iterator lastTrack = theTrackCollections[tprod]->end();
        // The numbers of hits
        for ( ; aTrack!=lastTrack; ++aTrack ) nRecoHits+= aTrack->recHitsSize();
        e.getByLabel(trackProducers[tprod],theTrajectoryCollections[tprod]);
        e.getByLabel(trackProducers[tprod],theAssoMaps[tprod]);
        // The association between trajectories and tracks
        anAssociation = theAssoMaps[tprod]->begin();
        lastAssociation = theAssoMaps[tprod]->end(); 
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
        std::cout << "Input Track Producer " << tprod << " : " << trackProducers[tprod] << std::endl;
        std::cout << "List of tracks already reconstructed " << std::endl;
#endif
        // Build the map of correspondance between reco tracks and sim tracks
        for ( ; anAssociation != lastAssociation; ++anAssociation ) { 
          edm::Ref<std::vector<Trajectory> > aTrajectoryRef = anAssociation->key;
          reco::TrackRef aTrackRef = anAssociation->val;
          // Find the simtrack id of the reconstructed track
          int recoTrackId = findId(*aTrackRef);
          if ( recoTrackId < 0 ) continue;
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
          std::cout << recoTrackId << " ";
#endif
          // And store it.
          theTrackMap[recoTrackId] = TrackPair(aTrackRef,aTrajectoryRef);
        }
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
        std::cout << std::endl;
#endif
      }
    }
    // This is to save some time at push_back.
    recoHits->reserve(nRecoHits); 
  }


  // Loop over the seeds
  int currentTrackId = -1;
  /*
  TrajectorySeedCollection::const_iterator aSeed = theSeeds->begin();
  TrajectorySeedCollection::const_iterator lastSeed = theSeeds->end();
  for ( ; aSeed!=lastSeed; ++aSeed ) { 
    // The first hit of the seed  and its simtrack id
  */
  /* */
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
  std::cout << "Input seed Producer : " << seedProducer << std::endl;
  std::cout << "Number of seeds : " << theSeeds->size() << std::endl;
#endif
  unsigned seed_size = theSeeds->size(); 
  for (unsigned seednr = 0; seednr < seed_size; ++seednr){
    
    LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"looking at seed #:"<<seednr;

    // The seed
    const BasicTrajectorySeed* aSeed = &((*theSeeds)[seednr]);

    std::vector<int> simTrackIds;
    std::map<int,TrajectoryStateOnSurface> seedStates;
    std::map<int,TrajectoryStateOnSurface> simtkStates;

    TrackerRecHit theFirstSeedingTrackerRecHit;
    if (theSeeds->at(seednr).nHits()==0){
      //new stuff for no hits on seed

      LogDebug("FastTracking")<<" seed with no hits to be considered.";

      //moved out of the loop
      //edm::ESHandle<MagneticField> field;
      //es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);

      PTrajectoryStateOnDet ptod =theSeeds->at(seednr).startingState();
      DetId id(ptod.detId());
      const GeomDet * g = theGeometry->idToDet(id);
      const Surface * surface=&g->surface();
      
      TrajectoryStateOnSurface seedState(trajectoryStateTransform::transientState(ptod,surface,theMagField));
      
      edm::ESHandle<Propagator> propagator;
      es.get<TrackingComponentsRecord>().get("AnyDirectionAnalyticalPropagator",propagator);
      
      //moved out of the loop 
      //      const std::vector<unsigned> theSimTrackIds = theGSRecHits->ids(); 
      //      edm::Handle<edm::SimTrackContainer> theSTC;
      //      e.getByLabel(simTracks_,theSTC);
      //      const edm::SimTrackContainer* theSimTracks = &(*theSTC);

      double minimunEst=1000000;
      LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"looking at: "<< theSimTrackIds.size()<<" simtracks.";
      for ( unsigned tkId=0;  tkId != theSimTrackIds.size(); ++tkId ) {
        
        const SimTrack & simtrack = (*theSimTracks)[theSimTrackIds[tkId]];

        GlobalPoint position(simtrack.trackerSurfacePosition().x(),
                             simtrack.trackerSurfacePosition().y(),
                             simtrack.trackerSurfacePosition().z());
        
        GlobalVector momentum(simtrack.trackerSurfaceMomentum().x(),
                              simtrack.trackerSurfaceMomentum().y(),
                              simtrack.trackerSurfaceMomentum().z());

        if (position.basicVector().dot( momentum.basicVector() ) * seedState.globalPosition().basicVector().dot(seedState.globalMomentum().basicVector()) <0. ){
          LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"not on the same direction.";
          continue;
        }

        //no charge mis-identification ... FIXME
        int charge = (int) simtrack.charge();
        GlobalTrajectoryParameters glb_parameters(position,
                                                  momentum,
                                                  charge,
                                                  theMagField);
        FreeTrajectoryState simtrack_trackerstate(glb_parameters);
        
        TrajectoryStateOnSurface simtrack_comparestate = propagator->propagate(simtrack_trackerstate,*surface);

          
        if (!simtrack_comparestate.isValid()){
          LogDebug("FastTracking")<<" ok this is a state-based seed. simtrack state does not propagate to the seed surface. skipping.";
          continue;}
        
        if (simtrack_comparestate.globalPosition().basicVector().dot(simtrack_comparestate.globalMomentum().basicVector()) * seedState.globalPosition().basicVector().dot(seedState.globalMomentum().basicVector()) <0. ){
          LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"not on the same direction.";
          continue;
        }

        
        AlgebraicVector5 v(seedState.localParameters().vector() - simtrack_comparestate.localParameters().vector());
        AlgebraicSymMatrix55 m(seedState.localError().matrix());
        bool ierr = !m.Invert();
        if ( ierr ){
          edm::LogWarning("FastTracking") <<" Candidate Producer cannot invert the error matrix! - Skipping...";
          continue;
        }
        double est = ROOT::Math::Similarity(v,m);
        LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"comparing two state on the seed surface:\n"
                                          <<"seed: "<<seedState
                                          <<"sim: "<<simtrack_comparestate
                                          <<"\n estimator is: "<<est;

        if (est<minimunEst)       minimunEst=est;
        if (est<estimatorCut_){
          simTrackIds.push_back(theSimTrackIds[tkId]);
          //making a state with exactly the sim track parameters
          //the initial errors are set to unity just for kicks
          //      AlgebraicSymMatrix C(5,1);// C*=50;
          //new attempt!!!!
          AlgebraicSymMatrix55 C = seedState.curvilinearError().matrix();
          C *= 0.0000001;

          seedStates[theSimTrackIds[tkId]] = TrajectoryStateOnSurface(simtrack_comparestate.globalParameters(),
                                                                      CurvilinearTrajectoryError(C),
                                                                      seedState.surface());
          LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"the compatibility estimator is: "<<est<<" for track id: "<<simTrackIds.back();
        }
      }//SimTrack loop
      if (simTrackIds.size()==0) LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"could not find any simtrack within errors, closest was at: "<<minimunEst;
    }//seed has 0 hit.
    else{
      //same old stuff
      // Find the first hit of the Seed
      TrajectorySeed::range theSeedingRecHitRange = aSeed->recHits();
      const SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D * theFirstSeedingRecHit = (const SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2D*) (&(*(theSeedingRecHitRange.first)));
      theFirstSeedingTrackerRecHit = TrackerRecHit(theFirstSeedingRecHit,theGeometry);
      // The SimTrack id associated to that recHit
      simTrackIds.push_back( theFirstSeedingRecHit->simtrackId() );
    }

    //from then on, only the simtrack IDs are usefull.
    //now loop over all possible trackid for this seed.
    //an actual seed can be shared by two tracks in dense envirronement, and also for hit-less seeds.
    for (unsigned int iToMake=0;iToMake!=simTrackIds.size();++iToMake){
      int simTrackId = simTrackIds[iToMake];
      
      // Don't consider seeds belonging to a track already considered 
      // (Equivalent to seed cleaning)
      if ( seedCleaning && currentTrackId == simTrackId ) continue;
      currentTrackId = simTrackId;
      
      // A vector of TrackerRecHits belonging to the track and the number of crossed layers
      std::vector<TrackerRecHit> theTrackerRecHits;
      unsigned theNumberOfCrossedLayers = 0;
      
      // The track has indeed been reconstructed already -> Save the pertaining info
      TrackMap::const_iterator theTrackIt = theTrackMap.find(simTrackId);
      if ( nCollections && theTrackIt != theTrackMap.end() ) { 
        
        if ( keepFittedTracks ) { 
          LogDebug("FastTracking") << "Track " << simTrackId << " already reconstructed -> copy it";
          // The track and trajectroy references
          reco::TrackRef aTrackRef = theTrackIt->second.first;
          edm::Ref<std::vector<Trajectory> > aTrajectoryRef = theTrackIt->second.second;
          
          // A copy of the track
          reco::Track aRecoTrack(*aTrackRef);
          recoTracks->push_back(aRecoTrack);      
          
          // A copy of the hits
          unsigned nh = aRecoTrack.recHitsSize();
          for ( unsigned ih=0; ih<nh; ++ih ) {
            TrackingRecHit *hit = aRecoTrack.recHit(ih)->clone();
            recoHits->push_back(hit);
          }
          
          // A copy of the trajectories
          recoTrajectories->push_back(*aTrajectoryRef);
          
        }// keepFitterTracks
        else {    
          LogDebug("FastTracking") << "Track " << simTrackId << " already reconstructed -> ignore it";
        }

        // The track was not saved -> create a track candidate.
        
      } //already existing collection of tracks
      else{//no collection of tracks already exists

        LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"Track " << simTrackId << " is considered to return a track candidate" ;

        // Get all the rechits associated to this track
        SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2DCollection::range theRecHitRange = theGSRecHits->get(simTrackId);
        SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2DCollection::const_iterator theRecHitRangeIteratorBegin = theRecHitRange.first;
        SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2DCollection::const_iterator theRecHitRangeIteratorEnd   = theRecHitRange.second;
        SiTrackerGSMatchedRecHit2DCollection::const_iterator iterRecHit;

        LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"counting: "<<theRecHitRangeIteratorEnd-theRecHitRangeIteratorBegin<<" hits to be considered.";

        bool firstRecHit = true;
        TrackerRecHit theCurrentRecHit, thePreviousRecHit;
        TrackerRecHit theFirstHitComp, theSecondHitComp;
        
        for ( iterRecHit = theRecHitRangeIteratorBegin; 
              iterRecHit != theRecHitRangeIteratorEnd; 
              ++iterRecHit) {
          
          // Check the number of crossed layers
          if ( theNumberOfCrossedLayers >= maxNumberOfCrossedLayers ) continue;
          
          // Get current and previous rechits
          if(!firstRecHit) thePreviousRecHit = theCurrentRecHit;
          theCurrentRecHit = TrackerRecHit(&(*iterRecHit),theGeometry);
          
          //>>>>>>>>>BACKBUILDING CHANGE: DO NOT STAT FROM THE FIRST HIT OF THE SEED

          // NOTE: checking the direction --> specific for OIHit only
          //      if( aSeed->direction()!=oppositeToMomentum ) { 
          //  // Check that the first rechit is indeed the first seeding hit
          //  if ( firstRecHit && theCurrentRecHit != theFirstSeedingTrackerRecHit && theSeeds->at(seednr).nHits()!=0 ) continue;
          // }
          //>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

          // Count the number of crossed layers
          if ( !theCurrentRecHit.isOnTheSameLayer(thePreviousRecHit) ) 
            ++theNumberOfCrossedLayers;
          
          // Add all rechits (Grouped Trajectory Builder) from this hit onwards
          // Always add the first seeding rechit anyway
          if ( !rejectOverlaps || firstRecHit ) {  
            // Split matched hits (if requested / possible )
            if ( splitHits && theCurrentRecHit.matchedHit()->isMatched() ) addSplitHits(theCurrentRecHit,theTrackerRecHits);
            else theTrackerRecHits.push_back(theCurrentRecHit);       // No splitting   
            firstRecHit = false;
            
            // And now treat the following RecHits if hits in the same layer 
            // have to be rejected - The split option is not 
          } else { 
            
            // Not the same layer : Add the current hit
            if ( theCurrentRecHit.subDetId()    != thePreviousRecHit.subDetId() || 
                 theCurrentRecHit.layerNumber() != thePreviousRecHit.layerNumber() ) {
              
              // Split matched hits (if requested / possible )
              if ( splitHits && theCurrentRecHit.matchedHit()->isMatched() ) addSplitHits(theCurrentRecHit,theTrackerRecHits);
              else              theTrackerRecHits.push_back(theCurrentRecHit);          // No splitting               
              
              // Same layer : keep the current hit if better, and drop the other - otherwise do nothing  
            } else if ( theCurrentRecHit.localError() < thePreviousRecHit.localError() ) { 
              
              // Split matched hits (if requested / possible )
              if( splitHits && theCurrentRecHit.matchedHit()->isMatched() ){
                // Remove the previous hit(s)
                theTrackerRecHits.pop_back();
                if ( thePreviousRecHit.matchedHit()->isMatched() ) theTrackerRecHits.pop_back();
                
                // Replace by the new hits
                addSplitHits(theCurrentRecHit,theTrackerRecHits);
              }
              // No splitting   
              else {
                theTrackerRecHits.back() = theCurrentRecHit; // Replace the previous hit by the current hit
              }
              
            } else {
              
              //keep the older rechit as a reference if the error of the new one is worse
              theCurrentRecHit = thePreviousRecHit;
            }  
          }
        }
        
        // End of loop over the track rechits
      }//no collection of track already existed. adding the hits by hand.
    
      LogDebug("FastTracking")<<" number of hits: " << theTrackerRecHits.size()<<" after counting overlaps and splitting.";

      // 1) Create the OwnWector of TrackingRecHits
      edm::OwnVector<TrackingRecHit> recHits;
      unsigned nTrackerHits = theTrackerRecHits.size();
      recHits.reserve(nTrackerHits); // To save some time at push_back

      if (aSeed->direction()==oppositeToMomentum){
        LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"reversing the order of the hits";
        std::reverse(theTrackerRecHits.begin(),theTrackerRecHits.end());
      }

      for ( unsigned ih=0; ih<nTrackerHits; ++ih ) {
        TrackingRecHit* aTrackingRecHit = theTrackerRecHits[ih].hit()->clone();
        recHits.push_back(aTrackingRecHit);
        
        const DetId& detId = theTrackerRecHits[ih].hit()->geographicalId();
        LogDebug("FastTracking")
          << "Added RecHit from detid " << detId.rawId() 
          << " subdet = " << theTrackerRecHits[ih].subDetId() 
          << " layer = " << theTrackerRecHits[ih].layerNumber()
          << " ring = " << theTrackerRecHits[ih].ringNumber()
          << " error = " << theTrackerRecHits[ih].localError()
          << std::endl
          
          << "Track/z/r : "
          << simTrackId << " " 
          << theTrackerRecHits[ih].globalPosition().z() << " " 
          << theTrackerRecHits[ih].globalPosition().perp() << std::endl;
        if ( theTrackerRecHits[ih].matchedHit() && theTrackerRecHits[ih].matchedHit()->isMatched() ) 
          LogTrace("FastTracking") << "Matched : " << theTrackerRecHits[ih].matchedHit()->isMatched() 
                                             << "Rphi Hit = " <<  theTrackerRecHits[ih].matchedHit()->monoHit()->simhitId()              
                                             << "Stereo Hit = " <<  theTrackerRecHits[ih].matchedHit()->stereoHit()->simhitId()
                                             <<std::endl;
      }//loop over the rechits

    // Check the number of crossed layers
    if ( theNumberOfCrossedLayers < minNumberOfCrossedLayers ) {
      LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"not enough layer crossed ("<<theNumberOfCrossedLayers<<")";
      continue;
    }


    //>>>>>>>>>BACKBUILDING CHANGE: REPLACE THE STARTING STATE

    // Create a track Candidate (now with the reference to the seed!) .
    //PTrajectoryStateOnDet PTSOD = aSeed->startingState();
    PTrajectoryStateOnDet PTSOD;

    if (aSeed->nHits()==0){
      //stabilize the fit with the true simtrack state
      //in case of zero hits
      
      PTSOD = trajectoryStateTransform::persistentState(seedStates[simTrackId],aSeed->startingState().detId());
 
    } else {
      //create the initial state from the SimTrack
      int vertexIndex = (*theSimTracks)[currentTrackId].vertIndex();
      //   a) origin vertex
      GlobalPoint  position((*theSimVtx)[vertexIndex].position().x(),
                            (*theSimVtx)[vertexIndex].position().y(),
                            (*theSimVtx)[vertexIndex].position().z());
      
      //   b) initial momentum
      GlobalVector momentum( (*theSimTracks)[currentTrackId].momentum().x() , 
                             (*theSimTracks)[currentTrackId].momentum().y() , 
                             (*theSimTracks)[currentTrackId].momentum().z() );
      //   c) electric charge
      float        charge   = (*theSimTracks)[simTrackId].charge();
      //  -> inital parameters
      GlobalTrajectoryParameters initialParams(position,momentum,(int)charge,theMagField);
 //  -> large initial errors
      AlgebraicSymMatrix55 errorMatrix= AlgebraicMatrixID();    
      CurvilinearTrajectoryError initialError(errorMatrix);
      // -> initial state
      FreeTrajectoryState initialFTS(initialParams, initialError);      
#ifdef FAMOS_DEBUG
      std::cout << "TrajectorySeedProducer: FTS momentum " << initialFTS.momentum() << std::endl;
#endif
      const GeomDet* initialLayer = theGeometry->idToDet(recHits.front().geographicalId());
      //this is wrong because the FTS is defined at vertex, and it need to be properly propagated to the first rechit
      //      const TrajectoryStateOnSurface initialTSOS(initialFTS, initialLayer->surface());      
       const TrajectoryStateOnSurface initialTSOS = thePropagator->propagate(initialFTS,initialLayer->surface()) ;
       if (!initialTSOS.isValid()) continue; 
       

       PTSOD = trajectoryStateTransform::persistentState(initialTSOS,recHits.front().geographicalId().rawId()); 
    }
    
    TrackCandidate  
      newTrackCandidate(recHits, 
                        *aSeed, 
                        PTSOD, 
                        edm::RefToBase<TrajectorySeed>(theSeeds,seednr));

    LogDebug("FastTracking")<< "\tSeed Information " << std::endl
                                      << "\tSeed Direction = " << aSeed->direction() << std::endl
                                      << "\tSeed StartingDet = " << aSeed->startingState().detId() << std::endl
                                      << "\tTrajectory Parameters "           << std::endl
                                      << "\t\t detId  = "             << newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().detId()             << std::endl
                                      << "\t\t loc.px = "
                                      << newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().parameters().momentum().x()    
                                      << std::endl
                                      << "\t\t loc.py = "
                                      << newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().parameters().momentum().y()    
                                      << std::endl
                                      << "\t\t loc.pz = "
                                      << newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().parameters().momentum().z()    
                                      << std::endl
                                      << "\t\t error  = ";
    //<<  newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().errorMatrix()<<std::endl;
    //    for(std::vector< float >::const_iterator iElement = newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().errorMatrix().begin();
    //  iElement < newTrackCandidate.trajectoryStateOnDet().errorMatrix().end();
    //  ++iElement) {
    //      std::cout << "\t" << *iElement;
    //    }
    
    output->push_back(newTrackCandidate);
    LogDebug("FastTracking")<<"filling a track candidate into the collection, now having: "<<output->size();
    
    }//loop over possible simtrack associated.
  }//loop over all possible seeds.
  
  // Save the track candidates in the event
  LogDebug("FastTracking") << "Saving " 
                                     << output->size() << " track candidates and " 
                                     << recoTracks->size() << " reco::Tracks ";
  // Save the track candidates
  e.put(output);



  // Save the tracking recHits

  edm::OrphanHandle <TrackingRecHitCollection> theRecoHits = e.put(recoHits );

  // Create the track extras and add the references to the rechits
  unsigned hits=0;
  unsigned nTracks = recoTracks->size();
  recoTrackExtras->reserve(nTracks); // To save some time at push_back
  for ( unsigned index = 0; index < nTracks; ++index ) { 
    //reco::TrackExtra aTrackExtra;
    reco::Track& aTrack = recoTracks->at(index);
    reco::TrackExtra aTrackExtra(aTrack.outerPosition(),
                                 aTrack.outerMomentum(),
                                 aTrack.outerOk(),
                                 aTrack.innerPosition(),
                                 aTrack.innerMomentum(),
                                 aTrack.innerOk(),
                                 aTrack.outerStateCovariance(),
                                 aTrack.outerDetId(),
                                 aTrack.innerStateCovariance(),
                                 aTrack.innerDetId(),
                                 aTrack.seedDirection(),
                                 aTrack.seedRef());

    unsigned nHits = aTrack.recHitsSize();
    for ( unsigned int ih=0; ih<nHits; ++ih) {
      aTrackExtra.add(TrackingRecHitRef(theRecoHits,hits++));
    }
    recoTrackExtras->push_back(aTrackExtra);
  }
  

  // Save the track extras
  edm::OrphanHandle<reco::TrackExtraCollection> theRecoTrackExtras = e.put(recoTrackExtras);

  // Add the reference to the track extra in the tracks
  for ( unsigned index = 0; index<nTracks; ++index ) { 
    const reco::TrackExtraRef theTrackExtraRef(theRecoTrackExtras,index);
    (recoTracks->at(index)).setExtra(theTrackExtraRef);
  }

  // Save the tracks
  edm::OrphanHandle<reco::TrackCollection> theRecoTracks = e.put(recoTracks);

  // Save the trajectories
  edm::OrphanHandle<std::vector<Trajectory> > theRecoTrajectories = e.put(recoTrajectories);
  
  // Create and set the trajectory/track association map 
  for ( unsigned index = 0; index<nTracks; ++index ) { 
    edm::Ref<std::vector<Trajectory> > trajRef( theRecoTrajectories, index );
    edm::Ref<reco::TrackCollection>    tkRef( theRecoTracks, index );
    recoTrajTrackMap->insert(trajRef,tkRef);
  }


  // Save the association map.
  e.put(recoTrajTrackMap);

}