refactor: Refactor Examples to use tracks instead of trajectories

CI/physmon/tracksummary_ckf_config.yml

@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ histograms:
 
 exclude:
   - event_nr
+  - track_nr
   - hasFittedParams
   - majorityParticleId
-  - multiTraj_nr
-  - subTraj_nr

CI/physmon/workflows/physmon_ckf_tracking.py

@@ -136,22 +136,32 @@ def run_ckf_tracking(truthSmearedSeeded, truthEstimatedSeeded, label):
                 outputDirRoot=tp,
             )
 
+        s.addAlgorithm(
+            acts.examples.TracksToParameters(
+                level=acts.logging.INFO,
+                inputTracks="tracks",
+                outputTrackParameters="trackParameters",
+            )
+        )
+
         addVertexFitting(
             s,
             setup.field,
-            seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.GaussianSeeder,
+            trackParameters="trackParameters",
             outputProtoVertices="ivf_protovertices",
             outputVertices="ivf_fittedVertices",
+            seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.GaussianSeeder,
             vertexFinder=VertexFinder.Iterative,
             outputDirRoot=tp / "ivf",
         )
 
         addVertexFitting(
             s,
             setup.field,
-            seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.GaussianSeeder,
+            trackParameters="trackParameters",
             outputProtoVertices="amvf_protovertices",
             outputVertices="amvf_fittedVertices",
+            seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.GaussianSeeder,
             vertexFinder=VertexFinder.AMVF,
             outputDirRoot=tp / "amvf",
         )
@@ -162,9 +172,10 @@ def run_ckf_tracking(truthSmearedSeeded, truthEstimatedSeeded, label):
             addVertexFitting(
                 s,
                 setup.field,
-                seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.AdaptiveGridSeeder,
+                trackParameters="trackParameters",
                 outputProtoVertices="amvf_gridseeder_protovertices",
                 outputVertices="amvf_gridseeder_fittedVertices",
+                seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.AdaptiveGridSeeder,
                 vertexFinder=VertexFinder.AMVF,
                 outputDirRoot=tp / "amvf_gridseeder",
             )

CI/physmon/workflows/physmon_track_finding_ttbar.py

@@ -112,22 +112,34 @@
         outputDirRoot=tp,
     )
 
+    s.addAlgorithm(
+        acts.examples.TracksToParameters(
+            level=acts.logging.INFO,
+            inputTracks="tracks",
+            outputTrackParameters="trackParameters",
+        )
+    )
+
     addVertexFitting(
         s,
         setup.field,
-        seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.GaussianSeeder,
+        tracks="tracks",
+        trackParameters="trackParameters",
         outputProtoVertices="amvf_protovertices",
         outputVertices="amvf_fittedVertices",
+        seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.GaussianSeeder,
         vertexFinder=VertexFinder.AMVF,
         outputDirRoot=tp / "amvf",
     )
 
     addVertexFitting(
         s,
         setup.field,
-        seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.AdaptiveGridSeeder,
+        tracks="tracks",
+        trackParameters="trackParameters",
         outputProtoVertices="amvf_gridseeder_protovertices",
         outputVertices="amvf_gridseeder_fittedVertices",
+        seeder=acts.VertexSeedFinder.AdaptiveGridSeeder,
         vertexFinder=VertexFinder.AMVF,
         outputDirRoot=tp / "amvf_gridseeder",
     )

Core/include/Acts/EventData/TrackProxy.hpp

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "Acts/Definitions/TrackParametrization.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/MultiTrajectory.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/ParticleHypothesis.hpp"
+#include "Acts/EventData/TrackParameters.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/TrackStatePropMask.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Utilities/Concepts.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Utilities/HashedString.hpp"
@@ -618,6 +619,14 @@ class TrackProxy {
     return m_index;
   }
 
+  /// Return the track parameters at the reference surface
+  /// @note The parameters are created on the fly
+  /// @return the track parameters
+  BoundTrackParameters createParametersAtReference() const {
+    return BoundTrackParameters(referenceSurface().getSharedPtr(), parameters(),
+                                covariance(), particleHypothesis());
+  }
+
   /// Return a reference to the track container backend, mutable version.
   /// @return reference to the track container backend
   template <bool RO = ReadOnly, typename = std::enable_if_t<!RO>>

Core/include/Acts/TrackFinding/TrackSelector.hpp

@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ bool TrackSelector::isValidTrack(const track_proxy_t& track) const {
 
   const Config& cuts = *cutsPtr;
 
-  return within(track.transverseMomentum(), cuts.ptMin, cuts.ptMax) and
+  return track.hasReferenceSurface() and
+         within(track.transverseMomentum(), cuts.ptMin, cuts.ptMax) and
          (m_noEtaCuts || (within(absEta(), cuts.absEtaMin, cuts.absEtaMax) and
                           within(_eta, cuts.etaMin, cuts.etaMax))) and
          within(track.phi(), cuts.phiMin, cuts.phiMax) and

Core/include/Acts/TrackFitting/GaussianSumFitter.hpp

@@ -470,9 +470,6 @@ struct GaussianSumFitter {
 
     calculateTrackQuantities(track);
 
-    track.nMeasurements() = measurementStatesFinal;
-    track.nHoles() = fwdGsfResult.measurementHoles;
-
     return track;
   }
 };

Examples/Algorithms/TruthTracking/ActsExamples/TruthTracking/TrackModifier.cpp

@@ -27,96 +27,66 @@ struct AlgorithmContext;
 ActsExamples::TrackModifier::TrackModifier(const Config& config,
                                            Acts::Logging::Level level)
     : IAlgorithm("TrackModifier", level), m_cfg(config) {
-  if (m_cfg.inputTrajectories.empty() == m_cfg.inputTrackParameters.empty()) {
-    throw std::invalid_argument(
-        "Exactly one of trajectories or track parameters input must be set");
+  if (m_cfg.inputTracks.empty()) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Missing input tracks");
   }
-  if (m_cfg.outputTrajectories.empty() == m_cfg.outputTrackParameters.empty()) {
-    throw std::invalid_argument(
-        "Exactly one of trajectories or track parameters output must be set");
-  }
-  if (m_cfg.inputTrajectories.empty() != m_cfg.outputTrajectories.empty()) {
-    throw std::invalid_argument(
-        "Input and output for trajectories and track parameters have to be "
-        "used consistently");
+  if (m_cfg.outputTracks.empty()) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Missing output tracks");
   }
 
-  m_inputTrackParameters.maybeInitialize(m_cfg.inputTrackParameters);
-  m_inputTrajectories.maybeInitialize(m_cfg.inputTrajectories);
-  m_outputTrackParameters.maybeInitialize(m_cfg.outputTrackParameters);
-  m_outputTrajectories.maybeInitialize(m_cfg.outputTrajectories);
+  m_inputTracks.initialize(m_cfg.inputTracks);
+  m_outputTracks.initialize(m_cfg.outputTracks);
 }
 
 ActsExamples::ProcessCode ActsExamples::TrackModifier::execute(
     const ActsExamples::AlgorithmContext& ctx) const {
-  auto modifyTrack = [this](auto trk) {
+  auto modifyTrack = [this](auto& trk) {
     {
-      auto& params = trk.parameters();
-
       if (m_cfg.killTime) {
-        params[Acts::eBoundTime] = 0;
+        trk.parameters()[Acts::eBoundTime] = 0;
       }
     }
 
     {
-      auto& optCov = trk.covariance();
-
-      if (optCov) {
-        auto& cov = *optCov;
-
-        if (m_cfg.dropCovariance) {
-          cov = Acts::BoundSquareMatrix(cov.diagonal().asDiagonal());
-        }
-        if (m_cfg.covScale != 1) {
-          cov *= m_cfg.covScale;
-        }
-        if (m_cfg.killTime) {
-          cov.row(Acts::eBoundTime).setZero();
-          cov.col(Acts::eBoundTime).setZero();
-          cov(Acts::eBoundTime, Acts::eBoundTime) = 1;
-        }
+      if (m_cfg.dropCovariance) {
+        trk.covariance() =
+            Acts::BoundSquareMatrix(trk.covariance().diagonal().asDiagonal());
+      }
+      if (m_cfg.covScale != 1) {
+        trk.covariance() *= m_cfg.covScale;
+      }
+      if (m_cfg.killTime) {
+        trk.covariance().row(Acts::eBoundTime).setZero();
+        trk.covariance().col(Acts::eBoundTime).setZero();
+        trk.covariance()(Acts::eBoundTime, Acts::eBoundTime) = 1;
       }
     }
 
     return trk;
   };
 
-  if (!m_cfg.inputTrackParameters.empty()) {
-    const auto& inputTrackParameters = m_inputTrackParameters(ctx);
-    TrackParametersContainer outputTrackParameters;
-    outputTrackParameters.reserve(inputTrackParameters.size());
+  const auto& inputTracks = m_inputTracks(ctx);
 
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < inputTrackParameters.size(); ++i) {
-      const auto& trk = inputTrackParameters[i];
-      outputTrackParameters.push_back(modifyTrack(trk));
-    }
-
-    m_outputTrackParameters(ctx, std::move(outputTrackParameters));
-  } else if (!m_cfg.inputTrajectories.empty()) {
-    const auto& inputTrajectories = m_inputTrajectories(ctx);
-    TrajectoriesContainer outputTrajectories;
-    outputTrajectories.reserve(inputTrajectories.size());
+  auto trackContainer = std::make_shared<Acts::VectorTrackContainer>();
+  auto trackStateContainer = std::make_shared<Acts::VectorMultiTrajectory>();
+  TrackContainer outputTracks(trackContainer, trackStateContainer);
+  outputTracks.ensureDynamicColumns(inputTracks);
 
-    for (const auto& trajectories : inputTrajectories) {
-      std::vector<Acts::MultiTrajectoryTraits::IndexType> tips;
-      tips.reserve(trajectories.tips().size());
-      Trajectories::IndexedParameters parameters;
-
-      for (auto tip : trajectories.tips()) {
-        if (!trajectories.hasTrackParameters(tip)) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        const auto& trk = trajectories.trackParameters(tip);
-        tips.push_back(tip);
-        parameters.emplace(tip, modifyTrack(trk));
-      }
+  for (const auto& inputTrack : inputTracks) {
+    auto outputTrack = outputTracks.getTrack(outputTracks.addTrack());
+    outputTrack.copyFrom(inputTrack);
+    modifyTrack(outputTrack);
+  }
 
-      outputTrajectories.emplace_back(trajectories.multiTrajectory(), tips,
-                                      parameters);
-    }
+  auto constTrackStateContainer =
+      std::make_shared<Acts::ConstVectorMultiTrajectory>(
+          std::move(*trackStateContainer));
+  auto constTrackContainer = std::make_shared<Acts::ConstVectorTrackContainer>(
+      std::move(*trackContainer));
+  ConstTrackContainer constTracks{constTrackContainer,
+                                  constTrackStateContainer};
 
-    m_outputTrajectories(ctx, std::move(outputTrajectories));
-  }
+  m_outputTracks(ctx, std::move(constTracks));
 
   return ProcessCode::SUCCESS;
 }

Examples/Algorithms/TruthTracking/ActsExamples/TruthTracking/TrackModifier.hpp

@@ -25,18 +25,10 @@ struct AlgorithmContext;
 class TrackModifier final : public IAlgorithm {
  public:
   struct Config {
-    /// Optional. Input trajectories container. Mutually exclusive with track
-    /// parameters input.
-    std::string inputTrajectories;
-    /// Optional. Input track parameters collection. Mutually exclusive with
-    /// trajectories input.
-    std::string inputTrackParameters;
-    /// Optional. Output trajectories container. Will only be set if
-    /// trajectories input was set
-    std::string outputTrajectories;
-    /// Optional. Output track parameters collection. Will only be set if track
-    /// parameters input was set.
-    std::string outputTrackParameters;
+    /// Input track collection.
+    std::string inputTracks;
+    /// Output track collection.
+    std::string outputTracks;
 
     /// When turned on, only keep the diagonal of the cov matrix.
     bool dropCovariance{false};
@@ -56,15 +48,9 @@ class TrackModifier final : public IAlgorithm {
  private:
   Config m_cfg;
 
-  ReadDataHandle<TrackParametersContainer> m_inputTrackParameters{
-      this, "InputTrackParameters"};
-  ReadDataHandle<TrajectoriesContainer> m_inputTrajectories{
-      this, "InputTrajectories"};
+  ReadDataHandle<ConstTrackContainer> m_inputTracks{this, "InputTracks"};
 
-  WriteDataHandle<TrackParametersContainer> m_outputTrackParameters{
-      this, "OutputTrackParameters"};
-  WriteDataHandle<TrajectoriesContainer> m_outputTrajectories{
-      this, "OutputTrajectories"};
+  WriteDataHandle<ConstTrackContainer> m_outputTracks{this, "OutputTracks"};
 };
 
 }  // namespace ActsExamples

Examples/Algorithms/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ add_library(
   src/SeedsToPrototracks.cpp
   src/TrajectoriesToPrototracks.cpp
   src/TrackSelectorAlgorithm.cpp
-  src/TracksToTrajectories.cpp)
+  src/TracksToTrajectories.cpp
+  src/TracksToParameters.cpp)
 target_include_directories(
   ActsExamplesUtilities
   PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>)

Examples/Algorithms/Utilities/include/ActsExamples/Utilities/TracksToParameters.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// This file is part of the Acts project.
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2023 CERN for the benefit of the Acts project
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Acts/Utilities/Logger.hpp"
+#include "ActsExamples/EventData/Track.hpp"
+#include "ActsExamples/EventData/Trajectories.hpp"
+#include "ActsExamples/Framework/DataHandle.hpp"
+#include "ActsExamples/Framework/IAlgorithm.hpp"
+#include "ActsExamples/Framework/ProcessCode.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace ActsExamples {
+
+struct AlgorithmContext;
+
+class TracksToParameters final : public IAlgorithm {
+ public:
+  struct Config {
+    std::string inputTracks = "tracks";
+    std::string outputTrackParameters = "parameters-from-tracks";
+  };
+
+  /// Construct the algorithm.
+  ///
+  /// @param cfg is the algorithm configuration
+  /// @param lvl is the logging level
+  TracksToParameters(Config cfg, Acts::Logging::Level lvl);
+
+  /// Run the algorithm.
+  ///
+  /// @param ctx is the algorithm context with event information
+  /// @return a process code indication success or failure
+  ProcessCode execute(const AlgorithmContext& ctx) const final;
+
+  /// Const access to the config
+  const Config& config() const { return m_cfg; }
+
+ private:
+  Config m_cfg;
+
+  ReadDataHandle<ConstTrackContainer> m_inputTracks{this, "InputTracks"};
+  WriteDataHandle<TrackParametersContainer> m_outputTrackParameters{
+      this, "OutputTrackParameters"};
+};
+
+}  // namespace ActsExamples