RTC — Inconsistent definition of LifeCycle::reset

ource: Technologic Arts (Takeshi Sakamoto, [[MailTo(tsakamoto AT SPAMFREE tech-arts DOT co DOT jp)]])

Severity: Minor

Disposition: Resolution Proposed

Summary

Which is correct as for the definition of !LifeCycle::reset?

reset(ExecutionContext) : ReturnCode_t

...as in Figure 7.2 (Page 11) and Table (Page 15)

Or:

reset() : ReturnCode_t

...as in RTC IDL (Page 75) and mars/2006-09-34 (Example C++ header)

Discussion

Resetting is relative to a particular execution context (see the lifecycle state machine), so I think it has to be the former:

reset(ExecutionContext) : ReturnCode_t

– RickWarren, 2006/11/27

Resolution

There has been a suggestion to move reset to ExecutionContext to make it similar to activate_component, deactivate_component, and get_component_state. The new operation would be called reset_component. The ExecutionContext would therefore be a kind of "manager" for the component's per-context state. – RickWarren, 2006/12/1

Revised Text

Resetting a component is relative to a given execution context. This behavior should be mediated by the context, just like component activation/deactivation. Move the reset operation to ExecutionContextOperations as reset_component.