updated pattern player - new parameters

Author: sy-c

README.md

@@ -165,23 +165,29 @@ It extends the `SCA_SEQUENCE` to add the following functionality:
 ##### PATTERN_PLAYER
 
 * Parameters
-  * Sync Pattern
-  * Reset Pattern
-  * Idle Pattern
-  * Sync Length
-  * Sync Delay
-  * Reset Length
-  * Reset Trigger Select
-  * Sync Trigger Select
-  * Sync At Start
-  * Trigger Sync
-  * Trigger Reset
+  * pat0 Pattern
+  * pat1 Pattern
+  * pat2 Pattern
+  * pat3 Pattern
+  * pat1 Length
+  * pat1 Delay
+  * pat2 Length
+  * pat3 Length
+  * pat1 Trigger Select
+  * pat2 Trigger Select
+  * pat3 Trigger Select
+  * pat2 TF[31:20] ORBIT[19:12] BC[11:0]
+  * execute pat1 at start
+  * execute pat1 now
+  * execute pat2 now
+
+  see [registers definition](https://gitlab.cern.ch/alice-cru/cru-fw/-/tree/pplayer/TTC#address-table)
 
 * Returns
   * empty
 
 * Example:
-  * DIM input `0x23456789abcdef123456\n0x5678\n0x9abc\n42\n0\n53\n30\n29\n#a comment\nfalse\ntrue\nfalse`
+  * DIM input `0x123\n123\n1024\n0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF\n10\n11\n20\n30\n0xFF\n0xEE\n0xDDDe\n0xAAABBCCC\n#comment\nfalse\ntrue\ntrue`
   * DIM output ` `
 
 ##### LLA_SESSION_START

src/AlfServer.cxx

@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ std::string AlfServer::icGbtI2cWrite(const std::string& parameter, AlfLink link)
 std::string AlfServer::patternPlayer(const std::string& parameter, std::shared_ptr<roc::BarInterface> bar2)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> parameters = Util::split(parameter, argumentSeparator());
-  if (parameters.size() < 11) { // Test that we have enough parameters
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(AlfException() << ErrorInfo::Message("Wrong number of parameters for the Pattern Player RPC call: " + std::to_string(parameters.size())));
-  }
 
   roc::PatternPlayer::Info info = parseStringToPatternPlayerInfo(parameters);
 
@@ -213,66 +210,7 @@ std::string AlfServer::resetCard(const std::string& /*parameter*/, AlfLink link)
 
 roc::PatternPlayer::Info AlfServer::parseStringToPatternPlayerInfo(const std::vector<std::string> parameters)
 {
-  roc::PatternPlayer::Info ppInfo;
-
-  int infoField = 0;
-  for (const auto& parameter : parameters) {
-    if (parameter.find('#') == std::string::npos) {
-      infoField++;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (infoField != 11) { // Test that we have enough non-comment parameters
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(AlfException() << ErrorInfo::Message("Wrong number of non-comment parameters for the Pattern Player RPC call: " + std::to_string(infoField)));
-  }
-
-  infoField = 0;
-  for (const auto& parameter : parameters) {
-    if (parameter.find('#') == std::string::npos) {
-      switch (infoField) {
-        bool boolValue;
-        case 0:
-          ppInfo.syncPattern = uint128_t(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 1:
-          ppInfo.resetPattern = uint128_t(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 2:
-          ppInfo.idlePattern = uint128_t(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 3:
-          ppInfo.syncLength = std::stoi(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 4:
-          ppInfo.syncDelay = std::stoi(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 5:
-          ppInfo.resetLength = std::stoi(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 6:
-          ppInfo.resetTriggerSelect = std::stoi(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 7:
-          ppInfo.syncTriggerSelect = std::stoi(parameter);
-          break;
-        case 8:
-          std::istringstream(parameter) >> std::boolalpha >> boolValue;
-          ppInfo.syncAtStart = boolValue;
-          break;
-        case 9:
-          std::istringstream(parameter) >> std::boolalpha >> boolValue;
-          ppInfo.triggerSync = boolValue;
-          break;
-        case 10:
-          std::istringstream(parameter) >> std::boolalpha >> boolValue;
-          ppInfo.triggerReset = boolValue;
-          break;
-      }
-      infoField++;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return ppInfo;
+  return roc::PatternPlayer::getInfoFromString(parameters);
 }
 
 std::vector<uint32_t> AlfServer::stringToRegisterPair(const std::string stringPair)