Return sample notifying changes on instance state (#5943) (#5956)

* Refs #22929. Add regression blackbox test.



* Refs #22929. Improve test with listener.



* Refs #22929. Add `has_fake_sample` to `DataReaderInstance`.



* Refs #22929. Manage state of `has_fake_sample`.



* Refs #22929. Handle `has_fake_sample` on `ReadTakeCommand`.



* Refs #22929. Avoid removing instances with fake sample.



* Refs #22929. Add instances with fake sample to `data_available_instances_`.



* Refs #22929. Method `writer_not_alive` returns whether a fake sample was added.



* Refs #22929. Add fake sample independently of remaining samples



* Refs #22929. Notify data_available when adding a fake sample.



* Refs #22929. Remove shortcut for returning NO_DATA.



* Refs #22929. Avoid processing fake samples in PubSubReader.



* Refs #22929. Avoid processing fake samples in DDSBlackboxTestsMonitorService.



* Refs #22929. Fix DataReaderTests.



* Refs #22929. Fix Latency tests.



* Refs #22929. Rename `fake` into `state notification`.



* Refs #22929. Use HANDLE_NIL for publication handle.



* Refs #22929. Use NIL publication handle to discard samples in tests.



* Refs #22929. Use scoped name for HANDLE_NIL.



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(cherry picked from commit 16b7477)

Signed-off-by: Miguel Company <miguelcompany@eprosima.com>
Co-authored-by: Miguel Company <miguelcompany@eprosima.com>

Author: mergify[bot]

src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/DataReaderImpl.cpp

@@ -388,6 +388,28 @@ bool DataReaderImpl::wait_for_unread_message(
 void DataReaderImpl::set_read_communication_status(
         bool trigger_value)
 {
+    if (trigger_value)
+    {
+        auto user_reader = user_datareader_;
+
+        //First check if we can handle with on_data_on_readers
+        SubscriberListener* subscriber_listener =
+                subscriber_->get_listener_for(StatusMask::data_on_readers());
+        if (subscriber_listener != nullptr)
+        {
+            subscriber_listener->on_data_on_readers(subscriber_->user_subscriber_);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // If not, try with on_data_available
+            DataReaderListener* listener = get_listener_for(StatusMask::data_available());
+            if (listener != nullptr)
+            {
+                listener->on_data_available(user_reader);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     StatusMask notify_status = StatusMask::data_on_readers();
     subscriber_->user_subscriber_->get_statuscondition().get_impl()->set_status(notify_status, trigger_value);
 
@@ -719,11 +741,6 @@ ReturnCode_t DataReaderImpl::read_or_take_next_sample(
         return RETCODE_NOT_ENABLED;
     }
 
-    if (history_.getHistorySize() == 0)
-    {
-        return RETCODE_NO_DATA;
-    }
-
 #if HAVE_STRICT_REALTIME
     auto max_blocking_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() +
             std::chrono::microseconds(::TimeConv::Time_t2MicroSecondsInt64(qos_.reliability().max_blocking_time));
@@ -918,25 +935,6 @@ void DataReaderImpl::InnerDataReaderListener::on_data_available(
 
     if (data_reader_->on_data_available(writer_guid, first_sequence, last_sequence))
     {
-        auto user_reader = data_reader_->user_datareader_;
-
-        //First check if we can handle with on_data_on_readers
-        SubscriberListener* subscriber_listener =
-                data_reader_->subscriber_->get_listener_for(StatusMask::data_on_readers());
-        if (subscriber_listener != nullptr)
-        {
-            subscriber_listener->on_data_on_readers(data_reader_->subscriber_->user_subscriber_);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // If not, try with on_data_available
-            DataReaderListener* listener = data_reader_->get_listener_for(StatusMask::data_available());
-            if (listener != nullptr)
-            {
-                listener->on_data_available(user_reader);
-            }
-        }
-
         data_reader_->set_read_communication_status(true);
     }
 }
@@ -1176,7 +1174,10 @@ void DataReaderImpl::update_subscription_matched_status(
 
     if (count_change < 0)
     {
-        history_.writer_not_alive(status.remoteEndpointGuid);
+        if (history_.writer_not_alive(status.remoteEndpointGuid))
+        {
+            set_read_communication_status(true);
+        }
         try_notify_read_conditions();
     }
 }
@@ -1491,7 +1492,10 @@ LivelinessChangedStatus& DataReaderImpl::update_liveliness_status(
 {
     if (0 < status.not_alive_count_change)
     {
-        history_.writer_not_alive(iHandle2GUID(status.last_publication_handle));
+        if (history_.writer_not_alive(iHandle2GUID(status.last_publication_handle)))
+        {
+            set_read_communication_status(true);
+        }
         try_notify_read_conditions();
     }
 

src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/DataReaderImpl/ReadTakeCommand.hpp

@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ struct ReadTakeCommand
             ++it;
         }
 
+        // Check if there is a state notification sample available
+        if (!finished_ && instance_->second->has_state_notification_sample)
+        {
+            // Add sample and info to collections
+            bool deserialization_error = false;
+            bool added = add_sample(nullptr, deserialization_error);
+            if (added && take_samples)
+            {
+                instance_->second->has_state_notification_sample = false;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (current_slot_ > first_slot)
         {
             history_.instance_viewed_nts(instance_->second);
@@ -394,7 +406,34 @@ struct ReadTakeCommand
         }
 
         SampleInfo& info = sample_infos_[current_slot_];
-        generate_info(info, *instance_->second, item);
+        const DataReaderInstance& instance = *instance_->second;
+        if (item)
+        {
+            generate_info(info, instance, item);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fastdds::rtps::Time_t current_time;
+            fastdds::rtps::Time_t::now(current_time);
+
+            info.sample_state = NOT_READ_SAMPLE_STATE;
+            info.instance_state = instance.instance_state;
+            info.view_state = instance.view_state;
+            info.disposed_generation_count = instance.disposed_generation_count;
+            info.no_writers_generation_count = instance.no_writers_generation_count;
+            info.sample_rank = 0;
+            info.generation_rank = 0;
+            info.absolute_generation_rank = 0;
+            info.source_timestamp = current_time;
+            info.reception_timestamp = current_time;
+            info.instance_handle = instance_->first;
+            info.publication_handle = HANDLE_NIL;
+
+            info.sample_identity = rtps::SampleIdentity{};
+            info.related_sample_identity = rtps::SampleIdentity{};
+
+            info.valid_data = false;
+        }
     }
 
     bool check_datasharing_validity(

src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderHistory.cpp

@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ void DataReaderHistory::check_and_remove_instance(
 {
     DataReaderInstance* instance = instance_info->second.get();
 
-    if (instance->cache_changes.empty())
+    if (instance->cache_changes.empty() && (false == instance->has_state_notification_sample))
     {
         if (InstanceStateKind::ALIVE_INSTANCE_STATE != instance->instance_state &&
                 instance->alive_writers.empty() &&
@@ -887,13 +887,24 @@ bool DataReaderHistory::update_instance_nts(
     return ret;
 }
 
-void DataReaderHistory::writer_not_alive(
+bool DataReaderHistory::writer_not_alive(
         const GUID_t& writer_guid)
 {
+    bool ret_val = false;
+
     for (auto& it : instances_)
     {
+        bool had_notification_sample = it.second->has_state_notification_sample;
         it.second->writer_removed(counters_, writer_guid);
+        if (it.second->has_state_notification_sample && !had_notification_sample)
+        {
+            // Mark instance as data available
+            data_available_instances_[it.first] = it.second;
+            ret_val = true;
+        }
     }
+
+    return ret_val;
 }
 
 StateFilter DataReaderHistory::get_mask_status() const noexcept

src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderHistory.hpp

@@ -349,7 +349,15 @@ class DataReaderHistory : public eprosima::fastdds::rtps::ReaderHistory
     bool update_instance_nts(
             CacheChange_t* const change);
 
-    void writer_not_alive(
+    /*!
+     * @brief Inform the history that a writer should be considered as not alive.
+     *
+     * @param [in] writer_guid GUID of the writer that should be considered as not alive.
+     *
+     * @return true if a state notification sample was added to at least one instance.
+     *         This would mean that DATA_AVAILABLE status (and listener) shall be notified.
+     */
+    bool writer_not_alive(
             const fastdds::rtps::GUID_t& writer_guid);
 
     void check_and_remove_instance(

src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderInstance.hpp

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct DataReaderInstance
     int32_t disposed_generation_count = 0;
     //! Current no_writers generation of the instance
     int32_t no_writers_generation_count = 0;
+    //! Whether the instance has a state notification sample available
+    bool has_state_notification_sample = false;
 
     DataReaderInstance(
             const eprosima::fastdds::ResourceLimitedContainerConfig& changes_allocation,
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ struct DataReaderInstance
                 break;
         }
 
+        has_state_notification_sample = false;
         return ret_val;
     }
 
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ struct DataReaderInstance
                 if (alive_writers.empty() && (InstanceStateKind::ALIVE_INSTANCE_STATE == instance_state))
                 {
                     instance_state = InstanceStateKind::NOT_ALIVE_NO_WRITERS_INSTANCE_STATE;
+                    has_state_notification_sample = true;
                 }
                 if (ALIVE_INSTANCE_STATE == instance_state)
                 {
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ struct DataReaderInstance
             {
                 instance_state = InstanceStateKind::NOT_ALIVE_NO_WRITERS_INSTANCE_STATE;
                 counters_update(counters.instances_alive, counters.instances_no_writers, counters, false);
+                has_state_notification_sample = true;
             }
 
             ret_val = true;

test/blackbox/api/dds-pim/PubSubReader.hpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <Windows.h>
 #endif // _MSC_VER
 #include <fastdds/dds/builtin/topic/ParticipantBuiltinTopicData.hpp>
+#include <fastdds/dds/common/InstanceHandle.hpp>
 #include <fastdds/dds/core/condition/GuardCondition.hpp>
 #include <fastdds/dds/core/condition/StatusCondition.hpp>
 #include <fastdds/dds/core/condition/WaitSet.hpp>
@@ -1785,7 +1786,10 @@ class PubSubReader
 
         if (eprosima::fastdds::dds::RETCODE_OK == datareader_->take(data_seq, info_seq))
         {
-            current_processed_count_++;
+            if (info_seq[0].publication_handle != eprosima::fastdds::dds::HANDLE_NIL)
+            {
+                current_processed_count_++;
+            }
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -1797,7 +1801,10 @@ class PubSubReader
         eprosima::fastdds::dds::SampleInfo dds_info;
         if (datareader_->take_next_sample(data, &dds_info) == eprosima::fastdds::dds::RETCODE_OK)
         {
-            current_processed_count_++;
+            if (dds_info.publication_handle != eprosima::fastdds::dds::HANDLE_NIL)
+            {
+                current_processed_count_++;
+            }
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -2017,7 +2024,8 @@ class PubSubReader
         ReturnCode_t success = take_ ?
                 datareader->take_next_sample((void*)&data, &info) :
                 datareader->read_next_sample((void*)&data, &info);
-        if (eprosima::fastdds::dds::RETCODE_OK == success)
+        if ((eprosima::fastdds::dds::RETCODE_OK == success) &&
+                (info.publication_handle != eprosima::fastdds::dds::HANDLE_NIL))
         {
             returnedValue = true;
 
@@ -2071,6 +2079,12 @@ class PubSubReader
             type& data = datas[i];
             eprosima::fastdds::dds::SampleInfo& info = infos[i];
 
+            // Skip unknown samples
+            if (info.publication_handle == eprosima::fastdds::dds::HANDLE_NIL)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // Check order of changes.
             LastSeqInfo seq_info{ info.instance_handle, info.sample_identity.writer_guid() };
             ASSERT_LT(last_seq[seq_info], info.sample_identity.sequence_number());