cosmos 4.0.3-java

data/lib/cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/background_task.rb

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+# encoding: ascii-8bit
+
+# Copyright 2014 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can modify and/or redistribute it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 with
+# attribution addendums as found in the LICENSE.txt
+
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/api'
+
+module Cosmos
+  # Handles a user supplied thread to run in the background of the
+  # Command and Telemetry Server
+  class BackgroundTask
+    include Api
+
+    # @return [Integer] The number of background tasks created
+    @@count = 0
+
+    # @return [String] Name of the background task
+    attr_accessor :name
+    # @return [Thread] Ruby thread running the task
+    attr_accessor :thread
+    # @return [String] Status message to display in the CTS
+    attr_accessor :status
+    # @return [Boolean] Whether the task is initially stopped when the CTS starts
+    attr_accessor :stopped
+
+    # Constructor
+    def initialize
+      @@count += 1
+      @name = "Background Task #{@@count}"
+      @thread = nil
+      @status = ''
+      @stopped = false
+    end
+
+    # Subclasses should override the call method which is called once by
+    # the Command and Telemetry Server. Thus subclasses should add their own
+    # loop and sleep statements if they expect to run continuously.
+    def call
+      raise "call method must be defined by subclass"
+    end
+
+    # The Command and Telemetry Server calls the stop method before killing the
+    # Thread which is running the background tasks. This method should be
+    # overriden by subclasses to do whatever shutdown is necessary.
+    def stop
+      # Nothing to do by default
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/background_tasks.rb

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+# encoding: ascii-8bit
+
+# Copyright 2014 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can modify and/or redistribute it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 with
+# attribution addendums as found in the LICENSE.txt
+
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/cmd_tlm_server_config'
+
+module Cosmos
+  # Manages starting and stopping all the background tasks which
+  # were discovered when parsing the configuration file.
+  class BackgroundTasks
+    # @param cmd_tlm_server_config [CmdTlmServerConfig] The command telemetry
+    #   server configuration
+    def initialize(cmd_tlm_server_config)
+      @config = cmd_tlm_server_config
+      @threads = []
+    end
+
+    # Start all background tasks by creating a new Ruby thread for each and then
+    # calling their 'call' method once. Tasks which have stopped set to true
+    # are not started and must be started by calling #start.
+    def start_all
+      (0...all.length).each do |index|
+        start(index) unless @config.background_tasks[index].stopped
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Start an individual background task by creating a new Ruby thread and then
+    # calling the 'call' method once.
+    # @param index [Integer] Which background task to start
+    def start(index)
+      @threads[index] = Thread.new do
+        @config.background_tasks[index].thread = Thread.current
+        begin
+          @config.background_tasks[index].call
+        rescue Exception => err
+          Logger.error "Background Task '#{@config.background_tasks[index].name}' unexpectedly died"
+          Cosmos.handle_fatal_exception(err)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Stop all background tasks by calling their stop method and then killing
+    # their Ruby thread.
+    def stop_all
+      (0...all.length).each { |index| stop(index) }
+      @threads = []
+    end
+
+    # Stop background task by calling their stop method and then killing their
+    # Ruby thread.
+    # @param index [Integer] Which background task to stop
+    def stop(index)
+      begin
+        @config.background_tasks[index].stop
+      rescue
+        # Ignore any errors because we're about to kill the thread anyway
+      end
+      Cosmos.kill_thread(self, @threads[index])
+      @threads[index] = nil
+    end
+
+    # Return the array of background tasks
+    def all
+      @config.background_tasks
+    end
+
+    def graceful_kill
+      # This method is just here to remove warnings - background_task.stop should kill the thread
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/cmd_tlm_server.rb

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+
+# encoding: ascii-8bit
+
+# Copyright 2014 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can modify and/or redistribute it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 with
+# attribution addendums as found in the LICENSE.txt
+
+require 'cosmos/io/json_drb'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/api'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/cmd_tlm_server_config'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/background_tasks'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/commanding'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/interfaces'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/packet_logging'
+require 'cosmos/tools/cmd_tlm_server/routers'
+
+module Cosmos
+
+  # Provides the interface for all applications to get the latest telemetry and
+  # to send commands.
+  class CmdTlmServer
+    include Api
+
+    # instance_attr_reader attributes are used by other classes and are thus
+    # made available directly on the CmdTlmServer class
+
+    # @return [BackgroundTasks] Access to the background tasks
+    instance_attr_reader :background_tasks
+    # @return [Commanding] Allows for sending commands to targets and
+    #   interfaces
+    instance_attr_reader :commanding
+    # @return [Interfaces] Access to the interfaces
+    instance_attr_reader :interfaces
+    # @return [PacketLogging] Access to the packet loggers
+    instance_attr_reader :packet_logging
+    # @return [Routers] Access to the routers
+    instance_attr_reader :routers
+    # @return [MessageLog] Message log for the CmdTlmServer
+    instance_attr_reader :message_log
+    # @return [JsonDRb] Provides access to the server for all tools both
+    #   internal and external
+    instance_attr_accessor :json_drb
+    # @return [String] CmdTlmServer title as set in the config file
+    instance_attr_accessor :title
+
+    # attr_reader attributes are only used by CmdTlmServer internally and are
+    # thus only available as attributes on the singleton
+
+    # @return [Mutex] Synchronization object around limits events
+    attr_reader :limits_event_queue_mutex
+    # @return [Hash<Integer, Array<Queue, Integer>>] The limits event queues
+    #   hashed by id. Returns an array containing the queue followed by the
+    #   queue size.
+    attr_reader :limits_event_queues
+    # @return [Integer] The next limits event queue id when
+    #   subscribe_limits_event is called. This ID must be used in the
+    #   limits_event_queues hash to access the queue.
+    attr_accessor :next_limits_event_queue_id
+    # @return [Mutex] Synchronization object around packet data events
+    attr_reader :packet_data_queue_mutex
+    # @return [Hash<Integer, Array<Queue, Integer>>] The packet data queues
+    #   hashed by id. Returns an array containing the queue followed by the
+    #   queue size.
+    attr_reader :packet_data_queues
+    # @return [Integer] The next packet data queue id when
+    #   subscribe_packet_data is called. This ID must be used in the
+    #   packet_data_queues hash to access the queue.
+    attr_accessor :next_packet_data_queue_id
+
+    # The default configuration file name
+    DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = File.join(Cosmos::USERPATH, 'config', 'tools', 'cmd_tlm_server', 'cmd_tlm_server.txt')
+    # The maximum number of limits events that are queued. Used when
+    # subscribing to limits events.
+    DEFAULT_LIMITS_EVENT_QUEUE_SIZE = 1000
+    # The maximum number of packets that are queued. Used when subscribing to
+    # packet data.
+    DEFAULT_PACKET_DATA_QUEUE_SIZE = 1000
+
+    @@instance = nil
+    @@meta_callback = nil
+
+    # Get the instance of the CmdTlmServer
+    def self.instance
+      @@instance
+    end
+
+    # Set the meta callback
+    def self.meta_callback= (meta_callback)
+      @@meta_callback = meta_callback
+    end
+
+    # Constructor for a CmdTlmServer
+    #
+    # @param config_file [String] The name of the server configuration file
+    #   which must be in the config/tools/cmd_tlm_server directory.
+    # @param production [Boolean] Whether the server should be placed in
+    #   'production' mode which does various things to protect the server
+    #   including disabling the ability to stop logging.
+    # @param disconnect [Boolean] Whether to start the server in a disconnected
+    #   stand-alone mode which does not actually use the interfaces to send and
+    #   receive data. This is useful for testing scripts when actual hardware
+    #   is not available.
+    def initialize(config_file = DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE,
+                   production = false,
+                   disconnect = false,
+                   create_message_log = true)
+      @@instance = self
+      @packet_logging = nil # Removes warnings
+      @message_log = MessageLog.new('server') if create_message_log
+
+      super() # For Api
+
+      Logger.info "COSMOS Version: #{COSMOS_VERSION}"
+
+      @disconnect = disconnect
+
+      @limits_event_queue_mutex = Mutex.new
+      @limits_event_queues = {}
+      @next_limits_event_queue_id = 1
+
+      @packet_data_queue_mutex = Mutex.new
+      @packet_data_queues = {}
+      @next_packet_data_queue_id = 1
+
+      # Process cmd_tlm_server.txt
+      @config = CmdTlmServerConfig.new(config_file)
+      @background_tasks = BackgroundTasks.new(@config)
+      @commanding = Commanding.new(@config)
+      @interfaces = Interfaces.new(@config, method(:identified_packet_callback))
+      @packet_logging = PacketLogging.new(@config)
+      @routers = Routers.new(@config)
+      @title = @config.title
+      @stop_callback = nil
+
+      # Set Threads to kill CTS if they throw an exception
+      Thread.abort_on_exception = true
+
+      # Don't start the DRb service or the telemetry monitoring thread
+      # if we started the server in disconnect mode
+      @json_drb = nil
+      start(production) unless @disconnect
+    end # end def initialize
+
+    # Start up the system by starting the JSON-RPC server, interfaces, routers,
+    # and background tasks. Starts a thread to monitor all packets for
+    # staleness so other tools (such as Packet Viewer or Telemetry Viewer) can
+    # react accordingly.
+    #
+    # @param production (see #initialize)
+    def start(production = false)
+      System.telemetry # Make sure definitions are loaded by starting anything
+      return unless @json_drb.nil?
+
+      @@meta_callback.call() if @@meta_callback if @config.metadata
+
+      # Start DRb with access control
+      @json_drb = JsonDRb.new
+      @json_drb.acl = System.acl if System.acl
+
+      # In production we start logging and don't allow the user to stop it
+      # We also disallow setting telemetry and disconnecting from interfaces
+      if production
+        @packet_logging.start
+        @api_whitelist.delete('stop_logging')
+        @api_whitelist.delete('stop_cmd_log')
+        @api_whitelist.delete('stop_tlm_log')
+        @interfaces.all.each do |name, interface|
+          interface.disable_disconnect = true
+        end
+        @routers.all.each do |name, interface|
+          interface.disable_disconnect = true
+        end
+      end
+      @json_drb.method_whitelist = @api_whitelist
+      begin
+        @json_drb.start_service(System.listen_hosts['CTS_API'], System.ports['CTS_API'], self)
+      rescue Exception
+        # Call packet_logging shutdown here to explicitly kill the logging
+        # threads since this CTS is not going to launch
+        @packet_logging.shutdown
+        raise FatalError.new("Error starting JsonDRb on port #{System.ports['CTS_API']}.\nPerhaps a Command and Telemetry Server is already running?")
+      end
+
+      @routers.add_preidentified('PREIDENTIFIED_ROUTER', System.instance.ports['CTS_PREIDENTIFIED'])
+      @routers.add_cmd_preidentified('PREIDENTIFIED_CMD_ROUTER', System.instance.ports['CTS_CMD_ROUTER'])
+      System.telemetry.limits_change_callback = method(:limits_change_callback)
+      @interfaces.start
+      @routers.start
+      @background_tasks.start_all
+
+      # Start staleness monitor thread
+      @sleeper = Sleeper.new
+      @staleness_monitor_thread = Thread.new do
+        begin
+          stale = []
+          prev_stale = []
+          while true
+            # The check_stale method drives System.telemetry to iterate through
+            # the packets and mark them stale as necessary.
+            System.telemetry.check_stale
+
+            # Get all stale packets that include limits items.
+            stale_pkts = System.telemetry.stale(true)
+
+            # Send :STALE_PACKET events for all newly stale packets.
+            stale = []
+            stale_pkts.each do |packet|
+              pkt_name = [packet.target_name, packet.packet_name]
+              stale << pkt_name
+              post_limits_event(:STALE_PACKET, pkt_name) unless prev_stale.include?(pkt_name)
+            end
+
+            # Send :STALE_PACKET_RCVD events for all packets that were stale
+            # but are no longer stale.
+            prev_stale.each do |pkt_name|
+              post_limits_event(:STALE_PACKET_RCVD, pkt_name) unless stale.include?(pkt_name)
+            end
+            prev_stale = stale.dup
+
+            broken = @sleeper.sleep(10)
+            break if broken
+          end
+        rescue Exception => err
+          Logger.fatal "Staleness Monitor thread unexpectedly died"
+          Cosmos.handle_fatal_exception(err)
+        end
+      end # end Thread.new
+    end
+
+    # Properly shuts down the command and telemetry server by stoping the
+    # JSON-RPC server, background tasks, routers, and interfaces. Also kills
+    # the packet staleness monitor thread.
+    def stop
+      # Shutdown DRb
+      @json_drb.stop_service
+
+      # Shutdown staleness monitor thread
+      Cosmos.kill_thread(self, @staleness_monitor_thread)
+
+      @background_tasks.stop_all
+      @routers.stop
+      @interfaces.stop
+      @packet_logging.shutdown
+      @stop_callback.call if @stop_callback
+      @message_log.stop if @message_log
+
+      @json_drb = nil
+    end
+
+    # Set a stop callback
+    def stop_callback= (stop_callback)
+      @stop_callback = stop_callback
+    end
+
+    # Gracefully kill the staleness monitor thread
+    def graceful_kill
+      @sleeper.cancel
+    end
+
+    # Called when an item in any packet changes limits states.
+    #
+    # @param packet [Packet] Packet which has had an item change limits state
+    # @param item [PacketItem] The item which has changed limits state
+    # @param old_limits_state [Symbol] The previous state of the item. See
+    #   {PacketItemLimits#state}
+    # @param value [Object] The current value of the item
+    # @param log_change [Boolean] Whether to log this limits change event
+    def limits_change_callback(packet, item, old_limits_state, value, log_change)
+      if log_change
+        # Write to Server Messages that limits state has changed
+        tgt_pkt_item_str = "#{packet.target_name} #{packet.packet_name} #{item.name} = #{value} is"
+        case item.limits.state
+        when :BLUE
+          Logger.info "<B>#{tgt_pkt_item_str} #{item.limits.state}"
+        when :GREEN, :GREEN_LOW, :GREEN_HIGH
+          Logger.info "<G>#{tgt_pkt_item_str} #{item.limits.state}"
+        when :YELLOW, :YELLOW_LOW, :YELLOW_HIGH
+          Logger.warn "<Y>#{tgt_pkt_item_str} #{item.limits.state}"
+        when :RED, :RED_LOW, :RED_HIGH
+          Logger.error "<R>#{tgt_pkt_item_str} #{item.limits.state}"
+        else
+          Logger.error "#{tgt_pkt_item_str} UNKNOWN"
+        end
+      end
+
+      post_limits_event(:LIMITS_CHANGE, [packet.target_name, packet.packet_name, item.name, old_limits_state, item.limits.state])
+
+      if item.limits.response
+        begin
+          item.limits.response.call(packet, item, old_limits_state)
+        rescue Exception => err
+          Logger.error "#{packet.target_name} #{packet.packet_name} #{item.name} Limits Response Exception!"
+          Logger.error "Called with old_state = #{old_limits_state}, new_state = #{item.limits.state}"
+          Logger.error err.formatted
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Post a limits event to all subscribed limits event listeners.
+    #
+    # @param event_type [Symbol] The type of limits event that occurred. Must
+    #   be one of :LIMITS_SET which means the system limits set has changed,
+    #   :LIMITS_CHANGE which means an individual item has changed limits state,
+    #   :LIMITS_SETTINGS which means an individual item has new settings, or
+    #   :STALE_PACKET which means a packet with limits has gone stale
+    #   :STALE_PACKET_RCVD which means a packet with limits that had previously
+    #   been stale is no longer stale.
+    # @param event_data [Symbol|Array<String,String,String,Symbol,Symbol>]
+    #   Returns the current limits set name for event_type == :LIMITS_SET.
+    #   Returns an array containing the target name, packet name, item name,
+    #   old limits state, and current limits state for event_type ==
+    #   :LIMITS_CHANGE.
+    def post_limits_event(event_type, event_data)
+      if @limits_event_queues.length > 0
+        queues_to_drop = []
+
+        @limits_event_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+          # Post event to active queues
+          @limits_event_queues.each do |id, data|
+            queue = data[0]
+            queue_size = data[1]
+            queue << [event_type, event_data]
+            if queue.length > queue_size
+              # Drop queue
+              queues_to_drop << id
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Drop queues which are not being serviced
+          queues_to_drop.each do |id|
+            # Remove the queue to stop servicing it.  Nil is added to unblock any client threads
+            # that might otherwise be left blocking forever for something on the queue
+            queue, queue_size = @limits_event_queues.delete(id)
+            queue << nil if queue
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Create a queue on the CmdTlmServer that gets populated with every limits
+    # event in the system. A limits event occurs when a telemetry item with
+    # limits changes state. Thus limits events occur on negative transitions
+    # (:GREEN to :YELLOW_LOW) and positive transitions (:YELLOW_HIGH to
+    # :GREEN).
+    #
+    # @param queue_size [Integer] The number of limit events to accumulate
+    #   before the queue will be dropped due to inactivity.
+    # @return [Integer] The queue ID returned from the CmdTlmServer. Use this
+    #   ID when calling {#get_limits_event} and {#unsubscribe_limits_events}.
+    def self.subscribe_limits_events(queue_size = DEFAULT_LIMITS_EVENT_QUEUE_SIZE)
+      id = nil
+      @@instance.limits_event_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+        id = @@instance.next_limits_event_queue_id
+        @@instance.limits_event_queues[id] = [Queue.new, queue_size]
+        @@instance.next_limits_event_queue_id += 1
+      end
+      return id
+    end
+
+    # Unsubscribe from being notified for every limits event in the system.
+    # This deletes the queue and further calls to {#get_limits_event} will
+    # raise an exception.
+    #
+    # @param id [Integer] The queue ID received from calling
+    #   {#subscribe_limits_events}
+    def self.unsubscribe_limits_events(id)
+      queue = nil
+      @@instance.limits_event_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+        # Remove the queue to stop servicing it.  Nil is added to unblock any client threads
+        # that might otherwise be left blocking forever for something on the queue
+        queue, queue_size = @@instance.limits_event_queues.delete(id)
+        queue << nil if queue
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Get a limits event from the queue created by {#subscribe_limits_events}.
+    #
+    # Each limits event consists of an Array with two elements:
+    #   The Symbol name of the event and an Array of data
+    #
+    # @param id [Integer] The queue ID received from calling
+    #   {#subscribe_limits_events}
+    # @param non_block [Boolean] Whether to wait on the queue for the next
+    #   limits event before returning. Default is to block waiting for the next
+    #   event. NOTE: If you pass true and there is no data on the queue, a
+    #   ThreadError exception is raised.
+    def self.get_limits_event(id, non_block = false)
+      queue = nil
+      @@instance.limits_event_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+        queue, _ = @@instance.limits_event_queues[id]
+      end
+      if queue
+        return queue.pop(non_block)
+      else
+        raise "Limits event queue with id #{id} not found"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Post packet data to all subscribed packet data listeners.
+    #
+    # @param packet [Packet]
+    def post_packet(packet)
+      if @packet_data_queues.length > 0
+        queues_to_drop = []
+
+        @packet_data_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+          # Post event to active queues
+          @packet_data_queues.each do |id, data|
+            queue = data[0]
+            packets = data[1]
+            queue_size = data[2]
+
+            packets.each do |target_name, packet_name|
+              if packet.target_name == target_name and packet.packet_name == packet_name
+                received_time = packet.received_time
+                received_time ||= Time.now.sys
+                queue << [packet.buffer, target_name, packet_name,
+                  received_time.tv_sec, received_time.tv_usec, packet.received_count]
+                if queue.length > queue_size
+                  # Drop queue
+                  queues_to_drop << id
+                end
+                break
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Drop queues which are not being serviced
+          queues_to_drop.each do |id|
+            # Remove the queue to stop servicing it.  Nil is added to unblock any client threads
+            # that might otherwise be left blocking forever for something on the queue
+            queue, packets, queue_size = @packet_data_queues.delete(id)
+            queue << nil if queue
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Subscribe to one or more telemetry packets.
+    #
+    # @param packets [Array<Array<String,String>>] List of packets where the
+    #   Strings are target name, packet name.
+    # @param queue_size [Integer] The size of the queue to store packet data
+    # @return [Integer] The queue ID returned from CmdTlmServer. Use this ID
+    #   when calling {#get_packet_data} and {#unsubscribe_packet_data}.
+    def self.subscribe_packet_data(packets,
+                                   queue_size = CmdTlmServer::DEFAULT_PACKET_DATA_QUEUE_SIZE)
+      if !packets.is_a?(Array) || !packets[0].is_a?(Array)
+        raise ArgumentError, "packets must be nested array: [['TGT','PKT'],...]"
+      end
+
+      unless queue_size.is_a? Integer and queue_size > 0
+        raise ArgumentError, "Invalid queue size for subscribe_packet_data: #{queue_size}"
+      end
+
+      id = nil
+      upcase_packets = []
+
+      # Upper case packet names
+      packets.length.times do |index|
+        upcase_packets << []
+        upcase_packets[index][0] = packets[index][0].upcase
+        upcase_packets[index][1] = packets[index][1].upcase
+        # Get the packet to ensure it exists
+        @@instance.get_tlm_packet(upcase_packets[index][0], upcase_packets[index][1])
+      end
+
+      @@instance.packet_data_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+        id = @@instance.next_packet_data_queue_id
+        @@instance.packet_data_queues[id] =
+          [Queue.new, upcase_packets, queue_size]
+        @@instance.next_packet_data_queue_id += 1
+      end
+      return id
+    end
+
+    # Unsubscribe to telemetry packets.
+    #
+    # @param id [Integer] The queue ID received from calling
+    #   {#subscribe_packet_data}.
+    def self.unsubscribe_packet_data(id)
+      @@instance.packet_data_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+        # Remove the queue to stop servicing it.  Nil is added to unblock any client threads
+        # that might otherwise be left blocking forever for something on the queue
+        queue, packets, queue_size = @@instance.packet_data_queues.delete(id)
+        queue << nil if queue
+      end
+      return nil
+    end
+
+    # Get packet data from the queue created by {#subscribe_packet_data}.
+    #
+    # Each packet data consists of an Array with five elements:
+    # \[buffer, target name, packet name, received time sec, received time us]
+    #
+    # @param id [Integer] The queue ID received from calling
+    #   {#subscribe_packet_data}
+    # @param non_block [Boolean] Whether to wait on the queue for the next
+    #   packet before returning. Default is to block waiting for the next
+    #   packet. NOTE: If you pass true and there is no packet on the queue, a
+    #   ThreadError exception is raised.
+    def self.get_packet_data(id, non_block = false)
+      queue = nil
+      @@instance.packet_data_queue_mutex.synchronize do
+        queue, _, _ = @@instance.packet_data_queues[id]
+      end
+      if queue
+        return queue.pop(non_block)
+      else
+        raise "Packet data queue with id #{id} not found"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Calls clear_counters on the System, interfaces, routers, and sets the
+    # request_count on json_drb to 0.
+    def self.clear_counters
+      System.clear_counters
+      self.instance.interfaces.clear_counters
+      self.instance.routers.clear_counters
+      self.instance.json_drb.request_count = 0
+    end
+
+    # Method called by all interfaces when a packet has been identified. It
+    # checks the limits of the packet and then posts the packet to any
+    # registered subscribers.
+    #
+    # @param packet [Packet] Packet which has been identified by the interface
+    def identified_packet_callback(packet)
+      packet.check_limits(System.limits_set)
+      post_packet(packet)
+    end
+  end
+end