cgse 2024.7.0__py3-none-any.whl → 2025.0.1__py3-none-any.whl

egse/tcs/tcs.py

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-"""
-This module defines the device classes to be used to connect to and control the TCS EGSE.
-"""
-import datetime
-import itertools
-import logging
-import multiprocessing
-import operator
-from collections import namedtuple
-from enum import IntEnum
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
-from typing import Dict
-from typing import List
-from typing import Optional
-from typing import Union
-
-from prometheus_client import start_http_server
-from rich.console import Console
-from rich.table import Table
-
-from egse.control import Failure
-from egse.control import is_control_server_active
-from egse.device import DeviceConnectionState
-from egse.device import DeviceInterface
-from egse.hk import read_conversion_dict
-from egse.metrics import define_metrics
-from egse.mixin import DynamicCommandMixin
-from egse.mixin import ETX
-from egse.mixin import add_etx
-from egse.mixin import dynamic_command
-from egse.proxy import DynamicProxy
-from egse.settings import Settings
-from egse.setup import load_setup, Setup
-from egse.sockets import SocketInterface
-from egse.storage import StorageProxy
-from egse.storage import register_to_storage_manager
-from egse.storage import unregister_from_storage_manager
-from egse.storage.persistence import CSV
-from egse.synoptics import SynopticsManagerProxy
-from egse.system import SignalCatcher
-from egse.system import format_datetime
-from egse.tcs.tcs_devif import TCSEthernetInterface
-from egse.zmq_ser import connect_address
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-TCS_SETTINGS = Settings.load("TCS Controller")
-CTRL_SETTINGS = Settings.load("TCS Control Server")
-DEVICE_SETTINGS = Settings.load(filename="tcs.yaml")
-
-THIS_FILE_LOCATION = Path(__file__).parent
-
-ORIGIN = "TCS-HK"
-
-REMOTE_MODE_NOT_ACTIVE = 'not_allowed_remote_mode_not_active'
-
-REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 10_000  # 10s timeout should be more than enough
-
-HousekeepingValue = namedtuple("HousekeepingValue", "timestamp name value")
-
-
-def decode_response(response: bytes) -> str:
-    """Decodes the bytes object. Doesn't perform any other conversions on the response."""
-    return response.decode()
-
-
-def decode_and_strip_response(response: bytes) -> str:
-    """Decodes the bytes object and strips off the last ETX character."""
-    return response.decode().rstrip(ETX)
-
-
-def process_request_remote_response(response: bytes) -> bool:
-    """Returns True when the remote operation is active or could be activated."""
-    return b"acknowledge_remote_operation" in response
-
-
-def process_quit_remote_response(response: bytes) -> bool:
-    """Returns True when the remote operation is inactive or could be inactivated."""
-    return b"acknowledge_quit_remote_operation" in response
-
-
-def process_is_remote_operation_response(response: bytes) -> bool:
-    """Returns True when the remote operation is active or could be activated."""
-    return b"remote_mode_active" in response
-
-
-def process_is_task_running_response(response: bytes) -> Union[bool, Failure]:
-    """
-    Returns True when a task is running on the TCS EGSE.
-
-    When an error occurred, a warning messages is logged and a Failure is returned.
-    """
-    is_task_running = process_get_housekeeping_value(response)
-    if isinstance(is_task_running, Failure):
-        return is_task_running
-    elif is_task_running.value == 'tbd':
-        return Failure("Cannot determine if task is running, TBD was returned.")
-    else:
-        return bool(int(is_task_running.value))
-
-
-def process_commit_response(response: bytes):
-    if b"erroneous" in response:
-        logger.warning("The TCS EGSE commit has automatically corrected some of the "
-                       "configuration parameters that were provided.")
-    return decode_and_strip_response(response)
-
-
-def expand_kwargs(kv_pairs: Dict):
-    return " ".join(f"{k} {v}" for k, v in kv_pairs.items())
-
-
-def process_error_response(response: bytes) -> List:
-
-    data = response.decode().split('\x03')
-
-    # Remove empty items from the list
-
-    data = [x for x in data if x]
-
-    data = [x for y in data for x in y.split('\r\n') if x]
-
-    return data
-
-
-def process_all_housekeeping(response: bytes) -> Union[List[List], Failure]:
-    """
-    Process the response from the TCS EGSE remote command `get_TM_All`.
-
-    Args:
-        response (bytes): contains the response from the TCS EGSE to the get_TM_All command.
-
-    Returns:
-        A nested list where the inner lists contain the name, timestamp and value of a housekeeping
-        parameter. The list is sorted on the name.
-
-        A Failure object is returned when the remote control mode is de-activated or when a
-        communication error occurred.
-    """
-
-    data = response.decode().split('\x03')
-
-    if "not_allowed_remote_mode_not_active" in data:
-        msg = "Remote Control not active, no housekeeping values received."
-        return Failure(msg)
-
-    if len(data) != 2:
-        msg = "Format error: no housekeeping value received."
-        logger.error(msg)
-        return Failure(msg)
-
-    data = data[0].split('\r\n')
-    data = [x.split('\t') for x in data]
-    data = sorted(data, key=operator.itemgetter(0))
-
-    return data
-
-
-def process_get_housekeeping_value(response: bytes) -> Union[HousekeepingValue, Failure]:
-
-    if b"remote_mode_not_active" in response:
-        logger.warning("Requesting housekeeping value invalid, not in remote control mode.")
-        return Failure("Requesting housekeeping value invalid, not in remote control mode.")
-    if b"invalid_tm_item_id" in response:
-        logger.warning("Invalid housekeeping parameter name.")
-        return Failure("Invalid housekeeping parameter name.")
-    data = response.decode().split('\x03')
-    data = data[0].split('\t')
-    return HousekeepingValue(*data)
-
-
-def process_configuration(response: bytes) -> Union[Dict, Failure]:
-    """
-    Process the response to the get_configuration command. Processing in this context means to
-    disentangle the returned string and split it up in parameter name, value pairs.
-
-    Args:
-        response (str): a string containing the response from the TCS EGSE
-
-    Returns:
-        A dictionary with the parameters names and their current values.
-    """
-
-    # The rest of this function parse and organise the configuration parameters
-    # in a list of lists with [[name, value], [...]]
-
-    tcs_conf = response.decode().split('\x03')
-
-    # Remove empty items from the list. The list ends always with an empty item because
-    # the response ends with the '\x03' EOT character.
-
-    tcs_conf = [x for x in tcs_conf if x]
-
-    if not tcs_conf:
-        logger.info('No response received from the get_Conf command to TCS EGSE.')
-        return {}
-
-    # The last line is what we need, we assume there is only one line, but just to be sure...
-
-    tcs_conf = tcs_conf[-1]
-
-    if REMOTE_MODE_NOT_ACTIVE in tcs_conf:
-        return Failure(
-            "Remote mode is not active on the TCS EGSE, commanding is not possible, "
-            "you can still retrieve telemetry."
-        )
-
-    # All configuration parameters are separated by '\r\n', and  the name and value
-    # are separated by a '\t', so let's split them into a list of [value, name].
-
-    tcs_conf = tcs_conf.split('\r\n')
-
-    # The configuration parameters also contain the RTD parameters which is organised
-    # differently, so we threat them differently and append them to the configuration
-    # parameters again later.
-
-    rtd_list = [x for x in tcs_conf if x.startswith("rtd_list") or x.startswith('\t')]
-    rtd_list = [x.split('\t') for x in rtd_list]
-    rtd_list = [x[1:] for x in rtd_list]
-    rtd_list = [[f"{x[0]}_A_B_C_D_E_F", f"{x[1]}, {x[2]}, {x[3]}, {x[4]}, {x[5]}, {x[6]}"] for x in
-                rtd_list]
-
-    # Now process each of the 'normal' configuration parameters, and
-
-    tcs_conf = [x for x in tcs_conf if not (x.startswith("rtd_list") or x.startswith('\t'))]
-    tcs_conf = [x.split('\t') for x in tcs_conf if x]
-
-    # add the RTD list back into the configuration parameters.
-
-    tcs_conf.extend(rtd_list)
-
-    # We want to sort the final list by name, this order will be preserved when we convert it
-    # into a dictionary.
-
-    tcs_conf = sorted(tcs_conf, key=operator.itemgetter(0))
-
-    # Now convert the above list into a dictionary.
-
-    tcs_conf = {k: v for k, v in tcs_conf}
-
-    return tcs_conf
-
-
-class OperatingMode(IntEnum):
-    NORMAL = 0
-    SAFE = 1
-    DECONTAMINATION = 2
-    CALIBRATION = 3
-    EMC = 4
-    SELF_TEST = 5
-    EXTENDED = 6
-
-
-class ClosedLoopMode(IntEnum):
-    PI_ALG_1 = 0
-    PI_ALG_2 = 1
-    BANG_BANG_ALG_1 = 2
-    BANG_BANG_ALG_2 = 3
-
-
-class TCSError(Exception):
-    """A TCS EGSE specific error."""
-
-    pass
-
-
-def is_tcs_cs_active(timeout: float = 2.0):
-    """Check if the TCS Control Server is running.
-
-    Args:
-        timeout (float): timeout when waiting for a reply [seconds, default=0.5]
-    Returns:
-        True if the Storage Manager is running and replied with the expected answer.
-    """
-
-    endpoint = connect_address(
-        CTRL_SETTINGS.PROTOCOL, CTRL_SETTINGS.HOSTNAME, CTRL_SETTINGS.COMMANDING_PORT
-    )
-
-    return is_control_server_active(endpoint, timeout)
-
-
-def print_configuration():
-    """
-    This convenience function prints the configuration parameters in a table on your console.
-    This function is for use in a REPL or Jupyter Notebook.
-    """
-    with TCSProxy() as tcs:
-        tcs_conf = tcs.get_configuration()
-
-    table = Table(title="Configuration")
-
-    table.add_column("Name", justify="left", style="cyan", no_wrap=True)
-    table.add_column("Value", justify="right", style="green")
-
-    for name, value in sorted(tcs_conf.items()):
-        table.add_row(name, value)
-
-    console = Console()
-    console.print(table)
-
-
-def print_all_housekeeping():
-    """
-    This convenience function prints the last sampled housekeeping parameters in a table in your
-    console. This function is for use in a REPL or Jupyter Notebook.
-
-    Note that when no task is running most of the housekeeping parameters are not sampled and the
-    values will be out-of-date. To make sure you have up-to-date values, run the task.
-    """
-    with TCSProxy() as tcs:
-        hk = tcs.get_all_housekeeping()
-
-    table = Table(title="All Telemetry")
-
-    table.add_column("Date Time", justify="center", style="cyan", no_wrap=True)
-    table.add_column("Name", style="magenta")
-    table.add_column("Value", justify="right", style="green")
-
-    for name, date, value in hk:
-        table.add_row(name, date, value)
-
-    console = Console()
-    console.print(table)
-
-
-def set_operating_mode(mode: str):
-
-    with TCSProxy() as tcs:
-        tcs.set_operating_mode(mode)
-        tcs.commit()
-
-
-class TCSInterface(DeviceInterface):
-    """
-    Interface definition for the TCSController, the TCSProxy and the TCSSimulator.
-    """
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="request_remote_operation",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_request_remote_response)
-    def request_remote_operation(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Activate the Remote Control Mode in the TCS EGSE.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, if Remote Control could be activated, False otherwise.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="quit_remote_operation",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_quit_remote_response)
-    def quit_remote_operation(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Command the TCS EGSE to end the Remote Control Mode. The TCS EGSE will continue with the
-        ongoing task in Local Control Mode.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, if Remote Control mode could be de-activated, False otherwise.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="get_remote_status",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_is_remote_operation_response)
-    def is_remote_operation_active(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check if Remote Control Mode is active in the TCS EGSE.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, if the command was acknowledged, False otherwise.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="get_tm task_is_running",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_is_task_running_response)
-    def is_task_running(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Query the TCS EGSE if a task is currently running.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, if a task is running, False otherwise.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="clear_popup",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def clear_popup(self) -> str:
-        """Clears the error/warning popup on the MMI. Returns an acknowledgement message."""
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="get_conf_all",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_configuration)
-    def get_configuration(self) -> Dict:
-        """Returns the last valid configuration as a dictionary."""
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="get_tm_all",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_all_housekeeping)
-    def get_all_housekeeping(self) -> List[List[str]]:
-        """
-        Returns the last housekeeping data sampled by the TCS EGSE.
-
-        Returns:
-            A list of lists, where the inner list contains the parameter name, the sampling time,
-              and the parameter value, in that order. All these values are returned as strings.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="get_tm ${hk_id}",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_get_housekeeping_value)
-    def get_housekeeping_value(self, hk_id: str) -> Optional[HousekeepingValue]:
-        """Returns the last updated value for the housekeeping parameter.
-
-        The returned value is a namedtuple with the following fields:
-
-          * timestamp: a string in the format 'YYYY/mm/dd HH:MM:SS.%f UTC'
-          * name: the name of the requested housekeeping value
-          * value: as a string
-
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="set_parameter operation_mode ${mode}",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def set_operating_mode(self, mode: Union[str, int]) -> str:
-        """
-        Define the operating mode of the task to be started.
-
-        The mode can either be an integer or the text value of:
-          0. normal
-          1. safe
-          2. decontamination|de-icing
-          3. calibration
-          4. EMC
-          5. self-test
-          6. extended
-
-        Args:
-            mode (str, int): the required mode as defined above.
-
-        Returns:
-            No response.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="set_parameter ${name} ${value}",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def set_parameter(self, name: str, value: Any) -> str:
-        """
-        Set the parameter in the configuration.
-
-        These parameters will be stored on a temporary buffer and will only be applied
-        after the commit command is sent.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="set_parameter ${kwargs}",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_kwargs=expand_kwargs,
-                     process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def set_parameters(self, **kwargs) -> str:
-        """
-        Set the given parameters in the configuration.
-
-        The parameters are provided as a dictionary
-
-        These parameters will be stored on a temporary buffer and will only be applied
-        after the commit command is sent.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="commit_config",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_commit_response)
-    def commit(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Enables all received configuration parameters, check the parameters and
-        saves them to the TCS local configuration file. If a parameter that was
-        previously sent and is not in accordance to the range and resolution allowed,
-        it will be coerced to the nearest value allowed. In this latter case, a Warning
-        message will be logged.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="discard_config",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def discard(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Discards all received configuration parameters sent without commit command.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(
-        cmd_type="query",
-        cmd_string="upload_rtd_parameters ${sn}_${r0}_${a}_${b}_${c}",
-        process_cmd_string=add_etx)
-    def upload_callendar_vandusen_rtd_parameters(self, sn, r0, a, b, c):
-        """
-        Uploads the Callendar Van-Dussen parameters.
-
-        The 'sn' argument is the 'serial number' or identifier for this set of parameters.
-
-        Values of R0, A, B and C constants for 3th order polynomial equation
-        calibration curves.
-
-        These parameters are required for 2 wire RTDs.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(
-        cmd_type="query",
-        cmd_string="upload_rtd_parameters ${sn}_${a}_${b}_${c}_${d}_${e}_${f}",
-        process_cmd_string=add_etx)
-    def upload_polynomial_rtd_parameters(self, sn, a, b, c, d, e, f):
-        """
-        Uploads the 5th order polynomial calibration parameters.
-
-        The 'sn' argument is the 'serial number' or identifier for this set of parameters.
-
-        Values of A, B, C, D, E, F constants for 5th order polynomial equation
-        calibration curves.
-
-        These parameters are required for 4 wire RTDs.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="set_rtd_parameters ${rtd_id} ${sn}",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx)
-    def set_rtd_parameters(self, rtd_id, sn):
-        """
-        Applies a previously uploaded set of RTD parameters, identified by the
-        serial number (<sn>), to a given RTD channel (<rtd_id>).
-
-        RTD parameters can be uploaded with the functions:
-
-        * upload_callendar_vandusen_rtd_parameters()
-        * upload_polynomial_rtd_parameters()
-
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="run_task",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def run_task(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Stores previously sent configuration parameters and runs the task.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="stop_task",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=decode_and_strip_response)
-    def stop_task(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Stops the current running task (test, self-test, etc).
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @dynamic_command(cmd_type="query", cmd_string="get_error",
-                     process_cmd_string=add_etx, process_response=process_error_response)
-    def get_error(self) -> List:
-        """
-        Returns a list of the active occurred errors.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-
-class TCSParameterNaming:
-    """Defines the mapping between TCS EGSE device names and the CGSE names."""
-    def __init__(self, origin: str, setup: Setup):
-
-        # The hk_names_mapping is a dictionary that maps the original device telemetry parameter
-        # names to the correct device names as defined in the CGSE. The keys in the mapping are
-        # the original device name, the values are the CGSE corrected names.
-
-        self.hk_names_mapping = read_conversion_dict(storage_mnemonic=origin, use_site=False, setup=setup)
-
-    def get_all_cgse_names(self):
-        """Returns the correct CGSE housekeeping parameter names."""
-        return self.hk_names_mapping.values()
-
-    def get_cgse_name(self, device_name: str):
-        """
-        Returns the CGSE name corresponding to the given device name.
-        If no CGSE name exists, the device name is returned.
-        """
-        return self.hk_names_mapping.get(device_name, device_name)
-
-
-class TCSTelemetryMetrics:
-    """Defines the metrics for the TCS EGSE that are maintained by the TCSTelemetry class."""
-    def __init__(self, setup: Setup):
-
-        self.hk_metrics = define_metrics(origin=ORIGIN, dashboard="TCS_TRP_MON", setup=setup)
-        self.hk_metrics_status = define_metrics(origin=ORIGIN, dashboard="TCS_STATUS_MON", setup=setup)
-
-    def update_metrics(self, name: str, value: str):
-        """Update the TCS metric parameter with the given value."""
-        if name in self.hk_metrics:
-            self.hk_metrics[name].set(float(value))
-        elif name in self.hk_metrics_status:
-            if '.' in value:
-                self.hk_metrics_status[name].set(float(value))
-            else:
-                self.hk_metrics_status[name].set(int(value))
-
-
-class TCSTelemetry(multiprocessing.Process):
-    def __init__(self,
-                 command_queue: multiprocessing.Queue,
-                 response_queue: multiprocessing.Queue):
-        super().__init__()
-        self._command_q = command_queue
-        self._response_q = response_queue
-        self._column_names = None
-        self._housekeeping = {}
-        self._killer = None
-        self._metrics: TCSTelemetryMetrics = None
-        self._hk_names: TCSParameterNaming = None
-        self.setup = load_setup()
-
-    def run(self):
-
-        # The TCS Telemetry runs in a different process and since ZeroMQ Sockets are not
-        # thread/process safe, we have to recreate the ZeroMQHandler attached to the egse.logger
-        # in this process.
-
-        import egse.logger
-        egse.logger.replace_zmq_handler()
-
-        self._killer = SignalCatcher()
-
-
-        # Device naming is different from CGSE naming, the conversion is handled in the
-        # TCSParameterNaming class.
-
-        self._hk_names = TCSParameterNaming(origin=ORIGIN, setup=self.setup)
-
-        # Metrics must be defined only when the sub-process already exists, otherwise a TypeError
-        # will be raised, indicating that a thread lock cannot be pickled
-
-        self._metrics = TCSTelemetryMetrics(self.setup)
-
-        # These are only 61 of the telemetry parameters of the TCS EGSE. It is not possible to know
-        # all the parameters beforehand since they are only published when changed. So, eventually,
-        # more HK parameters will be available, but the CSV implementation does not allow to add
-        # them after the file creation. In the TCS CSV the corrected CGSE naming is used.
-
-        self._column_names = list(self._hk_names.get_all_cgse_names())
-
-        # Prepend the timestamp (_ts) for each of the telemetry parameters.
-        # Start with a reference timestamp
-
-        self._column_names = list(
-            (
-                "timestamp",
-                *itertools.chain.from_iterable((f"{x}_ts", x) for x in self._column_names)
-            )
-        )
-
-        # The HTTP server is usually started from the control server, only in this case, the
-        # metrics will be updated from this process and the server has to be started from here.
-
-        start_http_server(CTRL_SETTINGS.METRICS_PORT)
-
-        with SocketInterface(hostname=TCS_SETTINGS.HOSTNAME, port=TCS_SETTINGS.TELEMETRY_PORT) \
-                as socket, StorageProxy() as storage:
-
-            register_to_storage_manager(origin=CTRL_SETTINGS.STORAGE_TM_MNEMONIC,
-                                        persistence_class=CSV,
-                                        prep={"mode": "a", "column_names": self._column_names})
-            while True:
-                data = socket.read()
-                self.process_telemetry(data)
-                # logger.info(f"{data=}")
-                # logger.info(f"{self._housekeeping=}")
-                # logger.info(f"{self._housekeeping.keys()}")
-                storage.save(
-                    {
-                        "origin": CTRL_SETTINGS.STORAGE_TM_MNEMONIC,
-                        "data": self._housekeeping,
-                    }
-                )
-
-                with SynopticsManagerProxy() as synoptics:
-                    synoptics.store_common_synoptics(
-                        dict(**self._housekeeping))
-
-                if self._killer.term_signal_received:
-                    break
-
-            unregister_from_storage_manager(origin=CTRL_SETTINGS.STORAGE_TM_MNEMONIC)
-
-    def process_telemetry(self, data: bytes):
-        """
-        Process the housekeeping telemetry that was received from the TCS EGSE.
-
-        Args:
-            data (str): a string containing the telemetry from the TCS EGSE.
-
-        Returns:
-            A dictionary where the key is the housekeeping parameter name and the value is a list
-            containing the timestamp, name, and value of the housekeeping parameter. Only the last
-            sample in kept in the dictionary.
-        """
-
-        self._housekeeping["timestamp"] = format_datetime()
-
-        data = data.decode().split('\x03')
-        data = [x for x in data if x]
-        if not data:
-            logger.warning("Format error: no new housekeeping values received.")
-            return
-        data = data[0].split('\r\n')
-        data = [x.split('\t') for x in data]
-
-        # We do not need to sort by timestamp since the data is already sorted by time.
-        # data = sorted(data, key=operator.itemgetter(0))  # sort by date
-
-        # We noticed that the telemetry transmission is not fail safe and sometimes data is missing
-        # from the stream. That will result in an IndexError because one or more fields are missing.
-        # When the date is incomplete due to transmission errors and cannot be parsed, a ValueError
-        # is raised and silently ignored here.
-
-        name = value = "not-yet-set"
-        for x in data:
-            try:
-                date = convert_date(x[0])
-                # replace name with the CGSE mnemonic from the TM dictionary
-                name = self._hk_names.get_cgse_name(x[1])
-                value = x[2]  # extract_value(x[1], x[2])
-                self._housekeeping[f"{name}_ts"] = date
-                self._housekeeping[name] = value
-                self._metrics.update_metrics(name, value)
-            except (IndexError, ValueError) as exc:
-                logger.info(f"{exc=!s} for {name=}, {value=}")
-
-
-def convert_date(date: str):
-    """
-    Convert the datetime string that is sent by the TCS EGSE to a format that is used by the CGSE.
-
-    Args:
-        date (str): datetime as "YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.ms UTC"
-
-    Returns:
-        A date string in the format "DD.MM.YYYY HH:MM:SS"
-
-    Raises:
-        ValueError when the date string can not be parsed.
-    """
-    try:
-        dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S.%f utc")
-        return format_datetime(dt)
-    except ValueError as exc:
-        logger.warning(f"Could not process date: {date=}, {exc=}")
-        raise
-
-
-class TCSController(TCSInterface, DynamicCommandMixin):
-    """
-    The constructor sets the connection parameters but there is no attempt to connect
-    to the controller. Make sure that you explicitly use the `tcs.connect()` and `tcs.disconnect()`
-    commands before communicating with the TCS EGSE.
-
-    The controller can also be used as a context manager, in which case the `connect()`
-    and `disconnect()` methods should not be called:
-
-        with TCSController() as tcs:
-            tcs.get_configuration()
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, hostname=TCS_SETTINGS.HOSTNAME, port=TCS_SETTINGS.COMMANDING_PORT):
-        """
-        Opens a TCP/IP socket connection with the TCS EGSE Hardware Controller.
-
-        Args:
-            hostname (str): the IP address or fully qualified hostname of the TCS hardware
-            controller. The default is defined in the `settings.yaml` configuration file.
-
-            port (int): the IP port number to connect to, by default set in the `settings.yaml`
-            configuration file.
-
-        Raises:
-            TCSError: when the connection could not be established for some reason.
-        """
-
-        super().__init__()
-
-        logger.debug(f"Initializing TCSController with hostname={hostname} on port={port}")
-
-        try:
-            self.transport = self.tcs = TCSEthernetInterface(hostname, port)
-        except TCSError as exc:
-            logger.warning(
-                f"TCSError: Couldn't establish connection with the TCS EGSE Hardware "
-                f"Controller: ({exc})"
-            )
-
-    def is_simulator(self):
-        return False
-
-    def is_connected(self):
-        return self.tcs.is_connected()
-
-    def connect(self):
-        try:
-            self.tcs.connect()
-        except TCSError as exc:
-            logger.warning(f"TCSError caught: Couldn't establish connection ({exc})")
-            raise ConnectionError("Couldn't establish a connection with the TCS EGSE.") from exc
-
-        self.notify_observers(DeviceConnectionState.DEVICE_CONNECTED)
-
-    def disconnect(self):
-        try:
-            self.tcs.disconnect()
-        except TCSError as exc:
-            raise ConnectionError("Couldn't disconnect from TCS EGSE.") from exc
-
-        self.notify_observers(DeviceConnectionState.DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED)
-
-    def reconnect(self):
-        if self.is_connected():
-            self.disconnect()
-        self.connect()
-
-
-class TCSSimulator(TCSInterface):
-    """
-    Use the tcs_sim process instead of this class!
-    """
-    pass
-
-
-class TCSProxy(DynamicProxy, TCSInterface):
-    """
-    The TCSProxy class is used to connect to the control server and send commands to the
-    TCS EGSE remotely.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        protocol=CTRL_SETTINGS.PROTOCOL,
-        hostname=CTRL_SETTINGS.HOSTNAME,
-        port=CTRL_SETTINGS.COMMANDING_PORT,
-        timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT
-    ):
-        """
-        Args:
-            protocol: the transport protocol [default is taken from settings file]
-            hostname: location of the control server (IP address) [default is taken from settings
-            file]
-            port: TCP port on which the control server is listening for commands [default is
-            taken from settings file]
-        """
-        super().__init__(connect_address(protocol, hostname, port), timeout=timeout)
-
-
-def process_data(data: str) -> List[List[str]]:
-    """
-    Process the response from the TCS EGSE periodic telemetry.
-
-    The output list may contains the same parameter several times.
-    Args:
-        data (str): a string containg the periodic telemetry sent out by the TCS EGSE.
-
-    Returns:
-        A nested list where the inner lists contain the name, timestamp and value of a telemetry
-        parameter. The list is not sorted, but left in the order that they had in the response
-        string.
-    """
-
-    data = data.split('\x03')
-    data = [x for y in data for x in y.split('\r\n') if x]
-    data = [x.split('\t') for x in data]
-
-    # make sure the nested list is [name, date, value]
-    data = [[x[1], x[0], x[2]] for x in data]
-
-    return data