Roost HSM

A (sane) alternative to Boost MSM.

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Need to use Hierarchical State Machines (HSMs) while programming in C++? Don't want to use Boost MSM?

This is the library for you.

Roost HSM is a C++11 HSM framework that is:

• Capable of large and nested state machines without long compile times
• No unnecessary memory allocations after init and no RTTI
• Designed from the ground up to be unit testable
• Can output SCXML and GraphViz for visualization

In addition to this, Roost HSM supports all your favorite HSM features:

• Easy-to-Read Transition Tables
• Arbitrary Nesting of States and State Machines
• Shallow and Deep History
• Orthogonal (Parallel) States
• Wildcard transitions

and more!

Contact: dev@akiscode.com

Prerequisites

1. A compiler that supports the C++11 Standard
2. CMake >= 3.5

Build

mkdir build; cd build; cmake ..; make -j4

Insta-Start Sample

Examples folder located: Here | Developers Guide located: Here

 
 
    ******************************************************
                          READ THIS
    ******************************************************
 
    This example is meant to be a quick example to grok
    how things can be setup.
 
    IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO USE THIS SETUP FOR PRODUCTION.
 
    The recommended way is under the examples/quickstart
    folder, which implements this exact same state machine
    but structures the code appropriately.
 
 

#include "roost/state_machine.hpp"

enum class Evt
{
   ROOST_NONE,  // Enforced by framework
   E1,
   E2,
   E3
};

static const char* EvtStrings[] = {"NONE", "E1", "E2", "E3"};

ROOST_ENUM_PRINT_HELPER(Evt, EvtStrings)

class RootState;

// The "Context" struct, used to share global data
struct Ctx
{
   RootState* m_root;
};

using SMTypes = roost::NodeAlias<Ctx, Evt>;

class S1 : public SMTypes::Leaf
{
public:
   S1(const char* name, Ctx& ctx, SMTypes::Node* parent) : SMTypes::Leaf(name, ctx, parent)
   {
   }

   // onEntry and onExit can be optionally defined for any node
   void onEntry() override
   {
       // Do on entry action here
   }

   void createTransitionTable() override;
};

class S2 : public SMTypes::Leaf
{
public:
   S2(const char* name, Ctx& ctx, SMTypes::Node* parent) : SMTypes::Leaf(name, ctx, parent)
   {
   }

   void createTransitionTable() override;
};

class RootState : public SMTypes::Composite
{
public:
   RootState(const char* name, Ctx& ctx, SMTypes::Node* parent)
       : SMTypes::Composite(name, ctx, parent, &m_s1),
         m_s1("s1", ctx, this),
         m_s2("s2", ctx, this)
   {
   }

   // onEntry and onExit can be optionally defined for any node
   void onExit() override
   {
       // Do on exit action here
   }

   S1 m_s1;  // Initial State (See constructor)
   S2 m_s2;

   void createTransitionTable() override;
};

/*
* We put the definitions of createTransitionTable() after RootState due to
* using a forward declaration.
*
* Additionally, we only want to use references (not pointers) in these functions.
* Actions and guards capture by reference, so pointers and other local variables
* will return garbage when evaluated.
*
*/

void S1::createTransitionTable()
{
   // We only can use references (not pointers) here!
   // See above for explanation.
   RootState& rs = *m_ctx.m_root;

   // Don't forget the & on the destination!
   addRow(Evt::E1, &rs.m_s2, ROOST_NO_ACTION, ROOST_NO_GUARD);
}

void S2::createTransitionTable()
{
   // We only can use references (not pointers) here!
   // See above for explanation.
   RootState& rs = *m_ctx.m_root;

   // Don't forget the & on the destination!
   addRow(Evt::E2, &rs.m_s1, ROOST_NO_ACTION, ROOST_NO_GUARD);
}

void RootState::createTransitionTable()
{
   // We only can use references (not pointers) here!
   // See above for explanation.
   RootState& rs = *m_ctx.m_root;

   // Don't forget the & on the destination!
   addRow(Evt::E3, &rs.m_s2, ROOST_NO_ACTION, ROOST_NO_GUARD);
}

int main(int, char**)
{
   Ctx       ctx;
   RootState root("root", ctx, nullptr);

   // Very important to set root pointer!
   ctx.m_root = &root;

   SMTypes::StateMachine backend("Backend", &root, roost::make_unique<SMTypes::PrintingSpy>());

   if (!backend.init())
   {
       std::cerr << "Could not initialize!" << std::endl;
       return -1;
   }

   backend.handleEvent(Evt::E1);
   backend.handleEvent(Evt::E2);
   backend.handleEvent(Evt::E3);

   return 0;
}

CMake External Project

Add this to your current project quickly with an external project add in CMake:

set(ROOST_HSM_PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/externals/roost-hsm-lib )
set(ROOST_HSM_LIB ${ROOST_HSM_PREFIX}/src/roost-hsm-lib-build/lib )
set(ROOST_HSM_INCLUDE ${ROOST_HSM_PREFIX}/src/roost-hsm-lib/lib/include )

ExternalProject_Add(
        roost-hsm-lib
        GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/akiscode/roost_hsm.git"
        GIT_TAG v1.0.0
        PREFIX ${ROOST_HSM_PREFIX}
        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DPRODUCTION_BUILD=ON ../roost-hsm-lib
        BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build .
        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
        CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${ROOST_HSM_LIB}/${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES}roosthsm.a"
)

add_library(roost-hsm STATIC IMPORTED )

add_dependencies(roost-hsm roost-hsm-lib)

include_directories("${ROOST_HSM_INCLUDE}")

set_target_properties(roost-hsm PROPERTIES
        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${ROOST_HSM_LIB}/${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES}roosthsm.a"
)

# Usage:
# add_executable(app1 ....);
# target_link_libraries(app1 roost-hsm ...);

Commercial Support

If you want commercial support, feel free to contact: dev@akiscode.com

License

Unless otherwise specified, the code in this project is governed under the provisions found in LICENSE.