feat: update to actsv45.0.0#4272
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThis PR implements a large-scale Acts API migration across the sPHENIX tracking software, replacing surface transform calls with the newer ChangesActs Surface Transform and Geometry Coordinate API Migration
Acts Measurement Container and Track Indexing Standardization
Acts Space Point Proxy and Seeding Infrastructure Modernization
Geometry Construction and Propagator Options Refactoring
Interface Simplification and Build System Updates
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offline/packages/trackbase/sPHENIXActsDetectorElement.cc (1)
17-17:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winAdd null/end guards before dereferencing alignment context and layer map.
Line 17 and Lines 20-23 can dereference invalid iterators/pointers and hard-crash when geometry/context is incomplete. Please fail gracefully before accessing these objects.
As per coding guidelines "**/*.{cc,cpp,cxx,c}: Prioritize correctness, memory safety, error handling, and thread-safety."Proposed fix
- unsigned int sphlayer = base_layer_map.find(volume)->second + layer / 2 - 1; + const auto baseIt = base_layer_map.find(volume); + if (baseIt == base_layer_map.end()) + { + std::cout << PHWHERE << " Missing base_layer_map entry for volume " << volume << std::endl; + exit(1); + } + unsigned int sphlayer = baseIt->second + layer / 2 - 1; @@ - const alignmentTransformationContainer* transformContainer = ctxt.get<alignmentTransformationContainer*>(); + const alignmentTransformationContainer* transformContainer = ctxt.get<alignmentTransformationContainer*>(); + if (!transformContainer) + { + std::cout << PHWHERE << " Missing alignmentTransformationContainer in geometry context" << std::endl; + exit(1); + }Also applies to: 20-23
offline/packages/trackbase/ActsGsfTrackFittingAlgorithm.h (1)
150-157:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winPreserve source compatibility for the new GSF parameter.
This new required parameter breaks every existing caller of
makeGsfFitterFunction(...), including ones that previously relied on the default logger argument. Please either default it here to the existing internal value or document the migration before merge. As per coding guidelines:If interfaces change, ask for compatibility notes and any needed downstream updates.🔧 Compatibility-preserving change
makeGsfFitterFunction( const std::shared_ptr<const Acts::TrackingGeometry>& trackingGeometry, std::shared_ptr<const Acts::MagneticFieldProvider> magneticField, BetheHeitlerApprox betheHeitlerApprox, std::size_t maxComponents, double weightCutoff, MixtureReductionAlgorithm finalReductionMethod, bool abortOnError, - bool disableAllMaterialHandling, double reverseFilteringCovarianceScaling, + bool disableAllMaterialHandling, + double reverseFilteringCovarianceScaling = 100., const Acts::Logger& logger = *Acts::getDefaultLogger("GSF", Acts::Logging::FATAL));offline/packages/trackreco/ActsAlignmentStates.cc (1)
128-146:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winAdd dimension check before processing measurements.
The code mixes dynamic dimension handling (
state.calibratedSize()) with static 2D assumptions. Lines 131–132 unconditionally readmeasurement.parameters()[0]and[1], while line 146 forces the projected state intoActs::Vector2. Although sPHENIX currently creates only 2D measurements, ACTS supports arbitrary dimensions including 1D. If 1D calibrated measurements ever reach this code path, it will either read past the measurement boundary or trigger an Eigen size assertion.🛡️ Suggested guard
const auto measurement = measurements.getMeasurement(sl.index()); +if (state.calibratedSize() != 2) +{ + return true; +} localMeas(0) = measurement.parameters()[0]; localMeas(1) = measurement.parameters()[1];offline/packages/trackbase/IBaseDetector.h (1)
35-45:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winDocument the
IBaseDetectorAPI break for downstream detectors.Removing
finalize(...)from this installed interface is a source-breaking change for any external detector implementation built againsttrackbaseheaders. Please add migration notes or a compatibility shim before merge so downstream integrations know how to adapt.As per coding guidelines:
**/*.{h,hpp,hxx,hh}: “If interfaces change, ask for compatibility notes and any needed downstream updates.”offline/packages/trackreco/PHActsSiliconSeeding.cc (1)
204-205:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winThe widened MVTX strobe window will duplicate seeds across neighboring passes.
runSeeder()already iterates each strobe independently, but this filter now feeds hits fromstrobe - 1,strobe, andstrobe + 1into every pass. Becausem_seedContaineris only reset once per event and there is no dedup before insert, the same MVTX triplet can be seeded multiple times and paired with different INTT combinations.Suggested fix
- if (abs(strobeId - strobe) > 1) + if (strobeId != strobe) { continue; }Also applies to: 1431-1434
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| const auto cov = fixedMeasurement.covariance(); | ||
| const TrkrDefs::cluskey cluskey = sl.cluskey(); | ||
| const uint8_t layer = TrkrDefs::getLayer(cluskey); | ||
| const double misalignmentFactor = gctx.get<alignmentTransformationContainer*>()->getMisalignmentFactor(layer); |
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Guard or document the geometry-context extension requirement.
Line 23 dereferences gctx.get<alignmentTransformationContainer*>() unconditionally. This pattern appears in several files (MakeSourceLinks.cc, sPHENIXActsDetectorElement.cc), but lacks explicit checks. Calibrator.h does not document whether this extension is guaranteed to exist. If absent on any calibration path, this becomes a null-pointer dereference.
Either (1) add a safety check with a fallback (e.g., misalignmentFactor = 1.0), or (2) add a header comment documenting that the caller must ensure the extension is registered in gctx before calling calibrate().
| Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint * Acts::UnitConstants::cm); | ||
| Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_mvtx_half_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint_mvtx_half * Acts::UnitConstants::cm); |
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Guard fitpoint_mvtx_half_local behind straight_line_fit.
fitpoint_mvtx_half is only assigned in the straight-line branch, but Lines 597-598 always transform it. On the helical-fit path this is an uninitialized read and undefined behavior.
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Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint * Acts::UnitConstants::cm);
-Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_mvtx_half_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint_mvtx_half * Acts::UnitConstants::cm);
fitpoint_local /= Acts::UnitConstants::cm;
-fitpoint_mvtx_half_local /= Acts::UnitConstants::cm;
+Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_mvtx_half_local = fitpoint_local;
+if (straight_line_fit)
+{
+ fitpoint_mvtx_half_local =
+ surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() *
+ (fitpoint_mvtx_half * Acts::UnitConstants::cm);
+ fitpoint_mvtx_half_local /= Acts::UnitConstants::cm;
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| Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint * Acts::UnitConstants::cm); | |
| Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_mvtx_half_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint_mvtx_half * Acts::UnitConstants::cm); | |
| Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_local = surf->localToGlobalTransform(_tGeometry->geometry().getGeoContext()).inverse() * (fitpoint * Acts::UnitConstants::cm); | |
| fitpoint_local /= Acts::UnitConstants::cm; | |
| Acts::Vector3 fitpoint_mvtx_half_local = fitpoint_local; | |
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| void ActsAlignmentStates::fillAlignmentStateMap( | ||
| const ActsTrackFittingAlgorithm::TrackContainer& tracks, | ||
| const std::vector<Acts::MultiTrajectoryTraits::IndexType>& tips, | ||
| const std::vector<Acts::TrackIndexType>& tips, | ||
| SvtxTrack* track, |
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In ACTS v45 TrackContainer, if a fit result returns std::vectorActs::TrackIndexType, what should be passed to MultiTrajectory::visitBackwards(...)—the track index itself or the track's tip state index?
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In ACTS, the MultiTrajectory::visitBackwards method requires the index of the last state (the tip state index) to begin the backward iteration [1][2][3]. It does not take the track index itself. When working with a container where you have obtained a track index (e.g., from a fit result or a track container), you must first retrieve the corresponding trajectory tip index associated with that track before calling visitBackwards. In the context of ActsExamples::Trajectories, for example, the tip indices are stored separately and used to access the trajectory states within the MultiTrajectory [4]. Therefore, you should pass the track's tip state index, not the track index. [1][2][3]
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- 1: https://acts.readthedocs.io/en/v28.2.0/api/class/class_acts_1_1_multi_trajectory.html
- 2: https://acts.readthedocs.io/en/v24.0.0/api/file/_multi_trajectory_8hpp.html
- 3: https://acts.readthedocs.io/en/v24.0.0/api/class/class_acts_1_1_multi_trajectory.html
- 4: https://eic-code-browser.sdcc.bnl.gov/lxr/source/acts/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/EventData/Trajectories.hpp
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Resolve the actual tip-state index before calling visitBackwards.
After switching tips to Acts::TrackIndexType, line 116 passes trackTip (a track index) directly to mj.visitBackwards(...). According to Acts API, visitBackwards requires the tip state index, not the track index. You must first retrieve the trajectory tip index associated with that track before calling visitBackwards.
Also applies to: lines 63–64, 116–123.
Remove hard-coded 2D assumption for measurements and states.
Lines 128–132 hard-code Acts::Vector2 for local measurements, reading exactly two parameters. However, line 143 uses state.calibratedSize() to dynamically determine the projector dimensions, and line 146 casts the result into a fixed Acts::Vector2. This creates a dimension mismatch: if calibratedSize() == 1 (1D strip detector), the extraction at lines 131–132 and the state vector at line 146 will fail or produce incorrect results. Use calibratedSize() consistently for both measurement extraction and state construction.
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| auto trackingGeometry = m_geometry->geometry().tGeometry; | ||
| Stepper stepper(field, m_overstepLimit); | ||
| Stepper stepper(field); | ||
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The overstep limit configuration is silently ignored.
The m_overstepLimit member is publicly settable (and actively used by PHActsVertexPropagator), but it is never applied during propagation. Both makePropagator() and makeFastPropagator() construct the stepper without threading this parameter, causing any configured overstep tuning to be lost. This silently degrades propagation behavior across all track propagation calls in this class.
The suggested fix location in the Stepper constructor should be verified against the Acts v45 API; however, the core issue—that configured overstep limits are not being applied—is confirmed and requires correction.
| std::shared_ptr<Acts::IMaterialDecorator> matDeco = nullptr; | ||
| if (materialFile.find(".json") != std::string::npos || | ||
| materialFile.find(".cbor") != std::string::npos) | ||
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| // Set up the converter first | ||
| Acts::MaterialMapJsonConverter::Config jsonGeoConvConfig; | ||
| // Set up the json-based decorator | ||
| matDeco = std::make_shared<const Acts::JsonMaterialDecorator>( | ||
| jsonGeoConvConfig, fileName, Acts::Logging::FATAL); | ||
| matDeco = std::make_shared<Acts::JsonMaterialDecorator>( | ||
| jsonGeoConvConfig, materialFile, Acts::Logging::FATAL); | ||
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| matDeco = std::make_shared<const Acts::MaterialWiper>(); | ||
| matDeco = std::make_shared<Acts::MaterialWiper>(); | ||
| } | ||
| config.materialDecorator = matDeco; |
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Do not silently drop material effects on unknown map paths.
This branch now falls back to Acts::MaterialWiper whenever materialFile lacks a .json/.cbor substring. In this same file, setMaterialResponseFile() can source the map from CDB, and those returned paths are not guaranteed to preserve that suffix. A valid material map can therefore turn into a no-material geometry with no failure signal, which will skew propagation and fitting.
Fail fast on unrecognized formats, or key this off an explicit material type instead of filename sniffing.
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- else
- {
- matDeco = std::make_shared<Acts::MaterialWiper>();
- }
+ else
+ {
+ throw std::runtime_error(
+ "Unsupported Acts material map format: " + materialFile +
+ ". Refusing to build geometry without material decoration.");
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| std::shared_ptr<Acts::IMaterialDecorator> matDeco = nullptr; | |
| if (materialFile.find(".json") != std::string::npos || | |
| materialFile.find(".cbor") != std::string::npos) | |
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| // Set up the converter first | |
| Acts::MaterialMapJsonConverter::Config jsonGeoConvConfig; | |
| // Set up the json-based decorator | |
| matDeco = std::make_shared<const Acts::JsonMaterialDecorator>( | |
| jsonGeoConvConfig, fileName, Acts::Logging::FATAL); | |
| matDeco = std::make_shared<Acts::JsonMaterialDecorator>( | |
| jsonGeoConvConfig, materialFile, Acts::Logging::FATAL); | |
| } | |
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| matDeco = std::make_shared<const Acts::MaterialWiper>(); | |
| matDeco = std::make_shared<Acts::MaterialWiper>(); | |
| } | |
| config.materialDecorator = matDeco; | |
| std::shared_ptr<Acts::IMaterialDecorator> matDeco = nullptr; | |
| if (materialFile.find(".json") != std::string::npos || | |
| materialFile.find(".cbor") != std::string::npos) | |
| { | |
| // Set up the converter first | |
| Acts::MaterialMapJsonConverter::Config jsonGeoConvConfig; | |
| // Set up the json-based decorator | |
| matDeco = std::make_shared<Acts::JsonMaterialDecorator>( | |
| jsonGeoConvConfig, materialFile, Acts::Logging::FATAL); | |
| } | |
| else | |
| { | |
| throw std::runtime_error( | |
| "Unsupported Acts material map format: " + materialFile + | |
| ". Refusing to build geometry without material decoration."); | |
| } | |
| config.materialDecorator = matDeco; |
| ACTS_LIBS = \ | ||
| -lActsCore \ | ||
| -lActsPluginTGeo \ | ||
| -lActsPluginRoot \ | ||
| -lActsExamplesDetectorTGeo \ | ||
| -lActsExamplesFramework |
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The ActsPluginRoot library is not actually linked.
ACTS_LIBS is defined to include -lActsPluginRoot (line 119), but libtrack_reco_la_LIBADD never references $(ACTS_LIBS). Instead, it manually lists only -lActsCore, -lActsExamplesDetectorTGeo, and -lActsExamplesFramework (lines 128–130), omitting -lActsPluginRoot entirely. If the v45 migration depends on this library, the target will fail to link or behave incorrectly.
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| Acts::Vector3 position(sp->x(), sp->y(), sp->z()); | ||
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| SeedContainer seeds = finder.createSeeds(m_seedFinderOptions, | ||
| spacePoints, create_coordinates); | ||
| auto seeds = finder->createSeeds(m_seedFinderOptions, spContainer); |
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Fix memory safety issue: RefHolder proxies outlive their backing containers.
Lines 118-128 create Acts::Seed<proxy_type> where proxy_type uses Acts::detail::RefHolder, meaning each seed holds references into container and spContainer. Both are stack-local variables destroyed at line 136 when runSeeder() returns. However, these seeds are immediately consumed in fillTrackSeedContainer() (called at line 111) where line 148 dereferences the proxy via sps[spid]->externalSpacePoint()->Id(), accessing memory from already-destroyed containers. Either materialize cluster keys and positions before returning from runSeeder(), or keep container and spContainer alive through the seed consumption in fillTrackSeedContainer().
| auto spVec = getSiliconSpacePoints(strobe); | ||
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Guard empty strobes before building rMiddleSPRange.
If getSiliconSpacePoints(strobe) returns no usable hits, every grid bin stays empty and minRange/maxRange keep their sentinel values. That still constructs an invalid Acts::Range1D<float> and calls createSeedsForGroup, so quiet empty strobes can turn into undefined seeding behavior instead of a clean skip.
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spTime += eventTimer->get_accumulated_time();
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h_nInputMeas->Fill(spVec.size());
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float minRange = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
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Verify Acts config normalization is applied to m_seedFinderCfg and m_gridCfg before use.
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This PR updates to Acts v45.0.0, which seems to fix the issues we saw in v44.0.0. Still some testing to do but initial tests suggest this is in better shape than the previous attempt
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Acts v45.0.0 Integration Update
Motivation
This PR updates the sPHENIX coresoftware to use Acts v45.0.0, which addresses issues observed in v44.0.0 and improves upon the previous integration attempt. The upgrade brings significant API improvements but introduces multiple breaking changes that require systematic refactoring across the tracking, reconstruction, and geometry modules.
Key Changes
Core API Updates:
Surface::transform(...)calls withSurface::localToGlobalTransform(...)across coordinate conversion operations (>15 files affected: geometry helpers, calibrators, evaluators, residual calculators, track fitters)Acts::MultiTrajectoryTraits::IndexTypetoActs::TrackIndexTypein track fitting and evaluation pipelinesActs::ConstVectorMultiTrajectorytoActs::VectorMultiTrajectory(non-const) in multiple fitter implementationsMeasurement & Calibration:
std::vector<Acts::BoundVariantMeasurement>definitions toActsExamples::MeasurementContainer(standardizes container types across modules)measurements.getMeasurement(index)andActs::visit_measurement()for handling variable measurement sizesprojectorSubspaceHelper().fullProjector()instead ofeffectiveProjector()Detector Geometry & Plugin Updates:
Acts::TGeoDetectorElementtoActsPlugins::TGeoDetectorElementin sPHENIX elementsActsandActsPluginsnamespaces for field-map factory functions-lActsPluginTGeowith-lActsPluginRootthroughout build systemSeeding & Space Points:
SpacePointProxy_type) instead of directSpacePointobjectsGridBinFinderfrom 2 to 3 bins in silicon seeding)SeedFinderOrthogonalandSeedFilterto operate on proxy-based space point containersGSF (Gaussian Sum Filter) & Propagation:
PHActsGSF.cc,TrackFittingAlgorithmFunctionsGsf.ccremoved from compilation)reverseFilteringCovarianceScalingparameter to GSF fitter options (default: 100.0)SphenixPropagatorOptionswith explicit actor/aborter configurationGeometry Context Management:
Acts::GeometryContext{transformMap}constructionActs::GeometryContext::dangerouslyDefaultConstruct()where applicableAlignmentTransformationto uselocalToGlobalTransform()for surface transform extractionBuild System & Header Organization:
ActsExamples/Utilities/OptionsFwd.hpp, replacing with direct forward declarations of Boost typesActs/Plugins/TGeo/toActsPlugins/Root/Risk Areas
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Reconstruction Behavior:
Library Dependencies:
ActsExamplesnamespace usage could affect external dependency builds if not alignedPerformance Considerations:
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