working on route actions:

start block of route should only be freed, if corresponding action is fired.
  however, train should not be available from previous start block after route has finished.

pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>de.srsoftware</groupId>
 	<artifactId>web4rail</artifactId>
-	<version>0.9.18</version>
+	<version>0.9.19</version>
 	<name>Web4Rail</name>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<description>Java Model Railway Control</description>

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Plan.java

@@ -550,8 +550,12 @@ public class Plan implements Constants{
 	 * @return
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
-	public Tile place(Tile tile) throws IOException {
+	public Tile place(Tile tile) {
-		stream("place "+tile.tag(null));
+		try {
+			stream("place "+tile.tag(null));
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 		return tile;
 	}
 

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Route.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.Action.Context;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.ActionList;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.ActivateRoute;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.FinishRoute;
-import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.FreeStartBlock;
+import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.FreePreviousBlocks;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.SetSignalsToStop;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.SetSpeed;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.conditions.Condition;
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Signal;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Tile;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Turnout;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Turnout.State;
-
 /**
  * A route is a vector of tiles that leads from one block to another.
  * 
@@ -131,8 +130,12 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 	 * @throws IOException 
 	 */
 	public void activate() throws IOException {
-		LOG.debug("{} aktiviert.",this);
+		for (Tile tile : path) {
-		for (Tile tile : path) tile.train(train);
+			if (!(tile instanceof Block)) tile.train(train);
+		}
+		train.heading(endDirection.inverse());
+		endBlock.train(train);
+		startBlock.trailingTrain(train);
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -301,8 +304,8 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 		if (!contacts.isEmpty()) {
 			Contact lastContact = contacts.lastElement(); 
 			add(lastContact.trigger(), new SetSpeed()); 
-			add(lastContact.trigger(), new FreeStartBlock());
 			add(lastContact.trigger(), new FinishRoute());
+			add(lastContact.trigger(), new FreePreviousBlocks());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -331,16 +334,14 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 		return endBlock;
 	}	
 	
-	public void finish() throws IOException {
+	public void finish() {
-		train.route = null;		
+		reset();
-		unlock();
+		train.block(endBlock, false);
-		endBlock.train(train.heading(endDirection.inverse()));
+		train.heading(endDirection.inverse());
-		train = null;
 	}
 	
-
+	public boolean fireSetupActions(Context context) {
-	public void fireSetupActions(Context context) {
+		return setupActions.fire(context);
-		setupActions.fire(context);
 	}
 	
 	public boolean free() {
@@ -350,11 +351,6 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 		return true;
 	}
 	
-	public Route freeStartBlock() throws IOException {
-		startBlock.train(null);
-		return this;
-	}
-	
 	private String generateName() {
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 		for (int i=0; i<path.size();i++) {
@@ -494,12 +490,8 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 		ArrayList<Tile> lockedTiles = new ArrayList<Tile>();
 		try {
 			for (Tile tile : path) lockedTiles.add(tile.lock(this));
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
-			for (Tile tile: lockedTiles) try {
+			for (Tile tile: lockedTiles) tile.unlock();
-				tile.unlock();
-			} catch (IOException inner) {
-				LOG.warn("Was not able to unlock {}!",tile,inner);
-			}
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
@@ -541,6 +533,18 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 		return win;
 	}
 	
+	public void reset() {
+		new SetSignalsToStop().fire(new Context(this));
+		for (Tile tile : path) {
+			if (!(tile instanceof Block)) tile.unlock();
+		}
+		if (endBlock.route() == this) endBlock.lock(null);
+		if (startBlock.route() == this) startBlock.lock(null);
+		train.heading(startDirection);
+		train.block(startBlock, false);
+		if (train.route == this) train.route = null;
+	}
+
 	public static void saveAll(Collection<Route> routes, String filename) throws IOException {
 		BufferedWriter file = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(filename));
 		file.write("{\""+ROUTES+"\":[\n");
@@ -560,7 +564,7 @@ public class Route implements Constants{
 		if (lastTile instanceof Turnout) addTurnout((Turnout) lastTile,state);
 	}
 	
-	public boolean setSignals(String state) throws IOException {
+	public boolean setSignals(String state) {
 		for (Signal signal : signals) {
 			if (!signal.state(state == null ? Signal.GO : state)) return false;
 		}

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/Action.java

@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public abstract class Action implements Constants {
 		public Context(Train train) {
 			this.train = train;
 		}
+
+		public Context(Route route) {
+			this.route = route;
+			train = route.train;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public Action() {
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ public abstract class Action implements Constants {
 	
 	public static Action create(String type) {
 		try {
+			if (type.equals("FreeStartBlock")) type = FreePreviousBlocks.class.getSimpleName();
 			return (Action) Class.forName(PREFIX+"."+type).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ public abstract class Action implements Constants {
 			ConditionalAction.class,
 			SetSpeed.class,
 			SetSignalsToStop.class,
-			FreeStartBlock.class,
+			FreePreviousBlocks.class,
 			FinishRoute.class,
 			TurnTrain.class,
 			StopAuto.class,

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ActionList.java

@@ -121,15 +121,16 @@ public class ActionList extends Vector<Action> implements Constants{
 	
 	public boolean fire(Context context) {
 		LOG.debug("Firing {}",this);
-
+		boolean success = true;
 		for (Action action : this) {
 			try {
-				action.fire(context);
+				success &= action.fire(context);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				LOG.warn("Action did not fire properly: {}",action,e);
+				success = false;
 			}
 		}
-		return true;
+		return success;
 	}
 
 	public int id() {

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/FinishRoute.java

@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import de.srsoftware.web4rail.Route;
+
 public class FinishRoute extends Action {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean fire(Context context) throws IOException {
-		context.route.finish();
+		Route route = context.route;
+		if (route != null) route.finish();
 		return true;
 	}
 }

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/FreePreviousBlocks.java

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-public class FreeStartBlock extends Action {
+public class FreePreviousBlocks extends Action {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean fire(Context context) throws IOException {
-		context.route.freeStartBlock();
+		if (context.train != null) context.train.resetPreviousBlocks();
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	}
 }

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/SetSignalsToStop.java

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Signal;
 
 public class SetSignalsToStop extends Action {
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean fire(Context context) throws IOException {
+	public boolean fire(Context context) {
 		context.route.setSignals(Signal.STOP);
 		return true;
 	}

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/moving/Train.java

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Input;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Label;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Select;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Block;
-import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tiles.Signal;
 
 public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Train.class);
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 
 
 	private Block block = null;
+	private Vector<Block> previousBlocks = new Vector<Block>();
 		
 	private class Autopilot extends Thread{
 		boolean stop = false;
@@ -149,6 +149,47 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 		return t("Unknown action: {}",params.get(ACTION));
 	}
 
+	private Route chooseRoute(Context context) {		HashSet<Route> routes = block.routes();
+		Vector<Route> availableRoutes = new Vector<Route>();
+		for (Route rt : routes) {
+			if (rt == route) continue; // andere Route als zuvor wählen
+			if (rt.path().firstElement() != block) continue; // keine Route wählen, die nicht vom aktuellen Block des Zuges startet
+			if (direction != null && rt.startDirection != direction) { // Route ist entgegen der Startrichtung des Zuges
+				if (!pushPull || !block.turnAllowed) { // Zug ist kein Wendezug oder Block erlaubt kein Wenden
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+			if (!rt.free()) { // keine belegten Routen wählen
+				LOG.debug("{} is not free!",rt);
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!rt.allowed(context)) continue;
+			availableRoutes.add(rt);
+		}
+		Random rand = new Random();
+		if (availableRoutes.isEmpty()) return null;
+		return availableRoutes.get(rand.nextInt(availableRoutes.size()));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int compareTo(Train o) {
+		return name().compareTo(o.toString());
+	}
+
+	public String directedName() {
+		String result = name();
+		if (direction == null) return result;
+		switch (direction) {
+		case NORTH:
+		case WEST:
+			return '←'+result;
+		case SOUTH:
+		case EAST:
+			return result+'→';
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	private Object dropCar(HashMap<String, String> params) {
 		String carId = params.get(CAR_ID);
 		if (carId != null) cars.remove(Car.get(carId));
@@ -188,10 +229,18 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 		return block;
 	}
 	
-	public void block(Block block) throws IOException {
+	public Train block(Block block, boolean resetPreviousBlocks) {
+		if (this.block == block) return this; // nothing to update
+		if (this.block != null) {
+			this.block.trailingTrain(this);
+			previousBlocks.add(this.block);
+		}
 		this.block = block;
+		block.train(this);
+		if (resetPreviousBlocks) resetPreviousBlocks();
+		return this;
 	}
-	
+
 	private Tag carList() {
 		Tag locoProp = new Tag("li").content(t("Cars:"));
 		Tag locoList = new Tag("ul").clazz("carlist");
@@ -235,6 +284,7 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 	
 	public Train heading(Direction dir) {
 		direction = dir;
+		if (block != null) plan.place(block);
 		return this;
 	}	
 	
@@ -353,17 +403,7 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 	}
 
 	public String name() {
-		String result = (name != null ? name : locos.firstElement().name());
+		return (name != null ? name : locos.firstElement().name());
-		if (direction == null) return result;
-		switch (direction) {
-		case NORTH:
-		case WEST:
-			return '←'+result;
-		case SOUTH:
-		case EAST:
-			return result+'→';
-		}
-		return result;
 	}
 	
 	private Train name(String newName) {
@@ -438,7 +478,20 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 			return t("{} stopping at next block.",this);
 		} else return t("autopilot not active.");
 	}
+
+	public void removeFromBlock(Block block) {
+		if (block.train() == this) block.train(null);
+		if (this.block == block) this.block = null;
+		previousBlocks.remove(block);		
+	}
 	
+	public void resetPreviousBlocks() {
+		for (Block block : previousBlocks) {
+			if (block.train() == this || block.trailingTrain() == this) block.unlock();
+		}
+		previousBlocks.clear();
+	}
+
 	public static void saveAll(String filename) throws IOException {
 		BufferedWriter file = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(filename));
 		for (Entry<Integer, Train> entry:trains.entrySet()) {
@@ -468,44 +521,25 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 	
 	public String start() throws IOException {
 		if (block == null) return t("{} not in a block",this);
-		if (route != null) route.unlock().setSignals(Signal.STOP);
+		if (route != null) route.reset(); // reset route previously chosen
-		HashSet<Route> routes = block.routes();
-		Vector<Route> availableRoutes = new Vector<Route>();
 		Context context = new Context(this);
-		for (Route rt : routes) {
+		route = chooseRoute(context);
-			if (rt == route) continue; // andere Route als zuvor wählen
+		if (route == null) return t("No free routes from {}",block);
-			if (rt.path().firstElement() != block) continue; // keine Route wählen, die nicht vom aktuellen Block des Zuges startet
-			if (direction != null && rt.startDirection != direction) { // Route ist entgegen der Startrichtung des Zuges
-				if (!pushPull || !block.turnAllowed) { // Zug ist kein Wendezug oder Block erlaubt kein Wenden
-					continue;
-				}
-			}
-			if (!rt.free()) { // keine belegten Routen wählen
-				LOG.debug("{} is not free!",rt);
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (!rt.allowed(context)) continue;
-			availableRoutes.add(rt);
-		}
-		Random rand = new Random();
-		if (availableRoutes.isEmpty()) return t("No free routes from {}",block);
-		route = availableRoutes.get(rand.nextInt(availableRoutes.size()));
 		
 		if (!route.lock()) return t("Was not able to lock {}",route);
-		String error = null;
 		if (direction != route.startDirection) turn();
+		
+		String error = null;
 		if (!route.setTurnouts()) error = t("Was not able to set all turnouts!");
-		route.fireSetupActions(context);
+		if (error == null && !route.fireSetupActions(context)) error = t("Was not able to fire all setup actions of route!");
 		if (error == null && !route.setSignals(null)) error = t("Was not able to set all signals!");
 		if (error == null && !route.train(this)) error = t("Was not able to assign {} to {}!",this,route);
-		if (error == null) {
+		if (error != null) {
-			setSpeed(128);
+			route.reset();
-			return t("Started {}",this);
+			return error;
 		}
-		route.unlock();
+		setSpeed(128);
-		this.block.train(this); // re-set train on previous block
+		return t("Started {}",this);
-		this.route = null;
-		return error;				
 	}
 	
 	private Object stopNow() {
@@ -537,9 +571,7 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 			direction = direction.inverse();
 			for (Locomotive loco : locos) loco.turn(); 
 		}
-		if (block != null) try {
+		if (block != null) plan.place(block.train(this));
-			plan.place(block.train(this));
-		} catch (IOException e) {}
 		return t("{} turned.",this);
 	}
 
@@ -559,9 +591,4 @@ public class Train implements Comparable<Train>,Constants {
 
 		return this;
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int compareTo(Train o) {
-		return name().compareTo(o.toString());
-	}
 }

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Block.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public abstract class Block extends StretchableTile{
 	
 	private static final String ALLOW_TURN = "allowTurn";
 	public boolean turnAllowed = false;
+	private Train trailingTrain = null;
 	
 	private static final String TRAIN = Train.class.getSimpleName();
 	
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ public abstract class Block extends StretchableTile{
 	
 	@Override
 	public boolean free() {
-		return train == null && super.free();
+		return super.free() && trailingTrain == null;
 	}
-	
+		
 	@Override
 	public JSONObject json() {
 		JSONObject json = super.json();
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public abstract class Block extends StretchableTile{
 		turnAllowed = json.has(ALLOW_TURN) && json.getBoolean(ALLOW_TURN);
 		if (json.has(TRAIN)) {
 			Train tr = Train.get(json.getInt(TRAIN)); 
-			train(tr);
+			train(tr.block(this, false));
 		}
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -91,9 +92,11 @@ public abstract class Block extends StretchableTile{
 	@Override
 	public Tag tag(Map<String, Object> replacements) throws IOException {
 		if (replacements == null) replacements = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-		replacements.put("%text%",train == null ? name : train.name());
+		replacements.put("%text%",name);
+		if (trailingTrain != null) replacements.put("%text%","("+trailingTrain.name()+")");
+		if (train != null) replacements.put("%text%",train.directedName());
 		Tag tag = super.tag(replacements);
-		if (train != null) tag.clazz(tag.get("class")+" occupied");
+		if (train != null || trailingTrain != null) tag.clazz(tag.get("class")+" occupied");
 		return tag;
 	}
 	
@@ -107,11 +110,20 @@ public abstract class Block extends StretchableTile{
 		return getClass().getSimpleName()+"("+name+") @ ("+x+","+y+")";
 	}
 	
-	public Tile train(Train newTrain) throws IOException {
+	public void trailingTrain(Train train) {
-		if (train == newTrain) return this;
+		trailingTrain = train;
-		if (train != null) train.block(null); // vorherigen Zug rauswerfen
+		this.train = null;
-		if (newTrain != null) newTrain.block(this);
+		plan.place(this);
-		return super.train(newTrain);
+	}
+
+	public Train trailingTrain() {
+		return trailingTrain;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void unlock() {
+		trailingTrain = null;
+		super.unlock();
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -119,14 +131,14 @@ public abstract class Block extends StretchableTile{
 		if (params.containsKey(NAME)) name=params.get(NAME);
 		if (params.containsKey(TRAIN)) {
 			int trainId = Integer.parseInt(params.get(TRAIN));
-			Train t = Train.get(trainId);
+			if (trainId == 0) {
-			if (t != null) {
+				train(null);
-				Block oldBlock = t.block();
+			} else {
-				if (oldBlock != null) oldBlock.train(null);
+				Train t = Train.get(trainId);
-				train(t);
+				if (t != null) train = t.block(this,true);
-			}			
+			}
 		}
 		turnAllowed = params.containsKey(ALLOW_TURN) && params.get(ALLOW_TURN).equals("on");
 		return super.update(params);
-	}	
+	}
 }

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Relay.java

@@ -181,10 +181,8 @@ public class Relay extends Tile implements Device{
 				@Override
 				public void onSuccess() {
 					super.onSuccess();
-					try {
+					Relay.this.state = newState;
-						Relay.this.state = newState;
+					plan.place(Relay.this);
-						plan.place(Relay.this);
-					} catch (IOException e) {}
 				}
 
 				@Override

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Signal.java

@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ public abstract class Signal extends Tile{
 	
 	public abstract boolean isAffectedFrom(Direction dir);
 
-	public boolean state(String state) throws IOException {
+	public boolean state(String state) {
 		this.state = state;
-		plan.stream("place "+tag(null));
+		try {
+			plan.stream("place "+tag(null));
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 	

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Tile.java

@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ public abstract class Tile implements Constants{
 	}
 
 	public boolean free() {
-		return (!disabled) && route == null;
+		if (disabled) return false;
+		if (route != null) return false;
+		if (train != null) return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 	
 	public int height() {
@@ -160,8 +163,9 @@ public abstract class Tile implements Constants{
 		return this;
 	}
 	
-	public Tile lock(Route lockingRoute) throws IOException {
+	public Tile lock(Route lockingRoute) {
-		if (route != null && route != lockingRoute) throw new IllegalStateException(this.toString());
+		if (route == lockingRoute) return this;
+		if (route != null && lockingRoute != null) throw new IllegalStateException(this.toString());
 		route = lockingRoute;
 		return plan.place(this);
 	}
@@ -353,12 +357,13 @@ public abstract class Tile implements Constants{
 		return train;
 	}
 	
-	public Tile train(Train train) throws IOException {
+	public Tile train(Train train) {
+		if (this.train == train) return this; // nothing to update
 		this.train = train;		
 		return plan.place(this);
 	}	
 
-	public void unlock() throws IOException {
+	public void unlock() {
 		route = null;
 		train = null;
 		plan.place(this);

src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Turnout.java

@@ -149,10 +149,8 @@ public abstract class Turnout extends Tile implements Device{
 				@Override
 				public void onSuccess() {
 					super.onSuccess();
-					try {
+					Turnout.this.state = newState;
-						Turnout.this.state = newState;
+					plan.place(Turnout.this);
-						plan.place(Turnout.this);
-					} catch (IOException e) {}
 				}
 
 				@Override