source: XIOS/dev/branch_openmp/src/node/axis.cpp @ 1460

#include "axis.hpp"

#include "attribute_template.hpp"
#include "object_template.hpp"
#include "group_template.hpp"
#include "message.hpp"
#include "type.hpp"
#include "context.hpp"
#include "context_client.hpp"
#include "context_server.hpp"
#include "xios_spl.hpp"
#include "server_distribution_description.hpp"
#include "client_server_mapping_distributed.hpp"
#include "distribution_client.hpp"

using namespace ep_lib;

namespace xios {

   /// ////////////////////// Definitions ////////////////////// ///

   CAxis::CAxis(void)
      : CObjectTemplate<CAxis>()
      , CAxisAttributes(), isChecked(false), relFiles()
      , areClientAttributesChecked_(false)
      , isClientAfterTransformationChecked(false)
      , hasBounds(false), isCompressible_(false)
      , numberWrittenIndexes_(), totalNumberWrittenIndexes_(), offsetWrittenIndexes_()
      , transformationMap_()
      , hasValue(false), hasLabel(false)
      , computedWrittenIndex_(false)
      , clients()
   {
   }

   CAxis::CAxis(const StdString & id)
      : CObjectTemplate<CAxis>(id)
      , CAxisAttributes(), isChecked(false), relFiles()
      , areClientAttributesChecked_(false)
      , isClientAfterTransformationChecked(false)
      , hasBounds(false), isCompressible_(false)
      , numberWrittenIndexes_(), totalNumberWrittenIndexes_(), offsetWrittenIndexes_()
      , transformationMap_()
      , hasValue(false), hasLabel(false)
      , computedWrittenIndex_(false)
      , clients()
   {
   }

   CAxis::~CAxis(void)
   { /* Ne rien faire de plus */ }

   std::map<StdString, ETranformationType> *CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr = 0;

   bool CAxis::initializeTransformationMap(std::map<StdString, ETranformationType>& m)
   {
     m["zoom_axis"] = TRANS_ZOOM_AXIS;
     m["interpolate_axis"] = TRANS_INTERPOLATE_AXIS;
     m["inverse_axis"] = TRANS_INVERSE_AXIS;
     m["reduce_domain"] = TRANS_REDUCE_DOMAIN_TO_AXIS;
     m["reduce_axis"] = TRANS_REDUCE_AXIS_TO_AXIS;
     m["extract_domain"] = TRANS_EXTRACT_DOMAIN_TO_AXIS;
     m["temporal_splitting"] = TRANS_TEMPORAL_SPLITTING;
     m["duplicate_scalar"] = TRANS_DUPLICATE_SCALAR_TO_AXIS;
   }

   bool CAxis::initializeTransformationMap()
   {
     if(CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr == 0) CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr = new std::map<StdString, ETranformationType>();
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["zoom_axis"]        = TRANS_ZOOM_AXIS;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["interpolate_axis"] = TRANS_INTERPOLATE_AXIS;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["inverse_axis"]     = TRANS_INVERSE_AXIS;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["reduce_domain"]    = TRANS_REDUCE_DOMAIN_TO_AXIS;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["extract_domain"]   = TRANS_EXTRACT_DOMAIN_TO_AXIS;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["reduce_axis"]      = TRANS_REDUCE_AXIS_TO_AXIS;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["temporal_splitting"] = TRANS_TEMPORAL_SPLITTING;
     (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr)["duplicate_scalar"] = TRANS_DUPLICATE_SCALAR_TO_AXIS;
   }

   ///---------------------------------------------------------------

   const std::set<StdString> & CAxis::getRelFiles(void) const
   {
      return (this->relFiles);
   }

   bool CAxis::IsWritten(const StdString & filename) const
   {
      return (this->relFiles.find(filename) != this->relFiles.end());
   }

   bool CAxis::isWrittenCompressed(const StdString& filename) const
   {
      return (this->relFilesCompressed.find(filename) != this->relFilesCompressed.end());
   }

   bool CAxis::isDistributed(void) const
   {
      bool distributed = (!this->begin.isEmpty() && !this->n.isEmpty() && (this->begin + this->n < this->n_glo)) ||
             (!this->n.isEmpty() && (this->n != this->n_glo));
      // A same stupid condition to make sure that if there is only one client, axis
      // should be considered to be distributed. This should be a temporary solution     
      distributed |= (1 == CContext::getCurrent()->client->clientSize);
      return distributed;
   }

   /*!
    * Test whether the data defined on the axis can be outputted in a compressed way.
    *
    * \return true if and only if a mask was defined for this axis
    */
   bool CAxis::isCompressible(void) const
   {
      return isCompressible_;
   }

   void CAxis::addRelFile(const StdString & filename)
   {
      this->relFiles.insert(filename);
   }

   void CAxis::addRelFileCompressed(const StdString& filename)
   {
      this->relFilesCompressed.insert(filename);
   }

   //----------------------------------------------------------------

   /*!
     Returns the number of indexes written by each server.
     \return the number of indexes written by each server
   */
   int CAxis::getNumberWrittenIndexes(ep_lib::MPI_Comm writtenCom)
   {
     int writtenSize;
     ep_lib::MPI_Comm_size(writtenCom, &writtenSize);
     return numberWrittenIndexes_[writtenSize];
   }

   /*!
     Returns the total number of indexes written by the servers.
     \return the total number of indexes written by the servers
   */
   int CAxis::getTotalNumberWrittenIndexes(ep_lib::MPI_Comm writtenCom)
   {
     int writtenSize;
     ep_lib::MPI_Comm_size(writtenCom, &writtenSize);
     return totalNumberWrittenIndexes_[writtenSize];
   }

   /*!
     Returns the offset of indexes written by each server.
     \return the offset of indexes written by each server
   */
   int CAxis::getOffsetWrittenIndexes(ep_lib::MPI_Comm writtenCom)
   {
     int writtenSize;
     ep_lib::MPI_Comm_size(writtenCom, &writtenSize);
     return offsetWrittenIndexes_[writtenSize];
   }

   CArray<int, 1>& CAxis::getCompressedIndexToWriteOnServer(ep_lib::MPI_Comm writtenCom)
   {
     int writtenSize;
     ep_lib::MPI_Comm_size(writtenCom, &writtenSize);
     return compressedIndexToWriteOnServer[writtenSize];
   }

   //----------------------------------------------------------------

      /*!
    * Compute the minimum buffer size required to send the attributes to the server(s).
    *
    * \return A map associating the server rank with its minimum buffer size.
    */
   std::map<int, StdSize> CAxis::getAttributesBufferSize(CContextClient* client, const std::vector<int>& globalDim, int orderPositionInGrid,
                                                         CServerDistributionDescription::ServerDistributionType distType)
   {

     std::map<int, StdSize> attributesSizes = getMinimumBufferSizeForAttributes(client);

//     bool isNonDistributed = (n_glo == n);
     bool isDistributed = (orderPositionInGrid == CServerDistributionDescription::defaultDistributedDimension(globalDim.size(), distType))
                         || (index.numElements() != n_glo);

     if (client->isServerLeader())
     {
       // size estimation for sendServerAttribut
       size_t size = 6 * sizeof(size_t);
       // size estimation for sendNonDistributedValue
       if (!isDistributed)
       {
//         size = std::max(size, CArray<double,1>::size(n_glo) + (isCompressible_ ? CArray<int,1>::size(n_glo) : 0));
         size += CArray<int,1>::size(n_glo);
         size += CArray<int,1>::size(n_glo);
         size += CArray<bool,1>::size(n_glo);
         size += CArray<double,1>::size(n_glo);
         if (hasBounds)
           size += CArray<double,2>::size(2*n_glo);
         if (hasLabel)
          size += CArray<StdString,1>::size(n_glo);
       }
       size += CEventClient::headerSize + getId().size() + sizeof(size_t);

       const std::list<int>& ranks = client->getRanksServerLeader();
       for (std::list<int>::const_iterator itRank = ranks.begin(), itRankEnd = ranks.end(); itRank != itRankEnd; ++itRank)
       {
         if (size > attributesSizes[*itRank])
           attributesSizes[*itRank] = size;
       }
       const std::list<int>& ranksNonLeaders = client->getRanksServerNotLeader();
       for (std::list<int>::const_iterator itRank = ranksNonLeaders.begin(), itRankEnd = ranksNonLeaders.end(); itRank != itRankEnd; ++itRank)
       {
         if (size > attributesSizes[*itRank])
           attributesSizes[*itRank] = size;
       }

     }

     if (isDistributed)
     {
       // size estimation for sendDistributedValue
       boost::unordered_map<int, vector<size_t> >::const_iterator it, ite = indSrv_[client->serverSize].end();
       for (it = indSrv_[client->serverSize].begin(); it != ite; ++it)
       {
         size_t size = 6 * sizeof(size_t);
         size += CArray<int,1>::size(it->second.size());
         size += CArray<int,1>::size(it->second.size());
         size += CArray<bool,1>::size(it->second.size());
         size += CArray<double,1>::size(it->second.size());
         if (hasBounds)
           size += CArray<double,2>::size(2 * it->second.size());
         if (hasLabel)
           size += CArray<StdString,1>::size(it->second.size());

         size += CEventClient::headerSize + getId().size() + sizeof(size_t);
         if (size > attributesSizes[it->first])
           attributesSizes[it->first] = size;
       }
     }

     return attributesSizes;
   }

   //----------------------------------------------------------------

   StdString CAxis::GetName(void)   { return (StdString("axis")); }
   StdString CAxis::GetDefName(void){ return (CAxis::GetName()); }
   ENodeType CAxis::GetType(void)   { return (eAxis); }

   //----------------------------------------------------------------

   CAxis* CAxis::createAxis()
   {
     CAxis* axis = CAxisGroup::get("axis_definition")->createChild();
     return axis;
   }

   /*!
     Check common attributes of an axis.
     This check should be done in the very beginning of work flow
   */
   void CAxis::checkAttributes(void)
   {
      if (this->n_glo.isEmpty())
        ERROR("CAxis::checkAttributes(void)",
              << "[ id = '" << getId() << "' , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << "' ] "
              << "The axis is wrongly defined, attribute 'n_glo' must be specified");
      StdSize size = this->n_glo.getValue();

      if (!this->index.isEmpty())
      {
        if (n.isEmpty()) n = index.numElements();

        // It's not so correct but if begin is not the first value of index 
        // then data on the local axis has user-defined distribution. In this case, begin has no meaning.
        if (begin.isEmpty()) begin = index(0);         
      }
      else 
      {
        if (!this->begin.isEmpty())
        {
          if (begin < 0 || begin > size - 1)
            ERROR("CAxis::checkAttributes(void)",
                  << "[ id = '" << getId() << "' , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << "' ] "
                  << "The axis is wrongly defined, attribute 'begin' (" << begin.getValue() << ") must be non-negative and smaller than size-1 (" << size - 1 << ").");
        }
        else this->begin.setValue(0);

        if (!this->n.isEmpty())
        {
          if (n < 0 || n > size)
            ERROR("CAxis::checkAttributes(void)",
                  << "[ id = '" << getId() << "' , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << "' ] "
                  << "The axis is wrongly defined, attribute 'n' (" << n.getValue() << ") must be non-negative and smaller than size (" << size << ").");
        }
        else this->n.setValue(size);

        {
          index.resize(n);
          for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) index(i) = i+begin;
        }
      }

      // Remove this check because it doen't make sense in case of a hole or overlapping axes
      if (!this->value.isEmpty())
      {
//        StdSize true_size = value.numElements();
//        if (this->n.getValue() != true_size)
//          ERROR("CAxis::checkAttributes(void)",
//                << "[ id = '" << getId() << "' , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << "' ] "
//                << "The axis is wrongly defined, attribute 'value' has a different size (" << true_size << ") than the one defined by the \'size\' attribute (" << n.getValue() << ").");
        this->hasValue = true;
      }

      this->checkBounds();

      CContext* context=CContext::getCurrent();
      if (context->hasClient)
      {
        this->checkData();
        this->checkZoom();
        this->checkMask();
        this->checkLabel();
      }
   }

   /*!
      Check the validity of data and fill in values if any.
   */
   void CAxis::checkData()
   {
      if (data_begin.isEmpty()) data_begin.setValue(0);

      if (data_n.isEmpty())
      {
        data_n.setValue(n);
      }
      else if (data_n.getValue() < 0)
      {
        ERROR("CAxis::checkData(void)",
              << "[ id = " << this->getId() << " , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << " ] "
              << "The data size should be strictly positive ('data_n' = " << data_n.getValue() << ").");
      }

      if (data_index.isEmpty())
      {
        data_index.resize(data_n);
        for (int i = 0; i < data_n; ++i) data_index(i) = i;
      }
   }

   /*!
     Check validity of zoom info and fill in values if any.
   */
   void CAxis::checkZoom(void)
   {
     if (global_zoom_begin.isEmpty()) global_zoom_begin.setValue(0);
     if (global_zoom_n.isEmpty()) global_zoom_n.setValue(n_glo.getValue());
     if (zoom_index.isEmpty())
     {
       zoom_index.setValue(index.getValue());
     }
     if (zoom_n.isEmpty()) zoom_n.setValue(n);
     if (zoom_begin.isEmpty()) zoom_begin.setValue(begin);
   }

    size_t CAxis::getGlobalWrittenSize(void)
    {
      if (zoomByIndex()) return  global_zoom_index.numElements();
      else return global_zoom_n ;
    }

   /*!
     Check validity of mask info and fill in values if any.
   */
   void CAxis::checkMask()
   {
      if (!mask.isEmpty())
      {
         if (mask.extent(0) != n)
           ERROR("CAxis::checkMask(void)",
                 << "[ id = " << this->getId() << " , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << " ] "
                 << "The mask does not have the same size as the local domain." << std::endl
                 << "Local size is " << n.getValue() << "." << std::endl
                 << "Mask size is " << mask.extent(0) << ".");
      }
      else // (mask.isEmpty())
      { // If no mask was defined, we create a default one without any masked point.
         mask.resize(n);
         for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
         {
           mask(i) = true;
         }
      }
   }

   /*!
     Check validity of bounds info and fill in values if any.
   */
   void CAxis::checkBounds()
   {
     if (!bounds.isEmpty())
     {
       if (bounds.extent(0) != 2 || bounds.extent(1) != n)
         ERROR("CAxis::checkAttributes(void)",
               << "The bounds array of the axis [ id = '" << getId() << "' , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << "' ] must be of dimension 2 x axis size." << std::endl
               << "Axis size is " << n.getValue() << "." << std::endl
               << "Bounds size is "<< bounds.extent(0) << " x " << bounds.extent(1) << ".");
       hasBounds = true;
     }
     else hasBounds = false;
   }

  void CAxis::checkLabel()
  {
    if (!label.isEmpty())
    {
      if (label.extent(0) != n)
        ERROR("CAxis::checkLabel(void)",
              << "The label array of the axis [ id = '" << getId() << "' , context = '" << CObjectFactory::GetCurrentContextId() << "' ] must be of dimension of axis size." << std::endl
              << "Axis size is " << n.getValue() << "." << std::endl
              << "label size is "<< label.extent(0)<<  " .");
      hasLabel = true;
    }
    else hasLabel = false;
  }

  /*!
    Check whether we can do compressed output
  */
  void CAxis::checkEligibilityForCompressedOutput()
  {
    // We don't check if the mask is valid here, just if a mask has been defined at this point.
    isCompressible_ = !mask.isEmpty();
  }

  /*
    Check whether we do zooming by indexing
    return true if do zooming by index
  */
  bool CAxis::zoomByIndex()
  {
    return (!global_zoom_index.isEmpty() && (0 != global_zoom_index.numElements()));
  }

  /*!
    Dispatch event from the lower communication layer then process event according to its type
  */
  bool CAxis::dispatchEvent(CEventServer& event)
  {
     if (SuperClass::dispatchEvent(event)) return true;
     else
     {
       switch(event.type)
       {
          case EVENT_ID_DISTRIBUTION_ATTRIBUTE :
            recvDistributionAttribute(event);
            return true;
            break;
         case EVENT_ID_NON_DISTRIBUTED_ATTRIBUTES:
           recvNonDistributedAttributes(event);
           return true;
           break;
         case EVENT_ID_DISTRIBUTED_ATTRIBUTES:
           recvDistributedAttributes(event);
           return true;
           break;
          default :
            ERROR("bool CAxis::dispatchEvent(CEventServer& event)",
                   << "Unknown Event");
          return false;
        }
     }
  }
  
  /*!
     Check attributes on client side (This name is still adequate???)
   */
   void CAxis::checkAttributesOnClient()
   {
     if (this->areClientAttributesChecked_) return;

     CContext* context=CContext::getCurrent();
     if (context->hasClient && !context->hasServer) this->checkAttributes();

     this->areClientAttributesChecked_ = true;
   }

   /*
     The (spatial) transformation sometimes can change attributes of an axis (e.g zoom can change mask or generate can change whole attributes)
     Therefore, we should recheck them.
   */
   void CAxis::checkAttributesOnClientAfterTransformation(const std::vector<int>& globalDim, int orderPositionInGrid,
                                                          CServerDistributionDescription::ServerDistributionType distType)
   {
     CContext* context=CContext::getCurrent() ;

     if (this->isClientAfterTransformationChecked) return;
     if (context->hasClient)
     {        
       if (orderPositionInGrid == CServerDistributionDescription::defaultDistributedDimension(globalDim.size(), distType))
         computeConnectedClients(globalDim, orderPositionInGrid, distType);
       else if (index.numElements() != n_glo) computeConnectedClients(globalDim, orderPositionInGrid,  CServerDistributionDescription::ROOT_DISTRIBUTION);
     }

     this->isClientAfterTransformationChecked = true;
   }

   /*
     Send all checked attributes to server? (We dont have notion of server any more so client==server)
     \param [in] globalDim global dimension of grid containing this axis
     \param [in] orderPositionInGrid the relative order of this axis in the grid (e.g grid composed of domain+axis -> orderPositionInGrid is 2)
     \param [in] distType distribution type of the server. For now, we only have band distribution.

   */
   void CAxis::sendCheckedAttributes(const std::vector<int>& globalDim, int orderPositionInGrid,
                                     CServerDistributionDescription::ServerDistributionType distType)
   {
     if (!this->areClientAttributesChecked_) checkAttributesOnClient();
     if (!this->isClientAfterTransformationChecked) checkAttributesOnClientAfterTransformation(globalDim, orderPositionInGrid, distType);
     CContext* context = CContext::getCurrent();

     if (this->isChecked) return;
     if (context->hasClient) sendAttributes(globalDim, orderPositionInGrid, distType);    

     this->isChecked = true;
   }

   /*!
    Send attributes from one client to other clients
    \param[in] globalDim global dimension of grid which contains this axis
    \param[in] order
  */
  void CAxis::sendAttributes(const std::vector<int>& globalDim, int orderPositionInGrid,
                             CServerDistributionDescription::ServerDistributionType distType)
  {
     sendDistributionAttribute(globalDim, orderPositionInGrid, distType);

     // if (index.numElements() == n_glo.getValue())
     if ((orderPositionInGrid == CServerDistributionDescription::defaultDistributedDimension(globalDim.size(), distType))
         || (index.numElements() != n_glo))
     {
       sendDistributedAttributes();       
     }
     else
     {
       sendNonDistributedAttributes();    
     }     
  }

  /*
    Compute the connection between group of clients (or clients/servers).
    (E.g: Suppose we have 2 group of clients in two model: A (client role) connect to B (server role),
    this function calculate number of clients B connect to one client of A)
     \param [in] globalDim global dimension of grid containing this axis
     \param [in] orderPositionInGrid the relative order of this axis in the grid (e.g grid composed of domain+axis -> orderPositionInGrid is 2)
     \param [in] distType distribution type of the server. For now, we only have band distribution.
  */
  void CAxis::computeConnectedClients(const std::vector<int>& globalDim, int orderPositionInGrid,
                                     CServerDistributionDescription::ServerDistributionType distType)
  {
    CContext* context = CContext::getCurrent();

    int nbSrvPools = (context->hasServer) ? (context->hasClient ? context->clientPrimServer.size() : 1) : 1;

    connectedServerRank_.clear();
    nbSenders.clear();

    for (int p = 0; p < nbSrvPools; ++p)
    {
      CContextClient* client = (0 != context->clientPrimServer.size()) ? context->clientPrimServer[p] : context->client;
      int nbServer = client->serverSize;
      int range, clientSize = client->clientSize;
      int rank = client->clientRank;

      if (connectedServerRank_.find(nbServer) == connectedServerRank_.end())
      {
        size_t ni = this->n.getValue();
        size_t ibegin = this->begin.getValue();
        size_t global_zoom_end = global_zoom_begin+global_zoom_n-1;
        size_t nZoomCount = 0;
        size_t nbIndex = index.numElements();

        // First of all, we should compute the mapping of the global index and local index of the current client
        if (globalLocalIndexMap_.empty())
        {
          for (size_t idx = 0; idx < nbIndex; ++idx)
          {
            globalLocalIndexMap_[index(idx)] = idx;
          }
        }

        // Calculate the compressed index if any
        std::set<int> writtenInd;
        if (isCompressible_)
        {
          for (int idx = 0; idx < data_index.numElements(); ++idx)
          {
            int ind = CDistributionClient::getAxisIndex(data_index(idx), data_begin, ni);

            if (ind >= 0 && ind < ni && mask(ind))
            {
              ind += ibegin;
              if (ind >= global_zoom_begin && ind <= global_zoom_end)
                writtenInd.insert(ind);
            }
          }
        }

        // Compute the global index of the current client (process) hold
        std::vector<int> nGlobAxis(1);
        nGlobAxis[0] = n_glo.getValue();

        size_t globalSizeIndex = 1, indexBegin, indexEnd;
        for (int i = 0; i < nGlobAxis.size(); ++i) globalSizeIndex *= nGlobAxis[i];
        indexBegin = 0;
        if (globalSizeIndex <= clientSize)
        {
          indexBegin = rank%globalSizeIndex;
          indexEnd = indexBegin;
        }
        else
        {
          for (int i = 0; i < clientSize; ++i)
          {
            range = globalSizeIndex / clientSize;
            if (i < (globalSizeIndex%clientSize)) ++range;
            if (i == client->clientRank) break;
            indexBegin += range;
          }
          indexEnd = indexBegin + range - 1;
        }

        CArray<size_t,1> globalIndex(index.numElements());
        for (size_t idx = 0; idx < globalIndex.numElements(); ++idx)
          globalIndex(idx) = index(idx);

        // Describe the distribution of server side

        CServerDistributionDescription serverDescription(nGlobAxis, nbServer, distType);

        std::vector<int> serverZeroIndex;
        serverZeroIndex = serverDescription.computeServerGlobalIndexInRange(std::make_pair<size_t,size_t>(indexBegin, indexEnd), 0);      

        std::list<int> serverZeroIndexLeader;
        std::list<int> serverZeroIndexNotLeader; 
        CContextClient::computeLeader(client->clientRank, client->clientSize, serverZeroIndex.size(), serverZeroIndexLeader, serverZeroIndexNotLeader);

        for (std::list<int>::iterator it = serverZeroIndexLeader.begin(); it != serverZeroIndexLeader.end(); ++it)
          *it = serverZeroIndex[*it];

        // Find out the connection between client and server side
        CClientServerMapping* clientServerMap = new CClientServerMappingDistributed(serverDescription.getGlobalIndexRange(), client->intraComm);
        clientServerMap->computeServerIndexMapping(globalIndex, nbServer);
        CClientServerMapping::GlobalIndexMap& globalIndexAxisOnServer = clientServerMap->getGlobalIndexOnServer();      

        indSrv_[nbServer].swap(globalIndexAxisOnServer);

        if (distType==CServerDistributionDescription::ROOT_DISTRIBUTION)
        {
          for(int i=1; i<nbServer; ++i) 
          {
            indSrv_[nbServer].insert(pair<int, vector<size_t> >(i,indSrv_[nbServer][0]) ) ;
          }

          serverZeroIndexLeader.clear() ;
        }

        CClientServerMapping::GlobalIndexMap::const_iterator it  = indSrv_[nbServer].begin(),
                                                             ite = indSrv_[nbServer].end();

        for (it = indSrv_[nbServer].begin(); it != ite; ++it) connectedServerRank_[nbServer].push_back(it->first);

        for (std::list<int>::const_iterator it = serverZeroIndexLeader.begin(); it != serverZeroIndexLeader.end(); ++it)
          connectedServerRank_[nbServer].push_back(*it);

         // Even if a client has no index, it must connect to at least one server and 
         // send an "empty" data to this server
         if (connectedServerRank_[nbServer].empty())
          connectedServerRank_[nbServer].push_back(client->clientRank % client->serverSize);

         nbSenders[nbServer] = CClientServerMapping::computeConnectedClients(client->serverSize, client->clientSize, client->intraComm, connectedServerRank_[nbServer]);

        delete clientServerMap;
      }
    }
  }

  /*
    Compute the index of data to write into file
    (Different from the previous version, this version of XIOS allows data be written into file (classical role),
    or transfered to another clients)
  */
  void CAxis::computeWrittenIndex()
  {  
    if (computedWrittenIndex_) return;
    computedWrittenIndex_ = true;

    CContext* context=CContext::getCurrent();      
    CContextServer* server = context->server; 

    // We describe the distribution of client (server) on which data are written
    std::vector<int> nBegin(1), nSize(1), nBeginGlobal(1), nGlob(1);
    nBegin[0]       = zoom_begin;
    nSize[0]        = zoom_n;   
    nBeginGlobal[0] = 0; 
    nGlob[0]        = n_glo;
    CDistributionServer srvDist(server->intraCommSize, nBegin, nSize, nBeginGlobal, nGlob); 
    const CArray<size_t,1>& writtenGlobalIndex  = srvDist.getGlobalIndex();

    // Because all written data are local on a client, 
    // we need to compute the local index on the server from its corresponding global index
    size_t nbWritten = 0, indGlo;      
    boost::unordered_map<size_t,size_t>::const_iterator itb = globalLocalIndexMap_.begin(),
                                                        ite = globalLocalIndexMap_.end(), it;          
    CArray<size_t,1>::const_iterator itSrvb = writtenGlobalIndex.begin(),
                                     itSrve = writtenGlobalIndex.end(), itSrv;  
    if (!zoomByIndex())
    {   
      for (itSrv = itSrvb; itSrv != itSrve; ++itSrv)
      {
        indGlo = *itSrv;
        if (ite != globalLocalIndexMap_.find(indGlo))
        {          
          ++nbWritten;
        }                 
      }

      localIndexToWriteOnServer.resize(writtenGlobalIndex.numElements());
//      localIndexToWriteOnServer.resize(nbWritten);

      nbWritten = 0;
      for (itSrv = itSrvb; itSrv != itSrve; ++itSrv)
      {
        indGlo = *itSrv;
        if (ite != globalLocalIndexMap_.find(indGlo))
        {
          localIndexToWriteOnServer(nbWritten) = globalLocalIndexMap_[indGlo];
          ++nbWritten;
        }                 
      }
    }
    else
    {
      nbWritten = 0;
      boost::unordered_map<size_t,size_t>::const_iterator itb = globalLocalIndexMap_.begin(),
                                                          ite = globalLocalIndexMap_.end(), it;
      for (int i = 0; i < zoom_index.numElements(); ++i)
      {
         if (ite != globalLocalIndexMap_.find(zoom_index(i)))
          ++nbWritten;
      }

      localIndexToWriteOnServer.resize(nbWritten);

      nbWritten = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < zoom_index.numElements(); ++i)
      {
         if (ite != globalLocalIndexMap_.find(zoom_index(i)))
         {
           localIndexToWriteOnServer(nbWritten) = globalLocalIndexMap_[zoom_index(i)];
           ++nbWritten;
         }
      }
    }

  }

  void CAxis::computeWrittenCompressedIndex(ep_lib::MPI_Comm writtenComm)
  {
    int writtenCommSize;
    ep_lib::MPI_Comm_size(writtenComm, &writtenCommSize);
    if (compressedIndexToWriteOnServer.find(writtenCommSize) != compressedIndexToWriteOnServer.end())
      return;

    if (isCompressible())
    {
      size_t nbWritten = 0, indGlo;
      CContext* context=CContext::getCurrent();      
      CContextServer* server = context->server; 

      // We describe the distribution of client (server) on which data are written
      std::vector<int> nBegin(1), nSize(1), nBeginGlobal(1), nGlob(1);
      nBegin[0]       = zoom_begin;
      nSize[0]        = zoom_n;   
      nBeginGlobal[0] = 0; 
      nGlob[0]        = n_glo;
      CDistributionServer srvDist(server->intraCommSize, nBegin, nSize, nBeginGlobal, nGlob); 
      const CArray<size_t,1>& writtenGlobalIndex  = srvDist.getGlobalIndex();
      boost::unordered_map<size_t,size_t>::const_iterator itb = globalLocalIndexMap_.begin(),
                                                          ite = globalLocalIndexMap_.end(), it;   

      CArray<size_t,1>::const_iterator itSrvb = writtenGlobalIndex.begin(),
                                       itSrve = writtenGlobalIndex.end(), itSrv;
      boost::unordered_map<size_t,size_t> localGlobalIndexMap;
      for (itSrv = itSrvb; itSrv != itSrve; ++itSrv)
      {
        indGlo = *itSrv;
        if (ite != globalLocalIndexMap_.find(indGlo))
        {
          localGlobalIndexMap[localIndexToWriteOnServer(nbWritten)] = indGlo;
          ++nbWritten;
        }                 
      }

      nbWritten = 0;
      for (int idx = 0; idx < data_index.numElements(); ++idx)
      {
        if (localGlobalIndexMap.end() != localGlobalIndexMap.find(data_index(idx)))
        {
          ++nbWritten;
        }
      }

      compressedIndexToWriteOnServer[writtenCommSize].resize(nbWritten);
      nbWritten = 0;
      for (int idx = 0; idx < data_index.numElements(); ++idx)
      {
        if (localGlobalIndexMap.end() != localGlobalIndexMap.find(data_index(idx)))
        {
          compressedIndexToWriteOnServer[writtenCommSize](nbWritten) = localGlobalIndexMap[data_index(idx)];
          ++nbWritten;
        }
      }

      numberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize] = nbWritten;
      if (isDistributed())
      {
             
        ep_lib::MPI_Allreduce(&numberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize], &totalNumberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize], 1, MPI_INT, MPI_SUM, writtenComm);
        ep_lib::MPI_Scan(&numberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize], &offsetWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize], 1, MPI_INT, MPI_SUM, writtenComm);
        offsetWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize] -= numberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize];
      }
      else
        totalNumberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize] = numberWrittenIndexes_[writtenCommSize];
    }
  }

  /*!
    Send distribution information from a group of client (client role) to another group of client (server role)
    The distribution of a group of client (server role) is imposed by the group of client (client role)
    \param [in] globalDim global dimension of grid containing this axis
    \param [in] orderPositionInGrid the relative order of this axis in the grid (e.g grid composed of domain+axis -> orderPositionInGrid is 2)
    \param [in] distType distribution type of the server. For now, we only have band distribution.
  */
  void CAxis::sendDistributionAttribute(const std::vector<int>& globalDim, int orderPositionInGrid,
                                        CServerDistributionDescription::ServerDistributionType distType)
  {
    std::list<CContextClient*>::iterator it;
    for (it=clients.begin(); it!=clients.end(); ++it)
    {
      CContextClient* client = *it;
      int nbServer = client->serverSize;

      CServerDistributionDescription serverDescription(globalDim, nbServer);
      serverDescription.computeServerDistribution();

      std::vector<std::vector<int> > serverIndexBegin = serverDescription.getServerIndexBegin();
      std::vector<std::vector<int> > serverDimensionSizes = serverDescription.getServerDimensionSizes();

      CEventClient event(getType(),EVENT_ID_DISTRIBUTION_ATTRIBUTE);
      if (client->isServerLeader())
      {
        std::list<CMessage> msgs;

        const std::list<int>& ranks = client->getRanksServerLeader();
        for (std::list<int>::const_iterator itRank = ranks.begin(), itRankEnd = ranks.end(); itRank != itRankEnd; ++itRank)
        {
          // Use const int to ensure CMessage holds a copy of the value instead of just a reference
          const int begin = serverIndexBegin[*itRank][orderPositionInGrid];
          const int ni    = serverDimensionSizes[*itRank][orderPositionInGrid];
          const int end   = begin + ni - 1;          

          msgs.push_back(CMessage());
          CMessage& msg = msgs.back();
          msg << this->getId();
          msg << ni << begin << end;          
          msg << isCompressible_;                    

          event.push(*itRank,1,msg);
        }
        client->sendEvent(event);
      }
      else client->sendEvent(event);
    }
  }

  /*
    Receive distribution attribute from another client
    \param [in] event event containing data of these attributes
  */
  void CAxis::recvDistributionAttribute(CEventServer& event)
  {
    CBufferIn* buffer = event.subEvents.begin()->buffer;
    string axisId;
    *buffer >> axisId;
    get(axisId)->recvDistributionAttribute(*buffer);
  }

  /*
    Receive distribution attribute from another client
    \param [in] buffer buffer containing data of these attributes
  */
  void CAxis::recvDistributionAttribute(CBufferIn& buffer)
  {
    int ni_srv, begin_srv, end_srv;
    int global_zoom_end, zoom_end;
    bool zoomIndex = zoomByIndex();
    
    std::vector<int> zoom_index_tmp;
    std::vector<int>::iterator itZoomBegin, itZoomEnd, itZoom;

    buffer >> ni_srv >> begin_srv >> end_srv;    
    buffer >> isCompressible_;            

    // Set up new local size of axis on the receiving clients
    n.setValue(ni_srv);
    begin.setValue(begin_srv);

    // If we have zoom by index then process it
    if (zoomIndex)
    {
      zoom_index_tmp.resize(global_zoom_index.numElements());
      std::copy(global_zoom_index.begin(), global_zoom_index.end(), zoom_index_tmp.begin());
      std::sort(zoom_index_tmp.begin(), zoom_index_tmp.end());
      itZoomBegin = std::lower_bound(zoom_index_tmp.begin(), zoom_index_tmp.end(), begin_srv);
      itZoomEnd   = std::upper_bound(zoom_index_tmp.begin(), zoom_index_tmp.end(), end_srv);      
      int sz = std::distance(itZoomBegin, itZoomEnd);
      zoom_index.resize(sz);
      itZoom = itZoomBegin;
      for (int i = 0; i < sz; ++i, ++itZoom)
      {
        zoom_index(i) = *(itZoom);
      }
    }

    global_zoom_begin = zoomIndex ? 0 : global_zoom_begin ;
    global_zoom_n     = zoomIndex ? zoom_index_tmp.size() : global_zoom_n;
    global_zoom_end   = global_zoom_begin + global_zoom_n - 1;

    zoom_begin = zoomIndex ? std::distance(zoom_index_tmp.begin(), itZoomBegin)
                           : global_zoom_begin > begin_srv ? global_zoom_begin : begin_srv ;
    zoom_end   = zoomIndex ? std::distance(zoom_index_tmp.begin(), itZoomEnd) - 1 
                           : global_zoom_end < end_srv ? global_zoom_end : end_srv ;
    zoom_n     = zoom_end - zoom_begin + 1;

    if (zoom_n<=0)
    {
      zoom_n = 0; zoom_begin=global_zoom_begin; //0; zoom_begin = 0; 
    }

    if (n_glo == n)
    {
      zoom_begin = zoomIndex ? std::distance(itZoomBegin, zoom_index_tmp.begin())
                             : global_zoom_begin;      
      zoom_n     = zoomIndex ? zoom_index_tmp.size() : global_zoom_n;
    }
  }

  /*
    Send attributes of axis from a group of client to other group of clients/servers 
    on supposing that these attributes are not distributed among the sending group
    In the future, if new attributes are added, they should also be processed in this function
  */
  void CAxis::sendNonDistributedAttributes()
  {
    std::list<CContextClient*>::iterator it;
    for (it=clients.begin(); it!=clients.end(); ++it)
  {
    CContextClient* client = *it;

      CEventClient event(getType(), EVENT_ID_NON_DISTRIBUTED_ATTRIBUTES);
      size_t nbIndex = index.numElements();
      size_t nbDataIndex = 0;

      for (int idx = 0; idx < data_index.numElements(); ++idx)
      {
        int ind = data_index(idx);
        if (ind >= 0 && ind < nbIndex) ++nbDataIndex;
      }

      CArray<int,1> dataIndex(nbDataIndex);
      nbDataIndex = 0;
      for (int idx = 0; idx < data_index.numElements(); ++idx)
      {
        int ind = data_index(idx);
        if (ind >= 0 && ind < nbIndex)
        {
          dataIndex(nbDataIndex) = ind;
          ++nbDataIndex;
        }
      }

      if (client->isServerLeader())
      {
        std::list<CMessage> msgs;

        const std::list<int>& ranks = client->getRanksServerLeader();
        for (std::list<int>::const_iterator itRank = ranks.begin(), itRankEnd = ranks.end(); itRank != itRankEnd; ++itRank)
        {
          msgs.push_back(CMessage());
          CMessage& msg = msgs.back();
          msg << this->getId();
          msg << index.getValue() << dataIndex << mask.getValue();
          msg << hasValue;
          if (hasValue) msg << value.getValue();
          msg << hasBounds;
          if (hasBounds) msg << bounds.getValue();
          msg << hasLabel;
          if (hasLabel) msg << label.getValue();

          event.push(*itRank, 1, msg);
        }
        client->sendEvent(event);
      }
      else client->sendEvent(event);
    }
  }

  /*
    Receive the non-distributed attributes from another group of clients
    \param [in] event event containing data of these attributes
  */
  void CAxis::recvNonDistributedAttributes(CEventServer& event)
  {
    list<CEventServer::SSubEvent>::iterator it;
    for (it = event.subEvents.begin(); it != event.subEvents.end(); ++it)
    {
      CBufferIn* buffer = it->buffer;
      string axisId;
      *buffer >> axisId;
      get(axisId)->recvNonDistributedAttributes(it->rank, *buffer);
    }
  }

  /*
    Receive the non-distributed attributes from another group of clients
    \param [in] rank rank of the sender
    \param [in] buffer buffer containing data sent from the sender
  */
  void CAxis::recvNonDistributedAttributes(int rank, CBufferIn& buffer)
  { 
    CArray<int,1> tmp_index, tmp_data_index, tmp_zoom_index;
    CArray<bool,1> tmp_mask;
    CArray<double,1> tmp_val;
    CArray<double,2> tmp_bnds;
    CArray<string,1> tmp_label;

    buffer >> tmp_index;
    index.reference(tmp_index);
    buffer >> tmp_data_index;
    data_index.reference(tmp_data_index);
    buffer >> tmp_mask;
    mask.reference(tmp_mask);

    buffer >> hasValue;
    if (hasValue)
    {
      buffer >> tmp_val;
      value.reference(tmp_val);
    }

    buffer >> hasBounds;
    if (hasBounds)
    {
      buffer >> tmp_bnds;
      bounds.reference(tmp_bnds);
    }

    buffer >> hasLabel;
    if (hasLabel)
    {
      buffer >> tmp_label;
      label.reference(tmp_label);
    }

    // Some value should be reset here
    data_begin.setValue(0);
    globalLocalIndexMap_.rehash(std::ceil(index.numElements()/globalLocalIndexMap_.max_load_factor()));
//    for (int idx = 0; idx < index.numElements(); ++idx) globalLocalIndexMap_[idx] = index(idx);
    for (int idx = 0; idx < index.numElements(); ++idx) globalLocalIndexMap_[index(idx)] = idx;
  }

/*
    Send attributes of axis from a group of client to other group of clients/servers 
    on supposing that these attributes are distributed among the clients of the sending group
    In the future, if new attributes are added, they should also be processed in this function
  */
  void CAxis::sendDistributedAttributes(void)
  {
    int ns, n, i, j, ind, nv, idx;
    std::list<CContextClient*>::iterator it;

    for (it=clients.begin(); it!=clients.end(); ++it)
    {
      CContextClient* client = *it;
      int nbServer = client->serverSize;

      CEventClient eventData(getType(), EVENT_ID_DISTRIBUTED_ATTRIBUTES);

      list<CMessage> listData;
      list<CArray<int,1> > list_indi, list_dataInd, list_zoomInd;
      list<CArray<bool,1> > list_mask;
      list<CArray<double,1> > list_val;
      list<CArray<double,2> > list_bounds;
      list<CArray<string,1> > list_label;

      int nbIndex = index.numElements();
      CArray<int,1> dataIndex(nbIndex);
      dataIndex = -1;
      for (idx = 0; idx < data_index.numElements(); ++idx)
      {
        if (0 <= data_index(idx) && data_index(idx) < nbIndex)
          dataIndex(idx) = 1;
      }

      boost::unordered_map<int, std::vector<size_t> >::const_iterator it, iteMap;
      iteMap = indSrv_[nbServer].end();
      for (int k = 0; k < connectedServerRank_[nbServer].size(); ++k)
      {
        int nbData = 0;
        int rank = connectedServerRank_[nbServer][k];
        it = indSrv_[nbServer].find(rank);
        if (iteMap != it)
          nbData = it->second.size();

        list_indi.push_back(CArray<int,1>(nbData));
        list_dataInd.push_back(CArray<int,1>(nbData));        
        list_mask.push_back(CArray<bool,1>(nbData));

        if (hasValue)
          list_val.push_back(CArray<double,1>(nbData));

        if (hasBounds)        
          list_bounds.push_back(CArray<double,2>(2,nbData));

        if (hasLabel)
          list_label.push_back(CArray<string,1>(nbData));

        CArray<int,1>& indi = list_indi.back();
        CArray<int,1>& dataIndi = list_dataInd.back();        
        CArray<bool,1>& maskIndi = list_mask.back();

        for (n = 0; n < nbData; ++n)
        {
          idx = static_cast<int>(it->second[n]);
          indi(n) = idx;

          ind = globalLocalIndexMap_[idx];
          dataIndi(n) = dataIndex(ind);
          maskIndi(n) = mask(ind);

          if (hasValue)
          {
            CArray<double,1>& val = list_val.back();
            val(n) = value(ind);
          }

          if (hasBounds)
          {
            CArray<double,2>& boundsVal = list_bounds.back();
            boundsVal(0, n) = bounds(0,ind);
            boundsVal(1, n) = bounds(1,ind);
          }

          if (hasLabel)
          {
            CArray<string,1>& labelVal = list_label.back();
            labelVal(n) = label(ind); 
          }
        }

        listData.push_back(CMessage());
        listData.back() << this->getId()
                        << list_indi.back() << list_dataInd.back() << list_mask.back();

        listData.back() << hasValue;
        if (hasValue)
          listData.back() << list_val.back();

        listData.back() << hasBounds;
        if (hasBounds)
          listData.back() << list_bounds.back();

        listData.back() << hasLabel;
        if (hasLabel)
          listData.back() << list_label.back();

        eventData.push(rank, nbSenders[nbServer][rank], listData.back());
      }

      client->sendEvent(eventData);
    }
  }

  /*
    Receive the distributed attributes from another group of clients
    \param [in] event event containing data of these attributes
  */
  void CAxis::recvDistributedAttributes(CEventServer& event)
  {
    string axisId;
    vector<int> ranks;
    vector<CBufferIn*> buffers;

    list<CEventServer::SSubEvent>::iterator it;
    for (it = event.subEvents.begin(); it != event.subEvents.end(); ++it)
    {
      ranks.push_back(it->rank);
      CBufferIn* buffer = it->buffer;
      *buffer >> axisId;
      buffers.push_back(buffer);
    }
    get(axisId)->recvDistributedAttributes(ranks, buffers);
  }

  /*
    Receive the non-distributed attributes from another group of clients
    \param [in] ranks rank of the sender
    \param [in] buffers buffer containing data sent from the sender
  */
  void CAxis::recvDistributedAttributes(vector<int>& ranks, vector<CBufferIn*> buffers)
  {
    int nbReceived = ranks.size(), idx, ind, gloInd, locInd;
    vector<CArray<int,1> > vec_indi(nbReceived), vec_dataInd(nbReceived), vec_zoomInd(nbReceived);    
    vector<CArray<bool,1> > vec_mask(nbReceived);
    vector<CArray<double,1> > vec_val(nbReceived);
    vector<CArray<double,2> > vec_bounds(nbReceived);
    vector<CArray<string,1> > vec_label(nbReceived);
    
    for (idx = 0; idx < nbReceived; ++idx)
    {      
      CBufferIn& buffer = *buffers[idx];
      buffer >> vec_indi[idx];
      buffer >> vec_dataInd[idx];      
      buffer >> vec_mask[idx];

      buffer >> hasValue;
      if (hasValue)
        buffer >> vec_val[idx];

      buffer >> hasBounds;
      if (hasBounds)
        buffer >> vec_bounds[idx];

      buffer >> hasLabel;
      if (hasLabel)
        buffer >> vec_label[idx]; 
    }

    // Estimate size of index array
    int nbIndexGlob = 0;
    for (idx = 0; idx < nbReceived; ++idx)
    {
      nbIndexGlob += vec_indi[idx].numElements();
    }

    // Recompute global index
    // Take account of the overlapped index 
    index.resize(nbIndexGlob);
    globalLocalIndexMap_.rehash(std::ceil(index.numElements()/globalLocalIndexMap_.max_load_factor()));
    nbIndexGlob = 0;
    for (idx = 0; idx < nbReceived; ++idx)
    {
      CArray<int,1>& tmp = vec_indi[idx];
      for (ind = 0; ind < tmp.numElements(); ++ind)
      {
         gloInd = tmp(ind);
         if (0 == globalLocalIndexMap_.count(gloInd))
         {
           index(nbIndexGlob) = gloInd % n_glo;           
           globalLocalIndexMap_[gloInd] = nbIndexGlob;  
           ++nbIndexGlob;
         } 
      } 
    }

    // Resize index to its real size
    if (nbIndexGlob==0) index.resize(nbIndexGlob) ;
    else index.resizeAndPreserve(nbIndexGlob);

    int nbData = nbIndexGlob;
    CArray<int,1> nonCompressedData(nbData);
    nonCompressedData = -1;   
    mask.resize(nbData);
    if (hasValue)
      value.resize(nbData);
    if (hasBounds)
      bounds.resize(2,nbData);
    if (hasLabel)
      label.resize(nbData);

    nbData = 0;
    for (idx = 0; idx < nbReceived; ++idx)
    {
      CArray<int,1>& indi = vec_indi[idx];
      CArray<int,1>& dataIndi = vec_dataInd[idx];
      CArray<bool,1>& maskIndi = vec_mask[idx];
      int nb = indi.numElements();
      for (int n = 0; n < nb; ++n)
      { 
        locInd = globalLocalIndexMap_[size_t(indi(n))];

        nonCompressedData(locInd) = (-1 == nonCompressedData(locInd)) ? dataIndi(n) : nonCompressedData(locInd);

        if (!mask(locInd)) // Only rewrite mask if it's not true
          mask(locInd) = maskIndi(n);
        
        if (hasValue)
          value(locInd) = vec_val[idx](n);

        if (hasBounds)
        {
          bounds(0,locInd) = vec_bounds[idx](0,n);
          bounds(1,locInd) = vec_bounds[idx](1,n);
        }

        if (hasLabel)
          label(locInd) = vec_label[idx](n);
      }
    }
    
    int nbCompressedData = 0; 
    for (idx = 0; idx < nonCompressedData.numElements(); ++idx)
    {
      if (0 <= nonCompressedData(idx))
        ++nbCompressedData;        
    }

    data_index.resize(nbCompressedData);
    nbCompressedData = 0;
    for (idx = 0; idx < nonCompressedData.numElements(); ++idx)
    {
      if (0 <= nonCompressedData(idx))
      {
        data_index(nbCompressedData) = idx % n;
        ++nbCompressedData;        
      }
    }

    data_begin.setValue(0);
  }

  /*!
    Compare two axis objects. 
    They are equal if only if they have identical attributes as well as their values.
    Moreover, they must have the same transformations.
  \param [in] axis Compared axis
  \return result of the comparison
  */
  bool CAxis::isEqual(CAxis* obj)
  {
    vector<StdString> excludedAttr;
    excludedAttr.push_back("axis_ref");

    bool objEqual = SuperClass::isEqual(obj, excludedAttr);    
    if (!objEqual) return objEqual;

    TransMapTypes thisTrans = this->getAllTransformations();
    TransMapTypes objTrans  = obj->getAllTransformations();

    TransMapTypes::const_iterator it, itb, ite;
    std::vector<ETranformationType> thisTransType, objTransType;
    for (it = thisTrans.begin(); it != thisTrans.end(); ++it)
      thisTransType.push_back(it->first);
    for (it = objTrans.begin(); it != objTrans.end(); ++it)
      objTransType.push_back(it->first);

    if (thisTransType.size() != objTransType.size()) return false;
    for (int idx = 0; idx < thisTransType.size(); ++idx)
      objEqual &= (thisTransType[idx] == objTransType[idx]);

    return objEqual;
  }

  /*
    Add transformation into axis. This function only servers for Fortran interface
    \param [in] transType transformation type
    \param [in] id identifier of the transformation object
  */
  CTransformation<CAxis>* CAxis::addTransformation(ETranformationType transType, const StdString& id)
  {
    transformationMap_.push_back(std::make_pair(transType, CTransformation<CAxis>::createTransformation(transType,id)));
    return transformationMap_.back().second;
  }

  /*
    Check whether an axis has (spatial) transformation
  */
  bool CAxis::hasTransformation()
  {
    return (!transformationMap_.empty());
  }

  /*
    Set transformation
    \param [in] axisTrans transformation to set
  */
  void CAxis::setTransformations(const TransMapTypes& axisTrans)
  {
    transformationMap_ = axisTrans;
  }

  /*
    Return all transformation held by the axis
    \return transformation the axis has
  */
  CAxis::TransMapTypes CAxis::getAllTransformations(void)
  {
    return transformationMap_;
  }

  /*
    Duplicate transformation of another axis
    \param [in] src axis whose transformations are copied
  */
  void CAxis::duplicateTransformation(CAxis* src)
  {
    if (src->hasTransformation())
    {
      this->setTransformations(src->getAllTransformations());
    }
  }

  /*!
   * Go through the hierarchy to find the axis from which the transformations must be inherited
   */
  void CAxis::solveInheritanceTransformation()
  {
    if (hasTransformation() || !hasDirectAxisReference())
      return;

    CAxis* axis = this;
    std::vector<CAxis*> refAxis;
    while (!axis->hasTransformation() && axis->hasDirectAxisReference())
    {
      refAxis.push_back(axis);
      axis = axis->getDirectAxisReference();
    }

    if (axis->hasTransformation())
      for (size_t i = 0; i < refAxis.size(); ++i)
        refAxis[i]->setTransformations(axis->getAllTransformations());
  }

  void CAxis::setContextClient(CContextClient* contextClient)
  {
    if (clientsSet.find(contextClient)==clientsSet.end())
    {
      clients.push_back(contextClient) ;
      clientsSet.insert(contextClient);
    }
}

  void CAxis::parse(xml::CXMLNode & node)
  {
    SuperClass::parse(node);

    if (node.goToChildElement())
    {
      StdString nodeElementName;
      do
      {
        StdString nodeId("");
        if (node.getAttributes().end() != node.getAttributes().find("id"))
        { nodeId = node.getAttributes()["id"]; }

        nodeElementName = node.getElementName();

        if(transformationMapList_ptr == 0) initializeTransformationMap();
        std::map<StdString, ETranformationType>::const_iterator ite = (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr).end(), it;
        it = (*CAxis::transformationMapList_ptr).find(nodeElementName);
        if (ite != it)
        {
          transformationMap_.push_back(std::make_pair(it->second, CTransformation<CAxis>::createTransformation(it->second,
                                                                                                               nodeId,
                                                                                                               &node)));
        }
        else
        {
          ERROR("void CAxis::parse(xml::CXMLNode & node)",
                << "The transformation " << nodeElementName << " has not been supported yet.");
        }
      } while (node.goToNextElement()) ;
      node.goToParentElement();
    }
  }

  DEFINE_REF_FUNC(Axis,axis)

   ///---------------------------------------------------------------

} // namespace xios