MCParticle Information in TextWriter Module

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Hi,
I want to write out the cluster information on the sensors from a reconstruction using the Textwriter module. To analyse, wether the reconstructed tracks actually belong to a track simulated with Allpix Squared, I use the MC Truth information, which can be transferred to Corryvreckan with the CorryvreckanWriter module. However, when I try to write out the MCParticle class with the TextWriter module from Corryvreckan into a txt file, I only get a list with for each telescope plane. Do you know, if this should work in principle?

Thank you for your help.

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Hi Christopher,
Thanks for bringing this up. I assume, that you simply get no output per plane? I believe there is a word missing in I only get a list with for each telescope plane.

I took a quick look at the source an the function print() is not implemented for the MCParticle. So the objects default is going to be used. I think this is explaining your issue?

Cheers,
Lennart

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Sorry, I failed to write the most important thing. I mean I only get a list of for each telescope plane. But I see, so it is currently not possible to get the MCTruth from the TextWriter, if I understand correctly.

Cheers,
Christopher

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Hi,

I’ve added a MR in corry, that should fix your issue: WIP: MCParticle: support for textwriter (!551) · Merge requests · Corryvreckan / Corryvreckan · GitLab

Mind to give it a try once the pipelines are fixed? I do not have any simulated data at hand right now.

Cheers,
Lennart

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Hi Christopher,

there are some formatting issues (I am having clang14 locally and 12 is required). everything else is fine - give it a try if you want :slight_smile:

Lennart

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Thanks for the help I will look into it. I just now realised that whenever I tried to write ‘unknown Object’ as it appeared in the TextWriter it actually disappeared after sending my message out, so sorry for the confusion.

Cheers,
Christopher