Possible fix for braking problems + debug outputs

advtrains/init.lua

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ end
 --advtrains
 
 DUMP_DEBUG_SAVE = false
+GENERATE_ATRICIFIAL_LAG = false
 
 --Constant for maximum connection value/division of the circle
 AT_CMAX = 16
@@ -365,6 +366,8 @@ local save_interval=20
 local save_timer=save_interval
 advtrains.mainloop_runcnt=0
 
+
+local t = 0
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime_mt)
 	return advtrains.pcall(function()
 		advtrains.mainloop_runcnt=advtrains.mainloop_runcnt+1
@@ -373,11 +376,22 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime_mt)
 		if not init_load then
 			advtrains.load()
 		end
-		--limit dtime: if trains move too far in one step, automation may cause stuck and wrongly braking trains
-		local dtime=dtime_mt
-		if dtime>0.2 then
-			atprint("Limiting dtime to 0.2!")
-			dtime=0.2
+		
+		local dtime
+		if GENERATE_ATRICIFIAL_LAG then
+			dtime = 0.2
+			if os.clock()<t then
+				return
+			end
+			
+			t = os.clock()+0.2
+		else
+			--limit dtime: if trains move too far in one step, automation may cause stuck and wrongly braking trains
+			dtime=dtime_mt
+			if dtime>0.2 then
+				atprint("Limiting dtime to 0.2!")
+				dtime=0.2
+			end
 		end
 		
 		advtrains.mainloop_trainlogic(dtime)

advtrains/path.lua

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ end
 -- Prints a path using the passed print function
 -- This function should be 'atprint', 'atlog', 'atwarn' or 'atdebug', because it needs to use print_concat_table
 function advtrains.path_print(train, printf)
-	printf("path_print: tid =",train.train_id," index =",train.index," end_index =",train.end_index," vel =",train.velocity)
+	printf("path_print: tid =",train.id," index =",train.index," end_index =",train.end_index," vel =",train.velocity)
 	if not train.path then
 		printf("path_print: Path is invalidated/inexistant.")
 		return

advtrains/trainlogic.lua

@@ -431,27 +431,35 @@ function advtrains.train_step_b(id, train, dtime)
 		local accel = advtrains.get_acceleration(train, tmp_lever)
 		local vdiff = accel*dtime
 		
-		-- ATC control exception: don't cross tarvelocity if
-		-- atc provided a target_vel
-		if train.tarvelocity then
-			local tvdiff = train.tarvelocity - trainvelocity
-			if tvdiff~=0 and math.abs(vdiff) > math.abs(tvdiff) then
-				--applying this change would cross tarvelocity
-				--atdebug("In Tvdiff condition, clipping",vdiff,"to",tvdiff)
-				--atdebug("vel=",trainvelocity,"tvel=",train.tarvelocity)
-				vdiff=tvdiff
+		-- This should only be executed when we are accelerating
+		-- I suspect that this causes the braking bugs
+		if tmp_lever == 4 then
+		
+			-- ATC control exception: don't cross tarvelocity if
+			-- atc provided a target_vel
+			if train.tarvelocity then
+				local tvdiff = train.tarvelocity - trainvelocity
+				if tvdiff~=0 and math.abs(vdiff) > math.abs(tvdiff) then
+					--applying this change would cross tarvelocity
+					--atdebug("In Tvdiff condition, clipping",vdiff,"to",tvdiff)
+					--atdebug("vel=",trainvelocity,"tvel=",train.tarvelocity)
+					vdiff=tvdiff
+				end
+			end
+			if tarvel_cap and trainvelocity<=tarvel_cap and trainvelocity+vdiff>tarvel_cap then
+				vdiff = tarvel_cap - train.velocity
+			end
+			local mspeed = (train.max_speed or 10)
+			if trainvelocity+vdiff > mspeed then
+				vdiff = mspeed - trainvelocity
 			end
 		end
-		if tarvel_cap and trainvelocity<=tarvel_cap and trainvelocity+vdiff>tarvel_cap then
-			vdiff = tarvel_cap - train.velocity
-		end
+		
 		if trainvelocity+vdiff < 0 then
 			vdiff = - trainvelocity
 		end
-		local mspeed = (train.max_speed or 10)
-		if trainvelocity+vdiff > mspeed then
-			vdiff = mspeed - trainvelocity
-		end
+
+
 		train.acceleration=vdiff
 		train.velocity=train.velocity+vdiff
 		--if train.ctrl.user then
@@ -467,7 +475,7 @@ function advtrains.train_step_b(id, train, dtime)
 	local distance = (train.velocity*dtime) / pdist
 	
 	--TODO debugging code
-	train.debug = "step_dist: "..math.floor(distance*1000)
+	train.debug = atdump(train.ctrl).."step_dist: "..math.floor(distance*1000)
 	
 	train.index=train.index+distance