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#include <TTree.h>
#include <cassert>
 
#include <fairlogger/Logger.h>
#include "Field/MagneticField.h"
#include "Field/MagFieldFast.h"
#include "TOFBase/Geo.h"
 
#include "SimulationDataFormat/MCTruthContainer.h"
 
#include "DetectorsBase/Propagator.h"
#include "DataFormatsTPC/VDriftCorrFact.h"
#include "MathUtils/Cartesian.h"
#include "MathUtils/Utils.h"
#include "CommonConstants/MathConstants.h"
#include "CommonConstants/PhysicsConstants.h"
#include "CommonConstants/GeomConstants.h"
#include "DetectorsBase/GeometryManager.h"
 
#include <Math/SMatrix.h>
#include <Math/SVector.h>
#include <TFile.h>
#include <TGeoGlobalMagField.h>
#include "DataFormatsParameters/GRPObject.h"
#include "ReconstructionDataFormats/PID.h"
#include "ReconstructionDataFormats/TrackLTIntegral.h"
#include "DataFormatsGlobalTracking/TrackTuneParams.h"
 
#include "GlobalTracking/MatchTOF.h"
 
#include "TPCBase/ParameterGas.h"
#include "TPCBase/ParameterElectronics.h"
#include "TPCReconstruction/TPCFastTransformHelperO2.h"
 
#include "DataFormatsGlobalTracking/RecoContainer.h"
#include "DataFormatsGlobalTracking/RecoContainerCreateTracksVariadic.h"
#include "TOFBase/Utils.h"
 
#ifdef WITH_OPENMP
#include <omp.h>
#endif
 
using namespace o2::globaltracking;
using evGIdx = o2::dataformats::EvIndex<int, o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID>;
using trkType = o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco::TrackType;
using Cluster = o2::tof::Cluster;
using GTrackID = o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID;
using timeEst = o2::dataformats::TimeStampWithError<float, float>;
using TrackTunePar = o2::globaltracking::TrackTuneParams;
 
bool MatchTOF::mHasFillScheme = false;
bool MatchTOF::mFillScheme[o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches] = {0};
 
ClassImp(MatchTOF);
 
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::run(const o2::globaltracking::RecoContainer& inp, unsigned long firstTForbit)
{
  mFirstTForbit = firstTForbit;
 
  if (!mMatchParams) {
    mMatchParams = &o2::globaltracking::MatchTOFParams::Instance();
    mSigmaTimeCut = mMatchParams->nsigmaTimeCut;
  }
 
  mRecoCont = &inp;
  mStartIR = inp.startIR;
  updateTimeDependentParams();
 
  mTimerMatchTPC.Reset();
  mTimerMatchITSTPC.Reset();
  mTimerTot.Reset();
 
  mCalibInfoTOF.clear();
 
  for (int i = 0; i < trkType::SIZEALL; i++) {
    mMatchedTracks[i].clear();
    mOutTOFLabels[i].clear();
  }
 
  for (int it = 0; it < trkType::SIZE; it++) {
    for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
      mMatchedTracksIndex[sec][it].clear();
      mTracksWork[sec][it].clear();
      mTrackGid[sec][it].clear();
      mLTinfos[sec][it].clear();
      if (mMCTruthON) {
        mTracksLblWork[sec][it].clear();
      }
      mTracksSectIndexCache[it][sec].clear();
      mTracksSeed[it][sec].clear();
    }
  }
 
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    mSideTPC[sec].clear();
    mExtraTPCFwdTime[sec].clear();
  }
 
  mTimerTot.Start();
  bool isPrepareTOFClusters = prepareTOFClusters();
  mTimerTot.Stop();
  LOGF(info, "Timing prepareTOFCluster: Cpu: %.3e s Real: %.3e s in %d slots", mTimerTot.CpuTime(), mTimerTot.RealTime(), mTimerTot.Counter() - 1);
 
  if (!isPrepareTOFClusters) { // check cluster before of tracks to see also if MC is required
    return;
  }
 
  mTimerTot.Start();
  if (!prepareTPCData()) {
    return;
  }
  mTimerTot.Stop();
  LOGF(info, "Timing prepare TPC tracks: Cpu: %.3e s Real: %.3e s in %d slots", mTimerTot.CpuTime(), mTimerTot.RealTime(), mTimerTot.Counter() - 1);
 
  mTimerTot.Start();
  if (!prepareFITData()) {
    return;
  }
  mTimerTot.Stop();
  LOGF(info, "Timing prepare FIT data: Cpu: %.3e s Real: %.3e s in %d slots", mTimerTot.CpuTime(), mTimerTot.RealTime(), mTimerTot.Counter() - 1);
 
  mTimerTot.Start();
  std::array<uint32_t, 18> nMatches = {0};
  // run matching (this can be multi-thread)
  mTimerMatchITSTPC.Start();
 
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].clear(); // new sector
  }
 
  o2::tof::Geo::Init();
 
  if (mIsITSTPCused || mIsTPCTRDused || mIsITSTPCTRDused) {
#ifdef WITH_OPENMP
#pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) num_threads(mNlanes)
#endif
    for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
      doMatching(sec);
    }
  }
  mTimerMatchITSTPC.Stop();
 
  mTimerMatchTPC.Start();
  if (mIsTPCused) {
#ifdef WITH_OPENMP
#pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) num_threads(mNlanes)
#endif
    for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
      doMatchingForTPC(sec);
    }
  }
  mTimerMatchTPC.Stop();
 
  // finalize
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    if (mStoreMatchable) {
      // if MC check if good or fake matches
      if (mMCTruthON) {
        for (auto& matchingPair : mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec]) {
          int trkType = (int)matchingPair.getTrackType();
          int itrk = matchingPair.getIdLocal();
          const auto& labelsTOF = mTOFClusLabels->getLabels(matchingPair.getTOFClIndex());
          const auto& labelTrack = mTracksLblWork[sec][trkType][itrk];
 
          // we have not found the track label among those associated to the TOF cluster --> fake match! We will associate the label of the main channel, but negative
          bool fake = true;
          for (auto& lbl : labelsTOF) {
            if (labelTrack == lbl) { // compares src, evID, trID, ignores fake flag.
              fake = false;
            }
          }
          if (fake) {
            matchingPair.setFakeMatch();
          }
        }
      } else {
        for (auto& matchingPair : mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec]) {
          int bct0 = int((matchingPair.getSignal() - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(0) + 5000) * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV); // bc taken assuming speed of light (el) and 5 ns of margin
          if (bct0 < 0) {                                                                                                        // if negative time (it can happen at the beginng of the TF int was truncated per excess... adjusting)
            bct0--;
          }
          float tof = matchingPair.getSignal() - bct0 * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
          if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(2)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(3)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(4)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(0)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(1)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(5)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(6)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(7)) < 600) {
          } else if (std::abs(tof - matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut().getTOF(8)) < 600) {
          } else { // no pion, kaon, proton, electron, muon, deuteron, triton, 3He, 4He
            matchingPair.setFakeMatch();
          }
        }
      }
    }
 
    LOG(debug) << "...done. Now check the best matches";
    nMatches[sec] = mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size();
    selectBestMatches(sec);
 
    if (mStoreMatchable) {
      for (auto& matchingPair : mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec]) {
        trkType trkTypeSplitted = trkType::TPC;
        auto sourceID = matchingPair.getTrackRef().getSource();
        if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPC) {
          trkTypeSplitted = trkType::ITSTPC;
        } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPCTRD) {
          trkTypeSplitted = trkType::TPCTRD;
        } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPCTRD) {
          trkTypeSplitted = trkType::ITSTPCTRD;
        }
        matchingPair.setTrackType(trkTypeSplitted);
      }
    }
  }
  std::string nMatchesStr = "Number of pairs matched per sector: ";
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    nMatchesStr += fmt::format("{} : {} ; ", sec, nMatches[sec]);
  }
  LOG(info) << nMatchesStr;
  // re-arrange outputs from constrained/unconstrained to the 4 cases (TPC, ITS-TPC, TPC-TRD, ITS-TPC-TRD) to be implemented as soon as TPC-TRD and ITS-TPC-TRD tracks available
 
  mIsTPCused = false;
  mIsITSTPCused = false;
  mIsTPCTRDused = false;
  mIsITSTPCTRDused = false;
 
  mTimerTot.Stop();
  LOGF(info, "Timing Do Matching:             Cpu: %.3e s Real: %.3e s in %d slots", mTimerTot.CpuTime(), mTimerTot.RealTime(), mTimerTot.Counter() - 1);
  LOGF(info, "Timing Do Matching Constrained: Cpu: %.3e s Real: %.3e s in %d slots", mTimerMatchITSTPC.CpuTime(), mTimerMatchITSTPC.RealTime(), mTimerMatchITSTPC.Counter() - 1);
  LOGF(info, "Timing Do Matching TPC        : Cpu: %.3e s Real: %.3e s in %d slots", mTimerMatchTPC.CpuTime(), mTimerMatchTPC.RealTime(), mTimerMatchTPC.Counter() - 1);
}
 
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::setTPCVDrift(const o2::tpc::VDriftCorrFact& v)
{
  mTPCVDrift = v.refVDrift * v.corrFact;
  mTPCVDriftCorrFact = v.corrFact;
  mTPCVDriftRef = v.refVDrift;
  mTPCDriftTimeOffset = v.getTimeOffset();
}
 
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::setTPCCorrMaps(o2::gpu::CorrectionMapsHelper* maph)
{
  mTPCCorrMapsHelper = maph;
}
 
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::print() const
{
 
  LOG(info) << "****** component for the matching of tracks to TOF clusters ******";
 
  LOG(info) << "MC truth: " << (mMCTruthON ? "on" : "off");
  LOG(info) << "Time tolerance: " << mTimeTolerance;
  LOG(info) << "Space tolerance: " << mSpaceTolerance;
  LOG(info) << "SigmaTimeCut: " << mSigmaTimeCut;
 
  LOG(info) << "**********************************************************************";
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::printCandidatesTOF() const
{
}
//_____________________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::prepareFITData()
{
  // If available, read FIT Info
  if (mIsFIT) {
    mFITRecPoints = mRecoCont->getFT0RecPoints();
    //    prepareInteractionTimes();
  }
  return true;
}
//______________________________________________
int MatchTOF::prepareInteractionTimes()
{
  // do nothing. If you think it can be useful have a look at MatchTPCITS
  return 0;
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::printGrouping(const std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>& origin, const std::vector<std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>>& grouped)
{
  printf("Original vector\n");
  for (const auto& seed : origin) {
    printf("Pair: track=%d TOFcl=%d\n", seed.getIdLocal(), seed.getTOFClIndex());
  }
 
  printf("\nGroups\n");
  int ngroups = 0;
  for (const auto& gr : grouped) {
    ngroups++;
    printf("Group %d\n", ngroups);
    for (const auto& seed : gr) {
      printf("Pair: track=%d TOFcl=%d\n", seed.getIdLocal(), seed.getTOFClIndex());
    }
  }
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::groupingMatch(const std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>& origin, std::vector<std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>>& grouped, std::vector<std::vector<int>>& firstEls, std::vector<std::vector<int>>& secondEls)
{
  grouped.clear();
  firstEls.clear();
  secondEls.clear();
 
  std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco> dummy;
  std::vector<int> dummyInt;
 
  int pos = 0;
  int posInVector = 0;
  std::vector<int> alreadyUsed(origin.size(), 0);
  while (posInVector < origin.size()) { // go ahead if there are elements
    if (alreadyUsed[posInVector]) {
      posInVector++;
      continue;
    }
    bool found = true;
    grouped.push_back(dummy);
    auto& trkId = firstEls.emplace_back(dummyInt);
    auto& cluId = secondEls.emplace_back(dummyInt);
 
    // first element is the seed
    const auto& seed = origin[posInVector];
    trkId.push_back(seed.getIdLocal());
    cluId.push_back(seed.getTOFClIndex());
    // remove element added to the current group
    grouped[pos].push_back(seed);
    alreadyUsed[posInVector] = true;
    posInVector++;
 
    while (found) {
      found = false;
      for (int i = posInVector; i < origin.size(); i++) {
        if (alreadyUsed[i]) {
          continue;
        }
        const auto& seed = origin[i];
        int matchFirst = -1;
        int matchSecond = -1;
        for (const int& ind : trkId) {
          if (seed.getIdLocal() == ind) {
            matchFirst = ind;
            break;
          }
        }
        for (const int& ind : cluId) {
          if (seed.getTOFClIndex() == ind) {
            matchSecond = ind;
            break;
          }
        }
 
        if (matchFirst >= 0 || matchSecond >= 0) { // belong to this group
          if (matchFirst < 0) {
            trkId.push_back(seed.getIdLocal());
          }
          if (matchSecond < 0) {
            cluId.push_back(seed.getTOFClIndex());
          }
          grouped[pos].push_back(seed);
          alreadyUsed[i] = true;
          found = true;
          break;
        }
      }
    }
    pos++; // move to the next group
  }
}
 
//______________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::prepareTPCData()
{
  mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS] = 0;
  mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::CONSTR] = 0;
 
  auto creator = [this](auto& trk, GTrackID gid, float time0, float terr) {
    const int nclustersMin = 0;
    if constexpr (isTPCTrack<decltype(trk)>()) {
      if (trk.getNClusters() < nclustersMin) {
        return true;
      }
 
      if (std::abs(trk.getQ2Pt()) > mMaxInvPt) {
        return true;
      }
      this->addTPCSeed(trk, gid, time0, terr);
    }
    if constexpr (isTPCITSTrack<decltype(trk)>()) {
      if (trk.getParamOut().getX() < o2::constants::geom::XTPCOuterRef - 1.) {
        return true;
      }
      this->addITSTPCSeed(trk, gid, time0, terr);
    }
    if constexpr (isTRDTrack<decltype(trk)>()) {
      this->addTRDSeed(trk, gid, time0, terr);
    }
    return true;
  };
  mRecoCont->createTracksVariadic(creator);
 
#ifdef WITH_OPENMP
#pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) num_threads(mNlanes)
#endif
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    if (mIsTPCused) {
      propagateTPCTracks(sec);
    }
    if (mIsITSTPCused || mIsTPCTRDused || mIsITSTPCTRDused) {
      propagateConstrTracks(sec);
    }
  }
 
  // re-assign tracks which change sector (no multi-threading)
  std::array<float, 3> globalPos;
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    if (mIsTPCused) {
      for (auto& it : mTracksSeed[trkType::UNCONS][sec]) {
        auto& pair = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::UNCONS][it];
        auto& trc = pair.first;
        trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
        int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
        int itnew = mTracksWork[sector][trkType::UNCONS].size();
 
        mSideTPC[sector].push_back(mSideTPC[sec][it]);
        mExtraTPCFwdTime[sector].push_back(mExtraTPCFwdTime[sec][it]);
        mTracksWork[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(pair);
        mTrackGid[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(mTrackGid[sec][trkType::UNCONS][it]);
 
        if (mMCTruthON) {
          mTracksLblWork[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(mTracksLblWork[sec][trkType::UNCONS][it]);
        }
        mLTinfos[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(mLTinfos[sec][trkType::UNCONS][it]);
        mVZtpcOnly[sector].push_back(mVZtpcOnly[sec][it]);
        mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::UNCONS][sector].push_back(itnew);
      }
    }
 
    for (auto& it : mTracksSeed[trkType::CONSTR][sec]) {
      auto& pair = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::CONSTR][it];
      auto& trc = pair.first;
      trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
      int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
      int itnew = mTracksWork[sector][trkType::CONSTR].size();
 
      mTracksWork[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(pair);
      mTrackGid[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(mTrackGid[sec][trkType::CONSTR][it]);
 
      if (mMCTruthON) {
        mTracksLblWork[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(mTracksLblWork[sec][trkType::CONSTR][it]);
      }
      mLTinfos[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(mLTinfos[sec][trkType::CONSTR][it]);
      mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::CONSTR][sector].push_back(itnew);
    }
  }
 
  for (int it = 0; it < trkType::SIZE; it++) {
    for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
      mMatchedTracksIndex[sec][it].resize(mTracksWork[sec][it].size());
      std::fill(mMatchedTracksIndex[sec][it].begin(), mMatchedTracksIndex[sec][it].end(), -1); // initializing all to -1
    }
  }
 
  if (mIsTPCused) {
    LOG(debug) << "Number of UNCONSTRAINED tracks that failed to be propagated to TOF = " << mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS];
 
    // sort tracks in each sector according to their time (increasing in time)
#ifdef WITH_OPENMP
#pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) num_threads(mNlanes)
#endif
    for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
      auto& indexCache = mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::UNCONS][sec];
      LOG(debug) << "Sorting sector" << sec << " | " << indexCache.size() << " tracks";
      if (!indexCache.size()) {
        continue;
      }
      std::sort(indexCache.begin(), indexCache.end(), [this, sec](int a, int b) {
        auto& trcA = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::UNCONS][a].second;
        auto& trcB = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::UNCONS][b].second;
        return ((trcA.getTimeStamp() - trcA.getTimeStampError()) - (trcB.getTimeStamp() - trcB.getTimeStampError()) < 0.);
      });
    } // loop over tracks of single sector
  }
  if (mIsITSTPCused || mIsTPCTRDused || mIsITSTPCTRDused) {
    LOG(debug) << "Number of CONSTRAINED tracks that failed to be propagated to TOF = " << mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::CONSTR];
 
    // sort tracks in each sector according to their time (increasing in time)
#ifdef WITH_OPENMP
#pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) num_threads(mNlanes)
#endif
    for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
      auto& indexCache = mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::CONSTR][sec];
      LOG(debug) << "Sorting sector" << sec << " | " << indexCache.size() << " tracks";
      if (!indexCache.size()) {
        continue;
      }
      std::sort(indexCache.begin(), indexCache.end(), [this, sec](int a, int b) {
        auto& trcA = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::CONSTR][a].second;
        auto& trcB = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::CONSTR][b].second;
        return ((trcA.getTimeStamp() - mSigmaTimeCut * trcA.getTimeStampError()) - (trcB.getTimeStamp() - mSigmaTimeCut * trcB.getTimeStampError()) < 0.);
      });
    } // loop over tracks of single sector
  }
 
  if (mRecoCont->inputsTPCclusters) {
    mTPCClusterIdxStruct = &mRecoCont->inputsTPCclusters->clusterIndex;
    mTPCTracksArray = mRecoCont->getTPCTracks();
    mTPCTrackClusIdx = mRecoCont->getTPCTracksClusterRefs();
    mTPCRefitterShMap = mRecoCont->clusterShMapTPC;
    mTPCRefitterOccMap = mRecoCont->occupancyMapTPC;
  }
 
  return true;
}
 
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::propagateTPCTracks(int sec)
{
  auto& trkWork = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::UNCONS];
 
  for (int it = 0; it < trkWork.size(); it++) {
    o2::track::TrackParCov& trc = trkWork[it].first;
 
    o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLT0 = mLTinfos[sec][trkType::UNCONS][it];
 
    const auto& trackTune = TrackTuneParams::Instance();
    if (!trackTune.sourceLevelTPC) { // correct only if TPC track was not corrected at the source level
      if (trackTune.useTPCOuterCorr) {
        trc.updateParams(trackTune.tpcParOuter);
      }
      if (trackTune.tpcCovOuterType != TrackTuneParams::AddCovType::Disable) { // only TRD-refitted track have cov.matrix already man>
        trc.updateCov(mCovDiagOuter, trackTune.tpcCovOuterType == TrackTuneParams::AddCovType::WithCorrelations);
      }
    }
    if (!propagateToRefXWithoutCov(trc, mXRef, 10, mBz)) { // we first propagate to 371 cm without considering the covariance matri
      mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS]++;
      continue;
    }
 
    if (trc.getX() < o2::constants::geom::XTPCOuterRef - 1.) {
      if (!propagateToRefXWithoutCov(trc, o2::constants::geom::XTPCOuterRef, 10, mBz) || std::abs(trc.getZ()) > Geo::MAXHZTOF) { // we check that the propagat>
        mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS]++;
        continue;
      }
    }
 
    o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->estimateLTFast(intLT0, trc);
 
    // the "rough" propagation worked; now we can propagate considering also the cov matrix
    if (!propagateToRefX(trc, mXRef, 2, intLT0)) { // || std::abs(trc.getZ()) > Geo::MAXHZTOF) { // we check that the propagation with the cov matrix w>
      mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS]++;
      continue;
    }
 
    //  printf("time0 %f -> %f (diff = %f, err = %f)\n",trackTime0, time0, trackTime0 - time0, terr);
    //  printf("time errors %f,%f -> %f,%f\n",(_tr.getDeltaTBwd() + 5) * mTPCTBinMUS,(_tr.getDeltaTFwd() + 5) * mTPCTBinMUS,trackTime0 - time0 + terr, ti>
 
    std::array<float, 3> globalPos;
    trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
    int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
    if (sector == sec) {
      mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::UNCONS][sector].push_back(it);
    } else {
      mTracksSeed[trkType::UNCONS][sec].push_back(it); // to be moved to another sector
    }
  }
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::propagateConstrTracks(int sec)
{
  std::array<float, 3> globalPos;
 
  auto& trkWork = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::CONSTR];
 
  for (int it = 0; it < trkWork.size(); it++) {
    o2::track::TrackParCov& trc = trkWork[it].first;
    o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLT0 = mLTinfos[sec][trkType::CONSTR][it];
 
    // propagate to matching Xref
    if (!propagateToRefXWithoutCov(trc, mXRef, 2, mBz)) { // we first propagate to 371 cm without considering the covariance matrix
      mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::CONSTR]++;
      continue;
    }
 
    // the "rough" propagation worked; now we can propagate considering also the cov matrix
    if (!propagateToRefX(trc, mXRef, 2, intLT0) || std::abs(trc.getZ()) > Geo::MAXHZTOF) { // we check that the propagation with the cov matrix worked;>
      mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::CONSTR]++;
      continue;
    }
 
    trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
 
    int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
    if (sector == sec) {
      mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::CONSTR][sector].push_back(it);
    } else {
      mTracksSeed[trkType::CONSTR][sec].push_back(it); // to be moved to another sector
    }
  }
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::addITSTPCSeed(const o2::dataformats::TrackTPCITS& _tr, o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID srcGID, float time0, float terr)
{
  mIsITSTPCused = true;
 
  auto trc = _tr.getParamOut();
  o2::track::TrackLTIntegral intLT0 = _tr.getLTIntegralOut();
 
  timeEst ts(time0, terr);
  addConstrainedSeed(trc, srcGID, intLT0, ts);
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::addConstrainedSeed(o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID srcGID, o2::track::TrackLTIntegral intLT0, timeEst timeMUS)
{
  std::array<float, 3> globalPos;
  trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
 
  int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
  // create working copy of track param
  mTracksWork[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(std::make_pair(trc, timeMUS));
  mTrackGid[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(srcGID);
  mLTinfos[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(intLT0);
 
  if (mMCTruthON) {
    mTracksLblWork[sector][trkType::CONSTR].emplace_back(mRecoCont->getTPCITSTrackMCLabel(srcGID));
  }
 
  //delete trc; // Check: is this needed?
} //______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::addTRDSeed(const o2::trd::TrackTRD& _tr, o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID srcGID, float time0, float terr)
{
  if (srcGID.getSource() == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPCTRD) {
    mIsTPCTRDused = true;
  } else if (srcGID.getSource() == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPCTRD) {
    mIsITSTPCTRDused = true;
  } else { // shouldn't happen
    LOG(error) << "MatchTOF::addTRDSee: srcGID.getSource() = " << srcGID.getSource() << " not allowed; expected ones are: " << o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPCTRD << " and " << o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPCTRD;
  }
 
  auto trc = _tr.getOuterParam();
 
  o2::track::TrackLTIntegral intLT0 = _tr.getLTIntegralOut();
 
  // o2::dataformats::TimeStampWithError<float, float>
  timeEst ts(time0, terr + mExtraTimeToleranceTRD);
 
  addConstrainedSeed(trc, srcGID, intLT0, ts);
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::addTPCSeed(const o2::tpc::TrackTPC& _tr, o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID srcGID, float time0, float terr)
{
  mIsTPCused = true;
 
  std::array<float, 3> globalPos;
 
  // create working copy of track param
  timeEst timeInfo;
  // set
  float extraErr = 0;
  if (mIsCosmics) {
    extraErr = 100;
  }
 
  float trackTime0 = _tr.getTime0() * mTPCTBinMUS;
  timeInfo.setTimeStampError((_tr.getDeltaTBwd() + 5) * mTPCTBinMUS + extraErr);
  //  timeInfo.setTimeStampError(trackTime0 - time0 + terr + extraErr);
  timeInfo.setTimeStamp(trackTime0);
 
  auto trc = _tr.getOuterParam();
  trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
 
  int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
  mSideTPC[sector].push_back(_tr.hasASideClustersOnly() ? 1 : (_tr.hasCSideClustersOnly() ? -1 : 0));
  mExtraTPCFwdTime[sector].push_back((_tr.getDeltaTFwd() + 5) * mTPCTBinMUS + extraErr);
  //  mExtraTPCFwdTime[sector].push_back(time0 + terr - trackTime0 + extraErr);
  mTracksWork[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(std::make_pair(trc, timeInfo));
  mTrackGid[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(srcGID);
 
  if (mMCTruthON) {
    mTracksLblWork[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(mRecoCont->getTPCTrackMCLabel(srcGID));
  }
  o2::track::TrackLTIntegral intLT0; // mTPCTracksWork.back().getLTIntegralOut(); // we get the integrated length from TPC-ITC outward propagation
  // compute track length up to now
  mLTinfos[sector][trkType::UNCONS].emplace_back(intLT0);
  float vz0 = _tr.getZAt(0, mBz);
  if (std::abs(vz0) > 9000) {
    vz0 = _tr.getZ() - _tr.getX() * _tr.getTgl();
  }
  mVZtpcOnly[sector].push_back(vz0);
 
  /*
    const auto& trackTune = TrackTuneParams::Instance();
    if (!trackTune.sourceLevelTPC) { // correct only if TPC track was not corrected at the source level
      if (trackTune.useTPCOuterCorr) {
        trc.updateParams(trackTune.tpcParOuter);
      }
      if (trackTune.tpcCovOuterType != TrackTuneParams::AddCovType::Disable) { // only TRD-refitted track have cov.matrix already manipulated
        trc.updateCov(mCovDiagOuter, trackTune.tpcCovOuterType == TrackTuneParams::AddCovType::WithCorrelations);
      }
    }
    if (!propagateToRefXWithoutCov(trc, mXRef, 10, mBz)) { // we first propagate to 371 cm without considering the covariance matri
      mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS]++;
      return;
    }
 
    if (trc.getX() < o2::constants::geom::XTPCOuterRef - 1.) {
      if (!propagateToRefX(trc, o2::constants::geom::XTPCOuterRef, 10, intLT0) || std::abs(trc.getZ()) > Geo::MAXHZTOF) { // we check that the propagation with the cov matrix worked; CHECK: can it happ
        mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS]++;
        return;
      }
    }
 
    // the "rough" propagation worked; now we can propagate considering also the cov matrix
    if (!propagateToRefX(trc, mXRef, 2, intLT0)) { // || std::abs(trc.getZ()) > Geo::MAXHZTOF) { // we check that the propagation with the cov matrix worked; CHECK: can it happen that it does not if the prop>
      mNotPropagatedToTOF[trkType::UNCONS]++;
      return;
    }
 
    //  printf("time0 %f -> %f (diff = %f, err = %f)\n",trackTime0, time0, trackTime0 - time0, terr);
    //  printf("time errors %f,%f -> %f,%f\n",(_tr.getDeltaTBwd() + 5) * mTPCTBinMUS,(_tr.getDeltaTFwd() + 5) * mTPCTBinMUS,trackTime0 - time0 + terr, time0 + terr - trackTime0);
 
    trc.getXYZGlo(globalPos);
    int sector = o2::math_utils::angle2Sector(TMath::ATan2(globalPos[1], globalPos[0]));
 
    mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::UNCONS][sector].push_back(it);
  */
  // delete trc; // Check: is this needed?
}
//______________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::prepareTOFClusters()
{
  mTOFClustersArrayInp = mRecoCont->getTOFClusters();
  mTOFClusLabels = mRecoCont->getTOFClustersMCLabels();
  mMCTruthON = mTOFClusLabels && mTOFClusLabels->getNElements();
 
 
  // copy the track params, propagate to reference X and build sector tables
  mTOFClusWork.clear();
  //  mTOFClusWork.reserve(mNumOfClusters); // we cannot do this, we don't have mNumOfClusters yet
  //  if (mMCTruthON) {
  //    mTOFClusLblWork.clear();
  //    mTOFClusLblWork.reserve(mNumOfClusters);
  //  }
 
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    mTOFClusSectIndexCache[sec].clear();
    //mTOFClusSectIndexCache[sec].reserve(100 + 1.2 * mNumOfClusters / o2::constants::math::NSectors); // we cannot do this, we don't have mNumOfClusters yet
  }
 
  mNumOfClusters = 0;
 
  int nClusterInCurrentChunk = mTOFClustersArrayInp.size();
  LOG(debug) << "nClusterInCurrentChunk = " << nClusterInCurrentChunk;
  mNumOfClusters += nClusterInCurrentChunk;
  mTOFClusWork.reserve(mTOFClusWork.size() + mNumOfClusters);
  for (int it = 0; it < nClusterInCurrentChunk; it++) {
    const Cluster& clOrig = mTOFClustersArrayInp[it];
    // create working copy of track param
    mTOFClusWork.emplace_back(clOrig);
    auto& cl = mTOFClusWork.back();
    // cache work track index
    mTOFClusSectIndexCache[cl.getSector()].push_back(mTOFClusWork.size() - 1);
  }
 
  // sort clusters in each sector according to their time (increasing in time)
  for (int sec = o2::constants::math::NSectors - 1; sec > -1; sec--) {
    auto& indexCache = mTOFClusSectIndexCache[sec];
    LOG(debug) << "Sorting sector" << sec << " | " << indexCache.size() << " TOF clusters";
    if (!indexCache.size()) {
      continue;
    }
    std::sort(indexCache.begin(), indexCache.end(), [this](int a, int b) {
      auto& clA = mTOFClusWork[a];
      auto& clB = mTOFClusWork[b];
      return (clA.getTime() - clB.getTime()) < 0.;
    });
  } // loop over TOF clusters of single sector
 
  if (mMatchedClustersIndex) {
    delete[] mMatchedClustersIndex;
  }
  mMatchedClustersIndex = new int[mNumOfClusters];
  std::fill_n(mMatchedClustersIndex, mNumOfClusters, -1); // initializing all to -1
 
  return true;
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::doMatching(int sec)
{
  trkType type = trkType::CONSTR;
 
  auto& cacheTOF = mTOFClusSectIndexCache[sec];      // array of cached TOF cluster indices for this sector; reminder: they are ordered in time!
  auto& cacheTrk = mTracksSectIndexCache[type][sec]; // array of cached tracks indices for this sector; reminder: they are ordered in time!
  int nTracks = cacheTrk.size(), nTOFCls = cacheTOF.size();
  LOG(debug) << "Matching sector " << sec << ": number of tracks: " << nTracks << ", number of TOF clusters: " << nTOFCls;
  if (!nTracks || !nTOFCls) {
    return;
  }
  int itof0 = 0;                          // starting index in TOF clusters for matching of the track
  int detId[2][5];                        // at maximum one track can fall in 2 strips during the propagation; the second dimention of the array is the TOF det index
  float deltaPos[2][3];                   // at maximum one track can fall in 2 strips during the propagation; the second dimention of the array is the residuals
  o2::track::TrackLTIntegral trkLTInt[2]; // Here we store the integrated track length and time for the (max 2) matched strips
  int nStepsInsideSameStrip[2] = {0, 0};  // number of propagation steps in the same strip (since we have maximum 2 strips, it has dimention = 2)
  float deltaPosTemp[3];
  std::array<float, 3> pos;
  std::array<float, 3> posBeforeProp;
  float posFloat[3];
 
  // prematching for TPC only tracks (identify BC candidate to correct z for TPC track accordingly to v_drift)
 
  LOG(debug) << "Trying to match %d tracks" << cacheTrk.size();
  for (int itrk = 0; itrk < cacheTrk.size(); itrk++) {
    for (int ii = 0; ii < 2; ii++) {
      detId[ii][2] = -1; // before trying to match, we need to inizialize the detId corresponding to the strip number to -1; this is the array that we will use to save the det id of the maximum 2 strips matched
      nStepsInsideSameStrip[ii] = 0;
    }
    int nStripsCrossedInPropagation = 0; // how many strips were hit during the propagation
    auto& trackWork = mTracksWork[sec][type][cacheTrk[itrk]];
    auto& trefTrk = trackWork.first;
    float pt = trefTrk.getPt();
    auto& intLT = mLTinfos[sec][type][cacheTrk[itrk]];
    float timeShift = intLT.getL() * 33.35641; // integrated time for 0.75 beta particles in ps, to take into account the t.o.f. delay with respect the interaction BC
                                               // using beta=0.75 to cover beta range [0.59 , 1.04] also for a 8 m track lenght with a 10 ns track resolution (TRD)
 
    //    Printf("intLT (before doing anything): length = %f, time (Pion) = %f", intLT.getL(), intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion));
    float minTrkTime = (trackWork.second.getTimeStamp() - mSigmaTimeCut * trackWork.second.getTimeStampError()) * 1.E6 + timeShift;         // minimum time in ps
    float maxTrkTime = (trackWork.second.getTimeStamp() + mSigmaTimeCut * trackWork.second.getTimeStampError()) * 1.E6 + timeShift + 100E3; // maximum time in ps + 100 ns for slow tracks (beta->0.2)
    const float sqrt12inv = 1. / sqrt(12.);
    float resT = (trackWork.second.getTimeStampError() + 100E-3) * sqrt12inv;
    int istep = 1;                                                                                                                          // number of steps
    float step = 1.0;                                                                                                                       // step size in cm
 
    //uncomment for local debug
    /*
    //trefTrk.getXYZGlo(posBeforeProp);
    //float posBeforeProp[3] = {trefTrk.getX(), trefTrk.getY(), trefTrk.getZ()}; // in local ref system
    //printf("Global coordinates: posBeforeProp[0] = %f, posBeforeProp[1] = %f, posBeforeProp[2] = %f\n", posBeforeProp[0], posBeforeProp[1], posBeforeProp[2]);
    //Printf("Radius xy = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posBeforeProp[0]*posBeforeProp[0] + posBeforeProp[1]*posBeforeProp[1]));
    //Printf("Radius xyz = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posBeforeProp[0]*posBeforeProp[0] + posBeforeProp[1]*posBeforeProp[1] + posBeforeProp[2]*posBeforeProp[2]));
    */
 
    // initializing
    for (int ii = 0; ii < 2; ii++) {
      for (int iii = 0; iii < 5; iii++) {
        detId[ii][iii] = -1;
      }
    }
 
    int detIdTemp[5] = {-1, -1, -1, -1, -1}; // TOF detector id at the current propagation point
 
    double reachedPoint = mXRef + istep * step;
 
    while (propagateToRefX(trefTrk, reachedPoint, step, intLT) && nStripsCrossedInPropagation <= 2 && reachedPoint < Geo::RMAX) {
      // while (o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->PropagateToXBxByBz(trefTrk,  mXRef + istep * step, MAXSNP, step, 1, &intLT) && nStripsCrossedInPropagation <= 2 && mXRef + istep * step < Geo::RMAX) {
 
      trefTrk.getXYZGlo(pos);
      for (int ii = 0; ii < 3; ii++) { // we need to change the type...
        posFloat[ii] = pos[ii];
      }
 
      // uncomment below only for local debug; this will produce A LOT of output - one print per propagation step
      /*
      Printf("posFloat[0] = %f, posFloat[1] = %f, posFloat[2] = %f", posFloat[0], posFloat[1], posFloat[2]);
      Printf("radius xy = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posFloat[0]*posFloat[0] + posFloat[1]*posFloat[1]));
      Printf("radius xyz = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posFloat[0]*posFloat[0] + posFloat[1]*posFloat[1] + posFloat[2]*posFloat[2]));
      */
 
      for (int idet = 0; idet < 5; idet++) {
        detIdTemp[idet] = -1;
      }
 
      Geo::getPadDxDyDz(posFloat, detIdTemp, deltaPosTemp, sec);
 
      reachedPoint += step;
 
      if (detIdTemp[2] == -1) {
        continue;
      }
 
      // uncomment below only for local debug; this will produce A LOT of output - one print per propagation step
      //Printf("detIdTemp[0] = %d, detIdTemp[1] = %d, detIdTemp[2] = %d, detIdTemp[3] = %d, detIdTemp[4] = %d", detIdTemp[0], detIdTemp[1], detIdTemp[2], detIdTemp[3], detIdTemp[4]);
      // if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation == 0) { // print in case you have a useful propagation
      //   LOG(debug) << "*********** We have crossed a strip during propagation!*********";
      //   LOG(debug) << "Global coordinates: pos[0] = " << pos[0] << ", pos[1] = " << pos[1] << ", pos[2] = " << pos[2];
      //   LOG(debug) << "detIdTemp[0] = " << detIdTemp[0] << ", detIdTemp[1] = " << detIdTemp[1] << ", detIdTemp[2] = " << detIdTemp[2] << ", detIdTemp[3] = " << detIdTemp[3] << ", detIdTemp[4] = " << detIdTemp[4];
      //   LOG(debug) << "deltaPosTemp[0] = " << deltaPosTemp[0] << ", deltaPosTemp[1] = " << deltaPosTemp[1] << " deltaPosTemp[2] = " << deltaPosTemp[2];
      // } else {
      //   LOG(debug) << "*********** We have NOT crossed a strip during propagation!*********";
      //   LOG(debug) << "Global coordinates: pos[0] = " << pos[0] << ", pos[1] = " << pos[1] << ", pos[2] = " << pos[2];
      //   LOG(debug) << "detIdTemp[0] = " << detIdTemp[0] << ", detIdTemp[1] = " << detIdTemp[1] << ", detIdTemp[2] = " << detIdTemp[2] << ", detIdTemp[3] = " << detIdTemp[3] << ", detIdTemp[4] = " << detIdTemp[4];
      //   LOG(debug) << "deltaPosTemp[0] = " << deltaPosTemp[0] << ", deltaPosTemp[1] = " << deltaPosTemp[1] << " deltaPosTemp[2] = " << deltaPosTemp[2];
      // }
 
      // check if after the propagation we are in a TOF strip
      // we ended in a TOF strip
      // LOG(debug) << "nStripsCrossedInPropagation = " << nStripsCrossedInPropagation << ", detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation][0] = " << detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation][0] << ", detIdTemp[0] = " << detIdTemp[0] << ", detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation][1] = " << detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation][1] << ", detIdTemp[1] = " << detIdTemp[1] << ", detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation][2] = " << detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation][2] << ", detIdTemp[2] = " << detIdTemp[2];
 
      if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation == 0 ||                                                                                                                                                                                            // we are crossing a strip for the first time...
          (nStripsCrossedInPropagation >= 1 && (detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][0] != detIdTemp[0] || detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][1] != detIdTemp[1] || detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][2] != detIdTemp[2]))) { // ...or we are crossing a new strip
        if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation == 0) {
          LOG(debug) << "We cross a strip for the first time";
        }
        if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation == 2) {
          break; // we have already matched 2 strips, we cannot match more
        }
        nStripsCrossedInPropagation++;
      }
      //Printf("nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation-1] = %d", nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1]);
      if (nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1] == 0) {
        // fine propagation inside the strip -> 1 mm step
        trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1] = intLT;
        // temporary variables since propagation can fail
        int detIdTemp2[5] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
        float deltaPosTemp2[3] = {deltaPosTemp[0], deltaPosTemp[1], deltaPosTemp[2]};
        int nstep = 0;
        const int maxnstep = 50;
        float xStart = trefTrk.getX();
        float xStop = xStart;
        trefTrk.getXYZGlo(pos);
        for (int ii = 0; ii < 3; ii++) { // we need to change the type...
          posFloat[ii] = pos[ii];
        }
        while (deltaPosTemp2[1] < -0.05 && detIdTemp2[2] != -1 && nstep < maxnstep) { // continuing propagation if dy is negative and we are still inside the strip volume
          nstep++;
          xStop += 0.1;
          propagateToRefXWithoutCov(trefTrk, xStop, 0.1, mBz, posFloat);
 
          Geo::getPadDxDyDz(posFloat, detIdTemp2, deltaPosTemp2, sec);
          if (detIdTemp2[2] != -1) { // if propation was succesful -> update params
            float dx = deltaPosTemp2[0] - deltaPosTemp[0];
            float dy = deltaPosTemp2[1] - deltaPosTemp[1];
            float dz = deltaPosTemp2[2] - deltaPosTemp[2];
            updateTL(trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1], sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz));
            detIdTemp[0] = detIdTemp2[0];
            detIdTemp[1] = detIdTemp2[1];
            detIdTemp[2] = detIdTemp2[2];
            detIdTemp[3] = detIdTemp2[3];
            detIdTemp[4] = detIdTemp2[4];
            deltaPosTemp[0] = deltaPosTemp2[0];
            deltaPosTemp[1] = deltaPosTemp2[1];
            deltaPosTemp[2] = deltaPosTemp2[2];
          }
        }
 
        // adjust accordingly to DeltaY
        updateTL(trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1], -deltaPosTemp[1]);
 
        detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][0] = detIdTemp[0];
        detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][1] = detIdTemp[1];
        detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][2] = detIdTemp[2];
        detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][3] = detIdTemp[3];
        detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][4] = detIdTemp[4];
        deltaPos[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][0] = deltaPosTemp[0];
        deltaPos[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][1] = deltaPosTemp[1];
        deltaPos[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][2] = deltaPosTemp[2];
        //          Printf("intLT (after matching to strip %d): length = %f, time (Pion) = %f", nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1, trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1].getL(), trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1].getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion));
        nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1]++;
      }
      /* // obsolete
      else { // a further propagation step in the same strip -> update info (we sum up on all matching with strip - we will divide for the number of steps a bit below)
        // N.B. the integrated length and time are taken (at least for now) from the first time we crossed the strip, so here we do nothing with those
        deltaPos[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][0] += deltaPosTemp[0] + (detIdTemp[4] - detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][4]) * Geo::XPAD; // residual in x
        deltaPos[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][1] += deltaPosTemp[1];                                                                          // residual in y
        deltaPos[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][2] += deltaPosTemp[2] + (detIdTemp[3] - detId[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1][3]) * Geo::ZPAD; // residual in z
        nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1]++;
      }
      */
    }
 
    for (Int_t imatch = 0; imatch < nStripsCrossedInPropagation; imatch++) {
      // we take as residual the average of the residuals along the propagation in the same strip
      deltaPos[imatch][0] /= nStepsInsideSameStrip[imatch];
      deltaPos[imatch][1] /= nStepsInsideSameStrip[imatch];
      deltaPos[imatch][2] /= nStepsInsideSameStrip[imatch];
    }
 
    if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation == 0) {
      continue; // the track never hit a TOF strip during the propagation
    }
    bool foundCluster = false;
    for (auto itof = itof0; itof < nTOFCls; itof++) {
      //      printf("itof = %d\n", itof);
      auto& trefTOF = mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]];
      // compare the times of the track and the TOF clusters - remember that they both are ordered in time!
      //Printf("trefTOF.getTime() = %f, maxTrkTime = %f, minTrkTime = %f", trefTOF.getTime(), maxTrkTime, minTrkTime);
 
      if (trefTOF.getTime() < minTrkTime) { // this cluster has a time that is too small for the current track, we will get to the next one
        //Printf("In trefTOF.getTime() < minTrkTime");
        itof0 = itof + 1; // but for the next track that we will check, we will ignore this cluster (the time is anyway too small)
        continue;
      }
      if (trefTOF.getTime() > maxTrkTime) { // no more TOF clusters can be matched to this track
        break;
      }
 
      int mainChannel = trefTOF.getMainContributingChannel();
      int indices[5];
      Geo::getVolumeIndices(mainChannel, indices);
 
      // compute fine correction using cluster position instead of pad center
      // this because in case of multiple-hit cluster position is averaged on all pads contributing to the cluster (then error position matrix can be used for Chi2 if nedeed)
      int ndigits = 1;
      float posCorr[3] = {0, 0, 0};
 
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kLeft)) {
        posCorr[0] += Geo::XPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kUpLeft)) {
        posCorr[0] += Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] -= Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kDownLeft)) {
        posCorr[0] += Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] += Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kUp)) {
        posCorr[2] -= Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kDown)) {
        posCorr[2] += Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kRight)) {
        posCorr[0] -= Geo::XPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kUpRight)) {
        posCorr[0] -= Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] -= Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
      }
      if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kDownRight)) {
        posCorr[0] -= Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] += Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
      }
 
      float ndifInv = 1. / ndigits;
      if (ndigits > 1) {
        posCorr[0] *= ndifInv;
        posCorr[1] *= ndifInv;
        posCorr[2] *= ndifInv;
      }
 
      int trackIdTOF;
      int eventIdTOF;
      int sourceIdTOF;
      for (auto iPropagation = 0; iPropagation < nStripsCrossedInPropagation; iPropagation++) {
        int bct0 = int((mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]].getTime() - trkLTInt[iPropagation].getTOF(0) + 5000) * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV); // bc taken assuming speed of light (el) and 5 ns of margin
        if (bct0 < 0) {                                                                                                             // if negative time (it can happen at the beginng of the TF int was truncated per excess... adjusting)
          bct0--;
        }
        float tof = mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]].getTime() - bct0 * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
        if (tof - trkLTInt[iPropagation].getTOF(6) > 2000) { // reject tracks slower than triton
          continue;
        }
        float cosangle = TMath::Cos(Geo::getAngles(indices[1], indices[2]) * TMath::DegToRad());
        const float errXinvMin = 1. / (mMatchParams->maxResX * mMatchParams->maxResX);
        const float errZinvMin = 1. / (mMatchParams->maxResZ * mMatchParams->maxResZ);
        float errXinv2 = 1. / (trefTrk.getSigmaY2());
        float errZinv2 = 1. / (trefTrk.getSigmaZ2() * cosangle); // should be valid only at eta=0
 
        if (errXinv2 < errXinvMin) {
          errXinv2 = errXinvMin;
        }
        if (errZinv2 < errZinvMin) {
          errZinv2 = errZinvMin;
        }
 
        LOG(debug) << "TOF Cluster [" << itof << ", " << cacheTOF[itof] << "]:      indices   = " << indices[0] << ", " << indices[1] << ", " << indices[2] << ", " << indices[3] << ", " << indices[4];
        LOG(debug) << "Propagated Track [" << itrk << "]: detId[" << iPropagation << "]  = " << detId[iPropagation][0] << ", " << detId[iPropagation][1] << ", " << detId[iPropagation][2] << ", " << detId[iPropagation][3] << ", " << detId[iPropagation][4];
        float resX = deltaPos[iPropagation][0] - (indices[4] - detId[iPropagation][4]) * Geo::XPAD + posCorr[0]; // readjusting the residuals due to the fact that the propagation fell in a pad that was not exactly the one of the cluster
        float resZ = deltaPos[iPropagation][2] - (indices[3] - detId[iPropagation][3]) * Geo::ZPAD + posCorr[2]; // readjusting the residuals due to the fact that the propagation fell in a pad that was not exactly the one of the cluster
        float resY = deltaPos[iPropagation][1];
        float resXor = resX;
        float resZor = resZ;
        float res = TMath::Sqrt(resX * resX + resZ * resZ);
 
        if (resX < -1.25) { // distance from closest border
          resX += 1.25;
        } else if (resX > 1.25) {
          resX -= 1.25;
        } else {
          resX = 1E-3 / (pt + 1E-3); // high-pt should be favoured
        }
 
        if (resZ < -1.75) { // distance from closest border
          resZ += 1.75;
        } else if (resZ > 1.75) {
          resZ -= 1.75;
        } else {
          resZ = 1E-3 / (pt + 1E-3); // high-pt should be favoured
        }
 
        LOG(debug) << "resX = " << resX << ", resZ = " << resZ << ", res = " << res;
        if (indices[0] != detId[iPropagation][0]) {
          continue;
        }
        if (indices[1] != detId[iPropagation][1]) {
          continue;
        }
        if (indices[2] != detId[iPropagation][2]) {
          continue;
        }
        float chi2 = 0.5 * (resX * resX * errXinv2 + resZ * resZ * errZinv2); // TODO: take into account also the time!
 
        if (res < mSpaceTolerance && chi2 < mMatchParams->maxChi2) { // matching ok!
          LOG(debug) << "MATCHING FOUND: We have a match! between track " << mTracksSectIndexCache[type][sec][itrk] << " and TOF cluster " << mTOFClusSectIndexCache[indices[0]][itof];
          foundCluster = true;
          // set event indexes (to be checked)
          int eventIndexTOFCluster = mTOFClusSectIndexCache[indices[0]][itof];
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].emplace_back(cacheTrk[itrk], eventIndexTOFCluster, mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]].getTime(), chi2, trkLTInt[iPropagation], mTrackGid[sec][type][cacheTrk[itrk]], type, (trefTOF.getTime() - (minTrkTime + maxTrkTime - 100E3) * 0.5) * 1E-6, trefTOF.getZ(), resXor, resZor, resY); // subracting 100 ns to max track which was artificially added
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setPt(pt);
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setResX(sqrt(1. / errXinv2));
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setResZ(sqrt(1. / errZinv2));
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setResT(resT);
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setVz(0.0); // not needed for constrained tracks
          mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setChannel(mainChannel);
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return;
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::doMatchingForTPC(int sec)
{
  float vdriftInBC = Geo::BC_TIME_INPS * 1E-6 * mTPCVDrift;
 
  int bc_grouping = 40;
  int bc_grouping_tolerance = bc_grouping + mTimeTolerance / 25;
  int bc_grouping_half = (bc_grouping + 1) / 2;
  double BCgranularity = Geo::BC_TIME_INPS * bc_grouping;
 
  auto& cacheTOF = mTOFClusSectIndexCache[sec];                 // array of cached TOF cluster indices for this sector; reminder: they are ordered in time!
  auto& cacheTrk = mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::UNCONS][sec]; // array of cached tracks indices for this sector; reminder: they are ordered in time!
  int nTracks = cacheTrk.size(), nTOFCls = cacheTOF.size();
  LOG(debug) << "Matching sector " << sec << ": number of tracks: " << nTracks << ", number of TOF clusters: " << nTOFCls;
  if (!nTracks || !nTOFCls) {
    return;
  }
  int itof0 = 0; // starting index in TOF clusters for matching of the track
  float deltaPosTemp[3];
  std::array<float, 3> pos;
  std::array<float, 3> posBeforeProp;
  float posFloat[3];
 
  // prematching for TPC only tracks (identify BC candidate to correct z for TPC track accordingly to v_drift)
 
  std::vector<unsigned long> BCcand;
 
  std::vector<int> nStripsCrossedInPropagation;
  std::vector<std::array<std::array<int, 5>, 2>> detId;
  std::vector<std::array<o2::track::TrackLTIntegral, 2>> trkLTInt;
  std::vector<std::array<std::array<float, 3>, 2>> deltaPos;
  std::vector<std::array<int, 2>> nStepsInsideSameStrip;
  std::vector<std::array<float, 2>> Zshift;
 
  LOG(debug) << "Trying to match %d tracks" << cacheTrk.size();
 
  for (int itrk = 0; itrk < cacheTrk.size(); itrk++) {
    auto& trackWork = mTracksWork[sec][trkType::UNCONS][cacheTrk[itrk]];
    auto& trefTrk = trackWork.first;
    float pt = trefTrk.getPt();
    auto& intLT = mLTinfos[sec][trkType::UNCONS][cacheTrk[itrk]];
 
    float timeShift = intLT.getL() * 33.35641; // integrated time for 0.75 beta particles in ps, to take into account the t.o.f. delay with respect the interaction BC
                                               // using beta=0.75 to cover beta range [0.59 , 1.04] also for a 8 m track lenght with a 10 ns track resolution (TRD)
 
    BCcand.clear();
    nStripsCrossedInPropagation.clear();
 
    int side = mSideTPC[sec][cacheTrk[itrk]];
    // look at BC candidates for the track
    double tpctime = trackWork.second.getTimeStamp();                                                                // in mus
    double minTrkTime = (tpctime - trackWork.second.getTimeStampError()) * 1.E6 + timeShift;                         // minimum time in ps
    minTrkTime = int(minTrkTime / BCgranularity) * BCgranularity;                                                    // align min to a BC
    double maxTrkTime = (tpctime + mExtraTPCFwdTime[sec][cacheTrk[itrk]]) * 1.E6 + timeShift;                        // maximum time in ps
    const float sqrt12inv = 1. / sqrt(12.);
    float resT = (maxTrkTime - minTrkTime) * sqrt12inv;
 
    if (mIsCosmics) {
      for (double tBC = minTrkTime; tBC < maxTrkTime; tBC += BCgranularity) {
        unsigned long ibc = (unsigned long)(tBC * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV);
        BCcand.emplace_back(ibc);
        nStripsCrossedInPropagation.emplace_back(0);
      }
    }
 
    int itofMax = nTOFCls;
 
    for (auto itof = itof0; itof < nTOFCls; itof++) {
      auto& trefTOF = mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]];
 
      if (trefTOF.getTime() < minTrkTime) { // this cluster has a time that is too small for the current track, we will get to the next one
        itof0 = itof + 1;
        continue;
      }
 
      if (trefTOF.getTime() > maxTrkTime) { // this cluster has a time that is too large for the current track, close loop
        itofMax = itof;
        break;
      }
 
      if ((trefTOF.getZ() * side < 0) && ((side > 0) != (trackWork.first.getTgl() > 0))) {
        continue;
      }
 
      unsigned long bc = (unsigned long)(trefTOF.getTime() * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV);
 
      bc = (bc / bc_grouping_half) * bc_grouping_half;
 
      bool isalreadyin = false;
 
      for (int k = 0; k < BCcand.size(); k++) {
        if (bc == BCcand[k]) {
          isalreadyin = true;
        }
      }
 
      if (!isalreadyin) {
        BCcand.emplace_back(bc);
        nStripsCrossedInPropagation.emplace_back(0);
      }
    }
 
    detId.clear();
    detId.reserve(BCcand.size());
    trkLTInt.clear();
    trkLTInt.reserve(BCcand.size());
    Zshift.clear();
    Zshift.reserve(BCcand.size());
    deltaPos.clear();
    deltaPos.reserve(BCcand.size());
    nStepsInsideSameStrip.clear();
    nStepsInsideSameStrip.reserve(BCcand.size());
 
    //    Printf("intLT (before doing anything): length = %f, time (Pion) = %f", intLT.getL(), intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion));
    int istep = 1;    // number of steps
    float step = 1.0; // step size in cm
 
    //uncomment for local debug
    /*
    //trefTrk.getXYZGlo(posBeforeProp);
    //float posBeforeProp[3] = {trefTrk.getX(), trefTrk.getY(), trefTrk.getZ()}; // in local ref system
    //printf("Global coordinates: posBeforeProp[0] = %f, posBeforeProp[1] = %f, posBeforeProp[2] = %f\n", posBeforeProp[0], posBeforeProp[1], posBeforeProp[2]);
    //Printf("Radius xy = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posBeforeProp[0]*posBeforeProp[0] + posBeforeProp[1]*posBeforeProp[1]));
    //Printf("Radius xyz = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posBeforeProp[0]*posBeforeProp[0] + posBeforeProp[1]*posBeforeProp[1] + posBeforeProp[2]*posBeforeProp[2]));
    */
 
    int detIdTemp[5] = {-1, -1, -1, -1, -1}; // TOF detector id at the current propagation point
 
    double reachedPoint = mXRef + istep * step;
 
    // initializing
    for (int ibc = 0; ibc < BCcand.size(); ibc++) {
      for (int ii = 0; ii < 2; ii++) {
        nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][ii] = 0;
        for (int iii = 0; iii < 5; iii++) {
          detId[ibc][ii][iii] = -1;
        }
      }
    }
    while (propagateToRefX(trefTrk, reachedPoint, step, intLT) && reachedPoint < Geo::RMAX) {
      // while (o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->PropagateToXBxByBz(trefTrk,  mXRef + istep * step, MAXSNP, step, 1, &intLT) && nStripsCrossedInPropagation <= 2 && mXRef + istep * step < Geo::RMAX) {
 
      trefTrk.getXYZGlo(pos);
      for (int ii = 0; ii < 3; ii++) { // we need to change the type...
        posFloat[ii] = pos[ii];
      }
 
      // uncomment below only for local debug; this will produce A LOT of output - one print per propagation step
      /*
        Printf("posFloat[0] = %f, posFloat[1] = %f, posFloat[2] = %f", posFloat[0], posFloat[1], posFloat[2]);
        Printf("radius xy = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posFloat[0]*posFloat[0] + posFloat[1]*posFloat[1]));
        Printf("radius xyz = %f", TMath::Sqrt(posFloat[0]*posFloat[0] + posFloat[1]*posFloat[1] + posFloat[2]*posFloat[2]));
      */
 
      reachedPoint += step;
 
      // check if you fall in a strip
      for (int ibc = 0; ibc < BCcand.size(); ibc++) {
        for (int idet = 0; idet < 5; idet++) {
          detIdTemp[idet] = -1;
        }
 
        if (side > 0) {
          posFloat[2] = pos[2] - mTPCVDrift * (trackWork.second.getTimeStamp() - BCcand[ibc] * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS * 1E-6);
        } else if (side < 0) {
          posFloat[2] = pos[2] + mTPCVDrift * (trackWork.second.getTimeStamp() - BCcand[ibc] * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS * 1E-6);
        } else {
          posFloat[2] = pos[2];
        }
 
        float ZshiftCurrent = posFloat[2] - pos[2];
 
        Geo::getPadDxDyDz(posFloat, detIdTemp, deltaPosTemp, sec);
 
        if (detIdTemp[2] == -1) {
          continue;
        }
 
        if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] == 0 ||                                                                                                                                                                                                                          // we are crossing a strip for the first time...
            (nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] >= 1 && (detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][0] != detIdTemp[0] || detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][1] != detIdTemp[1] || detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][2] != detIdTemp[2]))) { // ...or we are crossing a new strip
          if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] == 0) {
            LOG(debug) << "We cross a strip for the first time";
          }
          if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] == 2) {
            continue; // we have already matched 2 strips, we cannot match more
          }
          nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc]++;
        }
 
        //Printf("nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation-1] = %d", nStepsInsideSameStrip[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1]);
        if (nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1] == 0) {
          trkLTInt[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1] = intLT;
          // temporary variables since propagation can fail
          int detIdTemp2[5] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
          float deltaPosTemp2[3] = {deltaPosTemp[0], deltaPosTemp[1], deltaPosTemp[2]};
          int nstep = 0;
          const int maxnstep = 50;
          float xStart = trefTrk.getX();
          float xStop = xStart;
          trefTrk.getXYZGlo(pos);
          for (int ii = 0; ii < 3; ii++) { // we need to change the type...
            posFloat[ii] = pos[ii];
          }
 
          while (deltaPosTemp2[1] < -0.05 && detIdTemp2[2] != -1 && nstep < maxnstep) { // continuing propagation if dy is negative and we are still inside the strip volume
            nstep++;
            xStop += 0.1;
            propagateToRefXWithoutCov(trefTrk, xStop, 0.1, mBz, posFloat);
 
            posFloat[2] += ZshiftCurrent;
 
            Geo::getPadDxDyDz(posFloat, detIdTemp2, deltaPosTemp2, sec);
            if (detIdTemp2[2] != -1) { // if propation was succesful -> update params
              float dx = deltaPosTemp2[0] - deltaPosTemp[0];
              float dy = deltaPosTemp2[1] - deltaPosTemp[1];
              float dz = deltaPosTemp2[2] - deltaPosTemp[2];
              updateTL(trkLTInt[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1], sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz));
              detIdTemp[0] = detIdTemp2[0];
              detIdTemp[1] = detIdTemp2[1];
              detIdTemp[2] = detIdTemp2[2];
              detIdTemp[3] = detIdTemp2[3];
              detIdTemp[4] = detIdTemp2[4];
              deltaPosTemp[0] = deltaPosTemp2[0];
              deltaPosTemp[1] = deltaPosTemp2[1];
              deltaPosTemp[2] = deltaPosTemp2[2];
            }
          }
 
          // adjust accordingly to DeltaY
          updateTL(trkLTInt[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1], -deltaPosTemp[1]);
 
          detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][0] = detIdTemp[0];
          detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][1] = detIdTemp[1];
          detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][2] = detIdTemp[2];
          detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][3] = detIdTemp[3];
          detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][4] = detIdTemp[4];
          deltaPos[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][0] = deltaPosTemp[0];
          deltaPos[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][1] = deltaPosTemp[1];
          deltaPos[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][2] = deltaPosTemp[2];
 
          Zshift[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1] = ZshiftCurrent;
          //          Printf("intLT (after matching to strip %d): length = %f, time (Pion) = %f", nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1, trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1].getL(), trkLTInt[nStripsCrossedInPropagation - 1].getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion));
          nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1]++;
        }
        /* // obsolete
        else { // a further propagation step in the same strip -> update info (we sum up on all matching with strip - we will divide for the number of steps a bit below)
                // N.B. the integrated length and time are taken (at least for now) from the first time we crossed the strip, so here we do nothing with those
                deltaPos[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][0] += deltaPosTemp[0] + (detIdTemp[4] - detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][4]) * Geo::XPAD; // residual in x
                deltaPos[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][1] += deltaPosTemp[1];                                                                                    // residual in y
                deltaPos[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][2] += deltaPosTemp[2] + (detIdTemp[3] - detId[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1][3]) * Geo::ZPAD; // residual in z
                nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] - 1]++;
              }
        */
      }
    }
    for (int ibc = 0; ibc < BCcand.size(); ibc++) {
      float minTime = (BCcand[ibc] - bc_grouping_tolerance) * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
      float maxTime = (BCcand[ibc] + bc_grouping_tolerance) * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
      for (Int_t imatch = 0; imatch < nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc]; imatch++) {
        // we take as residual the average of the residuals along the propagation in the same strip
        deltaPos[ibc][imatch][0] /= nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][imatch];
        deltaPos[ibc][imatch][1] /= nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][imatch];
        deltaPos[ibc][imatch][2] /= nStepsInsideSameStrip[ibc][imatch];
      }
 
      if (nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc] == 0) {
        continue; // the track never hit a TOF strip during the propagation
      }
 
      bool foundCluster = false;
      for (auto itof = itof0; itof < itofMax; itof++) {
        //      printf("itof = %d\n", itof);
        auto& trefTOF = mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]];
        // compare the times of the track and the TOF clusters - remember that they both are ordered in time!
 
        if (trefTOF.getTime() < minTime) { // this cluster has a time that is too small for the current track, we will get to the next one
          continue;
        }
        if (trefTOF.getTime() > maxTime) { // no more TOF clusters can be matched to this track
          break;
        }
 
        int mainChannel = trefTOF.getMainContributingChannel();
        int indices[5];
        Geo::getVolumeIndices(mainChannel, indices);
 
        bool isInStrip = false;
        for (auto iPropagation = 0; iPropagation < nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc]; iPropagation++) {
          if (detId[ibc][iPropagation][1] == indices[1] && detId[ibc][iPropagation][2] == indices[2]) {
            isInStrip = true;
          }
        }
 
        if (!isInStrip) {
          continue;
        }
 
        unsigned long bcClus = trefTOF.getTime() * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV;
 
        // compute fine correction using cluster position instead of pad center
        // this because in case of multiple-hit cluster position is averaged on all pads contributing to the cluster (then error position matrix can be used for Chi2 if nedeed)
        int ndigits = 1;
        float posCorr[3] = {0, 0, 0};
 
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kLeft)) {
          posCorr[0] += Geo::XPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kUpLeft)) {
          posCorr[0] += Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] -= Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kDownLeft)) {
          posCorr[0] += Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] += Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kUp)) {
          posCorr[2] -= Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kDown)) {
          posCorr[2] += Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kRight)) {
          posCorr[0] -= Geo::XPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kUpRight)) {
          posCorr[0] -= Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] -= Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
        }
        if (trefTOF.isBitSet(Cluster::kDownRight)) {
          posCorr[0] -= Geo::XPAD, posCorr[2] += Geo::ZPAD, ndigits++;
        }
 
        float ndifInv = 1. / ndigits;
        if (ndigits > 1) {
          posCorr[0] *= ndifInv;
          posCorr[1] *= ndifInv;
          posCorr[2] *= ndifInv;
        }
 
        int trackIdTOF;
        int eventIdTOF;
        int sourceIdTOF;
        for (auto iPropagation = 0; iPropagation < nStripsCrossedInPropagation[ibc]; iPropagation++) {
          if (detId[ibc][iPropagation][1] != indices[1] || detId[ibc][iPropagation][2] != indices[2]) {
            continue;
          }
 
          int bct0 = int((mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]].getTime() - trkLTInt[ibc][iPropagation].getTOF(0) + 5000) * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV); // bc taken assuming speed of light (el) and 5 ns of margin
          if (bct0 < 0) {                                                                                                                  // if negative time (it can happen at the beginng of the TF int was truncated per excess... adjusting)
            bct0--;
          }
          float tof = mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]].getTime() - bct0 * Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
          if (tof - trkLTInt[ibc][iPropagation].getTOF(6) > 2000) { // reject tracks slower than triton
            continue;
          }
 
          if (mMatchParams->applyPIDcutTPConly) {                                 // for TPC only tracks allowing possibility to apply a PID cut
            if (std::abs(tof - trkLTInt[ibc][iPropagation].getTOF(2)) < 2000) {   // pion hypotesis
            } else if (std::abs(tof - trkLTInt[ibc][iPropagation].getTOF(3)) < 2000) { // kaon hypoteis
            } else if (std::abs(tof - trkLTInt[ibc][iPropagation].getTOF(4)) < 2000) { // proton hypotesis
            } else {                                                                   // reject matching
              continue;
            }
          }
 
          float cosangle = TMath::Cos(Geo::getAngles(indices[1], indices[2]) * TMath::DegToRad());
          const float errXinvMin = 1. / (mMatchParams->maxResX * mMatchParams->maxResX);
          const float errZinvMin = 1. / (mMatchParams->maxResZ * mMatchParams->maxResZ);
          float errXinv2 = 1. / (trefTrk.getSigmaY2());
          float errZinv2 = 1. / (trefTrk.getSigmaZ2() * cosangle); // should be valid only at eta=0
 
          if (errXinv2 < errXinvMin) {
            errXinv2 = errXinvMin;
          }
          if (errZinv2 < errZinvMin) {
            errZinv2 = errZinvMin;
          }
 
          LOG(debug) << "TOF Cluster [" << itof << ", " << cacheTOF[itof] << "]:      indices   = " << indices[0] << ", " << indices[1] << ", " << indices[2] << ", " << indices[3] << ", " << indices[4];
          LOG(debug) << "Propagated Track [" << itrk << "]: detId[" << iPropagation << "]  = " << detId[ibc][iPropagation][0] << ", " << detId[ibc][iPropagation][1] << ", " << detId[ibc][iPropagation][2] << ", " << detId[ibc][iPropagation][3] << ", " << detId[ibc][iPropagation][4];
          float resX = deltaPos[ibc][iPropagation][0] - (indices[4] - detId[ibc][iPropagation][4]) * Geo::XPAD + posCorr[0]; // readjusting the residuals due to the fact that the propagation fell in a pad that was not exactly the one of the cluster
          float resZ = deltaPos[ibc][iPropagation][2] - (indices[3] - detId[ibc][iPropagation][3]) * Geo::ZPAD + posCorr[2]; // readjusting the residuals due to the fact that the propagation fell in a pad that was not exactly the one of the cluster
          float resY = deltaPos[ibc][iPropagation][1];
          if (BCcand[ibc] > bcClus) {
            resZ += (BCcand[ibc] - bcClus) * vdriftInBC * side; // add bc correction
          } else {
            resZ -= (bcClus - BCcand[ibc]) * vdriftInBC * side;
          }
          float resXor = resX;
          float resZor = resZ;
          float res = TMath::Sqrt(resX * resX + resZ * resZ);
 
          if (resX < -1.25) { // distance from closest border
            resX += 1.25;
          } else if (resX > 1.25) {
            resX -= 1.25;
          } else {
            resX = 1E-3 / (pt + 1E-3); // high-pt should be favoured
          }
 
          if (resZ < -1.75) { // distance from closest border
            resZ += 1.75;
          } else if (resZ > 1.75) {
            resZ -= 1.75;
          } else {
            resZ = 1E-3 / (pt + 1E-3); // high-pt should be favoured
          }
 
          if (indices[0] != detId[ibc][iPropagation][0]) {
            continue;
          }
          if (indices[1] != detId[ibc][iPropagation][1]) {
            continue;
          }
          if (indices[2] != detId[ibc][iPropagation][2]) {
            continue;
          }
 
          LOG(debug) << "resX = " << resX << ", resZ = " << resZ << ", res = " << res;
          float chi2 = mIsCosmics ? resX : 0.5 * (resX * resX * errXinv2 + resZ * resZ * errZinv2); // TODO: take into account also the time!
 
          if (res < mSpaceTolerance && chi2 < mMatchParams->maxChi2) { // matching ok!
            LOG(debug) << "MATCHING FOUND: We have a match! between track " << mTracksSectIndexCache[trkType::UNCONS][sec][itrk] << " and TOF cluster " << mTOFClusSectIndexCache[indices[0]][itof];
            foundCluster = true;
            // set event indexes (to be checked)
 
            int eventIndexTOFCluster = mTOFClusSectIndexCache[indices[0]][itof];
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].emplace_back(cacheTrk[itrk], eventIndexTOFCluster, mTOFClusWork[cacheTOF[itof]].getTime(), chi2, trkLTInt[ibc][iPropagation], mTrackGid[sec][trkType::UNCONS][cacheTrk[itrk]], trkType::UNCONS, trefTOF.getTime() * 1E-6 - tpctime, trefTOF.getZ(), resXor, resZor, resY); // TODO: check if this is correct!
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setPt(pt);
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setResX(sqrt(1. / errXinv2));
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setResZ(sqrt(1. / errZinv2));
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setResT(resT);
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setVz(mVZtpcOnly[sec][itrk] + Zshift[ibc][iPropagation]);
            mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec][mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec].size() - 1].setChannel(mainChannel);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return;
}
//______________________________________________
int MatchTOF::findFITIndex(int bc, const gsl::span<const o2::ft0::RecPoints>& FITRecPoints, unsigned long firstOrbit)
{
  if ((!mHasFillScheme) && o2::tof::Utils::hasFillScheme()) {
    mHasFillScheme = true;
    for (int ibc = 0; ibc < o2::tof::Utils::getNinteractionBC(); ibc++) {
      mFillScheme[o2::tof::Utils::getInteractionBC(ibc)] = true;
    }
  }
 
  if (FITRecPoints.size() == 0) {
    return -1;
  }
 
  int index = -1;
  int distMax = 10;
  bool bestQuality = false; // prioritize FT0 BC with good quality (FT0-AC + vertex) to remove umbiguity in Pb-Pb (not a strict cut because inefficient in pp)
  const int distThr = 8;
 
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < FITRecPoints.size(); i++) {
    const o2::InteractionRecord ir = FITRecPoints[i].getInteractionRecord();
    if (mHasFillScheme && !mFillScheme[ir.bc]) {
      continue;
    }
    bool quality = (std::abs(FITRecPoints[i].getCollisionTime(0)) < 1000 && std::abs(FITRecPoints[i].getVertex()) < 1000);
    if (bestQuality && !quality) { // if current has no good quality and the one previoulsy selected has -> discard the current one
      continue;
    }
    int bct0 = (ir.orbit - firstOrbit) * o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches + ir.bc;
    int dist = bc - bct0;
 
    bool worseDistance = dist < 0 || dist > distThr || dist > distMax;
    if (worseDistance) { // discard if BC is not in the proper range or it is worse than the one already found
      continue;
    }
 
    bestQuality = quality;
    distMax = dist;
    index = i;
  }
 
  return index;
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::selectBestMatches(int sec)
{
  if (mSetHighPurity) {
    BestMatchesHP(mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec], mMatchedTracks, mMatchedTracksIndex[sec], mMatchedClustersIndex, mFITRecPoints, mTOFClusWork, mCalibInfoTOF, mTimestamp, mMCTruthON, mTOFClusLabels, mTracksLblWork[sec], mOutTOFLabels);
    return;
  }
  BestMatches(mMatchedTracksPairsSec[sec], mMatchedTracks, mMatchedTracksIndex[sec], mMatchedClustersIndex, mFITRecPoints, mTOFClusWork, mTracksWork[sec], mCalibInfoTOF, mTimestamp, mMCTruthON, mTOFClusLabels, mTracksLblWork[sec], mOutTOFLabels, mMatchParams->calibMaxChi2);
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::BestMatches(std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>& matchedTracksPairs, std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOF>* matchedTracks, std::vector<int>* matchedTracksIndex, int* matchedClustersIndex, const gsl::span<const o2::ft0::RecPoints>& FITRecPoints, const std::vector<Cluster>& TOFClusWork, const std::vector<matchTrack>* TracksWork, std::vector<o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF>& CalibInfoTOF, unsigned long Timestamp, bool MCTruthON, const o2::dataformats::MCTruthContainer<o2::MCCompLabel>* TOFClusLabels, const std::vector<o2::MCCompLabel>* TracksLblWork, std::vector<o2::MCCompLabel>* OutTOFLabels, float calibMaxChi2)
{
 
  // first, we sort according to the chi2
  std::sort(matchedTracksPairs.begin(), matchedTracksPairs.end(), [](const o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco& a, const o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco& b) { return (a.getChi2() < b.getChi2()); });
  int i = 0;
 
  // then we take discard the pairs if their track or cluster was already matched (since they are ordered in chi2, we will take the best matching)
  for (o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco& matchingPair : matchedTracksPairs) {
    int trkType = (int)matchingPair.getTrackType();
 
    int itrk = matchingPair.getIdLocal();
 
    int trkTypeSplitted = trkType;
    auto sourceID = matchingPair.getTrackRef().getSource();
    if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPCTRD) {
      trkTypeSplitted = (int)trkType::TPCTRD;
    } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPCTRD) {
      trkTypeSplitted = (int)trkType::ITSTPCTRD;
    }
 
    if (matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()] != -1) { // the cluster was already filled
      continue;
    }
    if (matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk] != -1) { // the track was already filled
      if (trkType) {                               // not applied for unconstrained tracks (trkType == 0)
        // let's check if we can use both matching to improve TOF time
        int pairInd = matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk];
        auto& prevMatching = matchedTracks[trkTypeSplitted][pairInd];
 
        if (pairInd >= matchedTracks[trkTypeSplitted].size()) {
          LOG(error) << "Pair index out of range when trying to update TOF time. This should not happen";
          continue;
        }
 
        int istripOld = TOFClusWork[prevMatching.getTOFClIndex()].getMainContributingChannel() / o2::tof::Geo::NPADS;
        int istripNew = TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getMainContributingChannel() / o2::tof::Geo::NPADS;
 
        if (istripOld != istripNew) { // we accept it only if in a different strip
          const o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLTnew = matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut();
          const o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLTold = prevMatching.getLTIntegralOut();
 
          const float cinv = 1.E+10 / TMath::C(); // cm/ps
          float deltaT = (intLTnew.getL() - intLTold.getL()) * cinv;
 
          float timeNew = TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTime() - deltaT;
          float timeOld = TOFClusWork[prevMatching.getTOFClIndex()].getTime();
 
          if (std::abs(timeNew - timeOld) < 200) {
            // update time information averaging the two (the second one corrected for the difference in the track length)
            prevMatching.setSignal((timeNew + timeOld) * 0.5);
            float geanttime = (TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTgeant() + TOFClusWork[prevMatching.getTOFClIndex()].getTgeant() - deltaT * 1E-3) * 0.5;
            double t0 = (TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getT0true() + TOFClusWork[prevMatching.getTOFClIndex()].getT0true()) * 0.5;
            prevMatching.setTgeant(geanttime);
            prevMatching.setT0true(t0);
            prevMatching.setChi2(0);                                                                // flag such cases with chi2 equal to zero
            matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()] = matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk]; // flag also the second cluster as already used
          }
        }
      }
 
      continue;
    }
    matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk] = matchedTracks[trkTypeSplitted].size();              // index of the MatchInfoTOF correspoding to this track
    matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()] = matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk]; // index of the track that was matched to this cluster
 
    matchingPair.setTgeant(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTgeant());
    matchingPair.setT0true(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getT0true());
 
    // let's check if cluster has multiple-hits (noferini)
    if (TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getNumOfContributingChannels() > 1) {
      const auto& tofcl = TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()];
      // has an additional hit Up or Down (Z-dir)
      matchingPair.setHitPatternUpDown(tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUp) ||
                                       tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUpLeft) ||
                                       tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUpRight) ||
                                       tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kDown) ||
                                       tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kDownLeft) ||
                                       tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kDownRight));
      // has an additional hit Left or Right (X-dir)
      matchingPair.setHitPatternLeftRight(tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kLeft) ||
                                          tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kDownLeft) ||
                                          tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUpLeft) ||
                                          tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kRight) ||
                                          tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kDownRight) ||
                                          tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUpRight));
    }
    matchedTracks[trkTypeSplitted].push_back(matchingPair); // array of MatchInfoTOF
 
    // get fit info
    double t0info = 0;
 
    const o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLT = matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut();
 
    if (FITRecPoints.size() > 0 && mIsFIT) {
      int index = findFITIndex(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getBC() - o2::tof::Geo::LATENCYWINDOW_IN_BC, FITRecPoints, mFirstTForbit);
 
      if (index > -1) {
        o2::InteractionRecord ir = FITRecPoints[index].getInteractionRecord();
        int bct0 = (ir.orbit - mFirstTForbit) * o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches + ir.bc;
        t0info = bct0 * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
      }
    } else if (!mIsFIT) { // move time to time in orbit to avoid loss of precision when truncating from double to float
      int bcStarOrbit = int((TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() - intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion)) * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV);
      bcStarOrbit = (bcStarOrbit / o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches) * o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches; // truncation
      t0info = bcStarOrbit * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
    }
 
    // add also calibration infos
    int flags = 0;
    if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPC) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kTPC;
    } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPC) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kITSTPC;
    } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPCTRD) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kTPCTRD;
    } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPCTRD) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kITSTPCTRD;
    }
 
    int mask = 0;
    float deltat;
 
    if (t0info > 0 && mIsFIT) {                                                                                                                                                       // FT0 BC found
      deltat = TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() - t0info - intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion) - o2::tof::Geo::LATENCYWINDOW_IN_BC * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS; // latency subtracted
      mask = 1 << 8;                                                                                                                                                                  // only FT0 BC allowed (-> BC=0 since t0info already subtracted and assumed to be aligned to the true IntBC)
    } else if (!mIsFIT) {
      deltat = o2::tof::Utils::subtractInteractionBC(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() - t0info - intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion), mask, true);
    }
 
    const o2::track::TrackParCov& trc = TracksWork[trkType][itrk].first;
    float pt = trc.getPt(); // from outer parameters!
 
    if (pt > 1.5) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kAbove;
    }
 
    if (pt < 0.5) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kBelow;
    }
 
    if (mask == 0) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kNoBC;
    }
 
    if (TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getNumOfContributingChannels() != 1) {
      flags = flags | o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF::kMultiHit;
    }
 
    if (matchingPair.getChi2() < calibMaxChi2 && t0info > 0) { // extra cut in ChiSquare for storing calib info
      CalibInfoTOF.emplace_back(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getMainContributingChannel(),
                                Timestamp / 1000 + int(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() * 1E-12), // add time stamp
                                deltat,
                                TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTot(), mask, flags);
    }
 
    if (MCTruthON) {
      const auto& labelsTOF = TOFClusLabels->getLabels(matchingPair.getTOFClIndex());
      auto& labelTrack = TracksLblWork[trkType][itrk];
      // we have not found the track label among those associated to the TOF cluster --> fake match! We will associate the label of the main channel, but negative
      bool fake = true;
      for (auto& lbl : labelsTOF) {
        if (labelTrack == lbl) { // compares src, evID, trID, ignores fake flag.
          fake = false;
        }
      }
      OutTOFLabels[trkTypeSplitted].emplace_back(labelTrack).setFakeFlag(fake);
    }
    i++;
  }
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::BestMatchesHP(std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>& matchedTracksPairs, std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOF>* matchedTracks, std::vector<int>* matchedTracksIndex, int* matchedClustersIndex, const gsl::span<const o2::ft0::RecPoints>& FITRecPoints, const std::vector<Cluster>& TOFClusWork, std::vector<o2::dataformats::CalibInfoTOF>& CalibInfoTOF, unsigned long Timestamp, bool MCTruthON, const o2::dataformats::MCTruthContainer<o2::MCCompLabel>* TOFClusLabels, const std::vector<o2::MCCompLabel>* TracksLblWork, std::vector<o2::MCCompLabel>* OutTOFLabels)
{
  float chi2SeparationCut = 2;
  float chi2S = 3;
 
  std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco> tmpMatch;
 
  // first, we sort according to the chi2
  std::sort(matchedTracksPairs.begin(), matchedTracksPairs.end(), [](const o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco& a, const o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco& b) { return (a.getChi2() < b.getChi2()); });
  int i = 0;
  // then we take discard the pairs if their track or cluster was already matched (since they are ordered in chi2, we will take the best matching)
  for (const o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco& matchingPair : matchedTracksPairs) {
    int trkType = (int)matchingPair.getTrackType();
 
    int itrk = matchingPair.getIdLocal();
 
    bool discard = matchingPair.getChi2() > chi2S;
 
    if (matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk] != -1) { // the track was already filled, check if this competitor is not too close
      auto winnerChi = tmpMatch[matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk]].getChi2();
      if (winnerChi < 0) { // the winner was already discarded as ambiguous
        continue;
      }
      if (matchingPair.getChi2() - winnerChi < chi2SeparationCut) { // discard previously validated winner and it has too close competitor
        tmpMatch[matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk]].setChi2(-1);
      }
      continue;
    }
 
    if (matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()] != -1) { // the cluster was already filled, check if this competitor is not too close
      auto winnerChi = tmpMatch[matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()]].getChi2();
      if (winnerChi < 0) { // the winner was already discarded as ambiguous
        continue;
      }
      if (matchingPair.getChi2() - winnerChi < chi2SeparationCut) { // discard previously validated winner and it has too close competitor
        tmpMatch[matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()]].setChi2(-1);
      }
      continue;
    }
 
    if (!discard) {
      matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk] = tmpMatch.size();                                    // index of the MatchInfoTOF correspoding to this track
      matchedClustersIndex[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()] = matchedTracksIndex[trkType][itrk]; // index of the track that was matched to this clus
      tmpMatch.push_back(matchingPair);
    }
  }
 
  // now write final matches skipping disabled ones
  for (auto& matchingPair : tmpMatch) {
    if (matchingPair.getChi2() <= 0) {
      continue;
    }
    int trkType = (int)matchingPair.getTrackType();
    int itrk = matchingPair.getIdLocal();
 
    int trkTypeSplitted = trkType;
    auto sourceID = matchingPair.getTrackRef().getSource();
    if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::TPCTRD) {
      trkTypeSplitted = (int)trkType::TPCTRD;
    } else if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPCTRD) {
      trkTypeSplitted = (int)trkType::ITSTPCTRD;
    }
    matchedTracks[trkTypeSplitted].push_back(matchingPair); // array of MatchInfoTOF
 
    const o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLT = matchingPair.getLTIntegralOut();
 
    // get fit info
    double t0info = 0;
 
    if (FITRecPoints.size() > 0 && mIsFIT) {
      int index = findFITIndex(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getBC() - o2::tof::Geo::LATENCYWINDOW_IN_BC, FITRecPoints, mFirstTForbit);
 
      if (index > -1) {
        o2::InteractionRecord ir = FITRecPoints[index].getInteractionRecord();
        int bct0 = (ir.orbit - mFirstTForbit) * o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches + ir.bc;
        t0info = bct0 * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
      }
    } else { // move time to time in orbit to avoid loss of precision when truncating from double to float
      int bcStarOrbit = int((TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() - intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion)) * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV);
      bcStarOrbit = (bcStarOrbit / o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches) * o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches; // truncation
      t0info = bcStarOrbit * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS;
    }
 
    // add also calibration infos
    if (sourceID == o2::dataformats::GlobalTrackID::ITSTPC) {
      CalibInfoTOF.emplace_back(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getMainContributingChannel(),
                                Timestamp / 1000 + int(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() * 1E-12), // add time stamp
                                TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTimeRaw() - t0info - intLT.getTOF(o2::track::PID::Pion),
                                TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getTot(), 0);
    }
 
    if (MCTruthON) {
      const auto& labelsTOF = TOFClusLabels->getLabels(matchingPair.getTOFClIndex());
      auto& labelTrack = TracksLblWork[trkType][itrk];
      // we have not found the track label among those associated to the TOF cluster --> fake match! We will associate the label of the main channel, but negative
      bool fake = true;
      for (auto& lbl : labelsTOF) {
        if (labelTrack == lbl) { // compares src, evID, trID, ignores fake flag.
          fake = false;
        }
      }
      OutTOFLabels[trkTypeSplitted].emplace_back(labelTrack).setFakeFlag(fake);
    }
  }
}
//______________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::propagateToRefX(o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, float xRef, float stepInCm, o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLT)
{
  // propagate track to matching reference X
  o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType matCorr = o2::base::Propagator::MatCorrType::USEMatCorrLUT; // material correction method
  static const float tanHalfSector = tan(o2::constants::math::SectorSpanRad / 2);
  bool refReached = false;
  float xStart = trc.getX();
  // the first propagation will be from 2m, if the track is not at least at 2m
  if (xStart < 50.) {
    xStart = 50.;
  }
  int istep = 1;
  bool hasPropagated = o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->PropagateToXBxByBz(trc, xStart + istep * stepInCm, MAXSNP, stepInCm, matCorr, &intLT);
  while (hasPropagated) {
    if (trc.getX() > xRef) {
      refReached = true; // we reached the 371cm reference
    }
    istep++;
    if (std::abs(trc.getY()) > trc.getX() * tanHalfSector) { // we are still in the same sector
      // we need to rotate the track to go to the new sector
      //Printf("propagateToRefX: changing sector");
      auto alphaNew = o2::math_utils::angle2Alpha(trc.getPhiPos());
      if (!trc.rotate(alphaNew) != 0) {
        //  Printf("propagateToRefX: failed to rotate");
        break; // failed (this line is taken from MatchTPCITS and the following comment too: RS: check effect on matching tracks to neighbouring sector)
      }
    }
    if (refReached) {
      break;
    }
    hasPropagated = o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->PropagateToXBxByBz(trc, xStart + istep * stepInCm, MAXSNP, stepInCm, matCorr, &intLT);
  }
 
  //  if (std::abs(trc.getSnp()) > MAXSNP) Printf("propagateToRefX: condition on snp not ok, returning false");
  //Printf("propagateToRefX: snp of teh track is %f (--> %f grad)", trc.getSnp(), TMath::ASin(trc.getSnp())*TMath::RadToDeg());
  return refReached && std::abs(trc.getSnp()) < 0.95; // Here we need to put MAXSNP
}
//______________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::propagateToRefXWithoutCov(const o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, float xRef, float stepInCm, float bzField)
{
  // propagate track to matching reference X without using the covariance matrix
  // we create the copy of the track in a TrackPar object (no cov matrix)
  o2::track::TrackPar trcNoCov(trc);
  const float tanHalfSector = tan(o2::constants::math::SectorSpanRad / 2);
  bool refReached = false;
  float xStart = trcNoCov.getX();
  // the first propagation will be from 2m, if the track is not at least at 2m
  if (xStart < 50.) {
    xStart = 50.;
  }
  int istep = 1;
  bool hasPropagated = trcNoCov.propagateParamTo(xStart + istep * stepInCm, bzField);
  while (hasPropagated) {
    if (trcNoCov.getX() > xRef) {
      refReached = true; // we reached the 371cm reference
    }
    istep++;
    if (std::abs(trcNoCov.getY()) > trcNoCov.getX() * tanHalfSector) { // we are still in the same sector
      // we need to rotate the track to go to the new sector
      //Printf("propagateToRefX: changing sector");
      auto alphaNew = o2::math_utils::angle2Alpha(trcNoCov.getPhiPos());
      if (!trcNoCov.rotateParam(alphaNew) != 0) {
        //  Printf("propagateToRefX: failed to rotate");
        break; // failed (this line is taken from MatchTPCITS and the following comment too: RS: check effect on matching tracks to neighbouring sector)
      }
    }
    if (refReached) {
      break;
    }
    hasPropagated = trcNoCov.propagateParamTo(xStart + istep * stepInCm, bzField);
  }
  //  if (std::abs(trc.getSnp()) > MAXSNP) Printf("propagateToRefX: condition on snp not ok, returning false");
  //Printf("propagateToRefX: snp of teh track is %f (--> %f grad)", trcNoCov.getSnp(), TMath::ASin(trcNoCov.getSnp())*TMath::RadToDeg());
 
  return refReached && std::abs(trcNoCov.getSnp()) < 0.95 && std::abs(trcNoCov.getZ()) < Geo::MAXHZTOF; // Here we need to put MAXSNP
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::updateTL(o2::track::TrackLTIntegral& intLT, float deltal)
{
  for (int i = 0; i < intLT.getNTOFs(); i++) {
    float betainv = intLT.getTOF(i) / intLT.getL();
    intLT.setTOF(intLT.getTOF(i) + deltal * betainv, i);
  }
  intLT.setL(intLT.getL() + deltal);
}
 
//______________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::propagateToRefXWithoutCov(const o2::track::TrackParCov& trc, float xRef, float stepInCm, float bzField, float pos[3])
{
  // propagate track to matching reference X without using the covariance matrix
  // we create the copy of the track in a TrackPar object (no cov matrix)
  o2::track::TrackPar trcNoCov(trc);
  const float tanHalfSector = tan(o2::constants::math::SectorSpanRad / 2);
  bool refReached = false;
  float xStart = trcNoCov.getX();
  // the first propagation will be from 2m, if the track is not at least at 2m
  if (xStart < 50.) {
    xStart = 50.;
  }
  int istep = 1;
  bool hasPropagated = trcNoCov.propagateParamTo(xStart + istep * stepInCm, bzField);
  while (hasPropagated) {
    if (trcNoCov.getX() > xRef) {
      refReached = true; // we reached the 371cm reference
    }
    istep++;
    if (fabs(trcNoCov.getY()) > trcNoCov.getX() * tanHalfSector) { // we are still in the same sector
      // we need to rotate the track to go to the new sector
      // Printf("propagateToRefX: changing sector");
      auto alphaNew = o2::math_utils::angle2Alpha(trcNoCov.getPhiPos());
      if (!trcNoCov.rotateParam(alphaNew) != 0) {
        //  Printf("propagateToRefX: failed to rotate");
        break; // failed (this line is taken from MatchTPCITS and the following comment too: RS: check effect on matching tracks to neighbouring sector)
      }
    }
    if (refReached) {
      break;
    }
    hasPropagated = trcNoCov.propagateParamTo(xStart + istep * stepInCm, bzField);
  }
  //  if (std::abs(trc.getSnp()) > MAXSNP) Printf("propagateToRefX: condition on snp not ok, returning false");
  // Printf("propagateToRefX: snp of teh track is %f (--> %f grad)", trcNoCov.getSnp(), TMath::ASin(trcNoCov.getSnp())*TMath::RadToDeg());
 
  o2::track::TrackParametrization<float>::dim3_t xyz;
  trcNoCov.getXYZGlo(xyz);
  pos[0] = xyz[0];
  pos[1] = xyz[1];
  pos[2] = xyz[2];
 
  return refReached && std::abs(trcNoCov.getSnp()) < 0.95 && TMath::Abs(trcNoCov.getZ()) < Geo::MAXHZTOF; // Here we need to put MAXSNP
}
 
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::setDebugFlag(UInt_t flag, bool on)
{
  if (on) {
    mDBGFlags |= flag;
  } else {
    mDBGFlags &= ~flag;
  }
}
//______________________________________________
void MatchTOF::updateTimeDependentParams()
{
  auto& elParam = o2::tpc::ParameterElectronics::Instance();
  mTPCTBinMUS = elParam.ZbinWidth; // TPC bin in microseconds
  mTPCTBinMUSInv = 1. / mTPCTBinMUS;
  mTPCBin2Z = mTPCTBinMUS * mTPCVDrift;
 
  mBz = o2::base::Propagator::Instance()->getNominalBz();
  mMaxInvPt = std::abs(mBz) > 0.1 ? 1. / (std::abs(mBz) * 0.05) : 999.;
 
  const auto& trackTune = TrackTuneParams::Instance();
  float scale = mTPCCorrMapsHelper->getInstLumiCTP();
  if (scale < 0.f) {
    scale = 0.f;
  }
  mCovDiagInner = trackTune.getCovInnerTotal(scale);
  mCovDiagOuter = trackTune.getCovOuterTotal(scale);
}
 
//_________________________________________________________
bool MatchTOF::makeConstrainedTPCTrack(int matchedID, o2::dataformats::TrackTPCTOF& trConstr)
{
  auto& match = mMatchedTracks[trkType::TPC][matchedID];
  const auto& tpcTrOrig = mRecoCont->getTPCTrack(match.getTrackRef());
  const auto& tofCl = mTOFClustersArrayInp[match.getTOFClIndex()];
  const auto& intLT = match.getLTIntegralOut();
 
  // correct the time of the track
  auto timeTOFMUS = (tofCl.getTime() - intLT.getTOF(tpcTrOrig.getPID())) * 1e-6; // tof time in \mus, FIXME: account for time of flight to R TOF
  auto timeTOFTB = timeTOFMUS * mTPCTBinMUSInv;                                  // TOF time in TPC timebins, including TPC time offset
  auto deltaTBins = timeTOFTB - tpcTrOrig.getTime0();                            // time shift in timeBins
  float timeErr = 0.010;                                                         // assume 10 ns error FIXME
  auto dzCorr = deltaTBins * mTPCBin2Z;
 
  if (mTPCClusterIdxStruct) {                                              // refit was requested
    trConstr.o2::track::TrackParCov::operator=(tpcTrOrig.getOuterParam()); // seed for inward refit of constrained track, made from the outer param
    trConstr.setParamOut(tpcTrOrig);                                       // seed for outward refit of constrained track, made from the inner param
  } else {
    trConstr.o2::track::TrackParCov::operator=(tpcTrOrig); // inner param, we just correct its position, w/o refit
    trConstr.setParamOut(tpcTrOrig.getOuterParam());       // outer param, we just correct its position, w/o refit
  }
 
  auto& trConstrOut = trConstr.getParamOut();
 
  auto zTrack = trConstr.getZ();
  auto zTrackOut = trConstrOut.getZ();
 
  if (tpcTrOrig.hasASideClustersOnly()) {
    zTrack += dzCorr;
    zTrackOut += dzCorr;
  } else if (tpcTrOrig.hasCSideClustersOnly()) {
    zTrack -= dzCorr;
    zTrackOut -= dzCorr;
  } else {
    // TODO : special treatment of tracks crossing the CE
  }
  trConstr.setZ(zTrack);
  trConstrOut.setZ(zTrackOut);
  //
  trConstr.setTimeMUS(timeTOFMUS, timeErr);
  trConstr.setRefMatch(matchedID);
  if (mTPCClusterIdxStruct) { // refit was requested
    float chi2 = 0;
    mTPCRefitter->setTrackReferenceX(o2::constants::geom::XTPCInnerRef);
    if (mTPCRefitter->RefitTrackAsTrackParCov(trConstr, tpcTrOrig.getClusterRef(), timeTOFTB, &chi2, false, true) < 0) { // inward refit after resetting cov.mat.
      LOGP(debug, "Inward Refit failed {}", trConstr.asString());
      return false;
    }
    const auto& trackTune = TrackTuneParams::Instance(); // if needed, correct TPC track after inward refit
    if (!trackTune.useTPCInnerCorr) {
      trConstr.updateParams(trackTune.tpcParInner);
    }
    if (trackTune.tpcCovInnerType != TrackTuneParams::AddCovType::Disable) {
      trConstr.updateCov(mCovDiagInner, trackTune.tpcCovInnerType == TrackTuneParams::AddCovType::WithCorrelations);
    }
 
    trConstr.setChi2Refit(chi2);
    //
    mTPCRefitter->setTrackReferenceX(o2::constants::geom::XTPCOuterRef);
    if (mTPCRefitter->RefitTrackAsTrackParCov(trConstrOut, tpcTrOrig.getClusterRef(), timeTOFTB, &chi2, true, true) < 0) { // outward refit after resetting cov.mat.
      LOGP(debug, "Outward Refit failed {}", trConstrOut.asString());
      return false;
    }
  }
 
  return true;
}
 
//_________________________________________________________
void MatchTOF::checkRefitter()
{
  if (mTPCClusterIdxStruct) {
    mTPCRefitter = std::make_unique<o2::gpu::GPUO2InterfaceRefit>(mTPCClusterIdxStruct, mTPCCorrMapsHelper, mBz,
                                                                  mTPCTrackClusIdx.data(), 0, mTPCRefitterShMap.data(),
                                                                  mTPCRefitterOccMap.data(), mTPCRefitterOccMap.size(), nullptr, o2::base::Propagator::Instance());
  }
}