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Better Handling for Began Pacing Distance #40

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26 changes: 21 additions & 5 deletions modules/events/random_code_69_event.py
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Expand Up @@ -59,16 +59,23 @@ def get_fastest_lap_for_class(cc):
}
print(self.class_lap_times)

def add_car_to_order(self, carIdx, wave_around=0, slower_class_catchup=0):
def add_car_to_order(
self, carIdx, wave_around=0, slower_class_catchup=0, began_pacing_distance=None
):
"""
Add a car to the restart order.

Args:
carIdx (int): The index of the car to add.
wave_around (int, optional): Whether this car gets a wave around. Defaults to 0.
slower_class_catchup (int, optional): Whether this car gets a waved around to not be split from the rest of their class. Defaults to 0.
began_pacing_distance (float, optional): Override for the car's LapDistPct at the moment it joins the
pacing order. When omitted the value is read live from the SDK. Pass an explicit value when the
caller has already corrected for an iRacing telemetry quirk where LapCompleted increments before
LapDistPct resets to 0 after a car crosses the start/finish line.
"""
began_pacing_distance = self.sdk["CarIdxLapDistPct"][carIdx]
if began_pacing_distance is None:
began_pacing_distance = self.sdk["CarIdxLapDistPct"][carIdx]
if carIdx not in [car["CarIdx"] for car in self.order]:
driver = [
d for d in self.sdk["DriverInfo"]["Drivers"] if d["CarIdx"] == carIdx
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -521,10 +528,15 @@ def _sort_key(car):
c for c in last_step if c["CarIdx"] == car["CarIdx"]
][0]
if (
last_step_record["LapCompleted"] == car["LapCompleted"] + 1
and last_step_record["LapDistPct"] <= car["LapDistPct"]
car["LapCompleted"] == last_step_record["LapCompleted"] + 1
and car["LapDistPct"] >= last_step_record["LapDistPct"]
):
# fix issue where lap completed increments before the lap distance percentage resets to 0
# iRacing sometimes increments LapCompleted before resetting LapDistPct
# to 0 in the same telemetry tick. Without this correction the car's
# BeganPacingDistance would be recorded as ~1.0 (end of the previous
# lap) rather than ~0.0 (start of the new lap), causing it to sort
# incorrectly ahead of cars that genuinely had a higher track position
# when the caution was thrown.
car["LapDistPct"] = 0
# if the car has a slowdown, delay adding them to the order until they are clear
if car_flags & self.Flags.furled:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -599,6 +611,10 @@ def _sort_key(car):
car["CarIdx"],
wave_around=gets_wave_around,
slower_class_catchup=gets_catch_up,
# Pass the (potentially corrected) LapDistPct so that
# add_car_to_order doesn't re-read the raw SDK value,
# which may still reflect the pre-reset position.
began_pacing_distance=car["LapDistPct"],
)
if (
len(restart_order_generator.order) > 1
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