namespace eval counter {
  variable isc_numchannels
  variable isc_monitor_address
  variable isc_portlist
  variable isc_beam_monitor_list 
}

proc ::counter::transferscript {} {
  variable isc_numchannels
    set val [SplitReply [bm1 gettime]]
    for {set i 1} {$i <= $isc_numchannels}  {incr i} {
      append val " [SplitReply [bm$i getcounts] ]"
    }
# broadcast $val
    return $val
}
publish ::counter::transferscript user

proc ::counter::ic_initialize {} {
  if [ catch {
    variable isc_numchannels
    variable isc_monitor_address
    variable isc_portlist
    variable isc_beam_monitor_list 

    set sim_mode [SplitReply [counter_simulation]]
    if {$sim_mode == "true"} {
# MakeCounter bm SIM 0.0;
      for {set n 1} {$n <= $isc_numchannels}  {incr n} {
        MakeCounter bm$n SIM 0.0
        append bm_list "bm$n "
      }
    } else {
# Make and configure an ANSTO beam monitor counter.
# This must be sourced before the hmm_configuration.tcl until we separate the scan setup from the hmm setup
      for {set i 0; set n 1} {$i < $isc_numchannels}  {incr i; incr n} {
        MakeCounter bm$n anstomonitor [ params host $isc_monitor_address port [lindex $isc_portlist $i] ]
        append bm_list "bm$n "
      }
    }
    eval "MakeMultiCounter bm $bm_list"
    bm transferscript ::counter::transferscript
    bm SetExponent 0
    sicslist setatt bm privilege internal
    ::utility::macro::getset text bm_mode {} {
      return [bm getmode]
    }
    sicslist setatt bm_mode klass monitor
    sicslist setatt bm_mode long_name mode
    sicslist setatt bm_mode mutable false

    ::utility::macro::getset float bm_preset {} {
      return [bm getpreset]
    }
    sicslist setatt bm_preset klass monitor
    sicslist setatt bm_preset long_name preset
    sicslist setatt bm_preset mutable false


    ::utility::macro::getset float monitor_counts {} {
      return "monitor_counts = [SplitReply [bm getcounts]]"
    }
    sicslist setatt monitor_counts klass monitor
    sicslist setatt monitor_counts long_name data
    sicslist setatt monitor_counts mutable true

    ::utility::macro::getset float monitor_time {} {
      return "monitor_time = [SplitReply [bm gettime]]"
    }
    sicslist setatt monitor_time klass monitor
    sicslist setatt monitor_time long_name time
    sicslist setatt monitor_time mutable true

    for {set bm_num 1} {$bm_num <= $isc_numchannels} {incr bm_num} {
          set bm_counts bm${bm_num}_counts
          set bmon bm${bm_num}
          ::utility::macro::getset int $bm_counts {} [subst -nocommands {
            return "[$bmon getcounts]"
          }]
          sicslist setatt $bm_counts klass monitor
          sicslist setatt $bm_counts long_name $bm_counts
          sicslist setatt $bm_counts mutable true

          set bm_time bm${bm_num}_time
          set bmon bm${bm_num}
          ::utility::macro::getset float $bm_time {} [subst -nocommands {
            return "[$bmon gettime]"
          }]
          sicslist setatt $bm_time klass monitor
          sicslist setatt $bm_time long_name $bm_time
          sicslist setatt $bm_time mutable true
    }

  } message ] {
    if {$::errorCode=="NONE"} {return $message}
    return -code error $message
  }
}