Remove the restriction which prevented connecting nodes of the same direction....

Remove the restriction which prevented connecting nodes of the same direction. This was an artificial restriction, since later checks make sure that the network has exactly one feeder.

include/Accessor.h

@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
   template< typename UserType >
   template< typename UserType_o >
   void Accessor<UserType>::connectTo(Accessor<UserType_o> &targetAccessor) {
-    assert( _direction != targetAccessor._direction );
     Application::getInstance().connectAccessors(*this, targetAccessor);
   }
 
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
 
   template< typename UserType >
   void Accessor<UserType>::feedToControlSystem(const std::string& name) {
-    assert( _direction == VariableDirection::feeding );
     VariableNetwork &network = Application::getInstance().findOrCreateNetwork(this);
     network.addAppNode(*this);
     network.addConsumingPublication(name);
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
 
   template< typename UserType >
   void Accessor<UserType>::consumeFromControlSystem(const std::string& name) {
-    assert( _direction == VariableDirection::consuming );
     VariableNetwork &network = Application::getInstance().findOrCreateNetwork(this);
     network.addAppNode(*this);
     network.addFeedingPublication(*this,name);
@@ -167,7 +164,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
   template< typename UserType >
   void Accessor<UserType>::consumeFromDevice(const std::string &deviceAlias, const std::string &registerName,
       UpdateMode mode) {
-    assert( _direction == VariableDirection::consuming );
     VariableNetwork &network = Application::getInstance().findOrCreateNetwork(this);
     network.addAppNode(*this);
     network.addFeedingDeviceRegister(*this, deviceAlias, registerName, mode);
@@ -177,7 +173,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
 
   template< typename UserType >
   void Accessor<UserType>::feedToDevice(const std::string &deviceAlias, const std::string &registerName) {
-    assert( _direction == VariableDirection::feeding );
     VariableNetwork &network = Application::getInstance().findOrCreateNetwork(this);
     network.addAppNode(*this);
     network.addConsumingDeviceRegister(deviceAlias, registerName);