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+// -*- C++ -*-
+//
+// Package:    LHEPtFilter
+// Class:      LHEPtFilter
+//
+/* 
+
+ Description: Filter to select events with pT in a given range.
+ (Based on LHEGenericFilter)
+
+     
+*/
+//
+
+// system include files
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <set>
+
+// user include files
+#include "Math/Vector4D.h"
+#include "Math/Vector4Dfwd.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Frameworkfwd.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/global/EDFilter.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/MakerMacros.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
+#include "SimDataFormats/GeneratorProducts/interface/LHEEventProduct.h"
+
+//
+// class declaration
+//
+
+class LHEPtFilter : public edm::global::EDFilter<> {
+public:
+  explicit LHEPtFilter(const edm::ParameterSet&);
+  ~LHEPtFilter() override;
+
+  bool filter(edm::StreamID, edm::Event&, const edm::EventSetup&) const override;
+
+private:
+  // ----------member data ---------------------------
+
+  edm::EDGetTokenT<LHEEventProduct> src_;
+  std::vector<int> pdgIdVec_;
+  std::set<int> pdgIds_;  // Set of PDG Ids to include
+  double ptMin_;          // number of particles required to pass filter
+  double ptMax_;          // number of particles required to pass filter
+};
+
+using namespace edm;
+using namespace std;
+
+LHEPtFilter::LHEPtFilter(const edm::ParameterSet& iConfig)
+    : pdgIdVec_(iConfig.getParameter<std::vector<int>>("selectedPdgIds")),
+      ptMin_(iConfig.getParameter<double>("ptMin")),
+      ptMax_(iConfig.getParameter<double>("ptMax")) {
+  //here do whatever other initialization is needed
+  src_ = consumes<LHEEventProduct>(iConfig.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("src"));
+  pdgIds_ = std::set<int>(pdgIdVec_.begin(), pdgIdVec_.end());
+}
+
+LHEPtFilter::~LHEPtFilter() {
+  // do anything here that needs to be done at destruction time
+  // (e.g. close files, deallocate resources etc.)
+}
+
+// ------------ method called to skim the data  ------------
+bool LHEPtFilter::filter(edm::StreamID, edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup& iSetup) const {
+  edm::Handle<LHEEventProduct> EvtHandle;
+  iEvent.getByToken(src_, EvtHandle);
+
+  std::vector<lhef::HEPEUP::FiveVector> lheParticles = EvtHandle->hepeup().PUP;
+  std::vector<ROOT::Math::PxPyPzEVector> cands;
+
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < lheParticles.size(); ++i) {
+    if (EvtHandle->hepeup().ISTUP[i] != 1) {  // keep only outgoing particles
+      continue;
+    }
+    int pdgId = EvtHandle->hepeup().IDUP[i];
+    if (pdgIds_.count(pdgId)) {
+      cands.push_back(
+          ROOT::Math::PxPyPzEVector(lheParticles[i][0], lheParticles[i][1], lheParticles[i][2], lheParticles[i][3]));
+    }
+  }
+  double vpt_ = -1;
+  if (!cands.empty()) {
+    ROOT::Math::PxPyPzEVector tot = cands.at(0);
+    for (unsigned icand = 1; icand < cands.size(); ++icand) {
+      tot += cands.at(icand);
+    }
+    vpt_ = tot.pt();
+  }
+  if ((ptMax_ < 0. || vpt_ <= ptMax_) && vpt_ > ptMin_) {
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+//define this as a plug-in
+DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(LHEPtFilter);