Source code for spinn_front_end_common.utilities.simulator_interface

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from six import add_metaclass
from spinn_utilities.abstract_base import (
    AbstractBase, abstractproperty, abstractmethod)


@add_metaclass(AbstractBase)
class SimulatorInterface(object):

    __slots__ = ()

    @abstractmethod
    def add_socket_address(self, socket_address):
        """ Add the address of a socket used in the run notification protocol.

        :param socket_address: The address of the socket
        :type socket_address: ~spinn_utilities.socket_address.SocketAddress
        :rtype: None
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def buffer_manager(self):
        """ The buffer manager being used for loading/extracting buffers
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def config(self):
        """ Provides access to the configuration for front end interfaces.
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def graph_mapper(self):
        pass

    @abstractproperty
    def has_ran(self):
        """ Whether the simulation has executed anything at all.

        :rtype: bool
        """

    @abstractmethod
    def verify_not_running(self):
        """ Verify that the simulator is in a state where it can start running.
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def machine(self):
        """ The python machine description object.

        :rtype: ~spinn_machine.Machine
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def machine_time_step(self):
        pass

    @abstractproperty
    def no_machine_time_steps(self):
        """ The number of machine time steps.

        :rtype: int
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def placements(self):
        """ Where machine vertices are placed on the machine.

        :rtype: ~pacman.model.placements.Placements
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def tags(self):
        pass

    @abstractproperty
    def time_scale_factor(self):
        pass

    @abstractmethod
    def run(self, run_time):
        """ Run a simulation for a fixed amount of time

        :param run_time: the run duration in milliseconds.
        """

    @abstractmethod
    def stop(self):
        """ End running of the simulation.
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def transceiver(self):
        """ How to talk to the machine.

        :rtype: ~spinnman.transceiver.Transceiver
        """

    @abstractproperty
    def use_virtual_board(self):
        pass