def __init__(self, stellarList):
"""Given a list of the current simulation objects, store a list
of clones of these objects in an instance variable.
Constructor: Save(list(stellar))
"""
_saveArray = []
for stellar in stellarList:
_saveArray.append(stellar.clone())
self._current_save = _saveArray
def reset(self):
"""If the state has previously been saved, return a list
of the objects in the save variable. Then rebuild the save
variable using clones once more (so that the save state remains
decoupled from the running simulation.)
If the state has never been saved, return an empty list.
reset() -> list(stellar)
"""
_resetArray = []
for stellar in self._current_save:
_resetArray.append(stellar)
_saveArray = []
for stellar in self._current_save:
_saveArray.append(stellar.clone())
self._current_save = _saveArray
return _resetArray
