def __init__(self, id=id, name=None, start=0, stop=float('inf'), interval=1,
duration=0, method=None, argumentDict={}, dueDateThreshold=float('inf'),
prioritizeIfCanFinish=False,**kw):
EventGenerator.__init__(self, id, name, start, stop, interval,
duration, method, argumentDict)
# attribute used by optimization in calculateWhatIsToBeProcessed
# only the projects that are within this threshold from the one with EDD in the same bufffer
# will be considered to move at first
self.dueDateThreshold=float(dueDateThreshold)
# attribute that shows if we prioritize entities that can finish work in this station in the next interval
self.prioritizeIfCanFinish=bool(int(prioritizeIfCanFinish))
# the total assemblySpace in the system
self.assemblySpace=float(G.extraPropertyDict.get('assemblySpace', float('inf')))
self.method=self.steps
