def run(self, file_name):
"""Runs the overall simulation based on settings specified when the
BlackWidow object is constructed.
Parameters
----------
file_name : string
Name of config file containing network.
Returns
-------
sim_time : float
The amount of time taken for the network to finish running.
"""
print "Parsing {0} ...".format(file_name), "\n"
# Create network from file
self.network = parser.config_network(file_name, self)
# Initialize grapher
self.grapher = CsvGrapher(self)
print "Parsed network: \n"
self.network.dump()
# Run the network.
print "\nRunning network: \n"
# sim_time is the amount of time taken for the network to run
sim_time = self.network.run()
# Graph the data if we are not graphing in real time
if not self.real_time:
self.grapher.graph(int(sim_time))
return sim_time
def run_network(self, network):
"""Runs the overall simulation based on settings specified when the
BlackWidow object is constructed.
Parameters
----------
network : `Network`
The network to run.
Returns
-------
sim_time : float
The amount of time taken for the network to finish running.
"""
self.network = network
self.grapher = CsvGrapher(self)
sim_time = network.run()
if not self.real_time:
self.grapher.graph(int(sim_time))
return sim_time
