There are two ways to define what occurs during an event: defining a function
called doEvent.moduleName, where moduleName is the actual module name.
This approach is the original approach used in SpaDES.core, and it must have an
explicit switch statement branching on eventType.
The newer approach (still experimental) uses defineEvent().
Instead of creating, doEvent.moduleName(), it creates one function
for each event, each with the name doEvent.moduleName.eventName.
This may be a little bit cleaner, but both with still work.
defineEvent(sim, eventName = "init", code, moduleName = NULL, envir)A simList
Character string of the desired event name to define. Default is "init"
An expression that defines the code to execute during the event. This will
be captured, and pasted into a new function (doEvent.moduleName.eventName),
remaining unevaluated until that new function is called.
Character string of the name of the module. If this function is used within a module, then it will try to find the module name.
An optional environment to specify where to put the resulting function.
The default will place a function called doEvent.moduleName.eventName in the
module function location, i.e., sim$.mods[[moduleName]]. However, if this
location does not exist, then it will place it in the parent.frame(), with a message.
Normally, especially, if used within SpaDES module code, this should be left missing.
sim <- simInit()
#> Setting:
#> options(
#> reproducible.cachePath = '/tmp/RtmpoLaiAE/reproducible/cache'
#> spades.inputPath = '/tmp/RtmpoLaiAE/SpaDES/inputs'
#> spades.outputPath = '/tmp/RtmpoLaiAE/SpaDES/outputs'
#> spades.modulePath = '/tmp/RtmpoLaiAE/SpaDES/modules'
#> spades.scratchPath = '/tmp/RtmpoLaiAE/SpaDES/scratch'
#> )
#> Apr25 18:00:58 simInit Using setDTthreads(1). To change: 'options(spades.DTthreads = X)'.
#> Elpsed time for simInit: 0.02352428 secs
# these put the functions in the parent.frame() which is .GlobalEnv for an interactive user
defineEvent(sim, "init", moduleName = "thisTestModule", code = {
sim <- Init(sim) # initialize
# Now schedule some different event for "current time", i.e., will
# be put in the event queue to run *after* this current event is finished
sim <- scheduleEvent(sim, time(sim), "thisTestModule", "grow")
}, envir = envir(sim))
defineEvent(sim, "grow", moduleName = "thisTestModule", code = {
sim <- grow(sim) # grow
# Now schedule this same event for "current time plus 1", i.e., a "loop"
sim <- scheduleEvent(sim, time(sim) + 1, "thisTestModule", "grow") # for "time plus 1"
})
Init <- function(sim) {
sim$messageToWorld <- "Now the sim has an object in it that can be accessed"
sim$size <- 1 # initializes the size object --> this can be anything, Raster, list, whatever
message(sim$messageToWorld)
return(sim) # returns all the things you added to sim as they are in the simList
}
grow <- function(sim) {
sim$size <- sim$size + 1 # increments the size
message(sim$size)
return(sim)
}
# schedule that first "init" event
sim <- scheduleEvent(sim, 0, "thisTestModule", "init")
# Look at event queue
events(sim) # shows the "init" we just added
#> eventTime moduleName eventType eventPriority
#> <num> <char> <char> <num>
#> 1: 0 checkpoint init 0
#> 2: 0 save init 0
#> 3: 0 progress init 0
#> 4: 0 load init 0
#> 5: 0 thisTestModule init 5
# \donttest{
# this is skipped when running in automated tests; it is fine in interactive use
out <- spades(sim)
#> Apr25 18:00:58 simInit Using setDTthreads(1). To change: 'options(spades.DTthreads = X)'.
#> Apr25 18:00:58 chckpn:init total elpsd: 0.025 secs | 0 checkpoint init 0
#> Apr25 18:00:58 save :init total elpsd: 0.028 secs | 0 save init 0
#> Apr25 18:00:58 prgrss:init total elpsd: 0.03 secs | 0 progress init 0
#> Apr25 18:00:58 load :init total elpsd: 0.032 secs | 0 load init 0
#> Apr25 18:00:58 thsTst:init total elpsd: 0.034 secs | 0 thisTestModule init 5
#> Error in Init(sim): could not find function "Init"
#> Because of an interrupted spades call, the sim object at the time of interruption was saved in
#> SpaDES.core:::.pkgEnv$.sim
#> It will be deleted on next call to spades
# }