lbnl.actor.lib

Class SystemCommand

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj

ptolemy.kernel.Entity<T>

ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity<T>

ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

lbnl.actor.lib.SystemCommand

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Actor, Executable, FiringsRecordable, Initializable, TypedActor, Changeable, Debuggable, DebugListener, Derivable, Instantiable, ModelErrorHandler, MoMLExportable, Moveable, Nameable

public class SystemCommand
extends TypedAtomicActor

Actor that calls a system command. This actor fires a system command that is defined by the parameter programName with arguments programArguments. It waits unit the command terminates. The output of the actor are the exit flag, the standard output and standard error of the command

The parameters programName and programArguments can have references to the port name that will be replaced by the token value of the respective port. For example, a user may add an input port called inPort and enter as the programArguments the string 1 $inPort 3. Then, if at the current firing, the input port is inPort=2, then the program argument will be 1 2 3. In addition to port names, you can also use the variable $time and $iteration, which will be replaced by the current simulation time and the iteration count. To use this class, instantiate it, then add ports (instances of TypedIOPort). In vergil, you can add ports by right clicking on the icon and selecting "Configure Ports". In MoML you can add ports by just including ports of class TypedIOPort, set to be inputs, as in the following example:

 <entity name="exp" class="lbnl.actor.lib.SystemCommand">
 <port name="in" class="ptolemy.actor.TypedIOPort">
 <property name="input"/>
 </port>
 </entity>
 

Since:

Ptolemy II 8.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Michael Wetter

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity

Entity.ContainedObjectsIterator

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected ClientProcess	cliPro Thread that runs the simulation.
protected java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>	commandList List with the command and the arguments.
TypedIOPort	error The port that outputs the standard error stream of the program.
TypedIOPort	exitValue The port that outputs the exit value of the program.
protected boolean	isHeadless Flag, set the true if Ptolemy is run without any graphical interface If isHeadless=true, this actor will not open any windows for reporting outputs or warnings.
TypedIOPort	output The port that outputs the standard output stream of the program.
protected Parameter	programArguments Arguments of program that starts the simulation.
FileParameter	programName Name of program that starts the simulation.
Parameter	showConsoleWindow If true (the default), a window will be created that shows the console output.
FileParameter	simulationLogFile File name to which this actor writes the simulation log.
protected java.lang.String	worDir Working directory of the subprocess.
FileParameter	workingDirectory Working directory of the simulation.

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_typesValid

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

_actorFiringListeners, _initializables, _notifyingActorFiring, _stopRequested

Fields inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_changeListeners, _changeLock, _changeRequests, _debugging, _debugListeners, _deferChangeRequests, _elementName, _isPersistent, _verbose, _workspace, ATTRIBUTES, CLASSNAME, COMPLETE, CONTENTS, DEEP, FULLNAME, LINKS

Fields inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable

COMPLETED, NOT_READY, STOP_ITERATING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SystemCommand(CompositeEntity container, java.lang.String name) Constructs an actor with the given container and name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	clone(Workspace workspace) Clone the actor into the specified workspace.
static java.lang.String	cutQuotationMarks(java.lang.String str) Cut the leading and terminating quotation marks if present.
void	fire() Read the input token, update the program name and program arguments, start the program and wait unit it terminates.
void	initialize() Initialize actor.
boolean	postfire() Increment the iteration count.
boolean	prefire() Prefire this actor.
void	preinitialize() Initializes the data members and checks if the parameters of the actor are valid.
void	wrapup() Wraps up the base class.

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor

_containedTypeConstraints, _customTypeConstraints, _defaultTypeConstraints, _fireAt, _fireAt, attributeTypeChanged, clone, isBackwardTypeInferenceEnabled, newPort, typeConstraintList, typeConstraints

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.actor.AtomicActor

_actorFiring, _actorFiring, _declareDelayDependency, addActorFiringListener, addInitializable, connectionsChanged, createReceivers, declareDelayDependency, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, inputPortList, isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, newReceiver, outputPortList, pruneDependencies, recordFiring, removeActorFiringListener, removeDependency, removeInitializable, setContainer, stop, stopFire, terminate

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.ComponentEntity

_adjustDeferrals, _checkContainer, _getContainedObject, _propagateExistence, getContainer, instantiate, isAtomic, isOpaque, moveDown, moveToFirst, moveToIndex, moveToLast, moveUp, propagateExistence, setName

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.Entity

_addPort, _description, _exportMoMLContents, _removePort, _validateSettables, connectedPortList, connectedPorts, containedObjectsIterator, getAttribute, getPort, getPorts, linkedRelationList, linkedRelations, portList, removeAllPorts, setClassDefinition, uniqueName

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.InstantiableNamedObj

_setParent, exportMoML, getChildren, getElementName, getParent, getPrototypeList, isClassDefinition, isWithinClassDefinition

Methods inherited from class ptolemy.kernel.util.NamedObj

_addAttribute, _adjustOverride, _attachText, _cloneFixAttributeFields, _containedDecorators, _copyChangeRequestList, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _debug, _executeChangeRequests, _getIndentPrefix, _isMoMLSuppressed, _markContentsDerived, _notifyHierarchyListenersAfterChange, _notifyHierarchyListenersBeforeChange, _propagateValue, _removeAttribute, _splitName, _stripNumericSuffix, addChangeListener, addDebugListener, addHierarchyListener, attributeChanged, attributeDeleted, attributeList, attributeList, decorators, deepContains, depthInHierarchy, description, description, event, executeChangeRequests, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoML, exportMoMLPlain, getAttribute, getAttributes, getChangeListeners, getClassName, getDecoratorAttribute, getDecoratorAttributes, getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, getDisplayName, getFullName, getModelErrorHandler, getName, getName, getSource, handleModelError, isDeferringChangeRequests, isOverridden, isPersistent, lazyContainedObjectsIterator, message, notifyOfNameChange, propagateValue, propagateValues, removeAttribute, removeChangeListener, removeDebugListener, removeHierarchyListener, requestChange, setClassName, setDeferringChangeRequests, setDerivedLevel, setDisplayName, setModelErrorHandler, setPersistent, setSource, sortContainedObjects, toplevel, toString, validateSettables, workspace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Actor

createReceivers, getCausalityInterface, getDirector, getExecutiveDirector, getManager, inputPortList, newReceiver, outputPortList

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Executable

isFireFunctional, isStrict, iterate, stop, stopFire, terminate

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.actor.Initializable

addInitializable, removeInitializable

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Nameable

description, getContainer, getDisplayName, getFullName, getName, getName, setName

Methods inherited from interface ptolemy.kernel.util.Derivable

getDerivedLevel, getDerivedList, propagateValue

Field Detail

output

public TypedIOPort output

The port that outputs the standard output stream of the program.

error

public TypedIOPort error

The port that outputs the standard error stream of the program.

exitValue

public TypedIOPort exitValue

The port that outputs the exit value of the program.

programName

public FileParameter programName

Name of program that starts the simulation.

simulationLogFile

public FileParameter simulationLogFile

File name to which this actor writes the simulation log.

workingDirectory

public FileParameter workingDirectory

Working directory of the simulation.

showConsoleWindow

public Parameter showConsoleWindow

If true (the default), a window will be created that shows the console output.

programArguments

protected Parameter programArguments

Arguments of program that starts the simulation.

cliPro

protected ClientProcess cliPro

Thread that runs the simulation.

commandList

protected java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> commandList

List with the command and the arguments. This list is stored as it may contain references to input ports that will be substituted prior to the simulation

worDir

protected java.lang.String worDir

Working directory of the subprocess.

isHeadless

protected boolean isHeadless

Flag, set the true if Ptolemy is run without any graphical interface If isHeadless=true, this actor will not open any windows for reporting outputs or warnings.

Constructor Detail

SystemCommand

public SystemCommand(CompositeEntity container,
                     java.lang.String name)
              throws NameDuplicationException,
                     IllegalActionException

Constructs an actor with the given container and name.

Parameters:

container - The container.

name - The name of this actor.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the actor cannot be contained by the proposed container.

NameDuplicationException - If the container already has an actor with this name.

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone(Workspace workspace)
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Clone the actor into the specified workspace. This calls the base class and then sets the init and step public members to the parameters of the new actor.

Overrides:

clone in class TypedAtomicActor

Parameters:

workspace - The workspace for the new object.

Returns:

A new actor.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - If a derived class contains an attribute that cannot be cloned.

See Also:

NamedObj.exportMoML(Writer, int, String), NamedObj.setDeferringChangeRequests(boolean)

fire

public void fire()
          throws IllegalActionException

Read the input token, update the program name and program arguments, start the program and wait unit it terminates. Then, send the program's exit value, the standard output and the standard error stream to the output ports.

Specified by:

fire in interface Executable

Overrides:

fire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - Not thrown in this base class.

preinitialize

public void preinitialize()
                   throws IllegalActionException

Initializes the data members and checks if the parameters of the actor are valid.

Specified by:

preinitialize in interface Initializable

Overrides:

preinitialize in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the parameters of the actor are invalid.

initialize

public void initialize()
                throws IllegalActionException

Initialize actor.

Specified by:

initialize in interface Initializable

Overrides:

initialize in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the parent class throws it.

postfire

public boolean postfire()
                 throws IllegalActionException

Increment the iteration count.

Specified by:

postfire in interface Executable

Overrides:

postfire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Returns:

True if execution can continue into the next iteration.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the superclass throws it.

prefire

public boolean prefire()
                throws IllegalActionException

Prefire this actor. Return false if an input port has no data, otherwise return true.

Specified by:

prefire in interface Executable

Overrides:

prefire in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Returns:

True if this actor is ready for firing, false otherwise.

Throws:

IllegalActionException - If the superclass throws it.

wrapup

public void wrapup()
            throws IllegalActionException

Wraps up the base class.

Specified by:

wrapup in interface Initializable

Overrides:

wrapup in class AtomicActor<TypedIOPort>

Throws:

IllegalActionException - if the base class throws it.

cutQuotationMarks

public static java.lang.String cutQuotationMarks(java.lang.String str)

Cut the leading and terminating quotation marks if present.

Parameters:

str - The string.

Returns:

The string with leading and terminating quotation marks removed if present