Add generator and programmatic examples

docs/soil_tutorial.rst

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ But before that, let's import the soil module and networkx.
     %autoreload 2
     
     %pylab inline
-    # To display plots in the notebooed_
+    # To display plots in the notebook_
 
 
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@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ Dealing with bigger data
 
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-    267M	../rabbits/soil_output/rabbits_example/
+    267M	../rabbits/soil_output/rabbits_example/
 
 
 If we tried to load the entire history, we would probably run out of

examples/custom_generator/custom_generator.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+name: custom-generator
+description: Using a custom generator for the network
+num_trials: 3
+dry_run: True
+max_time: 100
+interval: 1
+network_params:
+  generator: mymodule.mygenerator
+# These are custom parameters
+  n: 10
+  n_edges: 5  
+network_agents:
+  - agent_type: CounterModel
+    weight: 1
+    state:
+      id: 0

examples/custom_generator/mymodule.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from networkx import Graph
+import networkx as nx
+from random import choice
+
+def mygenerator(n=5, n_edges=5):
+    '''
+    Just a simple generator that creates a network with n nodes and
+    n_edges edges. Edges are assigned randomly, only avoiding self loops.
+    '''
+    G = nx.Graph()
+
+    for i in range(n):
+        G.add_node(i)
+    
+    for i in range(n_edges):
+        nodes = list(G.nodes)
+        n_in = choice(nodes)
+        nodes.remove(n_in)  # Avoid loops
+        n_out = choice(nodes)
+        G.add_edge(n_in, n_out)
+    return G
+    
+
+
+
+
+    

examples/programmatic/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Programmatic*

examples/programmatic/programmatic.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'''
+Example of a fully programmatic simulation, without definition files.
+'''
+from soil import Simulation, agents
+from networkx import Graph
+import logging
+
+
+def mygenerator():
+    # Add only a node
+    G = Graph()
+    G.add_node(1)
+    return G
+
+
+class MyAgent(agents.FSM):
+
+    @agents.default_state
+    @agents.state
+    def neutral(self):
+        self.info('I am running')
+
+
+s = Simulation(name='Programmatic',
+               network_params={'generator': mygenerator},
+               num_trials=1,
+               max_time=100,
+               agent_type=MyAgent,
+               dry_run=True)
+
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+envs = s.run()
+
+s.dump_yaml()
+
+for env in envs:
+    env.dump_csv()

soil/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.13.4
+0.13.6

soil/simulation.py

@@ -88,14 +88,8 @@ class Simulation(NetworkSimulation):
                  environment_agents=None, environment_params=None,
                  environment_class=None, **kwargs):
 
-        if topology is None:
-            topology = utils.load_network(network_params,
-                                          dir_path=dir_path)
-        elif isinstance(topology, basestring) or isinstance(topology, dict):
-            topology = json_graph.node_link_graph(topology)
-
+        self.seed = str(seed) or str(time.time())
         self.load_module = load_module
-        self.topology = nx.Graph(topology)
         self.network_params = network_params
         self.name = name or 'UnnamedSimulation'
         self.num_trials = num_trials
@@ -103,12 +97,19 @@ class Simulation(NetworkSimulation):
         self.default_state = default_state or {}
         self.dir_path = dir_path or os.getcwd()
         self.interval = interval
-        self.seed = str(seed) or str(time.time())
         self.dump = dump
         self.dry_run = dry_run
 
         sys.path += [self.dir_path, os.getcwd()]
 
+        if topology is None:
+            topology = utils.load_network(network_params,
+                                          dir_path=self.dir_path)
+        elif isinstance(topology, basestring) or isinstance(topology, dict):
+            topology = json_graph.node_link_graph(topology)
+        self.topology = nx.Graph(topology)
+
+
         self.environment_params = environment_params or {}
         self.environment_class = utils.deserialize(environment_class,
                                                    known_modules=['soil.environment', ]) or Environment

soil/utils.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import ast
+import sys
 import yaml
 import logging
 import importlib
@@ -36,9 +37,14 @@ def load_network(network_params, dir_path=None):
         return method(path, **kwargs)
 
     net_args = network_params.copy()
-    net_type = net_args.pop('generator')
+    net_gen = net_args.pop('generator')
+
+    if dir_path not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.append(dir_path)
+
+    method = deserializer(net_gen,
+                          known_modules=['networkx.generators',])
 
-    method = getattr(nx.generators, net_type)
     return method(**net_args)
 
 
@@ -114,6 +120,8 @@ def serialize(v, known_modules=[]):
     return func(v), tname
 
 def deserializer(type_, known_modules=[]):
+    if type(type_) != str:  # Already deserialized
+        return type_
     if type_ == 'str':
         return lambda x='': x
     if type_ == 'None':