-# Copyright (c) 2006-2019. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2006-2023. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved.
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package.
-# This example shows how to declare and start your actors.
-#
-# The first step is to declare the code of your actors (what they do exactly does not matter to this example) and then
-# you ask SimGrid to start your actors. There is three ways of doing so:
-# - Directly, by instantiating your actor as parameter to Actor::create()
-# - By first registering your actors before instantiating it;
-# - Through the deployment file.
-#
-# This example shows all these solutions, even if you obviously should use only one of these solutions to start your
-# actors. The most advised solution is to use a deployment file, as it creates a clear separation between your
-# application and the settings to test it. This is a better scientific methodology. Actually, starting an actor with
-# Actor.create() is mostly useful to start an actor from another actor.
+"""
+This example shows how to declare and start your actors.
+
+The first step is to declare the code of your actors (what they do exactly does not matter to this example) and then
+you ask SimGrid to start your actors. There is three ways of doing so:
+- Directly, by instantiating your actor as parameter to Actor::create()
+- By first registering your actors before instantiating it;
+- Through the deployment file.
+
+This example shows all these solutions, even if you obviously should use only one of these solutions to start your
+actors. The most advised solution is to use a deployment file, as it creates a clear separation between your
+application and the settings to test it. This is a better scientific methodology. Actually, starting an actor with
+Actor.create() is mostly useful to start an actor from another actor.
+"""
import sys
-from simgrid import *
+from simgrid import Actor, Engine, Host, Mailbox, this_actor
def receiver(mailbox_name):
Later, this actor class is instantiated twice in the simulation.
"""
- mbox = "mb42"
- msg = "GaBuZoMeu"
-
- def __init__(self, *args):
- if len(args) > 0:
- self.msg = args[0]
- if len(args) > 1:
- self.mbox = args[1]
- if len(args) > 2:
- raise AssertionError(
- "Actor sender requires 2 parameters, but got only {:d}".format(len(args)))
+ def __init__(self, msg="GaBuZoMeu", mbox="mb42"):
+ self.msg = msg
+ self.mbox = mbox
+
+ # Actors that are created as object will execute their __call__ method.
+ # So, the following constitutes the main function of the Sender actor.
def __call__(self):
this_actor.info("Hello s4u, I have something to send")
mailbox = Mailbox.by_name(self.mbox)
if __name__ == '__main__':
- """Here comes the main function of your program"""
+ # Here comes the main function of your program
# When your program starts, you have to first start a new simulation engine, as follows
e = Engine(sys.argv)
