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Solvers in Simulations
A Solver within a simulation helps you to include behavior from mathematical models, querying the state as necessary to adjust the behavior of the corresponding UML model.
Creating and Initializing a Solver
A Solver is best created once at the start of a simulation. This allows it to be used throughout the simulation without incurring the delay of repeated construction time. This is also a good time to load any required modules, define functions and define an initial state for the model.
In a StateMachine simulation, good places to perform this initialization are in the Effect for the Transition leading from the Initial State, or in the Entry for a State that is not re-entered during simulation.
In an Activity simulation, you will need to add the Solver to the Effect for an Action.
Updating a Solver Model
As a simulation progresses you can use any of the Effect fields to update parameters of the mathematical model. That might consist of updating rates or changing between algorithms. In a StateMachine simulation:
- A Transition Effect can be used when the change is needed for a particular flow
- A State Entry can be used to ensure the behavior is changed while the simulation is in a State, regardless of how it gets there; this includes any nested States
- A State Exit can be used to ensure the behavior is changed any time the simulation leaves a State, regardless of how it leaves
- A State Do Activity behaves similarly to an Entry action.
In an Activity simulation there are only Action Effects.
Querying a Solver Model
With a Transition guard, call solver.get(). You can also call solver.exec() to call a function with no side effects.