Update platform definition

esds/helpers/platform.py

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class YAMLPlatformFile:
             "breakpoints_file": None,
             "breakpoints_callback": None,
             "debug": False,
+            "debug_file": "./esds.debug",
             "interferences": True,
             "node_count": 0,
             "implementations": [],
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ class YAMLPlatformFile:
             if type(general["debug"]) != bool:
                 self.parsing_error("debug should be on or off")
             self.default["debug"]=general["debug"]
+        if "debug_file" in general:
+            self.default["debug_file"]=general["debug"]
         if "interferences" in general:
             if type(general["interferences"]) != bool:
                 self.parsing_error("interferences should be on or off")

esds/simulator.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Simulator:
     be handle before any other one. That way after a wait, nodes a ready perform receivet() with timeout=0.
     """
     
-    def __init__(self,netmat):
+    def __init__(self,netmat,debug_file_path="./esds.debug"):
         """
         Format of netmat: { "interface": {"bandwidth": numpy_matrix_2D, "latency": numpy_matrix_2D, "is_wired":bool}}
         For wireless interfaces the diagonals of the bandwidth and latency matrices are very important.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Simulator:
         self.events_dirty=True # For optimization reasons
         self.startat=-1
         self.time=0
-        self.debug_file_path="./esds.debug"
+        self.debug_file_path=debug_file_path
         self.precision=".3f"
         self.interferences=True
         self.wait_end_nodes=list() # Keep track of nodes that wait for the end of the simulation

example/platform.yaml

@@ -1,24 +1,52 @@
+##### General Section #####
 general:
+    # List of timestamps where the simulator will break
+    # and call the callback function (cf breakpoints_callback entry)
     breakpoints: []
+    # Same as breakpoints but simulator will break every x second(s) 
     breakpoints_every: 0
+    # Define the callback to call when the simulator reach a breakpoint
     breakpoints_callback:
         file: "platform_test.py"
         callback: "callback"
+    # Turn on/off the debugging of esds
     debug: off
+    # Debug output file (default is ./esds.debug)
+    debug_file: "./esds.debug"
+    # Should esds take into account interferences
     interferences: on
 
+##### Nodes Section #####
 nodes:
+    # Number of nodes to simulate
     count: 5
+    # List of files used has implementation for each node
+    # Example: 
+    #  - 0,1,2 sender.py
+    #  - 3-4 receiver.py
+    # Note that @ will be replaced by the last node id ex:
+    # 0-@ receiver.py     is equivalent to     0-4 receiver.py
     implementations:
         - all sender.py
 
+##### Interfaces Section #####
 interfaces:
+    # Each entry for each node interfaces
     wlan0:
+        # Interface type (wired/wireless)
         type: "wireless"
+        # List of links between nodes in this interface
+        # Syntax infos:
+        # 1MBps = 1 megaBYTE per seconds
+        # 1Mbps = 1 megabit per seconds
+        # Each entry has the following format: <ListOfNodes> <Bandwidth> <Latency> <ListOfNodes>
         links:
-            - 0 1Bps 10s 0 
+            - 0 1Bps 10s 0
+        # List of transmission performance for each nodes (only for wireless interfaces)
+        # Each entry has the following format: <ListOfNodes> <Bandwidth> <Latency>
         txperfs:
             - 0-4 1Bps 10s
+    # Example of a wired interface
     eth0:
         type: "wired"
         links: