I have tested the methods in determining nodes and branches. What is left is the main method that calls these methods. The code can be found on:
https://bitbucket.org/shivkiyer/ppe_simulator/src/testing/
https://sourceforge.net/p/pythonpowerelec/code/ci/testing/tree/
And if you would like a full length course on simulating power electronics using Python, check out:
https://www.udemy.com/course/simulating-power-electronic-circuits-using-python/
Here is the code for the tests in command line and web app:
The tests work ok except for a few discrepancies. There is a case in the branch_advance method where an invalid jump does not throw an exception or even return an indication of an error, but rather returns the correct element. For example, while advancing to the right on a branch, the method checks if there is an element to the right of the current element and if that element has already been added to the temporary branch. Legally the advance should occur if the element on the right exists. There could be no jump executed in which case it is simply an element that exists to the right of the last element in the temporary branch. If a jump is executed, the jump direction should be to the right.
However, if the jump executed has a direction of up, down or right, there will be no exception and the element to the right of the current element will be returned. The only time an exception will be generated will be when the jump direction executed will be to the left. The reason this did not cause a major issue was because the methods related to the jump are fairly ok and do not produce wrong jump directions. But in principle, the code is wrong.
The check should be, according to the jump direction, is there an element in that direction? If there is no jump, we could follow some sequence of directions while searching for the next element.
Now that the methods have been tested, the next issue is to test the outer method determine_nodes_branches which calls these methods. At this point, the only was to test this outer method is manually by inputting different circuits. And that doesn't seem like a good way to test as the testing is not at all automatic and how many circuits can I come up with?
This brings me to the next crossroad. I need an automatic circuit builder. This is because things will get more complicated at the next step where I will have to test loops and loop manipulations. I need to generate loops automatically while also introducing errors and bugs in the loops automatically. So, the circuit builder will need to generate circuit topologies only while testing at every stage. For example, I need to start with a simple two node, three branch, two loop circuit and verify that that is generated. Then continuously add nodes and branches automatically to form new loops. The structure should not matter as long as there are a few random jump labels inserted every now and then.
This circuit builder seems very interesting and challenging. The next few blog posts will be dedicated to this.
https://bitbucket.org/shivkiyer/ppe_simulator/src/testing/
https://sourceforge.net/p/pythonpowerelec/code/ci/testing/tree/
And if you would like a full length course on simulating power electronics using Python, check out:
https://www.udemy.com/course/simulating-power-electronic-circuits-using-python/
Here is the code for the tests in command line and web app:
The tests work ok except for a few discrepancies. There is a case in the branch_advance method where an invalid jump does not throw an exception or even return an indication of an error, but rather returns the correct element. For example, while advancing to the right on a branch, the method checks if there is an element to the right of the current element and if that element has already been added to the temporary branch. Legally the advance should occur if the element on the right exists. There could be no jump executed in which case it is simply an element that exists to the right of the last element in the temporary branch. If a jump is executed, the jump direction should be to the right.
However, if the jump executed has a direction of up, down or right, there will be no exception and the element to the right of the current element will be returned. The only time an exception will be generated will be when the jump direction executed will be to the left. The reason this did not cause a major issue was because the methods related to the jump are fairly ok and do not produce wrong jump directions. But in principle, the code is wrong.
The check should be, according to the jump direction, is there an element in that direction? If there is no jump, we could follow some sequence of directions while searching for the next element.
Now that the methods have been tested, the next issue is to test the outer method determine_nodes_branches which calls these methods. At this point, the only was to test this outer method is manually by inputting different circuits. And that doesn't seem like a good way to test as the testing is not at all automatic and how many circuits can I come up with?
This brings me to the next crossroad. I need an automatic circuit builder. This is because things will get more complicated at the next step where I will have to test loops and loop manipulations. I need to generate loops automatically while also introducing errors and bugs in the loops automatically. So, the circuit builder will need to generate circuit topologies only while testing at every stage. For example, I need to start with a simple two node, three branch, two loop circuit and verify that that is generated. Then continuously add nodes and branches automatically to form new loops. The structure should not matter as long as there are a few random jump labels inserted every now and then.
This circuit builder seems very interesting and challenging. The next few blog posts will be dedicated to this.
No comments:
Post a Comment