experiment

class pydsef.experiment.Experiment(hostname, username, dist_sys, conf, port=18861, max_retries=10)

Class to configure and run experiments.

connect()

Establish an RPyC connection with the master node.

end()

Finish the experiment and return the results gathered during the experiment.

exec_command(cmd, block=True)

Executes a command on the master node. If block is True, wait until command finishes and return stdout, otherwise exit immediately and return (stdin, stdout, stderr)

make_timestamped_dir(name)

Makes a directory with a timestamp that is used for storing logs and archives from an experiment.

pull_archives(files)

Pulls archives created on the master node into a timestamped ‘archives’ directory on the Jupyter server.

push_files(files)

Pushes files to the master node from the Jupyter server.

read()

Read all output from the stdout and stderr of the RPyC server running on the master node.

run()

Run the experiment.

set_archive(*files)

Sets the names of files to be archived and the end of the experiment.

set_executable(path)

Sets the name of the file with an Experiment Service.

start(exp_dict)

Start an individual trial in an experiment.

transfer_files(files, push=True, path='')

Transfers files between master node and the Jupyter server.

write_log(exp_id, stdout, stderr)

Writes stdout and stderr to files in a timestamped ‘logs’ directory.