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Adding data to time plots during simulation run Anylogic

I've got a model with multiple agents, each with a couple of flows and stocks, and an analysis-agent. I want to let the user add a time plot for any flow/stock/variable during the simulation run. The idea is to have multiple radio buttons or combo boxes which allow the user to select any element of any agent and automatically create a plot of the element. I've found some success in triggering a cyclic event with a radio button, then the event updates a helper variable in my analysis-agent with a predefined element from another agent and plots the variable. The problem however is that I have to predefine the element I want to plot in my user-triggered event. I could make an event for every single element of my model each, but i hoped there was a way to more directly translate user-input into a useable path of the element.

As an example: I have two agents, a and b. In agent a theres the flow "flow", in agent b a plot "plot" and a button "button" (Or any other Controls element if it's more useful in this case). When the model runs the user is supposed to be able to press the button which adds "flow" to "plot". Is there an easy solution to this problem that is (at least somewhat) scaleable to a high number of agents and plottable elements?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Solution

  • You will need to make use of some more advanced Java features to get this done, namely functional interfaces.

    Look at the following example

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    I have two different flow and stock diagrams and a button for each to plot the flow.

    The variable is a functional interface, called Supplier. (you can read more here https://www.baeldung.com/java-8-functional-interfaces)

    The data set uses this functional interface to update the y values and time for the x.

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    The only thing I need to do now is just changing the dataUpdater and override the get() to show the flow that I selected to plot

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    In the other button I override the get() function to return flow2

    The plotFlow function just resets the chart and the dataset to start fresh

    plot.removeAll();
dataset.reset();

plot.addDataSet(dataset);

    Now you can put the chart, the dataUpdater variable and dataset inside a separate agent and perhaps have an update function that accepts Supplier and that way you can plot literally anything, as long as it gives you a supplier that returns a double value