# ConditionalGroup

class `propertyestimator.protocols.groups.``ConditionalGroup`(protocol_id)

  A collection of protocols which are to execute until a given condition is met.

  `__init__`(protocol_id)

    Constructs a new ConditionalGroup

  Methods

  `__init__`(protocol_id) | Constructs a new ConditionalGroup
  `add_condition`(condition_to_add) | Adds a condition to this groups list of conditions if it not already in the condition list.
  `add_protocols`(*protocols) |
  `apply_replicator`(replicator, template_values) | Applies a ProtocolReplicator to this protocol.
  `can_merge`(other[, path_replacements]) | Determines whether this protocol group can be merged with another.
  `execute`(directory, available_resources) | Executes the protocols within this groups
  `get_class_attribute`(reference_path) | Returns one of this protocols, or any of its children’s, attributes directly (rather than its value).
  `get_value`(reference_path) | Returns the value of one of this protocols parameters / inputs.
  `get_value_references`(input_path) | Returns a dictionary of references to the protocols which one of this protocols inputs (specified by input_path) takes its value from.
  `merge`(other) | Merges another ProtocolGroup with this one.
  `replace_protocol`(old_id, new_id) | Finds each input which came from a given protocol
  `set_uuid`(value) | Store the uuid of the calculation this protocol belongs to
  `set_value`(reference_path, value) | Sets the value of one of this protocols parameters / inputs.

  Attributes

  `allow_merging` | Protocol Input - Defines whether this protocols is allowed to merge with other protocols.
  `conditions` |
  `current_iteration` | Protocol Output - The current number of iterations this group has performed while attempting to satisfy the specified conditions.
  `dependants_graph` | A dictionary of which stores which grouped protocols are dependant on other grouped protocols.
  `dependencies` | A list of pointers to the protocols which this protocol takes input from.
  `execution_order` | The ids of the protocols in the group, in the order in which they will be internally executed.
  `id` | The unique id of this protocol.
  `max_iterations` | Protocol Input - The maximum number of iterations to run for to try and satisfy the groups conditions.
  `protocols` | A dictionary of the protocols in this groups, where the dictionary key is the protocol id, and the value the protocol itself.
  `root_protocols` | The ids of the protocols in the group which do not take input from the other grouped protocols.
  `schema` | A serializable schema for this object.

  class `ConditionType`

    The acceptable conditions to place on the group

  `max_iterations`

    Protocol Input - The maximum number of iterations to run for to try and satisfy the groups conditions. The default value of this attribute is `100`.

    Type

      int

  `current_iteration`

    Protocol Output - The current number of iterations this group has performed while attempting to satisfy the specified conditions. This value starts from one.

    Type

      int

  `execute`(directory, available_resources)

    Executes the protocols within this groups

    Parameters

      - directory (str) – The root directory in which to run the protocols

      - available_resources (ComputeResources) – The resources available to execute on.

    Returns

      True if all the protocols execute correctly.

    Return type

      bool

  `can_merge`(other, path_replacements=None)

    Determines whether this protocol group can be merged with another.

    Parameters

      - other (ProtocolGroup) – The protocol group to compare against.

      - path_replacements (list of tuple of str, optional) – Replacements to make in any value reference protocol paths before comparing for equality.

    Returns

      True if the two protocols are safe to merge.

    Return type

      bool

  `merge`(other)

    Merges another ProtocolGroup with this one. The id of this protocol will remain unchanged.

    It is assumed that can_merge has already returned that these protocol groups are compatible to be merged together.

    Parameters

      other (ConditionalGroup) – The protocol to merge into this one.

  `add_condition`(condition_to_add)

    Adds a condition to this groups list of conditions if it not already in the condition list.

    Parameters

      condition_to_add (`ConditionalGroup.Condition`) – The condition to add.

  `set_uuid`(value)

    Store the uuid of the calculation this protocol belongs to

    Parameters

      value (str) – The uuid of the parent calculation.

  `replace_protocol`(old_id, new_id)
    Finds each input which came from a given protocol

      and redirects it to instead take input from a different one.

    Parameters

      - old_id (str) – The id of the old input protocol.

      - new_id (str) – The id of the new input protocol.

  `get_class_attribute`(reference_path)

    Returns one of this protocols, or any of its children’s, attributes directly (rather than its value).

    Parameters

      reference_path (ProtocolPath) – The path pointing to the attribute to return.

    Returns

      The class attribute.

    Return type

      object

  `get_value`(reference_path)

    Returns the value of one of this protocols parameters / inputs.

    Parameters

      reference_path (ProtocolPath) – The path pointing to the value to return.

    Returns

      The value of the input

    Return type

      object

  `set_value`(reference_path, value)

    Sets the value of one of this protocols parameters / inputs.

    Parameters

      - reference_path (ProtocolPath) – The path pointing to the value to return.

      - value (Any) – The value to set.

  `get_value_references`(input_path)

    Returns a dictionary of references to the protocols which one of this protocols inputs (specified by input_path) takes its value from.

    Notes

    Currently this method only functions correctly for an input value which is either currently a `ProtocolPath`, or a list / dict which contains at least one `ProtocolPath`.

    Parameters

      input_path (`propertyestimator.workflow.utils.ProtocolPath`) – The input value to check.

    Returns

      A dictionary of the protocol paths that the input targeted by input_path depends upon.

    Return type

      dict of ProtocolPath and ProtocolPath

  `allow_merging`

    Protocol Input - Defines whether this protocols is allowed to merge with other protocols. The default value of this attribute is `True`.

    Type

      bool

  `apply_replicator`(replicator, template_values, template_index=-1, template_value=None, update_input_references=False)

    Applies a ProtocolReplicator to this protocol. This method should clone any protocols whose id contains the id of the replicator (in the format $(replicator.id)).

    Parameters

      - replicator (ProtocolReplicator) – The replicator to apply.

      - template_values (list of Any) –

        A list of the values which will be inserted into the newly replicated protocols.

        This parameter is mutually exclusive with template_index and template_value

      - template_index (int , optional) –

        A specific value which should be used for any protocols flagged as to be replicated by the replicator. This option is mainly used when replicating children of an already replicated protocol.

        This parameter is mutually exclusive with template_values and must be set along with a template_value.

      - template_value (Any, optional) –

        A specific index which should be used for any protocols flagged as to be replicated by the replicator. This option is mainly used when replicating children of an already replicated protocol.

        This parameter is mutually exclusive with template_values and must be set along with a template_index.

      - update_input_references (bool) –

        If true, any protocols which take their input from a protocol which was flagged for replication will be updated to take input from the actually replicated protocol. This should only be set to true if this protocol is not nested within a workflow or a protocol group.

        This option cannot be used when a specific template_index or template_value is providied.

    Returns

      A dictionary of references to all of the protocols which have been replicated, with keys of original protocol ids. Each value is comprised of a list of the replicated protocol ids, and their index into the template_values array.

    Return type

      dict of ProtocolPath and list of tuple of ProtocolPath and int

  property `dependants_graph`

    A dictionary of which stores which grouped protocols are dependant on other grouped protocols. Each key in the dictionary is the id of a grouped protocol, and each value is the id of a protocol which depends on the protocol by the key.

    Type

      Dict[str, str]

  property `dependencies`

    A list of pointers to the protocols which this protocol takes input from.

    Type

      list of ProtocolPath

  property `execution_order`

    The ids of the protocols in the group, in the order in which they will be internally executed.

    Type

      List[str]

  property `id`

    The unique id of this protocol.

    Type

      str

  property `protocols`

    A dictionary of the protocols in this groups, where the dictionary key is the protocol id, and the value the protocol itself.

    Type

      Dict[str, BaseProtocol]

  property `root_protocols`

    The ids of the protocols in the group which do not take input from the other grouped protocols.

    Type

      List[str]

  property `schema`

    A serializable schema for this object.

    Type

      ProtocolSchema