# ProtocolGroup

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

  A collection of protocols to be executed in one batch.

  This may be used for example to cluster together multiple protocols that will execute in a linear chain so that multiple scheduler execution calls are reduced into a single one.

  Additionally, a group may provide enhanced behaviour, for example running all protocols within the group self consistently until a given condition is met (e.g run a simulation until a given observable has converged).

  `__init__`(protocol_id)

    Constructs a new ProtocolGroup.

  Methods

  `__init__`(protocol_id) | Constructs a new ProtocolGroup.
  `add_protocols`(*protocols) |
  `apply_replicator`(replicator, template_values) | Applies a ProtocolReplicator to this protocol.
  `can_merge`(other) | Determines whether this protocol group can be merged with another.
  `execute`(directory, available_resources) | Executes the protocols within this groups
  `get_attribute_type`(reference_path) | Returns the type of one of the protocol input/output attributes.
  `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` | If true, this protocol is allowed to merge with other identical protocols.
  `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.
  `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.

  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 `execution_order`

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

    Type

      List[str]

  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 `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]

  `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.

  `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)

    Determines whether this protocol group can be merged with another.

    Parameters

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

    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 (ProtocolGroup) – The protocol to merge into this one.

    Returns

      A map between any original protocol ids and their new merged values.

    Return type

      Dict[str, str]

  `get_attribute_type`(reference_path)

    Returns the type of one of the protocol input/output attributes.

    Parameters

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

    Returns

      The type of the attribute.

    Return type

      type

  `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.

  `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

  `allow_merging`

    If true, this protocol is allowed to merge with other identical protocols.

    Type

      bool

  property `dependencies`

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

    Type

      list of ProtocolPath

  `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

  property `id`

    The unique id of this protocol.

    Type

      str

  property `schema`

    A serializable schema for this object.

    Type

      ProtocolSchema