Function _executeInstruction

SLiCAP/SLiCAPshell.py:1263–1351

Converts the shell instruction into a basic instruction object, executes it and returns the result.

(cir, transfer=None, source='circuit', 
                        detector='circuit', lgref='circuit', convtype='circuit', 
                        datatype=None, pardefs='circuit', numeric=False, 
                        stepdict=None)

    return result
    
def _executeInstruction(cir, transfer=None, source='circuit', 
                        detector='circuit', lgref='circuit', convtype='circuit', 
                        datatype=None, pardefs='circuit', numeric=False, 
                        stepdict=None):
    """
    Converts the shell instruction into a basic instruction object, executes it
    and returns the result.

    """
    i1         = instruction()
    i1.circuit = deepcopy(cir) # Changes made to the circuit during execution 
                               # of the instruction, will not affect the main 
                               # circuit object
    if detector == 'circuit':
        i1.detector = cir.detector
    elif detector != None:
        i1.setDetector(detector)
    if source == 'circuit':
        i1.source = cir.source
    elif source != None:
        i1.setSource(source)
    if lgref == 'circuit':
        i1.lgRef = cir.lgRef
    elif lgref!= None:
        i1.setLGref(lgref)
    if transfer == None:
        i1.gainType = 'vi'
    else:
        i1.setGainType(transfer)
    i1.dataType    = datatype
    i1.numeric     = numeric
    if convtype != None:
        i1.convType    = convtype.lower()
    else:
        i1.convType = None
    if pardefs == None:
        i1.substitute = False
    else:
        i1.substitute = True
    #oldParDefs     = deepcopy(i1.circuit.parDefs)
    if type(pardefs) == dict:
        i1.parDefs = {}
        for key in pardefs.keys():
            i1.parDefs[sp.Symbol(str(key))] = _checkExpression(pardefs[key])
        i1.ignoreCircuitParams = True
    elif pardefs== "circuit":
        i1.parDefs = deepcopy(cir.parDefs)
        i1.ignoreCircuitParams = False
    else:
        i1.ignoreCircuitParams = False
    if stepdict == None:
        i1.stepOff()
    else:
        stepParams        = _makeStepParams(stepdict)
        try:
            i1.stepMethod = stepParams['stepMethod']
        except KeyError:
            pass