wntr.network.controls module¶

The wntr.network.controls module includes methods to define network controls and control actions. These controls modify parameters in the network during simulation.

Contents

`Subject`()	A subject base class for the observer design pattern
`Observer`()	A base class for observers in the observer design pattern.
`Comparison`(value)	An enum class for comparison operators.
`ControlPriority`(value)	An enum class for control priorities.
`ControlCondition`()	A base class for control conditions
`TimeOfDayCondition`(model, relation, threshold)	Time-of-day or "clocktime" based condition statement.
`SimTimeCondition`(model, relation, threshold)	Condition based on time since start of the simulation.
`ValueCondition`(source_obj, source_attr, ...)	Compare a network element attribute to a set value.
`TankLevelCondition`(source_obj, source_attr, ...)	A special type of ValueCondition for tank levels/heads/pressures.
`RelativeCondition`(source_obj, source_attr, ...)	Compare attributes of two different objects (e.g., levels from tanks 1 and 2) This type of condition does not work with the EpanetSimulator, only the WNTRSimulator.
`OrCondition`(cond1, cond2)	Combine two WNTR Conditions with an OR.
`AndCondition`(cond1, cond2)	Combine two WNTR Conditions with an AND
`BaseControlAction`()	A base class for deriving new control actions.
`ControlAction`(target_obj, attribute, value)	A general class for specifying a control action that simply modifies the attribute of an object (target).
`ControlBase`()	This is the base class for all control objects.
`Control`(condition, then_action[, priority, name])	A class for controls.

class wntr.network.controls.Subject[source]¶

Bases: object

A subject base class for the observer design pattern

subscribe(observer)[source]¶

Subscribe observer to this subject. The update method of any observers of this subject will be called when notify is called on this subject.

Parameters: observer (Observer) –

unsubscribe(observer)[source]¶

Unsubscribe observer from this subject.

Parameters: observer (Observer) –

notify()[source]¶: Call the update method for all observers of this subject.

class wntr.network.controls.Observer[source]¶

Bases: object

A base class for observers in the observer design pattern.

abstract update(subject)[source]¶

This method is called when the subject being observed calls notify.

Parameters: subject (Subject) – The subject that called notify.

class wntr.network.controls.Comparison(value)[source]¶

Bases: enum.Enum

An enum class for comparison operators.

Enum Members

`gt`	greater than
`ge`	greater than or equal to
`lt`	less than
`le`	less than or equal to
`eq`	equal to
`ne`	not equal to

property func¶: The function call to use for this comparison

class wntr.network.controls.ControlPriority(value)[source]¶

Bases: enum.IntEnum

An enum class for control priorities.

Enum Members

`very_low`	very low priority
`low`	low priority
`medium_low`	medium low priority
`medium`	medium priority
`medium_high`	medium high priority
`high`	high priority
`very_high`	very high priority

class wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition[source]¶

Bases: object

A base class for control conditions

abstract requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

abstract evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

class wntr.network.controls.TimeOfDayCondition(model, relation, threshold, repeat=True, first_day=0)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

Time-of-day or “clocktime” based condition statement. Resets automatically at 12 AM in clock time (shifted time) every day simulated. Evaluated from 12 AM the first day of the simulation, even if this is prior to simulation start. Unlike the SimTimeCondition, greater-than and less-than relationships make sense, and reset at midnight.

Parameters

model (WaterNetworkModel) – The model that the time is being compared against
relation (str or None) – String options are ‘at’, ‘after’ or ‘before’. The ‘at’ and None are equivalent, and only evaluate as True during the simulation step the time occurs. after evaluates as True from the time specified until midnight, before evaluates as True from midnight until the specified time.
threshold (float or str) – The time (a float in decimal hours since 12 AM) used in the condition; if provided as a string in ‘hh:mm[:ss] [am|pm]’ format, the time will be parsed from the string
repeat (bool, optional) – True by default; if False, allows for a single, timed trigger, and probably needs an entry for first_day; in this case a relation of after becomes True from the time until the end of the simulation, and before is True from the beginning of the simulation until the time specified.
first_day (float, default=0) – Start rule on day first_day, with the first day of simulation as day 0
TODO (WE ARE NOT TESTING THIS!!!!) –

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

class wntr.network.controls.SimTimeCondition(model, relation, threshold, repeat=False, first_time=0)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

Condition based on time since start of the simulation. Generally, the relation should be None (converted to “at”) – then it is only evaluated “at” specific times. Using greater-than or less-than type relationships should be reserved for complex, multi-condition statements and should not be used for simple controls. If repeat is used, the relationship will automatically be changed to an “at time” evaluation, and a warning will be raised.

Parameters

model (WaterNetworkModel) – The model that the time threshold is being compared against
relation (str or None) – String options are ‘at’, ‘after’ or ‘before’. The ‘at’ and None are equivalent, and only evaluate as True during the simulation step the time occurs. After evaluates as True from the time specified until the end of simulation, before evaluates as True from start of simulation until the specified time.
threshold (float or str) – The time (a float in decimal hours) used in the condition; if provided as a string in ‘[dd-]hh:mm[:ss]’ format, then the time will be parsed from the string;
repeat (bool or float, default=False) – If True, then repeat every 24-hours; if non-zero float, reset the condition every repeat seconds after the first_time.
first_time (float, default=0) – Start rule at first_time, using that time as 0 for the condition evaluation

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

class wntr.network.controls.ValueCondition(source_obj, source_attr, relation, threshold)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

Compare a network element attribute to a set value.

Parameters

source_obj (object) – The object (such as a Junction, Tank, Pipe, etc.) to use in the comparison
source_attr (str) – The attribute of the object (such as level, pressure, setting, etc.) to compare against the threshold
operation (function or str) – A two-parameter comparison function (e.g., numpy.greater, numpy.less_equal), or a string describing the comparison (e.g., ‘=’, ‘below’, ‘is’, ‘>=’, etc.) Words, such as ‘below’, are only accepted from the EPANET rules conditions list (see …)
threshold (float) – A value to compare the source object attribute against

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

class wntr.network.controls.FunctionCondition(func, func_kwargs=None, requires=None)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

A ControlCondition which calls a function to determine if the control needs activated or not. If the function returns True, then the control is activated.

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

class wntr.network.controls.TankLevelCondition(source_obj, source_attr, relation, threshold)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ValueCondition

A special type of ValueCondition for tank levels/heads/pressures.

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

requires()¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

class wntr.network.controls.RelativeCondition(source_obj, source_attr, relation, threshold_obj, threshold_attr)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

Compare attributes of two different objects (e.g., levels from tanks 1 and 2) This type of condition does not work with the EpanetSimulator, only the WNTRSimulator.

Parameters

source_obj (object) – The object (such as a Junction, Tank, Pipe, etc.) to use in the comparison
source_attr (str) – The attribute of the object (such as level, pressure, setting, etc.) to compare against the threshold
relation (function) – A numpy or other comparison method that takes two values and returns a bool (e.g., numpy.greater, numpy.less_equal)
threshold_obj (object) – The object (such as a Junction, Tank, Pipe, etc.) to use in the comparison of attributes
threshold_attr (str) – The attribute to used in the comparison evaluation

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

class wntr.network.controls.OrCondition(cond1, cond2)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

Combine two WNTR Conditions with an OR.

Parameters

cond1 (ControlCondition) – The first condition
cond2 (ControlCondition) – The second condition

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

class wntr.network.controls.AndCondition(cond1, cond2)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition

Combine two WNTR Conditions with an AND

Parameters

cond1 (ControlCondition) – The first condition
cond2 (ControlCondition) – The second condition

evaluate()[source]¶

Check if the condition is satisfied.

Returns: check (bool)

property backtrack¶

The amount of time by which the simulation should be backed up. Should be updated by the evaluate method if appropriate.

Returns: backtrack (int)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required to evaluate this condition

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

property name¶

Returns the string representation of the condition.

Returns: name (str)

class wntr.network.controls.BaseControlAction[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.Subject

A base class for deriving new control actions. The control action is run by calling run_control_action. This class is not meant to be used directly. Derived classes must implement the run_control_action, requires, and target methods.

abstract run_control_action()[source]¶: This method is called to run the corresponding control action.

abstract requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects used to evaluate the control

Returns: req (OrderedSet) – The objects required to run the control action.

abstract target()[source]¶

Returns a tuple (object, attribute) containing the object and attribute that the control action may change

Returns: target (tuple) – A tuple containing the target object and the attribute to be changed (target, attr).

notify()¶: Call the update method for all observers of this subject.

subscribe(observer)¶

Subscribe observer to this subject. The update method of any observers of this subject will be called when notify is called on this subject.

Parameters: observer (Observer) –

unsubscribe(observer)¶

Unsubscribe observer from this subject.

Parameters: observer (Observer) –

class wntr.network.controls.ControlAction(target_obj, attribute, value)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.BaseControlAction

A general class for specifying a control action that simply modifies the attribute of an object (target).

Parameters

target_obj (object) – The object whose attribute will be changed when the control runs.
attribute (string) – The attribute that will be changed on the target_obj when the control runs.
value (any) – The new value for target_obj.attribute when the control runs.

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects used to evaluate the control

Returns: req (OrderedSet) – The objects required to run the control action.

run_control_action()[source]¶: This method is called to run the corresponding control action.

target()[source]¶

Returns a tuple (object, attribute) containing the object and attribute that the control action may change

Returns: target (tuple) – A tuple containing the target object and the attribute to be changed (target, attr).

notify()¶: Call the update method for all observers of this subject.

subscribe(observer)¶

Subscribe observer to this subject. The update method of any observers of this subject will be called when notify is called on this subject.

Parameters: observer (Observer) –

unsubscribe(observer)¶

Unsubscribe observer from this subject.

Parameters: observer (Observer) –

class wntr.network.controls.ControlBase[source]¶

Bases: object

This is the base class for all control objects. Control objects are used to check the conditions under which a ControlAction should be run. For example, if a pump is supposed to be turned on when the simulation time reaches 6 AM, the ControlAction would be “turn the pump on”, and the ControlCondition would be “when the simulation reaches 6 AM”.

abstract is_control_action_required()[source]¶

This method is called to see if any action is required by this control object. This method returns a tuple that indicates if action is required (a bool) and a recommended time for the simulation to backup (in seconds as a positive int).

Returns: req (tuple) – A tuple (bool, int) indicating if an action should be run and how far to back up the simulation.

abstract run_control_action()[source]¶: This method is called to run the control action after a call to IsControlActionRequired indicates that an action is required.

abstract requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required for this control.

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

abstract actions()[source]¶

Returns a list of all actions used by this control.

Returns: act (list of BaseControlAction)

class wntr.network.controls.Rule(condition, then_actions, else_actions=None, priority=ControlPriority.medium, name=None)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.ControlBase

A very general and flexible class for defining both controls rules.

Parameters

condition (ControlCondition) – The condition that should be used to determine when the actions need to be activated. When the condition evaluates to True, the then_actions are activated. When the condition evaluates to False, the else_actions are activated.
then_actions (Iterable of ControlAction) – The actions that should be activated when the condition evaluates to True.
else_actions (Iterable of ControlAction) – The actions that should be activated when the condition evaluates to False.
priority (ControlPriority) – The priority of the control. Default is ControlPriority.medium
name (str) – The name of the control

property epanet_control_type¶

The control type. Note that presolve and postsolve controls are both simple controls in Epanet.

Returns: control_type (_ControlType)

requires()[source]¶

Returns a set of objects required for this control.

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

actions()[source]¶

Returns a list of all actions used by this control.

Returns: act (list of BaseControlAction)

property name¶: A string representation of the Control.

is_control_action_required()[source]¶

This method is called to see if any action is required by this control object. This method returns a tuple that indicates if action is required (a bool) and a recommended time for the simulation to backup (in seconds as a positive int).

Returns: req (tuple) – A tuple (bool, int) indicating if an action should be run and how far to back up the simulation.

run_control_action()[source]¶: This method is called to run the control action after a call to IsControlActionRequired indicates that an action is required.

update_condition(condition: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition)[source]¶

Update the controls condition in place

Parameters: condition (ControlCondition) – The new condition for this control to use
Raises: ValueError – If the provided condition isn’t a valid ControlCondition

update_then_actions(then_actions: Iterable[wntr.network.controls.ControlAction])[source]¶

Update the controls then_actions in place

Parameters: then_actions (Iterable[ControlAction]) – The new then_actions for this control to use

update_else_actions(else_actions: Iterable[wntr.network.controls.ControlAction])[source]¶

Update the controls else_actions in place

Parameters: else_actions (Iterable[ControlAction]) – The new else_actions for this control to use

update_priority(priority: wntr.network.controls.ControlPriority)[source]¶

Update the controls priority in place

Parameters: priority (ControlPriority) – The new priority for this control to use

class wntr.network.controls.Control(condition, then_action: wntr.network.controls.BaseControlAction, priority=ControlPriority.medium, name=None)[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.Rule

A class for controls.

Parameters

condition (ControlCondition) – The condition that should be used to determine when the actions need to be activated. When the condition evaluates to True, the then_actions are activated. When the condition evaluates to False, the else_actions are activated.
then_action (BaseControlAction) – The action that should be activated when the condition evaluates to True.
priority (ControlPriority) – The priority of the control. Default is ControlPriority.medium
name (str) – The name of the control

actions()¶

Returns a list of all actions used by this control.

Returns: act (list of BaseControlAction)

property epanet_control_type¶

The control type. Note that presolve and postsolve controls are both simple controls in Epanet.

Returns: control_type (_ControlType)

is_control_action_required()¶

This method is called to see if any action is required by this control object. This method returns a tuple that indicates if action is required (a bool) and a recommended time for the simulation to backup (in seconds as a positive int).

Returns: req (tuple) – A tuple (bool, int) indicating if an action should be run and how far to back up the simulation.

property name¶: A string representation of the Control.

requires()¶

Returns a set of objects required for this control.

Returns: required_objects (OrderedSet of object)

run_control_action()¶: This method is called to run the control action after a call to IsControlActionRequired indicates that an action is required.

update_condition(condition: wntr.network.controls.ControlCondition)¶

Update the controls condition in place

Parameters: condition (ControlCondition) – The new condition for this control to use
Raises: ValueError – If the provided condition isn’t a valid ControlCondition

update_else_actions(else_actions: Iterable[wntr.network.controls.ControlAction])¶

Update the controls else_actions in place

Parameters: else_actions (Iterable[ControlAction]) – The new else_actions for this control to use

update_priority(priority: wntr.network.controls.ControlPriority)¶

Update the controls priority in place

Parameters: priority (ControlPriority) – The new priority for this control to use

update_then_actions(then_actions: Iterable[wntr.network.controls.ControlAction])¶

Update the controls then_actions in place

Parameters: then_actions (Iterable[ControlAction]) – The new then_actions for this control to use

class wntr.network.controls.ControlChangeTracker[source]¶

Bases: wntr.network.controls.Observer

update(subject)[source]¶

The update method gets called when a subject (control action) is activated.

Parameters: subject (BaseControlAction) –

register_control(control)[source]¶

Register a control with the ControlManager

Parameters: control (ControlBase) –

changes_made(ref_point)[source]¶

Specifies if changes were made.

Returns: changes (bool)

get_changes(ref_point)[source]¶

A generator for iterating over the objects, attributes that were changed.

Returns: changes (tuple) – (object, attr)

deregister(control)[source]¶

Deregister a control with the ControlManager

Parameters: control (ControlBase) –