Concepts

Here we cover several core conceptual topics related to modeling with the Vivarium framework.

• The Builder
  • Outline
• What is a Component?
  • Outline
• The Configuration System
  • Outline
• Common Random Numbers
  • Randomness within a single simulation
  • Common random numbers between simulations
  • Using randomness in vivarium
• Data in the Simulation
  • Outline
• Simulation Entry Points
  • The Vivarium Engine
  • Public Interfaces
• The Event System
  • What is an Event?
  • Lifecycle Events
  • Interacting with Events
• Interpolating Data
• The Simulation Lifecycle
  • The Bootstrap Phase
  • The Initialization Phase
  • The Setup Phase
  • The Main Event Loop
  • The Simulation End Phase
• Framework Logging
• Lookup Tables
  • The Lookup Table
  • Estimating Unknown Values
• Population Management
  • The Population State Table
  • Attributes
  • Population Views
  • Private Columns
  • Creating Attributes
  • Creating Simulants
• Resource Management
• Results Management
  • Main Concepts
  • How to Use the Results Management System
  • Observers
  • Observations
  • Stratifications
• Thinking about Time in the Simulation
  • The Simulation Clock
  • Event Times
  • Time Interface
  • Individual Clocks
• The Values System
  • What are pipelines?
  • What are attribute pipelines?
  • How to use pipelines
• The Model Specification
  • The Plugins Block
  • The Components Block
  • The Configuration Block