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\chapter{\label{chapt:oopse}Object-Oriented Parallel Simulation Engine} |
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Designing object-oriented software is hard, and designing reusable |
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object-oriented scientific software is even harder. Absence of |
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applying modern software development practices is the bottleneck of |
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Scientific Computing community\cite{Wilson2006}. For instance, in |
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Absence of applying modern software development practices is the |
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bottleneck of Scientific Computing community\cite{Wilson2006}. In |
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the last 20 years , there are quite a few MD packages that were |
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developed to solve common MD problems and perform robust simulations |
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. However, many of the codes are legacy programs that are either |
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program of the package, \texttt{oopse} and it corresponding parallel |
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version \texttt{oopse\_MPI}, as well as other useful utilities, such |
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as \texttt{StatProps} (see Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:StaticProps}), |
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\texttt{DynamicProps} (see |
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Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:appendixSection:DynamicProps}), |
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\texttt{Dump2XYZ} (see |
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Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:appendixSection:Dump2XYZ}), \texttt{Hydro} |
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(see Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:appendixSection:hydrodynamics}) |
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\texttt{DynamicProps} (see Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:DynamicProps}), |
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\texttt{Dump2XYZ} (see Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:Dump2XYZ}), |
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\texttt{Hydro} (see Sec.~\ref{appendixSection:hydrodynamics}) |
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\textit{etc}. |
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As one of the latest advanced techniques emerged from |
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object-oriented community, design patterns were applied in some of |
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the modern scientific software applications, such as JMol, {\sc |
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OOPSE}\cite{Meineke05} and PROTOMOL\cite{Matthey05} \textit{etc}. |
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The following sections enumerates some of the patterns used in {\sc |
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OOPSE}. |
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OOPSE}\cite{Meineke2005} and PROTOMOL\cite{Matthey2005} |
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\textit{etc}. The following sections enumerates some of the patterns |
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used in {\sc OOPSE}. |
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\subsection{\label{appendixSection:singleton}Singleton} |
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The Singleton pattern not only provides a mechanism to restrict |
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instantiation of a class to one object, but also provides a global |
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point of access to the object. Currently implemented as a global |
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pollution.Although the singleton pattern can be implemented in |
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various ways to account for different aspects of the software |
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designs, such as lifespan control \textit{etc}, we only use the |
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static data approach in {\sc OOPSE}. {\tt IntegratorFactory} class |
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is declared as |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[A classic Singleton design pattern implementation(I)] Declaration of {\tt IntegratorFactory} class.},label={appendixScheme:singletonDeclaration}] |
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static data approach in {\sc OOPSE}. IntegratorFactory class is |
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declared as |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[A classic Singleton design pattern implementation(I)] The declaration of of simple Singleton pattern.},label={appendixScheme:singletonDeclaration}] |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[A classic implementation of Singleton design pattern (II)] Implementation of {\tt IntegratorFactory} class.},label={appendixScheme:singletonImplementation}] |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[A classic implementation of Singleton design pattern (II)] The implementation of simple Singleton pattern.},label={appendixScheme:singletonImplementation}] |
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IntegratorFactory::instance_ = NULL; |
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Since constructor is declared as {\tt protected}, a client can not |
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instantiate {\tt IntegratorFactory} directly. Moreover, since the |
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member function {\tt getInstance} serves as the only entry of access |
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to {\tt IntegratorFactory}, this approach fulfills the basic |
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requirement, a single instance. Another consequence of this approach |
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is the automatic destruction since static data are destroyed upon |
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program termination. |
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Since constructor is declared as protected, a client can not |
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instantiate IntegratorFactory directly. Moreover, since the member |
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function getInstance serves as the only entry of access to |
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IntegratorFactory, this approach fulfills the basic requirement, a |
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single instance. Another consequence of this approach is the |
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automatic destruction since static data are destroyed upon program |
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Categoried as a creational pattern, the Factory Method pattern deals |
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with the problem of creating objects without specifying the exact |
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class of object that will be created. Factory Method is typically |
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implemented by delegating the creation operation to the subclasses. |
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Parameterized Factory pattern where factory method ( |
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createIntegrator member function) creates products based on the |
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identifier (see List.~\ref{appendixScheme:factoryDeclaration}). If |
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the identifier has been already registered, the factory method will |
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invoke the corresponding creator (see List.~\ref{integratorCreator}) |
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which utilizes the modern C++ template technique to avoid excess |
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subclassing. |
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Registers a creator with a type identifier. Looks up the type |
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identifier in the internal map. If it is found, it invokes the |
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corresponding creator for the type identifier and returns its |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[The implementation of Factory pattern (I)].},label={appendixScheme:factoryDeclaration}] |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[The implementation of Parameterized Factory pattern (I)]Source code of IntegratorFactory class.},label={appendixScheme:factoryDeclaration}] |
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return creatorMap_.insert(creator->getIdent(), creator).second; |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[The implementation of Factory pattern (II)].},label={appendixScheme:factoryDeclarationImplementation}] |
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\begin{lstlisting}[float,caption={[The implementation of Parameterized Factory pattern (III)]Source code of creator classes.},label={appendixScheme:integratorCreator}] |
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\subsection{\label{appendixSection:visitorPattern}Visitor} |
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The purpose of the Visitor Pattern is to encapsulate an operation |
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interfaces of the elements. In other words, one can add virtual |
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Fig.~\ref{appendixFig:visitorUML}. {\tt Dump2XYZ} program in |
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algorithms used upon them by collecting related operation from |
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their interfaces. Fig.~\ref{appendixFig:visitorUML} demonstrates the |
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structure of Visitor pattern which is used extensively in {\tt |
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class hierarchy in Fig.~\ref{oopseFig:hierarchy} and the declaration |
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in List.~\ref{appendixScheme:element}). Since the hierarchies |
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diagram of Visitor patten.} \label{appendixFig:visitorUML} |
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freedom. A diagram of the class heirarchy is illustrated in |
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freedom. A diagram of the class hierarchy is illustrated in |
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DirectionalAtom in {\sc OOPSE} have their own names which are |
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denoted by their membership and index inside a particular molecule: |
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on the specifics of the simulation). The names of rigid bodies are |
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integrators and minimizers. |
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particular molecule: [MoleculeName]\_RB\_[index] (the contents |
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The most general form of the select command is: {\tt select {\it |
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StuntDoubles (Atoms or RigidBodies) in {\sc OOPSE}. Expressions are |
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{\sc OOPSE} provides a powerful selection utility to select |
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