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Graphical monitor for running Wolfram language with OOP

Posted 7 years ago

Print function is the most basic and strong but foolish tool for programming till the last. Dynamic can be a advanced tool for the monitoring, however, OOP styled monitor can improve this condition. My project is to develop a running Wolfram language monitor tool that shows the symbol, list, etc. including oscilloscope like viewer.

Developed tool is composed of class-definition, constructer, and the probe-instance that should be inserted into a target program.

Following is class-definition, (modified 2017/5/18, replaced controversial AppendTo[] to RotateLeft[], because AppendTo[] is wondering if this function call might be the cause of system clash. )

PROBE - CLASS;
scope[nam_] := 
  Module[{dx, xrange = 50, data = ConstantArray[0, 50], ps = 0},

   PROBE - METHOD;
   probe[nam[x_]] ^:= (
     If[ps == Infinity, Return[]];
     data = RotateLeft[data];
     data[[-1]] = x;
     dx = x;
     Pause[ps]);

   SHOW - METHOD;
   showBox[nam] ^:= 
    CreateDocument[{Column[{Pane[
         Row[{nam, " -> ", Dynamic[dx]}, 
          BaseStyle -> {FontSize -> 16, FontFamily -> "Times"}],
         ImageSize -> {350, 320}],
        Pane[
         Row[{"Pausing-time ", 
           SetterBar[Dynamic[ps], {Infinity, 0, 0.2, 1}]}], 
         ImageMargins -> 10]
        }
       ]},
     WindowTitle -> nam, WindowElements -> {"MagnificationPopUp"}, 
     WindowSize -> {400, 315}];

   SHOW - PLOT - METHOD;
   showPlotBox[nam] ^:= 
    CreateDocument[{Column[{Pane[
         Row[{nam, " -> ", Dynamic[dx]}, 
          BaseStyle -> {FontSize -> 16, FontFamily -> "Times"}],
         ImageSize -> {400, 30}],
        Pane[
         Dynamic[ListLinePlot[data, 
           PlotRange -> {{0, xrange}, Automatic}]]],
        Pane[
         Row[{"Pausing-time ", 
           SetterBar[Dynamic[ps], {Infinity, 0, 0.2, 1}]}], 
         ImageMargins -> 10]
        }
       ]},
     WindowTitle -> nam, WindowElements -> {"MagnificationPopUp"}, 
     WindowSize -> {400, 315}];
   ];

OOP instance constructer, where any number of probe-instances can be made,

objectList = {$x, $y};
Map[scope, objectList];
showPlotBox[$x]; showBox[$x]; showPlotBox[$y];

A sample target program probe inserted is,

Do[probe[$x[Random[]]]; probe[$y[Random[]]]; Pause[0.5], {100}];

Because the probing instances are encapsulated by OOP, you can find that the probe is always "Global" by asking "? probe", then you can remove monitoring windows at any time.

Sample program shot

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