[add][mod] added output files and modified config

- added OutputFile class to library - [mod] use file from arg as config if exists - [mod] added readme text
[add] added missing block parsing
2020-01-29 03:43:51 -06:00 · 2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00 · 2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00 · 2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00 · 2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00
10 changed files with 720 additions and 586 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# untitled
+# Sensor Simulation
+
+Sensor simulation that focuses on generating high volumes of sensor output. The output can be used to simulate faulty and correct behaviour, based on a ground truth. To remove the requirement of collecting and compose ground truth values for specific scenarios, the simulation also allows for a ground truth to be automatically generated during the simulation. The simulation is fully controllable and creates reproducible outputs with a given configuration.

 ## Wiki

--- a/docs/wiki/config/config_preview.yml
+++ b/docs/wiki/config/config_preview.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 simulation:
  duration: 24
-  tickfactor: 10
+  tickfactor: 1
  runs: 1
  parCell: 0
  parCellThreads: 5
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ sensors:
      - [1, 1, 5]
      - [2, 2, 5]
      - [3, 3, 5]
-    blocks:
-      - start: [0, 4]
-        end: [6, 6]
-        count: 210
+      - [4, 4, 5]

  - group: faultyTemp
    parent: temperature
@@ -36,40 +33,47 @@ sensors:
    cells:
      - [3, 3, 5]

-# all cells are declared to output the gt
-# of baseline for each into the console
+  # all cells are declared to output the gt
+  # of baseline for each into the console
  - group: baseline
-    cells:
+    blocks:
      - [0, 0, 0]
      - [1, 1, 0]
      - [2, 2, 0]
      - [3, 3, 0]
+      - [4, 4, 0]

 groundtruths:
  - group: baseline
    truth:
-      - value: 10.0
+      - value: 7.0
        timeline:
          - start: 0
-            end: 7
-          - [18, 24]
-      - [7, 10]
-      - [12, 16.0]
+            end: 2
+          - [19, 22]
+      - [2, 7.0]
+      - [22, 7.0]
    delta:
      - name: fluctuate
-        args: {range: 0.0, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[0, 12, 18]}
+        args: {range: 0.0, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[0, 19, 22]}
        timeline:
-          - [0, 7]
-          - [12, 16]
-          - [18, 24]
-      - [7, change, {range: 0.0, target: 16.0, targetTime: 12, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[7]}]
-      - [16, change, {range: 0.0, target: 10.0, targetTime: 18, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[]}]
+          - [0, 2]
+          - [3, 5]
+          - [8, 9]
+          - [19, 22]
+          - [23, 24]
+      - [2, change, {range: 0.0, target: 6.0, targetTime: 3, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[2]}]
+      - [5, change, {range: 0.0, target: 4.0, targetTime: 7, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[]}]
+      - [7, change, {range: 0.0, target: 5.0, targetTime: 8, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[]}]
+      - [9, change, {range: 0.0, target: 9.0, targetTime: 17, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[]}]
+      - [17, change, {range: 0.0, target: 7.0, targetTime: 19, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[]}]
+      - [22, change, {range: 0.0, target: 6.0, targetTime: 23, center: [3, 3], distOffset: -0.5, time:[22]}]

  - group: temperature
    parent: baseline
    delta:
      - name: fluctuate
-        args: {range: 1.0}
+        args: {range: 0.3}
        timeline:
          - [0, 7]
          - [12, 16]
@@ -98,23 +102,23 @@ behaviours:

  - group: faultyTemp
    functions:
-     - name: measureTemp
-       args:
-         range: [-50.0, 150.0]
-         resolution: 0.1
-         accuracy: 1.0
-         offset: 10.0
-       timeline:
-         - [0, 12]
-     - [12, noOutput, {}]
-     - name: measureTemp
-       args:
-         range: [-50.0, 150.0]
-         resolution: 0.1
-         accuracy: 20.0
-         offset: 0.0
-       timeline:
-         - [15, 24]
+      - name: measureTemp
+        args:
+          range: [-50.0, 150.0]
+          resolution: 0.1
+          accuracy: 1.0
+          offset: 10.0
+        timeline:
+          - [0, 12]
+      - [12, noOutput, {}]
+      - name: measureTemp
+        args:
+          range: [-50.0, 150.0]
+          resolution: 0.1
+          accuracy: 20.0
+          offset: 0.0
+        timeline:
+          - [15, 24]

  - group: humidity
    functions:
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/Main.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/Main.scala
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import scim.lib.simInterfaces.SimulationBehaviour
 object Main {
  // o7
  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
-    startSimulation()
+    val file = if(args.length > 0) args(0) else "docs/wiki/config/config_due.yml"
+    startSimulation(file)
  }

-  def startSimulation(): Unit = {
-    val config = new Parser().parse("docs/wiki/config/config_preview.yml", scim.components.behaviour.behaviours)
+  def startSimulation(file: String): Unit = {
+    val config = new Parser().parse(file, scim.components.behaviour.behaviours)
    val sharedMemory = config.sharedMemory
    val output = new Output(sharedMemory)
    val simulator = new Simulation(config)
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/components/Behaviour.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/components/Behaviour.scala
@@ -1,214 +1,214 @@
-package scim.components
-
-import scim.datastruct.{Cell, FunctionArgs, SimulationBehaviours, Time}
-import scim.lib.numberUtil._
-import scim.lib.mapUtil._
-import scim.lib.behaviourUtil._
-import scim.lib.simInterfaces.SimulationBehaviour
-
-import scala.util.Random
-
-package object behaviour {
-
-  val behaviours = SimulationBehaviours(Map[String, SimulationBehaviour](
-    "measureGeneric" -> measureGeneric,
-    "measureTemp" -> measureTemp,
-    "measureHumid" -> measureHumid,
-    "noOutput" -> noOutput,
-    "randomOutput" -> randomOutput,
-    "measureTempMod" -> measureTempMod,
-    "fluctuate" -> fluctuate,
-    "change" -> change,
-    "humidFromTemp" -> humidFromTemp
-  ))
-
-  def measureGeneric: SimulationBehaviour = {
-    sensorFactory(Vector(0, 1), 0.1, 0.1, 0.0)
-  }
-
-  def measureTemp: SimulationBehaviour = {
-    sensorFactory(Vector(-50, 150), 0.1, 1.0, 0.0)
-  }
-
-  def measureHumid: SimulationBehaviour = {
-    sensorFactory(Vector(5, 100), 1.0, 2.0, 0.0)
-  }
-
-  def measureTempMod: SimulationBehaviour = {
-    sensorModifierFactory("accuracy", Vector(-10, 10), 5, 15.0, 20.0, measureTemp)
-  }
-
-  def noOutput: SimulationBehaviour = {
-    (_: Cell, _: Time, _: Option[Double], _: Option[FunctionArgs]) => { None }
-  }
-
-  def randomOutput: SimulationBehaviour = {
-    randomOutputFactory(Vector(-50, 50))
-  }
-
-  def randomOutputFactory(defaultRange: Vector[Double]) : SimulationBehaviour = {
-    (_: Cell, _: Time, _: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
-      val range: Vector[Double] = args.getParam("range", defaultRange)
-      val rng = new Random()
-      val start = range(0).intValue()
-      val end = range(1).intValue()
-      val rngRange = start + rng.nextInt((end - start) + 1)
-      Some((rngRange.doubleValue() + rng.nextDouble() * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)).range(range(0), range(1)))
-    }
-  }
-
-  def sensorModifierFactory(defaultMod: String, modRange: Vector[Double], modResolution: Double, modAccuracy: Double, modOffset: Double,
-                            behaviour: SimulationBehaviour): SimulationBehaviour = {
-    def modifyArgs(args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[FunctionArgs] = {
-      val modifier: Option[Map[String, Any]] = args.getParam("modifier")
-      if (!modifier.isEmpty) {
-        val modType = modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[String]("type", defaultMod)
-        // TODO: use interface to replace args
-        val newArgs = modType match {
-          case "range" => args.get.args + ("range" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Vector[Double]]("value", modRange))
-          case "resolution" => args.get.args + ("resolution" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Double]("value", modResolution))
-          case "accuracy" => args.get.args + ("accuracy" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Double]("value", modAccuracy))
-          case "offset" => args.get.args + ("offset" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Double]("value", modOffset))
-        }
-        Some(FunctionArgs(newArgs))
-      } else {
-        None
-      }
-    }
-
-    val modifierWrapper: SimulationBehaviour = (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
-      val modifier: Option[Map[String, Any]] = args.getParam("modifier")
-      if (!modifier.isEmpty) {
-        val x = modifier.get.getKey[Int]("x")
-        val y = modifier.get.getKey[Int]("y")
-        val timeMod = modifier.get.getKey[Int]("time")
-        (timeMod, x, y) match {
-          case (timeFault, None, None) if (!timeFault.isEmpty && timeFault.get == time.time) => behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, modifyArgs(args))
-          case (None, xVal, yVal) if (!xVal.isEmpty && !yVal.isEmpty && Cell(xVal.get, yVal.get) == cell) => behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, modifyArgs(args))
-          case (timeFault, xVal, yVal) if (!timeFault.isEmpty && timeFault.get == time.time && !xVal.isEmpty && !yVal.isEmpty && Cell(xVal.get, yVal.get) == cell) =>
-            behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, modifyArgs(args))
-          case _ => behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, args)
-        }
-      } else {
-        behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, args)
-      }
-    }
-
-    modifierWrapper
-  }
-
-  def sensorFactory(defaultRange: Vector[Double], defaultResolution: Double, defaultAccuracy: Double, defaultOffset: Double,
-                    altFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
-                    preFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
-                    postFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None): SimulationBehaviour = {
-
-    val genericSensor: SimulationBehaviour = (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
-      // can use altFunction to entirely disable normal behaviour (including pre/postFunction)
-      // useful when trying to use different params based on cell/time
-      val altResult = if (!altFunction.isEmpty) altFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else None
-      if (!altResult.isEmpty) {
-        altResult
-      } else {
-        // preFunction can modify ground truth
-        // can e.g. be used to return None or modify truth based on cell/time
-        val preResult = if (!preFunction.isEmpty) preFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else inTruth
-        if (preResult.isEmpty) {
-          None
-        } else {
-          val truth = preResult.get
-          val range: Vector[Double] = args.getParam("range", defaultRange) // using a vector to match yml parsing
-          val resolution: Double = args.getParam("resolution", defaultResolution)
-          val accuracy: Double = args.getParam("accuracy", defaultAccuracy)
-          val offset: Double = args.getParam("offset", defaultOffset)
-          val rng = new Random()
-          val rngAcc = rng.nextDouble() * accuracy * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)
-          val result: Option[Double] = Some((truth + rngAcc + offset).resolution(resolution).range(range(0), range(1)))
-          // postFunction can modify result
-          // can e.g. be used to modify result based on cell, time and result itself
-          // (e.g. return garbage when result is above threshold to simulate failure above threshold)
-          if (!postFunction.isEmpty) postFunction.get(cell, time, result, args) else result
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    genericSensor
-  }
-
-  def sensorFactoryBehaviour(default: SimulationBehaviour,
-                    altFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
-                    preFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
-                    postFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None): SimulationBehaviour = {
-
-    val genericSensor: SimulationBehaviour = (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
-      val altResult = if (!altFunction.isEmpty) altFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else None
-      if (!altResult.isEmpty) {
-        altResult
-      } else {
-        val preResult = if (!preFunction.isEmpty) preFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else inTruth
-        if (preResult.isEmpty) {
-          None
-        } else {
-          val result = default(cell, time, inTruth, args)
-          if (!postFunction.isEmpty) postFunction.get(cell, time, result, args) else result
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    genericSensor
-  }
-
-  def fluctuate (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[Double] = {
-    if(inTruth.isEmpty) return None
-    val range: Double = args.getParam("range", 1.0)
-    val center: Vector[Int] = args.getParam("center", Vector(0, 0))
-    val distOffset: Option[Double] = args.getParam[Double]("distOffset")
-    val offsetTimes: Option[Vector[Int]] = args.getParam[Vector[Int]]("time")
-    val offset = if(!distOffset.isEmpty && offsetTimes.get.contains(time.time)) {
-      val centerCell = Cell(center(0), center(1))
-      centerCell.distance(cell) * distOffset.get
-    } else { 0 }
-
-    val rng = new Random()
-    val rngRange = rng.nextDouble() * range * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)
-
-    Some(inTruth.get + rngRange + offset)
-
-  }
-
-  def change (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[Double] = {
-    if(inTruth.isEmpty) return None
-    val range: Double = args.getParam("range", 1.0)
-    val target: Double = args.getParam("target", inTruth.get + 5)
-    val targetTime: Int = args.getParam("targetTime", time.time + 1)
-    val center: Vector[Int] = args.getParam("center", Vector(0, 0))
-    val distOffset: Option[Double] = args.getParam[Double]("distOffset")
-    val offsetTimes: Option[Vector[Int]] = args.getParam[Vector[Int]]("time")
-    // always calculate offset for target
-    val offset = if(!distOffset.isEmpty) {
-      val centerCell = Cell(center(0), center(1))
-      centerCell.distance(cell) * distOffset.get
-    } else { 0 }
-
-    // only change truth on offsetTimes
-    val truth = if(!offsetTimes.isEmpty && offsetTimes.get.contains(time.time)) inTruth.get + offset else inTruth.get
-
-    val rng = new Random()
-    val rngRange = rng.nextDouble() * range * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)
-    val step: Double = if(time.time < targetTime) {
-      (target + offset - truth) / (targetTime - time.time).toDouble
-    } else { 0 }
-
-    Some(inTruth.get + rngRange + step)
-  }
-
-  def humidFromTemp (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[Double] = {
-    if(inTruth.isEmpty) return None
-    val dewpoint: Double = args.getParam("dewpoint", 12.0)
-    val temp: Double = inTruth.get
-
-    // source: https://bmcnoldy.rsmas.miami.edu/Humidity.html
-    val rh = 100*(Math.exp((17.625*dewpoint)/(243.04+dewpoint))/Math.exp((17.625*temp)/(243.04+temp)))
-    Some(rh)
-  }
-
-}
+package scim.components
+
+import scim.datastruct.{Cell, FunctionArgs, SimulationBehaviours, Time}
+import scim.lib.numberUtil._
+import scim.lib.mapUtil._
+import scim.lib.behaviourUtil._
+import scim.lib.simInterfaces.SimulationBehaviour
+
+import scala.util.Random
+
+package object behaviour {
+
+  val behaviours = SimulationBehaviours(Map[String, SimulationBehaviour](
+    "measureGeneric" -> measureGeneric,
+    "measureTemp" -> measureTemp,
+    "measureHumid" -> measureHumid,
+    "noOutput" -> noOutput,
+    "randomOutput" -> randomOutput,
+    "measureTempMod" -> measureTempMod,
+    "fluctuate" -> fluctuate,
+    "change" -> change,
+    "humidFromTemp" -> humidFromTemp
+  ))
+
+  def measureGeneric: SimulationBehaviour = {
+    sensorFactory(Vector(0, 1), 0.1, 0.1, 0.0)
+  }
+
+  def measureTemp: SimulationBehaviour = {
+    sensorFactory(Vector(-50, 150), 0.1, 1.0, 0.0)
+  }
+
+  def measureHumid: SimulationBehaviour = {
+    sensorFactory(Vector(5, 100), 1.0, 2.0, 0.0)
+  }
+
+  def measureTempMod: SimulationBehaviour = {
+    sensorModifierFactory("accuracy", Vector(-10, 10), 5, 15.0, 20.0, measureTemp)
+  }
+
+  def noOutput: SimulationBehaviour = {
+    (_: Cell, _: Time, _: Option[Double], _: Option[FunctionArgs]) => { None }
+  }
+
+  def randomOutput: SimulationBehaviour = {
+    randomOutputFactory(Vector(-50, 50))
+  }
+
+  def randomOutputFactory(defaultRange: Vector[Double]) : SimulationBehaviour = {
+    (_: Cell, _: Time, _: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
+      val range: Vector[Double] = args.getParam("range", defaultRange)
+      val rng = new Random()
+      val start = range(0).intValue()
+      val end = range(1).intValue()
+      val rngRange = start + rng.nextInt((end - start) + 1)
+      Some((rngRange.doubleValue() + rng.nextDouble() * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)).range(range(0), range(1)))
+    }
+  }
+
+  def sensorModifierFactory(defaultMod: String, modRange: Vector[Double], modResolution: Double, modAccuracy: Double, modOffset: Double,
+                            behaviour: SimulationBehaviour): SimulationBehaviour = {
+    def modifyArgs(args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[FunctionArgs] = {
+      val modifier: Option[Map[String, Any]] = args.getParam("modifier")
+      if (!modifier.isEmpty) {
+        val modType = modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[String]("type", defaultMod)
+        // TODO: use interface to replace args
+        val newArgs = modType match {
+          case "range" => args.get.args + ("range" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Vector[Double]]("value", modRange))
+          case "resolution" => args.get.args + ("resolution" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Double]("value", modResolution))
+          case "accuracy" => args.get.args + ("accuracy" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Double]("value", modAccuracy))
+          case "offset" => args.get.args + ("offset" -> modifier.get.getKeyOrElse[Double]("value", modOffset))
+        }
+        Some(FunctionArgs(newArgs))
+      } else {
+        None
+      }
+    }
+
+    val modifierWrapper: SimulationBehaviour = (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
+      val modifier: Option[Map[String, Any]] = args.getParam("modifier")
+      if (!modifier.isEmpty) {
+        val x = modifier.get.getKey[Int]("x")
+        val y = modifier.get.getKey[Int]("y")
+        val timeMod = modifier.get.getKey[Int]("time")
+        (timeMod, x, y) match {
+          case (timeFault, None, None) if (!timeFault.isEmpty && (timeFault.get * time.tickfactor.getOrElse(1)) == time.time) => behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, modifyArgs(args))
+          case (None, xVal, yVal) if (!xVal.isEmpty && !yVal.isEmpty && Cell(xVal.get, yVal.get) == cell) => behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, modifyArgs(args))
+          case (timeFault, xVal, yVal) if (!timeFault.isEmpty && (timeFault.get * time.tickfactor.getOrElse(1)) == time.time && !xVal.isEmpty && !yVal.isEmpty && Cell(xVal.get, yVal.get) == cell) =>
+            behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, modifyArgs(args))
+          case _ => behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, args)
+        }
+      } else {
+        behaviour(cell, time, inTruth, args)
+      }
+    }
+
+    modifierWrapper
+  }
+
+  def sensorFactory(defaultRange: Vector[Double], defaultResolution: Double, defaultAccuracy: Double, defaultOffset: Double,
+                    altFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
+                    preFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
+                    postFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None): SimulationBehaviour = {
+
+    val genericSensor: SimulationBehaviour = (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
+      // can use altFunction to entirely disable normal behaviour (including pre/postFunction)
+      // useful when trying to use different params based on cell/time
+      val altResult = if (!altFunction.isEmpty) altFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else None
+      if (!altResult.isEmpty) {
+        altResult
+      } else {
+        // preFunction can modify ground truth
+        // can e.g. be used to return None or modify truth based on cell/time
+        val preResult = if (!preFunction.isEmpty) preFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else inTruth
+        if (preResult.isEmpty) {
+          None
+        } else {
+          val truth = preResult.get
+          val range: Vector[Double] = args.getParam("range", defaultRange) // using a vector to match yml parsing
+          val resolution: Double = args.getParam("resolution", defaultResolution)
+          val accuracy: Double = args.getParam("accuracy", defaultAccuracy)
+          val offset: Double = args.getParam("offset", defaultOffset)
+          val rng = new Random()
+          val rngAcc = rng.nextDouble() * accuracy * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)
+          val result: Option[Double] = Some((truth + rngAcc + offset).resolution(resolution).range(range(0), range(1)))
+          // postFunction can modify result
+          // can e.g. be used to modify result based on cell, time and result itself
+          // (e.g. return garbage when result is above threshold to simulate failure above threshold)
+          if (!postFunction.isEmpty) postFunction.get(cell, time, result, args) else result
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    genericSensor
+  }
+
+  def sensorFactoryBehaviour(default: SimulationBehaviour,
+                    altFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
+                    preFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None,
+                    postFunction: Option[SimulationBehaviour] = None): SimulationBehaviour = {
+
+    val genericSensor: SimulationBehaviour = (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]) => {
+      val altResult = if (!altFunction.isEmpty) altFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else None
+      if (!altResult.isEmpty) {
+        altResult
+      } else {
+        val preResult = if (!preFunction.isEmpty) preFunction.get(cell, time, inTruth, args) else inTruth
+        if (preResult.isEmpty) {
+          None
+        } else {
+          val result = default(cell, time, inTruth, args)
+          if (!postFunction.isEmpty) postFunction.get(cell, time, result, args) else result
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    genericSensor
+  }
+
+  def fluctuate (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[Double] = {
+    if(inTruth.isEmpty) return None
+    val range: Double = args.getParam("range", 0.0)
+    val center: Vector[Int] = args.getParam("center", Vector(0, 0))
+    val distOffset: Option[Double] = args.getParam[Double]("distOffset")
+    val offsetTimes: Option[Vector[Int]] = args.getParam[Vector[Int]]("time")
+    val offset = if(!distOffset.isEmpty && offsetTimes.get.contains(time.getNormalized().getOrElse(-1))) {
+      val centerCell = Cell(center(0), center(1))
+      centerCell.distance(cell) * distOffset.get
+    } else { 0 }
+
+    val rng = new Random()
+    val rngRange = rng.nextDouble() * range * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)
+
+    Some(inTruth.get + rngRange + offset)
+
+  }
+
+  def change (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[Double] = {
+    if(inTruth.isEmpty) return None
+    val range: Double = args.getParam("range", 0.0)
+    val target: Double = args.getParam("target", inTruth.get + 5)
+    val targetTime: Int = args.getParam("targetTime", time.getNormalized + 1) * time.tickfactor.getOrElse(1) + 1
+    val center: Vector[Int] = args.getParam("center", Vector(0, 0))
+    val distOffset: Option[Double] = args.getParam[Double]("distOffset")
+    val offsetTimes: Option[Vector[Int]] = args.getParam[Vector[Int]]("time")
+    // always calculate offset for target
+    val offset = if(!distOffset.isEmpty) {
+      val centerCell = Cell(center(0), center(1))
+      centerCell.distance(cell) * distOffset.get
+    } else { 0 }
+
+    // only change truth on offsetTimes
+    val truth = if(!offsetTimes.isEmpty && offsetTimes.get.contains(time.getNormalized().getOrElse(-1))) inTruth.get + offset else inTruth.get
+
+    val rng = new Random()
+    val rngRange = rng.nextDouble() * range * (if (rng.nextBoolean()) -1 else 1)
+    val step: Double = if(time.time < targetTime) {
+      (target + offset - truth) / (targetTime - time.time).toDouble
+    } else { 0 }
+
+    Some(truth + rngRange + step)
+  }
+
+  def humidFromTemp (cell: Cell, time: Time, inTruth: Option[Double], args: Option[FunctionArgs]): Option[Double] = {
+    if(inTruth.isEmpty) return None
+    val dewpoint: Double = args.getParam("dewpoint", 12.0)
+    val temp: Double = inTruth.get
+
+    // source: https://bmcnoldy.rsmas.miami.edu/Humidity.html
+    val rh = 100*(Math.exp((17.625*dewpoint)/(243.04+dewpoint))/Math.exp((17.625*temp)/(243.04+temp)))
+    Some(rh)
+  }
+
+}
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/components/Output.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/components/Output.scala
@@ -2,16 +2,27 @@ package scim.components

 import scim.datastruct.{Cell, Group, SensorResult, SharedMemory, Time, Truth}
 import scim.lib.consoleUtil.Color._
+import scim.lib.io._

 class Output(sharedMemory: SharedMemory, printOutput: Boolean = true) extends Runnable {
+  val outputFileBaseline = OutputFile("baseline.txt")
+  val outputFileTemperature = OutputFile("temperature.txt")
+  val outputFileFaultyTemp = OutputFile("faultyTemp.txt")
+  val outputFileSensor = OutputFile("sensor_temp.txt")
+  val outputFileFaultySensor = OutputFile("sensor_fault.txt")
  def run(): Unit = {
-    val duration = sharedMemory.config.duration
+    val duration = sharedMemory.config.getDuration
    def outputHelper(time: Time): Unit = {
      val simOutput = sharedMemory.subscribe(time)
      outputData(time, simOutput._1, simOutput._2)
    }
-
-    Vector.tabulate(sharedMemory.config.duration)(t => Time(t, duration)).foreach(outputHelper)
+    //outputFile.buffer("group,time,x,y,gt\n")
+    Vector.tabulate(duration)(t => Time(t, duration)).foreach(outputHelper)
+    outputFileBaseline.write()
+    outputFileTemperature.write()
+    outputFileFaultyTemp.write()
+    outputFileSensor.write()
+    outputFileFaultySensor.write()
  }

  def outputData(time: Time, sensors: Map[Cell, Map[Group, Vector[SensorResult]]], groundTruths: Map[Cell, Map[Group, Truth]]): Unit = {
@@ -28,6 +39,22 @@ class Output(sharedMemory: SharedMemory, printOutput: Boolean = true) extends Ru
        groups._2.foreach(res => print(res.get._3.getOrElse("None") + (if(res.eq(lastElement.get)) "" else " | ")))
        if(groundTruths.contains(cell) && groundTruths(cell).contains(group)) print(GREEN("\n   Ground Truth: ") + groundTruths(cell)(group).peak().getOrElse("None"))
        print("\n")
+
+        val x = cell.x; val y = cell.y
+        val groupName = group.name
+        val groupParent = group.parent.getOrElse("");
+        val value = groundTruths(cell)(group).peak().getOrElse(None).getOrElse(None)
+        val sResult = if(groups._2.size > 0) groups._2(0).get._3.getOrElse(None) else None
+        if(groupName == "baseline") {
+          outputFileBaseline.buffer(time.time + "," + x + "," + y + "," + value.toString + "\n")
+        } else if(groupName == "temperature") {
+          outputFileTemperature.buffer(time.time + "," + x + "," + y + "," + value.toString + "\n")
+          outputFileSensor.buffer(time.time + "," + x + "," + y + "," + sResult.toString + "\n")
+        } else if(groupName == "faultyTemp") {
+          outputFileFaultyTemp.buffer(time.time + "," + x + "," + y + "," + value.toString + "\n")
+          outputFileFaultySensor.buffer(time.time + "," + x + "," + y + "," + sResult.toString + "\n")
+        }
+
      })
    })
  }
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/components/Parser.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/components/Parser.scala
@@ -1,323 +1,348 @@
-package scim.components
-
-import scim.datastruct.{Behaviour, BehaviourVector, Cell, Configuration, FunctionArgs, GroundTruth, Group, Sensor, SensorCount, SensorResult, SharedMemory, SimulationBehaviours, SimulationConfig, Time, Truth}
-import scim.lib.debugUtil.{DebugType, debugf}
-import scim.lib.mapUtil._
-import scim.lib.simInterfaces.SimulationBehaviour
-import scim.lib.yml
-import scim.lib.parserUtil._
-import scala.collection.mutable
-
-class Parser() {
-  def parse(file: String, simulationBehaviours: SimulationBehaviours): Configuration = {
-    val parser = new SimulationConfigParser(yml.parse(file), simulationBehaviours)
-    parser.parse()
-  }
-
-}
-
-
-// when creating (Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth]), keep ref in Map[Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth]] for all, to find
-// root group via group.parent (while !isempty get next) (maybe tree instead)
-
-// for cells s-> create Map[Group, Map[Cell, Count]]
-// for gt g-> create Map[Group, GroundTruth]
-// for behaviour b-> create Map[Group, Behaviour]
-// sensors = s.map(kv => (kv._1, kv._2.map(kv2 => (kv2._1, SENSOR, TRUTH)))
-// sensors.foreach(kv => kv._1
-
-class SimulationConfigParser(input: Map[String, Any], simulationBehaviours: SimulationBehaviours) {
-  private val config: SimulationConfig = parseSimulationConfig(input("simulation").asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]])
-  private val groups = mutable.Map[String, Group]().empty
-  private val sensorList = mutable.Map[Cell, mutable.Map[Group, SensorCount]]().empty
-  private val behaviourListSensor = mutable.Map[Group, Behaviour]().empty
-  private val behaviourListGroundTruth = mutable.Map[Group, Behaviour]().empty
-  private val groundTruthValues = mutable.Map[Time, mutable.Map[Group, Truth]]() // FIXME: are not parsed correctly
-  // this will throw if the map doesn't contain what it should
-  @throws(classOf[Exception])
-  def parse(): Configuration = {
-
-    val sensors = input("sensors").asInstanceOf[Vector[Map[String, Any]]]
-    val groundTruths = input("groundtruths").asInstanceOf[Vector[Map[String, Any]]]
-    val behaviours = input("behaviours").asInstanceOf[Vector[Map[String, Any]]]
-
-    sensors.foreach(sensor => parseSensor(sensor))
-    behaviours.foreach(behaviour => parseBehaviour(behaviour))
-    groundTruths.foreach(groundTruth => parseGroundTruth(groundTruth))
-    // TODO: insert dummy sensors if none exists at cells of the parent group where this group exists
-    // TODO: when inserting time based values, only overwrite None, dont overwrite Some() with None!
-    // e.g. truth was declared at tick 9 with value 11, but later again with None at tick 9, DONT OVERWRITE
-    // e.g. truth was declared at tick 9 with value none, but later again with value 9, OVERWRITE
-
-    //populate configuration
-    val configurationMapping = sensorList.map(cell => cell._1 -> cellMapper(cell._1, cell._2.toMap)).toMap
-
-    // construct shared memory sensor
-    val sharedMemorySensor = Vector.tabulate(config.duration)(t => (Time(t, config.duration), sensorList.map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2.map(kv2 => kv2._1 -> Vector.tabulate(kv2._2.count)(_ => SensorResult())).toMap).toMap))
-
-    def truthHelper(cell: Cell, list: Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]]): (Cell, Map[Group, Truth]) = {
-      val groupList: mutable.Map[Group, Truth] = mutable.Map()
-      list.foreach(kv => kv._2.foreach(e => groupList(e._1) = Truth()))
-      cell -> groupList.toMap
-    }
-
-    val sharedMemoryTruth = Vector.tabulate(config.duration)(t => (Time(t, config.duration), configurationMapping.map(a => truthHelper(a._1, a._2))))
-
-    val sharedMemorySensorMap = traversableToMap[Time, Map[Cell, Map[Group, Vector[SensorResult]]]](sharedMemorySensor)
-
-    val sharedMemoryTruthMap = traversableToMap[Time, Map[Cell, Map[Group, Truth]]](sharedMemoryTruth)
-
-    val sharedMemory = SharedMemory(sharedMemorySensorMap, sharedMemoryTruthMap, groundTruthValues.map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2.toMap).toMap, config, groups.toMap)
-
-    Configuration(configurationMapping, sharedMemory)
-  }
-
-  private def parseSimulationConfig(configInput: Map[String, Any]): SimulationConfig = {
-    val config = configInput.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Int]]
-    val duration = config("duration")
-    val runs = config("runs")
-    val tickfactor = if(config.contains("tickfactor")) config("tickfactor") else 1
-    val parCell = if(config.contains("parCell")) config("parCell") else 0
-    val parCellThreads = if(config.contains("parCellThreads")) config("parCellThreads") else 5
-    val parGroup = if(config.contains("parGroup")) config("parGroup") else 0
-    val parGroupThreads = if(config.contains("parGroupThreads")) config("parGroupThreads") else 5
-    val parSensor = if(config.contains("parSensor")) config("parSensor") else 0
-    val parSensorThreads = if(config.contains("parSensorThreads")) config("parSensorThreads") else 5
-    SimulationConfig(duration, runs, tickfactor, parCell, parCellThreads, parGroup, parGroupThreads, parSensor, parSensorThreads)
-  }
-
-  private def parseSensor(sensor: Map[String, Any]): Unit = {
-    val groupString = sensor("group").asInstanceOf[String]
-    val parentString: Option[String] = if(sensor.contains("parent")) Some(sensor("parent").asInstanceOf[String]) else None
-    val cells: Map[Cell, SensorCount] = parseCells(sensor("cells").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]])
-    val group = Group(groupString, parentString)
-    if(!groups.contains(groupString)) {
-      groups(groupString) = group
-      cells.foreach(kv => {
-        val cell = kv._1
-        val count = kv._2
-        if(sensorList.contains(cell)) {
-          if(sensorList(cell).contains(group)) {
-            // just add sensor count if one was already defined
-            sensorList(cell)(group) = sensorList(cell)(group).add(count)
-          } else {
-            sensorList(cell)(group) = count
-          }
-        } else {
-          sensorList(cell) = mutable.Map(group -> count)
-        }
-      })
-    } else {
-      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Duplicate Sensors in Group [%s]. Ignoring Sensor: %s", groupString, sensor.toString())
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def parseCells(cells: Vector[Any]): Map[Cell, SensorCount] = {
-    val parseCell: Any => (Cell, SensorCount) = (cell: Any) => cell match {
-      case cell: Vector[_] => val cellVector = cell.asInstanceOf[Vector[Int]]
-        (Cell(cellVector(0), cellVector(1)), SensorCount(cellVector(2)))
-      case cell: Map[_, _] => val cellMap = cell.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Int]]
-        (Cell(cellMap("x"), cellMap("y")), SensorCount(cellMap("count")))
-      case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Cell: " + cell.toString)
-    }
-    // traversableToMap iterates over the vector while parseCell returns a key value
-    // pair for each element which than gets added to the returned map
-    traversableToMap[Cell, SensorCount](cells, parseCell)
-  }
-
-  // TODO: multiply time by tickfactor
-  private def parseTimeLineElement(timeLineElement: Any): (Int, Option[Int]) = {
-    timeLineElement match {
-      case timeLineElement: Vector[_] => val elementVector = timeLineElement.asInstanceOf[Vector[Int]]
-        (elementVector(0), if(elementVector.size > 1) Some(elementVector(1)) else None)
-      case timeLineElement: Map[_, _] => val elementMap = timeLineElement.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Int]]
-        (elementMap("start"), if(elementMap.contains("end")) Some(elementMap("end")) else None)
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def parseFunction(functions: Vector[Any]): Behaviour = {
-    val parseFunctionHelper = (function: Any) => {
-      var funcPointer: Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])] = None
-      function match {
-        case function: Vector[_] => {
-          val start: Int = function(0).asInstanceOf[Int]
-          // val end: Option[Int] = None // Not used
-          val name: String = function(1).asInstanceOf[String]
-          val args: Option[FunctionArgs] = if (function.size > 2) Some(FunctionArgs(function(2).asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]])) else None
-          if (!simulationBehaviours.get(name).isEmpty) funcPointer = Some((simulationBehaviours.get(name).get, args))
-          Map[Int, Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]](start -> funcPointer) // using a map here since the second case can produces multiple keys
-        }
-        case function: Map[_, _] => {
-          val functionMap = function.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]]
-          val timeline: Vector[Any] = functionMap("timeline").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]
-          val timeLineVector: Vector[(Int, Option[Int])] = timeline.map(e => parseTimeLineElement(e))
-          val name: String = functionMap("name").asInstanceOf[String]
-          val args: Option[FunctionArgs] = if (functionMap.contains("args")) Some(FunctionArgs(functionMap("args").asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]])) else None
-          if (!simulationBehaviours.get(name).isEmpty) funcPointer = Some((simulationBehaviours.get(name).get, args))
-          val output: mutable.Map[Int, Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]] = mutable.Map()
-          timeLineVector.map(tuple => {
-            output(tuple._1) = funcPointer
-            if (!tuple._2.isEmpty && !output.contains(tuple._2.get)) output(tuple._2.get) = None // only set None when it doesnt exist yet
-          })
-          output.toMap
-        }
-        case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Function: " + function.toString)
-      }
-    }
-    val parsedFunction: mutable.Map[Int, Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]] = mutable.Map().empty
-    // TODO: This will currently overwrite already assigned values; output warning
-    val a = functions.map(function => parseFunctionHelper(function))
-      a.foreach(e => e.foreach(kv => {
-      if(!kv._2.isEmpty || !parsedFunction.contains(kv._1)) // only set None when it doesnt exist yet
-      parsedFunction(kv._1) = kv._2
-    } ))
-    val timeVector: mutable.ArraySeq[Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]] = new mutable.ArraySeq[Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]](config.duration).map(_ => None)
-    val it = parsedFunction.toList.sortBy(_._1).iterator
-    var current = if(it.hasNext) Some(it.next) else None
-    while(!current.isEmpty) {
-      val next = if(it.hasNext) Some(it.next) else None
-      for(time <- current.get._1 to (if(!next.isEmpty && next.get._1 < config.duration) next.get._1 else config.duration - 1)) {
-        timeVector(time) = current.get._2
-      }
-      current = next
-    }
-    Behaviour(BehaviourVector(timeVector.toVector))
-  }
-
-  private def parseBehaviour(behaviourMap: Map[String, Any]): Unit = {
-    val groupString = behaviourMap("group").asInstanceOf[String]
-    // only continue parsing if sensors in this group exist
-    if(groups.contains(groupString)) {
-      val group: Group = groups(groupString)
-      if(!behaviourListSensor.contains(group)) {
-        behaviourListSensor(group) = parseFunction(behaviourMap("functions").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]])
-      } else {
-        debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Duplicate Sensor Behaviour in Group [%s]. Ignoring Behaviour: %s", groupString, behaviourMap.toString())
-      }
-    } else {
-      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Unused Sensor Behaviour, no sensor for group [%s] exists. Ignoring Behaviour: %s", groupString, behaviourMap.toString())
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def parseGroundTruth(groundTruthMap: Map[String, Any]): Unit = {
-    val groupString = groundTruthMap("group").asInstanceOf[String]
-    // only continue parsing if sensors in this group exist
-    if(groups.contains(groupString)) {
-      val group: Group = groups(groupString)
-      if(group.parent.isEmpty) {
-        if(!behaviourListGroundTruth.contains(group)) {
-          group.parent  = if(groundTruthMap.contains("parent")) Some(groundTruthMap("parent").asInstanceOf[String]) else None
-          behaviourListGroundTruth(group) = parseFunction(groundTruthMap("delta").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]])
-        } else {
-          debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Duplicate Ground Truth in Group [%s]. Ignoring Ground Truth: %s", groupString, groundTruthMap.toString())
-        }
-        if(groundTruthMap.contains("truth")){
-          parseTruth(groundTruthMap("truth").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]).map(kv => {
-            if(groundTruthValues.contains(kv._1)) {
-              groundTruthValues(kv._1)(group) = kv._2
-            } else {
-              groundTruthValues(kv._1) = mutable.Map[Group, Truth](group -> kv._2)
-            }
-          })
-        } else if(group.parent.isEmpty) {
-          debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Sensor Group [%s] has no parent and no ground truth values", groupString)
-        }
-      } else {
-        debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Unused Ground Truth in Group [%s] because the Sensor has Parent [%s]. Ignoring Ground Truth: %s", groupString, group.parent.get, groundTruthMap.toString())
-      }
-    } else {
-      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Unused Ground Truth, no sensor for group [%s] exists. Ignoring Ground Truth: %s", groupString, groundTruthMap.toString())
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def getParentRoot(group: Group, groups: Map[String, Group], seen: Vector[String] = Vector()): Option[Group] = {
-    if(seen.contains(group.name)) {
-      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Circular dependency of groups: [%s]", seen.toString())
-      None
-    } else if(!groups.contains(group.name)) { // this should not happen and be caught earlier
-      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Group [%s] ignored, it is not part of the sensor groups [%s]", group.toString, groups.toString())
-      None
-    } else {
-      if(group.parent.isEmpty) Some(group) else getParentRoot(groups(group.parent.get), groups, seen ++ Vector(group.name))
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def parseTruth(truthElements: Vector[Any]): Map[Time, Truth] = {
-    val parseTruthHelper = (truthElement: Any) => {
-      truthElement match {
-        case truthObject: Vector[_] => {
-          val truth: Truth = Truth()
-          val start: Int = truthObject(0).asInstanceOf[Int]
-          // val end: Option[Int] = None // Not used
-          truth.set(parseDouble(truthObject(1)))
-          Map[Time, Truth](Time(start, config.duration) -> truth)
-        }
-        case truthObject: Map[_, _] => {
-          val truth: Truth = Truth()
-          lazy val endTruth: Truth = Truth()
-          val truthObjectMap = truthObject.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]]
-          val timeline: Vector[Any] = truthObjectMap("timeline").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]
-          val timeLineVector: Vector[(Int, Option[Int])] = timeline.map(e => parseTimeLineElement(e))
-          truth.set(parseDouble(truthObjectMap("value")))
-
-          val output: mutable.Map[Time, Truth] = mutable.Map()
-          timeLineVector.map(tuple => {
-            output(Time(tuple._1, config.duration)) = truth
-            if (!tuple._2.isEmpty) {
-              endTruth.set(None)
-              output(Time(tuple._2.get, config.duration)) = endTruth
-            }
-          })
-          output.toMap
-        }
-        case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Truth: " + truthElement.toString)
-      }
-    }
-    val parsedTruth: mutable.Map[Time,Truth] = mutable.Map().empty
-    // TODO: This will currently overwrite already assigned values; output warning
-    truthElements.map(truth => parseTruthHelper(truth)).foreach(e => e.foreach(kv => parsedTruth(kv._1) = kv._2))
-    parsedTruth.toMap
-  }
-
-  def cellMapper(cell: Cell, groups: Map[Group, SensorCount]): Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]] = {
-    val groupMap: mutable.Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]] = mutable.Map()
-    val groupDone: mutable.HashSet[Group] = mutable.HashSet()
-
-    def groupMapper(group: Group, count: SensorCount): List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])] = {
-      if(groupDone.contains(group)) {
-        // if we've already seen the group, get the list so we can add a depended group
-        val root = getParentRoot(group, this.groups.toMap) // get root if already added
-        if(!root.isEmpty) {
-          groupMap(root.get)
-        } else { List() } // circular dependency, just return empty list
-      } else {
-        if(!behaviourListSensor.contains(group)) {
-          debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Group [%s] does not have a behaviour, using default", group.toString())
-          behaviourListSensor(group) = Behaviour(BehaviourVector(Vector.tabulate(config.duration)(_ => None)))
-        }
-        if(group.parent.isEmpty) {
-          groupDone.add(group)
-          List((group, Sensor(group, cell, count, behaviourListSensor(group), config.parSensor, config.sensorThreadPool),
-            if(behaviourListGroundTruth.contains(group)) Some(GroundTruth(group, Some(behaviourListGroundTruth(group)))) else None))
-        } else {
-          groupDone.add(group)
-          val parentGroup = this.groups(group.parent.get) // this should really exist at this point
-          val parentCount = if(groups.contains(parentGroup)) groups(parentGroup) else SensorCount(0) // insert dummy parent group if not in cell
-          groupMapper(parentGroup, parentCount) ++ List((group, Sensor(group, cell, count, behaviourListSensor(group), config.parSensor, config.sensorThreadPool),
-            if(behaviourListGroundTruth.contains(group)) Some(GroundTruth(group, Some(behaviourListGroundTruth(group)))) else None))
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    groups.foreach(kv => {
-      val group = kv._1
-      val count = kv._2
-      val root = getParentRoot(group, this.groups.toMap)
-      if(!groupDone.contains(group) && !root.isEmpty) {
-        groupMap(root.get) = groupMapper(group, count)
-      }
-    })
-    groupMap.toMap
-  }
-
+package scim.components
+
+import scim.datastruct.{Behaviour, BehaviourVector, Cell, Configuration, FunctionArgs, GroundTruth, Group, Sensor, SensorCount, SensorResult, SharedMemory, SimulationBehaviours, SimulationConfig, Time, Truth}
+import scim.lib.debugUtil.{DebugType, debugf}
+import scim.lib.mapUtil._
+import scim.lib.simInterfaces.SimulationBehaviour
+import scim.lib.yml
+import scim.lib.parserUtil._
+import scala.collection.mutable
+
+class Parser() {
+  def parse(file: String, simulationBehaviours: SimulationBehaviours): Configuration = {
+    val parser = new SimulationConfigParser(yml.parse(file), simulationBehaviours)
+    parser.parse()
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+// when creating (Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth]), keep ref in Map[Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth]] for all, to find
+// root group via group.parent (while !isempty get next) (maybe tree instead)
+
+// for cells s-> create Map[Group, Map[Cell, Count]]
+// for gt g-> create Map[Group, GroundTruth]
+// for behaviour b-> create Map[Group, Behaviour]
+// sensors = s.map(kv => (kv._1, kv._2.map(kv2 => (kv2._1, SENSOR, TRUTH)))
+// sensors.foreach(kv => kv._1
+
+class SimulationConfigParser(input: Map[String, Any], simulationBehaviours: SimulationBehaviours) {
+  private val config: SimulationConfig = parseSimulationConfig(input("simulation").asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]])
+  private val groups = mutable.Map[String, Group]().empty
+  private val sensorList = mutable.Map[Cell, mutable.Map[Group, SensorCount]]().empty
+  private val behaviourListSensor = mutable.Map[Group, Behaviour]().empty
+  private val behaviourListGroundTruth = mutable.Map[Group, Behaviour]().empty
+  private val groundTruthValues = mutable.Map[Time, mutable.Map[Group, Truth]]() // FIXME: are not parsed correctly
+  // this will throw if the map doesn't contain what it should
+  @throws(classOf[Exception])
+  def parse(): Configuration = {
+
+    val sensors = input("sensors").asInstanceOf[Vector[Map[String, Any]]]
+    val groundTruths = input("groundtruths").asInstanceOf[Vector[Map[String, Any]]]
+    val behaviours = input("behaviours").asInstanceOf[Vector[Map[String, Any]]]
+
+    sensors.foreach(sensor => parseSensor(sensor))
+    behaviours.foreach(behaviour => parseBehaviour(behaviour))
+    groundTruths.foreach(groundTruth => parseGroundTruth(groundTruth))
+    // TODO: insert dummy sensors if none exists at cells of the parent group where this group exists
+    // TODO: when inserting time based values, only overwrite None, dont overwrite Some() with None!
+    // e.g. truth was declared at tick 9 with value 11, but later again with None at tick 9, DONT OVERWRITE
+    // e.g. truth was declared at tick 9 with value none, but later again with value 9, OVERWRITE
+
+    //populate configuration
+    val configurationMapping = sensorList.map(cell => cell._1 -> cellMapper(cell._1, cell._2.toMap)).toMap
+
+    // construct shared memory sensor
+    val sharedMemorySensor = Vector.tabulate(config.getDuration)(t => (Time(t, config.getDuration), sensorList.map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2.map(kv2 => kv2._1 -> Vector.tabulate(kv2._2.count)(_ => SensorResult())).toMap).toMap))
+
+    def truthHelper(cell: Cell, list: Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]]): (Cell, Map[Group, Truth]) = {
+      val groupList: mutable.Map[Group, Truth] = mutable.Map()
+      list.foreach(kv => kv._2.foreach(e => groupList(e._1) = Truth()))
+      cell -> groupList.toMap
+    }
+
+    val sharedMemoryTruth = Vector.tabulate(config.getDuration)(t => (Time(t, config.getDuration), configurationMapping.map(a => truthHelper(a._1, a._2))))
+
+    val sharedMemorySensorMap = traversableToMap[Time, Map[Cell, Map[Group, Vector[SensorResult]]]](sharedMemorySensor)
+
+    val sharedMemoryTruthMap = traversableToMap[Time, Map[Cell, Map[Group, Truth]]](sharedMemoryTruth)
+
+    val sharedMemory = SharedMemory(sharedMemorySensorMap, sharedMemoryTruthMap, groundTruthValues.map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2.toMap).toMap, config, groups.toMap)
+
+    Configuration(configurationMapping, sharedMemory)
+  }
+
+  private def parseSimulationConfig(configInput: Map[String, Any]): SimulationConfig = {
+    val config = configInput.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Int]]
+    val duration = config("duration")
+    val runs = config("runs")
+    val tickfactor = if(config.contains("tickfactor")) config("tickfactor") else 1
+    val parCell = if(config.contains("parCell")) config("parCell") else 0
+    val parCellThreads = if(config.contains("parCellThreads")) config("parCellThreads") else 5
+    val parGroup = if(config.contains("parGroup")) config("parGroup") else 0
+    val parGroupThreads = if(config.contains("parGroupThreads")) config("parGroupThreads") else 5
+    val parSensor = if(config.contains("parSensor")) config("parSensor") else 0
+    val parSensorThreads = if(config.contains("parSensorThreads")) config("parSensorThreads") else 5
+    SimulationConfig(duration, runs, tickfactor, parCell, parCellThreads, parGroup, parGroupThreads, parSensor, parSensorThreads)
+  }
+
+  private def parseSensor(sensor: Map[String, Any]): Unit = {
+    val groupString = sensor("group").asInstanceOf[String]
+    val parentString: Option[String] = if(sensor.contains("parent")) Some(sensor("parent").asInstanceOf[String]) else None
+    val cellsParsed: Map[Cell, SensorCount] = if(sensor.contains("cells")) parseCells(sensor("cells").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]) else Map()
+    val blocksParsed: Map[Cell, SensorCount] = if(sensor.contains("blocks")) parseBlocks(sensor("blocks").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]) else Map()
+    val cells = mergeMaps[Cell, SensorCount](blocksParsed, cellsParsed, (a: SensorCount, b: SensorCount) => a.add(b), SensorCount(0))
+    val group = Group(groupString, parentString)
+    if(!groups.contains(groupString)) {
+      groups(groupString) = group
+      cells.foreach(kv => {
+        val cell = kv._1
+        val count = kv._2
+        if(sensorList.contains(cell)) {
+          if(sensorList(cell).contains(group)) {
+            // just add sensor count if one was already defined
+            sensorList(cell)(group) = sensorList(cell)(group).add(count)
+          } else {
+            sensorList(cell)(group) = count
+          }
+        } else {
+          sensorList(cell) = mutable.Map(group -> count)
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Duplicate Sensors in Group [%s]. Ignoring Sensor: %s", groupString, sensor.toString())
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def parseCells(cells: Vector[Any]): Map[Cell, SensorCount] = {
+    val parseCell: Any => (Cell, SensorCount) = (inCell: Any) => inCell match {
+      case cell: Vector[_] => val cellVector = cell.asInstanceOf[Vector[Int]]
+        (Cell(cellVector(0), cellVector(1)), SensorCount(cellVector(2)))
+      case cell: Map[_, _] => val cellMap = cell.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Int]]
+        (Cell(cellMap("x"), cellMap("y")), SensorCount(cellMap("count")))
+      case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Cell: " + inCell.toString)
+    }
+    // traversableToMap iterates over the vector while parseCell returns a key value
+    // pair for each element which than gets added to the returned map
+    traversableToMap[Cell, SensorCount](cells, parseCell)
+  }
+
+  private def parseBlocks(blocks: Vector[Any]): Map[Cell, SensorCount] = {
+    val parseBlock: Any => Map[Cell, SensorCount] = (inBlock: Any) => inBlock match {
+      case block: Map[_, _] => {
+        val blockMap = block.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]]
+        val start = blockMap("start").asInstanceOf[Vector[Int]]
+        val end = blockMap("end").asInstanceOf[Vector[Int]]
+        val count = blockMap("count").asInstanceOf[Int]
+        val blockCells = Cell(start(0), start(1)).block(Cell(end(0), end(1)))
+        val countPerCell: Int = count / blockCells.length
+        var countRest: Int = count % blockCells.length
+        // TODO: filter out empty cells and return early if countPerCell == 0
+        val result: Vector[(Cell, SensorCount)] = blockCells.map(cell => {
+          val sensorCount = SensorCount(countPerCell + (if(countRest > 0) 1 else 0))
+          if(countRest > 0) countRest -= 1
+          cell -> sensorCount
+        })
+        result.toMap
+      }
+      case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Block: " + inBlock.toString)
+    }
+    mergeMaps[Cell, SensorCount](blocks.map(parseBlock), (a: SensorCount, b: SensorCount) => a.add(b), SensorCount(0))
+  }
+
+  // don't add tickfacor here, this is done in parseTruth with config.time() and parseFunction with config.tickfactor
+  private def parseTimeLineElement(timeLineElement: Any): (Int, Option[Int]) = {
+    timeLineElement match {
+      case timeLineElement: Vector[_] => val elementVector = timeLineElement.asInstanceOf[Vector[Int]]
+        (elementVector(0), if(elementVector.size > 1) Some(elementVector(1)) else None)
+      case timeLineElement: Map[_, _] => val elementMap = timeLineElement.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Int]]
+        (elementMap("start"), if(elementMap.contains("end")) Some(elementMap("end")) else None)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def parseFunction(functions: Vector[Any]): Behaviour = {
+    val parseFunctionHelper = (function: Any) => {
+      var funcPointer: Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])] = None
+      function match {
+        case function: Vector[_] => {
+          val start: Int = function(0).asInstanceOf[Int] * config.tickfactor
+          // val end: Option[Int] = None // Not used
+          val name: String = function(1).asInstanceOf[String]
+          val args: Option[FunctionArgs] = if (function.size > 2) Some(FunctionArgs(function(2).asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]])) else None
+          if (!simulationBehaviours.get(name).isEmpty) funcPointer = Some((simulationBehaviours.get(name).get, args))
+          Map[Int, Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]](start -> funcPointer) // using a map here since the second case can produces multiple keys
+        }
+        case function: Map[_, _] => {
+          val functionMap = function.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]]
+          val timeline: Vector[Any] = functionMap("timeline").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]
+          val timeLineVector: Vector[(Int, Option[Int])] = timeline.map(e => parseTimeLineElement(e))
+          val name: String = functionMap("name").asInstanceOf[String]
+          val args: Option[FunctionArgs] = if (functionMap.contains("args")) Some(FunctionArgs(functionMap("args").asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]])) else None
+          if (!simulationBehaviours.get(name).isEmpty) funcPointer = Some((simulationBehaviours.get(name).get, args))
+          val output: mutable.Map[Int, Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]] = mutable.Map()
+          timeLineVector.map(tuple => {
+            output(tuple._1 * config.tickfactor) = funcPointer
+            if (!tuple._2.isEmpty && !output.contains(tuple._2.get)) output(tuple._2.get * config.tickfactor) = None // only set None when it doesnt exist yet
+          })
+          output.toMap
+        }
+        case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Function: " + function.toString)
+      }
+    }
+    val parsedFunction: mutable.Map[Int, Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]] = mutable.Map().empty
+    // TODO: This will currently overwrite already assigned values; output warning
+    val a = functions.map(function => parseFunctionHelper(function))
+      a.foreach(e => e.foreach(kv => {
+      if(!kv._2.isEmpty || !parsedFunction.contains(kv._1)) // only set None when it doesnt exist yet
+      parsedFunction(kv._1) = kv._2
+    } ))
+    val timeVector: mutable.ArraySeq[Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]] = new mutable.ArraySeq[Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]](config.getDuration).map(_ => None)
+    val it = parsedFunction.toList.sortBy(_._1).iterator
+    var current = if(it.hasNext) Some(it.next) else None
+    while(!current.isEmpty) {
+      val next = if(it.hasNext) Some(it.next) else None
+      for(time <- current.get._1 to (if(!next.isEmpty && next.get._1 < config.getDuration) next.get._1 else config.getDuration - 1)) {
+        timeVector(time) = current.get._2
+      }
+      current = next
+    }
+    Behaviour(BehaviourVector(timeVector.toVector))
+  }
+
+  private def parseBehaviour(behaviourMap: Map[String, Any]): Unit = {
+    val groupString = behaviourMap("group").asInstanceOf[String]
+    // only continue parsing if sensors in this group exist
+    if(groups.contains(groupString)) {
+      val group: Group = groups(groupString)
+      if(!behaviourListSensor.contains(group)) {
+        behaviourListSensor(group) = parseFunction(behaviourMap("functions").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]])
+      } else {
+        debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Duplicate Sensor Behaviour in Group [%s]. Ignoring Behaviour: %s", groupString, behaviourMap.toString())
+      }
+    } else {
+      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Unused Sensor Behaviour, no sensor for group [%s] exists. Ignoring Behaviour: %s", groupString, behaviourMap.toString())
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def parseGroundTruth(groundTruthMap: Map[String, Any]): Unit = {
+    val groupString = groundTruthMap("group").asInstanceOf[String]
+    // only continue parsing if sensors in this group exist
+    if(groups.contains(groupString)) {
+      val group: Group = groups(groupString)
+      if(group.parent.isEmpty) {
+        if(!behaviourListGroundTruth.contains(group)) {
+          group.parent  = if(groundTruthMap.contains("parent")) Some(groundTruthMap("parent").asInstanceOf[String]) else None
+          behaviourListGroundTruth(group) = parseFunction(groundTruthMap("delta").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]])
+        } else {
+          debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Duplicate Ground Truth in Group [%s]. Ignoring Ground Truth: %s", groupString, groundTruthMap.toString())
+        }
+        if(groundTruthMap.contains("truth")){
+          parseTruth(groundTruthMap("truth").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]).map(kv => {
+            if(groundTruthValues.contains(kv._1)) {
+              groundTruthValues(kv._1)(group) = kv._2
+            } else {
+              groundTruthValues(kv._1) = mutable.Map[Group, Truth](group -> kv._2)
+            }
+          })
+        } else if(group.parent.isEmpty) {
+          debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Sensor Group [%s] has no parent and no ground truth values", groupString)
+        }
+      } else {
+        debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Unused Ground Truth in Group [%s] because the Sensor has Parent [%s]. Ignoring Ground Truth: %s", groupString, group.parent.get, groundTruthMap.toString())
+      }
+    } else {
+      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Unused Ground Truth, no sensor for group [%s] exists. Ignoring Ground Truth: %s", groupString, groundTruthMap.toString())
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def getParentRoot(group: Group, groups: Map[String, Group], seen: Vector[String] = Vector()): Option[Group] = {
+    if(seen.contains(group.name)) {
+      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Circular dependency of groups: [%s]", seen.toString())
+      None
+    } else if(!groups.contains(group.name)) { // this should not happen and be caught earlier
+      debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Group [%s] ignored, it is not part of the sensor groups [%s]", group.toString, groups.toString())
+      None
+    } else {
+      if(group.parent.isEmpty) Some(group) else getParentRoot(groups(group.parent.get), groups, seen ++ Vector(group.name))
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def parseTruth(truthElements: Vector[Any]): Map[Time, Truth] = {
+    val parseTruthHelper = (truthElement: Any) => {
+      truthElement match {
+        case truthObject: Vector[_] => {
+          val truth: Truth = Truth()
+          val start: Int = truthObject(0).asInstanceOf[Int]
+          // val end: Option[Int] = None // Not used
+          truth.set(parseDouble(truthObject(1)))
+          Map[Time, Truth](config.time(start) -> truth)
+        }
+        case truthObject: Map[_, _] => {
+          val truth: Truth = Truth()
+          lazy val endTruth: Truth = Truth()
+          val truthObjectMap = truthObject.asInstanceOf[Map[String, Any]]
+          val timeline: Vector[Any] = truthObjectMap("timeline").asInstanceOf[Vector[Any]]
+          val timeLineVector: Vector[(Int, Option[Int])] = timeline.map(e => parseTimeLineElement(e))
+          truth.set(parseDouble(truthObjectMap("value")))
+
+          val output: mutable.Map[Time, Truth] = mutable.Map()
+          timeLineVector.map(tuple => {
+            output(config.time(tuple._1)) = truth
+            if (!tuple._2.isEmpty) {
+              endTruth.set(None)
+              output(config.time(tuple._2.get)) = endTruth
+            }
+          })
+          output.toMap
+        }
+        case _ => throw new Exception("Invalid Truth: " + truthElement.toString)
+      }
+    }
+    val parsedTruth: mutable.Map[Time,Truth] = mutable.Map().empty
+    // TODO: This will currently overwrite already assigned values; output warning
+    truthElements.map(truth => parseTruthHelper(truth)).foreach(e => e.foreach(kv => parsedTruth(kv._1) = kv._2))
+    parsedTruth.toMap
+  }
+
+  def cellMapper(cell: Cell, groups: Map[Group, SensorCount]): Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]] = {
+    val groupMap: mutable.Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]] = mutable.Map()
+    val groupDone: mutable.HashSet[Group] = mutable.HashSet()
+
+    def groupMapper(group: Group, count: SensorCount): List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])] = {
+      if(groupDone.contains(group)) {
+        // if we've already seen the group, get the list so we can add a depended group
+        val root = getParentRoot(group, this.groups.toMap) // get root if already added
+        if(!root.isEmpty) {
+          groupMap(root.get)
+        } else { List() } // circular dependency, just return empty list
+      } else {
+        if(!behaviourListSensor.contains(group)) {
+          debugf(DebugType.WARNING, "Group [%s] does not have a behaviour, using default", group.toString())
+          behaviourListSensor(group) = Behaviour(BehaviourVector(Vector.tabulate(config.getDuration)(_ => None)))
+        }
+        if(group.parent.isEmpty) {
+          groupDone.add(group)
+          List((group, Sensor(group, cell, count, behaviourListSensor(group), config.parSensor, config.sensorThreadPool),
+            if(behaviourListGroundTruth.contains(group)) Some(GroundTruth(group, Some(behaviourListGroundTruth(group)))) else None))
+        } else {
+          groupDone.add(group)
+          val parentGroup = this.groups(group.parent.get) // this should really exist at this point
+          val parentCount = if(groups.contains(parentGroup)) groups(parentGroup) else SensorCount(0) // insert dummy parent group if not in cell
+          groupMapper(parentGroup, parentCount) ++ List((group, Sensor(group, cell, count, behaviourListSensor(group), config.parSensor, config.sensorThreadPool),
+            if(behaviourListGroundTruth.contains(group)) Some(GroundTruth(group, Some(behaviourListGroundTruth(group)))) else None))
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    groups.foreach(kv => {
+      val group = kv._1
+      val count = kv._2
+      val root = getParentRoot(group, this.groups.toMap)
+      if(!groupDone.contains(group) && !root.isEmpty) {
+        groupMap(root.get) = groupMapper(group, count)
+      }
+    })
+    groupMap.toMap
+  }
+
 }
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/components/Simulation.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/components/Simulation.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Simulation(config: Configuration) {

  def start(): Unit = {
    val duration = config.getDuration
-    val timeVector = Vector.tabulate(duration)(t => Time(t, duration))
+    val timeVector = Vector.tabulate(duration)(t => Time(t, duration, Some(config.getTickFactor)))
    def simTime(time: Time): Unit = {
      // FIXME: really shouldn't have to .map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2) to get an immutable map, in fact it shouldn't even be mutable in the first place...
      val prevTruths: scala.collection.immutable.Map[Cell, Map[Group, Truth]] = if(time.start) sharedMemory.groundTruth(time).map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2) else sharedMemory.groundTruth(time.prev).map(kv => kv._1 -> kv._2)
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/datastruct/Configuration.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/datastruct/Configuration.scala
@@ -12,15 +12,31 @@ import scala.util.control.NonFatal

 // Note: case classes implement equality and compare their values and not the memory address
 // It only compares vals from the constructor
-case class Time(time: Int, duration: Int) extends Ordered[Time]{
-  def prev: Time = { Time(time - 1, duration) }
+case class Time(time: Int, duration: Int, tickfactor: Option[Int] = None) extends Ordered[Time]{
+  def prev: Time = Time(time - 1, duration, tickfactor)
+  def prevTickfactor = Time(time - 1 * tickfactor.getOrElse(1), duration, tickfactor)
+  def next: Time = Time(time + 1, duration, tickfactor)
+  def nextTickfactor = Time(time + 1 * tickfactor.getOrElse(1), duration, tickfactor)
  def start: Boolean = { time == 0 }
  def get: Int = { time }
-
+  def getNormalized: Int = time / tickfactor.getOrElse(1)
+  def getNormalized(collision: Option[Int] = None): Option[Int] = {
+    if((time % tickfactor.getOrElse(1) )== 0) Some(time / tickfactor.getOrElse(1)) else collision
+  }
+  def newTime(t: Int, normalized: Boolean = true): Time = if(normalized) Time(t * tickfactor.getOrElse(1), duration, tickfactor) else Time(t, duration, tickfactor)
+  override def equals(obj: Any): Boolean = {
+    obj match {
+      case that: Time => time.equals(that.time)
+      case that: Int => time.equals(that * tickfactor.getOrElse(1))
+      case _ => false
+    }
+  }
  override def compare(that: Time): Int = {
    time.compare(that.time)
  }

+  override def hashCode: Int = time.hashCode()
+
 }

 // while it would seem convinient to just throw the sensors/behaviours as value into these
@@ -81,6 +97,11 @@ case class SimulationConfig(duration: Int, runs: Int, tickfactor: Int = 1,
  val cellThreadPool: ForkJoinTaskSupport = new ForkJoinTaskSupport(new scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool(parCellThreads))
  val groupThreadPool: ForkJoinTaskSupport = new ForkJoinTaskSupport(new scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool(parGroupThreads))
  val sensorThreadPool: ForkJoinTaskSupport = new ForkJoinTaskSupport(new scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool(parSensorThreads))
+  def time(t: Int, useTickfactor: Boolean = true): Time = {
+    if (useTickfactor) Time(t * tickfactor, getDuration * tickfactor, Some(tickfactor))
+    else Time(t, getDuration * tickfactor, Some(tickfactor))
+  }
+  def getDuration: Int = duration * tickfactor
 }
 case class SensorResult() extends Result[(Group, Cell, Option[Double])]
 /* rough size estimation
@@ -105,6 +126,18 @@ case class Cell(x: Int, y: Int) {
  def distance(otherCell: Cell): Double = {
    Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x - otherCell.x, 2) + Math.pow(y - otherCell.y, 2))
  }
+  def block(otherCell: Cell): Vector[Cell] = {
+    val bottomLeft = Cell(math.min(x, otherCell.x), math.min(y, otherCell.y))
+    val topRight  = Cell(math.max(x, otherCell.x), math.max(y, otherCell.y))
+    // add + 1 as topright is included in the block
+    val xCount = topRight.x - bottomLeft.x + 1
+    val yCount = topRight.y - bottomLeft.y + 1
+    Vector.tabulate(yCount)(yCoord => {
+      Vector.tabulate(xCount)(xCoord => {
+        Cell(xCoord + bottomLeft.x, yCoord + bottomLeft.y)
+      })
+    }).flatten
+  }
 }
 case class Group(name: String, sensorParent: Option[String] = None){
  // the sensorParent serves as indicator for the parser that a ground truth is not required
@@ -130,7 +163,7 @@ case class FunctionArgs(args: Map[String, Any]) {
 }

 case class BehaviourVector(function: Vector[Option[(SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs])]],
-                           defaultFunc: SimulationBehaviour = (_: Cell, _: Time, v: Option[Double], _: Option[FunctionArgs]) => v,
+                           defaultFunc: SimulationBehaviour = (_: Cell, _: Time, _: Option[Double], _: Option[FunctionArgs]) => None,
                           defaultArgs: Option[FunctionArgs] = None) {
  def get(t: Time): (SimulationBehaviour, Option[FunctionArgs]) = {
    function(t.time).getOrElse((defaultFunc, defaultArgs))
@@ -195,7 +228,7 @@ case class SensorCount(count: Int) {

 // NOTE: The Group is actually obsolete in the Tuple3 as Sensor and GroundTruth hold theirs (unless removed from their case class)
 case class Configuration(cells: Map[Cell, Map[Group, List[(Group, Sensor, Option[GroundTruth])]]], sharedMemory: SharedMemory) extends SimConfig {
-  def getDuration: Int = sharedMemory.config.duration
+  def getDuration: Int = sharedMemory.config.duration * sharedMemory.config.tickfactor
  def getRuns: Int = sharedMemory.config.runs
  def getTickFactor: Int = sharedMemory.config.tickfactor
  def getCellThreadConfig: (Int, ForkJoinTaskSupport) = (sharedMemory.config.parCell, sharedMemory.config.cellThreadPool)
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/lib/Interfaces.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/lib/Interfaces.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ package object configInterfaces {
    def getDuration: Int
    def getRuns: Int
    def getTickFactor: Int
+    def newTime(t: Int, tickfactor: Boolean = true): Time = {
+      if (tickfactor) Time(t * getTickFactor, getDuration * getTickFactor, Some(getTickFactor))
+      else Time(t, getDuration * getTickFactor, Some(getTickFactor))
+    }
    def getCellThreadConfig: (Int, ForkJoinTaskSupport)
    def getGroupThreadConfig: (Int, ForkJoinTaskSupport)
    def getSensorThreadConfig: (Int, ForkJoinTaskSupport)
--- a/src/main/scala/scim/lib/Library.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scim/lib/Library.scala
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ package object mapUtil {
    }
  }

+  def mergeMaps[A, B](mapA: Map[A, B], mapB: Map[A, B], add: (B, B) => B, default: B): Map[A, B] = {
+    mapA ++ mapB.map(e => e._1 -> add(e._2, mapA.getOrElse(e._1, default)))
+  }
+
+  def mergeMaps[A, B](vector: Vector[Map[A, B]], add: (B, B) => B, default: B): Map[A, B] = {
+    if(vector.length > 1) {
+      mergeMaps(vector.head, mergeMaps(vector.tail, add, default), add, default)
+    } else {
+      vector.head
+    }
+  }
+
  def traversableToMap[A, B](traversable: Traversable[Any], getTuple: (Any) => (A, B) = (e: Any) => e.asInstanceOf[(A, B)]._1 -> e.asInstanceOf[(A, B)]._2): Map[A, B] = {
    // Traversable[Tuple[A, B]] can be converted via .map
    // .foldLeft used in favor of .map().toMap as the latter needs two traversals
@@ -426,4 +438,30 @@ package object parserUtil {
      case _ => None
    }
  }
+}
+
+package object io {
+  import java.io._
+  case class OutputFile(fileName: String = "output.txt", newFile: Boolean = true) {
+    val file = new File(fileName)
+    val buffer: mutable.StringBuilder = new mutable.StringBuilder()
+
+    if(newFile) {
+      val fw = new FileWriter(file)
+      fw.write("")
+      fw.close()
+    }
+
+    def buffer(text: String): Unit = {
+      buffer.append(text)
+    }
+
+    def write(): Unit = {
+      val fwAppend = new FileWriter(file, true)
+      fwAppend.write(buffer.toString())
+      fwAppend.close()
+      buffer.clear()
+    }
+
+  }
 }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Pascal	112683ea42	[add][mod] added output files and modified config - added OutputFile class to library - [mod] use file from arg as config if exists - [mod] added readme text	2020-01-29 03:43:51 -06:00
Pascal	8f47875cd7	[add] added missing block parsing - added mergeMaps function to library - added block function to Cell class	2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00
Pascal	05a3a88f83	[fix] fixed behaviour timeline map parsing - added missing config.tickfactor when a map is used	2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00
Pascal	a5984f037e	[fix] fixed change behaviour time and truth issues - targettime + 1 to reach the target at the configured time - output now correctly uses recalculated truth	2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00
Pascal	95bc1363f9	[add] added missing tickfactor parsing - override Time compares to only use Time.time - added Option[Int] tickfactor to Time class - behaviours need to be selfaware and use Time.tickfactor - addded tickfactor to simulation time vector - added parser tickfactor parsing - modified output to use tickfactor aware duration	2020-01-29 01:19:11 -06:00