Regions

Region

class nupic::Region

Represents a set of one or more “identical” nodes in a Network.

Constructors

Note
Region constructors are not available in the public API. Internally regions are created and owned by Network.

Inherits from nupic::Serializable< RegionProto >

Region information

Network *getNetwork()

Get the network containing this region.

Return
The network containing this region

const std::string &getName() const

Get the name of the region.

Return
The region’s name

const Dimensions &getDimensions() const

Get the dimensions of the region.

Return
The region’s dimensions

void setDimensions(Dimensions &dimensions)

Assign width and height to the region.

Parameters
  • dimensions: A Dimensions object that describes the width and height

Element interface methods

const std::string &getType() const

Get the type of the region.

Return
The node type as a string

const Spec *getSpec() const

Get the spec of the region.

Return
The spec that describes this region

static const Spec *getSpecFromType(const std::string &nodeType)

Get the Spec of a region type without an instance.

Return
The Spec that describes this region type
Parameters
  • nodeType: A region type as a string

Parameter getters and setters

Int32 getParameterInt32(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an Int32 value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

UInt32 getParameterUInt32(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an UInt32 value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

Int64 getParameterInt64(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an Int64 value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

UInt64 getParameterUInt64(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an UInt64 value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

Real32 getParameterReal32(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an Real32 value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

Real64 getParameterReal64(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an Real64 value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

Handle getParameterHandle(const std::string &name) const

Get the parameter as an Handle value.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

bool getParameterBool(const std::string &name) const

Get a bool parameter.

Return
The value of the parameter
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

void setParameterInt32(const std::string &name, Int32 value)

Set the parameter to an Int32 value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterUInt32(const std::string &name, UInt32 value)

Set the parameter to an UInt32 value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterInt64(const std::string &name, Int64 value)

Set the parameter to an Int64 value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterUInt64(const std::string &name, UInt64 value)

Set the parameter to an UInt64 value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterReal32(const std::string &name, Real32 value)

Set the parameter to a Real32 value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterReal64(const std::string &name, Real64 value)

Set the parameter to a Real64 value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterHandle(const std::string &name, Handle value)

Set the parameter to a Handle value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void setParameterBool(const std::string &name, bool value)

Set the parameter to a bool value.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • value: The value of the parameter

void getParameterArray(const std::string &name, Array &array) const

Get the parameter as an Array value.

array is a memory buffer. If the buffer is allocated, the value is copied into the supplied buffer; otherwise array would be asked to allocate the buffer and copy into it.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • array: The value of the parameter

A typical use might be that the caller would supply an unallocated buffer on the first call and then reuse the memory buffer on subsequent calls, i.e.

{
  // no buffer allocated
  Array buffer(NTA_BasicTypeInt64);

  // buffer is allocated, and owned by Array object
  getParameterArray("foo", buffer);

  // uses already-allocated buffer
  getParameterArray("foo", buffer);

} // Array destructor called -- frees the buffer

Throws an exception if the supplied array is not big enough.

void setParameterArray(const std::string &name, const Array &array)

Set the parameter to an Array value.

Note
array must be initialized before calling setParameterArray().
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • array: The value of the parameter

void setParameterString(const std::string &name, const std::string &s)

Set the parameter to a std::string value.

Strings are handled internally as Byte Arrays, but this interface is clumsy. setParameterString() and getParameterString() internally use byte arrays but converts to/from strings.

Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter
  • s: The value of the parameter

setParameterString() is implemented with one copy (from the string into the node) but getParameterString() requires a second copy so that there are temporarily three copies of the data in memory (in the node, in an internal Array object, and in the string returned to the user)

std::string getParameterString(const std::string &name)

Get the parameter as a std::string value.

Return
The value of the parameter
See
setParameterString()
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

bool isParameterShared(const std::string &name) const

Tells whether the parameter is shared.

Return
Whether the parameter is shared
Parameters
  • name: The name of the parameter

Throws an exception if it’s not overridden

Note
This method must be overridden by subclasses.

Inputs and outputs

void prepareInputs()

Copies data into the inputs of this region, using the links that are attached to each input.

virtual ArrayRef getInputData(const std::string &inputName) const

Get the input data.

Return
An ArrayRef that contains the input data.
Parameters
  • inputName: The name of the target input

virtual ArrayRef getOutputData(const std::string &outputName) const

Get the output data.

Return
An ArrayRef that contains the output data.
Parameters
  • outputName: The name of the target output

virtual size_t getInputCount(const std::string &inputName) const

Get the count of input data.

Return
The count of input data
Parameters
  • inputName: The name of the target input

virtual size_t getOutputCount(const std::string &outputName) const

Get the count of output data.

Return
The count of output data
Parameters
  • outputName: The name of the target output

Operations

virtual void enable()

virtual void disable()

virtual std::string executeCommand(const std::vector<std::string> &args)

Request the underlying region to execute a command.

Return
The result value of command execution is a string determined by the underlying region.
Parameters
  • args: A list of strings that the actual region will interpret. The first string is the command name. The other arguments are optional.

void compute()

Perform one step of the region computation.

Profiling

void enableProfiling()

Enable profiling of the compute and execute operations.

void disableProfiling()

Disable profiling of the compute and execute operations.

void resetProfiling()

Reset the compute and execute timers.

const Timer &getComputeTimer() const

Get the timer used to profile the compute operation.

Return
The Timer object used to profile the compute operation

const Timer &getExecuteTimer() const

Get the timer used to profile the execute operation.

Return
The Timer object used to profile the execute operation

RegionImpl

class nupic::RegionImpl

Inherits from nupic::Serializable< capnp::AnyPointer >

Subclassed by nupic::ScalarSensor

Public Functions

virtual void serialize(BundleIO &bundle) = 0

Can’t declare a static method in an interface.

But RegionFactory expects to find this method. Caller gets ownership.

virtual void initialize() = 0

Inputs/Outputs are made available in initialize() It is always called after the constructor (or load from serialized state)

virtual void getParameterFromBuffer(const std::string &name, Int64 index, IWriteBuffer &value) = 0

Get a parameter from a write buffer.

This method is called only by the typed getParameter* methods in the RegionImpl base class

Must be implemented by all subclasses.

Parameters
  • index: A node index. (-1) indicates a region-level parameter

virtual void setParameterFromBuffer(const std::string &name, Int64 index, IReadBuffer &value) = 0

Set a parameter from a read buffer.

This method is called only by the RegionImpl base class type-specific setParameter* methods Must be implemented by all subclasses.

Parameters
  • index: A node index. (-1) indicates a region-level parameter

virtual size_t getParameterArrayCount(const std::string &name, Int64 index)

Array-valued parameters may have a size determined at runtime.

This method returns the number of elements in the named parameter. If parameter is not an array type, may throw an exception or return 1.

Must be implemented only if the node has one or more array parameters with a dynamically-determined length.

virtual bool isParameterShared(const std::string &name)

isParameterShared must be available after construction Default implementation all parameters are shared Tests whether a parameter is node or region level

RegisteredRegionImpl

template <class T>
class nupic::RegisteredRegionImpl

Inherits from nupic::GenericRegisteredRegionImpl

RegionImplFactory

class nupic::RegionImplFactory