Extending the concept of component interfaces: Experience with the Integrated Plasma Simulator

Samantha S. Foley; Wael R. Elwasif; David E. Bernholdt; Aniruddha G. Shet; Randall Bramley

doi:10.1145/1687774.1687788

Extending the concept of component interfaces: Experience with the Integrated Plasma Simulator

Samantha S. Foley, Wael R. Elwasif, David E. Bernholdt, Aniruddha G. Shet, Randall Bramley

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Abstract

In the component approach, components are said to interact through well-defined interfaces. Conventionally, these interfaces are based on method signatures which define the syntax, if not the semantics of the interface. However in many cases, this does not encompass all of the interactions a component has with its peers. In the Integrated Plasma Simulator (IPS), a framework for coupled simulation of fusion plasmas developed by the Center for Simulation of RF Wave Interactions with Magnetohydrodynamics (SWIM), we find that components interact through files and through an event service in addition to the usual method calls. In this report, we discuss the motivations for the design of the IPS and our experience with it. We further consider whether the concept of a component interface needs to be extended, and how it might be done.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1687774.1687788
State	Published - 2009
Event	2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009 - Portland, OR, United States Duration: Nov 15 2009 → Nov 16 2009

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Name	Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009

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Conference	2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland, OR
Period	11/15/09 → 11/16/09

Keywords

Component
Component interface
Coupled simulation
Event service
Framework

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Foley, S. S., Elwasif, W. R., Bernholdt, D. E., Shet, A. G., & Bramley, R. (2009). Extending the concept of component interfaces: Experience with the Integrated Plasma Simulator. In Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009 Article 1687788 (Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009). https://doi.org/10.1145/1687774.1687788

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Foley, SS, Elwasif, WR , Bernholdt, DE, Shet, AG & Bramley, R 2009, Extending the concept of component interfaces: Experience with the Integrated Plasma Simulator. in Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009., 1687788, Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009, 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009, Portland, OR, United States, 11/15/09. https://doi.org/10.1145/1687774.1687788

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Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009. 2009. 1687788 (Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009).

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Foley SS, Elwasif WR , Bernholdt DE, Shet AG, Bramley R. Extending the concept of component interfaces: Experience with the Integrated Plasma Simulator. In Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009. 2009. 1687788. (Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Component-Based High-Performance Computing, CBHPC 2009). doi: 10.1145/1687774.1687788

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