######################################################################## ## DEMO: ecological model applications have common properties, ## that belong together: ## - equations ## - constant parameters ## - initial values of the state variables ## - time steps ## - an adequate solver, and ## - utility functions ######################################################################## if (dev.cur() <= 1) get(getOption("device"))() opar <- par(ask = interactive() && (.Device %in% c("X11", "GTK", "gnome", "windows","quartz"))) if (require(odesolve)) { library(odesolve) library(proto) ## object creation from scratch (ex-nihilo) lv <- proto(expr = { equations <- function(t, x, p) { dx1.dt <- p["k1"] * x[1] - p["k2"] * x[1] * x[2] dx2.dt <- - p["k3"] * x[2] + p["k2"] * x[1] * x[2] list(c(dx1.dt, dx2.dt)) } # vectors of parameters, timesteps and initial values parms <- c(k1=0.2, k2=0.2, k3=0.2) times <- 1:100 init <- c(prey=0.5, predator=1) # two methods solve <- function(.) { # must use .$with(equations) instead of .$equations # as latter can only be used in a call equations <- .$with(equations) res <- as.data.frame(rk4(.$init, .$times, equations, .$parms)) } plot <- function(.) { res <- .$solve() graphics::plot(res$time, res$predator, col = "red", type = "b", pch = 20) graphics::plot(res$time, res$prey, col = "green", type = "b", pch = 20) } }) ## the created object is fully functional par(mfrow=c(2,1)) res <- lv$solve() plot(res) lv$plot() ## derive a child object with a different ODE solver lv.lsoda <- lv$proto( solve <- function(.) { equations <- .$with(equations) res <- lsoda(.$init, .$times, equations, .$parms) as.data.frame(res) } ) ## test this child object lv.lsoda$plot() ### derive two scenarios ## scenario 1 with initial values, that are in equilibrium sc1 <- lv.lsoda$proto(init <- c(prey=1, predator=1)) ## scenario 2, similar to scenario 1, but with different parameters sc2 <- sc1$proto(parms <- c(k1=0.3, k2=0.2, k3=0.2)) ## solve, plot, compare these scenarios par(mfrow=c(2,2)) sc1$plot() sc2$plot() ## and as a last example, we modify parameters of the parent lv$times <- seq(0, 100, 0.1) sc1$main <- "Scenario 1" sc2$main <- "Scenario 2" lv$plot <- function(.) { res <- .$solve() graphics::plot(res$time, res$predator, col = "red", type = "l", pch = 20, main=.$main) graphics::plot(res$time, res$prey, col = "green", type = "l", pch = 20, main=.$main) } par(mfrow=c(2,2)) sc1$plot() sc2$plot() ## fragile base object: the folowing would give an error # lv$plot() ## but it works if we add the required main title lv$main <- "Reference" lv$plot() ## show the object relationships g <- graph.proto() plot(g) ## Conclusion: ## - the responsibility is due to the user, but ## - prototypes allow oop without overhead } par(opar)