pySimBlocks.gui.models.port_instance¶

class pySimBlocks.gui.models.port_instance.PortInstance(name: str, display_as: str, direction: Literal['input', 'output'], block: BlockInstance)[source]¶

Bases: object

Represent a GUI port bound to a block instance.

name¶: Internal port name.

display_as¶: Label shown in the GUI.

direction¶: Port direction, either input or output.

block¶: Owning block instance.

is_compatible(other: PortInstance)[source]¶

Return whether this port can connect to another port.

Parameters:: other – Port to compare against.
Returns:: True if the ports have opposite directions.

can_accept_connection(connections: list[ConnectionInstance]) → bool[source]¶

Return whether this port can accept one more connection.

Parameters:: connections – Existing connections currently attached to this port.
Returns:: True if the port can accept an additional connection.