helpers example type error fixes + new helper sugggestion

experiments/pyexps/netperf_sysconf_jakob.py

@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ def boilerplate():
     # create client host
     host0 = sys_host_base.CorundumLinuxHost()
     host0_app = sys_app_base.PingClient(host0)
+    host0_app.server_ip = '10.0.0.2'
     host0.add_app(host0_app)
 
     # create client nic
     nic0 = sys_nic.CorundumNIC()
-    nic0.set_ipv4("10.0.0.1")
+    nic0.add_ipv4("10.0.0.1")
 
     # connect client host and nic
     host_pci0 = sys_pcie.PCIeHostInterface(host0)
     host0.add_if(host_pci0)
     nic_pci0 = sys_pcie.PCIeDeviceInterface(nic0)
-    nic0.set_pcie_if(nic_pci0)
+    nic0.add_if(nic_pci0)
     host0_nic0_chan = sys_pcie.PCIeChannel(host_pci0, nic_pci0)
 
     # create host server
@@ -36,13 +37,13 @@ def boilerplate():
 
     # create host nic
     nic1 = sys_nic.IntelI40eNIC()
-    nic1.set_ipv4("10.0.0.2")
+    nic1.add_ipv4("10.0.0.2")
 
     # connect host server to host client
     host_pci1 = sys_pcie.PCIeHostInterface(host0)
     host1.add_if(host_pci1)
     nic_pci1 = sys_pcie.PCIeDeviceInterface(nic1)
-    nic1.set_pcie_if(nic_pci1)
+    nic1.add_if(nic_pci1)
     host1_nic1_chan = sys_pcie.PCIeChannel(host_pci1, nic_pci1)
 
     # create first switch
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def syntactic_sugar():
 
     # create client host
     host0 = sys_host_base.CorundumLinuxHost()
-    install_application(host0, sys_app_base.PingClient(host0))
+    helpers_sys.install_app(host=host0, app_ty=sys_app_base.PingClient, server_ip='10.0.0.2')
 
     # create client nic
     nic0 = sys_nic.CorundumNIC()
@@ -96,11 +97,11 @@ def syntactic_sugar():
 
     # create host server
     host1 = sys_host_base.I40ELinuxHost()
-    install_application(host1, system.Sleep(host1))
+    helpers_sys.install_app(host=host1, app_ty=sys_app_base.Sleep, delay=10)
 
     # create host nic
     nic1 = sys_nic.IntelI40eNIC()
-    nic1.set_ipv4("10.0.0.2")
+    nic1.add_ipv4("10.0.0.2")
 
     # connect host server to host client
     helpers_sys.connect_host_and_device(host=host1, device=nic1)

experiments/simbricks/orchestration/helpers/system.py

@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 from simbricks.orchestration import system
 from simbricks.orchestration.utils import base as utils_base
 
+
 def connect_host_and_device(
-    host: system.host.base.Host, device: system.base.Component
+    host: system.Host, device: system.Component
 ) -> system.pcie.PCIeChannel:
-    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=host, expected_type=system.host.base.Host)
-    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=device, expected_type=system.base.Component)
+    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=host, expected_type=system.Host)
+    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=device, expected_type=system.Component)
 
     host_interface = system.pcie.PCIeHostInterface(c=host)
     host.add_if(interface=host_interface)
@@ -40,9 +41,11 @@ def connect_host_and_device(
     return pcie_channel
 
 
-def connect_eth_devices(device_a: system.base.Component, device_b: system.base.Component) -> system.eth.EthChannel:
-    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=device_a, expected_type=system.base.Component)
-    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=device_b, expected_type=system.base.Component)
+def connect_eth_devices(
+    device_a: system.Component, device_b: system.Component
+) -> system.EthChannel:
+    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=device_a, expected_type=system.Component)
+    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=device_b, expected_type=system.Component)
 
     eth_inter_a = system.eth.EthInterface(c=device_a)
     device_a.add_if(interface=eth_inter_a)
@@ -52,3 +55,15 @@ def connect_eth_devices(device_a: system.base.Component, device_b: system.base.C
 
     eth_channel = system.eth.EthChannel(a=eth_inter_a, b=eth_inter_b)
     return eth_channel
+
+
+def install_app(
+    host: system.Host, app_ty: system.Application, **kwargs
+) -> system.Application:
+    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=host, expected_type=system.Host)
+    utils_base.has_expected_type(obj=app_ty, expected_type=system.Application)
+
+    application = app_ty(h=host, **kwargs)
+    host.add_app(a=application)
+
+    return application