attpcdaq.daq.models.Experiment¶

class attpcdaq.daq.models.Experiment(*args, **kwargs)[source]¶

Represents an experiment and the settings relevant to one.

This model keeps track of run numbers and knows the name of the experiment. It is queried when rearranging data files at the end of a run, when the experiment name is used as the name of the directory in which to store the files.

Fields

`name`	The name of the experiment.
`is_active`	Is this the active experiment? Only one experiment may be active at a time.

Properties

`is_running`	Whether a run is currently being recorded.
`latest_run`	Get the most recent run in the experiment.
`next_run_number`	Get the number that the next run should have.

Methods

`start_run`()	Creates and saves a new `RunMetadata` object with the next run number for the experiment.
`stop_run`()	Stops the current run.
`save`(args, *kwargs)	Override of save to enforce only one active experiment at a time.