# Encoding: utf-8
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from copy import deepcopy
from .result import Result
[docs]class Solver(ABC):
"""
Solver base class to evaluate Experiment objects.
Here the experiment and structure get unpacked
and the simulation results get returned.
The actual simulation is handled by subclasses.
Therefore, this class should never be called directly.
"""
experiment = None
structure = None
lbda = None
theta_i = None
jones_vector = None
permittivity_profile = None
[docs] @abstractmethod
def calculate(self) -> Result:
pass
def __init__(self, experiment: "Experiment") -> None:
self.experiment = deepcopy(experiment)
self.structure = self.experiment.structure
self.lbda = self.experiment.lbda
self.theta_i = self.experiment.theta_i
self.jones_vector = self.experiment.jones_vector
self.permittivity_profile = self.structure.get_permittivity_profile(self.lbda)