EventCountLimiter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 
 
# Purpose:
#   basf module to return false if the event counter equals or exceeds the user-defined limit
#
import basf2
 
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#   EventCountLimiter
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class EventCountLimiter(basf2.Module):
    """Report when the event counter has reached or exceeded its limit"""
 
    def __init__(self, maxCount):
        """Constructor
 
        Argument:
            maxCount (int): number of events to be processed
        """
        super().__init__()
        
        self.maxCount = maxCount if (maxCount >= 0) else (1 << 31)
        
        self.eventCounter = 0
 
    def initialize(self):
        """Handle job initialization (nothing to do here)"""
 
    def terminate(self):
        """Handle job termination (nothing to do here)"""
 
    def beginRun(self):
        """Handle begin of run (nothing to do here)"""
 
    def endRun(self):
        """Handle end of run (nothing to do here)"""
 
    def event(self):
        """Process one event: has eventCounter reached or exceeded its limit?"""
        self.eventCounter += 1
        super().return_value(self.eventCounter < self.maxCount)