failure can be of different types according to how TTF is measured

dream/simulation/Failure.py

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ from ObjectInterruption import ObjectInterruption
 
 class Failure(ObjectInterruption):
     
-    def __init__(self, victim=None, distribution=None, index=0, repairman=None, offshift=False):
+    def __init__(self, victim=None, distribution=None, index=0, repairman=None, offshift=False,
+                 deteriorationType='constant'):
         #Process.__init__(self)
         ObjectInterruption.__init__(self,victim)
         if distribution:
@@ -53,6 +54,12 @@ class Failure(ObjectInterruption):
         self.type="Failure"
         self.id=0
 
+        # shows how the time to failure is measured
+        # 'constant' means it counts not matter the state of the victim
+        # 'onShift' counts only if the victim is onShift
+        # 'working' counts only working time
+        self.deteriorationType=deteriorationType
+
         if(self.distType=="Availability"):      
             
             # -------------------------------------------------------------- 
@@ -95,10 +102,13 @@ class Failure(ObjectInterruption):
             self.victim.expectedDownTime=self.env.now+remainingTimeToFailure
             failureNotTriggered=True
             
+            if self.deteriorationType=='constant':
+                yield self.env.timeout(remainingTimeToFailure)
+            else:
                 while failureNotTriggered:
                     timeRestartedCounting=self.env.now
                     # TODO: can also wait for interruptionStart signal of the victim and check whether the interruption is caused by a shiftScheduler
-                receivedEvent=yield self.env.timeout(remainingTimeToFailure) | self.victim.interruptionStart #offShift
+                    receivedEvent=yield self.env.timeout(remainingTimeToFailure) | self.victim.interruptionStart 
                     # the failure should receive a signal if there is a shift-off triggered
                     if self.victim.interruptionStart in receivedEvent:
                         # TODO: the signal interruptionStart is reset by the time it is received by the victim. not sure if will be still triggered when it is checked here 
@@ -113,7 +123,10 @@ class Failure(ObjectInterruption):
                     else:
                         failureNotTriggered=False
             
+            # interrupt the victim only if it was not previously interrupted
+            if not self.victim.interruptionStart.triggered:
                 self.interruptVictim()                      # interrupt the victim
+
             self.victim.Up=False
             self.victim.timeLastFailure=self.env.now           
             self.outputTrace("is down")
@@ -147,6 +160,9 @@ class Failure(ObjectInterruption):
                 
                                 
             yield self.env.timeout(self.rngTTR.generateNumber())    # wait until the repairing process is over
+            
+            # add the failure time only if the victim was interrupted by this failure
+            if self.victim.interruptedBy == 'Failure':
                 self.victim.totalFailureTime+=self.env.now-failTime    
             self.reactivateVictim()                     # since repairing is over, the Machine is reactivated
             self.victim.Up=True              

dream/simulation/ShiftScheduler.py

@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ class ShiftScheduler(ObjectInterruption):
                     yield self.victim.endedLastProcessing   
                     self.victim.endedLastProcessing=self.env.event()                
 
-                self.interruptVictim()                  # interrupt processing operations if any
+                # interrupt the victim only if it was not previously interrupted
+                if not self.victim.interruptionStart.triggered:
+                    self.interruptVictim()                      # interrupt the victim
                 self.victim.onShift=False                        # get the victim off-shift
                 self.victim.timeLastShiftEnded=self.env.now
                 self.outputTrace("is off shift")