Multistage Documentation Overview

The documentation for Multistage is divided into a number of sections. The User Guide describes how to setup and run an experiment – this involves editing parameter files, authenticating clients, configuring output files and controlling the flow of the experiment. The Developer Guide, meant for those familiar with the Java programming language, details how to create new experiments in the framework. It lists all the tools available for experiment creation, and clarifies what programmers need to know before they start coding. Much of what is discussed in these two guides is put to practice in the How-Tos section, which (will) feature a step-by-step tutorial on how to create and run a new experiment. Finally, the Tests section documents how to run the various tests provided by Multistage: an integrated test to rapidly check the functionality of an experiment, an automatic test that simulates client behavior in an actual lab, and unit tests that validate the code on a lower level.