Generalize CellAgent

mesa/experimental/cell_space/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell import Cell
-from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_agent import CellAgent
+from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_agent import CellAgent, Grid2DMovingAgent, Patch
 from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_collection import CellCollection
 from mesa.experimental.cell_space.discrete_space import DiscreteSpace
 from mesa.experimental.cell_space.grid import (
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     "CellCollection",
     "Cell",
     "CellAgent",
+    "Grid2DMovingAgent",
+    "Patch",
     "DiscreteSpace",
     "Grid",
     "HexGrid",

mesa/experimental/cell_space/cell.py

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 from random import Random
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
+from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_agent import CellAgent
 from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_collection import CellCollection
 from mesa.space import PropertyLayer
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from mesa.agent import Agent
-    from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_agent import CellAgent
 
 Coordinate = tuple[int, ...]
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.agents: list[
             Agent
         ] = []  # TODO:: change to AgentSet or weakrefs? (neither is very performant, )
-        self.capacity: int = capacity
+        self.capacity: int | None = capacity
         self.properties: dict[Coordinate, object] = {}
         self.random = random
         self._mesa_property_layers: dict[str, PropertyLayer] = {}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def __repr__(self):  # noqa
         return f"Cell({self.coordinate}, {self.agents})"
 
     @cached_property
-    def neighborhood(self) -> CellCollection:
+    def neighborhood(self) -> CellCollection[Cell]:
         """Returns the direct neighborhood of the cell.
 
         This is equivalent to cell.get_neighborhood(radius=1)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def neighborhood(self) -> CellCollection:
     @cache  # noqa: B019
     def get_neighborhood(
         self, radius: int = 1, include_center: bool = False
-    ) -> CellCollection:
+    ) -> CellCollection[Cell]:
         """Returns a list of all neighboring cells for the given radius.
 
         For getting the direct neighborhood (i.e., radius=1) you can also use

mesa/experimental/cell_space/cell_agent.py

@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Protocol
 
-from mesa import Agent
+from mesa.agent import Agent
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell import Cell
+    from mesa.experimental.cell_space import Cell
+
+
+class HasCellProtocol(Protocol):
+    """Protocol for discrete space cell holders."""
+
+    cell: Cell
 
 
 class HasCell:
     """Descriptor for cell movement behavior."""
 
-    _mesa_cell: Cell = None
+    _mesa_cell: Cell | None = None
 
     @property
     def cell(self) -> Cell | None:  # noqa: D102
@@ -33,17 +39,95 @@ def cell(self, cell: Cell | None) -> None:
             cell.add_agent(self)
 
 
-class CellAgent(Agent, HasCell):
+class BasicMovement:
+    """Mixin for moving agents in discrete space."""
+
+    def move_to(self: HasCellProtocol, cell: Cell) -> None:
+        """Move to a new cell."""
+        self.cell = cell
+
+    def move_relative(self: HasCellProtocol, direction: tuple[int, ...]):
+        """Move to a cell relative to the current cell.
+
+        Args:
+            direction: The direction to move in.
+        """
+        new_cell = self.cell.connections.get(direction)
+        if new_cell is not None:
+            self.cell = new_cell
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"No cell in direction {direction}")
+
+
+class FixedCell(HasCell):
+    """Mixin for agents that are fixed to a cell."""
+
+    @property
+    def cell(self) -> Cell | None:  # noqa: D102
+        return self._mesa_cell
+
+    @cell.setter
+    def cell(self, cell: Cell) -> None:
+        if self.cell is not None:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot move agent in FixedCell")
+        self._mesa_cell = cell
+
+        cell.add_agent(self)
+
+
+class CellAgent(Agent, HasCell, BasicMovement):
     """Cell Agent is an extension of the Agent class and adds behavior for moving in discrete spaces.
 
     Attributes:
-        unique_id (int): A unique identifier for this agent.
-        model (Model): The model instance to which the agent belongs
-        pos: (Position | None): The position of the agent in the space
-        cell: (Cell | None): the cell which the agent occupies
+        cell (Cell): The cell the agent is currently in.
     """
 
     def remove(self):
         """Remove the agent from the model."""
         super().remove()
         self.cell = None  # ensures that we are also removed from cell
+
+
+class Patch(Agent, FixedCell):
+    """A patch in a 2D grid."""
+
+    def remove(self):
+        """Remove the agent from the model."""
+        super().remove()
+
+        # fixme we leave self._mesa_cell on the original value
+        #  so you cannot hijack remove() to move patches
+        self.cell.remove_agent(self)
+
+
+class Grid2DMovingAgent(CellAgent):
+    """Mixin for moving agents in 2D grids."""
+
+    # fmt: off
+    DIRECTION_MAP = {
+        "n": (-1, 0), "north": (-1, 0), "up": (-1, 0),
+        "s": (1, 0), "south": (1, 0), "down": (1, 0),
+        "e": (0, 1), "east": (0, 1), "right": (0, 1),
+        "w": (0, -1), "west": (0, -1), "left": (0, -1),
+        "ne": (-1, 1), "northeast": (-1, 1), "upright": (-1, 1),
+        "nw": (-1, -1), "northwest": (-1, -1), "upleft": (-1, -1),
+        "se": (1, 1), "southeast": (1, 1), "downright": (1, 1),
+        "sw": (1, -1), "southwest": (1, -1), "downleft": (1, -1)
+    }
+    # fmt: on
+
+    def move(self, direction: str, distance: int = 1):
+        """Move the agent in a cardinal direction.
+
+        Args:
+            direction: The cardinal direction to move in.
+            distance: The distance to move.
+        """
+        direction = direction.lower()  # Convert direction to lowercase
+
+        if direction not in self.DIRECTION_MAP:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid direction: {direction}")
+
+        move_vector = self.DIRECTION_MAP[direction]
+        for _ in range(distance):
+            self.move_relative(move_vector)

tests/test_cell_space.py

@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
     Cell,
     CellAgent,
     CellCollection,
+    Grid2DMovingAgent,
     HexGrid,
     Network,
     OrthogonalMooreGrid,
     OrthogonalVonNeumannGrid,
+    Patch,
     VoronoiGrid,
 )
 from mesa.space import PropertyLayer
@@ -641,3 +643,51 @@ def test_cell_agent():  # noqa: D103
     assert agent not in model._all_agents
     assert agent not in cell1.agents
     assert agent not in cell2.agents
+
+    model = Model()
+    agent = CellAgent(model)
+    agent.cell = cell1
+    agent.move_to(cell2)
+    assert agent not in cell1.agents
+    assert agent in cell2.agents
+
+
+def test_grid2DMovingAgent():  # noqa: D103
+    # we first test on a moore grid because all directions are defined
+    grid = OrthogonalMooreGrid((10, 10), torus=False)
+
+    model = Model()
+    agent = Grid2DMovingAgent(model)
+
+    agent.cell = grid[4, 4]
+    agent.move("up")
+    assert agent.cell == grid[3, 4]
+
+    grid = OrthogonalVonNeumannGrid((10, 10), torus=False)
+
+    model = Model()
+    agent = Grid2DMovingAgent(model)
+    agent.cell = grid[4, 4]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):  # test for invalid direction
+        agent.move("upright")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):  # test for unknown direction
+        agent.move("back")
+
+
+def test_patch():  # noqa: D103
+    cell1 = Cell((1,), capacity=None, random=random.Random())
+    cell2 = Cell((2,), capacity=None, random=random.Random())
+
+    # connect
+    # add_agent
+    model = Model()
+    agent = Patch(model)
+    agent.cell = cell1
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        agent.cell = cell2
+
+    agent.remove()
+    assert agent not in model._agents