redux-style experiment control system

experiment-runner.js

// api

var task = require('2AFC')
var runner = require('runner')

var johnny = require('johnny-five')
var board = new johnny({type: 'arduino'})

var input = require('track-ball')(board, opts)
var output = require('lick-port')(board, opts)

var experiment = runner(task, [input], [output])

board.on('ready', function () {
  experiment.start()
})

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// 2afc.js

var movement = require('movement')
var reward = require('reward')

function (state, action, output) {
  switch (action.type) {
    case movement.MOVE:
      if (state > 10) {
        output.emit(reward.DELIVER, {
          value: 10
        })
      }
      state = state + 1
      return

    case movement.STOP:
      outputs.emit(reward.DELIVER, {
        value: 5
      })
      state = 0
      return
  }
}

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// movement.js

module.exports = {
  MOVE: 'MOVE',
  STOP: 'STOP'
}

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// reward.js

module.exports = {
  DELIVER: 'DELIVER'
}

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// runner.js

inputs.forEach(function (input) {
  input.on('action', function (action) {
    outputs.forEach(function (output) {
      task(state, action, output)   
    })
  })
})

OR

runner = create(task)

input.on('action', function (action) {
  runner.dispatch(action)
})

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//modules to be written (X is the umbrella project name):

'X'
'X-movement'
'X-reward'
'X-track-ball'
'X-lick-port'
'X-2afc'
'X-wall-task'