defNodes: Define Nodes used in Experiment

This command defines a set of nodes used in the experiment. An experiment can contain multiple such declarations.

Syntax: defNodes(setName, selector, &block)

• setName: Name of the defined set.
• selector: Selects the nodes contained in this set.
• block: Instructions for all nodes in the set.

The 'setName' is a simple string which is used in the remander of the experiment script to refer to this set of nodes.

The 'selector' defines which nodes are in the set. A selector can have the following forms:

• [x,y]: Describes a single node at location x@y
• [x1..x2, y]: Describes a set of nodes along a line starting at x1@y and ending at x2@y. For instance, [2..4, 5] defines the nodes [2,5], [3,5], [4,5].
• [x, y1..y2]: Same as previous, but for the y coordinate.
• [x1..x2, y1..y2]: This defines a rectangle area of nodes within the grid.
• x1,y1], [x2,y2], [x3,y3: An arbitrary long list of single nodes. Obvioulsy, any entry in this list can also use the line and rectangle descriptions defined above.

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