visualize ephemeral mpd even though there is a weird error for miniscule unknown specifiers

interview_kernel/interview_kernel.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Let's set up a model and simulation together.
 
 To get explanations, enter `explain <optional keyword>`. 
 To see a recap of what we know so far, enter `recap <optional keyword>`. 
-To interactively visualize ther current theory graph, enter `tgwiev` or `tgview mpd`. 
+To interactively visualize the current theory graph, enter `tgwiev` or `tgview mpd`. 
 Otherwise, you can always answer with \LaTeX-type input.
 
 

interview_kernel/mmtinterface.py

 # to run mmt server : cf. https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html
 import subprocess
-import psutil
 import time
-# for now, running
-# java -jar /home/freifrau/Desktop/masterarbeit/mmt/deploy/mmt.jar --file=server-interview.msl --keepalive
-# or
-# mmt
-# extension info.kwarc.mmt.interviews.InterviewServer
-# server on 8080
 import threading
 # TODO ask dennis on whether and how to delete modules
 
@@ -32,7 +25,7 @@ def start_mmt_server(port_number, mmtjar):
 
 
 def exit_mmt_server(port_number, mmtjar, timeout=3.0):
-    """tries to shutdown the mmt server process"""
+    """tries to shut down the mmt server process"""
     completed = subprocess.run(["/usr/bin/java", "-jar", mmtjar, ":send", str(port_number),
                                 "exit"],
                                stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
@@ -263,7 +256,7 @@ class MMTInterface:
         except ConnectionError as error:  # this seems to never be called
             print(error)
             print("Are you sure the mmt server is running?")
-            raise SystemExit
+            raise
         # print(req.text) if self.debugprint else 0
         if req.text.startswith('<'):
             root = etree.fromstring(req.text)

interview_kernel/pde_state_machine.py

@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class PDE_States:
         # self.Display(Javascript(script + div))  # show the results
 
     def generate_mpd_theories(self):
-        with CriticalSubdict({}, self.poutput):
+        with CriticalSubdict(self.simdata[self.state], self.poutput):
             # generate the Quantity of a hypothetical solution to an unknown
             for unknownentry in string_handling.get_recursively(self.simdata["unknowns"], "theoryname"):
                 mpd_theory_name = "MPD_" + unknownentry
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class PDE_States:
                         + string_handling.object_delimiter + " role Law"
                     ])
 
-            # generate the Laws that define it, namely boundary conditions and PDEs #TODO BCs
+            # generate the Laws that define it, namely boundary conditions and PDEs
             pde_names = string_handling.get_recursively(self.simdata["pdes"], "theoryname")
             for pde_number in range(len(pde_names)):
                 mpd_theory_name = "MPD_pde" + str(pde_number)
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ class PDE_States:
                 self.mmtinterface.mmt_new_theory(mpd_theory_name)
                 self.include_in(mpd_theory_name, pde_names[pde_number])
 
-                #include all the mpd_unknowns, parameters and bcs #TODO
+                # include all the mpd_unknowns, parameters and bcs
                 for unknownentry in string_handling.get_recursively(self.simdata["unknowns"], "theoryname"):
                     self.include_in(mpd_theory_name, "MPD_" + unknownentry)
 
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ class PDE_States:
                     string_handling.object_delimiter + " role Law")
                 ])
 
+        with CriticalSubdict(self.simdata[self.state], self.poutput):
             mpd_theory_name = "MPD_bcs"
             self.mmtinterface.mmt_new_theory(mpd_theory_name)
             for unknownentry in string_handling.get_recursively(self.simdata["unknowns"], "theoryname"):
@@ -849,11 +850,11 @@ class PDE_States:
                         string_handling.object_delimiter + " role BoundaryCondition")
                 ])
 
+        with CriticalSubdict(self.simdata[self.state], self.poutput):
             # make an actual model theory that includes all of the Laws declared so far,
             # which in turn include the Quantities
             modelname = "MPD_Model"
             self.mmtinterface.mmt_new_theory(modelname)
-            # include all the mpd_parameters, mpd_pdes and mpd_bcs #TODO
             for paramentry in string_handling.get_recursively(self.simdata["parameters"], "theoryname"):
                 self.include_in(modelname, "MPD_" + paramentry)
             for pde_number in range(len(pde_names)):