1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/rhumba.py b/rhumba.py
index fbcfc8f..535b650 100755
--- a/rhumba.py
+++ b/rhumba.py
@@ -280,10 +280,16 @@ class Experiment:
     def add_node(self, node):
         self.nodes.remove(node)
 
-    def run(self):
+    # Realize the experiment topology, using a testbed-specific setup
+    def realize(self):
         self.links = get_links(self.nodes)
         self.testbed.create_experiment(self.nodes, self.links)
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def run(self):
+        raise Exception('run() method not implemented')
+
+
 # An experiment over the IRATI implementation
 class IRATIExperiment(Experiment):
     def __init__(self, testbed, nodes = list()):
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ class IRATIExperiment(Experiment):
 
     def run(self):
         print("[IRATI experiment] start")
-        Experiment.run(self)
+        self.realize()
         print("[IRATI experiment] end")
 
 
@@ -302,7 +308,7 @@ class RLITEExperiment(Experiment):
 
     def run(self):
         print("[RLITE experiment] start")
-        Experiment.run(self)
+        self.realize()
         print("[RLITE experiment] end")
 
 
@@ -314,7 +320,7 @@ class OuroborosExperiment(Experiment):
     def run(self):
         print("[Ouroboros experiment] start")
         print("Creating resources...")
-        Experiment.run(self)
+        self.realize()
         print("Setting up Ouroboros...")
         our.setup_ouroboros(self.testbed, self.nodes)
         print("Binding names...")