Connection types

There are two types of connections in RtBot: data lines and control lines. Data lines are connections through which the incoming data or derived passes through. The messages passing through the data lines are usually a tuple of an integer, representing the time, and a float number, representing a value.

On the other hand, control lines are used to control the data flow. They are used mainly to take decisions, like switching the flow from one data line to another, for instance. Through these lines we send messages as well, with the difference that these messages are usually a tuple of integers: one for the time and another integer which can be used in the decision taking process. This second integer can represent a given state in our program, or a boolean, for instance.