BUG: Paralle Monte Carlo simulation giving incorrect iterations

[emtee14]

When running the parallel Monte Carlo simulations, there is a printout that shows the current iterations, iteration runtime, and estimated time left. When running in parallel, though, the value goes up and down due to this line

RocketPy/rocketpy/simulation/monte_carlo.py

Line 431 in 4df0b38

sim_monitor.print_update_status(sim_idx)

This means that the message is printed with the same index as the last completed iteration, so when an earlier iteration takes longer, it updates it with a lower value.

I propose to fix this by having a counter that will keep track and just increment each time. This counter can be incremented when the output is written to a file, and can be thread-safe since it will only be accessed when the mutex is acquired. Also changing the printout of current iteration to iterations completed or something of that nature.

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[Gui-FernandesBR]

I propose to fix this by having a counter that will keep track and just increment each time. This counter can be incremented when the output is written to a file, and can be thread-safe since it will only be accessed when the mutex is acquired. Also changing the printout of current iteration to iterations completed or something of that nature.

Thanks for reporting this bug, @emtee14 , it seems like you have a great idea of what should be done. Are you able to implement and test it on Python?
Could you kindly submit a Pull Request so we can evaluate your solution please?

Thanks for helping!

[emtee14]

Yeah I'm happy to do that

[Gui-FernandesBR]

Yeah I'm happy to do that

Great!
@emtee14 I have assigned the issue to you then.
Let us know in case you need any help to proceed.