terminator

Consumes an intentionally unused signal.

📝Syntax

Block type: terminator

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
input ports	1 input port(s) declared.

📄Description

Consumes an intentionally unused signal.

Module	`nflow_blocks`
Library	Sink blocks
Type	`terminator`
Label	Terminator

Description

Consumes a signal that is intentionally unused.

Ports

Input(s)

Port	Role	Side	Position
Port_1	Numeric signal read by the block.	left	x=0, y=20

Output(s)

This block declares no output ports.

Parameters

No block parameters are declared in the manifest.

Block Characteristics

Block type	terminator
Family	Sink blocks
Rendered size	40 x 40
Phases	none
Direct feedthrough	see Algorithms
Internal state or history	not observed in the documented runtime
Signal data type	double numeric values

Algorithms

No computation and no output ports.
Used to make unused signal ends explicit.

Extended Capabilities

This page describes the native runtime behavior observed in the module C++ sources. Declared phases indicate when the simulation engine calls the block.

Code generation: supported for C and Rust.

Implementation Sources

Manifestmodules/nflow_blocks/libraries/sink/library.json

{
  "id": "builtin.sink",
  "title": "Sinks",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "format": "nflow-2",
  "metadata": {
    "author": "Allan CORNET",
    "created": "2026-03-21",
    "tool": "Nelson nflow"
  },
  "comment": "Blocks for visualizing or exporting simulation results",
  "license": "LGPL-3.0",
  "builtin": true,
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "scope",
      "label": "Scope",
      "icon": "scope.svg",
      "phases": [
        "INIT",
        "AFTER_STEP"
      ],
      "width": 220,
      "height": 160,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 40,
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 80,
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 120,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "TMin": "",
        "TMax": "",
        "YMin": "",
        "YMax": "",
        "width": 220,
        "height": 160,
        "ShowTickLabels": false
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "plot",
        "path": "M{axisX} {axisTop} L{axisX} {axisY} L{axisRight-2} {axisY}"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "xyScope",
      "icon": "xyScope.svg",
      "label": "XY Scope",
      "phases": [
        "INIT",
        "AFTER_STEP"
      ],
      "width": 220,
      "height": 160,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 50,
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 110,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "XMin": "",
        "XMax": "",
        "YMin": "",
        "YMax": "",
        "width": 220,
        "height": 160,
        "ShowTickLabels": false
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "plot",
        "path": "M{axisX} {axisY} L{axisRight-2} {axisTop+8}"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "xyzScope",
      "label": "XYZ Scope",
      "icon": "xyzScope.svg",
      "phases": [
        "INIT",
        "AFTER_STEP"
      ],
      "width": 220,
      "height": 180,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 50,
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 90,
          "side": "left"
        },
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 130,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "XMin": "",
        "XMax": "",
        "YMin": "",
        "YMax": "",
        "ZMin": "",
        "ZMax": "",
        "width": 220,
        "height": 180,
        "RotationX": 30,
        "RotationY": 45
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "plot",
        "path": "M{axisX} {axisY} L{axisRight-2} {axisY-20}"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "fileSink",
      "icon": "fileSink.svg",
      "label": "Output File",
      "phases": [],
      "width": 80,
      "height": 80,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 40,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "FileName": "output.csv"
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "image",
        "src": "fileSink.svg"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "labelSink",
      "icon": "labelSink.svg",
      "label": "Label Sink",
      "phases": [],
      "width": 40,
      "height": 40,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 20,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "GotoTag": "x",
        "ShowNode": true
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "math",
        "bodyClass": "block-body",
        "mathGroupClass": "label-sink-math",
        "formula": "{params.GotoTag}"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "display",
      "icon": "display.svg",
      "label": "Display",
      "phases": [
        "INIT",
        "AFTER_STEP"
      ],
      "width": 120,
      "height": 60,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 30,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "Label": "Display",
        "Format": "short",
        "Decimation": 1,
        "Floating": false
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "math",
        "bodyClass": "block-body",
        "mathGroupClass": "display-math",
        "formula": "\\mathsf{Disp}"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "toWorkspace",
      "label": "To Workspace",
      "icon": "toWorkspace.svg",
      "phases": [
        "INIT",
        "AFTER_STEP"
      ],
      "width": 80,
      "height": 48,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 24,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {
        "VariableName": "simout",
        "MaxDataPoints": "inf",
        "Decimation": 1,
        "SaveFormat": "Structure With Time",
        "SampleTime": "-1"
      },
      "render": {
        "type": "math",
        "formula": "\\mathtt{{params.VariableName}}",
        "textSize": 14
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "terminator",
      "label": "Terminator",
      "icon": "terminator.svg",
      "phases": [],
      "width": 40,
      "height": 40,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 20,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {},
      "render": {
        "type": "image",
        "src": "exports/terminator.svg",
        "svgMode": "element",
        "preserveAspectRatio": "none",
        "x": 0,
        "y": 0,
        "width": 40,
        "height": 40
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "stopSimulation",
      "label": "Stop",
      "icon": "stopSimulation.svg",
      "phases": [
        "AFTER_STEP"
      ],
      "width": 40,
      "height": 40,
      "inputs": [
        {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 20,
          "side": "left"
        }
      ],
      "outputs": [],
      "defaultParams": {}
    }
  ]
}

Runtimemodules/nflow_blocks/src/cpp/sink/terminator.cpp

//=============================================================================
// Copyright (c) 2016-present Allan CORNET (Nelson)
//=============================================================================
// This file is part of Nelson.
//=============================================================================
// LICENCE_BLOCK_BEGIN
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
// LICENCE_BLOCK_END
//=============================================================================
#include "SimEngineTypes.hpp"
#include "BlockRegistry.hpp"
#include "FieldNames.hpp"
#include "NFlowBlockDescriptor.hpp"
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#include "sink_blocks.hpp"
//=============================================================================
bool
Nelson::NFlow::handleTerminator(SimCtx& /*ctx*/, const Block& /*b*/, Phase /*phase*/)
{
    return false;
}
//=============================================================================
Nelson::NFlow::BlockCodegenTemplate
Nelson::NFlow::getCodeGenCTerminator()
{
    // Code generation for this block still lives in the C generator
    // (emission entangled with generator-wide analysis). Explicitly not
    // implemented here yet - the generator keeps its native path.
    return BlockCodegenTemplate::unimplemented();
}
//=============================================================================
Nelson::NFlow::BlockCodegenTemplate
Nelson::NFlow::getCodeGenRustTerminator()
{
    // Code generation for this block still lives in the Rust generator
    // (emission entangled with generator-wide analysis). Explicitly not
    // implemented here yet - the generator keeps its native path.
    return BlockCodegenTemplate::unimplemented();
}
//=============================================================================

🔗See Also

display scope

🕔Version History

Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

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