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39 changes: 39 additions & 0 deletions docs/howto.md
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This guide provides concise instructions and examples to help you start with common tasks in Mesa.

## Implementing Different Activation Regimes


### Random Activation

self.agents.shuffle_do("<agent function>")

### Random Activation By Type

```python
for agent_class in self.agent_types:
self.agents_by_type[agent_class].shuffle_do("<agent function>")
```
### Only Activating Certain Agent Types

```python
self.agents_by_type[AgentType].shuffle_do("<agent function>")
```

### Staged Activation

```python
for stage in ["stage1", "stage2", "stage3"]:
self.agents.do(stage)
```

If you want to `shuffle` and/or `shuffle_between_stages` options:
```python

stages = ["stage1", "stage2", "stage3"]
if shuffle:
self.random.shuffle(stages)
for stage in stages:
if shuffle_between_stages:
self.agents.shuffle_do(stage)
else:
self.agents.do(stage)
```

## Models with Discrete Time

For models involving agents of multiple types, including those with a time attribute, you can construct a discrete-time model. This setup allows each agent to perform actions in steps that correspond to the model's discrete time.
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class MoneyModel(mesa.Model):
"""A model with some number of agents."""

def __init__(self, N, width, height, seed=None):
def __init__(self, n, width, height, seed=None):
"""Initialize a MoneyModel instance.

Args:
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height: Height of the grid.
"""
super().__init__(seed=seed)
self.num_agents = N
self.num_agents = n
self.grid = mesa.space.MultiGrid(width, height, True)
self.schedule = mesa.time.RandomActivation(self)

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