1 @ESS{[BUGS]} was originally designed for use with BUGS software. It
2 was developed by Rodney A. Sparapani and has some similarities with
3 @ESS{[SAS]}. Later, it evolved to support JAGS as a dialect of the
4 BUGS language via @ESS{[JAGS]}. Unless otherwise noted, whenever this
5 documentation says BUGS, you can assume that it applies to JAGS as
6 well. @ESS{} provides 5 features. First, BUGS syntax is described to
7 allow for proper fontification of statements, distributions,
8 functions, commands and comments in BUGS model files, command files
9 and log files. Second, @ESS{} creates templates for the command file
10 from the model file so that a BUGS batch process can be defined by a
11 single file. Third, @ESS{} provides a BUGS batch script that allows @ESS{}
12 to set BUGS batch parameters. Fourth, key sequences are defined to
13 create a command file and submit a BUGS batch process. Lastly,
14 interactive submission of BUGS commands is also supported.
16 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
17 @node ESS(BUGS)--Model files, ESS(BUGS)--Command files, ESS for BUGS, ESS for BUGS
18 @section ESS[BUGS]--Model files
20 Model files with the @file{.bug} extension are edited in @ESS{[BUGS]} mode
21 if @code{(require 'essd-bugs)} was performed or edited in @ESS{[JAGS]} mode
22 if @code{(require 'essd-jags)}.
23 Two keys are bound for your use in @ESS{[BUGS]}, @kbd{F2} and @kbd{C-c C-c}.
24 @kbd{F2} performs the same action as it does in @ESS{[SAS]},
25 @xref{ESS(SAS)--Function keys for batch processing}. @kbd{C-c C-c} performs the
26 function @code{ess-bugs-next-action} which you will use a lot. Pressing it
27 in an empty buffer for a model file will produce a template for you.
29 @ESS{[BUGS]} supports "replacement" variables. These variables are
30 created as part of the template, i.e. with the first press of @kbd{C-c C-c}
31 in an empty buffer. They are named by all capitals and start
32 with @code{%}: @code{%N}, @code{%DATA}, @code{%INIT}, @code{%MONITOR} and @code{%STATS}. When you are
33 finished editing your model file, pressing @kbd{C-c C-c} will perform
34 the necessary replacements and build your command file for you. Note
35 that @ESS{[JAGS]} only supports @code{%MONITOR} since none of the other
36 variables are compatible with the JAGS dialect.
38 The @code{%DATA} variable appears in the line @code{data in "%DATA";}. On the
39 second press of @kbd{C-c C-c}, @code{%DATA} will be replaced by the model file name
40 except it will have the @file{.dat} extension. If your data file is named
41 something else, then change @code{%DATA} in the template to the appropriate
42 file name and no replacement will occur.
44 The @code{%INIT} variable appears in the line @code{inits in "%INIT";}.
45 On the second press of @kbd{C-c C-c}, @code{%INIT} will be
46 replaced by the model file name except it will have the .in extension.
47 If your model will be generating it's own initial values, place a
48 comment character, @code{#}, at the beginning of the line. Or, if your init
49 file is named something else, then change @code{%INIT} in the template to the
50 appropriate file name.
52 The @code{%N} variable appears in the line @code{const N = 0;#%N}.
53 Although it is commented, it is still active. Notice that later on in
54 the template you have the line @code{for (i in 1:N)}. The BUGS
55 constant @code{N} is the number of rows in your data file. When you
56 press @kbd{C-c C-c}, the data file is read and the number of lines are
57 counted (after @code{%DATA} is resolved, if necessary). The number of
58 lines replace the zero in the @code{const N = 0;} statement.
60 The @code{%MONITOR} variable appears on a line by itself. Although it
61 is commented, it is still active. This line is a list of variables
62 that you want monitored. When you press @kbd{C-c C-c}, the
63 appropriate statements are created in the command file to monitor the
64 list of variables. If the line is blank, then the list is populated
65 with the variables from the @code{var} statement.
67 The @code{%STATS} variable is similar to the @code{%MONITOR} variable.
68 It is a list of variables for which summary statistics will be
69 calculated. When you press @kbd{C-c C-c}, the appropriate statements
70 will be generated in your command file.
72 Please note that the @code{%DATA} and @code{%INIT} variables are only
73 replaced on the second press of @kbd{C-c C-c}, but the actions for
74 @code{%N}, @code{%MONITOR} and @code{%STATS} are performed on each
75 press of @kbd{C-c C-c} if you re-visit the model file.
77 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
78 @node ESS(BUGS)--Command files, ESS(BUGS)--Log files, ESS(BUGS)--Model files, ESS for BUGS
79 @section ESS[BUGS]--Command files
81 To avoid extension name collision, @file{.bmd} is used for BUGS
82 command files and @file{.jmd} for JAGS command files. When you have
83 finished editing your model file and press @kbd{C-c C-c}, a command
84 file is created if one does not already exist. However, the command
85 file was created, it recognizes two "replacement" variables:
86 @code{%MONITOR} and @code{%STATS}.
88 Two @code{%MONITOR} variables appears on lines by themselves.
89 Although they are commented, they are still active. Between them
90 appears the necessary statements to monitor the list of variables
91 specified in the model file. The behavior of the @code{%STATS}
94 When you are finished editing your command file, pressing @kbd{C-c C-c}
95 again will submit your command file as a batch job. BUGS batch
96 scripts are provided for both Unix and DOS in the @file{etc}
97 sub-directory of the @ESS{} distribution. The Unix script is
98 @file{backbugs} for BUGS major version 0.6 and @file{backbug5} for
99 0.5. The DOS script is @file{BACKBUGS.BAT} for BUGS major version 0.6
100 only. These scripts allows @ESS{} access to BUGS batch features that
101 are not readily available with the batch scripts that come with BUGS.
103 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
104 @node ESS(BUGS)--Log files, , ESS(BUGS)--Command files, ESS for BUGS
105 @section ESS[BUGS]--Log files
107 To avoid extension name collision, @file{.bog} is used for BUGS log
108 files. The BUGS batch script provided with @ESS{} creates the
109 @file{.bog} file from the @file{.log} file when the batch process
110 completes. If you need to look at the @file{.log} file while the
111 batch process is running, it will not appear in @ESS{[BUGS]} mode.
112 You may find @kbd{F2} useful to refresh the @file{.log} if the batch
113 process over-writes or appends it.