#1859 - Started giving the red agent some 'intelligence' and a sense of a state. Changed Application.run to .execute.

src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/application.py

@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ class Application(IOSoftware):
             self.sys_log.info(f"Running Application {self.name}")
             self.operating_state = ApplicationOperatingState.RUNNING
 
+    def _application_loop(self):
+        """THe main application loop."""
+        pass
+
     def close(self) -> None:
         """Close the Application."""
         if self.operating_state == ApplicationOperatingState.RUNNING:

src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/database_client.py

@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ class DatabaseClient(Application):
             )
             return self._query(sql=sql, query_id=query_id, is_reattempt=True)
 
-    def run(self) -> None:
+    def execute(self) -> None:
         """Run the DatabaseClient."""
-        super().run()
-        self.operating_state = ApplicationOperatingState.RUNNING
-        self.connect()
+        super().execute()
+        if self.operating_state == ApplicationOperatingState.RUNNING:
+            self.connect()
 
     def query(self, sql: str) -> bool:
         """

src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/web_browser.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class WebBrowser(Application):
             kwargs["port"] = Port.HTTP
 
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        self.run()
+        self.execute()
 
     def describe_state(self) -> Dict:
         """