private static Dictionary <string, MachineId> CreateMachineIds(
PSharpRuntime runtime,
Type machineType,
Func <int, string> machineNameFunc,
int numMachines)
{
var result = new Dictionary <string, MachineId>();
for (int i = 0; i < numMachines; i++)
{
var name = machineNameFunc(i);
var machineId = runtime.CreateMachineIdFromName(machineType, name);
result[name] = machineId;
}
return(result);
}