Helper library for distributed algorithms programming?

Question

When you code a distributed algorithm, do you use any library to model abstract things like processor, register, message, link, etc.? Is there any library that does that?

I'm thinking about e.g. self-stabilizing algorithms, like self-stabilizing minimum spanning-tree algorithms.

Answer 1

There's a DVM system that can be used for implementing different distributed algorithms. It works on top of MPI.

However it is more for matrix-oriented scientific algorithms where distribution is done in terms of data blocks. I had a brief experience using it - it's much more convenient than direct usage of MPI and allows for much more readable and maintainable code.