def METHOD_NAME(m: float = 1, b: float = 0) -> partial[Callable[[], None]]:
    ''' Return a driver function that can advance a sequence of linear values.
    .. code-block:: none
        value = m * i + b
    Args:
        m (float) : a slope for the linear driver
        x (float) : an offset for the linear driver
    '''
    def f(i: float) -> float:
        return m * i + b
    return partial(force, sequence=_advance(f))