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  class EntityList:
      """Abstract class for containers for SmartSimEntities"""
  
      def __init__(self, name, path, **kwargs):
          self.name = name
          self.path = path
          self.entities = []
          self._initialize_entities(**kwargs)
  
      def _initialize_entities(self, **kwargs):
          """Initialize the SmartSimEntity objects in the container"""
          raise NotImplementedError
  
      @property
      def batch(self):
          try:
              if self.batch_settings:
                  return True
              return False
          # local orchestrator cannot launch with batches
          except AttributeError:
              return False
  
      @property
      def type(self):
          """Return the name of the class"""
          return type(self).__name__
  
      def set_path(self, new_path):
          self.path = new_path
          for entity in self.entities:
              entity.path = new_path
  
      def __getitem__(self, name):
          for entity in self.entities:
              if entity.name == name:
                  return entity
  
      def __iter__(self):
          for entity in self.entities:
              yield entity
  
      def __len__(self):
          return len(self.entities)
  