Inherit from SMLMData abstract types for tuple pattern

SMLMSimParams <: AbstractSMLMConfig, SimInfo <: AbstractSMLMInfo,
ImageInfo <: AbstractSMLMInfo. Remove unused AbstractSim type.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: kalidke

src/SMLMSim.jl

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ using Distributions
 using LinearAlgebra
 
 # Re-export critical types from SMLMData to make them available to users
-export AbstractCamera, IdealCamera, SCMOSCamera, AbstractEmitter, Emitter2D, Emitter3D, Emitter2DFit, Emitter3DFit, BasicSMLD
+export AbstractCamera, IdealCamera, SCMOSCamera, AbstractEmitter, Emitter2D, Emitter3D, Emitter2DFit, Emitter3DFit, BasicSMLD,
+       AbstractSMLMConfig, AbstractSMLMInfo
 
 # Include info types before submodules so they can use them
 include("types.jl")
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ include("interface.jl")
 using .Core: CTMC, get_state, get_next, intensity_trace, kinetic_model
 using .Core: Molecule, GenericFluor, Pattern, Pattern2D, Pattern3D
 using .Core: Nmer2D, Nmer3D, Line2D, Line3D, uniform2D, uniform3D, rotate!
-using .Core: AbstractSim, SMLMSimParams # Add abstract types import
+using .Core: SMLMSimParams
 using .Core: get_track, get_num_tracks, get_tracks # Track utility functions
 using .Core: AbstractLabeling, FixedLabeling, PoissonLabeling, BinomialLabeling
 using .Core: n_fluorophores, apply_labeling
@@ -92,8 +93,7 @@ using .StaticSMLM: simulate
 # Export simulation interfaces
 export
     # Simulation interfaces
-    AbstractSim,
-    SMLMSimParams  # Add this export
+    SMLMSimParams
 
 # Export simulation functions
 export

src/core/Core.jl

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ include("track_utils.jl")
 
 # Export abstract types
 export
-    AbstractSim,
     SMLMSimParams
 
 # Export molecule types

src/core/abstract_types.jl

@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 """
-    AbstractSim
-
-Abstract type for all simulation types in SMLMSim.
-Concrete subtypes should implement their own simulate methods.
-"""
-abstract type AbstractSim end
-
-"""
-    SMLMSimParams <: AbstractSim
+    SMLMSimParams <: AbstractSMLMConfig
 
 Abstract type for all SMLM simulation parameter types.
-Provides a common parent for different types of SMLM simulations.
+Inherits from SMLMData.AbstractSMLMConfig to participate in the
+ecosystem-wide (Config, Info, Data) tuple pattern.
 """
-abstract type SMLMSimParams <: AbstractSim end
+abstract type SMLMSimParams <: AbstractSMLMConfig end

src/diffusion/InteractionDiffusion.jl

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ using Printf
 
 # Import the main simulate function to add our method
 import ..simulate
-import ..Core: AbstractSim
 import ..Core: SMLMSimParams
 import ..SimInfo
 

src/interface.jl

@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ simulation type and parameters.
 """
 
 # Import the abstract types directly from Core
-import ..Core: AbstractSim
+import ..Core: SMLMSimParams
 
 # Abstract types are now defined in Core.abstract_types.jl
 
 """
-    simulate(sim::AbstractSim; kwargs...)
+    simulate(sim::SMLMSimParams; kwargs...)
 
 Generic interface for all simulation types.
 Dispatches to the appropriate method based on the concrete simulation type.
 
 # Arguments
-- `sim::AbstractSim`: The simulation configuration object
+- `sim::SMLMSimParams`: The simulation configuration object
 - `kwargs...`: Additional keyword arguments specific to the simulation type
 
 # Returns
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ params = StaticSMLMConfig(
 results = simulate(params)
 ```
 """
-function simulate(sim::AbstractSim; kwargs...)
+function simulate(sim::SMLMSimParams; kwargs...)
     # This is a generic interface that will dispatch to the
     # appropriate method based on the concrete type of sim
     error("No simulate method implemented for $(typeof(sim))")

src/static/StaticSMLM.jl

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using Distributions
 import ..Core: Pattern, Pattern2D, Pattern3D, uniform2D, uniform3D
 import ..Core: Molecule, GenericFluor, kinetic_model
 import ..Core: Nmer2D, Nmer3D
-import ..Core: AbstractSim, SMLMSimParams
+import ..Core: SMLMSimParams
 import ..Core: AbstractLabeling, FixedLabeling, PoissonLabeling, BinomialLabeling
 import ..Core: n_fluorophores, apply_labeling
 import ..simulate

src/types.jl

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if info.smld_true !== nothing
 end
 ```
 """
-struct SimInfo
+struct SimInfo <: AbstractSMLMInfo
     # Common fields (ecosystem convention)
     elapsed_s::Float64
     backend::Symbol
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ println("Generated \$(info.frames_generated) frames in \$(info.elapsed_s) second
 println("Total photons: \$(info.n_photons_total)")
 ```
 """
-struct ImageInfo
+struct ImageInfo <: AbstractSMLMInfo
     # Common fields
     elapsed_s::Float64
     backend::Symbol