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+from illuminator.builder import IlluminatorModel, ModelConstructor
+
+# construct the model
+class Modelname(ModelConstructor):
+
+    # Define the model parameters, inputs, outputs...
+    # all parameters will be directly available as attributes
+    parameters={'param1': 1,
+                'param2': 'value2'
+                }
+    inputs={'in1': 0
+            }
+    outputs={'out1': 0
+             }
+    states={'out1': 0
+            }
+    
+    # define other attributes
+    time_step_size=1
+    time=None
+
+    # define step function
+    def step(self, time, inputs, max_advance=1) -> None:  # step function always needs arguments self, time, inputs and max_advance. Max_advance needs an initial value.
+
+
+        input_data = self.unpack_inputs(inputs)  # make input data easily accessible
+        self.time = time
+        eid = list(self.model_entities)[0]  # there is only one entity per simulator, so get the first entity
+
+
+        # example logic, sets "out1" to be the result of adding input "in1" and parameter "param1"
+        self._model.outputs["out1"] = input_data['in1'] + self.param1  
+
+
+        # return the time of the next step (time untill current information is valid)
+        return time + self._model.time_step_size
+
+