ikr.simlib.entities.generators

Class Generator

java.lang.Object

ikr.simlib.entities.Entity

ikr.simlib.entities.generators.Generator

Direct Known Subclasses:

BurstGenerator, StdGenerator, TraceGenerator

public abstract class Generator
extends Entity

A message generator entity. Deriving classes must implement getNextEventTime to calculate the time for the next message to be generated.

Each Generator has to have exactly one MessageFactory. If no MessageFactory is provided, Generator creates a new MessageFactory with an default Message of type Message and length 1.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ikr.simlib.entities.Entity

Entity.PortAlias

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected boolean	activated
protected Event	event
protected Factory<Message>	messageFactory
protected SynchronousOutputPort	outputPort

Fields inherited from class ikr.simlib.entities.Entity

portAliases, ports, simNode

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Generator(java.lang.String name, SimNode owner)
protected	Generator(java.lang.String name, SimNode owner, Factory<Message> factory, boolean activateOnStart)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	activate()
protected Message	createMessage()
void	deactivate()
Factory	getMessageFactory()
protected abstract double	getNextEventTime(double currentTime)
OutputPort	getOutput()
void	setActivated(boolean start)
void	setMessageFactory(Factory<Message> Factory)

Methods inherited from class ikr.simlib.entities.Entity

addPort, aliasPort, aliasPort, connect, disconnect, getName, getNode, getPortByName, getPorts, isPortKnown, unaliasPort

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

outputPort

protected SynchronousOutputPort outputPort

event

protected Event event

messageFactory

protected Factory<Message> messageFactory

activated

protected boolean activated

Constructor Detail

Generator

protected Generator(java.lang.String name,
         SimNode owner,
         Factory<Message> factory,
         boolean activateOnStart)

Generator

protected Generator(java.lang.String name,
         SimNode owner)

Method Detail

getNextEventTime

protected abstract double getNextEventTime(double currentTime)

createMessage

protected Message createMessage()

setActivated

public void setActivated(boolean start)

activate

public final void activate()

deactivate

public final void deactivate()

setMessageFactory

public void setMessageFactory(Factory<Message> Factory)

getMessageFactory

public Factory getMessageFactory()

getOutput

public OutputPort getOutput()