ants.random
Class RandomAntFactory

java.lang.Object
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  +--ants.random.RandomAntFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

AntFactory, Clearable

public class RandomAntFactory

extends Object

implements AntFactory

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Alberto Montresor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface anthill.AntFactory

NAME

Constructor Summary

RandomAntFactory(Factory factory, String name)

Method Summary

void	clear() Restores the object to its initial state.
Ant[]	getAnts(RequestId rid, Object request, NestId requestor) Returns a set of ants for a query.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RandomAntFactory

public RandomAntFactory(Factory factory,
                        String name)

Parameters:

factory - the factory to be used to read configuration arguments and to create other configurable objects

name - the name that is associated to this instance in the configuration file

Method Detail

clear

public void clear()

Restores the object to its initial state.

Specified by:

clear in interface Clearable

getAnts

public Ant[] getAnts(RequestId rid,
                     Object request,
                     NestId requestor)

Returns a set of ants for a query. Each ant will take care of the research of a distinct token of the query string.

Specified by:

getAnts in interface AntFactory

Parameters:

request - the object containing the request to be satisfied