antsim.nestor
Class LocalManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--antsim.nestor.LocalManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

Clearable, Manager

public class LocalManager

extends Object

implements Manager

Class LocalManager is the implementation of Manager to be used during off-line simulations. No thread is used in this implementation; instead, the execution of the algorithm of a single ant may be forced by invoking method execute(). This method is used by Scenario implementations in order to force progress of the ant algorithm over the simulated network.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Alberto Montresor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface anthill.nest.Manager

NAME

Constructor Summary

LocalManager(Factory factory, String name)

Method Summary

void	add(AntView view) Adds an ant to the queue of ants to be executed
void	clear() Restores the object to its initial state.
void	execute() Executes an ant stored in this LocalManager.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LocalManager

public LocalManager(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

add

public void add(AntView view)

Adds an ant to the queue of ants to be executed

Specified by:

add in interface Manager

Parameters:

view - the ant to be added is encapsulated in a AntView

execute

public void execute()

Executes an ant stored in this LocalManager.

Specified by:

execute in interface Manager

clear

public void clear()

Restores the object to its initial state.

Specified by:

clear in interface Clearable