actorplugin

Class ClockPlugin

Object

actorplugin.ClockPlugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActorPlugin

public class ClockPlugin
extends Object
implements ActorPlugin

Produces the current wall-clock time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClockPlugin()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ArrayList	getPluginActorAttributes()
ArrayList<Concept>	getPluginActorInputConceptList() Assumption about input and output vectors is that inputs are numbered 1..n and outputs are numbered n+1 ..
String	getPluginActorName()
ArrayList<Concept>	getPluginActorOutputConceptList() Assumption about input and output vectors is that inputs are numbered 1..n and outputs are numbered n+1 ..
String	getSourceInfo()
void	performActorOperation(GraphUpdater gu, ArrayList inputs, ArrayList outputs) Perform the actor's function.
void	stopActor() Perform any clean-up required by the actor when it is deleted or its graph is de-activated.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClockPlugin

public ClockPlugin()

Method Detail

getPluginActorName

public String getPluginActorName()

Specified by:

getPluginActorName in interface ActorPlugin

Returns:

Name by which the actor will be known throughout the system

getPluginActorInputConceptList

public ArrayList<Concept> getPluginActorInputConceptList()

Assumption about input and output vectors is that inputs are numbered 1..n and outputs are numbered n+1 .. m.

Specified by:

getPluginActorInputConceptList in interface ActorPlugin

Returns:

List of input concepts (or graphs), each with a constraining type (or "T" )

getPluginActorOutputConceptList

public ArrayList<Concept> getPluginActorOutputConceptList()

Assumption about input and output vectors is that inputs are numbered 1..n and outputs are numbered n+1 .. m.

Specified by:

getPluginActorOutputConceptList in interface ActorPlugin

Returns:

List of output concepts (or graphs), each with a constraining type (or "T" )

getPluginActorAttributes

public ArrayList getPluginActorAttributes()

Specified by:

getPluginActorAttributes in interface ActorPlugin

Returns:

ArrayList of objects, usually in string form, indicating other actor constraints. Currently "executable", "commutative" "varyinginputcardinality" and "varyingoutputcardinality" are supported.

See Also:

GraphUpdater.GraphObjectAttributes

performActorOperation

public void performActorOperation(GraphUpdater gu,
                                  ArrayList inputs,
                                  ArrayList outputs)
                           throws CGActorException

Perform the actor's function. Called by GraphUpdater when input or output concepts change.

Specified by:

performActorOperation in interface ActorPlugin

Parameters:

gu - the current graph updater, in case the operation requires further updating

inputs - ArrayList of charger.obj.Concept

outputs - ArrayList of charger.obj.Concept, set by the operation and usable by the caller.

Throws:

CGActorException

stopActor

public void stopActor()

Perform any clean-up required by the actor when it is deleted or its graph is de-activated.

Specified by:

stopActor in interface ActorPlugin

getSourceInfo

public String getSourceInfo()

Specified by:

getSourceInfo in interface ActorPlugin

Returns:

a string identifying the author, version, and/or email address of this plugin