actorplugin

Class SimpleActorPlugin

Object

actorplugin.SimpleActorPlugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

ActorPlugin

public class SimpleActorPlugin
extends Object
implements ActorPlugin

Implements a clock, so that when its input changes, its output becomes the current clock

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimpleActorPlugin()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ArrayList	getPluginActorAttributes()
ArrayList	getPluginActorInputConceptList() Assumption about input and output vectors is that inputs are numbered 1..n and outputs are numbered n+1 ..
String	getPluginActorName()
ArrayList	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

SimpleActorPlugin

public SimpleActorPlugin()

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 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 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.

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