physis.core
Class PHYSIS

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--physis.core.PHYSIS

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public final class PHYSIS

extends java.lang.Thread

This is the main starter class. It has the main method as the entry point of the system.
Other alternative to run the system is running this class as a thread. It allows full controll over the processing. The name of the config file should be set very first! (the main method starts a thread as well)
CRC
1. instantiating the system - Configuration, Population, statistics, visualisation
2. do the updates - Population, statistics, visualisation, viewers

Field Summary

private static java.lang.String	config_file The name of the file containing the configuration parameters (with full path).
static Environment	environment Mainly for performance reasons this reference can be publicly available this way: PHYSIS.environment The default environment is EnvironmentImpl is instantiated by PHYSIS.
private long	max_updates The maximum number of possible updates is defined in the configuration file.
private static PHYSIS	physis The instance of the system.
private Population	population There's one population in one instance of Physis.
private Statistics	statistics The statistics-generator subsystem.
private Triggers	triggers The container of predefined events, operations.
private long	updatecount Counts the number of updates.
private Viewer[]	viewers Several different viewers can be attached to the system.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

contextClassLoader, daemon, eetop, group, inheritableThreadLocals, inheritedAccessControlContext, MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, name, NORM_PRIORITY, priority, single_step, stillborn, stopThreadPermission, target, threadInitNumber, threadLocals, threadQ

Constructor Summary

private

PHYSIS(java.lang.String config_file)

Method Summary

static PHYSIS	getInstance() This returns an instance of the system if the full path of the configuration file is correctly set.
Population	getPopulation() Returns the instance's population.
long	getUpdateCount() Returns the number of the current update cycle.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) This is the main entry point.
void	run() The thread's run method.
static void	setConfigFileName(java.lang.String filename) Sets the configuration file.
void	setViewers(Viewer[] viewers) The viewers can be set dynamically.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

, activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, exit, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, init, interrupt, interrupt0, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, isInterrupted, join, join, join, nextThreadNum, registerNatives, resume, resume0, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, setPriority0, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, stop0, suspend, suspend0, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

environment

public static Environment environment

Mainly for performance reasons this reference can be publicly available this way: PHYSIS.environment
The default environment is EnvironmentImpl is instantiated by PHYSIS.

config_file

private static java.lang.String config_file

The name of the file containing the configuration parameters (with full path).

physis

private static PHYSIS physis

The instance of the system.

population

private Population population

There's one population in one instance of Physis.

triggers

private Triggers triggers

The container of predefined events, operations.

statistics

private Statistics statistics

The statistics-generator subsystem.

viewers

private Viewer[] viewers

Several different viewers can be attached to the system. The active viewers are stored in this array.

updatecount

private long updatecount

Counts the number of updates. Starting from 1.

max_updates

private long max_updates

The maximum number of possible updates is defined in the configuration file.

Constructor Detail

PHYSIS

private PHYSIS(java.lang.String config_file)

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

This is the main entry point.

setConfigFileName

public static void setConfigFileName(java.lang.String filename)

Sets the configuration file. After this the system can be instantiated.

getInstance

public static PHYSIS getInstance()

This returns an instance of the system if the full path of the configuration file is correctly set.

run

public void run()

The thread's run method. It's a cycle in which the system parts are updated.

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

getPopulation

public Population getPopulation()

Returns the instance's population.

getUpdateCount

public long getUpdateCount()

Returns the number of the current update cycle.

setViewers

public void setViewers(Viewer[] viewers)

The viewers can be set dynamically.