org.jcsp.plugNplay
Class Regulate

java.lang.Object
  org.jcsp.plugNplay.Regulate

All Implemented Interfaces:

CSProcess

public class Regulate
extends Object
implements CSProcess

This process controls the rate of flow of traffic from its input to output channels.

Process Diagram

     in    ____________________________
   --->---|                            | out
    reset | Regulate (initialInterval) |-->--
   --->---|____________________________|
 

Description

Regulate produces a constant rate of output flow, regardless of the rate of its input. At the end of each time period, it outputs the last object input during that period. If nothing comes in, the previous output will be repeated (note: this will be a null if nothing has ever arrived). If the input flow is greater than the required output flow, data will be discarded.

The interval (in msecs) defining the output flow rate is given by a constructor argument. This can be changed at any time by sending a new interval (as a Long) down its reset channel.

Channel Protocols

Input Channels
in	java.lang.Object	This accepts data of any Class.
reset	java.lang.Long	This resets the time interval between outputs (milliseconds).
Output Channels
out	java.lang.Object	This carries samples from the input data, sampled at the defined rate.

Implementation

See here.

Author:

P.H. Welch

See Also:

FixedDelay, Regular

Constructor Summary

Regulate(AltingChannelInput in, AltingChannelInput reset, ChannelOutput out, long initialInterval)
Construct the process.

Method Summary

void	run() The main body of this process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Regulate

public Regulate(AltingChannelInput in,
                AltingChannelInput reset,
                ChannelOutput out,
                long initialInterval)

Construct the process.

Parameters:

in - the input channel

out - the output channel

initialInterval - the initial interval between outputs (in milliseconds)

reset - send a Long down this to change the interval between outputs (in milliseconds)

Method Detail

run

public void run()

The main body of this process.

Specified by:

run in interface CSProcess