genius.core.timeline

Interface TimeLineInfo

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContinuousTimeline, DiscreteTimeline, PausableContinuousTimeline, Timeline

public interface TimeLineInfo
extends java.io.Serializable

read-only access to the actual timeline information. The returned information should be up to date at all times and automatically updated.

Author:

W.Pasman

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getCurrentTime()
double	getTime() Gets the time, running from t = 0 (start) to t = 1 (deadline).
double	getTotalTime()
Timeline.Type	getType() In a time-based protocol, time passes within a round.

Method Detail

getType

Timeline.Type getType()

In a time-based protocol, time passes within a round. In contrast, in a rounds-based protocol time only passes when the action is presented.

getTime

double getTime()

Gets the time, running from t = 0 (start) to t = 1 (deadline). The time is normalized, so agents need not be concerned with the actual internal clock.

Returns:

current time in the interval [0, 1].

getTotalTime

double getTotalTime()

Returns:

amount of time in seconds, or amount of rounds depending on timeline type.

getCurrentTime

double getCurrentTime()

Returns:

amount of seconds passed, or amount of rounds passed depending on the timeline type.