[Gridsim-commits] SF.net SVN: gridsim:[248] trunk/source/gridsim/net/Router.java

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Revision: 248
          http://gridsim.svn.sourceforge.net/gridsim/?rev=248&view=rev
Author:   sulistio
Date:     2008-09-29 10:29:42 +0000 (Mon, 29 Sep 2008)

Log Message:
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add a new protected method called sendInitialEvent() such that its child classes can send events before receiving incoming events.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/source/gridsim/net/Router.java

Modified: trunk/source/gridsim/net/Router.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/source/gridsim/net/Router.java	2008-09-29 10:27:42 UTC (rev 247)
+++ trunk/source/gridsim/net/Router.java	2008-09-29 10:29:42 UTC (rev 248)
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
         // methods to be overriden by children classes
         advertiseHosts();
         registerOtherEntity();
+        sendInitialEvent();
 
         // Process incoming events
         Sim_event ev = new Sim_event();
@@ -311,13 +312,14 @@
     protected abstract void processEvent(Sim_event ev);
 
     /**
-     * Overrides this method when making a type of router.
-     * This method is called by {@link #body()} to register other type to
+     * Overrides this method when making a new type of router.
+     * This method is called by the {@link #body()} method 
+     * to register to other type of the
      * {@link gridsim.GridInformationService} entity. In doing so, you
-     * need to create a new child class extending from
-     * {@link gridsim.GridInformationService}.
+     * need to create a new child class extending from the
+     * {@link gridsim.GridInformationService} class.
      * <br>
-     * <b>NOTE:</b> You do not need to override {@link #body()} method, if
+     * <b>NOTE:</b> You do not need to override the {@link #body()} method, if
      * you use this method.
      *
      * @pre $none
@@ -327,6 +329,20 @@
     protected void registerOtherEntity() {
         // ... empty
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Overrides this method when sending initial event(s) to itself or others
+     * <b>BEFORE</b> receiving incoming events from other entities.
+     * <br>
+     * <b>NOTE:</b> You do not need to override the {@link #body()} method, if
+     * you use this method.
+     *
+     * @pre $none
+     * @post $none
+     */
+    protected void sendInitialEvent() {
+        // ... empty
+    }
 
     /**
      * Writes a debug information to a file.


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