contiki/tools/cooja/java/se/sics/cooja/MoteInterface.java

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package se.sics.cooja;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Observable;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.jdom.Element;

/**
 * A mote interface represents a mote property. Often this is a simulated
 * hardware peripheral such as a button or a led. This can also be a property
 * the mote software itself is unaware of, for example the current position of
 * the mote.
 * 
 * Interfaces are the main way for the simulator to interact with a simulated
 * mote.
 * 
 * Interfaces are divided into active and passive interfaces, which are handled
 * differently. In order to create a passive interface, the class should also
 * implement the dummy Java interface PassiveMoteInterface. For an explanation
 * of the differences of active and passive interfaces see class
 * PassiveMoteInterface.
 * 
 * @see PassiveMoteInterface
 * @author Fredrik Osterlind
 */
public abstract class MoteInterface extends Observable {
  private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MoteInterface.class);

  /**
   * This method creates an instance of the given class with the given mote as
   * constructor argument. Instead of calling the interface constructors
   * directly this method may be used.
   * 
   * @param interfaceClass
   *          Mote interface class
   * @param mote
   *          Mote that will hold the interface
   * @return Mote interface instance
   */
  public static final MoteInterface generateInterface(
      Class<? extends MoteInterface> interfaceClass, Mote mote) {
    try {
      // Generating interface
      MoteInterface instance = (MoteInterface) interfaceClass.getConstructor(
          new Class[] { Mote.class }).newInstance(new Object[] { mote });

      return instance;
    } catch (Exception e) {
      logger.fatal("Exception when creating " + interfaceClass + ": " + e);
      return null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Actions to be performed just before the holding mote is ticked
   */
  public abstract void doActionsBeforeTick();

  /**
   * Actions to be performed just after the holding mote has been ticked
   */
  public abstract void doActionsAfterTick();

  /**
   * Returns a panel with interesting data for this interface. This could for
   * example show last messages sent/received for a radio interface, or logged
   * message for a log interface.
   * 
   * All panels returned from this method must later be released for memory
   * reasons.
   * 
   * If returned panel is null, this interface will not be visualized.
   * 
   * @see #releaseInterfaceVisualizer(JPanel)
   * @return Interface visualizer or null
   */
  public abstract JPanel getInterfaceVisualizer();

  /**
   * This method should be called when a visualizer panel is no longer in use.
   * Any resources of that panel, for example registered observers, will be
   * released.
   * 
   * @see #getInterfaceVisualizer()
   * @param panel
   *          A interface visualizer panel fetched earlier for this mote
   *          interface.
   */
  public abstract void releaseInterfaceVisualizer(JPanel panel);

  /**
   * Returns approximated energy consumed (mQ) during the current tick. If the
   * interface is active, this information must be available after the
   * doActionsAfterTick method. If the interface is passive, this information
   * must be available after the doActionsBeforeTick method.
   * 
   * The interface is responsible to gather information about the current
   * internal state, and calculate whatever energy it needs in that state and
   * during one tick.
   * 
   * If the holding mote is dead, this method will not be called. If the holding
   * mote is sleeping and this interface is active, this method will not be
   * called.
   * 
   * For example, a radio transmitter or a PIR sensor often has a much higher
   * energy usage than a button sensor which virtually needs no energy at all.
   * If the radio is turned off in hardware, it should return a zero energy
   * consumption. If the radio is sending something which would take longer than
   * one tick, it may either return the total energy used directly, or a smaller
   * amount during several ticks.
   * 
   * This method may typically be used by the passive interface battery, which
   * sums up all energy used during one tick and decreases the battery energy
   * left.
   * 
   * @see se.sics.cooja.interfaces.Battery
   * @return Energy consumption of this device during the current tick
   */
  public abstract double energyConsumptionPerTick();

  /**
   * Returns XML elements representing the current config of this mote
   * interface. This is fetched by the simulator for example when saving a
   * simulation configuration file. For example an IP interface may return one
   * element with the mote IP address. This method should however not return
   * state specific information such as a log history. (All nodes are restarted
   * when loading a simulation.)
   * 
   * @see #setConfigXML(Collection, boolean)
   * @return XML elements representing the current interface config
   */
  public abstract Collection<Element> getConfigXML();

  /**
   * Sets the current mote interface config depending on the given XML elements.
   * 
   * @see #getConfigXML()
   * @param configXML
   *          Config XML elements
   * @param visAvailable
   *          Is this object allowed to show a visualizer?
   */
  public abstract void setConfigXML(Collection<Element> configXML,
      boolean visAvailable);

}