Added PointInformation to enable abstraction

src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/caching/CachingComponent.java

@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.HostComponent;
 public interface CachingComponent extends HostComponent {
 	<T extends Object> List<T> getCacheEntries(Class<T> pCacheEntryClass);
 
+	<T extends Object> boolean containsEntry(T pCacheEntry);
+
 	<T extends Object> void storeCacheEntry(T pCacheEntry);
 }

src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/caching/invalidation/CacheInvalidationStrategy.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.caching.invalidation;
 
-import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.relevance.VehicularPointInformation;
+import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.information.VehicularPointInformation;
 
 public interface CacheInvalidationStrategy {
 

src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/caching/replacement/CacheReplacementStrategy.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.caching.replacement;
 
-import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.relevance.VehicularPointInformation;
+import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.information.VehicularPointInformation;
 
 public interface CacheReplacementStrategy {
 

src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/information/PointInformation.java

+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2010 KOM – Multimedia Communications Lab
+ *
+ * This file is part of Simonstrator.KOM.
+ * 
+ * Simonstrator.KOM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * PeerfactSim.KOM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with PeerfactSim.KOM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+package de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.information;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.sensor.location.Location;
+
+/**
+ * An information in a vehicular scenario is always associated with a location
+ * and a creation time. Those properties are crucial to evaluate the existence
+ * of an object.
+ * 
+ * @author Tobias Meuser
+ * @version 1.0.0
+ *
+ */
+public interface PointInformation {
+
+	/**
+	 * This method provides the location of the detected event.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The location of the event.
+	 */
+	Location getLocation();
+
+	/**
+	 * This method provides the detection date of the event. This is required to
+	 * decide on the freshness of a detected event.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The detection timestamp of the event.
+	 */
+	long getDetectionDate();
+
+	<T extends Object> void setAttribute(String pKey, T pValue);
+
+	<T extends Object> T getAttribute(String pKey);
+
+	<T extends Object> List<T> getAttributes();
+
+	<T extends Object> boolean hasAttribute(String pKey);
+}

src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/relevance/VehicularPointInformation.java → src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/information/VehicularPointInformation.java

@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
  *
  */
 
-package de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.relevance;
+package de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.information;
 
-import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.sensor.location.Location;
 import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.roadnetwork.RoadNetworkEdge;
 
 /**
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.roadnetwork.Road
  * @version 1.0.0
  *
  */
-public interface VehicularPointInformation {
+public interface VehicularPointInformation extends PointInformation {
 
 	/**
 	 * The edge of an information is required to decide whether the event is on
@@ -42,19 +41,4 @@ public interface VehicularPointInformation {
 	 * @return The edge of the event.
 	 */
 	RoadNetworkEdge getEdge();
-
-	/**
-	 * This method provides the location of the detected event.
-	 * 
-	 * @return The location of the event.
-	 */
-	Location getLocation();
-
-	/**
-	 * This method provides the detection date of the event. This is required to
-	 * decide on the freshness of a detected event.
-	 * 
-	 * @return The detection timestamp of the event.
-	 */
-	long getDetectionDate();
 }

src/de/tudarmstadt/maki/simonstrator/api/component/vehicular/relevance/EventRelevanceCalculationComponent.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.relevance;
 
 import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.HostComponent;
 import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.VehicleInformationComponent;
+import de.tudarmstadt.maki.simonstrator.api.component.vehicular.information.VehicularPointInformation;
 
 /**
  * This interface provide methods to calculate the relevance of an event for a