MovementModel.java

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package de.tud.kom.p2psim.api.topology.movement;

import de.tud.kom.p2psim.api.topology.TopologyComponent;

/**
 * A movement model for a group of {@link TopologyComponent}s. The movement
 * model interacts with the topology to move hosts and to react to obstacles, if
 * needed.
 * 
 * @author Bjoern Richerzhagen
 * @version 1.0, 21.02.2012
 */
public interface MovementModel {

	/**
	 * Register all {@link SimLocationActuator}s that are controlled by this
	 * movement model.
	 * 
	 * @param comp
	 */
	public void addComponent(SimLocationActuator actuator);

	/**
	 * Called for each component once during initialization, after all
	 * components have been added.
	 */
	public void placeComponent(SimLocationActuator actuator);

	/**
	 * If you want to trigger the movement periodically, set this to a time
	 * 
	 * @param time
	 */
	public void setTimeBetweenMoveOperations(long time);

}