modhelxs.abstractsemantics
Class Block

java.lang.Object
  modhelxs.abstractsemantics.NamedEntity
      modhelxs.abstractsemantics.ObservableEntity
          modhelxs.abstractsemantics.Block

All Implemented Interfaces:

Block, NamedEntity, ObservableEntity

Direct Known Subclasses:

AtomicBlock, InterfaceBlock, ManagedBlock

public abstract class Block
extends ObservableEntity
implements Block

A Block is the basic unit of behavior in ModHel'X.

Field Summary

private java.util.Set<Pin>	inputpins_ The input pins of this block.
private java.util.Set<Pin>	outputpins_ The output pins of this block.
private BlockStructure	structure_ The BlockStructure this block belongs to.

Constructor Summary

Block(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object... properties)

Method Summary

Relation	connect(Pin mine, Pin other) Connect one of my pins to another pin.
Relation	connectFromInterfaceBlock(InterfaceBlock intfBlock, Pin other, Pin mine) Connect pin other of InterfaceBlock intfBlock to my pin mine.
Relation	connectFromModel(Model<?> model, Pin other, Pin mine) Connect pin other of Model model to my pin mine.
Relation	connectFromRegularBlock(Block block, Pin other, Pin mine) Connect pin other of regular Block block to my pin mine.
Engine	getEngine() Get the execution Engine by which this block is executed.
java.util.Collection<Pin>	getInputPins() Get the input pins of this entity.
ModelOfComputation<?>	getMoC() Get the ModelOfComputation according to which this Block is executed.
java.util.Collection<Pin>	getOutputPins() Get the output ins of this entity.
BlockStructure	getParent() Get the block structure this block belongs to.
ClockSet	getSolver() Get the clock solver of the execution engine.
Tag<? extends java.lang.Comparable<?>>	getTimeOfRequest() Get the time tag at which the block has requested to be observed.
boolean	hasObservationRequest() Has this block posted an observation request?
void	sanityCheck() Perform sanity check before setup.
void	setParent(BlockStructure s) Set the BlockStructure this block belongs to.

Methods inherited from class modhelxs.abstractsemantics.ObservableEntity

addPin, emitObservationRequests, endOfSnapshot, endOfUpdate, getInterface, getPin, prep, reset, setup, startOfSnapshot, startOfUpdate, update, validate, wrapup

Methods inherited from class modhelxs.abstractsemantics.NamedEntity

getName, getProperties, getProperty, hasProperty, removeProperty, setName, setProperties, setProperty, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface modhelxs.ecore.ObservableEntity

getInterface

Methods inherited from interface modhelxs.ecore.NamedEntity

getName, getProperties, setName

Field Detail

structure_

private BlockStructure structure_

The BlockStructure this block belongs to.

inputpins_

private java.util.Set<Pin> inputpins_

The input pins of this block.

outputpins_

private java.util.Set<Pin> outputpins_

The output pins of this block.

Constructor Detail

Block

public Block(java.lang.String name,
             java.lang.Object... properties)

Method Detail

getParent

public BlockStructure getParent()

Description copied from interface: Block

Get the block structure this block belongs to.

Specified by:

getParent in interface Block

setParent

public void setParent(BlockStructure s)

Set the BlockStructure this block belongs to.

connect

public Relation connect(Pin mine,
                        Pin other)

Connect one of my pins to another pin.

Specified by:

connect in class ObservableEntity

connectFromModel

public Relation connectFromModel(Model<?> model,
                                 Pin other,
                                 Pin mine)

Connect pin other of Model model to my pin mine.

Specified by:

connectFromModel in class ObservableEntity

connectFromRegularBlock

public Relation connectFromRegularBlock(Block block,
                                        Pin other,
                                        Pin mine)

Connect pin other of regular Block block to my pin mine.

Specified by:

connectFromRegularBlock in class ObservableEntity

connectFromInterfaceBlock

public Relation connectFromInterfaceBlock(InterfaceBlock intfBlock,
                                          Pin other,
                                          Pin mine)

Connect pin other of InterfaceBlock intfBlock to my pin mine.

Specified by:

connectFromInterfaceBlock in class ObservableEntity

getMoC

public ModelOfComputation<?> getMoC()

Get the ModelOfComputation according to which this Block is executed.

Specified by:

getMoC in class ObservableEntity

getEngine

public Engine getEngine()

Get the execution Engine by which this block is executed.

getSolver

public ClockSet getSolver()

Get the clock solver of the execution engine.

hasObservationRequest

public boolean hasObservationRequest()

Has this block posted an observation request? If yes, the block needs to be updated even if the scheduling policy of the MoC does not require it.

getTimeOfRequest

public Tag<? extends java.lang.Comparable<?>> getTimeOfRequest()

Get the time tag at which the block has requested to be observed.

getInputPins

public java.util.Collection<Pin> getInputPins()

Description copied from class: ObservableEntity

Get the input pins of this entity.

Specified by:

getInputPins in class ObservableEntity

getOutputPins

public java.util.Collection<Pin> getOutputPins()

Description copied from class: ObservableEntity

Get the output ins of this entity.

Specified by:

getOutputPins in class ObservableEntity

sanityCheck

public void sanityCheck()

Description copied from class: ObservableEntity

Perform sanity check before setup.

Specified by:

sanityCheck in class ObservableEntity