org.openware.loadsim.simulation
Interface ITimer

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstantTimer, GaussianTimer

public interface ITimer

extends java.io.Serializable

Iterface that all timer classes must implement. Timers are used to add a random delay between the successful download of the next page and the submission of the next link.

Author:

Vincent Sheffer.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getId() Get the ID of the timer.
long	nextDelay() Get the next delay for this timer.

Method Detail

nextDelay

public long nextDelay()

Get the next delay for this timer.

Returns:

The next delay that can be used in a Thread.sleep() method.

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

Get the ID of the timer. The ID is used to reference the timer in the configuration file.

Returns:

The ID of the timer.