jcsp.plugNplay
Class Delta

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--jcsp.plugNplay.Delta

All Implemented Interfaces:

CSProcess

public final class Delta

extends Object

implements CSProcess

This process broadcasts objects arriving on its input channel in parallel to its array of output channels.

Process Diagram

         ___________  out[0]
        |           |---->----
     in |           |  :
    -->-|   Delta   |  :
        |           | out[n-1]
        |___________|---->----
 

Description

The Delta class is a process which has an infinite loop that waits for Objects of any type to be sent down the in Channel. The process then writes the reference to the Object in parallel down each of the Channels in the out array.

Channel Protocols

Input Channels
in	java.lang.Object	The in Channel can accept data of any Class.
Output Channels
out[]	java.lang.Object	The output Channels will carry a broadcast of whatever is sent down the in Channel.

Author:

P.D.Austin

Constructor Summary

Delta(ChannelInput in, ChannelOutput[] out)
Construct a new Delta process with the input Channel in and the output Channels out.

Method Summary

void	run() The main body of this process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Delta

public Delta(ChannelInput in,
             ChannelOutput[] out)

Construct a new Delta process with the input Channel in and the output Channels out. The ordering of the Channels in the out array make no difference to the functionality of this process.

Parameters:

in - the input channel

out - the output Channels

Method Detail

run

public void run()

The main body of this process.

Specified by:

run in interface CSProcess