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Starter Class Reference

#include <Starter.h>

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

This class provides a point of entry for the user interface to control the clustering algorithm. This ensures that the functionality is separated and hidden from the user interface. The class provides a few public methods to start and stop the clustering.

Author:

Jia L. Du

Public Member Functions
	Starter ()
void	startClustering ()
void	stopClustering ()
Private Attributes
int	state
Commander *	commander
SIR *	sir
Broadcaster *	broadcaster
Static Private Attributes
const int	READY = 0
const int	RUNNING = 1

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Starter::Starter (    )

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Member Function Documentation

void Starter::startClustering (    )

Starts the clustering. The threads that form the clustering algorithm are set to ready for execution See also: Thread::ready()

void Starter::stopClustering (    )

Stops the clustering. All threads that form the clustering algorithm are suspended. Program quits See also: Thread::suspend()

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Member Data Documentation

Broadcaster* Starter::broadcaster [private]

The Starter starts and stops the Broadcaster thread

Commander* Starter::commander [private]

The Starter starts and stops the Commander thread

const int Starter::READY = 0 [static, private]

Used by the class to keep track of its own state

const int Starter::RUNNING = 1 [static, private]

Used by the class to keep track of its own state

SIR* Starter::sir [private]

The Starter starts and stops the SIR thread

int Starter::state [private]

Used by the class to keep track of its current state. Possible states are Starter::READY, Starter::RUNNING

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