execution.network

Class InterVehicleCommunicator

java.lang.Object

execution.network.InterVehicleCommunicator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class InterVehicleCommunicator
extends Object
implements Runnable

Handles mutli-cast networked communications between vehicles File: InterVehicleCommunicator.java Author: Duane Davis

Since:

11 October 200

Version:

$Id: InterVehicleCommunicator.java 8576 2012-11-26 07:27:35Z brutzman $

Author:

dtdavis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
InterVehicleCommunicator(Execution execution) Creates a new instance of InterVehicleCommunicator
InterVehicleCommunicator(Tactical tactical, int VID, int port, String address) Creates a new instance of InterVehicleCommunicator if no execution level exists (i.e., comms parameters must be explicitly listed)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addNewReceivedMessage(AvclMessage newMsg) Adds a new message to the inbound message buffer
int	getNumReceivedMessages()
AvclMessage	getReceivedMessage()
void	receiveMessage() Reads a message from the queue and adds it to the received message buffer
void	run() Implements the Runnable interface
void	sendMessage(AvclMessage msg) Sends a message from this vehicle over the multicast socket

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

InterVehicleCommunicator

public InterVehicleCommunicator(Execution execution)

Creates a new instance of InterVehicleCommunicator

Parameters:

execution - vehicle object

InterVehicleCommunicator

public InterVehicleCommunicator(Tactical tactical,
                        int VID,
                        int port,
                        String address)

Creates a new instance of InterVehicleCommunicator if no execution level exists (i.e., comms parameters must be explicitly listed)

Parameters:

VID - vehicle ID

port - communications port that is to be used

address - internet address that is to be used

Method Detail

addNewReceivedMessage

public void addNewReceivedMessage(AvclMessage newMsg)

Adds a new message to the inbound message buffer

Parameters:

newMsg - AvclMessage object being added to the buffer

getNumReceivedMessages

public int getNumReceivedMessages()

Returns:

the number of messages currently in the received messages buffer

getReceivedMessage

public AvclMessage getReceivedMessage()

Returns:

the oldest message in the received messages buffer

sendMessage

public void sendMessage(AvclMessage msg)

Sends a message from this vehicle over the multicast socket

Parameters:

msg - AVCL message object that is to be sent

receiveMessage

public void receiveMessage()

Reads a message from the queue and adds it to the received message buffer

run

public void run()

Implements the Runnable interface

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable