alice.util
Class Automaton

java.lang.Object
  alice.util.Automaton

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable

public abstract class Automaton

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable

this abstract class is the base class for implementing automaton abstraction automaton state behaviour is expressed in public method and the become method allows to move computation from state to state method representing state must be public (to allow correct behaviour of reflection)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Automaton()

Method Summary

abstract void	boot() boot state of automaton
void	end() shutdown state
void	error() error state
void	idle() idle state
void	run()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Automaton

public Automaton()

Method Detail

boot

public abstract void boot()

boot state of automaton

run

public void run()

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

idle

public void idle()

idle state

end

public void end()

shutdown state

error

public void error()

error state