org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.allocators

Class GenericAllocator

java.lang.Object

org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.AbstractSelector

org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.allocators.AbstractAllocator

org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.allocators.GenericAllocator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<AbstractSelector>

public class GenericAllocator
extends AbstractAllocator

A base or generic allocator class which allows external entities such as the Editor the ability to instantiate it as a medium for specification XML generation Create Date: 23/08/2007. Last Date: 09/11/2007

Version:

2.0

Author:

Michael Adams (BPM Group, QUT Australia)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.allocators.AbstractAllocator

AbstractAllocator.EventPair

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.AbstractSelector

_canonicalName, _description, _displayName, _name, _params

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GenericAllocator()
GenericAllocator(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Participant	performAllocation(java.util.Set<Participant> resources, WorkItemRecord wir) Performs an allocation using some strategy

Methods inherited from class org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.allocators.AbstractAllocator

getAvgDurations, getAvgDurations, getCost, getCostMap, getLoggedEvents, participantSetToMap, toXML

Methods inherited from class org.yawlfoundation.yawl.resourcing.AbstractSelector

addKey, addParam, addParams, compareTo, equals, evaluate, getCanonicalName, getClassName, getDescription, getDisplayName, getInformation, getKeys, getName, getParamKeys, getParams, getParamValue, hashCode, intersection, reconstitute, setCanonicalName, setDescription, setDisplayName, setKeyValue, setName, setParams, toString, union, unmarshalParams

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GenericAllocator

public GenericAllocator(java.lang.String name)

GenericAllocator

public GenericAllocator()

Method Detail

performAllocation

public Participant performAllocation(java.util.Set<Participant> resources,
                                     WorkItemRecord wir)

Description copied from class: AbstractAllocator

Performs an allocation using some strategy

Specified by:

performAllocation in class AbstractAllocator

Parameters:

resources - the distribution set of participants

wir - the work item to allocate

Returns:

the Participant chosen by the allocation strategy