Class CustomerGenerator

java.lang.Object
  CustomerGenerator

public class CustomerGenerator
extends java.lang.Object

Method Summary

Customer[]	getArrivals() Returns an array of Customers arriving in a given time step.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static CustomerGenerator	makeHeavy() Returns a "heavy traffic" stream of customers.
static CustomerGenerator	makeHeavy(int seed) Returns a "heavy traffic" stream of customers, using the specified seed.
static CustomerGenerator	makeLight() Returns a "light traffic" stream of customers.
static CustomerGenerator	makeLight(int seed) Returns a "light traffic" stream of customers, using the specified seed.
static CustomerGenerator	makeModerate() Returns a "moderate traffic" stream of customers.
static CustomerGenerator	makeModerate(int seed) Returns a "moderate traffic" stream of customers, using the specified seed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getArrivals

public Customer[] getArrivals()

Returns an array of Customers arriving in a given time step. (Inspect the length field of the returned array to see how many Customers arrived.) Each has been initialized with an item count; it is up to you to set their arrival times.

Returns:

an array of Customers arriving in a given time step.

makeLight

public static CustomerGenerator makeLight()

Returns a "light traffic" stream of customers.

Returns:

a newly-allocated CustomerGenerator instance representing a "light traffic" stream of customers.

makeLight

public static CustomerGenerator makeLight(int seed)

Returns a "light traffic" stream of customers, using the specified seed.

Parameters:

seed - the seed to start the pseudorandom sequence

Returns:

a newly-allocated CustomerGenerator instance representing a "light traffic" stream of customers.

makeModerate

public static CustomerGenerator makeModerate()

Returns a "moderate traffic" stream of customers.

Returns:

a newly-allocated CustomerGenerator instance representing a "moderate traffic" stream of customers.

makeModerate

public static CustomerGenerator makeModerate(int seed)

Returns a "moderate traffic" stream of customers, using the specified seed.

Parameters:

seed - the seed to start the pseudorandom sequence

Returns:

a newly-allocated CustomerGenerator instance representing a "moderate traffic" stream of customers.

makeHeavy

public static CustomerGenerator makeHeavy()

Returns a "heavy traffic" stream of customers.

Returns:

a newly-allocated CustomerGenerator instance representing a "heavy traffic" stream of customers.

makeHeavy

public static CustomerGenerator makeHeavy(int seed)

Returns a "heavy traffic" stream of customers, using the specified seed.

Parameters:

seed - the seed to start the pseudorandom sequence

Returns:

a newly-allocated CustomerGenerator instance representing a "heavy traffic" stream of customers.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)