Package uk.ac.manchester.spinnaker.connections

Class MostDirectConnectionSelector<C extends SCPSenderReceiver>

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.manchester.spinnaker.connections.MostDirectConnectionSelector<C>

Type Parameters:

C - The type of connections selected between.

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConnectionSelector<C>, MachineAware

public final class MostDirectConnectionSelector<C extends SCPSenderReceiver>
extends Object
implements ConnectionSelector<C>, MachineAware

A selector that goes for the most direct connection for the message.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MostDirectConnectionSelector(Machine machine, Collection<C> connections)	Create a selector.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Machine	getMachine()
C	getNextConnection(SCPRequest<?> request)	Get the next connection for the process from a list of connections that might satisfy the request.
boolean	hasDirectConnectionFor(Chip ethernetChip)	Tests if this connection selector will be able to make a direct connection to the given ethernet chip.
void	setMachine(Machine machine)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

MostDirectConnectionSelector

public MostDirectConnectionSelector(Machine machine, Collection<C> connections)

Create a selector.

Parameters:

machine - The machine, used to work out efficient routing strategies.

connections - The connections that can be chosen between.

Method Details

getNextConnection

public C getNextConnection(SCPRequest<?> request)

Description copied from interface: ConnectionSelector

Get the next connection for the process from a list of connections that might satisfy the request.

Specified by:

getNextConnection in interface ConnectionSelector<C extends SCPSenderReceiver>

Parameters:

request - The SCP message to be sent

Returns:

The connection on which the message should be sent.

hasDirectConnectionFor

public boolean hasDirectConnectionFor(Chip ethernetChip)

Tests if this connection selector will be able to make a direct connection to the given ethernet chip.

Parameters:

ethernetChip - The ethernet chip that we are testing for direct routing to.

Returns:

True iff we can talk directly to it using a connection that this selector knows about.

getMachine

public Machine getMachine()

Specified by:

getMachine in interface MachineAware

Returns:

The machine that the class was told about.

setMachine

public void setMachine(Machine machine)

Specified by:

setMachine in interface MachineAware

Parameters:

machine - The machine to tell the class about.