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 * $Id: Positioner.java,v 1.1 2006/08/21 12:12:51 fros4943 Exp $
 */

package se.sics.cooja;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

/**
 * A positioner is used for determining positions of newly created motes.
 * 
 * @author Fredrik Osterlind
 */
public abstract class Positioner {
  private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Positioner.class);

  /**
   * This method creates an instance of the given class with the given interval
   * information as constructor arguments. Instead of calling the constructors
   * directly this method may be used.
   * 
   * @param positionerClass
   *          Positioner class
   * @param totalNumberOfMotes
   *          Total number of motes that should be generated using this
   *          positioner
   * @param startX
   *          Lowest X value of positions generated using returned positioner
   * @param endX
   *          Highest X value of positions generated using returned positioner
   * @param startY
   *          Lowest Y value of positions generated using returned positioner
   * @param endY
   *          Highest Y value of positions generated using returned positioner
   * @param startZ
   *          Lowest Z value of positions generated using returned positioner
   * @param endZ
   *          Highest Z value of positions generated using returned positioner
   * @return Postioner instance
   */
  public static final Positioner generateInterface(
      Class<? extends Positioner> positionerClass, int totalNumberOfMotes,
      double startX, double endX, double startY, double endY, double startZ,
      double endZ) {
    try {
      // Generating positioner
      Constructor constr = positionerClass.getConstructor(new Class[]{
          int.class, double.class, double.class, double.class, double.class,
          double.class, double.class});
      return (Positioner) constr.newInstance(new Object[]{totalNumberOfMotes,
          startX, endX, startY, endY, startZ, endZ});
    } catch (Exception e) {
      logger.fatal("Exception when creating " + positionerClass + ": " + e);
      return null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the next mote position.
   * 
   * @return Position
   */
  public abstract double[] getNextPosition();

}