osd-contiki/tools/cooja/java/org/contikios/cooja/RadioMedium.java

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package org.contikios.cooja;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.util.*;
import org.jdom.Element;

import org.contikios.cooja.interfaces.Radio;

/**
 * The abstract class RadioMedium should be implemented by all COOJA radio
 * mediums. Radios registered in this medium can both send and receive radio
 * data. Depending on the implementation of this interface, more or less
 * accurate radio behaviour imitation is aquired.
 *
 * @author Fredrik Osterlind
 */
public abstract class RadioMedium {

  /**
   * Registers a mote to this medium.
   *
   * How radio data will be received from and sent to this mote depends on the
   * medium implementation. Common factors may be random, distance from sending
   * to receiving mote and interference with other radio transmitters in some
   * range.
   *
   * @param mote
   *          Mote to register
   * @param sim
   *          Simulation holding mote
   */
  public abstract void registerMote(Mote mote, Simulation sim);

  /**
   * Unregisters a mote from this medium.
   *
   * @param mote
   *          Mote to unregister
   * @param sim
   *          Simulation holding mote
   */
  public abstract void unregisterMote(Mote mote, Simulation sim);

  /**
   * Register a radio to this radio medium.
   *
   * Concerning radio data, this radio will be treated the same way as a mote's
   * radio. This method can be used to add non-mote radio devices, such as a
   * packet generator or a sniffer.
   *
   * @param radio
   *          Radio
   * @param sim
   *          Simulation holding radio
   */
  public abstract void registerRadioInterface(Radio radio, Simulation sim);

  /**
   * Unregister given radio interface from this medium.
   *
   * @param radio
   *          Radio interface to unregister
   * @param sim
   *          Simulation holding radio
   */
  public abstract void unregisterRadioInterface(Radio radio, Simulation sim);

  /**
   * Adds an observer which is notified each time a radio connection has finished.
   *
   * @see #getLastConnection()
   * @see #deleteRadioMediumObserver(Observer)
   * @param observer New observer
   */
  public abstract void addRadioMediumObserver(Observer observer);

  /**
   * @return Radio medium observable
   */
  public abstract Observable getRadioMediumObservable();

  /**
   * Deletes an radio medium observer.
   *
   * @see #addRadioMediumObserver(Observer)
   * @param observer
   *          Observer to delete
   */
  public abstract void deleteRadioMediumObserver(Observer observer);

  /**
   * @return Last radio connection finished in the radio medium
   */
  public abstract RadioConnection getLastConnection();

  /**
   * Returns XML elements representing the current config of this radio medium.
   * This is fetched by the simulator for example when saving a simulation
   * configuration file. For example a radio medium may return user altered
   * range parameters. This method should however not return state specific
   * information such as a current radio status. (All nodes are restarted when
   * loading a simulation.)
   *
   * @see #setConfigXML(Collection, boolean)
   * @return XML elements representing the current radio medium config
   */
  public abstract Collection<Element> getConfigXML();

  /**
   * Sets the current radio medium config depending on the given XML elements.
   *
   * @see #getConfigXML()
   * @param configXML
   *          Config XML elements
   * @return True if config was set successfully, false otherwise
   */
  public abstract boolean setConfigXML(Collection<Element> configXML, boolean visAvailable);

  /**
   * This method creates an instance of the given class with the given
   * simulation constructor argument. Instead of calling the constructors
   * directly this method may be used.
   *
   * @return Radio medium instance
   */
  public static final RadioMedium generateRadioMedium(
      Class<? extends RadioMedium> radioMediumClass, Simulation simulation)
      throws NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException,
      IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {

    // Generating radio medium
    Constructor constr = radioMediumClass
        .getConstructor(new Class[] { Simulation.class });
    return (RadioMedium) constr.newInstance(new Object[] { simulation });
  }
  
  /**
   * Called when radio medium is removed. 
   */
  public void removed() {
  }

	/**
	 * Notifies radio medium that the simulation finished loading.
	 */
	public void simulationFinishedLoading() {
	}
}