Interface ISimulationModel

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractSimulationModel, DesmoJModel, SSJModel

    public interface ISimulationModel
    The simulated model is the central class of a discrete-event system simulator.

    Its init() method is the entry point of each simulation run in that it schedules initial events that put the simulation into operation. For this, the simulation model relies on a simulation library (which is also referred to as simulation engine), which offers means to create and schedule events (or processes, respectively), which are then executed at the intended simulation time.

    The methods getSimEngineFactory() and getSimulationControl() both provide access to simulation library services.

    Notice, that the term model refers to the circumstance that the simulation model is an abstraction of a real-world system in that it imitates the system's behaviour.

    • Method Detail

      • getSimulationControl

        ISimulationControl getSimulationControl()
        Offers means to control the simulation run, e.g. to start and stop the simulation.
        Returns:
        Controller for the event-based simulation.
      • setSimulationEngineFactory

        void setSimulationEngineFactory​(ISimEngineFactory factory)
      • getSimEngineFactory

        ISimEngineFactory getSimEngineFactory()
        Creation of new elements, e.g. events and processes, in the simulation.
        Returns:
        Factory to create element in the event-based simulation.
      • init

        void init()
        Initialises the simulation. Especially, the initial events are scheduled here before the simulation starts. If no events are scheduled, the simulator stops immediately after being started.

        This method is called directly before the simulation starts.

      • finalise

        void finalise()
        Cleans up when the simulation stops.

        This method is called directly after the simulation have stopped.

      • getConfiguration

        ISimulationConfig getConfiguration()
        Returns the configuration of the simulation run. Each running simulation model has a configuration.