net.sf.genethello.brain
Class TimeManagement

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.genethello.brain.TimeManagement

public class TimeManagement
extends java.lang.Object

Class to manage thinking time based on remaining time quota and normal distribution along the step.

Author:

praz

Constructor Summary

TimeManagement(long timeQuota)
Creates time management with thinking time quota.

Method Summary

void	cancelTimer() Cancels stopping timer upon thinking completion.
void	scheduleTimer(java.util.TimerTask task, int step) Executes timer task to stop thinking process upon time up.
boolean	timesUp(long l) Marks time is up if remaining step time is considered not enough.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TimeManagement

public TimeManagement(long timeQuota)

Creates time management with thinking time quota.

Parameters:

timeQuota - quota of thinking time (in ms)

Method Detail

scheduleTimer

public void scheduleTimer(java.util.TimerTask task,
                          int step)

Executes timer task to stop thinking process upon time up.

Parameters:

task - timer task to execute

step - current step

cancelTimer

public void cancelTimer()

Cancels stopping timer upon thinking completion.

timesUp

public boolean timesUp(long l)

Marks time is up if remaining step time is considered not enough.

Parameters:

l - total thinking time of previous depth

Returns:

time's up or not