MergerUpdateMechanism

java.lang.Object

es.uam.eps.ir.relison.diffusion.update.MergerUpdateMechanism

All Implemented Interfaces:: UpdateMechanism

public class MergerUpdateMechanism
extends java.lang.Object
implements UpdateMechanism

Updates the previously received elements with information obtained from the new ones. Merges both pieces of propagated information.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor Description

MergerUpdateMechanism()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PropagatedInformation`	`updateDiscarded(PropagatedInformation oldInfo, PropagatedInformation newInfo)`	Updates a piece of information which was previously discarded.
`PropagatedInformation`	`updateSeen(PropagatedInformation oldInfo, PropagatedInformation newInfo)`	Updates a piece of information which has been newly seen.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details
- MergerUpdateMechanism
  
  public MergerUpdateMechanism()
Method Details
- updateSeen
  
  public PropagatedInformation updateSeen(PropagatedInformation oldInfo, PropagatedInformation newInfo)
  
  Description copied from interface: UpdateMechanism
  
  Updates a piece of information which has been newly seen.
  
  Specified by:
  
  updateSeen in interface UpdateMechanism
  
  Parameters:
  
  oldInfo - piece of information with old info.
  
  newInfo - piece of information with new info.
  
  Returns:
  
  the updated piece of information.
- updateDiscarded
  
  public PropagatedInformation updateDiscarded(PropagatedInformation oldInfo, PropagatedInformation newInfo)
  
  Description copied from interface: UpdateMechanism
  
  Updates a piece of information which was previously discarded.
  
  Specified by:
  
  updateDiscarded in interface UpdateMechanism
  
  Parameters:
  
  oldInfo - piece of information with the discarded info.
  
  newInfo - piece of information with the new info.
  
  Returns:
  
  the updated piece of information.