OldestUpdateMechanism

java.lang.Object

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

All Implemented Interfaces:: UpdateMechanism

public class OldestUpdateMechanism
extends java.lang.Object
implements UpdateMechanism

Update mechanism that just takes the oldest information piece.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor Description

OldestUpdateMechanism()

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
- OldestUpdateMechanism
  
  public OldestUpdateMechanism()
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.