com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Behaviors
Class ItemGenerator.ItemGenerationTicker

java.lang.Object
  com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Behaviors.ItemGenerator.ItemGenerationTicker

All Implemented Interfaces:

CMObject, Tickable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<CMObject>

Enclosing class:

ItemGenerator

protected class ItemGenerator.ItemGenerationTicker
extends java.lang.Object
implements Tickable

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.interfaces.Tickable

STATUS_AFFECT, STATUS_ALIVE, STATUS_BEHAVIOR, STATUS_CLASS, STATUS_DEAD, STATUS_END, STATUS_FIGHT, STATUS_MISC, STATUS_MISC2, STATUS_MISC3, STATUS_MISC4, STATUS_MISC5, STATUS_MISC6, STATUS_MISC7, STATUS_NOT, STATUS_OTHER, STATUS_RACE, STATUS_REBIRTH, STATUS_SCRIPT, STATUS_START, STATUS_WEATHER, TICKID_AREA, TICKID_CLAN, TICKID_CLANITEM, TICKID_DEADBODY_DECAY, TICKID_EMAIL, TICKID_EXIT_BEHAVIOR, TICKID_EXIT_REOPEN, TICKID_ITEM_BEHAVIOR, TICKID_ITEM_BOUNCEBACK, TICKID_LIGHT_FLICKERS, TICKID_LIVEAUCTION, TICKID_LONGERMASK, TICKID_MOB, TICKID_QUEST, TICKID_READYTOSTOP, TICKID_ROOM_BEHAVIOR, TICKID_ROOM_ITEM_REJUV, TICKID_SPELL_AFFECT, TICKID_TIMEAUCTION, TICKID_TRAP_DESTRUCTION, TICKID_TRAP_RESET, TICKMASK_SOLITARY

Constructor Summary

protected

ItemGenerator.ItemGenerationTicker()

Method Summary

int	compareTo(CMObject o)
CMObject	copyOf() Similar to Cloneable.clone(), but does its best to make sure that any internal objects to this class are also copyOfed.
long	getTickStatus() A coded status for this object during the period where its tick method is being called.
java.lang.String	ID() The CoffeeMud Java Class ID shared by all instances of this object.
void	initializeClass() Called ONCE after all objects are loaded, but before the map is read in during initialization.
java.lang.String	name() The nice displayable name of this instance of this object
CMObject	newInstance() Returns a new instance of this class.
boolean	tick(Tickable host, int tickID) this is the method which is called periodically by the threading engine.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ItemGenerator.ItemGenerationTicker

protected ItemGenerator.ItemGenerationTicker()

Method Detail

ID

public java.lang.String ID()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

The CoffeeMud Java Class ID shared by all instances of this object. Unlike the Java Class name, this method does not include package information. However, it must return a String value unique to its class category in the ClassLoader. Class categories include Libraries, Common, Areas, Abilities, Behaviors, CharClasses, Commands, Exits Locales, MOBS, Races, WebMacros, Basic Items, Armor, Weapons, ClanItems, MiscTech. The name is typically identical to the class name.

Specified by:

ID in interface CMObject

Returns:

the name of this class

name

public java.lang.String name()

Description copied from interface: Tickable

The nice displayable name of this instance of this object

Specified by:

name in interface Tickable

Returns:

the displayable name of this object instance

newInstance

public CMObject newInstance()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

Returns a new instance of this class.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface CMObject

Returns:

a new instance of this class

initializeClass

public void initializeClass()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

Called ONCE after all objects are loaded, but before the map is read in during initialization.

Specified by:

initializeClass in interface CMObject

copyOf

public CMObject copyOf()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

Similar to Cloneable.clone(), but does its best to make sure that any internal objects to this class are also copyOfed.

Specified by:

copyOf in interface CMObject

Returns:

a clone of this object

compareTo

public int compareTo(CMObject o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<CMObject>

getTickStatus

public long getTickStatus()

Description copied from interface: Tickable

A coded status for this object during the period where its tick method is being called. The statis is defined, at least in part, by constants in this interface STATUS_*. STATUS_NOT should be returned when the objects tick method is not currently in execution. It should never return STATUS_NOT when the objects tick method is in execution.

Specified by:

getTickStatus in interface Tickable

Returns:

the numeric status of this object

See Also:

Tickable.tick(Tickable, int)

tick

public boolean tick(Tickable host,
                    int tickID)

Description copied from interface: Tickable

this is the method which is called periodically by the threading engine. How often it is called depends on the parameters passed to the threadding engine when it is submitted for thread access. Typically the period is once per TIME_TICK period, but that is determined when the object is submitted to the thread engine.

Specified by:

tick in interface Tickable

Parameters:

host - a reference to this Tickable object

tickID - the TICKID_ constant describing this periodic call, as defined in Tickable

Returns:

true always, unless this object no longer wishes to ever tick again, in which case false

See Also:

Tickable, ServiceEngine, TickableGroup