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1   package org.opentrafficsim.trafficcontrol;
2   
3   import org.opentrafficsim.core.object.InvisibleObjectInterface;
4   
5   import nl.tudelft.simulation.event.EventListenerInterface;
6   import nl.tudelft.simulation.event.EventProducerInterface;
7   import nl.tudelft.simulation.event.EventType;
8   
9   /**
10   * Interface for traffic light controllers.
11   * <p>
12   * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5, 2600 AA, Delft, the Netherlands. All rights reserved. <br>
13   * BSD-style license. See <a href="http://opentrafficsim.org/node/13">OpenTrafficSim License</a>.
14   * <p>
15   * @version $Revision$, $LastChangedDate$, by $Author$, initial version Oct 14, 2016 <br>
16   * @author <a href="http://www.tbm.tudelft.nl/averbraeck">Alexander Verbraeck</a>
17   * @author <a href="http://www.tudelft.nl/pknoppers">Peter Knoppers</a>
18   * @author <a href="http://www.transport.citg.tudelft.nl">Wouter Schakel</a>
19   */
20  public interface TrafficController extends EventProducerInterface, EventListenerInterface, InvisibleObjectInterface
21  {
22      /**
23       * Retrieve the Id of the traffic light controller.
24       * @return String; the id of the traffic light controller
25       */
26      public String getId();
27  
28      /**
29       * Tell the traffic controller that the state of a detector has changed.
30       * @param detectorId String; id of the detector
31       * @param detectingGTU boolean;
32       */
33      public void updateDetector(String detectorId, boolean detectingGTU);
34  
35      /** Traffic controller is starting up. Particular traffic control programs may use additional states not listed here. */
36      final String STARTING_UP = "starting up";
37  
38      /** Traffic controller is being cloned. Particular traffic control programs may use additional states not listed here. */
39      final String BEING_CLONED = "being cloned";
40  
41      /** Traffic controller is running. */
42      final String RUNNING = "running";
43  
44      /** Traffic controller is shutting down. */
45      final String SHUTTING_DOWN = "shutting down";
46  
47      /** Traffic controller is off. */
48      final String OFF = "off";
49  
50      /** Constant to select variables that have no associated traffic stream. */
51      public final static int NO_STREAM = -1;
52  
53      /**
54       * The <b>timed</b> event type for pub/sub that a newly created traffic controller emits. <br>
55       * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId, String initialState }
56       */
57      EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_CONTROLLER_CREATED = new EventType("TRAFFICCONTROL.CONTROLLER_CREATED");
58  
59      /**
60       * The <b>timed</b> event type for pub/sub that a traffic controller emits when it begins the computations to determine its
61       * response to the current input (detector states).<br>
62       * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId }
63       */
64      EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_CONTROLLER_EVALUATING = new EventType("TRAFFICCONTROL.CONTROLLER_EVALUATING");
65  
66      /**
67       * The <b>timed</b> event type for pub/sub that a traffic controller uses to convey warnings.<br>
68       * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId, String message }
69       */
70      EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_CONTROLLER_WARNING = new EventType("TRAFFICCONTROL.CONTROLLER_WARNING");
71  
72      /**
73       * The <b>timed</b> event for pub/sub emitted by a traffic control machine when it changes state (STARTING_UP, RUNNING,
74       * SHUTTING_DOWN, OFF, etc. The exact set of states may vary depending on the type of traffic control machine. <br>
75       * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId, String oldState, String newState }
76       */
77      EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_STATE_CHANGED = new EventType("TRAFFIC_CONTROL.STATE_CHANGED");
78  
79      /**
80       * The <b>timed</b>event that is fired by a traffic control program when a traffic light must change state. <br>
81       * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId, Integer stream, TrafficLightColor newColor }
82       */
83      public static final EventType TRAFFIC_LIGHT_CHANGED = new EventType("TrafficLightChanged");
84  
85      /**
86       * The <b>timed</b> event type for pub/sub indicating the creation of a traffic control program variable. <br>
87       * Listeners to this event can send <code>TRAFFICCONTROL_SET_TRACE</code> messages to set the tracing level of a
88       * variable.<br>
89       * Payload: Object[] {String trafficControllerId, String variableId, Integer trafficStream, Double initialValue}
90       */
91      EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_VARIABLE_CREATED = new EventType("TRAFFICCONTROL.VARIABLE_CREATED");
92  
93      /**
94       * The <b>timed</b> event type that instruct a traffic controller to change the tracing level of a variable. <br>
95       * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId, String variableId, Integer trafficStream, Boolean trace } <br>
96       * Remark 1: an empty string for the variableId sets or clears tracing for all variables associated with the traffic stream.
97       * <br>
98       * Remark 2: The stream number <code>NO_STREAM</code> selects variable(s) that are not associated with a particular traffic
99       * stream. <br>
100      * Remark 3: setting the tracing level of a variable changes the amount of
101      * <code>TRAFFICCONTROL_TRACED_VARIABLE_UPDATED</code> events sent to <b>all</b> listeners; i.e. it is not possible to
102      * affect tracing on a per listener basis.
103      */
104     EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_SET_TRACING = new EventType("TRAFFICCONTROL.SET_TRACING");
105 
106     /**
107      * The <b>timed</b> event type for pub/sub indicating the update of a traced control program variable. <br>
108      * Payload: Object[] {String trafficControllerId, String variableId, Integer trafficStream, Double oldValue, Double
109      * newValue, String expressionOrDescription} <br>
110      * Remark 1: for variable that are not associated with a particular traffic stream, the trafficStream value shall be
111      * <code>NO_STREAM</code> <br>
112      * Remark 2: if the variable is a timer that has just been initialized; newValue will reflect the duration in seconds
113      */
114     EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_TRACED_VARIABLE_UPDATED = new EventType("TRAFFICCONTROL.VARIABLE_UPDATED");
115 
116     /**
117      * The <b>timed</b> event for pub/sub emitted by a traffic control machine when it changes to another conflict group. <br>
118      * Payload: Object[] { String trafficControllerId, String oldConflictGroupStreams, String newConflictGroupStreams } <br>
119      * Remark 1: a conflict group is described as a space-separated list of traffic stream numbers. The traffic streams within a
120      * conflict group should be compatible; i.e. not conflicting. <br>
121      * Remark 2: The value <code>00</code> can be used as a place holder for a stream in a conflict groups that have fewer than
122      * the maximum number of traffic streams that occur in any conflict group.<br>
123      * Remark 3: The very first event of this type may use an empty string for <code>oldConflictGroupStreams</code>.<br>
124      * Remark 4: Some traffic control systems may not operate in a conflict group by conflict group fashion and therefore not
125      * emit these events.
126      */
127     EventType TRAFFICCONTROL_CONFLICT_GROUP_CHANGED = new EventType("TRAFFIC_CONTROL.CONFLICT_GROUP_CHANGED");
128 
129 }