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1   package org.opentrafficsim.base.parameters;
2   
3   /**
4    * Interface for parameter objects containing the methods for during a simulation.
5    * <p>
6    * Copyright (c) 2013-2019 Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5, 2600 AA, Delft, the Netherlands. All rights reserved. <br>
7    * BSD-style license. See <a href="http://opentrafficsim.org/node/13">OpenTrafficSim License</a>.
8    * <p>
9    * @version $Revision$, $LastChangedDate$, by $Author$, initial version 19 jan. 2018 <br>
10   * @author <a href="http://www.tbm.tudelft.nl/averbraeck">Alexander Verbraeck</a>
11   * @author <a href="http://www.tudelft.nl/pknoppers">Peter Knoppers</a>
12   * @author <a href="http://www.transport.citg.tudelft.nl">Wouter Schakel</a>
13   */
14  public interface Parameters
15  {
16  
17      /**
18       * Set parameter value of given parameter type.
19       * @param parameterType ParameterType&lt;T&gt;; the parameter type.
20       * @param value T; new value for the parameter of type <code>parameterType</code>.
21       * @param <T> Class of value.
22       * @throws ParameterException If the value does not comply with value type constraints.
23       */
24      <T> void setParameter(ParameterType<T> parameterType, T value) throws ParameterException;
25  
26      /**
27       * Set parameter value of given parameter type, store old value to allow a reset.
28       * @param parameterType ParameterType&lt;T&gt;; the parameter type.
29       * @param value T; new value for the parameter of type <code>parameterType</code>.
30       * @param <T> Class of value.
31       * @throws ParameterException If the value does not comply with value type constraints.
32       */
33      <T> void setParameterResettable(ParameterType<T> parameterType, T value) throws ParameterException;
34  
35      /**
36       * Resets the parameter value to the value from before the last set. This goes only a single value back.
37       * @param parameterType ParameterType&lt;?&gt;; the parameter type.
38       * @throws ParameterException If the parameter was never set.
39       */
40      void resetParameter(ParameterType<?> parameterType) throws ParameterException;
41  
42      /**
43       * Get parameter of given type.
44       * @param parameterType ParameterType&lt;T&gt;; the parameter type.
45       * @param <T> Class of value.
46       * @return T; parameter of the requested type if it exists
47       * @throws ParameterException If the parameter was never set.
48       */
49      <T> T getParameter(ParameterType<T> parameterType) throws ParameterException;
50  
51      /**
52       * Returns a parameter value, or {@code null} if not present. This can be used to prevent frequent calls to both
53       * {@code contains()} and {@code getParameter()} in performance critical code.
54       * @param parameterType ParameterType&lt;T&gt;; parameter type
55       * @param <T> type of parameter value
56       * @return parameter value, or {@code null} if not present
57       */
58      <T> T getParameterOrNull(ParameterType<T> parameterType);
59  
60      /**
61       * Indicate whether the given parameter type has been set.
62       * @param parameterType ParameterType&lt;?&gt;; the parameter type to check
63       * @return boolean; true if <code>parameterType</code> has been set; false if <code>parameterType</code> has not been set
64       */
65      boolean contains(ParameterType<?> parameterType);
66  
67      /**
68       * Sets the parameters of this set in the given set.
69       * @param parameters Parameters; parameters to set the values in
70       */
71      void setAllIn(Parameters parameters);
72  
73  }