application-container.h

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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
 
#ifndef APPLICATION_CONTAINER_H
#define APPLICATION_CONTAINER_H
 
#include "ns3/application.h"
#include "ns3/random-variable-stream.h"
 
#include <stdint.h>
#include <vector>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \brief holds a vector of ns3::Application pointers.
 *
 * Typically ns-3 Applications are installed on nodes using an Application
 * helper.  The helper Install method takes a NodeContainer which holds
 * some number of Ptr<Node>.  For each of the Nodes in the NodeContainer
 * the helper will instantiate an application, install it in a node and
 * add a Ptr<Application> to that application into a Container for use
 * by the caller.  This is that container used to hold the Ptr<Application>
 * which are instantiated by the Application helper.
 */
class ApplicationContainer
{
  public:
    /**
     * Create an empty ApplicationContainer.
     */
    ApplicationContainer();
 
    /**
     * Create an ApplicationContainer with exactly one application which has
     * been previously instantiated.  The single application is specified
     * by a smart pointer.
     *
     * \param application The Ptr<Application> to add to the container.
     */
    ApplicationContainer(Ptr<Application> application);
 
    /**
     * Create an ApplicationContainer with exactly one application which has
     * been previously instantiated and assigned a name using the Object Name
     * Service.  This Application is then specified by its assigned name.
     *
     * \param name The name of the Application Object to add to the container.
     */
    ApplicationContainer(std::string name);
 
    /// Application container iterator
    typedef std::vector<Ptr<Application>>::const_iterator Iterator;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get an iterator which refers to the first Application in the
     * container.
     *
     * Applications can be retrieved from the container in two ways.  First,
     * directly by an index into the container, and second, using an iterator.
     * This method is used in the iterator method and is typically used in a
     * for-loop to run through the Applications
     *
     * \code
     *   ApplicationContainer::Iterator i;
     *   for (i = container.Begin (); i != container.End (); ++i)
     *     {
     *       (*i)->method ();  // some Application method
     *     }
     * \endcode
     *
     * \returns an iterator which refers to the first Application in the container.
     */
    Iterator Begin() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get an iterator which indicates past-the-last Application in the
     * container.
     *
     * Applications can be retrieved from the container in two ways.  First,
     * directly by an index into the container, and second, using an iterator.
     * This method is used in the iterator method and is typically used in a
     * for-loop to run through the Applications
     *
     * \code
     *   ApplicationContainer::Iterator i;
     *   for (i = container.Begin (); i != container.End (); ++i)
     *     {
     *       (*i)->method ();  // some Application method
     *     }
     * \endcode
     *
     * \returns an iterator which indicates an ending condition for a loop.
     */
    Iterator End() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the number of Ptr<Application> stored in this container.
     *
     * Applications can be retrieved from the container in two ways.  First,
     * directly by an index into the container, and second, using an iterator.
     * This method is used in the direct method and is typically used to
     * define an ending condition in a for-loop that runs through the stored
     * Applications
     *
     * \code
     *   uint32_t nApplications = container.GetN ();
     *   for (uint32_t i = 0 i < nApplications; ++i)
     *     {
     *       Ptr<Application> p = container.Get (i)
     *       i->method ();  // some Application method
     *     }
     * \endcode
     *
     * \returns the number of Ptr<Application> stored in this container.
     */
    uint32_t GetN() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the Ptr<Application> stored in this container at a given
     * index.
     *
     * Applications can be retrieved from the container in two ways.  First,
     * directly by an index into the container, and second, using an iterator.
     * This method is used in the direct method and is used to retrieve the
     * indexed Ptr<Application>.
     *
     * \code
     *   uint32_t nApplications = container.GetN ();
     *   for (uint32_t i = 0 i < nApplications; ++i)
     *     {
     *       Ptr<Application> p = container.Get (i)
     *       i->method ();  // some Application method
     *     }
     * \endcode
     *
     * \param i the index of the requested application pointer.
     * \returns the requested application pointer.
     */
    Ptr<Application> Get(uint32_t i) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Append the contents of another ApplicationContainer to the end of
     * this container.
     *
     * \param other The ApplicationContainer to append.
     */
    void Add(ApplicationContainer other);
 
    /**
     * \brief Append a single Ptr<Application> to this container.
     *
     * \param application The Ptr<Application> to append.
     */
    void Add(Ptr<Application> application);
 
    /**
     * \brief Append to this container the single Ptr<Application> referred to
     * via its object name service registered name.
     *
     * \param name The name of the Application Object to add to the container.
     */
    void Add(std::string name);
 
    /**
     * \brief Start all of the Applications in this container at the start time
     * given as a parameter.
     *
     * All Applications need to be provided with a starting simulation time and
     * a stopping simulation time.  The ApplicationContainer is a convenient
     * place for allowing all of the contained Applications to be told to wake
     * up and start doing their thing (Start) at a common time.
     *
     * This method simply iterates through the contained Applications and calls
     * their Application::SetStartTime() methods with the provided Time.
     *
     * \param start The Time at which each of the applications should start.
     */
    void Start(Time start) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Start all of the Applications in this container at the start time
     * given as a parameter, plus some jitter.
     *
     * This method iterates through the contained Applications and calls
     * their Application::SetStartTime() methods with the provided start Time, plus
     * a jitter value drawn from the provided random variable.
     *
     * \param start The Time at which each of the applications should start.
     * \param rv The random variable that adds jitter (units of seconds)
     */
    void StartWithJitter(Time start, Ptr<RandomVariableStream> rv) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Arrange for all of the Applications in this container to Stop()
     * at the Time given as a parameter.
     *
     * All Applications need to be provided with a starting simulation time and
     * a stopping simulation time.  The ApplicationContainer is a convenient
     * place for allowing all of the contained Applications to be told to shut
     * down and stop doing their thing (Stop) at a common time.
     *
     * This method simply iterates through the contained Applications and calls
     * their Application::SetStopTime() methods with the provided Time.
     *
     * \param stop The Time at which each of the applications should stop.
     */
    void Stop(Time stop) const;
 
  private:
    std::vector<Ptr<Application>> m_applications; //!< Applications smart pointers
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* APPLICATION_CONTAINER_H */