data-collector.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Drexel University
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 *
 * Author: Joe Kopena (tjkopena@cs.drexel.edu)
 */
 
#ifndef DATA_COLLECTOR_H
#define DATA_COLLECTOR_H
 
#include "ns3/object.h"
 
#include <list>
#include <string>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class DataCalculator;
 
//------------------------------------------------------------
//--------------------------------------------
/**
 * List of Ptrs to DataCalculator objects
 */
typedef std::list<Ptr<DataCalculator>> DataCalculatorList;
/**
 * List of pairs of strings representing metadata
 */
typedef std::list<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> MetadataList;
 
/**
 * \ingroup dataoutput
 * \class DataCollector
 * \brief Collects data
 */
class DataCollector : public Object
{
  public:
    DataCollector();
    ~DataCollector() override;
 
    /**
     * Register this type.
     * \return The TypeId.
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    /**
     * Provide specific parameters to the DataCollector
     * \param experiment Label for the experiment
     * \param strategy Label for the strategy
     * \param input Label for the input
     * \param runID Label for the runID
     * \param description Description
     */
    void DescribeRun(std::string experiment,
                     std::string strategy,
                     std::string input,
                     std::string runID,
                     std::string description = "");
 
    /**
     * Return the experiment label
     * \return Experiment label
     */
    std::string GetExperimentLabel() const
    {
        return m_experimentLabel;
    }
 
    /**
     * Return the strategy label
     * \return Strategy label
     */
    std::string GetStrategyLabel() const
    {
        return m_strategyLabel;
    }
 
    /**
     * Return the input label
     * \return Input label
     */
    std::string GetInputLabel() const
    {
        return m_inputLabel;
    }
 
    /**
     * Return the runID label
     * \return Run label
     */
    std::string GetRunLabel() const
    {
        return m_runLabel;
    }
 
    /**
     * Return the description label
     * \return Description label
     */
    std::string GetDescription() const
    {
        return m_description;
    }
 
    /**
     * Add the key and the value as a pair of strings to the metadata list
     * \param key Key value to include
     * \param value Value to include of type string
     */
    void AddMetadata(std::string key, std::string value);
    /**
     * Add the key and the value as a pair of strings to the metadata list
     * \param key Key value to include
     * \param value Value to include of type double
     */
    void AddMetadata(std::string key, double value);
    /**
     * Add the key and the value as a pair of strings to the metadata list
     * \param key Key value to include
     * \param value Value to include of type uint32_t
     */
    void AddMetadata(std::string key, uint32_t value);
    /**
     * Returns an iterator to the beginning of the metadata list
     * \return Iterator pointing to the first value of the metadata list
     */
    MetadataList::iterator MetadataBegin();
    /**
     * Returns an iterator to the past-the-end of the metadata list
     * \return Iterator pointing to the past-the-end element of the metadata list
     */
    MetadataList::iterator MetadataEnd();
 
    /**
     * Add a DataCalculator object to the DataCollector
     * \param datac DataCalculator object to be added
     */
    void AddDataCalculator(Ptr<DataCalculator> datac);
    /**
     * Returns an iterator to the beginning of the DataCalculator list
     * \return Iterator pointing to the first value of the DataCalculator list
     */
    DataCalculatorList::iterator DataCalculatorBegin();
    /**
     * Returns an iterator to the past-the-end of the DataCalculator list
     * \return Iterator pointing to the past-the-end element of the DataCalculator list
     */
    DataCalculatorList::iterator DataCalculatorEnd();
 
  protected:
    void DoDispose() override;
 
  private:
    std::string m_experimentLabel; //!< Experiment label
    std::string m_strategyLabel;   //!< Strategy label
    std::string m_inputLabel;      //!< Input label
    std::string m_runLabel;        //!< Run label
    std::string m_description;     //!< Description label
 
    MetadataList m_metadata;       //!< List of experiment metadata
    DataCalculatorList m_calcList; //!< List of data calculators
 
    // end class DataCollector
};
 
// end namespace ns3
}; // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* DATA_COLLECTOR_H */