StandardClipBudgetMaker

java.lang.Object

clipgenerator.StandardClipBudgetMaker

public class StandardClipBudgetMaker extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

StandardClipBudgetMaker(ClipProcess.ClipBlockProcess clipBlockProcess)
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

double

getStorageProbability(PamDataUnit dataUnit)

Calculate a probability for storing the next unit.

void

initialise(long timeMillis)

Initialise the budget maker.

boolean

shouldStore(PamDataUnit dataUnit)

Should store a data unit.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- StandardClipBudgetMaker
  
  public StandardClipBudgetMaker(ClipProcess.ClipBlockProcess clipBlockProcess)
  
  Parameters:
  
  clipBlockProcess -
Method Details
- initialise
  
  public void initialise(long timeMillis)
  
  Initialise the budget maker.
  This gets called before acquisition starts.
  It may involve a quick whiz through the existing data output folder to see how much data has been stored to date and what the size of currently stored files is.
- shouldStore
  
  public boolean shouldStore(PamDataUnit dataUnit)
  
  Should store a data unit.
  Decision based on remaining budget, data rate, etc.
  
  Parameters:
  
  dataUnit - data unit to consider
  
  Returns:
  
  true if the data unit should be stored, false otherwise.
- getStorageProbability
  
  public double getStorageProbability(PamDataUnit dataUnit)
  
  Calculate a probability for storing the next unit.
  
  Parameters:
  
  dataUnit -
  
  Returns:
  
  a probability between 0 (don't store) and 1 (definitely store).