ITimeModel (SIMILAR API suite 1.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ILevel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLevel, ExtendedLevel, PeriodicTimeModel
```
public interface ITimeModel
```
Models how the time stamps of the simulation or of a level evolve through time.
Correspondence with theory

The combination of this interface and an initial time stamp models the time model of a level 𝕋_l.

Usage

For simulation consistency reasons, the getNextTime(SimulationTimeStamp) has to be deterministic. Calling this method twice with the same parameter has to produce the same output.

Author:

Yoann Kubera

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SimulationTimeStamp`	`getNextTime(SimulationTimeStamp currentTime)`	Gets the time stamp following a specific time stamp in this model.

- Method Detail
  - getNextTime
```
SimulationTimeStamp getNextTime(SimulationTimeStamp currentTime)
```
    Gets the time stamp following a specific time stamp in this model.
    Note: for simulation consistency reasons, this method has to be deterministic: calling twice this method with the same parameter has to produce the same output.
    
    Parameters:
    
    currentTime - The time stamp for which this method computes a successor.
    
    Returns:
    
    The time stamp following the currentTime time stamp.