/*
* Open Source Physics software is free software as described near the bottom of this code file.
*
* For additional information and documentation on Open Source Physics please see:
* <http://www.opensourcephysics.org/>
*/
package org.opensourcephysics.controls;
/**
* Simulations are Animations that invoke methods before starting their
* animation thread and after stopping their animation thread. This interface is
* a placeholder for animations that behave in a certain way.
*
* @author Wolfgang Christian
* @version 1.1
*/
public interface Simulation extends Animation {
/**
* Tests if the simulations's animation thread is running.
*/
public boolean isRunning();
/**
* Starts the simulation thread.
*/
public void startSimulation();
/**
* Stops the simulation thread.
*/
public void stopSimulation();
}
/*
* Open Source Physics software is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
* or(at your option) any later version.
*
* Code that uses any portion of the code in the org.opensourcephysics package
* or any subpackage (subdirectory) of this package must must also be be
* released under the GNU GPL license.
*
* This software 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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* this; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place,
* Suite 330, Boston MA 02111-1307 USA or view the license online at
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*
* Copyright (c) 2007 The Open Source Physics project
* http://www.opensourcephysics.org
*/