/*
* 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.ejs;
/**
* A base interface for the model of a simulation
*/
public interface Model {
/**
* Sets the simulation in which this model operates
* @param Simulation _simulation The simulation that will use this
* object as model
*/
// public void setSimulation (Simulation _simulation);
/**
* Gets the simulation in which this model runs (if any)
*/
public Simulation getSimulation();
/**
* Gets the view for this model (if any)
*/
public View getView();
/**
* Sets the view for this model
*/
// public void setView (View _aView);
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Model states
// --------------------------------------------------------
public void reset();
public void initialize();
public void step();
public void update();
} // End of class
/*
* 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.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with 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 http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
*
* Copyright (c) 2007 The Open Source Physics project
* http://www.opensourcephysics.org
*/