Wait

This block is like Queue block with one exception: it supports manual retrieval (you need to call free(), or freeAll(). It has no ordering (except the case when preemption occurs, if the latter is turned on).

Parameters

Capacity

[Visible if Maximum capacity is not chosen] The capacity of the queue.
Syntax: int capacity
Default value: 100
Set new value dynamically: set_capacity(new value)

Maximum capacity

If the option is selected (true), the capacity of the queue is maximum possible (limited by Integer.MAX_VALUE).
Syntax: boolean maximumCapacity
Default value: false

Agent location

Space markup shape (node or path) where the agents are located while being in this block.
Syntax: AnimationStaticLocationProvider entityLocation

Advanced

Enable exit on timeout

If the option is selected (true), the timeout option for the queue is on. After spending the specified time in the queue, the agent will leave the block through the outTimeout port.
Syntax: boolean enableTimeout
Default value: false

Timeout [dynamic]

[Visible if the Enable exit on timeout option is enabled] Expression evaluated to obtain the timeout time for the agent.
Value type: double
Local variable: agent - the agent
Default value: 100 seconds

Enable preemption

If the option is selected (true), the agents are placed in the queue according to their priorities and may be preempted by higher priority ones.
Syntax: boolean enablePreemption
Default value: false

Preempt

[Visible if Enable preemption is selected] Defines how the incoming agents preempt the agents that are already in the queue. The choice defines the agent to be preempted: The most recent agent, Agent with the least priority value, By comparison, The oldest agent.
Get value: queuing
Valid values: Wait.QUEUING_FIFO
Wait.QUEUING_PRIORITY
Wait.QUEUING_COMPARISON
Wait.QUEUING_LIFO

Agent priority [dynamic]

[Visible if the Preempt option is Agent with the least priority value] the priority of the incoming agent (the larger the higher).
Value type: double
Default value: 0
Local variable: agent - the agent

"agent1 may preempt agent2" [dynamic]

[Visible if the Preempt option is By comparison] The comparison callback which should return true if 'agent1' has higher priority than 'agent2' (and false otherwise, including the case of equal priorities).
Value type: boolean
Default value: false
Local variables: agent1, agent2 - the agents

Forced pushing

If the option is selected (true), when agents finish processing at the block, they are instantly pushed further regardless the state of the succeeding block.
If the option is not selected, agents are not pushed, but pulled: only when the succeeding block is ready to accept one more agent, it requests the agent from this block, and only then this agent passes further.
Syntax: boolean pushProtocol
Default value: false

Restore agent location on exit

If the option is selected, after being animated in the Agent location shape, the agents will return to their original location (node or path) where they were before entering this block.
Syntax: boolean restoreEntityLocationOnExit

Force statistics collection

If selected (true), statistics are collected for this and embedded blocks, otherwise statistics collection is configured by PMLSettings block (where the default is true).
Syntax: boolean forceStatisticsCollection
Default value: false

Actions

In all these actions the current agent is available as local variable agent.

On enter [code]

Code executed when the agent enters the block (and has been placed in the queue).

On exit [code]

Code executed when the agent exits the block via out port (in the normal way).

On exit (preempted) [code]

[Visible if the Enable preemption option is enabled] Code executed when the agent exits via outPreempted port as a result of preemption.

On exit (timeout) [code]

[Visible if the Enable exit on timeout option is enabled] Code executed when the agent exits via outTimeout port as a result of waiting too long.

On remove [code]

Code executed when the agent is intentionally removed from this block by calling the agent's function remove(). This code is automatically executed after the remove() function call.

Variables

StatisticsContinuous statsSize

The statistics on the queue size. It is collected only if the parameter Enable statistics by default is enabled in PML Settings .

Functions

int size() - Returns the number of agents in the queue.

Agent get(int index) - Returns the agent at position index (0 is at the exit).

Agent remove(Agent agent) - Removes the given agent from the queue and returns it. If the agent is not contained in the queue, returns null.

boolean free(Agent agent) - Tells the queue to release the given agent and forward it to the 'out' port.

boolean freeAll() - Tells the queue to release all the agents and forward it to the 'out' port.

resetStats() - Resets the statistics collected for this block.

Iterator<Agent> iterator() - Returns the agent at position index (0 is at the exit).

Ports

in

The input port.

out

The output port.

outTimeout

The output port for agents leaving the block because of timeout.

outPreempted

The output port for agents leaving the block because of preemption.