broadwick.montecarlo.markovchain.observer

Class MarkovChainObserver

java.lang.Object

broadwick.montecarlo.markovchain.observer.MarkovChainObserver

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<MarkovChainObserver>

public abstract class MarkovChainObserver
extends Object
implements Comparable<MarkovChainObserver>

Implementing classes are used to take measurements during a Monte Carlo run.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected MarkovChainMonteCarlo	monteCarlo

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MarkovChainObserver(MarkovChainMonteCarlo mc) Creates an observer dedicated to one Monte Carlo process.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(MarkovChainObserver o)
abstract void	finished() Gets called when a simulation has finished, directly after the termination check.
abstract void	started() Gets called when the simulation has started after the initialization and before the termination condition is checked the first time.
abstract void	step() Gets called when the simulation has taken a step, whether or not the step is accepted or not or if the burn-in period has elapsed.
abstract void	takeMeasurements() Gets called by the Monte Carlo process after the burnin period has elaspsed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

monteCarlo

protected final MarkovChainMonteCarlo monteCarlo

Constructor Detail

MarkovChainObserver

public MarkovChainObserver(MarkovChainMonteCarlo mc)

Creates an observer dedicated to one Monte Carlo process.

Parameters:

mc - the Monte Carlo process

Method Detail

compareTo

public final int compareTo(MarkovChainObserver o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<MarkovChainObserver>

started

public abstract void started()

Gets called when the simulation has started after the initialization and before the termination condition is checked the first time.

step

public abstract void step()

Gets called when the simulation has taken a step, whether or not the step is accepted or not or if the burn-in period has elapsed.

takeMeasurements

public abstract void takeMeasurements()

Gets called by the Monte Carlo process after the burnin period has elaspsed.

finished

public abstract void finished()

Gets called when a simulation has finished, directly after the termination check.