// src/backend/cpu_policy.hh - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
//               of Padova, dept. of Pure and Applied
//               Mathematics
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#ifndef CPU_POLICY_HH
#define CPU_POLICY_HH 1

#include "config.h"
#include "gettext.h"

#include "glibmm/ustring.h"

#include "policy_parameters.hh"
#include "user_interrupt_exception.hh"
#include "malformed_policy_exception.hh"

#include <stdexcept>

namespace sgpem
{
  class CPUPolicy;

  /** \brief
  It's a Strategy wich stay for a scheduling algorithm.
  It implements the related scheduling policy.
  Its goal is, usually, to keep a list of Schedulable objects
  mantained in a ReadyQueue.
  */
  class SG_DLLEXPORT CPUPolicy
  {
  public:
    virtual ~CPUPolicy();

    /**
      Initialize the inner components of the policy.

      Because it's a pure virtual method, must be re-implemented 
      in concrete derived classes.
     */
    virtual void configure() throw(UserInterruptException, MalformedPolicyException) = 0;

    /**
      Sort the \ref ReadyQueue object that contain all the Schedulable objects
      (Processes, Threads) still active managed by the scheduler.

      Because it's a pure virtual method, must be re-implemented 
      in concrete derived classes.
     */
    virtual void sort_queue() const throw(UserInterruptException, MalformedPolicyException) = 0;

    /**
      Gets a string description of the policy.

      Because it's a pure virtual method, must be re-implemented 
      in concrete derived classes.
      \return String description of the policy.
     */
    virtual Glib::ustring get_description() const = 0;

    virtual Glib::ustring get_name() const = 0;

    /**
      Tell if this policy is preemptible.

      Because it's a pure virtual method, must be re-implemented 
      in concrete derived classes.
      \return True if this policy is preemptible.
     */
    virtual bool is_pre_emptive() const throw(UserInterruptException, MalformedPolicyException) = 0;

    /**
      Gets the time quantum for the policy.

      Because it's a pure virtual method, must be re-implemented 
      in concrete derived classes.
      \return Time quantum for the policy.
     */
    virtual int get_time_slice() const throw(UserInterruptException, MalformedPolicyException) = 0;

    virtual void activate() throw(UserInterruptException, MalformedPolicyException) = 0;

    virtual void deactivate() = 0;

    /**
      Gets the parameters related with this policy.

      \return The policy parameters.
     */
    PolicyParameters& get_parameters();

    /** This method is used only as a callback by scripting languages */
    static CPUPolicy* callback_get_policy() throw(std::runtime_error);
    
  protected:
    PolicyParameters            _parameters;

    static void       set_callback_policy(CPUPolicy* ptr = NULL);

  private:
    // Used by callback_get_policy:
    static CPUPolicy*     _callback_policy;

  };

}//~ namespace sgpem

#endif //~ CPU_POLICY_HH