nars.main
Class Center

java.lang.Object
  nars.main.Center

public class Center
extends java.lang.Object

The control center of the system.

Create static main window and input channel, reset memory, and manage system clock.

Field Summary

private static long	clock System clock, relatively defined to guaranttee the repeatability of behaviors
static ExperienceIO	experienceIO The unique input channel
static MainWindow	mainWindow The unique main window
private static boolean	running Flag for running continously
private static long	stoper Timer for fixed distance walking

Constructor Summary

Center()

Method Summary

static long	getTime() Get the current time from the clock Called in nars.entity.Stamp
static void	reset() Reset the system with an empty memory and reset clock.
static void	setStoper(long i) Walk a fixed number of steps or continously.
static void	start() Start the initial windows and memory.
static void	tick() A clock tick.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mainWindow

public static MainWindow mainWindow

The unique main window

experienceIO

public static ExperienceIO experienceIO

The unique input channel

clock

private static long clock

System clock, relatively defined to guaranttee the repeatability of behaviors

stoper

private static long stoper

Timer for fixed distance walking

running

private static boolean running

Flag for running continously

Constructor Detail

Center

public Center()

Method Detail

start

public static void start()

Start the initial windows and memory. Called from NARS only.

reset

public static void reset()

Reset the system with an empty memory and reset clock. Called locally and from MainWindow.

setStoper

public static void setStoper(long i)

Walk a fixed number of steps or continously. Called from MainWindow only.

Parameters:

i - The number of steps of inference, or infinite if negative

tick

public static void tick()

A clock tick. Run one working cycle or read input. Called from NARS only.

getTime

public static long getTime()

Get the current time from the clock Called in nars.entity.Stamp

Returns:

The current time