SimulationValueGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

SineGenerator
```
public interface SimulationValueGenerator
```
Simple interface for a class that can be used to generate event streams based on some function.

Author:

mshankar

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getNumberOfSamples(ArchDBRTypes type)`	Get the number of events in the stream; this can be based on the incoming DBR_type.
`SampleValue`	`getSampleValue(ArchDBRTypes type, int secondsIntoYear)`	Get the value at a particular point in time.

- Method Detail
  - getNumberOfSamples
```
int getNumberOfSamples(ArchDBRTypes type)
```
    Get the number of events in the stream; this can be based on the incoming DBR_type. If you want the simulation stream decide on the number of samples (perhaps based on the year), return -1 here and an appropriate default is chosen.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - ArchDBRTypes
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of samples
  - getSampleValue
```
SampleValue getSampleValue(ArchDBRTypes type,
                           int secondsIntoYear)
```
    Get the value at a particular point in time. Many unit tests rely on the value being returned being absolutely reproducible given the time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - ArchDBRTypes
    
    secondsIntoYear -
    
    Returns:
    
    Sample value