io.engineblock.activityapi

Interface InputDispenser

All Known Implementing Classes:

CoreInputDispenser, SimpleInputDispenser

public interface InputDispenser

An InputDispenser is created for each Activity instance within a scenario. When a thread is created, the motor and its input and action instances are resolved. The InputDispenser is responsible for choosing how the input is resolved, whether that is a shared thread-safe input or an input per slot.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Input	getInput(long slot) Resolve (find or create) an Input instance for the slot specified.

Method Detail

getInput

Input getInput(long slot)

Resolve (find or create) an Input instance for the slot specified. The input is not required to be per-slot (per-thread), but any shared inputs must be thread safe.

Parameters:

slot - The numbered slot within the activity instance for this action.

Returns:

A new or cached Input for the specified slot.