+ tmgr_trace_t trace = NULL;
+
+ trace = xbt_new0(s_tmgr_trace_t, 1);
+ trace->type = e_trace_probabilist;
+
+ trace->s_probabilist.event_generator[0] = date_generator;
+ trace->s_probabilist.event_generator[1] = value_generator;
+ trace->s_probabilist.is_state_trace = 0;
+
+ return trace;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Create a #tmgr_trace_t from probabilist generators
+ *
+ * This trace will generate an infinite set of events. Value of the events
+ * will be alternatively 0 and 1, so this should be used as a state trace.
+ *
+ * \param id The name of the trace
+ * \param date_generator The #probabilist_event_generator_t which generates the time
+ * between two events
+ * \param first_event_value Set the first event value
+ * \return The new #tmgr_trace_t
+ */
+tmgr_trace_t tmgr_trace_generator_state(const char *id,
+ probabilist_event_generator_t date_generator,
+ e_surf_resource_state_t first_event_value)
+{
+ tmgr_trace_t trace = NULL;
+
+ trace = xbt_new0(s_tmgr_trace_t, 1);
+ trace->type = e_trace_probabilist;
+
+ trace->s_probabilist.event_generator[0] = date_generator;
+ trace->s_probabilist.event_generator[1] = date_generator;
+ trace->s_probabilist.is_state_trace = 1;
+ trace->s_probabilist.next_event = (first_event_value==SURF_RESOURCE_ON ? 1 : 0);
+
+ return trace;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Create a #tmgr_trace_t from probabilist generators
+ *
+ * This trace will generate an infinite set of events. Value of the events
+ * will be alternatively 0 and 1, so this should be used as a state trace.
+ *
+ * \param id The name of the trace
+ * \param avail_duration_generator The #probabilist_event_generator_t which
+ * set the duration of the available state, (ie 1 value)
+ * \param unavail_duration_generator The #probabilist_event_generator_t which
+ * set the duration of the unavailable state, (ie 0 value)
+ * \param first_event_value Set the first event value
+ * \return The new #tmgr_trace_t
+ */
+tmgr_trace_t tmgr_trace_generator_avail_unavail(const char *id,
+ probabilist_event_generator_t avail_duration_generator,
+ probabilist_event_generator_t unavail_duration_generator,
+ e_surf_resource_state_t first_event_value)
+{
+ tmgr_trace_t trace = NULL;
+
+ trace = xbt_new0(s_tmgr_trace_t, 1);
+ trace->type = e_trace_probabilist;
+
+ trace->s_probabilist.event_generator[0] = unavail_duration_generator;
+ trace->s_probabilist.event_generator[1] = avail_duration_generator;
+ trace->s_probabilist.is_state_trace = 1;
+ trace->s_probabilist.next_event = (first_event_value==SURF_RESOURCE_ON ? 1 : 0);
+
+ return trace;