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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2005 The BISON Project
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+package peersim.dynamics;
+
+import peersim.graph.*;
+import peersim.core.*;
+import peersim.config.*;
+
+/**
+ * Takes a {@link Linkable} protocol and adds random connections. Note that no
+ * connections are removed, they are only added. So it can be used in
+ * combination with other initializers.
+ * @see GraphFactory#wireKOut
+ */
+public class WireKOut extends WireGraph {
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Parameters
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * The number of outgoing edges to generate from each node.
+ * Passed to {@link GraphFactory#wireKOut}.
+ * No loop edges are generated.
+ * In the undirected case, the degree
+ * of nodes will be on average almost twice as much because the incoming links
+ * also become links out of each node.
+ * @config
+ */
+private static final String PAR_DEGREE = "k";
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Fields
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * The number of outgoing edges to generate from each node.
+ */
+private final int k;
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Initialization
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Standard constructor that reads the configuration parameters.
+ * Invoked by the simulation engine.
+ * @param prefix the configuration prefix for this class
+ */
+public WireKOut(String prefix)
+{
+ super(prefix);
+ k = Configuration.getInt(prefix + "." + PAR_DEGREE);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Methods
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Calls {@link GraphFactory#wireKOut}. */
+public void wire(Graph g) {
+
+ GraphFactory.wireKOut(g,k,CommonState.r);
+}
+
+}
