Improve code quality: Replace instanceof with polymorphism and extract constants

Major improvements:
1. Replace instanceof checks with polymorphic methods in VSAbstractEvent hierarchy
   - Added isInternalEvent(), isMessageReceiveEvent(), etc. methods
   - Added getEventPriority() for clean event ordering
   - Added shouldIncreaseTimestamps() to control timestamp behavior
   - Refactored VSTask to use these polymorphic methods

2. Extract magic numbers and strings to constants
   - Created VSConstants class for centralized configuration values
   - Added event priority constants (PRIORITY_HIGHEST, PRIORITY_HIGH, etc.)
   - Extracted string constants like CLASS_PREFIX
   - Moved magic numbers to named constants (PERCENTAGE_RANGE, etc.)

3. Update tests to work with new polymorphic approach
   - Fixed mocking in VSTaskTest to return correct values
   - All 132 tests passing

These changes improve maintainability, reduce coupling, and make the codebase
more self-documenting. The polymorphic approach eliminates type checking and
makes it easier to add new event types.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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diff --git a/src/main/java/constants/VSConstants.java b/src/main/java/constants/VSConstants.java
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+package constants;
+
+/**
+ * Central location for constants used throughout the DS-Sim application.
+ * This class contains configuration values, limits, and other magic numbers
+ * that were previously scattered throughout the codebase.
+ *
+ * @author Paul C. Buetow
+ */
+public final class VSConstants {
+    
+    // Prevent instantiation
+    private VSConstants() {}
+    
+    /** Process configuration constants */
+    public static final int MIN_PROCESSES = 1;
+    public static final int MAX_PROCESSES = 6;
+    public static final int DEFAULT_PROCESSES = 3;
+    
+    /** Percentage calculation */
+    public static final int PERCENTAGE_RANGE = 101;
+    
+    /** Message timing constants (in milliseconds) */
+    public static final long DEFAULT_MIN_MESSAGE_TIME = 500;
+    public static final long DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_TIME = 2000;
+    
+    /** Simulation duration constants (in seconds) */
+    public static final int DEFAULT_SIMULATION_DURATION = 15;
+    public static final int MIN_SIMULATION_DURATION = 5;
+    public static final int MAX_SIMULATION_DURATION = 120;
+    
+    /** Window size defaults */
+    public static final class WindowDefaults {
+        public static final int PREFS_WINDOW_WIDTH = 400;
+        public static final int PREFS_WINDOW_HEIGHT = 400;
+        public static final int LOG_WINDOW_HEIGHT = 300;
+        public static final int SPLIT_PANE_WIDTH = 320;
+        public static final int MAIN_WINDOW_WIDTH = 1024;
+        public static final int MAIN_WINDOW_HEIGHT = 768;
+        
+        // Window positioning
+        public static final int X_LOCATION_OFFSET = 40;
+        public static final int Y_LOCATION_OFFSET = 80;
+        public static final int DEFAULT_Y_POSITION = 50;
+    }
+    
+    /** UI Layout constants */
+    public static final class UILayout {
+        public static final int SPLITPANE_OFFSET = 20;
+        public static final int TIME_COLUMN_WIDTH = 62;
+        public static final int PID_COLUMN_WIDTH = 40;
+        public static final String DEFAULT_TIME_TEXT = "0000";
+    }
+    
+    /** Splash screen constants */
+    public static final class SplashScreen {
+        public static final int DISPLAY_TIME = 3000; // 3 seconds
+        public static final double SPLASH_SCALE_FACTOR = 0.4;
+        public static final int FALLBACK_WIDTH = 300;
+        public static final int FALLBACK_HEIGHT = 100;
+    }
+    
+    /** Language key prefixes */
+    public static final class LangKeys {
+        public static final String TASK_PREFIX = "lang.task";
+        public static final String PROCESS_PREFIX = "lang.process";
+        public static final String EVENTS_PREFIX = "lang.events";
+        public static final String PROTOCOL_PREFIX = "lang.protocol";
+        public static final String SERVER_PREFIX = "lang.server";
+        public static final String CLIENT_PREFIX = "lang.client";
+    }
+    
+    /** Timestamp monitoring defaults */
+    public static final long DEFAULT_MONITOR_INTERVAL = 1;
+}
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