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Diffstat (limited to 'src/main/java/events/VSRegisteredEvents.java')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/main/java/events/VSRegisteredEvents.java | 38 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/events/VSRegisteredEvents.java b/src/main/java/events/VSRegisteredEvents.java index d2cc758..92deeb0 100644 --- a/src/main/java/events/VSRegisteredEvents.java +++ b/src/main/java/events/VSRegisteredEvents.java @@ -11,11 +11,23 @@ import prefs.VSPrefs; import utils.VSClassLoader; /** - * The class VSRegisteredEvents. This class is responsible to manage all - * events. It manages the event classnames, the event shortnames and the event - * names. It also checks if a protocol (which is an event as well) has - * variables which are editable through the GUI of the simulator. - * + * Registry and manager for all available events and protocols in the simulator. + * This class provides a centralized location for: + * <ul> + * <li>Registering event and protocol implementations</li> + * <li>Mapping between class names, short names, and display names</li> + * <li>Identifying which protocols have editable parameters</li> + * <li>Managing client/server variable metadata for protocols</li> + * </ul> + * + * <p>All events and protocols must be registered in {@link #init(VSPrefs)} + * to be available in the simulator. The registry uses reflection to discover + * protocol properties and determine which ones expose editable parameters.</p> + * + * <p>This is a static utility class and cannot be instantiated.</p> + * + * @see VSAbstractEvent + * @see protocols.VSAbstractProtocol * @author Paul C. Buetow */ public final class VSRegisteredEvents { @@ -52,9 +64,21 @@ public final class VSRegisteredEvents { private static VSPrefs prefs; /** - * Registers available events. + * Initializes the event registry with all available events and protocols. + * This method must be called before any events or protocols can be used. + * + * <p>The initialization process:</p> + * <ol> + * <li>Registers all built-in events (crashes, recoveries, timestamps)</li> + * <li>Registers all protocol implementations</li> + * <li>Uses reflection to discover editable protocol parameters</li> + * <li>Builds metadata for protocol client/server variables</li> + * </ol> + * + * <p>To add a new event or protocol, add a registerEvent() call here + * with the fully qualified class name.</p> * - * @param prefs_ the prefs_ + * @param prefs_ the preferences object for the simulator */ public static void init(VSPrefs prefs_) { prefs = prefs_; |
