uk.ac.liv.auction.core
Class KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AbstractAuctioneer
      uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KAuctioneer
          uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Auctioneer, java.lang.Cloneable, Parameterizable, ParameterizablePricing, Prototypeable, QuoteProvider, Resetable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneerNoQueue

public class KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

extends KAuctioneer

implements java.io.Serializable

An auctioneer for a k-double-auction with continuous clearing. The clearing operation is performed every time a shout arrives. Shouts must beat the current quote in order to be accepted.

Version:

$Revision: 1.19 $

Author:

Steve Phelps

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KAuctioneer

clearingQuote, P_PRICING, pricingPolicy

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AbstractAuctioneer

auction, currentQuote, shoutEngine

Constructor Summary

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer()

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(Auction auction)

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(Auction auction, double k)

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(Auction auction, KPricingPolicy policy)

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(double k)

Method Summary

void	checkImprovement(Shout shout)
void	endOfAuctionProcessing()
void	endOfRoundProcessing()
void	generateQuote()
protected void	initialise()
void	newShout(Shout shout) Code for handling a new shout in the auction.
boolean	shoutsVisible() Return true if the shouts of others are visible.

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KAuctioneer

askQuote, bidQuote, clear, determineClearingPrice, getK, setK, setPricingPolicy, setup

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AbstractAuctioneer

askIterator, bidIterator, endOfDayProcessing, getAuction, getQuote, newAsk, newBid, printState, protoClone, removeShout, reset, setAuction

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

public KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer()

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

public KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(double k)

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

public KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(Auction auction,
                                   double k)

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

public KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(Auction auction,
                                   KPricingPolicy policy)

KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer

public KContinuousDoubleAuctioneer(Auction auction)

Method Detail

generateQuote

public void generateQuote()

Specified by:

generateQuote in class AbstractAuctioneer

endOfRoundProcessing

public void endOfRoundProcessing()

Specified by:

endOfRoundProcessing in interface Auctioneer

endOfAuctionProcessing

public void endOfAuctionProcessing()

Specified by:

endOfAuctionProcessing in interface Auctioneer

shoutsVisible

public boolean shoutsVisible()

Description copied from interface: Auctioneer

Return true if the shouts of others are visible.

Specified by:

shoutsVisible in interface Auctioneer

newShout

public void newShout(Shout shout)
              throws IllegalShoutException

Description copied from class: AbstractAuctioneer

Code for handling a new shout in the auction. Subclasses should override this method if they wish to provide different handling for different auction rules.

Specified by:

newShout in interface Auctioneer

Overrides:

newShout in class AbstractAuctioneer

Parameters:

shout - The new shout to be processed

Throws:

IllegalShoutException - Thrown if the shout is invalid in some way.

checkImprovement

public void checkImprovement(Shout shout)
                      throws IllegalShoutException

Throws:

IllegalShoutException

initialise

protected void initialise()

Overrides:

initialise in class AbstractAuctioneer