Groovy example source code file (chameneos.java)

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Java - Groovy tags/keywords

blue, colour, colour, colours, creature, creature, faded, illegalargumentexception, interruptedexception, interruptedexception, meetingplace, meetingplace, red, yellow

The Groovy chameneos.java source code

/* The Computer Language Shootout
   http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/

   contributed by Keenan Tims
   modified by Michael Barker
*/


public class chameneos {

	private MeetingPlace mp;

	public static final Colour[] COLOURS = { Colour.BLUE, Colour.RED, Colour.YELLOW, Colour.BLUE };

	private Creature[] creatures = new Creature[COLOURS.length];

	public enum Colour {
		RED, BLUE, YELLOW, FADED
	}

	public class Creature extends Thread {

		private MeetingPlace mp;
		private Colour colour;
		private int met = 0;
		private Colour other;
		
		public Creature(Colour c, MeetingPlace mp) {
			this.colour = c;
			this.mp = mp;
		}

		public void run() {
			try {
				while (colour != Colour.FADED) {
					mp.meet(this);
					if (other == Colour.FADED)
						colour = Colour.FADED;
					else {
						met++;
						colour = complement(other);
					}					
				}
			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				// Let the thread exit.
			}
		}
		
		private Colour complement(Colour other) {
			if (colour == other)
				return colour;
			switch (colour) {
			case BLUE:
				return other == Colour.RED ? Colour.YELLOW : Colour.RED;
			case RED:
				return other == Colour.BLUE ? Colour.YELLOW : Colour.BLUE;
			case YELLOW:
				return other == Colour.BLUE ? Colour.RED : Colour.BLUE;
			default:
				return colour;
			}
		}

		public int getCreaturesMet() {
			return met;
		}

		public Colour getColour() {
			return colour;
		}

		public void setOther(Colour other) throws InterruptedException {
			this.other = other;
		}
	}

	public class MeetingPlace {
		
		int n;

		public MeetingPlace(int n) {
			this.n = n;
		}
		
		Creature other = null;
		public void meet(Creature c) throws InterruptedException {
			
			synchronized (this) {
				if (n > 0) {
					if (other == null) {
						other = c;
						this.wait();
					} else {
						other.setOther(c.getColour());
						c.setOther(other.getColour());
						other = null;
						n--;
						this.notify();
					}
				} else {
					c.setOther(Colour.FADED);
				}
			}
		}
	}

	public chameneos(int n) throws InterruptedException {
		int meetings = 0;
		mp = new MeetingPlace(n);
		
		for (int i = 0; i < COLOURS.length; i++) {
			creatures[i] = new Creature(COLOURS[i], mp);
			creatures[i].start();
		}

		// wait for all threads to complete
		for (int i = 0; i < COLOURS.length; i++)
			creatures[i].join();
		
		// sum all the meetings
		for (int i = 0; i < COLOURS.length; i++) {
			meetings += creatures[i].getCreaturesMet();			
		}

		System.out.println(meetings);
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		if (args.length < 1)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
		new chameneos(Integer.parseInt(args[0]));
	}
}