com.github.cage
Class ObjectRoulette<T>

java.lang.Object
  com.github.cage.ObjectRoulette<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of objects generated by this class

All Implemented Interfaces:

IGenerator<T>

public class ObjectRoulette<T>
extends Object
implements IGenerator<T>

An IGenerator implementation that returns a randomly chosen element from a predefined set of objects when next() is called. This class is thread safe.

Author:

akiraly

ObjectRoulette

public ObjectRoulette(Random rnd,
                      T... candidates)

Constructor.

Parameters:

rnd - random generator to be used, can be null

candidates - the set of objects to choose from; not null, not empty

next

public T next()

Description copied from interface: IGenerator

Returns an object with type T on every call. The returned object does not have to be a new instance.

Specified by:

next in interface IGenerator<T>

Returns:

generated object

getCandidates

public T[] getCandidates()

Returns:

the set of objects to choose from