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//Estimator unit estimates average load every period interval of time

#ifndef ns_estimator_h
#define ns_estimator_h

#include "connector.h"
#include "measuremod.h"
#include "timer-handler.h"

class Estimator;

class Estimator_Timer : public TimerHandler {
public:
	Estimator_Timer(Estimator *est) : TimerHandler() { est_ = est;}
	
protected:
	virtual void expire(Event *e);
	Estimator *est_;
};

class Estimator : public NsObject {
public:
	Estimator();
	inline double avload() { return double(avload_);};

	inline virtual void change_avload(double incr) { avload_ += incr;}
	int command(int argc, const char*const* argv); 
	virtual void timeout(int);
	inline void recv(Packet *,Handler *){}
	virtual void start();
	void stop();
	void setmeasmod(MeasureMod *);
	void setactype(const char*);
	inline double &period(){ return period_;}
	void trace(TracedVar* v);
protected:
	MeasureMod *meas_mod_;
	TracedDouble avload_;
	double period_; 
	virtual void estimate()=0;
	Estimator_Timer est_timer_;
	TracedDouble measload_;
	Tcl_Channel tchan_;
	int src_;
	int dst_;
	double omeasload_;
	double oavload_;
	char *actype_;
};

#endif