code: /**
  Copyright (c) 2007-2013 Alysson Bessani, Eduardo Alchieri, Paulo Sousa, and the authors indicated in the @author tags
  
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at
  
  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  
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  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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  */
  package bftsmart.consensus;
  
  import bftsmart.tom.core.messages.TOMMessage;
  
  /**
   *
   * This class represents a Consensus Instance.
   *
   * @author Joao Sousa
   * @author Alysson Bessani
   */
  public class Decision {
  
      private final static org.apache.log4j.Logger logger = org.apache.log4j.Logger.getLogger(Decision.class);
      private final int cid; // Consensus ID in which the value was decided
      private Epoch decisionEpoch = null; // Epoch in which the value was decided
      private int regency; // Regency in which the value was decided
      private int leader; // Leader with which the value was decided
      
      private byte[] value = null; // decided value
      private TOMMessage[] deserializedValue = null; // decided value (deserialized)
      
      //for benchmarking
      public TOMMessage firstMessageProposed = null;
      public int batchSize = 0;
  
      /**
       * Creates a new instance of Decision
       * @param cid The ID for the respective das
       */
      public Decision(int cid) {
          this.cid = cid;
      }
  
      /**
       * Set regency in which the value was decided
       * @param regency Regency in which the value was decided
       */
      public void setRegency(int regency) {
          this.regency = regency;
      }
  
      /**
       * Set leader with which the value was decided
       * @param leader Leader with which the value was decided
       */
      public void setLeader(int leader) {
          this.leader = leader;
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns regency in which the value was decided
       * @return Regency in which the value was decided
       */
      public int getRegency() {
          return regency;
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns leader with which the value was decided
       * @return Leader with which the value was decided
       */
      public int getLeader() {
          return leader;
      }
      
      /**
       * Set epoch in which the value was decided
       * @param epoch The epoch in which the value was decided
       */
      public void setDecisionEpoch(Epoch epoch) {
          this.decisionEpoch = epoch;
      }
  
  
      /**
       * Get epoch in which the value was decided
       * 
       * @return The epoch in which the value was decided
       */
      public Epoch getDecisionEpoch() {
          return decisionEpoch;
      }
      
      /**
       * Sets the decided value
       * @return Decided Value
       */
      public byte[] getValue() {
          while (value == null) {
              waitForPropose(); // Eduardo: should have a separate waitForDecision  (works for now, because it is just a sleep)
              value = decisionEpoch.propValue;
          }
          return value;
      }
  
      public TOMMessage[] getDeserializedValue() {
          while (deserializedValue == null) {
              waitForPropose();
              deserializedValue = decisionEpoch.deserializedPropValue;
          }
          return deserializedValue;
      }
  
      /**
       * The ID for the associated das
       * @return ID for the associated das
       */
      public int getConsensusId() {
          return cid;
      }
  
      private void waitForPropose() {
          while (decisionEpoch == null &&
                  decisionEpoch.deserializedPropValue == null) {
              try {
                  logger.info("waiting for propose for das" + cid);
                  Thread.sleep(1);
              } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
              }
          }
      }
  }
  