Class DeviceUnlocker

java.lang.Object

DeviceUnlocker

Direct Known Subclasses:

FourBitTwoDisclosureDeviceUnlocker

public abstract class DeviceUnlocker
extends Object

Provides for unlocking resource-control devices.

Version:

1.1.5

Author:

Dr. Jody Paul

See Also:

Device, Project Description

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DeviceUnlocker()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	showTrace() Retrieve trace of previous unlock process.
static boolean	unlock(Device dev) Unlocks a device-controlled resource.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DeviceUnlocker

public DeviceUnlocker()

Method Detail

unlock

public static boolean unlock(Device dev)

Unlocks a device-controlled resource. This method must be guaranteed to halt, regardless of whether or not it successfully unlocked the resource.

Parameters:

dev - the device controlling the resource to unlock

Returns:

true if the resource is unlocked (all bits in the device are now identical); false otherwise

showTrace

public static String showTrace()

Retrieve trace of previous unlock process.

Returns:

rendering of steps in the unlock process