software.authoring
Class ContestSymbols

java.lang.Object
  software.authoring.ContestSymbols

Direct Known Subclasses:

ContestSymbols

public class ContestSymbols
extends java.lang.Object

Permutes the symbols as they should appear on each ballot. Given the prints file (produced by m2), and the serial number of a ballot it produces the entire set of permuted symbols in the order they appear on a ballot (both top and bottom pages)

Author:

stefan

Constructor Summary

ContestSymbols(java.lang.String pathToPrintsFile, org.gwu.voting.standardFormat.electionSpecification.ElectionSpecification es, char[] chars, boolean charReset)

ContestSymbols(java.lang.String pathToPrintsFile, java.lang.String pathToElectionSpec, char[] chars, boolean charReset)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAllSymbols(int r, int page) returns all the symbols (permuted for each contest) for serial number r and the given page
java.lang.String	getCanonicalSymbols()
java.lang.String	getSerialNumber(int r)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Debug method

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ContestSymbols

public ContestSymbols(java.lang.String pathToPrintsFile,
                      java.lang.String pathToElectionSpec,
                      char[] chars,
                      boolean charReset)
               throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

pathToPrintsFile - - path to the files produced in meting 2, specifiyng the permutation on each ballot

pathToElectionSpec - - path to a file containing the ElectionSpec

chars - - The charachters to be permuted (that appear on the ballot) There is either one carachter and that is "A" or "a" or "0", or there are at least as many charachters as the biggest contest.

charReset - - true if every contest should start from the first charachter, false if the first character of a contest is the next character in the array.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

ContestSymbols

public ContestSymbols(java.lang.String pathToPrintsFile,
                      org.gwu.voting.standardFormat.electionSpecification.ElectionSpecification es,
                      char[] chars,
                      boolean charReset)
               throws java.lang.Exception

Parameters:

pathToPrintsFile - - path to the files produced in meting 2, specifiyng the permutation on each ballot

es - - the ELection Specification

chars - - The charachters to be permuted (that appear on the ballot) There is either one carachter and that is "A" or "a" or "0", or there are at least as many charachters as the biggest contest.

charReset - - true if every contest should start from the first charachter, false if the first character of a contest is the next character in the array.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

getSerialNumber

public java.lang.String getSerialNumber(int r)

Parameters:

r - - the row number in the prints file

Returns:

- the serial number of row number r in the prints file

getAllSymbols

public java.lang.String getAllSymbols(int r,
                                      int page)

returns all the symbols (permuted for each contest) for serial number r and the given page

Parameters:

r - - the row number in the prints table

page - - 0 or 1 corresponding to bottom or top

Returns:

a String of permuted characters (per contest)

getCanonicalSymbols

public java.lang.String getCanonicalSymbols()

Returns:

- the symbols on the canonical ballot

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Debug method

Parameters:

args -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception