/**
* A process is using this method to put lane it has used back in the HoldingArea.
*
* @param l <code>Lane</code>: The lane which should be returned to the HoldingArea.
*/
public void takeBack(Lane l) {
// take back the lane as Res
this.lanes.takeBack(1);
// insert the line to the lanes queue
this.laneQueue.insert(l);
if (currentlySendTraceNotes())
sendTraceNote("releases " + l.getName() + " to the " + this.getName());
}
/**
* Gets a Line from the HoldingArea and provides it to the sim-process to use it. As not enough
* lanes are available at the moment the sim-process has to wait in a queue until a lane is
* available again.
*
* @return <code>Lane</code>: The available lane of this HoldingArea.
*/
public Lane getLane() {
// check if there're available lanes
if (!this.lanes.provide(1)) return null;
// get the lane from the queue of the lanes
Lane lane = this.laneQueue.first();
// trace that a lane was taken from this HO
if (currentlySendTraceNotes())
sendTraceNote("takes " + lane.getName() + " from the " + this.getName());
// remove lane from the Queue
this.laneQueue.remove(lane);
return lane;
}
