/**
* \brief Determines whether or not a cell has reached the radius where cell division can be
* triggered
*
* <p>Determines whether or not a cell has reached the radius where cell division can be triggered
*
* @return Boolean stating whether cell division should be triggered (true) or not (false)
*/
public boolean willDivide() {
// this ensures that the checks for when to divide don't occur too often;
// at most they will occur at the rate of AGENTTIMESTEP
_timeSinceLastDivisionCheck += SimTimer.getCurrentTimeStep();
if (_timeSinceLastDivisionCheck < _agentGrid.getAgentTimeStep()) return false;
// at this point we will actually check whether to divide
_timeSinceLastDivisionCheck = 0;
return getRadius(false) > this._myDivRadius;
}
/** Test if the episome can be transfered. */
public Boolean isReadyToConjugate() {
/*
* First check if the plasmid has sufficient copies.
*/
if (_nCopy < 1) return false;
/*
* Now check timings: cannot conjugate if given/received a plasmid too
* recently.
*/
EpisomeParam param = getSpeciesParam();
Double triggerTime =
Math.max(param.exchangeLag + lastExchange, param.receptionLag + lastReception);
return triggerTime >= SimTimer.getCurrentTime(); // jan: this seems wrong!
}
/**
* Attributes the plasmid to an host (used for conjugation events)
*
* @param anHost
*/
public void setHost(EpiBac anHost) {
lastReception = SimTimer.getCurrentTime();
lastExchange = -1.0;
_host = anHost;
setDefaultCopyNumber();
}
/** You are doing a conjugation! Update your lag variables. */
public void updateConjugationTime(Episome baby) {
lastExchange = SimTimer.getCurrentTime();
baby.lastReception = SimTimer.getCurrentTime();
}