VariableRateUpdate (Power TAC server modules 1.7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.powertac.common.state.XStreamStateLoggable
- - org.powertac.common.TariffMessage
  - - org.powertac.common.msg.TariffUpdate
    - - org.powertac.common.msg.VariableRateUpdate

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValidatableMessage
```
@Domain(fields={"broker","tariffId","payload","rateId"})
public class VariableRateUpdate
extends TariffUpdate
```
Conveys an HourlyCharge instance, labeled by its Tariff and Rate. When received by the server, the HourlyCharge simply needs to be added to its Rate. State log fields for readResolve():
new(long brokerId, long tariffId, long hourlyChargeId, long rateId)

Author:

John Collins

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.powertac.common.TariffMessage
  broker, id

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`VariableRateUpdate()`
	`VariableRateUpdate(Broker broker, Rate rate, HourlyCharge hourlyCharge)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`HourlyCharge`	`getHourlyCharge()`
`long`	`getHourlyChargeId()`
`HourlyCharge`	`getPayload()`	conventional getter to satisfy beanutils
`long`	`getRateId()`
`boolean`	`isValid()`	By default, these are invalid.
`boolean`	`isValid(Rate rate)`	Given a Rate, a VRU is valid if it has the correct ID, if the Rate is not fixed, and if the HourlyCharge specifies a value between the minValue and maxValue of the Rate.

Methods inherited from class org.powertac.common.msg.TariffUpdate
getTariffId

Methods inherited from class org.powertac.common.TariffMessage
getBroker, getId

Methods inherited from class org.powertac.common.state.XStreamStateLoggable
readResolve

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - VariableRateUpdate
```
public VariableRateUpdate(Broker broker,
                          Rate rate,
                          HourlyCharge hourlyCharge)
```
  - VariableRateUpdate
```
protected VariableRateUpdate()
```
- Method Detail
  - getHourlyCharge
```
public HourlyCharge getHourlyCharge()
```
  - getPayload
```
public HourlyCharge getPayload()
```
    conventional getter to satisfy beanutils
  - getHourlyChargeId
```
public long getHourlyChargeId()
```
  - getRateId
```
public long getRateId()
```
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid()
```
    By default, these are invalid. You have to supply the Rate to test validity.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isValid in interface ValidatableMessage
    
    Overrides:
    
    isValid in class TariffMessage
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid(Rate rate)
```
    Given a Rate, a VRU is valid if it has the correct ID, if the Rate is not fixed, and if the HourlyCharge specifies a value between the minValue and maxValue of the Rate.