code skeleton v3

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/prelim.py b/prelim.py
index d7bfc7e..6a4b825 100644
--- a/prelim.py
+++ b/prelim.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 priest ledger format
 -------------------
 front #denotes the start of the actual ledger 
-0/1,n,0/1  #voted or not, ballot number, promised or not 
+0/1,n,0/1,x  #voted or not, ballot number, promised or not, adder multiplier
 promised or not explanation:       whether or not this priest has promised to not 
                                    respond to maxvote requests after this ballot
+adder multiplier explanation:      (see doc for messenger)
 
 """
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ lies in that domain (of anything and everything, that is)
 - assigns ballot number ranges for each priest (so B1 is satisfied)
 """    
 class god:
-
+    pass
 
 """
 messenger relays messages to and from the leader and the priest
@@ -23,23 +24,29 @@ she accomplishes this by tracking the priests' ledger files for changes
 
 each priest (including the leader) has a personal messenger 
 """
-class messenger(god):
+
+class messenger():
 
     """
     leader messenger functions
     """
     def send_next_ballot():
+        pass
 
     def send_begin_ballot():
-
+        pass
+    
     def send_on_success():
+        pass
         
     """
     priest messenger functions
     """
     def send_last_vote():
+        pass
 
     def send_vote():
+        pass
         
 
         
@@ -47,21 +54,28 @@ class messenger(god):
 priests are present (or not present) and vote (or not vote) for ballots proposed 
 by the leader 
 they record all ballots they have participated in in individual ledger files
+
+note: unique sets of numbers are created by an 'adder': starting from a base value, 
+each priest determines next ballot number by adding adder*x where x is the number of 
+ballots he's assigned numbers before the current ballot
 """    
 class priest(god, messenger):
         
-    def __init__(self, name, is_leader):
+    def __init__(self, name, is_leader, adder):
         self.name = name #write this name in the ledger in case it gets lost (ledger fileaname)
         self.is_leader = is_leader
-        self.messenger = messenger(); #hire a messenger
+        self.messenger = messenger() #hire a messenger
+        self.adder = adder
+        self.ledger = open("ledgers/" + self.name, "+")
         
-        if(self.is_leader):
+        #if(self.is_leader):
             
             
 
     #====================regular priest functions======================
         
     def last_vote():
+        pass
         #responding to a next_ballot request from the leader        
         #determine the lastVote and send it to the leader (if not promised to another leader) (might
         #need another function for this)        
@@ -69,23 +83,28 @@ class priest(god, messenger):
         #if responded, set promise to 1 for the relevant maxVote in the ledger
 
     def vote():
+        pass
         #choose (randomly) whether or not to vote on this ballot
 
         #send the vote to the leader (another function "voted"?)
 
     def on_success():
+        pass
         #do something if the messenger brings the good news of a ballot success
 
     #=====================leader functions===================
     def next_ballot(ballot_num):
+        pass
         #randomly choose a majority set of priests
         
         #send the nextBallot message to the priests and wait for their responses 
 
     def begin_ballot():
+        pass
         #send message to every priest indicating that his vote is requested
 
     def evaluate():
+        pass
         #check if the ballot was a success and note the decree if it was
 
         #send the sucess message to all living priests