Copyright | Copyright (c) 2009-2015, David Sorokin <david.sorokin@gmail.com> |
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License | BSD3 |
Maintainer | David Sorokin <david.sorokin@gmail.com> |
Stability | experimental |
Safe Haskell | None |
Language | Haskell2010 |
Tested with: GHC 7.10.1
This module defines a queue that can use the specified strategies. So, having only
the FCFS
, LCFS
, SIRO
and StaticPriorities
strategies, you can build
4 x 4 x 4 = 64 different types of the queue, each of them will have its own
behaviour.
- type FCFSQueue a = Queue FCFS FCFS FCFS a
- type LCFSQueue a = Queue FCFS LCFS FCFS a
- type SIROQueue a = Queue FCFS SIRO FCFS a
- type PriorityQueue a = Queue FCFS StaticPriorities FCFS a
- data Queue si sm so a
- newFCFSQueue :: Int -> Event (FCFSQueue a)
- newLCFSQueue :: Int -> Event (LCFSQueue a)
- newSIROQueue :: Int -> Event (SIROQueue a)
- newPriorityQueue :: Int -> Event (PriorityQueue a)
- newQueue :: (QueueStrategy si, QueueStrategy sm, QueueStrategy so) => si -> sm -> so -> Int -> Event (Queue si sm so a)
- enqueueStrategy :: Queue si sm so a -> si
- enqueueStoringStrategy :: Queue si sm so a -> sm
- dequeueStrategy :: Queue si sm so a -> so
- queueNull :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Bool
- queueFull :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Bool
- queueMaxCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Int
- queueCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int
- queueCountStats :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (TimingStats Int)
- enqueueCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int
- enqueueLostCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int
- enqueueStoreCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int
- dequeueCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int
- dequeueExtractCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int
- queueLoadFactor :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double
- enqueueRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double
- enqueueStoreRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double
- dequeueRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double
- dequeueExtractRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double
- queueWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double)
- queueTotalWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double)
- enqueueWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double)
- dequeueWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double)
- queueRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double
- dequeue :: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm, EnqueueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> Process a
- dequeueWithOutputPriority :: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm, PriorityQueueStrategy so po) => Queue si sm so a -> po -> Process a
- tryDequeue :: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm) => Queue si sm so a -> Event (Maybe a)
- enqueue :: (EnqueueStrategy si, EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Process ()
- enqueueWithInputPriority :: (PriorityQueueStrategy si pi, EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> pi -> a -> Process ()
- enqueueWithStoringPriority :: (EnqueueStrategy si, PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> pm -> a -> Process ()
- enqueueWithInputStoringPriorities :: (PriorityQueueStrategy si pi, PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> pi -> pm -> a -> Process ()
- tryEnqueue :: (EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Event Bool
- tryEnqueueWithStoringPriority :: (PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> pm -> a -> Event Bool
- enqueueOrLost :: (EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Event Bool
- enqueueOrLost_ :: (EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Event ()
- enqueueWithStoringPriorityOrLost :: (PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> pm -> a -> Event Bool
- enqueueWithStoringPriorityOrLost_ :: (PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> pm -> a -> Event ()
- queueDelete :: (Eq a, DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Event Bool
- queueDelete_ :: (Eq a, DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Event ()
- queueDeleteBy :: (DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> (a -> Bool) -> Event (Maybe a)
- queueDeleteBy_ :: (DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) => Queue si sm so a -> (a -> Bool) -> Event ()
- queueContains :: (Eq a, DeletingQueueStrategy sm) => Queue si sm so a -> a -> Event Bool
- queueContainsBy :: DeletingQueueStrategy sm => Queue si sm so a -> (a -> Bool) -> Event (Maybe a)
- clearQueue :: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm) => Queue si sm so a -> Event ()
- waitWhileFullQueue :: Queue si sm so a -> Process ()
- queueSummary :: (Show si, Show sm, Show so) => Queue si sm so a -> Int -> Event ShowS
- queueNullChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Bool
- queueNullChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- queueFullChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Bool
- queueFullChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- queueCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int
- queueCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- enqueueCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int
- enqueueCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- enqueueLostCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int
- enqueueLostCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- enqueueStoreCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int
- enqueueStoreCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- dequeueCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int
- dequeueCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- dequeueExtractCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int
- dequeueExtractCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- queueLoadFactorChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Double
- queueLoadFactorChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- queueWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double)
- queueWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- queueTotalWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double)
- queueTotalWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- enqueueWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double)
- enqueueWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- dequeueWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double)
- dequeueWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- queueRateChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Double
- queueRateChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- enqueueInitiated :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a
- enqueueStored :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a
- enqueueLost :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a
- dequeueRequested :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
- dequeueExtracted :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a
- queueChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal ()
Queue Types
type FCFSQueue a = Queue FCFS FCFS FCFS a Source
A type synonym for the ordinary FIFO queue also known as the FCFS (First Come - First Serviced) queue.
type LCFSQueue a = Queue FCFS LCFS FCFS a Source
A type synonym for the ordinary LIFO queue also known as the LCFS (Last Come - First Serviced) queue.
type SIROQueue a = Queue FCFS SIRO FCFS a Source
A type synonym for the SIRO (Serviced in Random Order) queue.
type PriorityQueue a = Queue FCFS StaticPriorities FCFS a Source
A type synonym for the queue with static priorities applied when storing the elements in the queue.
Represents a queue using the specified strategies for enqueueing (input), si
,
internal storing (in memory), sm
, and dequeueing (output), so
, where a
denotes
the type of items stored in the queue.
(Show si, Show sm, Show so, ResultItemable (ResultValue si), ResultItemable (ResultValue sm), ResultItemable (ResultValue so)) => ResultProvider (Queue si sm so a) |
Creating Queue
newFCFSQueue :: Int -> Event (FCFSQueue a) Source
Create a new FCFS queue with the specified capacity.
newLCFSQueue :: Int -> Event (LCFSQueue a) Source
Create a new LCFS queue with the specified capacity.
newSIROQueue :: Int -> Event (SIROQueue a) Source
Create a new SIRO queue with the specified capacity.
newPriorityQueue :: Int -> Event (PriorityQueue a) Source
Create a new priority queue with the specified capacity.
:: (QueueStrategy si, QueueStrategy sm, QueueStrategy so) | |
=> si | the strategy applied to the enqueueing (input) processes when the queue is full |
-> sm | the strategy applied when storing items in the queue |
-> so | the strategy applied to the dequeueing (output) processes when the queue is empty |
-> Int | the queue capacity |
-> Event (Queue si sm so a) |
Create a new queue with the specified strategies and capacity.
Queue Properties and Activities
enqueueStrategy :: Queue si sm so a -> si Source
The strategy applied to the enqueueing (input) processes when the queue is full.
enqueueStoringStrategy :: Queue si sm so a -> sm Source
The strategy applied when storing (in memory) items in the queue.
dequeueStrategy :: Queue si sm so a -> so Source
The strategy applied to the dequeueing (output) processes when the queue is empty.
queueNull :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Bool Source
Test whether the queue is empty.
See also queueNullChanged
and queueNullChanged_
.
queueFull :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Bool Source
Test whether the queue is full.
See also queueFullChanged
and queueFullChanged_
.
queueMaxCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Int Source
The queue capacity.
queueCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int Source
Return the current queue size.
See also queueCountStats
, queueCountChanged
and queueCountChanged_
.
queueCountStats :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (TimingStats Int) Source
Return the queue size statistics.
enqueueCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int Source
Return the total number of input items that were enqueued.
See also enqueueCountChanged
and enqueueCountChanged_
.
enqueueLostCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int Source
Return the number of lost items.
See also enqueueLostCountChanged
and enqueueLostCountChanged_
.
enqueueStoreCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int Source
Return the total number of input items that were stored.
See also enqueueStoreCountChanged
and enqueueStoreCountChanged_
.
dequeueCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int Source
Return the total number of requests for dequeueing the items, not taking into account the failed attempts to dequeue immediately without suspension.
See also dequeueCountChanged
and dequeueCountChanged_
.
dequeueExtractCount :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Int Source
Return the total number of output items that were actually dequeued.
See also dequeueExtractCountChanged
and dequeueExtractCountChanged_
.
queueLoadFactor :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double Source
Return the load factor: the queue size divided by its maximum size.
See also queueLoadFactorChanged
and queueLoadFactorChanged_
.
enqueueRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double Source
Return the rate of the input items that were enqueued: how many items per time.
enqueueStoreRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double Source
Return the rate of the items that were stored: how many items per time.
dequeueRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double Source
Return the rate of the requests for dequeueing the items: how many requests per time. It does not include the failed attempts to dequeue immediately without suspension.
dequeueExtractRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double Source
Return the rate of the output items that were actually dequeued: how many items per time.
queueWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double) Source
Return the wait time from the time at which the item was stored in the queue to the time at which it was dequeued.
See also queueWaitTimeChanged
and queueWaitTimeChanged_
.
queueTotalWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double) Source
Return the total wait time from the time at which the enqueueing operation was initiated to the time at which the item was dequeued.
In some sense, queueTotalWaitTime == enqueueWaitTime + queueWaitTime
.
See also queueTotalWaitTimeChanged
and queueTotalWaitTimeChanged_
.
enqueueWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double) Source
Return the enqueue wait time from the time at which the enqueueing operation was initiated to the time at which the item was stored in the queue.
See also enqueueWaitTimeChanged
and enqueueWaitTimeChanged_
.
dequeueWaitTime :: Queue si sm so a -> Event (SamplingStats Double) Source
Return the dequeue wait time from the time at which the item was requested for dequeueing to the time at which it was actually dequeued.
See also dequeueWaitTimeChanged
and dequeueWaitTimeChanged_
.
queueRate :: Queue si sm so a -> Event Double Source
Return a long-term average queue rate calculated as the average queue size divided by the average wait time.
This value may be less than the actual arrival rate as the queue is finite and new arrivals may be locked while the queue remains full.
See also queueRateChanged
and queueRateChanged_
.
Dequeuing and Enqueuing
:: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm, EnqueueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> Process a | the dequeued value |
Dequeue suspending the process if the queue is empty.
dequeueWithOutputPriority Source
:: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm, PriorityQueueStrategy so po) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> po | the priority for output |
-> Process a | the dequeued value |
Dequeue with the output priority suspending the process if the queue is empty.
:: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> Event (Maybe a) | the dequeued value of |
Try to dequeue immediately.
:: (EnqueueStrategy si, EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item to enqueue |
-> Process () |
Enqueue the item suspending the process if the queue is full.
enqueueWithInputPriority Source
:: (PriorityQueueStrategy si pi, EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> pi | the priority for input |
-> a | the item to enqueue |
-> Process () |
Enqueue with the input priority the item suspending the process if the queue is full.
enqueueWithStoringPriority Source
:: (EnqueueStrategy si, PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> pm | the priority for storing |
-> a | the item to enqueue |
-> Process () |
Enqueue with the storing priority the item suspending the process if the queue is full.
enqueueWithInputStoringPriorities Source
:: (PriorityQueueStrategy si pi, PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> pi | the priority for input |
-> pm | the priority for storing |
-> a | the item to enqueue |
-> Process () |
Enqueue with the input and storing priorities the item suspending the process if the queue is full.
:: (EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item which we try to enqueue |
-> Event Bool |
Try to enqueue the item. Return False
in the monad if the queue is full.
tryEnqueueWithStoringPriority Source
:: (PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> pm | the priority for storing |
-> a | the item which we try to enqueue |
-> Event Bool |
Try to enqueue with the storing priority the item. Return False
in
the monad if the queue is full.
:: (EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item which we try to enqueue |
-> Event Bool |
Try to enqueue the item. If the queue is full then the item will be lost
and False
will be returned.
:: (EnqueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item which we try to enqueue |
-> Event () |
Try to enqueue the item. If the queue is full then the item will be lost.
enqueueWithStoringPriorityOrLost Source
:: (PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> pm | the priority for storing |
-> a | the item which we try to enqueue |
-> Event Bool |
Try to enqueue with the storing priority the item. If the queue is full
then the item will be lost and False
will be returned.
enqueueWithStoringPriorityOrLost_ Source
:: (PriorityQueueStrategy sm pm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> pm | the priority for storing |
-> a | the item which we try to enqueue |
-> Event () |
Try to enqueue with the storing priority the item. If the queue is full then the item will be lost.
:: (Eq a, DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item to remove from the queue |
-> Event Bool | whether the item was found and removed |
Remove the item from the queue and return a flag indicating whether the item was found and actually removed.
:: (Eq a, DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item to remove from the queue |
-> Event () |
Remove the specified item from the queue.
:: (DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> (a -> Bool) | the predicate |
-> Event (Maybe a) |
Remove an item satisfying the specified predicate and return the item if found.
:: (DequeueStrategy si, DeletingQueueStrategy sm, DequeueStrategy so) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> (a -> Bool) | the predicate |
-> Event () |
Remove an item satisfying the specified predicate.
:: (Eq a, DeletingQueueStrategy sm) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> a | the item to search the queue for |
-> Event Bool | whether the item was found |
Detect whether the item is contained in the queue.
:: DeletingQueueStrategy sm | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> (a -> Bool) | the predicate |
-> Event (Maybe a) | the item if it was found |
Detect whether an item satisfying the specified predicate is contained in the queue.
:: (DequeueStrategy si, DequeueStrategy sm) | |
=> Queue si sm so a | the queue |
-> Event () |
Clear the queue immediately.
Awaiting
waitWhileFullQueue :: Queue si sm so a -> Process () Source
Wait while the queue is full.
Summary
queueSummary :: (Show si, Show sm, Show so) => Queue si sm so a -> Int -> Event ShowS Source
Return the summary for the queue with desciption of its properties and activities using the specified indent.
Derived Signals for Properties
queueNullChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Bool Source
Signal when the queueNull
property value has changed.
queueNullChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueNull
property value has changed.
queueFullChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Bool Source
Signal when the queueFull
property value has changed.
queueFullChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueFull
property value has changed.
queueCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int Source
Signal when the queueCount
property value has changed.
queueCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueCount
property value has changed.
enqueueCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int Source
Signal when the enqueueCount
property value has changed.
enqueueCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the enqueueCount
property value has changed.
enqueueLostCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int Source
Signal when the enqueueLostCount
property value has changed.
enqueueLostCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the enqueueLostCount
property value has changed.
enqueueStoreCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int Source
Signal when the enqueueStoreCount
property value has changed.
enqueueStoreCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the enqueueStoreCount
property value has changed.
dequeueCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int Source
Signal when the dequeueCount
property value has changed.
dequeueCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the dequeueCount
property value has changed.
dequeueExtractCountChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Int Source
Signal when the dequeueExtractCount
property value has changed.
dequeueExtractCountChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the dequeueExtractCount
property value has changed.
queueLoadFactorChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Double Source
Signal when the queueLoadFactor
property value has changed.
queueLoadFactorChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueLoadFactor
property value has changed.
queueWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double) Source
Signal when the queueWaitTime
property value has changed.
queueWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueWaitTime
property value has changed.
queueTotalWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double) Source
Signal when the queueTotalWaitTime
property value has changed.
queueTotalWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueTotalWaitTime
property value has changed.
enqueueWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double) Source
Signal when the enqueueWaitTime
property value has changed.
enqueueWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the enqueueWaitTime
property value has changed.
dequeueWaitTimeChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal (SamplingStats Double) Source
Signal when the dequeueWaitTime
property value has changed.
dequeueWaitTimeChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the dequeueWaitTime
property value has changed.
queueRateChanged :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal Double Source
Signal when the queueRate
property value has changed.
queueRateChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal when the queueRate
property value has changed.
Basic Signals
enqueueInitiated :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a Source
Return a signal that notifies when the enqueuing operation is initiated.
enqueueStored :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a Source
Return a signal that notifies when the enqueuing operation is completed and the item is stored in the internal memory of the queue.
enqueueLost :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a Source
Return a signal which notifies that the item was lost when
attempting to add it to the full queue with help of
enqueueOrLost
, enqueueOrLost_
or similar functions that imply
that the element can be lost. All their names are ending with OrLost
or OrLost_
.
In other cases the enqueued items are not lost but the corresponded process
can suspend until the internal queue storage is freed. Although there is one
exception from this rule. If the process trying to enqueue a new element was
suspended but then canceled through cancelProcess
from the outside then
the item will not be added.
dequeueRequested :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Return a signal that notifies when the dequeuing operation was requested.
dequeueExtracted :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal a Source
Return a signal that notifies when the item was extracted from the internal storage of the queue and prepared for immediate receiving by the dequeuing process.
Overall Signal
queueChanged_ :: Queue si sm so a -> Signal () Source
Signal whenever any property of the queue changes.
The property must have the corresponded signal. There are also characteristics similar to the properties but that have no signals. As a rule, such characteristics already depend on the simulation time and therefore they may change at any time point.