public class Nucleus extends Thread {

	public int fire_rate;
	private Axon[] axons;
	private int threshold;
	boolean is_end;
	
	
	public Nucleus( Axon[] a , int t ) {
		
		fire_rate = 0;
		axons = a;
		threshold = t;
		is_end = false;
		
	}
	
	public Nucleus( int t  ) {
	
		fire_rate = 0;
		threshold = t;
		is_end = true;
		
				
	}
	
	public synchronized void excite(int i) {
		
		fire_rate += i;
		
	}
	
	public synchronized void inhibit( int i) {
	
		fire_rate -= i;
		
	}
	
	public int getRate() {
	
		return fire_rate;
		
	}
	
	public void delay(int  time) {
	
		try {Thread.sleep(time);} catch (Exception e) {}
		
	}
	
	public void run() {
		
		while (true) {
			
			//System.out.print(  fire_rate + " ");
			if (fire_rate < 0) fire_rate += 1;
			else if (fire_rate > 0) fire_rate -= 1;
			
			
			if (fire_rate > threshold && !is_end) {
			
				for (int i = 0 ; i < axons.length ; i++) 
					axons[i].fire();
					
			}
			delay( (250 - Math.abs(fire_rate)) / 20 );
			
			
		}
		
	}
	
}