PatienceType.m

classdef (Sealed) PatienceType
    % Enumeration of customer impatience types.
    %
    % Copyright (c) 2012-2026, Imperial College London
    % All rights reserved.
 
    properties (Constant)
        RENEGING = 1;  % Customer abandons after joining the queue (currently supported)
        BALKING = 2;   % Customer refuses to join based on queue state (future support)
    end
 
    methods (Static)
        function text = toText(type)
            % TEXT = TOTEXT(TYPE)
            %
            % Convert patience type constant to text description
            switch type
                case PatienceType.RENEGING
                    text = 'reneging';
                case PatienceType.BALKING
                    text = 'balking';
                otherwise
                    line_error(mfilename, 'Unrecognized patience type.');
            end
        end
 
        function id = toId(type)
            % ID = TOID(TYPE)
            %
            % Convert patience type constant to numeric ID
            id = type;
        end
 
        function type = fromId(id)
            % TYPE = FROMID(ID)
            %
            % Convert numeric ID to patience type constant
            switch id
                case 1
                    type = PatienceType.RENEGING;
                case 2
                    type = PatienceType.BALKING;
                otherwise
                    line_error(mfilename, sprintf('Unrecognized patience type ID: %d', id));
            end
        end
    end
end