Updated accumulator documentation and refactored names to remove the event heritage.

Change-Id: I2238ab1215281702e670a406fb901ba8a4ef85ce
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/AbstractAccumulator.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/AbstractAccumulator.java
index f417562..00a5a2c 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/AbstractAccumulator.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/AbstractAccumulator.java
@@ -27,64 +27,63 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 /**
- * Base implementation of an event accumulator. It allows triggering based on
- * event inter-arrival time threshold, maximum batch life threshold and maximum
+ * Base implementation of an item accumulator. It allows triggering based on
+ * item inter-arrival time threshold, maximum batch life threshold and maximum
  * batch size.
  */
-// FIXME refactor the names here
 public abstract class AbstractAccumulator<T> implements Accumulator<T> {
 
     private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractAccumulator.class);
 
     private final Timer timer;
-    private final int maxEvents;
+    private final int maxItems;
     private final int maxBatchMillis;
     private final int maxIdleMillis;
 
     private TimerTask idleTask = new ProcessorTask();
     private TimerTask maxTask = new ProcessorTask();
 
-    private List<T> events = Lists.newArrayList();
+    private List<T> items = Lists.newArrayList();
 
     /**
-     * Creates an event accumulator capable of triggering on the specified
+     * Creates an item accumulator capable of triggering on the specified
      * thresholds.
      *
-     * @param timer          timer to use for scheduling check-points
-     * @param maxEvents      maximum number of events to accumulate before
-     *                       processing is triggered
-     * @param maxBatchMillis maximum number of millis allowed since the first
-     *                       event before processing is triggered
-     * @param maxIdleMillis  maximum number millis between events before
-     *                       processing is triggered
+     * @param timer               timer to use for scheduling check-points
+     * @param maxItems            maximum number of items to accumulate before
+     *                            processing is triggered
+     * @param maxBatchMillis      maximum number of millis allowed since the first
+     *                            item before processing is triggered
+     * @param maxIdleMillis       maximum number millis between items before
+     *                            processing is triggered
      */
-    protected AbstractAccumulator(Timer timer, int maxEvents,
+    protected AbstractAccumulator(Timer timer, int maxItems,
                                   int maxBatchMillis, int maxIdleMillis) {
         this.timer = checkNotNull(timer, "Timer cannot be null");
 
-        checkArgument(maxEvents > 1, "Maximum number of events must be > 1");
+        checkArgument(maxItems > 1, "Maximum number of items must be > 1");
         checkArgument(maxBatchMillis > 0, "Maximum millis must be positive");
         checkArgument(maxIdleMillis > 0, "Maximum idle millis must be positive");
 
-        this.maxEvents = maxEvents;
+        this.maxItems = maxItems;
         this.maxBatchMillis = maxBatchMillis;
         this.maxIdleMillis = maxIdleMillis;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized void add(T event) {
+    public synchronized void add(T item) {
         idleTask = cancelIfActive(idleTask);
-        events.add(checkNotNull(event, "Event cannot be null"));
+        items.add(checkNotNull(item, "Item cannot be null"));
 
-        // Did we hit the max event threshold?
-        if (events.size() == maxEvents) {
+        // Did we hit the max item threshold?
+        if (items.size() == maxItems) {
             maxTask = cancelIfActive(maxTask);
             schedule(1);
         } else {
-            // Otherwise, schedule idle task and if this is a first event
+            // Otherwise, schedule idle task and if this is a first item
             // also schedule the max batch age task.
             idleTask = schedule(maxIdleMillis);
-            if (events.size() == 1) {
+            if (items.size() == 1) {
                 maxTask = schedule(maxBatchMillis);
             }
         }
@@ -105,24 +104,24 @@
         return task;
     }
 
-    // Task for triggering processing of accumulated events
+    // Task for triggering processing of accumulated items
     private class ProcessorTask extends TimerTask {
         @Override
         public void run() {
             try {
                 idleTask = cancelIfActive(idleTask);
                 maxTask = cancelIfActive(maxTask);
-                processEvents(finalizeCurrentBatch());
+                processItems(finalizeCurrentBatch());
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 log.warn("Unable to process batch due to {}", e);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    // Demotes and returns the current batch of events and promotes a new one.
+    // Demotes and returns the current batch of items and promotes a new one.
     private synchronized List<T> finalizeCurrentBatch() {
-        List<T> toBeProcessed = events;
-        events = Lists.newArrayList();
+        List<T> toBeProcessed = items;
+        items = Lists.newArrayList();
         return toBeProcessed;
     }
 
@@ -136,18 +135,18 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the maximum number of events allowed to accumulate before
+     * Returns the maximum number of items allowed to accumulate before
      * processing is triggered.
      *
-     * @return max number of events
+     * @return max number of items
      */
-    public int maxEvents() {
-        return maxEvents;
+    public int maxItems() {
+        return maxItems;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the maximum number of millis allowed to expire since the first
-     * event before processing is triggered.
+     * item before processing is triggered.
      *
      * @return max number of millis a batch is allowed to last
      */
@@ -157,9 +156,9 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns the maximum number of millis allowed to expire since the last
-     * event arrival before processing is triggered.
+     * item arrival before processing is triggered.
      *
-     * @return max number of millis since the last event
+     * @return max number of millis since the last item
      */
     public int maxIdleMillis() {
         return maxIdleMillis;
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Accumulator.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Accumulator.java
index 897bddf..568e38c 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Accumulator.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Accumulator.java
@@ -18,25 +18,28 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- * Abstraction of an accumulator capable of collecting events and at some
- * point in time triggers processing of all previously accumulated events.
+ * Abstraction of an accumulator capable of collecting items and at some
+ * point in time triggers processing of all previously accumulated items.
+ *
+ * @param <T> item type
  */
 public interface Accumulator<T> {
 
     /**
-     * Adds an event to the current batch. This operation may, or may not
-     * trigger processing of the current batch of events.
+     * Adds an item to the current batch. This operation may, or may not
+     * trigger processing of the current batch of items.
      *
-     * @param event event to be added to the current batch
+     * @param item item to be added to the current batch
      */
-    void add(T event);
+    void add(T item);
 
     /**
-     * Processes the specified list of accumulated events.
+     * Processes the specified list of accumulated items.
      *
-     * @param events list of accumulated events
+     * @param items list of accumulated items
      */
-    void processEvents(List<T> events);
+    void processItems(List<T> items);
 
     //TODO consider a blocking version that required consumer participation
+
 }