Refactor Event comparison logic for clarity and add getRandomChild method to ServerNodeState for improved child selection; update simulation tests for null checks and event processing

src/main/java/net/berack/upo/valpre/sim/Event.java

@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ public class Event implements Comparable<Event> {
 
     @Override
     public int compareTo(Event other) {
-        if (this.time < other.time)
-            return -1;
-        if (this.time == other.time)
-            return 0;
-        return 1;
+        return Double.compare(this.time, other.time);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/net/berack/upo/valpre/sim/ServerNodeState.java

@@ -158,6 +158,23 @@ public class ServerNodeState {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a random child based on the weights of the children and the random number
+     * generator passed as input
+     * 
+     * @param rng the random number generator
+     * @return the index of the child or -1 if no child is selected
+     */
+    public int getRandomChild(Rng rng) {
+        var random = rng.random();
+        for (var child : this.children) {
+            random -= child.weight;
+            if (random <= 0)
+                return child.index;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create an arrival event to a child node based on the node and the time passed
      * as input
@@ -168,12 +185,7 @@ public class ServerNodeState {
      *         otherwise
      */
     public Event spawnArrivalToChild(double time, Rng rng) {
-        var random = rng.random();
-        for (var child : this.children) {
-            random -= child.weight;
-            if (random <= 0)
-                return Event.newArrival(child.index, time);
-        }
-        return null;
+        var child = this.getRandomChild(rng);
+        return child > -1 ? Event.newArrival(child, time) : null;
     }
 }

src/main/java/net/berack/upo/valpre/sim/Simulation.java

@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ public final class Simulation {
             case DEPARTURE -> {
                 state.updateDeparture(time);
 
+                // Spawn unavailability if has unavailable time
                 this.addToFel(state.spawnUnavailableIfPossible(time, this.rng));
+
+                // Spawn departure if has requests and server is available
                 this.addToFel(state.spawnDepartureIfPossible(time, this.rng));
+
+                // Spawn arrival to self if is source node
                 this.addToFel(state.spawnArrivalIfPossilbe(time));
 
                 // Spawn arrival to child node if queue is not full otherwise drop