added flexibility

src/times/base.h

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+#ifndef RWSIM_TIMESBASE_H
+#define RWSIM_TIMESBASE_H
+
+#include <random>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+class Distribution {
+public:
+    virtual ~Distribution() = default;
+
+    Distribution(std::string, double, std::mt19937_64&);
+    explicit Distribution(std::string, std::mt19937_64&);
+
+    [[nodiscard]] double getTau() const { return m_tau; }
+    void setTau(const double tau) { m_tau = tau; }
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string getName() const { return m_name; };
+
+    virtual void setParameters(const std::unordered_map<std::string, double>&);
+
+    virtual void initialize() = 0;
+    virtual void draw_tau() = 0;
+    [[nodiscard]] double tau_wait() const;
+
+    static Distribution* createFromInput(const std::string& input, std::mt19937_64& rng);
+
+protected:
+    std::string m_name{"BaseDistribution"};
+    double m_tau{1.};
+    double m_tau_jump{1.};
+    std::mt19937_64& m_rng;
+};
+
+#endif //RWSIM_TIMESBASE_H