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+/**
+ * Set up and control an elementary cellular automaton.
+ * 
+ * @author David J. Barnes and Michael Kölling
+ * @version  2016.02.29
+ */
+public class AutomatonController
+{
+    // The automaton.
+    private Automaton auto;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create an AutomatonController.
+     * @param numberOfCells The number of cells in the automaton.
+     */
+    public AutomatonController(int numberOfCells)
+    {
+        auto = new Automaton(numberOfCells);
+        auto.print();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create an AutomatonController with
+     * a default number of cells.
+     */
+    public AutomatonController()
+    {
+        this(50);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Run the automaton for the given number of steps.
+     * @param numSteps The number of steps.
+     */
+    public void run(int numSteps)
+    {
+        for(int step = 1; step <= numSteps; step++) {
+            step();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Run the automaton for a single step.
+     */
+    public void step()
+    {
+        auto.update();
+        auto.print();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Reset the automaton.
+     */
+    public void reset()
+    {
+        auto.reset();
+        auto.print();
+    }
+    
+}