EASE.Agents.Engine
Class AgentHolder

java.lang.Object
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class AgentHolder

extends java.lang.Object

implements Constants

Inner Class Summary

(package private) class

AgentHolder.SafeThreadGroup

Field Summary

private Controller	controller
private Debugger	debugger
java.util.Vector	factories
AgentHolder.SafeThreadGroup	factoryThreads
java.util.Hashtable	generic
java.util.Vector	instantiated
java.util.Vector	savedAgents
private java.util.Hashtable	savedToInst
private Engine	sensing

Constructor Summary

(package private)

AgentHolder()

Method Summary

void	breakContracts(java.util.Vector contracts) Given a list of contracts this sends a message to the associated agents to tell them to the contract is broken.
private void	combine(java.util.Hashtable params, java.util.Vector instParams)
private GenericAgent	createAgent(AgentSave as) This is the function that creates a genericAgent (for use at runtime from an AgentSave (created by specification).
InstantiatedAgent	makeInstantiatedAgent(InstantiatedContract ic, java.util.Hashtable params, InstantiatedAgent parent) Does the actual creation of the instantiated agent.
void	removeAgents(java.util.Vector agents) Removes some group of agents from the list of instantiated agents
void	resumeFactories() Resume all factories
void	setAgents(java.io.File inputFile) Set everything up from a file created by agent spec.
void	startController(ActInterface actuators) Start the agent controller
void	startSensing(Interface sensors) Start the sensing.
void	stopController() Stop the agent controller
void	suspendFactories() Suspend all factories.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

factoryThreads

public AgentHolder.SafeThreadGroup factoryThreads

instantiated

public java.util.Vector instantiated

factories

public java.util.Vector factories

generic

public java.util.Hashtable generic

savedAgents

public java.util.Vector savedAgents

savedToInst

private java.util.Hashtable savedToInst

controller

private Controller controller

sensing

private Engine sensing

debugger

private Debugger debugger

Constructor Detail

AgentHolder

AgentHolder()

Method Detail

startController

public void startController(ActInterface actuators)

Start the agent controller

stopController

public void stopController()

Stop the agent controller

startSensing

public void startSensing(Interface sensors)

Start the sensing.

suspendFactories

public void suspendFactories()

Suspend all factories.

resumeFactories

public void resumeFactories()

Resume all factories

setAgents

public void setAgents(java.io.File inputFile)

Set everything up from a file created by agent spec.

Turn the agents from saved state to generic agents.

Stored in hashtable with AgentSave as their key.

Creates and starts the starting agents.

createAgent

private GenericAgent createAgent(AgentSave as)

This is the function that creates a genericAgent (for use at runtime from an AgentSave (created by specification).

makeInstantiatedAgent

public InstantiatedAgent makeInstantiatedAgent(InstantiatedContract ic,
                                               java.util.Hashtable params,
                                               InstantiatedAgent parent)

Does the actual creation of the instantiated agent. The agent is returned after being added to the vector only so that parents etc can have access.

combine

private void combine(java.util.Hashtable params,
                     java.util.Vector instParams)

removeAgents

public void removeAgents(java.util.Vector agents)

Removes some group of agents from the list of instantiated agents

breakContracts

public void breakContracts(java.util.Vector contracts)

Given a list of contracts this sends a message to the associated agents to tell them to the contract is broken.