kernel

Class AbstractCommunicationModel

java.lang.Object

kernel.AbstractCommunicationModel

All Implemented Interfaces:

CommunicationModel

Direct Known Subclasses:

ChannelCommunicationModel, StandardCommunicationModel

public abstract class AbstractCommunicationModel
extends java.lang.Object
implements CommunicationModel

Abstract base class for communication models.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractCommunicationModel() Construct an AbstractCommunicationModel.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	addHearing(Entity agent, java.util.Collection<? extends Command> c) Register a set of heard messages for an agent.
protected void	addHearing(Entity agent, Command... c) Register a set of heard messages for an agent.
java.util.Collection<Command>	getHearing(Entity agent) Get the set of hear commands an agent can hear.
void	initialise(Config config, WorldModel<? extends Entity> model) Initialise this communication model.
void	process(int time, java.util.Collection<? extends Command> agentCommands) Process a set of agent commands and work out what communications each agent can hear.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractCommunicationModel

public AbstractCommunicationModel()

Construct an AbstractCommunicationModel.

Method Detail

initialise

public void initialise(Config config,
                       WorldModel<? extends Entity> model)

Description copied from interface: CommunicationModel

Initialise this communication model.

Specified by:

initialise in interface CommunicationModel

Parameters:

config - The kernel configuration.

model - The world model.

process

public void process(int time,
                    java.util.Collection<? extends Command> agentCommands)

Description copied from interface: CommunicationModel

Process a set of agent commands and work out what communications each agent can hear.

Specified by:

process in interface CommunicationModel

Parameters:

time - The current time.

agentCommands - The set of all agent commands this timestep.

getHearing

public java.util.Collection<Command> getHearing(Entity agent)

Description copied from interface: CommunicationModel

Get the set of hear commands an agent can hear.

Specified by:

getHearing in interface CommunicationModel

Parameters:

agent - The agent controlled entity.

Returns:

Set set of hear commands the agent can hear.

addHearing

protected void addHearing(Entity agent,
                          Command... c)

Register a set of heard messages for an agent.

Parameters:

agent - The agent.

c - The messages heard.

addHearing

protected void addHearing(Entity agent,
                          java.util.Collection<? extends Command> c)

Register a set of heard messages for an agent.

Parameters:

agent - The agent.

c - The messages heard.