kernel

Class AgentProxy

java.lang.Object

kernel.AbstractKernelComponent

kernel.AgentProxy

All Implemented Interfaces:

KernelComponent

public class AgentProxy
extends AbstractKernelComponent

This class is the kernel interface to an agent.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AgentProxy(java.lang.String name, Entity e, Connection c) Construct an agent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	commandReceived(Command c) Register an agent command received.
java.util.Collection<Command>	getAgentCommands(int timestep) Get all agent commands at a particular time.
Entity	getControlledEntity() Get the entity controlled by this agent.
void	sendPerceptionUpdate(int time, ChangeSet visible, java.util.Collection<? extends Command> heard) Notify the of a perception update.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class kernel.AbstractKernelComponent

getConnection, getName, send, send, shutdown

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AgentProxy

public AgentProxy(java.lang.String name,
                  Entity e,
                  Connection c)

Construct an agent.

Parameters:

name - The name of the controlling agent.

e - The entity controlled by the agent.

c - The connection to the agent.

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getControlledEntity

public Entity getControlledEntity()

Get the entity controlled by this agent.

Returns:

The entity controlled by this agent.

getAgentCommands

public java.util.Collection<Command> getAgentCommands(int timestep)

Get all agent commands at a particular time.

Parameters:

timestep - The current timestep.

Returns:

A collection of messages representing the commands

sendPerceptionUpdate

public void sendPerceptionUpdate(int time,
                                 ChangeSet visible,
                                 java.util.Collection<? extends Command> heard)

Notify the of a perception update.

Parameters:

time - The current timestep.

visible - The set of visible changes.

heard - The set of communication messages that the agent heard.

commandReceived

protected void commandReceived(Command c)

Register an agent command received.

Parameters:

c - The command that was received.