es.upv.dsic.gti_ia.architecture
Class FIPAQueryResponder

java.lang.Object
  es.upv.dsic.gti_ia.architecture.FIPAQueryResponder

public class FIPAQueryResponder
extends Object

This class implements the FIPA-Query interaction protocol, Role Responder.

Version:

2009.9.07

Author:

Joan Bellver Faus, GTI-IA, DSIC, UPV

Field Summary

QueueAgent

myAgent

Constructor Summary

FIPAQueryResponder(QueueAgent _agent, MessageTemplate _template)
Creates a new FIPA-Query interaction protocol, rol responder.

Method Summary

void	action() Runs the state machine with the communication protocol
QueueAgent	getQueueAgent() Returns the agent.
protected ACLMessage	prepareResponse(ACLMessage request) This method is called when the initiator's message is received that matches the message template passed in the constructor.
protected ACLMessage	prepareResultNotification(ACLMessage request, ACLMessage responder) This method is called after the response has been sent and only when one of the following two cases arise: the response was an agree message OR no response message was sent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

myAgent

public QueueAgent myAgent

Constructor Detail

FIPAQueryResponder

public FIPAQueryResponder(QueueAgent _agent,
                          MessageTemplate _template)

Creates a new FIPA-Query interaction protocol, rol responder.

Parameters:

agent - is the reference to the Agent Object

template - is a MessageTemplate, will serve as a filter for receiving the right message

Method Detail

getQueueAgent

public QueueAgent getQueueAgent()

Returns the agent.

Returns:

QueueAgent

action

public void action()

Runs the state machine with the communication protocol

prepareResponse

protected ACLMessage prepareResponse(ACLMessage request)
                              throws NotUnderstoodException,
                                     RefuseException

This method is called when the initiator's message is received that matches the message template passed in the constructor.

Parameters:

request - initial message

Returns:

message

Throws:

NotUnderstoodException

RefuseException

prepareResultNotification

protected ACLMessage prepareResultNotification(ACLMessage request,
                                               ACLMessage responder)
                                        throws FailureException

This method is called after the response has been sent and only when one of the following two cases arise: the response was an agree message OR no response message was sent.

Parameters:

request - request message

responder - responder message

Returns:

message

Throws:

FailureException