es.upv.dsic.gti_ia.cAgents
Class CFactory

java.lang.Object
  es.upv.dsic.gti_ia.cAgents.CFactory

public class CFactory
extends Object

A CFactory starts CProcessors in order to manage conversations. Every CFactory has a CProcessor associated that works as a template for the CProcessors that this CFactory will create. Every CFactory also has a message filter that specifies which type of messages can start new conversations

Author:

Ricard Lopez Fogues

Constructor Summary

CFactory(String name, MessageFilter filter, int conversationsLimit, CAgent myAgent)
Constructor of the class

Method Summary

CProcessor	cProcessorTemplate() Returns the CProcessor that acts as template and will be cloned in order to create new CProcessors
MessageFilter	getFilter() Returns this CFactory's message filter
int	getLimit() Returns how many conversations can a CFactory manage simultaneously
String	getName() Returns this CFactory's name
protected boolean	isInitiator() Returns true if this is initiator, false if this is participant
void	setCProcessor(CProcessor proc)
void	setFilter(MessageFilter template) Sets the message filter that will make this CFactory to start new CProcessors
protected void	setInitiator(boolean initiator) Sets the type of the CFactory
protected CProcessor	startConversation(ACLMessage msg, CProcessor parent, Boolean isSync) Creates a new CProcessor that will manage the new conversation
protected CProcessor	startConversationWithID(String id, CProcessor parent, Boolean isSync) Creates a new CProcessor that will manage the new conversation
protected boolean	templateIsEqual(ACLMessage template) Returns true if the message matches with the message filter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CFactory

public CFactory(String name,
                MessageFilter filter,
                int conversationsLimit,
                CAgent myAgent)

Constructor of the class

Parameters:

name - of the CFactory

filter - message filter that specifies which type of messages can start new conversations

conversationLimit - how many conversations can a CFactory manage simultaneously

myAgent - the agent owner of this factory

Method Detail

getLimit

public int getLimit()

Returns how many conversations can a CFactory manage simultaneously

Returns:

conversation limit

setFilter

public void setFilter(MessageFilter template)

Sets the message filter that will make this CFactory to start new CProcessors

Parameters:

template - message filter that will make this CFactory to start new CProcessors

getFilter

public MessageFilter getFilter()

Returns this CFactory's message filter

Returns:

the message filter that will make this CFactory to start new CProcessors

cProcessorTemplate

public CProcessor cProcessorTemplate()

Returns the CProcessor that acts as template and will be cloned in order to create new CProcessors

Returns:

CProcessor that acts as template and will be cloned in order to create new CProcessors

startConversation

protected CProcessor startConversation(ACLMessage msg,
                                       CProcessor parent,
                                       Boolean isSync)

Creates a new CProcessor that will manage the new conversation

Parameters:

msg - Initial message

parent - CProcessor that start this conversation and acts as parent

isSync - True if it is synchronous, false otherwise

Returns:

the new CProcessor just created

startConversationWithID

protected CProcessor startConversationWithID(String id,
                                             CProcessor parent,
                                             Boolean isSync)

Creates a new CProcessor that will manage the new conversation

Parameters:

id - The conversation identifier of the new conversation

parent - Parent CProcessor

isSync - True if it is synchronous, false otherwise

Returns:

the new CProcessor just created

templateIsEqual

protected boolean templateIsEqual(ACLMessage template)

Returns true if the message matches with the message filter

Returns:

true if the message matches with the message filter, false otherwise

setInitiator

protected void setInitiator(boolean initiator)

Sets the type of the CFactory

Parameters:

initiator - True if this is a initiator CFactory, false if this is a participant one

isInitiator

protected boolean isInitiator()

Returns true if this is initiator, false if this is participant

Returns:

true if this is initiator, false if this is participant

getName

public String getName()

Returns this CFactory's name

Returns:

this CFactory's name

setCProcessor

public void setCProcessor(CProcessor proc)