es.upv.dsic.gti_ia.cAgents.protocols
Class CommitmentStore_Protocol

java.lang.Object
  es.upv.dsic.gti_ia.cAgents.protocols.CommitmentStore_Protocol

public abstract class CommitmentStore_Protocol
extends Object

Abstract class that defines the protocol that the Commitment Store follows to attend the petitions of the agents.

Author:

Jaume Jordan

Constructor Summary

CommitmentStore_Protocol()

Method Summary

protected void	doBegin(CProcessor myProcessor, ACLMessage msg) Begin method executed to begin the conversation
protected abstract void	doDie(CProcessor myProcessor) Actions to perform when the DIE message is received.
protected abstract ACLMessage	doRespond(CProcessor myProcessor, ACLMessage msgReceived) Creates a response depending on the petition received previously in the ACLMessage parameter
CFactory	newFactory(String name, int availableConversations, CAgent myAgent) Creates a new commitment store protocol CFactory

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CommitmentStore_Protocol

public CommitmentStore_Protocol()

Method Detail

doBegin

protected void doBegin(CProcessor myProcessor,
                       ACLMessage msg)

Begin method executed to begin the conversation

Parameters:

myProcessor - CProcessor that manage the conversation

msg - initial message

doRespond

protected abstract ACLMessage doRespond(CProcessor myProcessor,
                                        ACLMessage msgReceived)

Creates a response depending on the petition received previously in the ACLMessage parameter

Parameters:

myProcessor - CProcessor that manage the conversation

msgReceived - ACLMessage received as a petition by other agent

Returns:

ACLMessage with the response to give or null if it is not necessary to respond

doDie

protected abstract void doDie(CProcessor myProcessor)

Actions to perform when the DIE message is received.

Parameters:

myProcessor - CProcessor that manage the conversation

newFactory

public CFactory newFactory(String name,
                           int availableConversations,
                           CAgent myAgent)

Creates a new commitment store protocol CFactory

Parameters:

name - factory's name

availableConversations - maximum number of conversation this CFactory can manage simultaneously

myAgent - agent owner of this CFactory

Returns:

a new commitment store protocol factory