com.agentfactory.logic.agent
Class Actuator

java.lang.Object
  com.agentfactory.logic.agent.Actuator

public abstract class Actuator
extends java.lang.Object

All actuator classes must subclass this class. Actuators are activated as a result of decisions made by the agent interpeter. Each action in a commitment must represent an actuator.

Field Summary

protected FOS	actuatorIdentifier
protected MentalAgent	agent
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_POST_CONDITION_STRING
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_PRE_CONDITION_STRING
protected BeliefSentence	postCondition
protected BeliefSentence	preCondition
protected boolean	threaded

Constructor Summary

Actuator()
CONSTRUCTORS

Actuator(java.lang.String id)

Actuator(java.lang.String id, java.lang.String pre, java.lang.String post)

Method Summary

abstract boolean	act(FOS action) ACTION METHOD
protected void	adoptBelief(java.lang.String bel) BELIEF MANIPULATION METHODS
void	debuggerOutput(java.lang.String output)
void	destroy()
java.lang.String	getAgentName()
FOS	getIdentifier()
Module	getModuleByClass(java.lang.String className)
Module	getModuleByName(java.lang.String name)
java.util.ArrayList	getModulesByClass(java.lang.String className)
java.util.Vector	getOutput()
PerformanceEvent	getPerformance()
BeliefSentence	getPostCondition()
BeliefSentence	getPreCondition()
com.agentfactory.platform.service.PlatformService	getService(java.lang.String name)
boolean	isThreaded()
boolean	performAction(FOS action)
protected void	retractAll(java.lang.String bel)
protected void	retractBelief(java.lang.String bel)
void	setAgent(MentalAgent agent) ACCESSOR METHODS
void	setIdentifier(FOS _identifier)
void	setPostCondition(TerAND _post)
void	setPreCondition(TerAND _pre)
java.lang.String	toString()
void	updatePerformance(long time)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PRE_CONDITION_STRING

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_PRE_CONDITION_STRING

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_POST_CONDITION_STRING

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_POST_CONDITION_STRING

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Constant Field Values

agent

protected MentalAgent agent

actuatorIdentifier

protected FOS actuatorIdentifier

preCondition

protected BeliefSentence preCondition

postCondition

protected BeliefSentence postCondition

threaded

protected boolean threaded

Constructor Detail

Actuator

public Actuator()

CONSTRUCTORS

Actuator

public Actuator(java.lang.String id)

Actuator

public Actuator(java.lang.String id,
                java.lang.String pre,
                java.lang.String post)

Method Detail

setAgent

public void setAgent(MentalAgent agent)

ACCESSOR METHODS

setIdentifier

public void setIdentifier(FOS _identifier)

setPreCondition

public void setPreCondition(TerAND _pre)

setPostCondition

public void setPostCondition(TerAND _post)

getIdentifier

public FOS getIdentifier()

getPreCondition

public BeliefSentence getPreCondition()

getPostCondition

public BeliefSentence getPostCondition()

isThreaded

public boolean isThreaded()

getService

public com.agentfactory.platform.service.PlatformService getService(java.lang.String name)

getModuleByClass

public Module getModuleByClass(java.lang.String className)

getModuleByName

public Module getModuleByName(java.lang.String name)

getModulesByClass

public java.util.ArrayList getModulesByClass(java.lang.String className)

destroy

public void destroy()

adoptBelief

protected void adoptBelief(java.lang.String bel)

BELIEF MANIPULATION METHODS

retractBelief

protected void retractBelief(java.lang.String bel)

retractAll

protected void retractAll(java.lang.String bel)

getAgentName

public java.lang.String getAgentName()

performAction

public boolean performAction(FOS action)

updatePerformance

public void updatePerformance(long time)

getPerformance

public PerformanceEvent getPerformance()

debuggerOutput

public void debuggerOutput(java.lang.String output)

getOutput

public java.util.Vector getOutput()

act

public abstract boolean act(FOS action)

ACTION METHOD

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object