com.agentfactory.logic.agent
Class Perceptor

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

public abstract class Perceptor
extends java.lang.Object

Perceptors are used by the agent to maintain an up to date model of its environment in the form of beliefs. All perceptors must subclass this class.

Field Summary

protected MentalAgent

agent

Constructor Summary

Perceptor()
CONSTRUCTORS

Method Summary

void	adoptBelief(java.lang.String bel) causes the agent to adopt the given belief
void	destroy() Destroy method useful for making sure that resuources used by agents are dealocated before the agent is killed.
void	fire()
java.lang.String	getAgentName()
Module	getModuleByClass(java.lang.String className)
Module	getModuleByName(java.lang.String name)
java.util.ArrayList	getModulesByClass(java.lang.String className)
java.util.ArrayList	getPerceptions()
PerformanceEvent	getPerformance()
com.agentfactory.platform.service.PlatformService	getService(java.lang.String name)
abstract void	perceive() executes each itertation of agent.
void	setAgent(MentalAgent agent)
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

agent

protected MentalAgent agent

Constructor Detail

Perceptor

public Perceptor()

CONSTRUCTORS

Method Detail

setAgent

public void setAgent(MentalAgent agent)

getAgentName

public java.lang.String getAgentName()

adoptBelief

public void adoptBelief(java.lang.String bel)

causes the agent to adopt the given belief

Parameters:

bel - the belief to be adopted

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)

fire

public void fire()

updatePerformance

public void updatePerformance(long time)

getPerformance

public PerformanceEvent getPerformance()

perceive

public abstract void perceive()

executes each itertation of agent. should extract some knowledge from environment and generate appropriate beliefs

destroy

public void destroy()

Destroy method useful for making sure that resuources used by agents are dealocated before the agent is killed. Perceptors should implement this method if they have resources which should be explictly desposed of when the agent is being killed (e.g. native resources). Otherwise the default implementation will suffice.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getPerceptions

public java.util.ArrayList getPerceptions()