agentserver
Class AgentServer
java.lang.Object
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+--fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
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+--agentserver.AgentServer
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- fipaos.agent.conversation.ConversationListener, LocalMsg
- public class AgentServer
- extends fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
- implements LocalMsg
AgentServer implements an AgentServer for FIPAOS.
An AgentServer provides a lightweight process space, which can
be used to host other agents. The AgentServer extends the FIPAOSAgent shell.
All requests are sent using the agentserver-management ontology. Any other
ontology is ignored. The possible requests are:
- create - create an agent.
- list - list the agents that I have already created.
- properties - list my properties.
When a create request is recieved, or a create, agents are created in this process space.
The list request will return a list of the agents currently running in this AgentServer.
The properties request will return the name of this AgentServer and the number of
agents currently hosted by this AgentServer, and the maximum number of agents
this agentserver can host.
An agentserver can be run with or without a gui, depending on command line switches.
The agentserver has a limit of the number of agents that it can start. This is settable
via command line swtiches.
Usage:
java fipaos.agentserver.AgentServer
Inner classes inherited from class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent |
fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent.TopLevelHandlerTask |
Fields inherited from class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent |
_database_profile, _registered_with, _state, _tm |
Constructor Summary |
AgentServer(java.lang.String platform,
java.lang.String name,
java.lang.String ownership,
java.lang.String ma,
java.lang.String gui)
constructor - sets up an IdleTask as the default
ListenerTask for incoming messages, and starts off registration
with the AMS and DF |
Method Summary |
void |
activate()
This method is invoked when GUI should be shown - generally
this is invoked by the AgentLoader when the Agent is in the List
of running Agents - the default implementation in FIPAOSAgent does
nothing. |
LocalPostOffice |
getLocalPostOffice()
return the current localpostoffice object |
static void |
main(java.lang.String[] args)
Test-harness |
boolean |
sendReply(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL orig_acl,
java.lang.String performative)
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boolean |
sendReply(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL orig_acl,
java.lang.String performative,
java.lang.String content)
Send a reply message in response to the given ACL message |
void |
setLocalPostOffice(LocalPostOffice localpo)
set the localpostoffice to the given argument |
void |
shutdown()
Invoked when this Agent is about to be shutdown - this overrides the
shutdown() method in the FIPAOSAgent class to enable the AgentServerGUI
associated with this AgentServer to be removed |
boolean |
startAgent(java.lang.String class_name,
java.lang.String agent_name,
java.lang.String owner,
java.lang.String[] parameters)
Starts an agent |
void |
writeMsg(java.lang.String msg)
write a message, either to the GUI or to system.out |
Methods inherited from class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent |
addNewProtocol, deregisterWithAMS, deregisterWithDF, forward, forward, getAID, getCM, getCurrentConversation, getHAP, getLocalAMS, getLocalAMSAID, getLocalDF, getLocalDFAID, getNewConversation, getOwnership, getPlatformProfile, getProfile, getState, isShutdown, knowsProtocol, notify, notify, notifyDone, notifyError, notifyMessageInEndedConversation, notifyMessageUndeliverable, notifyTimeout, registeredWith, registeredWithAMS, registeredWithDF, registerWithAMS, registerWithAMS, registerWithAMS, registerWithAMS, registerWithDF, registerWithDF, registerWithDF, registerWithDF, sendNotUnderstood, sendNotUnderstood, setListenerTask, setMessageSender, startPushing, waitForPushLock |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
AgentServer
public AgentServer(java.lang.String platform,
java.lang.String name,
java.lang.String ownership,
java.lang.String ma,
java.lang.String gui)
- constructor - sets up an IdleTask as the default
ListenerTask for incoming messages, and starts off registration
with the AMS and DF
shutdown
public void shutdown()
- Invoked when this Agent is about to be shutdown - this overrides the
shutdown() method in the FIPAOSAgent class to enable the AgentServerGUI
associated with this AgentServer to be removed
- Overrides:
shutdown
in class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
activate
public void activate()
- This method is invoked when GUI should be shown - generally
this is invoked by the AgentLoader when the Agent is in the List
of running Agents - the default implementation in FIPAOSAgent does
nothing.
- Overrides:
activate
in class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
setLocalPostOffice
public void setLocalPostOffice(LocalPostOffice localpo)
- set the localpostoffice to the given argument
- Specified by:
setLocalPostOffice
in interface LocalMsg
getLocalPostOffice
public LocalPostOffice getLocalPostOffice()
- return the current localpostoffice object
- Specified by:
getLocalPostOffice
in interface LocalMsg
writeMsg
public void writeMsg(java.lang.String msg)
- write a message, either to the GUI or to system.out
sendReply
public boolean sendReply(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL orig_acl,
java.lang.String performative,
java.lang.String content)
- Send a reply message in response to the given ACL message
- Parameters:
acl
- The ACL object to reply toperformative
- The performativecontent
- Any additional message
sendReply
public boolean sendReply(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL orig_acl,
java.lang.String performative)
startAgent
public boolean startAgent(java.lang.String class_name,
java.lang.String agent_name,
java.lang.String owner,
java.lang.String[] parameters)
- Starts an agent
- Parameters:
agent_name
- Name of the Agent to startclass_name
- Name of the class for this Agentowner
- Owner of the Agent
main
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
- Test-harness