vs.rationalagent
Class RationalAgent

java.lang.Object
  jade.core.Agent
      jade.gui.GuiAgent
          vs.rationalagent.RationalAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

jade.core.TimerListener, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Runnable, IAgent, IRationalAgent

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicCharacterAgent, BasicPlotAgent, BasicWorldAgent

public abstract class RationalAgent
extends jade.gui.GuiAgent
implements IRationalAgent

A JADE-Agent with OWL reasoning capabilities.

Author:

Robert de Groote, Ivo Swartjes

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Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class jade.core.Agent

jade.core.Agent.Interrupted

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	CHARACTER_SERVICE
static int	CLEAR_KB
static int	CONSULT
static int	EXIT
static int	LOAD_KB
static java.lang.String	PLOT_SERVICE
static java.lang.String	PROLOG_FILE
static int	QUERY_KB
static int	SAVE_KB
static int	TEST_KB
static java.lang.String	TRACER_SERVICE Descriptions of services for agents to provide
static java.lang.String	WORLD_SERVICE

Fields inherited from class jade.core.Agent

AP_ACTIVE, AP_DELETED, AP_IDLE, AP_INITIATED, AP_MAX, AP_MIN, AP_SUSPENDED, AP_WAITING, D_ACTIVE, D_MAX, D_MIN, D_RETIRED, D_SUSPENDED, D_UNKNOWN

Constructor Summary

RationalAgent()

Method Summary

void	addEventListener(StoryAgentEventListener listener)
jade.core.AID[]	findServiceType(java.lang.String type) Searches the JADE platform for services of the given type
void	fireEvent(StoryAgentEvent e)
java.lang.String	genCID() Generates a unique conversation ID See http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~vaucher/Agents/Jade/primer6.html
jade.core.Agent	getAgent() Get the agent itself
jade.content.lang.Codec	getCodec()
PrologKB	getKnowledgeManager() Retrieve the knowledge manager
jade.content.onto.Ontology	getOntology()
jade.core.AID	getSniffer() Deprecated.
StoryDomain	getStoryDomain()
jade.core.AID	getTracer() Deprecated.
void	removeEventListener(StoryAgentEventListener listener)
void	setTracer(jade.core.AID tracer) Deprecated.
void	setup() Initializes the agent.
void	takeDown() overrides jade.core.Agent.takeDown
void	trace(int verbosity, int depth, java.lang.String message) Deprecated.
void	trace(int verbosity, java.lang.String message) Deprecated.
void	writeConsole(java.lang.String message)
void	writeGui(java.lang.String msg)

Methods inherited from class jade.gui.GuiAgent

postGuiEvent

Methods inherited from class jade.core.Agent

addBehaviour, blockingReceive, blockingReceive, blockingReceive, blockingReceive, changeStateTo, clean, doActivate, doClone, doDelete, doMove, doSuspend, doTimeOut, doWait, doWait, doWake, getAgentState, getAID, getAMS, getArguments, getContainerController, getContentManager, getCurQueueSize, getDefaultDF, getHap, getHelper, getLocalName, getName, getO2AObject, getProperty, getQueueSize, getState, here, join, notifyChangeBehaviourState, notifyRestarted, postMessage, putBack, putO2AObject, receive, receive, removeBehaviour, restartLater, restore, restoreBufferedState, run, send, setArguments, setEnabledO2ACommunication, setGenerateBehaviourEvents, setQueueSize, waitUntilStarted, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface vs.rationalagent.IRationalAgent

getTime

Methods inherited from interface vs.IAgent

getLocalName

Field Detail

CHARACTER_SERVICE

public static java.lang.String CHARACTER_SERVICE

PLOT_SERVICE

public static java.lang.String PLOT_SERVICE

WORLD_SERVICE

public static java.lang.String WORLD_SERVICE

TRACER_SERVICE

public static java.lang.String TRACER_SERVICE

Descriptions of services for agents to provide

PROLOG_FILE

public static final java.lang.String PROLOG_FILE

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Constant Field Values

EXIT

public static final int EXIT

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Constant Field Values

LOAD_KB

public static final int LOAD_KB

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SAVE_KB

public static final int SAVE_KB

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Constant Field Values

CLEAR_KB

public static final int CLEAR_KB

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Constant Field Values

CONSULT

public static final int CONSULT

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QUERY_KB

public static final int QUERY_KB

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Constant Field Values

TEST_KB

public static final int TEST_KB

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Constructor Detail

RationalAgent

public RationalAgent()

Method Detail

addEventListener

public void addEventListener(StoryAgentEventListener listener)

Specified by:

addEventListener in interface IAgent

findServiceType

public jade.core.AID[] findServiceType(java.lang.String type)

Description copied from interface: IAgent

Searches the JADE platform for services of the given type

Specified by:

findServiceType in interface IAgent

Returns:

A list of all agents offering this service.

fireEvent

public void fireEvent(StoryAgentEvent e)

Specified by:

fireEvent in interface IAgent

genCID

public java.lang.String genCID()

Description copied from interface: IAgent

Generates a unique conversation ID See http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~vaucher/Agents/Jade/primer6.html

Specified by:

genCID in interface IAgent

Returns:

a unique conversation ID

getAgent

public jade.core.Agent getAgent()

Description copied from interface: IAgent

Get the agent itself

Specified by:

getAgent in interface IAgent

getCodec

public jade.content.lang.Codec getCodec()

Specified by:

getCodec in interface IAgent

Returns:

The (@link Codec) used by this agent

getKnowledgeManager

public PrologKB getKnowledgeManager()

Description copied from interface: IRationalAgent

Retrieve the knowledge manager

Specified by:

getKnowledgeManager in interface IRationalAgent

getOntology

public jade.content.onto.Ontology getOntology()

Specified by:

getOntology in interface IAgent

Returns:

The (@link Ontology) used by this agent

getSniffer

@Deprecated
public jade.core.AID getSniffer()

Deprecated.

getStoryDomain

public StoryDomain getStoryDomain()

getTracer

@Deprecated
public jade.core.AID getTracer()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: IAgent

Getter for Tracer agent

Specified by:

getTracer in interface IAgent

Returns:

AID of Tracer agent

removeEventListener

public void removeEventListener(StoryAgentEventListener listener)

Specified by:

removeEventListener in interface IAgent

setTracer

@Deprecated
public void setTracer(jade.core.AID tracer)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: IAgent

Setter for Tracer agent

Specified by:

setTracer in interface IAgent

Parameters:

tracer - AID of Tracer agent

setup

public void setup()

Initializes the agent. Registers codec and ontology used by the agent, Tries to hook up with the (@link TracerAgent), and sets up a reasoning context for reasoning with OWL. overrides jade.core.Agent.setup

Overrides:

setup in class jade.core.Agent

takeDown

public void takeDown()

overrides jade.core.Agent.takeDown

Overrides:

takeDown in class jade.core.Agent

trace

@Deprecated
public void trace(int verbosity,
                             int depth,
                             java.lang.String message)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: IAgent

Send a message to the Tracer agent if the tracer-service has been found in the yellow pages.

Specified by:

trace in interface IAgent

Parameters:

verbosity - the importance of the message

message - the message itself

trace

@Deprecated
public void trace(int verbosity,
                             java.lang.String message)

Deprecated.

Sends a message to the TracerAgent if the tracer-service has been found in the yellow pages.

Specified by:

trace in interface IAgent

writeConsole

public void writeConsole(java.lang.String message)

writeGui

public void writeGui(java.lang.String msg)

Specified by:

writeGui in interface IRationalAgent