jadex.micro

Class ExternalAccess

java.lang.Object

jadex.kernelbase.ExternalAccess

jadex.micro.ExternalAccess

All Implemented Interfaces:

IExternalAccess, IMicroExternalAccess

public class ExternalAccess
extends jadex.kernelbase.ExternalAccess
implements IMicroExternalAccess

External access interface.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExternalAccess(MicroAgent agent, MicroAgentInterpreter interpreter) Create an external access.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IFuture	getAgent() Get the agent implementation.
IFuture	sendMessage(Map me, MessageType mt) Send a message.
IFuture	waitFor(long time, IComponentStep run) Wait for an specified amount of time.
IFuture	waitForTick(IComponentStep run) Wait for the next tick.

Methods inherited from class jadex.kernelbase.ExternalAccess

addComponentListener, getArguments, getChildren, getChildren, getComponentIdentifier, getExtension, getFileName, getInterpreter, getLocalType, getModel, getResults, getServiceProvider, isExternalThread, killComponent, removeComponentListener, scheduleImmediate, scheduleImmediate, scheduleStep, scheduleStep, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface jadex.bridge.IExternalAccess

addComponentListener, getArguments, getChildren, getChildren, getComponentIdentifier, getExtension, getFileName, getLocalType, getModel, getResults, getServiceProvider, killComponent, removeComponentListener, scheduleImmediate, scheduleImmediate, scheduleStep, scheduleStep

Constructor Detail

ExternalAccess

public ExternalAccess(MicroAgent agent,
              MicroAgentInterpreter interpreter)

Create an external access.

Method Detail

sendMessage

public IFuture sendMessage(Map me,
                  MessageType mt)

Send a message.

Specified by:

sendMessage in interface IMicroExternalAccess

Parameters:

me - The message.

mt - The message type.

waitFor

public IFuture waitFor(long time,
              IComponentStep run)

Wait for an specified amount of time.

Specified by:

waitFor in interface IMicroExternalAccess

Parameters:

time - The time.

run - The runnable.

waitForTick

public IFuture waitForTick(IComponentStep run)

Wait for the next tick.

Specified by:

waitForTick in interface IMicroExternalAccess

Parameters:

time - The time.

getAgent

public IFuture getAgent()

Get the agent implementation. Operations on the agent object should be properly synchronized with invokeLater()!