jadex.adapter
Interface IJadexAgent

public interface IJadexAgent

Jadex agent interface to be used (invoked) by adapters. To create a jadex agent instance use the factory @link{JadexAgentFactory}.

Method Summary

boolean	executeAction() Main method to perform agent execution.
Logger	getLogger() Get the logger for the agent.
Object	getProperty(String name) Get a property of the agent as defined in the ADF, or any enclosed capabilities.
String[]	getPropertyNames(String name) Get property names matching the specified start string.
void	killAgent() Request agent to kill itself.
void	messageArrived(IMessageAdapter message) Inform the agent that a message has arrived.
void	notifyDue() Notify the agent after the notifyIn time has elapsed.

Method Detail

executeAction

public boolean executeAction()

Main method to perform agent execution. Whenever this method is called, the agent performs one of its scheduled actions. The platform can provide different execution models for agents (e.g. thread based, or synchroneous). To avoid idle waiting, the return value can be checked.

Returns:

True, when there are more actions waiting to be executed.

notifyDue

public void notifyDue()

Notify the agent after the notifyIn time has elapsed.

See Also:

IAgentAdapter.notifyIn(long)

messageArrived

public void messageArrived(IMessageAdapter message)

Inform the agent that a message has arrived.

Parameters:

message - The message that arrived.

killAgent

public void killAgent()

Request agent to kill itself.

getLogger

public Logger getLogger()

Get the logger for the agent.

Returns:

The logger object.

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String name)

Get a property of the agent as defined in the ADF, or any enclosed capabilities.

getPropertyNames

public String[] getPropertyNames(String name)

Get property names matching the specified start string.

Returns:

Matching property names of the agent as defined in the ADF, or any enclosed capabilities.