jason.infra.jade
Class JadeRuntimeServices

java.lang.Object
  jason.infra.jade.JadeRuntimeServices

All Implemented Interfaces:

RuntimeServicesInfraTier

public class JadeRuntimeServices
extends java.lang.Object
implements RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Method Summary

AgArch	clone(Agent source, java.util.List<java.lang.String> archClasses, java.lang.String agName) Clones an agent
java.lang.String	createAgent(java.lang.String agName, java.lang.String agSource, java.lang.String agClass, java.util.List<java.lang.String> archClasses, ClassParameters bbPars, Settings stts) Creates a new agent with agName from source agSource, using agClass as agent class (default value is jason.asSemantics.Agent), archClass as agent architecture class (default value is jason.architecture.AgArch), bbPars as the belief base class (default value is DefaultBeliefBase), and stts as Settings (default value is new Settings()).
java.util.Set<java.lang.String>	getAgentsNames() Returns a set of all agents' name
int	getAgentsQty() Gets the number of agents in the MAS.
boolean	killAgent(java.lang.String agName) Kills the agent named agName.
void	startAgent(java.lang.String agName) start (e.g.
void	stopMAS() Stop all MAS (the agents, the environment, the controller, ...)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createAgent

public java.lang.String createAgent(java.lang.String agName,
                                    java.lang.String agSource,
                                    java.lang.String agClass,
                                    java.util.List<java.lang.String> archClasses,
                                    ClassParameters bbPars,
                                    Settings stts)
                             throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Creates a new agent with agName from source agSource, using agClass as agent class (default value is jason.asSemantics.Agent), archClass as agent architecture class (default value is jason.architecture.AgArch), bbPars as the belief base class (default value is DefaultBeliefBase), and stts as Settings (default value is new Settings()).

Example: createAgent("bob", "bob.asl", "mypkg.MyAgent", null, null, null); Returns the name of the agent

Specified by:

createAgent in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

startAgent

public void startAgent(java.lang.String agName)

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

start (e.g. create thread) the agent

Specified by:

startAgent in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

clone

public AgArch clone(Agent source,
                    java.util.List<java.lang.String> archClasses,
                    java.lang.String agName)
             throws JasonException

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Clones an agent

Specified by:

clone in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Returns:

the agent arch created

Throws:

JasonException

getAgentsNames

public java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getAgentsNames()

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Returns a set of all agents' name

Specified by:

getAgentsNames in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

getAgentsQty

public int getAgentsQty()

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Gets the number of agents in the MAS.

Specified by:

getAgentsQty in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

killAgent

public boolean killAgent(java.lang.String agName)

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Kills the agent named agName. The stopAg() method, in the agent architecture is called before the agent is removed.

Specified by:

killAgent in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

stopMAS

public void stopMAS()
             throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from interface: RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Stop all MAS (the agents, the environment, the controller, ...)

Specified by:

stopMAS in interface RuntimeServicesInfraTier

Throws:

java.lang.Exception