es.upm.dit.gsi.beast.platform
Interface Connector

All Known Implementing Classes:

JadeConnector, JadexConnector

public interface Connector

Project: beast File: es.upm.dit.gsi.beast.platform.Connector.java Abstract Class that defines method Grupo de Sistemas Inteligentes Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas Telemáticos Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Version:

0.1

Author:

jjsolitario, alvarocarrera

Method Summary

void	createAgent(String agent_name, String path) To create one agent in the platform
void	createAgent(String agentName, String path, String containerName, Object[] arguments) To create one agent in the platform
Object	getAgentID(String agent_name) To get the platform's ID of a created agent
Object	getAgentsExternalAccess(String agent_name) Method to get the external access of an agent, necessary to see its behaviour
Logger	getLogger()
Object	getMessageService() Method that allows us sendind messages
void	launchPlatform() It starts the execution of the platform
void	stopPlatform() It stops the execution of the platform

Method Detail

launchPlatform

void launchPlatform()

It starts the execution of the platform

stopPlatform

void stopPlatform()

It stops the execution of the platform

createAgent

void createAgent(String agent_name,
                 String path)

To create one agent in the platform

Parameters:

agent_name - The name of the agent

path - where is the agent

createAgent

void createAgent(String agentName,
                 String path,
                 String containerName,
                 Object[] arguments)

To create one agent in the platform

Parameters:

agentName - The name of the agent

path - where is the agent

containerName - where the agent will be created

arguments - for the agent

getAgentID

Object getAgentID(String agent_name)

To get the platform's ID of a created agent

Parameters:

agent_name - The name of the agent

Returns:

The agent's ID

getMessageService

Object getMessageService()

Method that allows us sendind messages

Returns:

The service to send messages

getAgentsExternalAccess

Object getAgentsExternalAccess(String agent_name)

Method to get the external access of an agent, necessary to see its behaviour

Parameters:

agent_name - The name of the agent

Returns:

The external access of an agent

getLogger

Logger getLogger()

Returns:

Connector Logger