agentland.gui.tools
Class GuiAskerAgent

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.rmi.server.RemoteObject
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        +--java.rmi.server.RemoteServer
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              +--java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
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                    +--metaglue.AgentAgent
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                          +--agentland.util.GoodAgent
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                                +--agentland.resource.ManagedAgent
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                                      +--agentland.gui.tools.GuiAskerAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Agent, BetterAsker, Good, GoodAsker, GuiAsker, Managed, MetagluePrimitives, Remote, Serializable, Spy

public class GuiAskerAgent

extends ManagedAgent

implements GuiAsker

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class metaglue.AgentAgent

AgentAgent.Attribute

Field Summary

protected Hashtable	answers
protected GuiManagerDaemon	gmd

Fields inherited from class agentland.resource.ManagedAgent

rm, society

Fields inherited from class agentland.util.GoodAgent

alert, notifier

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Fields inherited from interface agentland.util.asker.GoodAsker

ERROR, MAYBE, NO, UNKNOWN, YES

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Constructor Summary

GuiAskerAgent()

Method Summary

Question	ask(Question q)
int	ask(String q) Asks q, looks for a yes/no/maybe/unknown response
int	ask(String q, int timeout)
Object	askChoice(String question, Vector options) Asks a question and accepts one of the options as an answer
Object	askChoice(String q, Vector options, Object defaultAnswer) Asks a question and accepts one of the options as an answer
String	askFree(String q) Ask free response question--this is not all that usefull given the getDictation method of grammars, but it is better form? Maybe?
void	tell(Secret s) This is called if the Agent is to receive a particular secret.
String	testAskChoice() A testing method
protected void	waitForAnswer(String q) Waits for an answer to the question; when it is woken up, it checks if the answer has been given to this question.

Methods inherited from class agentland.resource.ManagedAgent

connect, getAlert, getNeed, isAvailable, isAvailable, reliesOn, reliesOn, replace, replace, request, request, request, requestAgent, requestAgent, resources, resourcesByAgentID, setNeed, tiedTo, yank, yank, yank

Methods inherited from class agentland.util.GoodAgent

addSpy, addSpy, alert, alertString, beep, error, getHistory, getHistoryElement, getPersistentMap, log, notify, removeSpy, removeSpy, resetHistory, safeRely, safeRely, safeRely, setNiceLogName

Methods inherited from class metaglue.AgentAgent

addMonitor, alive, defrost, defrostAll, defrostBoolean, defrostInt, defrostString, fixAttribute, fixAttribute, freeze, freeze, freeze, freezeAll, freezeVar, getAgentID, getAttribute, getCatalog, getCatalogID, getDesignation, getFrozenVariables, getLogLevel, getMetaglueAgent, getMetaglueAgentID, getOccupation, getProperties, getSociety, log, log, lookupClass, obtainMetaglueAgent, obtainMetaglueAgent, obtainMetaglueAgentByName, reliesOn, reliesOnSynch, removeFrozen, replaceExceptionHandler, setFreezeName, setLogLevel, setLogName, shutdown, startAgent, startAgentOn, startAgentOn, startup, status, tiedTo, tiedTo, tiedTo, tiedTo, tieToDesignation, whereAreYou

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

clone, exportObject, exportObject, exportObject, unexportObject

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteServer

getClientHost, getLog, setLog

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

equals, getRef, hashCode, toString, toStub

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

addMonitor, alive, getAgentID, getMetaglueAgentID, shutdown, startup, whereAreYou

Methods inherited from interface agentland.resource.Managed

getNeed, replace, replace, resources, yank, yank

Methods inherited from interface agentland.util.Good

getHistory, getHistoryElement, resetHistory

Field Detail

answers

protected Hashtable answers

gmd

protected GuiManagerDaemon gmd

Constructor Detail

GuiAskerAgent

public GuiAskerAgent()
              throws RemoteException

Method Detail

ask

public Question ask(Question q)
             throws RemoteException

Specified by:

ask in interface BetterAsker

ask

public int ask(String q)
        throws RemoteException

Asks q, looks for a yes/no/maybe/unknown response

Specified by:

ask in interface GoodAsker

ask

public int ask(String q,
               int timeout)
        throws RemoteException

Specified by:

ask in interface GoodAsker

Parameters:

timeout - number of seconds until it gives up on your sorry ass.

askFree

public String askFree(String q)
               throws RemoteException

Ask free response question--this is not all that usefull given the getDictation method of grammars, but it is better form? Maybe?

Specified by:

askFree in interface GoodAsker

askChoice

public Object askChoice(String q,
                        Vector options,
                        Object defaultAnswer)
                 throws RemoteException

Asks a question and accepts one of the options as an answer

Specified by:

askChoice in interface GoodAsker

Parameters:

question - question to ask

options - Vector of strings -- possible answers

Returns:

the answer

testAskChoice

public String testAskChoice()
                     throws RemoteException

A testing method

Specified by:

testAskChoice in interface GuiAsker

askChoice

public Object askChoice(String question,
                        Vector options)
                 throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: GoodAsker

Asks a question and accepts one of the options as an answer

Specified by:

askChoice in interface GoodAsker

Following copied from interface: agentland.util.asker.GoodAsker

Parameters:

question - question to ask

options - Vector of strings -- possible answers

Returns:

the answer

waitForAnswer

protected void waitForAnswer(String q)

Waits for an answer to the question; when it is woken up, it checks if the answer has been given to this question. If so, it returns, otherwise it waits again.

Parameters:

q - The question we are waiting on

tell

public void tell(Secret s)
          throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: Spy

This is called if the Agent is to receive a particular secret.

Specified by:

tell in interface Spy

Overrides:

tell in class GoodAgent

Following copied from interface: agentland.util.Spy

Parameters:

secret - a Secret value

Throws:

RemoteException - if an error occurs