agentland.output
Class SerialAgent

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.output.SerialAgent

public abstract class SerialAgent

extends AgentAgent

implements Serial

Serial agent for dealing with contention for the Serial ports The Intelligent Room/HAL Project MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Cambridge, MA The designation for this agent must be the full path-name for the serial port which to go through. It is automatically tied to machine specified in attribute "machine".

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Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class metaglue.AgentAgent

AgentAgent.Attribute

Field Summary

protected AgentAgent.Attribute	host
protected Serial	serial
protected String	serialPort

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Constructor Summary

SerialAgent()
Simply ties the Serial agent to proper host so that it can be used.

Method Summary

protected abstract Serial	loadSerial(String serialPort)
void	resetSerial() Closes the serial ir port, then tries to reopen it isomg ensureSrialIR

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, log, obtainMetaglueAgent, obtainMetaglueAgent, obtainMetaglueAgentByName, reliesOn, reliesOn, 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

Field Detail

serial

protected Serial serial

host

protected AgentAgent.Attribute host

serialPort

protected String serialPort

Constructor Detail

SerialAgent

public SerialAgent()
            throws RemoteException

Simply ties the Serial agent to proper host so that it can be used. The actual Serial object is retrieved.

Method Detail

resetSerial

public void resetSerial()
                 throws RemoteException

Closes the serial ir port, then tries to reopen it isomg ensureSrialIR

loadSerial

protected abstract Serial loadSerial(String serialPort)