agentland.resource.namer
Class NamerAgent

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.namer.NamerAgent

public class NamerAgent

extends GoodAgent

implements Namer, ResourceManager

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class metaglue.AgentAgent

AgentAgent.Attribute

Field Summary

protected ConnectionMaker

cm Agent that will create connections for us

Fields inherited from class agentland.util.GoodAgent

alert, notifier

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Fields inherited from interface metaglue.Agent

ALIVE, DIED, NO_METAGLUE, NOT_RUNNING, STARTING

Constructor Summary

NamerAgent()

Method Summary

void	addRequestHook(AgentID watcher) This is so agents can watch all resource requests on the java side and add/modify them if necessary/desired.
void	addTranslation(String start, String target)
void	addWatchedOccupation(String s)
boolean	clearTranslation(String trans) Remove translation from lists.
boolean	clearWatchedOccupation(String occ) Remove watched occupation from list.
boolean	connect(AgentID start, AgentID end) Connect two agents together (in whatever sense makes sense.)
Collection	getAgentNames(AgentID id) Return any known String names for an agentID.
ResourceBunch	lookup(Request req, Context con, AgentID requestor) Get a list of things which match the name of request.
protected void	queryAndAddTranslation(AgentID start_id)
void	registerInstance(AgentID resID) Register a Managed Agent as alive and kicking.
void	removeRequestHook(AgentID watcher)
void	replaceFor(AgentID requestor, Resource res, Request req, Context con) On behalf of some agent, replace the resource named with some other requested resource and context as defined by the passed request
ResourceBunch	request(Request request, Context context, AgentID requestor)
AgentID	translate(AgentID start_id) Given an ID, translate it into a new ID.
AgentID	translate(String start_id)

Methods inherited from class agentland.util.GoodAgent

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

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, 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

cm

protected ConnectionMaker cm

Agent that will create connections for us

Constructor Detail

NamerAgent

public NamerAgent()
           throws RemoteException

Method Detail

request

public ResourceBunch request(Request request,
                             Context context,
                             AgentID requestor)
                      throws RemoteException

Specified by:

request in interface ResourceManager

addTranslation

public void addTranslation(String start,
                           String target)
                    throws RemoteException

Specified by:

addTranslation in interface Namer

queryAndAddTranslation

protected void queryAndAddTranslation(AgentID start_id)

translate

public AgentID translate(AgentID start_id)

Given an ID, translate it into a new ID.

Specified by:

translate in interface Namer

translate

public AgentID translate(String start_id)
                  throws RemoteException

Specified by:

translate in interface Namer

addWatchedOccupation

public void addWatchedOccupation(String s)
                          throws RemoteException

Specified by:

addWatchedOccupation in interface Namer

clearTranslation

public boolean clearTranslation(String trans)

Remove translation from lists.

Specified by:

clearTranslation in interface Namer

Returns:

true if found and removed.

clearWatchedOccupation

public boolean clearWatchedOccupation(String occ)
                               throws RemoteException

Remove watched occupation from list.

Specified by:

clearWatchedOccupation in interface Namer

Returns:

true if found and removed.

registerInstance

public void registerInstance(AgentID resID)
                      throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: ResourceManager

Register a Managed Agent as alive and kicking. Should be called in the agent's constructor.

Specified by:

registerInstance in interface ResourceManager

lookup

public ResourceBunch lookup(Request req,
                            Context con,
                            AgentID requestor)
                     throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: ResourceManager

Get a list of things which match the name of request. Do not actually request anything, just get the things that fill the request.

Specified by:

lookup in interface ResourceManager

replaceFor

public void replaceFor(AgentID requestor,
                       Resource res,
                       Request req,
                       Context con)
                throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: ResourceManager

On behalf of some agent, replace the resource named with some other requested resource and context as defined by the passed request

Specified by:

replaceFor in interface ResourceManager

connect

public boolean connect(AgentID start,
                       AgentID end)
                throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: ResourceManager

Connect two agents together (in whatever sense makes sense.)

Specified by:

connect in interface ResourceManager

addRequestHook

public void addRequestHook(AgentID watcher)
                    throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: ResourceManager

This is so agents can watch all resource requests on the java side and add/modify them if necessary/desired. (So a person locator can add person's location to request info.)

Specified by:

addRequestHook in interface ResourceManager

removeRequestHook

public void removeRequestHook(AgentID watcher)
                       throws RemoteException

Specified by:

removeRequestHook in interface ResourceManager

getAgentNames

public Collection getAgentNames(AgentID id)
                         throws RemoteException

Description copied from interface: ResourceManager

Return any known String names for an agentID. This can be used for speech recog, management of resource or whatall.

Specified by:

getAgentNames in interface ResourceManager