speech.tools
Interface ManagedAsker

All Known Implementing Classes:

ManagedAskerAgent

public interface ManagedAsker

extends Managed, Asker

Fields inherited from interface speech.tools.Asker

ERROR, MAYBE, NO, UNKNOWN, YES

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

Method Summary

int	ask(String q) Asks q, looks for a yes/no/maybe/unknown response
int	ask(String q, int timeout)
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?

Methods inherited from interface agentland.resource.Managed

getNeed, replace, resources, yank, yank

Methods inherited from interface agentland.util.Good

getHistory, getHistoryElement, resetHistory

Methods inherited from interface agentland.util.Spy

tell

Method Detail

ask

public int ask(String q)
        throws RemoteException

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

Specified by:

ask in interface Asker

ask

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

Specified by:

ask in interface Asker

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 Asker