agentgui.core.utillity

Class UtilityAgent

java.lang.Object

jade.core.Agent

agentgui.core.utillity.UtilityAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

jade.core.TimerListener, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Runnable

public class UtilityAgent
extends jade.core.Agent

The UtilityAgent is used to affect a running Multi-Agent system from the application.
Since the application does not have direct access to any agents, the UtilityAgent will do some tasks here.
Depending on the start-arguments for this Agent the tasks are as follows:

• Platform.UTILITY_AGENT_JOB#OpernDF: will send a message in order to show the DF
• Platform.UTILITY_AGENT_JOB#StartAgent: will try to start an agent
  For this case the start argument needs to be extend:
  index[0] =
  index[1] =
  index[2] = the agent name
  index[3] = the agent class name
  index[4] = an Object[] of arguments
  index[5] = the container name, where the agent is to be hosted
  
• Platform.UTILITY_AGENT_JOB#ShutdownPlatform: will send a message to the AMS in order to shutdown the whole platform
• Platform.UTILITY_AGENT_JOB#OpenLoadMonitor: will send a message to show the LoadMonitor
• Platform.UTILITY_AGENT_JOB#OpenThreadMonitor: will send a message to show the ThreadMonitor

The setup-method of the agent will evaluate the start argument and will add the corresponding behaviour.

See Also:

Platform, UtilityAgent.UtilityAgentJob.OpernDF, ShowDFBehaviour, UtilityAgent.UtilityAgentJob.ShutdownPlatform, PlatformShutdownBehaviour, UtilityAgent.UtilityAgentJob.OpenLoadMonitor, ShowLoadMonitorBehaviour, LoadMeasureAgent, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	UtilityAgent.UtilityAgentJob This enumeration describes the possible jobs of this UtilityAgent.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class jade.core.Agent

jade.core.Agent.Interrupted

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class jade.core.Agent

AP_ACTIVE, AP_DELETED, AP_IDLE, AP_INITIATED, AP_MAX, AP_MIN, AP_SUSPENDED, AP_WAITING, D_ACTIVE, D_MAX, D_MIN, D_RETIRED, D_SUSPENDED, D_UNKNOWN, MSG_QUEUE_CLASS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UtilityAgent()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	setup() The setup will evaluate the start argument for the agent and will add the corresponding behaviour to it.

Methods inherited from class jade.core.Agent

addBehaviour, afterClone, afterMove, beforeClone, beforeMove, blockingReceive, blockingReceive, blockingReceive, blockingReceive, changeStateTo, clean, createMessageQueue, doActivate, doClone, doDelete, doMove, doSuspend, doTimeOut, doWait, doWait, doWake, getAgentState, getAID, getAID, getAMS, getArguments, getBehavioursCnt, getBootProperties, getContainerController, getContentManager, getCurQueueSize, getDefaultDF, getExecutedBehavioursCnt, getHap, getHelper, getLocalName, getName, getO2AInterface, getO2AObject, getPostedMessagesCnt, getProperty, getQueueSize, getReceivedMessagesCnt, getState, here, isAlive, isRestarting, join, notifyChangeBehaviourState, notifyRestarted, postMessage, putBack, putO2AObject, receive, receive, registerO2AInterface, removeBehaviour, removeTimer, restartLater, restore, restoreBufferedState, run, send, setArguments, setEnabledO2ACommunication, setGenerateBehaviourEvents, setO2AManager, setQueueSize, takeDown, waitUntilStarted, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UtilityAgent

public UtilityAgent()

Method Detail

setup

protected void setup()

The setup will evaluate the start argument for the agent and will add the corresponding behaviour to it.

Overrides:

setup in class jade.core.Agent