br.pucrio.inf.les.bdijade.core
Class Capability

java.lang.Object
  br.pucrio.inf.les.bdijade.core.Capability

public class Capability
extends java.lang.Object

This capability represents a component that aggregates the mental attitudes defined by the BDI architecture. It has a belief base with the associated beliefs (knowledge) and a plan library. *

Author:

ingrid

Field Summary

protected BeliefBase	beliefBase
protected java.lang.String	id
protected BDIAgent	myAgent
protected PlanLibrary	planLibrary
private static long	serialVersionUID
private boolean	start

Constructor Summary

Capability()
Creates a new capability.

Capability(BeliefBase beliefBase, PlanLibrary planLibrary)
Creates a new capability.

Capability(java.lang.String id)
Creates a new capability.

Capability(java.lang.String id, BeliefBase beliefBase, PlanLibrary planLibrary)
Creates a new capability.

Method Summary

boolean	canProcess(jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage msg) Checks if this capability has a plan that can process the given message.
BeliefBase	getBeliefBase()
java.lang.String	getId()
BDIAgent	getMyAgent()
PlanLibrary	getPlanLibrary()
void	setMyAgent(BDIAgent myAgent)
protected void	setup() This is an empty holder for being overridden by subclasses.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

beliefBase

protected final BeliefBase beliefBase

id

protected final java.lang.String id

myAgent

protected BDIAgent myAgent

planLibrary

protected final PlanLibrary planLibrary

start

private boolean start

Constructor Detail

Capability

public Capability()

Creates a new capability. It uses BeliefBase and PlanLibrary as belief base and plan library respectively.

Capability

public Capability(BeliefBase beliefBase,
                  PlanLibrary planLibrary)

Creates a new capability.

Parameters:

beliefBase - the belief base of this capability.

planLibrary - the plan library of this capability.

Capability

public Capability(java.lang.String id)

Creates a new capability. It uses BeliefBase and PlanLibrary as belief base and plan library respectively.

Parameters:

id - the capability id. If it is null, the class name is going to be used.

Capability

public Capability(java.lang.String id,
                  BeliefBase beliefBase,
                  PlanLibrary planLibrary)

Creates a new capability.

Parameters:

id - the capability id. If it is null, the class name is going to be used.

beliefBase - the belief base of this capability.

planLibrary - the plan library of this capability.

Method Detail

canProcess

public boolean canProcess(jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage msg)

Checks if this capability has a plan that can process the given message.

Parameters:

msg - the message to be checked.

Returns:

true if this capability has at least a plan that can process the message.

getBeliefBase

public BeliefBase getBeliefBase()

Returns:

the beliefBase

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

Returns:

the id

getMyAgent

public BDIAgent getMyAgent()

Returns:

the agent that this capability is associated with.

getPlanLibrary

public PlanLibrary getPlanLibrary()

Returns:

the planLibrary

setMyAgent

public void setMyAgent(BDIAgent myAgent)

Parameters:

myAgent - the myAgent to set

setup

protected void setup()

This is an empty holder for being overridden by subclasses. Initializes the capability. This method is invoked by the constructor. It may be used to add initial plans and beliefs. The reasoning strategies of this capability are initialized in the constructor with default strategies. This method may also customize them.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

Object.toString()