bdi4jade.core

Class Capability

java.lang.Object

bdi4jade.core.Capability

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultCapability

public class Capability
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

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

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addChild(Capability capability)
boolean	canProcess(jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage msg) Checks if this capability has a plan that can process the given message.
BeliefBase	getBeliefBase()
java.util.Set<Capability>	getChildren()
java.lang.String	getId()
BDIAgent	getMyAgent()
Capability	getParent()
PlanLibrary	getPlanLibrary()
boolean	hasChildren()
boolean	removeChild(Capability capability)
void	setMyAgent(BDIAgent myAgent)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

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.

Capability

public Capability(java.lang.String id,
          Capability parent)

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.

parent - the parent of this capability.

Capability

public Capability(java.lang.String id,
          Capability parent,
          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.

parent - the parent of this capability.

beliefBase - the belief base of this capability.

planLibrary - the plan library of this capability.

Method Detail

addChild

public void addChild(Capability capability)

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

getChildren

public java.util.Set<Capability> getChildren()

Returns:

the children

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

Returns:

the id

getMyAgent

public BDIAgent getMyAgent()

Returns:

the agent that this capability is associated with.

getParent

public Capability getParent()

Returns:

the parent

getPlanLibrary

public PlanLibrary getPlanLibrary()

Returns:

the planLibrary

hasChildren

public boolean hasChildren()

removeChild

public boolean removeChild(Capability capability)

setMyAgent

public void setMyAgent(BDIAgent myAgent)

Parameters:

myAgent - the myAgent to set

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

Object.toString()