bdi4jade.message

Class BDIAgentMsgReceiver

java.lang.Object

jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour

jade.core.behaviours.SimpleBehaviour

jade.proto.states.MsgReceiver

bdi4jade.message.BDIAgentMsgReceiver

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class BDIAgentMsgReceiver
extends jade.proto.states.MsgReceiver

This class extends the MsgReceiver behavior from the JADE platform and is responsible for receiving agent messages and creating MessageGoal so that a BDI agent can process it. Message goals are creates solely if there is an agent plan of any capability that is able to process the message.

Author:

Ingrid Nunes

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	BDIAgentMsgReceiver.BDIAgentMatchExpression This class implements the MessageTemplate.MatchExpression interface from JADE and is responsible for verifying if there is at least one agent capability with a plan that is able to process a given message.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour

jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour.RunnableChangedEvent

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.Object	MSG_KEY

Fields inherited from class jade.proto.states.MsgReceiver

deadline, INFINITE, INTERRUPTED, receivedMsgKey, template, TIMEOUT_EXPIRED

Fields inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour

myAgent, myEvent, NOTIFY_DOWN, NOTIFY_UP, parent, STATE_BLOCKED, STATE_READY, STATE_RUNNING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BDIAgentMsgReceiver(BDIAgent agent) Initializes this message receiver, which is associated with a BDI agent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	done() Returns always false, as this behavior is responsible for message processing while a BDI agent is alive.
protected void	handleMessage(jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage msg) Creates a MessageGoal for the received message, when handling the message.

Methods inherited from class jade.proto.states.MsgReceiver

action, interrupt, onEnd, reset, setDeadline, setReceivedKey, setTemplate

Methods inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.SimpleBehaviour

reset

Methods inherited from class jade.core.behaviours.Behaviour

actionWrapper, block, block, getAgent, getBehaviourName, getDataStore, getExecutionState, getParent, getRestartCounter, handle, handleBlockEvent, handleRestartEvent, isRunnable, onStart, restart, root, setAgent, setBehaviourName, setDataStore, setExecutionState

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MSG_KEY

public static final java.lang.Object MSG_KEY

Constructor Detail

BDIAgentMsgReceiver

public BDIAgentMsgReceiver(BDIAgent agent)

Initializes this message receiver, which is associated with a BDI agent.

Parameters:

agent - the BDI agent that this behavior is associated with.

Method Detail

done

public boolean done()

Returns always false, as this behavior is responsible for message processing while a BDI agent is alive.

Overrides:

done in class jade.proto.states.MsgReceiver

See Also:

MsgReceiver.done()

handleMessage

protected void handleMessage(jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage msg)

Creates a MessageGoal for the received message, when handling the message.

Overrides:

handleMessage in class jade.proto.states.MsgReceiver

See Also:

MsgReceiver.handleMessage(jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage)