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// Copyright (C) 2011 Ingrid Nunes
//
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package bdi4jade.reasoning;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import bdi4jade.goal.Goal;
import bdi4jade.goal.GoalStatus;
/**
* This interface defines the deliberation function to be used in an agent. This
* strategy is used for selecting a set of goals that must be tried (intentions)
* from the set of goals.
*
* @author ingrid
*/
public interface DeliberationFunction {
/**
* Selects the goals that must be tried to achieve and the ones that will be
* in the waiting status.
*
* @param goals
* the list of current goals (that might be intentions).
* @return the list of selected goals.
*/
public Set<Goal> filter(Map<Goal, GoalStatus> goals);
}