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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 option generation functions to be used in the
* BDI-interpreter. This strategy is used for creating new goals or to drop
* existing ones.
*
* @author ingrid
*/
public interface OptionGenerationFunction {
/**
* The goals parameter is a map of all goals of the agent (that might be
* intentions) with their corresponding status. A set is returned of this
* function indicating the creating of new goals and the ones that continue
* to be goals. The non-selected goals will be no longer desired.
*
* @param goals
* the current goals with their status.
* @return the list of selected goals.
*/
public Set<Goal> generateGoals(Map<Goal, GoalStatus> goals);
}