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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.core.Capability;
import bdi4jade.goal.Goal;
import bdi4jade.plan.Plan;
/**
* This interface defines the plan selection strategy to be used by a BDI agent.
* This strategy is used for selecting a plan from a set of possible candidate
* plans of a capability.
*
* @author Ingrid Nunes
*/
public interface AgentPlanSelectionStrategy extends AgentReasoningStrategy {
/**
* This method is responsible for selecting plans to achieve a goals of this
* agent.
*
* @param goal
* the goal to be achieved.
* @param capabilityPlans
* the set of candidate plans of each capability, as a map.
*
* @return the selected plan.
*/
public Plan selectPlan(Goal goal, Map<Capability, Set<Plan>> capabilityPlans);
}