Package jade.core.messaging

Interface MessagingHelper

All Superinterfaces:

ServiceHelper

public interface MessagingHelper
extends ServiceHelper

ServiceHelper provided by the MessagingService to make additional messaging features available to agents

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	MessagingHelper.AliasListener	The interface to be implemented by classes that need to be notified about aliases creation/deletion

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	createAlias(String alias)	Create a new alias of the agent associated to this helper
void	deleteAlias(String alias)	Delete an alias of the agent associated to this helper
void	deregisterAliasListener(MessagingHelper.AliasListener l)	De-register a listener previously registered to be notified about alias creation/deletion.
void	registerAliasListener(MessagingHelper.AliasListener l)	Register a listener that will be notified about alias creation/deletion.

Methods inherited from interface jade.core.ServiceHelper

init

Method Detail

createAlias

void createAlias(String alias)
          throws IMTPException,
                 ServiceException

Create a new alias of the agent associated to this helper

Parameters:

alias - The alias to be created

Throws:

IMTPException

ServiceException

deleteAlias

void deleteAlias(String alias)
          throws IMTPException,
                 ServiceException

Delete an alias of the agent associated to this helper

Parameters:

alias - The alias to be deleted

Throws:

IMTPException

ServiceException

registerAliasListener

void registerAliasListener(MessagingHelper.AliasListener l)
                    throws ServiceException

Register a listener that will be notified about alias creation/deletion. This methods can only be invoked in a Main Container. Invoking that method in a peripheral container results in a ServiceException

Parameters:

l - The listener to be registered

Throws:

ServiceException

deregisterAliasListener

void deregisterAliasListener(MessagingHelper.AliasListener l)
                      throws ServiceException

De-register a listener previously registered to be notified about alias creation/deletion. This methods can only be invoked in a Main Container. Invoking that method in a peripheral container results in a ServiceException

Parameters:

l - The listener to be de-registered

Throws:

ServiceException