Package jade.imtp.leap

Class FrontEndStub

java.lang.Object

jade.imtp.leap.MicroStub

jade.imtp.leap.FrontEndStub

All Implemented Interfaces:

FrontEnd

public class FrontEndStub
extends MicroStub
implements FrontEnd

Class declaration

Author:

Giovanni Caire - TILAB

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class jade.imtp.leap.MicroStub

MicroStub.PostponedCommand

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class jade.imtp.leap.MicroStub

logger, MINIMUM_TIMEOUT, myDispatcher, pendingCommands

Fields inherited from interface jade.core.FrontEnd

REMOTE_BACK_END_ADDRESSES

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FrontEndStub(Dispatcher d)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	createAgent(String name, String className, String[] args)	Request the FrontEnd container to create a new agent.
static String	encodeCreateMediatorResponse(Properties pp)
static String	encodeProperties(Properties pp)
void	exit(boolean self)	Request the FrontEnd container to exit.
void	killAgent(String name)	Request the FrontEnd container to kill an agent.
void	messageIn(ACLMessage msg, String receiver)	Pass an ACLMessage to the FrontEnd for posting.
static Properties	parseCreateMediatorRequest(String s)
List	removePendingMessages(MessageTemplate template)
void	resumeAgent(String name)	Request the FrontEnd container to resume an agent.
void	suspendAgent(String name)	Request the FrontEnd container to suspend an agent.
void	synch()	Request the FrontEnd to synchronize i.e.

Methods inherited from class jade.imtp.leap.MicroStub

checkFlush, endFlush, executeRemotely, flush, handlePostponedCommandExpired, isEmpty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FrontEndStub

public FrontEndStub(Dispatcher d)

Method Detail

createAgent

public void createAgent(String name,
                        String className,
                        String[] args)
                 throws IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Request the FrontEnd container to create a new agent.

Specified by:

createAgent in interface FrontEnd

Parameters:

name - The name of the new agent.

className - The class of the new agent.

args - The arguments to be passed to the new agent.

Throws:

IMTPException

killAgent

public void killAgent(String name)
               throws NotFoundException,
                      IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Request the FrontEnd container to kill an agent.

Specified by:

killAgent in interface FrontEnd

Parameters:

name - The name of the agent to kill.

Throws:

NotFoundException

IMTPException

suspendAgent

public void suspendAgent(String name)
                  throws NotFoundException,
                         IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Request the FrontEnd container to suspend an agent.

Specified by:

suspendAgent in interface FrontEnd

Parameters:

name - The name of the agent to suspend.

Throws:

NotFoundException

IMTPException

resumeAgent

public void resumeAgent(String name)
                 throws NotFoundException,
                        IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Request the FrontEnd container to resume an agent.

Specified by:

resumeAgent in interface FrontEnd

Parameters:

name - The name of the agent to resume.

Throws:

NotFoundException

IMTPException

messageIn

public void messageIn(ACLMessage msg,
                      String receiver)
               throws NotFoundException,
                      IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Pass an ACLMessage to the FrontEnd for posting.

Specified by:

messageIn in interface FrontEnd

Parameters:

msg - The message to be posted.

Throws:

NotFoundException

IMTPException

exit

public void exit(boolean self)
          throws IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Request the FrontEnd container to exit.

Specified by:

exit in interface FrontEnd

Throws:

IMTPException

synch

public void synch()
           throws IMTPException

Description copied from interface: FrontEnd

Request the FrontEnd to synchronize i.e. to notify all its agents

Specified by:

synch in interface FrontEnd

Throws:

IMTPException

removePendingMessages

public List removePendingMessages(MessageTemplate template)

encodeCreateMediatorResponse

public static final String encodeCreateMediatorResponse(Properties pp)

encodeProperties

public static final String encodeProperties(Properties pp)

parseCreateMediatorRequest

public static final Properties parseCreateMediatorRequest(String s)
                                                   throws ICPException

Throws:

ICPException