Package jade.core.mobility

Interface AgentMobilityHelper

All Superinterfaces:

ServiceHelper

public interface AgentMobilityHelper
extends ServiceHelper

The vertical interface for the JADE kernel-level service managing the mobility-related agent life cycle: migration and clonation.

Author:

Giovanni Rimassa - FRAMeTech s.r.l.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	INFORM_CLONED	This command is issued by an agent that has just cloned itself.
static String	INFORM_MOVED	This command is issued by an agent that has just migrated.
static String	NAME	The name of this service.
static String	REQUEST_CLONE	This command name represents the clone-agent action.
static String	REQUEST_MOVE	This command name represents the move-agent action.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clone(Location destination, String newName)
ClassLoader	getContainerClassLoader(String containerName, ClassLoader parent)
void	move(Location destination)
void	registerMovable(Movable m)

Methods inherited from interface jade.core.ServiceHelper

init

Field Detail

NAME

static final String NAME

The name of this service.

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Constant Field Values

REQUEST_MOVE

static final String REQUEST_MOVE

This command name represents the move-agent action. This command object represents only the first half of the complete agent migration process. Even if this command is accepted by the kernel, there is no guarantee that the requested migration will ever happen. Only when the InformMoved command is issued can one assume that the agent migration has taken place.

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Constant Field Values

REQUEST_CLONE

static final String REQUEST_CLONE

This command name represents the clone-agent action. This command object represents only the first half of the complete agent clonation process. Even if this command is accepted by the kernel, there is no guarantee that the requested clonation will ever happen. Only when the InformCloned command is issued can one assume that the agent clonation has taken place.

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Constant Field Values

INFORM_MOVED

static final String INFORM_MOVED

This command is issued by an agent that has just migrated. The agent migration can either be an autonomous move of the agent or the outcome of a previously issued RequestMove command. In the second case, this command represents only the second half of the complete agent migration process.

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Constant Field Values

INFORM_CLONED

static final String INFORM_CLONED

This command is issued by an agent that has just cloned itself. The agent clonation can either be an autonomous move of the agent or the outcome of a previously issued RequestClone command. In the second case, this command represents only the second half of the complete agent clonation process.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

registerMovable

void registerMovable(Movable m)

move

void move(Location destination)

clone

void clone(Location destination,
           String newName)

getContainerClassLoader

ClassLoader getContainerClassLoader(String containerName,
                                    ClassLoader parent)
                             throws ServiceException

Throws:

ServiceException