Package jade.wrapper

Interface PlatformController

All Known Implementing Classes:

AgentContainer

public interface PlatformController

Defines those methods which are permitted on a platform.
NOT available in MIDP

Author:

David Bell, Dick Cowan: Hewlett-Packard

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	PlatformController.Listener	Inner callback interface to receive platform events.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addPlatformListener(PlatformController.Listener aListener)	Add a platform listener.
AgentController	createNewAgent(String nickName, String className, Object[] args)	Create a new agent.
AgentController	getAgent(String localAgentName)	Get agent proxy to local agent given its name.
String	getName()	Get the name of the platform.
State	getState()	Returns an instance of PlatformState.
void	kill()	Kill the agent platform.
void	removePlatformListener(PlatformController.Listener aListener)	Remove a platform listener.
void	resume()	Activate the agent platform.
void	start()	Start the platform after its been initialized.
void	suspend()	Suspend the agent platform.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of the platform.

Returns:

String The platform name.

start

void start()
    throws ControllerException

Start the platform after its been initialized.

Throws:

ControllerException - If any probelms other than illegal state occur.

IllegalStateException - If state is illegal for this activity.

suspend

void suspend()
      throws ControllerException

Suspend the agent platform. Next action may be resume or kill.

Throws:

ControllerException - If any probelms other than illegal state occur.

IllegalStateException - If state is illegal for this activity.

resume

void resume()
     throws ControllerException

Activate the agent platform. Next action may be suspend or kill.

Throws:

ControllerException - If any probelms other than illegal state occur.

IllegalStateException - If state is illegal for this activity.

kill

void kill()
   throws ControllerException

Kill the agent platform. Kills all agents.

Throws:

ControllerException - If any probelms other than illegal state occur.

IllegalStateException - If state is illegal for this activity.

getAgent

AgentController getAgent(String localAgentName)
                  throws ControllerException

Get agent proxy to local agent given its name.

Parameters:

localAgentName - The short local name of the desired agent.

Throws:

ControllerException - If any probelms occur obtaining this proxy.

createNewAgent

AgentController createNewAgent(String nickName,
                               String className,
                               Object[] args)
                        throws ControllerException

Create a new agent.

Parameters:

nickName - The name of the agent.

className - The class implementing the agent.

args - The agents parameters - typically String[] from a configuration file.

Returns:

AgentController to enable control of the agent.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If state is illegal for this activity.

ControllerException - If any else goes wrong. All other exceptions are caught and rethrown as a ControllerException.

getState

State getState()

Returns an instance of PlatformState.

addPlatformListener

void addPlatformListener(PlatformController.Listener aListener)
                  throws ControllerException

Add a platform listener.

Parameters:

aListener - The listener to be notified.

Throws:

ControllerException

removePlatformListener

void removePlatformListener(PlatformController.Listener aListener)
                     throws ControllerException

Remove a platform listener.

Parameters:

aListener - The listener to be notified.

Throws:

ControllerException