Package org.tweetyproject.agents

Class Agent

java.lang.Object

org.tweetyproject.agents.Agent

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractLotteryAgent, ArguingAgent, DummyAgent, SasAgent

public abstract class Agent
extends Object

An agent is a possibly proactive entity situated in some environment.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Agent(String name)	Creates a new agent with the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Returns the name of this agent.
abstract Executable	next(Collection<? extends Perceivable> percepts)	Determines the next action of this agent wrt.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Agent

public Agent(String name)

Creates a new agent with the given name.

Parameters:

name - some string.

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this agent.

Returns:

the name of this agent.

next

public abstract Executable next(Collection<? extends Perceivable> percepts)

Determines the next action of this agent wrt. the given percepts.

Parameters:

percepts - a collection of percepts.

Returns:

an action.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object