Package org.tweetyproject.agents

Class AbstractProtocol

java.lang.Object

org.tweetyproject.agents.AbstractProtocol

All Implemented Interfaces:

Protocol

Direct Known Subclasses:

RigidProtocol

public abstract class AbstractProtocol
extends Object
implements Protocol

A protocol gives instructions in which order agents have to be asked for actions in a multi-agent system. This class encapsulates common functionalities of protocols.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractProtocol(MultiAgentSystem<? extends Agent> multiAgentSystem)	Creates a new protocol for the given multi-agent system.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addProtocolListener(ProtocolListener listener)	Adds the given listener to this protocol.
boolean	removeProtocolListener(ProtocolListener listener)	Removes the given protocol listener from this protocol.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AbstractProtocol

public AbstractProtocol(MultiAgentSystem<? extends Agent> multiAgentSystem)

Creates a new protocol for the given multi-agent system.

Parameters:

multiAgentSystem - a multi-agent system.

Method Details

addProtocolListener

public void addProtocolListener(ProtocolListener listener)

Description copied from interface: Protocol

Adds the given listener to this protocol.

Specified by:

addProtocolListener in interface Protocol

Parameters:

listener - a protocol listener.

removeProtocolListener

public boolean removeProtocolListener(ProtocolListener listener)

Description copied from interface: Protocol

Removes the given protocol listener from this protocol.

Specified by:

removeProtocolListener in interface Protocol

Parameters:

listener - a protocol listener.

Returns:

"true" if the listener has been removed.