Environment

All Known Implementing Classes:: ArgumentationEnvironment, DeductiveEnvironment, LotteryArgumentationEnvironment

public interface Environment

This interface models an environment for agents, i.e. an entity that reacts on actions with percepts.

Author:: Matthias Thimm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Set<Perceivable>

execute(Collection<? extends Executable> actions)

Executes the given actions simultaneously and returns the resulting percepts.

Set<Perceivable>

execute(Executable action)

Executes the given action and returns the resulting percepts.

Set<Perceivable>

getPercepts(Agent agent)

Retrieves the current percepts for the given agent.

boolean

reset()

Resets the environment, i.e.

Method Details
- execute
  
  Set<Perceivable> execute(Executable action)
  
  Executes the given action and returns the resulting percepts.
  
  Parameters:
  
  action - an executable
  
  Returns:
  
  a set of percepts.
- execute
  
  Set<Perceivable> execute(Collection<? extends Executable> actions)
  
  Executes the given actions simultaneously and returns the resulting percepts.
  
  Parameters:
  
  actions - a collection of executables.
  
  Returns:
  
  a set of percepts.
- getPercepts
  
  Set<Perceivable> getPercepts(Agent agent)
  
  Retrieves the current percepts for the given agent.
  
  Parameters:
  
  agent - an agent.
  
  Returns:
  
  a set of percepts perceivable for the given agent.
- reset
  
  boolean reset()
  
  Resets the environment, i.e. brings it to its initialization state.
  
  Returns:
  
  "true" iff reset was successful.