org.opencyc.cycagent
Class Echo

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.opencyc.cycagent.GenericAgent
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        +--org.opencyc.cycagent.Echo
All Implemented Interfaces:
MessageReceiver

public class Echo
extends GenericAgent

Provides an example agent demonstrating the echo role.

Author:
Stephen L. Reed

Copyright 2001 Cycorp, Inc., license is open source GNU LGPL.

the license

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Field Summary
 java.lang.String echoMessageText
           
protected static long oneMinuteDuration
           
 
Fields inherited from class org.opencyc.cycagent.GenericAgent
agentCommunityAdapter, coAbsCommunityAdapter, DEFAULT_VERBOSITY, fipaOsCommunityAdapter, messageConsumed, myAgentName, myAgentType, remoteAgentCommunity, remoteAgentName, verbosity
 
Constructor Summary
Echo()
          Constructs a new Echo agent object.
 
Method Summary
 void doEcho()
          Initializes the agent community adapter, sends the echo message, and displays the echo response.
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          Provides the main method to run the Echo class as an application.
 void messageReceived(int remoteAgentCommunity, fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL acl)
          Notifies my agent that an Agent Communication Language message has been received.
 
Methods inherited from class org.opencyc.cycagent.GenericAgent
aclToCycList, agentCommunity, agentCommunityName, getAgentType, getAID, getCoAbsCommunityAdapter, getFipaOsCommunityAdapter, getMyAgentName, initializeAgentCommunity, makeAID, processEchoRequest, setVerbosity, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

oneMinuteDuration

protected static final long oneMinuteDuration

echoMessageText

public java.lang.String echoMessageText
Constructor Detail

Echo

public Echo()
Constructs a new Echo agent object.
Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
Provides the main method to run the Echo class as an application.
Parameters:
args - the command line arguments.

doEcho

public void doEcho()
Initializes the agent community adapter, sends the echo message, and displays the echo response.

messageReceived

public void messageReceived(int remoteAgentCommunity,
                            fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL acl)
Notifies my agent that an Agent Communication Language message has been received.
Overrides:
messageReceived in class GenericAgent
Parameters:
remoteAgentCommunity - indicates either CoAbs or FIPA-OS agent community
acl - the Agent Communication Language message which has been received for my agent