Class TACAgent

java.lang.Object
  se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent
      TACAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

se.sics.tasim.aw.TimeListener

public class TACAgent
extends se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent
implements se.sics.tasim.aw.TimeListener

The main agent class. Each day, messages from the server are received and processed. The agent's information is updated, the managers perform their tasks, the information is updated again with the results, and then messages are sent to the server.

Field Summary

private DailyActions	actions the messages to be sent by the agent at the end of the day
private AgentInfo	agentInfo stores the agent's state
private java.lang.String	agentName the agent's name
private boolean	debugMode
private InterfaceDemandManager	demandManager the demand manager object
private java.util.Hashtable	managers stores manager classes by name to allow reuse
private GameSettings	settings the game parameters sent at the beginning of the game
private InterfaceSupplyManager	supplyManager the supply manager object
private java.io.PrintStream	textLog where to write any output
private DailyInfo	todaysInfo the information received at the beginning of the day

Fields inherited from class se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent

ADMIN, COORDINATOR

Constructor Summary

TACAgent()

TACAgent(java.lang.String name)
The constructor for debug mode.

Method Summary

void	eveningUpdate(DailyActions actions) Update agent with actions performed that day.
private java.lang.Object	getManager(java.lang.String name) Return a manager object based on the class name.
private java.lang.String	getNextLine(java.io.BufferedReader f)
protected void	messageReceived(se.sics.tasim.aw.Message message) A method of the Agent superclass, called with each message received from the server, either at the start of the game or the beginning of each day.
void	morningUpdate(DailyInfo todaysInfo) Update agent with information received at the start of the day.
void	nextTimeUnit(int date)
private void	processStartInfo(se.sics.tasim.props.StartInfo info) Handles the information we are given at the start of the game.
private void	readConfig() Reads in the agent parameters (such as manager classes) from the config file with name [agentName]Config.txt
private void	sendMessages() Sends all of the messages generated today.
void	setGameSettings(GameSettings settings) Sets the game settings.
protected void	simulationFinished() A method of the Agent superclass, called when the game ends.
protected void	simulationSetup() A method of the Agent superclass, called when the agent starts.
void	simulationStopped() A method of the Agent superclass, called when the game ends.
void	startDay() The method that performs each day's tasks.

Methods inherited from class se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent

addTimeListener, getAddress, getName, getNextID, getServerTime, removeTimeListener, sendMessage, sendMessage, sendMessages, sendToRole

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

debugMode

private boolean debugMode

todaysInfo

private DailyInfo todaysInfo

the information received at the beginning of the day

settings

private GameSettings settings

the game parameters sent at the beginning of the game

agentInfo

private AgentInfo agentInfo

stores the agent's state

actions

private DailyActions actions

the messages to be sent by the agent at the end of the day

textLog

private java.io.PrintStream textLog

where to write any output

agentName

private java.lang.String agentName

the agent's name

managers

private java.util.Hashtable managers

stores manager classes by name to allow reuse

demandManager

private InterfaceDemandManager demandManager

the demand manager object

supplyManager

private InterfaceSupplyManager supplyManager

the supply manager object

Constructor Detail

TACAgent

public TACAgent(java.lang.String name)

The constructor for debug mode.

Parameters:

name - the name the agent ran as (e.g., Dummy3)

TACAgent

public TACAgent()
         throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

nextTimeUnit

public void nextTimeUnit(int date)

Specified by:

nextTimeUnit in interface se.sics.tasim.aw.TimeListener

getNextLine

private java.lang.String getNextLine(java.io.BufferedReader f)
                              throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getManager

private java.lang.Object getManager(java.lang.String name)
                             throws java.lang.Exception

Return a manager object based on the class name. If a manager of that class already exists, the existing object is returned (this way, a single object may implement multiple managers.

Parameters:

name - the class name

Returns:

a manager object

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

simulationSetup

protected void simulationSetup()

A method of the Agent superclass, called when the agent starts.

Specified by:

simulationSetup in class se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent

readConfig

private void readConfig()

Reads in the agent parameters (such as manager classes) from the config file with name [agentName]Config.txt

simulationFinished

protected void simulationFinished()

A method of the Agent superclass, called when the game ends.

Specified by:

simulationFinished in class se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent

messageReceived

protected void messageReceived(se.sics.tasim.aw.Message message)

A method of the Agent superclass, called with each message received from the server, either at the start of the game or the beginning of each day.

Specified by:

messageReceived in class se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent

startDay

public void startDay()
              throws java.lang.Exception

The method that performs each day's tasks.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

sendMessages

private void sendMessages()

Sends all of the messages generated today.

processStartInfo

private void processStartInfo(se.sics.tasim.props.StartInfo info)

Handles the information we are given at the start of the game.

Parameters:

info - starting info (BOM, catalog, etc.)

simulationStopped

public void simulationStopped()

A method of the Agent superclass, called when the game ends.

Overrides:

simulationStopped in class se.sics.tasim.aw.Agent

morningUpdate

public void morningUpdate(DailyInfo todaysInfo)

Update agent with information received at the start of the day.

Parameters:

todaysInfo - all messages received

eveningUpdate

public void eveningUpdate(DailyActions actions)

Update agent with actions performed that day.

Parameters:

actions - all outgoing messages

setGameSettings

public void setGameSettings(GameSettings settings)

Sets the game settings.

Parameters:

settings -