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## org.opencyc.cycagent.fipaos
Class FipaOsCommunityAdapter

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
            |
            +--org.opencyc.cycagent.fipaos.FipaOsCommunityAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:
  AgentCommunityAdapter, fipaos.agent.conversation.ConversationListener

public class FipaOsCommunityAdapter
extends fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
implements AgentCommunityAdapter

Provides the interface for interacting with the FIPA-OS agent community.

Author:
  Stephen L. Reed

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

  the license

  www.opencyc.org

  OpenCyc at SourceForge

  THIS SOFTWARE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPENCYC ORGANIZATION OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Inner Class Summary
`class` | `FipaOsCommunityAdapter.AgreeInformTask` Provides for handling the reply to the request message of a fipa-request conversation.
`class` | `FipaOsCommunityAdapter.IdleTask` Provides an idle task which handles incomming messages which are not otherwise associated with an in-progress conversation.
`class` | `FipaOsCommunityAdapter.RequestTask` Provides for the initiation and handling of a fipa-request conversation.
`protected class` | `FipaOsCommunityAdapter.Shutdown` Thread which shuts down the agent nicely.

Inner classes inherited from class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
`fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent.TopLevelHandlerTask`

Field Summary
`protected int` | `diagnosticLevel` the FIPA-OS diagnostic level
`protected boolean` | `isRegistered` Indicates whether this agent is registered.
`protected MessageReceiver` | `messageReceiver` The parent agent object which implements the MessageReceiver interface.
`int` | `msgSerialNumber` outbound message serial number.
`protected java.lang.String` | `myAgentName` reference to the name of my agent
`static java.lang.String` | `OWNER` the FIPA-OS agent owner
`static java.lang.String` | `platform_profile` the platform profile location
`protected java.util.Hashtable` | `replyMessages` Implements an association: message id --> reply message acl.
`protected int` | `verbosity` Sets verbosity of this object's output.
`static long` | `WAIT_FOREVER`
`protected java.util.Hashtable` | `waitingReplyThreads` Implements an association: message id --> waiting thread for the reply.

Fields inherited from class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
`_database_profile, _registered_with, _state, _tm`

Fields inherited from interface org.opencyc.cycagent.AgentCommunityAdapter
`COABS_AGENT_COMMUNITY, CYC_API_ONTOLOGY, CYC_ECHO_ONTOLOGY, DEFAULT_VERBOSITY, FIPA_OS_AGENT_COMMUNITY, FIPA_OS_AND_COABS_AGENT_COMMUNITIES, LOW_VERBOSITY, MAX_VERBOSITY, MEDIUM_VERBOSITY, QUIET_VERBOSITY`

Constructor Summary
`FipaOsCommunityAdapter(MessageReceiver messageReceiver, int verbosity)` Constructs a new FipaOsCommunityAdapter object for the given agent, with the given verbosity.

Method Summary
`fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL` | `converseMessage(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL acl, Timer timer)` Sends an Agent Communication Language message and returns the reply.
`void` | `deregister()` De-register this agent.
`void` | `initialize(MessageReceiver messageReceiver, int verbosity)` Not used in the FipaOsCommunityAdapter.
`java.lang.String` | `nextMessageId()` Returns the next message serial number identifier.
`protected void` | `register()` Registers the agent on the FIPA-OS agent community.
`void` | `sendMessage(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL acl)` Sends an Agent Communication Language message.
`void` | `setVerbosity(int verbosity)` Sets verbosity of this object's output.
`void` | `terminate()` Terminate this agent.
`java.lang.String` | `toString()` Returns a string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class fipaos.agent.FIPAOSAgent
`activate, addNewProtocol, deregisterWithAMS, deregisterWithDF, forward, forward, getAID, getCM, getCurrentConversation, getHAP, getLocalAMS, getLocalAMSAID, getLocalDF, getLocalDFAID, getNewConversation, getOwnership, getPlatformProfile, getProfile, getState, isShutdown, knowsProtocol, notify, notify, notifyDone, notifyError, notifyMessageInEndedConversation, notifyMessageUndeliverable, notifyTimeout, registeredWith, registeredWithAMS, registeredWithDF, registerWithAMS, registerWithAMS, registerWithAMS, registerWithAMS, registerWithDF, registerWithDF, registerWithDF, registerWithDF, sendNotUnderstood, sendNotUnderstood, setListenerTask, setMessageSender, shutdown, startPushing, waitForPushLock`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.opencyc.cycagent.AgentCommunityAdapter
`getAID`

Field Detail

### msgSerialNumber

    public int msgSerialNumber

  outbound message serial number.

### verbosity

    protected int verbosity

  Sets verbosity of this object's output. 0 --> quiet ... 9 -> maximum diagnostic input.

### myAgentName

    protected java.lang.String myAgentName

  reference to the name of my agent

### messageReceiver

    protected MessageReceiver messageReceiver

  The parent agent object which implements the MessageReceiver interface.

### platform_profile

    public static java.lang.String platform_profile

  the platform profile location

### OWNER

    public static final java.lang.String OWNER

  the FIPA-OS agent owner

### diagnosticLevel

    protected int diagnosticLevel

  the FIPA-OS diagnostic level

### waitingReplyThreads

    protected java.util.Hashtable waitingReplyThreads

  Implements an association: message id --> waiting thread for the reply.

### replyMessages

    protected java.util.Hashtable replyMessages

  Implements an association: message id --> reply message acl.

### isRegistered

    protected boolean isRegistered

  Indicates whether this agent is registered.

### WAIT_FOREVER

    public static final long WAIT_FOREVER

Constructor Detail

### FipaOsCommunityAdapter

    public FipaOsCommunityAdapter(MessageReceiver messageReceiver,
                                  int verbosity)

  Constructs a new FipaOsCommunityAdapter object for the given agent, with the given verbosity.
  Parameters:
    `verbosity` - the verbosity of this agent adapter's output. 0 --> quiet ... 9 -> maximum diagnostic input

Method Detail

### initialize

    public void initialize(MessageReceiver messageReceiver,
                           int verbosity)
                    throws java.io.IOException

  Not used in the FipaOsCommunityAdapter.
  Specified by:
    `initialize` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `messageReceiver` - the parent application which can receive agent messages via a callback
    `verbosity` - the verbosity of this agent adapter's output. 0 --> quiet ... 9 -> maximum diagnostic input

### register

    protected void register()

  Registers the agent on the FIPA-OS agent community.

### sendMessage

    public void sendMessage(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL acl)

  Sends an Agent Communication Language message.
  Specified by:
    `sendMessage` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `acl` - the Agent Communication Language message to be sent

### converseMessage

    public fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL converseMessage(fipaos.ont.fipa.ACL acl,
                                               Timer timer)
                                        throws javax.naming.TimeLimitExceededException,
                                               java.io.IOException

  Sends an Agent Communication Language message and returns the reply.
  Specified by:
    `converseMessage` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `acl` - the Agent Communication Language message to be sent
    `timer` - a Timer object contolling the maximum wait time for a reply message, after which an excecption is thrown.
  Returns:
    the Agent Communication Language reply message which has been received for my agent

### nextMessageId

    public java.lang.String nextMessageId()

  Returns the next message serial number identifier.
  Specified by:
    `nextMessageId` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`
  Returns:
    the next message serial number identifier

### deregister

    public void deregister()

  De-register this agent.
  Specified by:
    `deregister` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`

### terminate

    public void terminate()

  Terminate this agent.
  Specified by:
    `terminate` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`

### setVerbosity

    public void setVerbosity(int verbosity)

  Sets verbosity of this object's output. 0 --> quiet ... 9 -> maximum diagnostic input.
  Specified by:
    `setVerbosity` in interface `AgentCommunityAdapter`
  Parameters:
    `verbosity` - 0 --> quiet ... 9 -> maximum diagnostic input

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Returns a string representation of this object.
  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Parameters:
    `a` - string representation of this object

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