PkgAgentSystem.GUI
Class GUIAgentBase

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--FIM.Util.Threads.CancellableThread
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              +--PkgAgentSystem.AgentBase
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                    +--PkgAgentSystem.GUI.GUIAgentBase

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable, Serializable

public class GUIAgentBase

extends AgentBase

This class is parent for all agents, who can display a graphical user interface. Provides a simple representation (box with name of agent). Can also display the log in a window and save it to the disk.

Version:

1.0, 1.7.2000

Author:

Michael Sonntag

See Also:

Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class PkgAgentSystem.AgentBase

conversationArchive, initializeParam, STARTUP_ACTION_AFTER_DEPERSIST, STARTUP_ACTION_AFTER_MOVING, STARTUP_ACTION_INITIALIZE, STARTUP_ACTION_NONE, startupAction

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

inheritableThreadLocals, MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY, threadLocals

Constructor Summary

GUIAgentBase()

Method Summary

protected JPanel	createVisualization() Creates the visualization for the agent.
JPanel	getVisualization() Returns the visualization of the agent.
protected void	saveLog() Saves the log to a file.
protected void	showDialog() Shows the main dialog of the agent.
protected void	showLog() Shows the log in a window.

Methods inherited from class PkgAgentSystem.AgentBase

addMessage, addOwnExperience, addPermissionListener, agentMain, broadcastMessage, createConversationAllowed, currentLocation, endConversation, endConversations, firePermissionChange, getAgentName, getAgentSystem, getArchivedConversation, getArchivedConversationIDs, getExperiences, getIdentity, getKeyAndCertificate, getKeyAndCertificates, getKeyPair, getKeyPairs, getLog, getNextMessage, getOngoingConversation, getOngoingConversationIDs, hasPermission, initialize, logMessage, move, newConversation, onAfterDePersist, onAfterMoving, onBeforeMoving, onBeforePersist, persist, registerConversation, registerReplaceConversation, removeKeyAndCertificate, removeKeyPair, removePermissionListener, replyToChallenge, replyToChallenge, run, sendMessage, setAgentIdentity, setAgentSystem, setKeyAndCertificate, setKeyPair, startConversation, stopAgent, typeIsRegistered, verifySignedMessage, writeExperiencesTo, writeLogTo

Methods inherited from class FIM.Util.Threads.CancellableThread

cancel, isCancelled, terminate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

, activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GUIAgentBase

public GUIAgentBase()

Method Detail

getVisualization

public final JPanel getVisualization()

Returns the visualization of the agent.

Returns:

a JPanel with the visualization of the agent

createVisualization

protected JPanel createVisualization()

Creates the visualization for the agent. Standard representation is a white box with the name of the agent in it.

Returns:

a JPanel with the visualization of the agent

showLog

protected void showLog()

Shows the log in a window. The user can close it or save the log to the disk.

See Also:

LogDialog

saveLog

protected void saveLog()

Saves the log to a file. Opens a dialog for the user to select the location and enter the filename. Note, that the agent needs the permission to write a file to this location and the permission to write that many bytes!

showDialog

protected void showDialog()

Shows the main dialog of the agent. Subclasses should implement a dialog to view/modify their main data, so the user can change their tasks. Only very simple agents can imlement their UI in the visualization and this is discouraged.